Workers at risk of losing their jobs at the Burberry manufacturing site in West Yorkshire will be offered support, the local council has said. The luxury British fashion brand, which employs more than 650 people at its mill in Castleford,

The British label said it is continuing with restructuring as part of a wider spending downturn that is plaguing the luxury sector.

The British fashion house, which reported poor annual sales in a precarious time for the global luxury industry, is looking to save 60 million pounds in cost-cutting efforts.