Online retail titan Amazon is cutting more than 18,000 jobs worldwide in the largest lay-off programme in its history as part of plans to slash costs.

It is understood the job losses will include the UK and Europe, but the firm has not given details of how each country will be affected.

No details of sites impacted have been revealed as of yet. Dunfermline and Gourock are both home to significant depots and thousands of employees in Scotland.