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		</div><p>Facebook plans to create an extra 500 jobs in the UK when it opens a new headquarters in London next year, the US social media giant has announced.</p>
<p>The move means the technology company will employ 1,500 people in the capital in 2017, an increase of 50%.</p>
<p>Facebook&#8217;s European head Nicola Mendelsohn, who is to announce the plan at the CBI conference on Monday, said many of the jobs will be high-skilled engineering positions.</p>
<p>She said: &#8220;The UK remains one of the best places to be a tech company and is an important part of Facebook&#8217;s story.</p>
<p><i>&#8220;We came to London in 2007 with just a handful of people; by the end of next year we will have opened a new HQ and plan to employ 1,500 people.&#8221;</i></p>
<p>The new office is currently under construction in Fitzrovia, central London, a Facebook spokeswoman added.</p>
<p>Mayor of London Sadiq Khan praised the move.</p>
<p>He said: <>&#8220;Facebook&#8217;s decision to expand in London is further evidence that London&#8217;s strength as a tech hub keeps on growing.</p>
<p>&#8220;The capital&#8217;s vibrant tech scene is the envy of Europe and Facebook&#8217;s continuing commitment is another sign that London is open to talent, innovation and entrepreneurship from all four corners of the world.&#8221;</i></p>
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