Morrisons will shut more than 50 of its in-store cafes as part of a restructuring programme.

It will also be closing some of its Morrisons Daily convenience stores across the UK.

The closure plans will see more than 3,600 jobs lost in the latest blow to the British high street.

It comes as Morrisons reports a return to profit for the first time since its 2021 private equity takeover, posting £2.1 billion pre-tax profit for the year ending October 27, 2024.

This is compared to losses of £919 million the year before and £1.3 billion the year prior to that.

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A large part of that profit - £2.6 billion - was generated from the sale of its petrol forecourts to Motor Fuel Group .

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