Hundreds of depot jobs go

Two hundred workers at an Asda depot in Northamptonshire have been told they are to lose their jobs.

The company announced on Tuesday that its site at Corby is closing down in March.

The depot moving to Lutterworth in Leicestershire.

An Asda spokesman said distribution centre workers would be helped to find other jobs within the company over the next eight months.

Workers at the depot said they were shocked at the "at risk of redundancy" notices issued to all 200 staff on Tuesday.