Birmingham Live

A map has revealed the 13 Homebase branches shutting for good in January as huge closing down sales are launched. The full list of confirmed Homebase stores shutting their doors in January has emerged - but the exact dates of each has not been clarified.

The stores closing include branches in Bradford, in Broadstairs, in Cheltenham and in Colchester Stanway as well as in Coventry, in Derby Chaddesden and in Gloucester. Stores in Hull Hessle and London Streatham Vale will also be shuttered.

Nurseries are being forced to SHUT due to Jeremy Hunt's free childcare policy, it has been warned. Critics say the surprise policy in last spring budget’s was ill-thought-out, prompting higher prices and fewer nurseries across the UK amid the Cost of Living crisis.