Marks and Spencers has announced that it will be closing 110 more stores after a drop in profits.

The high street chain said it is closing another 85 full-line stores and around 25 Simply Food outlets on top of the 35 full-line branches closed in 2018-19 under a previously-announced restructure.

But it said the overall size of the chain will remain in line with plans as it also opens and relocates shops, having launched another 48 full-service stores in the past financial year.

It said the food closures come as it focuses efforts on larger Simply Food shops with parking access, which will mean shutting and relocating smaller, less busy outlets.

Chief executive Steve Rowe said: "Our strategy is as much about right sizing, relocating and new openings as it is about closures."

"Our overall numbers of stores will remain broadly level," he added.