Dixons Carphone has pledged to hire Phones 4U staff who work within concessions at its Currys and PC World outlets.

The move will save 800 of the 5,596 jobs that were put at risk when Phones 4U went into administration following a decision by mobile networks Vodafone and EE not to renew contracts with the firm.

The networks are now in talks to buy up parts of Phones 4U from administrators according to industry sources.