Photographic equipment manufacturer Kodak announced it is cutting 600 jobs in the UK and closing a factory in Nottingham due to the rising popularity of digital cameras.

The group plans to close its film finishing plant at Annesley, with the loss of 350 jobs.

Kodak also said it was closing part of its operations at a site in Harrow, Middlesex, reducing the workforce of 1,350 by 250.

The cuts are part of a global restructuring programme announced by Kodak in January.

The US company is being forced to reshape its operations because of falling demand for traditional photographic film and the rising popularity of digital cameras.

Kodak will reduce its global facilities by about a third over three years.

It said there was a fundamental shift in customer and consumer behaviour taking place from film to digital.

The company said it was consolidating many different types of functions and operations at sites around the globe in order to respond more effectively to customers in a world that is becoming increasingly digital.