Vicious City sharks left 5,600 mobile phone reseller Phones 4U workers facing the dole yesterday in a pincer movement that will see its owners walk away with millions of pounds in cash.

Shell-shocked staff at 500 high-street stores turned up only to be told to go home as the firm entered administration.

Messages taped to shop windows informed the public that “following the unexpected decision of EE and Vodafone to withdraw supply from Phones 4U, we regret that this store is currently closed.”