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Halifax could disappear from UK high streets as Lloyds assesses branding strategy

Bank founded 174 years ago could be phased out from as early as 1 July as part of group’s review

The Guardian - UK

Halifax axed as banking giant set to disappear from UK high streets

A phased closure of Halifax branches could begin as early as this summer, according to reports

Evening Standard

Halifax could vanish from high streets after 173 years as Lloyds considers major shake-up

Bosses are reportedly expected to announce the end of the brand this summer

The Independent UK

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Lloyds considers scrapping Halifax brand after 173 years on high street

The banking giant has shut hundreds of high street branches over recent years.

Evening Standard

HMRC's £900 Cheque Turns Into Nightmare — Woman Forced to Drive 94 Miles Says Lloyds Has 'Forgotten Rural Britain'

Lloyds' policy change on Post Office cheque deposits impacts rural communities, with Annabel Yates' 94-mile journey highlighting access challenges for customers.

International Business Times UK

All the London High Street chains closing stores in 2026

The Standard’s list of all the confirmed high street closures in London this year

Evening Standard

More than 500,000 Lloyds and Halifax customers may have been affected by glitch

More than 6,000 people have now received payments

The Independent UK

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Lloyds reveals another 80,500 may have been impacted by IT glitch

The lender has now paid out £201,000 to 5,250 people impacted by the IT issues on March 12.

Evening Standard

Lloyds Bank confirms another 80,500 customers’ transactions may have been exposed by major IT glitch

The bank confirmed it has paid £201,000 to 5,250 people, alongside an additional £62,000 in ‘goodwill’ payments

The Independent UK

Almost half a million Lloyds customers had personal data exposed in IT glitch

Letter from group published by MPs blames 12 March glitch on software update to its mobile banking apps

The Guardian - UK

Lloyds admits nearly half a million banking customers affected by account glitch exposing transaction data

Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland customers may remember that weird app glitch – now we know a lot more.

TechRadar

Nearly half a million Lloyds customers hit by data breach after IT glitch

The bank has so far paid out £139,000 in compensation to 3,625 customers for distress and inconvenience linked to the incident.

Evening Standard

Lloyds pays out £139k in compensation after IT glitch lets customers view other accounts

The incident affected nearly half a million customers across its Lloyds, Halifax, and Bank of Scotland brands

The Independent UK

Major £100 contactless card limit rule is set to change — what you need to know

The contactless limit has been changed several times previously

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UK regulator examines IT glitch that enabled bank customers to see others’ accounts on app

Information Commissioner’s Office made aware of incident affecting Lloyd’s, Halifax and Bank of Scotland

Evening Standard

Lloyds investigating after customers report seeing other people’s transactions

The bank is looking into reports that some customers using Bank of Scotland, Lloyds and Halifax apps were able to see other users’ transactions.

Evening Standard

Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland experience 'technical glitch' as customers shown other users' transactions

Hundreds of customers reported problems on Downdetector UK, a website that tracks service outages, on Thursday morning

The Independent UK

Major banks say ‘technical glitch’ allowed people to see other users’ transactions

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Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland ‘technical glitch’ showing other users’ transactions to customers

Lloyds has confirmed the issue and says it is ‘reviewing what happened’

The Independent UK

Full list of Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland branches set to close

The exact number of job losses is not known at this time

Evening Standard

Lloyds Banking Group: Which branches are closing and when?

The banking group will shut 53 Lloyds branches, 31 Halifax and 11 Bank of Scotland sites as part of the latest announcement.

Evening Standard

Lloyds to shut another 95 bank branches across UK

The closures will affect branches across its Lloyds Bank, Halifax and Bank of Scotland brands in locations across the UK.

The Guardian - UK

Bank of Scotland fined £160,000 over account for sanctioned Putin ally

Dmitrii Ovsiannikov, who had held senior roles in Russian government, used a variant spelling of his name to access UK banking system

The Independent UK

British citizen made bank transactions despite Russian sanctions

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Evening Standard

Bank of Scotland fined for breaching Russia financial sanctions

The bank processed 24 payments to or from a current account held by a sanctioned individual, a Treasury body found.

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