BANKING firm LLoyds Bank have announced they are axing almost 800 jobs across the UKs branches, just weeks after it announced 56 branches would go.

On Wednesday morning, the firm said 780 full-time branch jobs would be at risk of redunancy as the firm previously blamed a shift in consumer demands.

In the North-East and North Yorkshire, branches at Newcastle's Haymarket and Knaresborough were last month announced in the wave of closures later this year.

It is not currently known how many branches in the region could be affected by today's announcement, but the firm has been accused of putting "profits over people."

Yesterday, Tesco announced it would be cutting almost 2,000 jobs across its network of national stores as a result of an overhaul to its in-store bakeries.

According to Unite, Lloyds Bank told its workforce about the redundancies on Wednesday, with the jobs earmarked to go between June and October.

Scott Doyle, Unite's Lloyds Banking Group committe chairman said: "The Bank of Scotland, Lloyds and Halifax branches hit by the extensive staff cuts today will have sent shockwaves through the communities which are at present served by highly experienced bank staff.

"Unite has pressed Lloyds to reconsider these job cuts and ensure that the bank remains rooted in the communities on which they depend for their long-term sustainability.

"There is no doubt that customers need experienced and highly committed banking staff in their communities and not just at the end of the phone or via an app."

Lloyds Banking Group was not immediately available for comment.