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A MAJOR high street banking giant will close 55 more branches for good.

Lloyds  Banking Group will shut down a number of branches across its Halifax, Bank of Scotland (BoS) and Lloyds brands.

Bank branches continue to close with 69 shutting their doors in SeptemberCredit: Alamy

A total of 32 Halifax branches are set to close, while 19 Lloyds branches and four BoS locations will also shut their doors in 2025.

This latest round of closures means that 128 Lloyds branches will close in total this year and next, as well as 119 Halifax sites, and 45 BoS locations.

The majority of the sites are based in England, with several in Scotland too.

The firm has already reduced its portfolio of physical branches in recent years, as young customers favour online banking.

It comes after the banking group told The Sun 19million customers now use its banking apps.

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