HSBC has confirmed that it is axing between 7,000 and 8,000 UK jobs - one in six of its staff in Britain.
Up to 25,000 roles are expected to be shed globally, as part of a major cost-cutting and restructuring strategy.
The group also said it will "trim" branches in Britain and rebrand its UK retail banking business, as it prepares to moves its UK head office from London to Birmingham.
Unite has called on HSBC to make any job cuts "voluntary" as it blamed the bank's expected cull of its UK workforce on the misconduct of senior and investment bankers.
HSBC, Europe's largest bank, is expected to slash as many as 8,000 UK jobs as part of a global restructuring initiative.
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The US president also shared a post on Twitter accusing Dr Anthony Fauci of misleading the public over hydroxychloroquine.
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