Banks To Carry On Closing Despite Cable Deal

Britain's banks will pledge this week to continue investing in their branch networks "for decades to come" despite signing an agreement enabling them to close outlets even when they are the final one in a local community. Under the 'Access To Banking Protocol', a copy of which has been obtained by Sky News ahead of its release on Thursday, lenders will have to  provide 12 weeks’ notice of any branch closure and publish an assessment of the likely impact on its custome