Almost 1,000 jobs are to be lost at Lloyds Banking Group.

More than 500 staff are expected to be made redundant with the closure of administration sites in Newcastle, Scunthorpe and Romford.

About 217 workers from its West Midlands site in Dudley are to be moved to another location.

The group is still considering where to make the remaining job cuts, which come as part of a restructuring of its business. However back office staff are among the worse affected.