Britain's Lloyds Banking Group halts 780 planned job cuts - union

LONDON (Reuters) - Lloyds Banking Group has halted plans to cut around 780 jobs and suspended all union negotiations for fresh layoffs in view of the unfolding coronavirus pandemic, employee union Accord said on Tuesday.The cuts were originally announced in February as part of a cost-cutting drive at the lender, which has been working to shrink its branch network to reflect what it sees as an increase in the popularity of mobile or digital banking."This is a good move by Lloyds to suspend the..