A high street banking giant is set to close 44 branches - putting 291 jobs at risk. Santander said the closures are due to “changing customer behaviour”, which has seen more people turn to online banking. A spokesperson for Santander said: “In response to a continuing and sizeable shift towards customers using digital banking, we are making changes to our branches to better support our customers. “We will continue to invest in both our branch network – comprising of full-service branches, counter-free branches, reduced-hour branches, Santander Locals, and our increasingly popular Work Cafes – as well as our digital banking services, so we can be there to support our customers however they choose to bank with us.”Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementREAD MORE Petrol and diesel cars set to vanish from UK roads with drivers warnedThe full list of closures