Lloyds Banking Group's sale of more than 600 branches to the Co-operative Group has collapsed.
Europe had been forcing Lloyds to sell the branches after its taxpayer bailout during the 2008 financial crisis.
But it is understood the Co-op has struggled to plug a £1billion gap needed to complete its takeover.
Lloyds chief executive Antonio Horta-Osorio said he was '...
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