It comes after HEROtsc, which operates the centre, lost its contract with HSBC earlier this year.

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An operation centre in Leamington Spa, near Warwick, will lose 280 positions, about 150 jobs will be lost in London and and a call centre in Newport, south Wales, will be shut down, HSBC spokesman Tim Pie said.

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However in September, the firm said it was closing an Aviemore-based call centre with the loss of 85 jobs after it lost a contract with HSBC.

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The jury heard that Ms Spence worked in a TSB call centre after leaving school and then worked with the Co-operative Bank before moving to HSBC.

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