CAMPAIGNERS yesterday hit out at plans by a leading British bank to set up a branch where only the wealthiest customers can receive face-to-face services.

BRITAIN’S big five banks unveiled combined profits of £33.4 billion (€49.68bn) last year — a figure which has fuelled outrage among consumer groups.

British bank HSBC's customers are to get the chance to tap their feet to music as they stand in queues for cashiers’ desks, it emerged today.