HSBC says 2,217 UK jobs to go; another 950 affected

LONDON (Reuters) - HSBC is cutting more than 2,200 jobs in Britain as part of its drive to slash costs and boost profitability in the face of a changing banking landscape.

By Steve Slater LONDON

HSBC will slash up to 30,000 jobs worldwide over the next two years as part of a major cost-cutting drive, the global banking giant said on Monday, as it posted bumper profits."There will be further job cuts," HSBC chief executive Stuart Gulliver told journalists on a conference call after the group publised its interim results."Another 25,000 roles will be eliminated in addition to the 5,000 already announced," he added.The cuts total about 10 percent of HSBC's current global workforce but Gulliver stressed that the group would also be recruiting staff by 2013.