NatWest UK, and it has a large network of over 960 branches and 3,400 cash machines across Great Britain and offers 24-hour "Actionline" telephone and online banking services. Today, it has more than 7.5 million personal customers and 850,000 small business accounts. In Ireland, it operates through its Ulster Bank subsidiary. In 2017, NatWest was awarded Best Banking App in the British Bank Awards. The bank's origins date back to 1658 with the foundation of Smith's Bank of Nottingham. The creation of the modern bank was announced in 1968, and National Westminster Bank Limited commenced trading on 1 January 1970, after
Operations on the Ancre, January–March 1917 to surrender. The army group commander "Generalfeldmarschall" Crown Prince Rupprecht, advocated a withdrawal to the on 28 January, which was initially refused but then authorised on 4 February and the first " day" was set for 9 February. The British attacks in the Actions of Miraumont from and anticipation of further attacks, led Rupprecht on 18 March to order a withdrawal of about on a front of the 1st Army to the , from Essarts to Le Transloy on 22 February. The withdrawal caused some surprise to the British, despite the interception of wireless messages from The second German withdrawal