keywords: santander 8bn abbey hispano union
text: Santander may cut 4,500 jobs as part of 8bn Abbey National &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt; Emilio Botin, head of Banco Santander Central Hispano, is today expected to tell union officials that the Spanish bank #39;s 8bn takeover of Abbey National might cause up to 4,500 job losses over three years.