BBA responds to Bank of England on distribution of new five pound notes. Mrs Angela Knight CBE, Chief Executive of the British Bankers’ Association, said: "We were surprised to hear the Governor's ...

If you’re going to pay for that cup of Earl Grey tea (hot!) in Brixton, why not use Luol Deng? You can, because Luol Deng’s face has been added to a special “complementary currency” in Brixton, ...

HSBC Holdings PLC has launched a test designed to encourage more ATM operators to stock 5-pound notes in their cash machines, a spokesperson for the Bank of England, the backer of the effort, tells ...

The Bank of England has said its supplier is working on “potential solutions” after more than 100,000 people signed a petition calling on them to remove a derivative of animal fat from their new ...

LONDON — The Bank of England has decided to honor a scientist with its next bank note design. One of the nominees? Margaret Thatcher, Britain’s first female prime minister. Thatcher held power for ...

The Australian inventor of the polymer used on the new fiver has said the row over traces of animal fat in the note is “absolutely stupid”. It came to light this week that the new note contains tallow ...

Brits have been told to check any cash they have for an “extremely rare” and valuable £5 note. These notes, which have a miniscule etching on part of the clear plastic, could be worth as much as ...

Four of the limited edition notes, which have been decorated with the image of a famous footballer, are still in circulation - and could be worth more than £50,000 Brits have been asked to check their ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Once hovering on the brink of being classified as an endangered species, the humble five pound note is back with a vengeance. Britons are using 10 times more "fivers" than they were ...

LONDON (Reuters) - The British public will for the first time be able to help decide which historic figure - in this case a creative one - appears on the next version of the country's 20 pound note, ...