Britain's new 5-pound note, which is due to enter circulation next week, is printed on plastic, meaning you can safely spend it on beaches or forget it in the washer.

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 ...

In May 2017, Britain will no longer accept paper five pound notes as legal tender. They'll no longer be accepted at shops and banks. The Bank of England will introduce a new polymer 10 pound note ...

The new 10-pound note is an upgrade for the monarch. RBS issued a 5-pound note in 2002 to mark her 50th year as queen. Customers outside Scotland can order up to 20 notes for the face value plus 5 ...

New five pound note; There's another rare £5 note type selling for thousands of pounds The note is devilishly rare. Comments. News. Joshua Barrie. 19:52, 02 Nov 2016 Updated 23:14, 02 Nov 2016.

The Bank of England is getting some heat from vegetarians, who caught wind of the news that tallow is being used in making new plastic five pound notes.Suspicions were confirmed when the bank’s ...

Your old five pound notes are about to be worthless - and you're running out of time to spend them The so-called Fry-fivers have been replaced by a new polymer banknote featuring Sir Winston Churchill ...