You can find this story in My Bookmarks.Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. The new five pound note hit circulation on September 13th 2016. Instead of paper it's made from polymer ...

The novelty of the new plastic five pound notes may have worn off now, but pay attention if you have old paper ones knocking around. People have just ONE WEEK left to spend or bank the 155 million ...

For plain old cash, the new five pound note is pretty snazzy. It's made of a flexible polymer material that resists dirt and lasts longer than paper. It also has some robust security features that ...

If the hype behind plastic money can be believed, then filthy lucre may soon be a thing of the past in Britain—at least as far as money loaded with bacteria. The new 5-pound ($6.60) bill ...

the Bank of England says the notes would be more environmentally friendly and cheaper to produce than paper, over time. The first polymer banknote to receive a facelift would be the 5 pound note ...

Old-style paper five pound notes cease to be legal tender at the end of Friday 5 May. After this date you'll only be able to spend the new polymer fivers. But how many of us knew this? The BBC's ...

After all, the average withdrawal from a bank or building society's cash machine is £67 - which would soon drain an ATM if it only dispensed £5 notes. Link, which runs the UK's cash machine ...

People are being advised to spend their old paper five pound notes before they ... said its branches will accept the notes as a deposit into any main UK bank account after the deadline.

The new five pound note comes into ... It’s the first ever Bank of England note to be printed on polymer and the new note is 15 per cent smaller than the current paper £5 note.

Old-style paper five pound notes cease to be legal tender at the end of Friday 5 May. After this date you'll only be able to spend the new polymer fivers. But how many of us knew this? The BBC's ...