England will transition to plastic notes beginning in 2016. Meanwhile, the U.S. Federal Reserve has shunned the more secure substrate. It's a good thing England is on the metric system -- the Pound ...

The plastic fiver enters circulation today with the Bank of England promising the new note will be a stronger and more secure upgrade on its paper predecessor. What distinguishes the new Lady Godiva ...

England's new polymer £5 note featuring Sir Winston Churchill is unveiled at Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, England, June 2, 2016. It became officially available to the public on September 13. England's ...

Nearly 50 million plastic £5 and £10 notes have had to be replaced since being launched by the Bank of England due to wear and damage. Around 20 million of the Bank's polymer £5 notes, sporting a ...

Crumpled, grubby bank notes could soon be on their way out in the UK, according to the Bank of England. By 2016, the UK will be switching its £5 and £10 bills to polymer bank notes as they’re more ...

The Bank of England is moving closer to ditching paper pounds and following Australia and Canada into switching to plastic banknotes instead. The central bank said on Tuesday it would ask the public ...

BRITAIN'S central bank does not usually engage with the public: it is known as a pretty insular institution. But for the past few months (ending this week) it has been speaking to members of the ...

A plastic £20 note will be available from 2018, the Bank of England has announced. The new-look £20, which was last updated in 2007, will be made of polymer rather than cotton-based paper. It will ...

Crumpled, grubby bank notes could soon be on their way out in the UK, according to the Bank of England. By 2016, the UK will be switching its £5 and £10 bills to polymer bank notes as they’re more ...