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 ...

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 ...

A grandmother hopes to cash in on the new five pound note craze to pay for a dream Christmas for her family. Gail Meikle has put one of the plastic fivers up for sale online after spotting what ...

The Bank of England on Tuesday rolled out new five-pound notes made of polymer, replacing the cotton paper used for the last 100 years. The new notes stay cleaner, are harder to counterfeit ...