It’s been in the air for a few weeks now, but yesterday the Bank of England confirmed it: Beginning in 2017 it will issue 10-pound notes featuring the image of Jane Austen. This is—as almost everybody ...

LONDON, Feb 20 (Reuters) - A new British banknote featuring a self-portrait by the 19th century painter J.M.W. Turner entered circulation on Thursday. The 20 pound note is the third to be made of ...

A new 50 pound ($70) banknote featuring the mathematician and computer scientist Alan Turing enters circulation in Britain on Wednesday, three months after the Bank ...

LONDON -- The rainbow flag flew Thursday above the Bank of England in the heart of London's financial district to commemorate World War II code-breaker Alan Turing, the new face of Britain's 50-pound ...

The British pound sterling is the oldest currency still in use in the world, dating to the time when Britain was little more than a collection of warring fiefdoms regularly plundered by Vikings. Since ...

The imagery on Britain's new 20 pound bank note, launched by the Bank of England on February 20, has been the subject of various claims on social media suggesting a link between 5G masts and the ...

LONDON (Reuters) - The removal of British composer Edward Elgar from the 20 pound note is a "national disgrace" as it leaves the arts unrepresented on bank notes, a university music professor said on ...

A new British banknote featuring a self-portrait by the 19th century painter J.M.W. Turner entered circulation on Thursday. LONDON, Feb 20 (Reuters) - A new British banknote featuring a self-portrait ...