Bank of England unveils new note

UK - The Bank of England has unveiled an improved, criminal-proof £5 note featuring a portrait of Elizabeth Fry, the 19th century social reformer.

It could be the last sterling note to be issued, should the Labour administration call and win a referendum on euro entry. The Bank has no plans to issue further notes.

Those forgers who attempt to counterfeit the note and are arrested will have reason to thank Fry.

She campaigned tirelessly for the reform of prison conditions, injecting a more

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