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Research commissioned by Bank in the wake of Black Lives Matter uncovers grim history of colonial Grenada

Today, most banknotes are made of Polymer, a material tougher to counterfeit than paper - but there is still a chance that you could be handed fake change.

Lenders expect wave of defaults this spring as cost of living soars, Bank of England survey finds

The Bank of England also said lenders have reported an increase in credit card lending for the latest quarter.

Bank of England £5 notes have been banned at Ayr United's Somerset Park since the visit of rivals Kilmarnock last month.

It’s the next big market call that could enrich traders across Wall Street: The raging global energy crisis and ever-more hawkish central banks knock key economies into 1970s-style stagflation.

The Bank of England (BoE) already faced a tough decision at its next meeting on 5 May. How to quell inflation without scuppering the UK economy? GDP, employment, and inflation data this week just made the BoE’s job a whole lot harder. That’s potential bad news for GBP/USD, which rode high…

Polymer banknotes are a lot harder to replicate than the traditional paper ones, but it isn’t impossible that you could be given a fake note in your change - here's how to spot one

Raw material costs for manufacturers jumped by 19.2% in March, the biggest leap since records began, stoking fears that inflation could climb higher than expected

UK inflation today jumped to a bigger-than-expected annual rate of 7% as the cost of living crisis shows no sign of easing.

City economists think the Monetary Policy Committee will hike the UK’s interest rate to 1% at its next meeting on May 5