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From tomorrow, there's going to be a new quid on the block - a 12-sided pound coin which will go into circulation from tomorrow. The coin is thinner and lighter than the old coin but its diameter is slightly larger.more

Every fifth Pole admits that he has watched movies on the internet using his friends' account.more

Revenue have seized 10,000 contraband cigarettes worth a retail value of 5,500 euros in Co Kerry. Yesterday evening, Revenue officers carried out a search under warrant of a house in the Killorglin area and uncovered the cigarettes branded 'Marlboro Red'.more

People sleeping rough in locations across England face being fined at least £100 by councils using controversial banning orders. Human rights organisations have hit out at local authorities for threatening people with fines for sleeping on the street or begging by using so-called PSPOs.more

The government is considering giving out free tampons and pads to girls struggling to afford them. Education Secretary Justine Greening said she would 'look carefully' at the issue, after a charity highlighted that some pupils were resorting to using socks because they couldn't afford sanitary products, and missing lessons.more

More than 690 homes in London's Kensington & Chelsea have been left vacant and unfurnished for more than two years, despite the introduction of a 50 percent levy on council tax for affected homes. That's up from 660 in April 2015. The highest council-tax rate in the borough is almost 2,100 pounds ($2,620) a year.more

Goldman Sachs will begin moving hundreds of people out of London before any Brexit deal is struck as part of its contingency plans for Britain leaving the European Union, the Wall Street firm's Europe CEO said.more

Households are facing the first real squeeze in incomes in almost three years after official figures showed prices rising faster than wages - the clearest sign yet that the collapse in sterling is taking a toll.more

Whether you love or hate the new £5 notes, you'll have to get used that style of note because the Bank of England is making the next £20 note plastic. more

Britain will face nuclear fuel shortages, truck queues at Dover and "serious disruption" to air traffic if Brexit talks fail, the EU's chief negotiator has warned as he outlined conditions for an "ambitious" UK-EU trade deal.more

Level's new transatlantic network was launched at the weekend and takes to the skies in June. The budget carrier is part of the IAG conglomerate, which includes Aer Lingus, Vueling and Iberia as well as BA. more

Spain is home to more than 100,000 British pensioners. Most moved there many years ago to enjoy their retirement with the understanding that they would be able to export their pension and healthcare rights with them. But since the UK's vote to leave the European Union, these rights are no longer guaranteed, and pensioners I've spoken to in Spain are uncertain about their futures.more

Britain's high street banks processed nearly $740m from a vast money-laundering operation run by Russian criminals with links to the Russian government and the KGB, the Guardian can reveal.more

The Scottish First Minister tells Sophy Ridge a newly independent Scotland would keep the pound and apply for full EU membership.more

Girls from poor backgrounds in the UK are resorting to using socks because they can't afford to buy sanitary towels or tampons.more

While the likes of Frankfurt and Paris are competing for top investment bankers after Brexit, Poland has set its sights on mid-tier financial and technical work where salaries may not be astronomical but jobs are far more numerous.more

Police Community Support Officers on the Tube today threated strike action saying new shift hours mean they cannot get home at night by public transport and stand to lose up to £1,000 in allowances.more

Peter K. has been wanted for more than a year for fraud in connection with business, he was arrested on Christmas Eve in Austria - today announced the Polish Police. In the near future the man will be transported to Poland.more

Grade I-listed Barsham Manor in Fakenham, Norfolk, is a red-brick Tudor pile that has played host to many guests over the past five centuries. more

Lorry drivers moving goods in Western Europe for Ikea and other retailers are living out of their cabs for months at a time, a BBC investigation has found.more

Boots has begun refunding VAT to passengers at its stores in Britain's airports, following a year-long review into the controversial practice.more

Britain's dole queues are the shortest for more than 40 years as the economy continues to defy Brexit fallout fears, official figures revealed today.more

Philip Hammond's Budget announcement on March 8 that he planned to raise national insurance contributions for the self-employed was badly received by workers contacted for comment by the Financial Times.more

Tiny pin-prick holes on cash machines are the latest way fraudsters are trying to cheat unsuspecting Londoners out of their bank details.more

A jam jar craze among middle-class shoppers has led supermarkets to charge more for an empty pot than a full one. Shopper John Kilbride spotted that empty jars were on sale for 29p more than a full jar of Bonne Maman strawberry jam in Waitrose. more