/ 11 April 2024

The king of cash, no more Mr Darcy, and a furry hero in Taiwan…

Pound note, British money

Cash really is king – if you’re in the UK that is, where new banknotes featuring King Charles have been revealed. The money with his portrait will go into circulation from 5 June, but don’t hold your breath for the updated $5 notes here as they won’t contain his image…

Colin Firth – aka Mr Darcy – fans are reeling after learning his iconic character won’t be back in the next Bridget Jones movie… But Renée Zellweger, Hugh Grant and Emma Thompson will reprise their roles, joined by The White Lotus and One Day cheeky-chap Leo Woodall… 

And Roger the labrador retriever who failed at being a police academy dog for being too friendly has become a star in Taiwan where he’s helping emergency services as a detection dog in their response to last week’s 7.4 magnitude earthquake… Who’s a good boy?

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