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Holidaymakers jetting off abroad this summer can boost their spending money by up to 60% compared with last year if they exchange pounds for foreign currency this week. Families with trips booked for later this year may find buying their holiday money now will give them the best deal, following a recent surge in the value of the pound.

Social media sites, including Facebook, Instagram and X are awash with carefully targeted adverts offering free postage and discounts on counterfeit notes. The adverts show wads of £10 and £20 notes as well as high-denomination Euro notes, claiming the fake cash is realistic enough to pass security checks.

For assaulting a female prisoner, a notorious thug and drill rapper who was instrumental in the 2011 London riots has been given more time in prison. During the riots in London 13 years ago, Alexander Elliott-Joahill was described as the 'worst' London rioter by a judge. The 30-year-old, who was being chauffeured around by a millionaire's niece, embarked on a ten-hour strike of looting and violence while wearing a skull mask and was sentenced to eight years in prison. The criminal, who made a gangster music video on YouTube that highlighted knife and gun violence, is now in jail for stabbing a man 13 times with a Rambo knife in High Wycombe. However, the yob has since been refused permission to make a phone call in jail has two years on his term.

I'm going on holiday in three weeks and want to pull out £500 worth of Euros to spend while abroad, but I'm uncertain where or when to do it best. Would I be better off doing this at the airport before I leave, or should I wait until I get to my destination?

According to a recent survey, young people are rediscovering the benefits of using cash rather than cards when buying on holiday. According to data from travel money chain No1 Currency, jet-setting 18 to 24 year olds are four times more likely to take out foreign currency than using cards or smartphone apps to invest abroad than using cards or smartphone apps to spend abroad.

The first known Mickey Mouse has entered the public domain today, and there is already a film starring the iconic character as a serial murderer. Mickey Mouse's Trap, a new indie horror film, is seeking a release in March 2024, with the first trailer landed on New Year's Day. A copyright can be held for 95 years, according to a United States bill, which begins every year on January 1st, delivering a new wave of intellectual property that can be used by anyone.

The cost of living in the United Kingdom is rising, with families going away on holiday and staying in to save money. While traveling due to the devalue of the pound, British shoppers are choosing to forego meals and sit indoors. According to recent study from travel money specialists No1 Currency, a fifth of holidaying Brits are choosing not to eat out whenever possible, with around 20% avoiding room service. When going on holiday to save money, 18 percent of those surveyed were giving up alcohol.

After a horrific racism tirade and fist clash that was so bad, a Melbourne man has been barred from every tennis court in the country for three years, Tennis Australia (TA) described it as "one of the more serious instances of offending" they'd seen. Since knocking a fellow parent out at an under-14s tennis match at the Caroline Springs Tennis Centre (right), the guy was banned for three years, one of whom is suspended.