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  "id": 12998338,
  "title": "BoE to put barn owls, bees on future notes",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/boe-to-put-barn-owls-bees-on-future-notes",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-09T01:11:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Economic Times - Top News",
    "slug": "the-economic-times-top-news",
    "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/us-stocks/news/boe-to-put-barn-owls-bees-on-future-notes/articleshow/134803351.cms"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Bank of England is embracing a new approach by swapping out renowned Britons on banknotes for images of local wildlife like barn owls, bumblebees, and hedgehogs. This initiative follows a public consultation with around 500,000 participants voting on animal preferences. Despite a decline in cash transactions amid the COVID-19 pandemic, some Britons are eager for a return to cash usage,…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}