The removal of British composer Edward Elgar from the 20 pound note is a "national disgrace" as it leaves the arts unrepresented on bank notes, a university music professor said on Tuesday.

The British public will for the first time be able to help decide which historic figure - in this case a creative one - appears on the next version of the country's 20 pound note, the Bank of ...

A handout photograph released by the Bank of England in London shows the design of the new 5-, 10-, 20- and 50-pound polymer banknotes featuring a portrait of King Charles III.