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    New plastic £5 notes in Scotland are being snapped up for £100 each by foreign and English collectors on internet auction sites. Two million of the Clydesdale Bank polymer notes will enter circulation over the next few months after the launch on March 23. Crucially, the non-paper notes – which are waterproof and crumple-free – can only be issued over the counter in Scotland. Auctioneer Gavin Tavendale, of Edinburgh firm Thomson Roddick, says banknotes regularly sell for much more than their face value, reports the Daily Record. But Gavin, a notes, medals and coins specialist for 15 years, added: “To see this at £100 shocks me. It doesn’t make much sense. “But collectors sustain any market. "If you are a Scot living down south or abroad and you want to get a hold of one of ...

    The Duchess of Cambridge is as many as four days overdue with her second child, raising the possibility that her labour may be induced in the next week. Several reports have suggested that the Duchess's due date was on Saturday, but Whitehall sources have told The Telegraph they were briefed that the due date was actually Thursday, April 23. The Duchess may already have discussed the option of being induced with her doctors, particularly if she is becoming uncomfortable.  Doctors at the Lindo Wing, the private maternity ward at St Mary’s Hospital, Paddington, where the Duchess will give birth, may already have carried out a scan to make sure the baby is thriving inside the womb. If they are happy that everything is normal, they could wait up to two weeks after the due d...