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Wipe-clean plastic bank notes earmarked to replace paper cash are a “breeding ground” for superbugs, scientists claim. More durable than the cotton currently used for £5-£50 notes, polymer provides a welcome home for diseases such as E.coli and the MRSA superbug. The findings completely contradict Bank of England claims that hygiene lies at the core of their proposal. In a bombshell study on currency and bacteria, Turkish and Dutch scientists lathered seven currencies with bacteria including the euro, US dollar, Croatian kuna, and Romania’s polymer leu. While the euro proved the cleanest, with no sign of passing bacteria, polymer leu...