New £50 polymer note featuring Alan Turing released into circulation by Bank of England

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Don't miss a thing by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox A new £50 banknote featuring Alan Turing has started to enter circulation.

Bank branches and ATMs will start to distribute the first of the new polymer Bank of England notes in the coming days and weeks.

Mathematician Mr Turing, who is often considered to be the father of computer science, played a pivotal role in breaking the Enigma code during World War II, which is said to have helped shorten the war by at least two years, saving millions of lives. READ MORE: Blind PHD student claims guide dog was refused entry to Burger King The new polymer £50 note features a photo of him taken in 1951, his signature, his birth date in binary code, and a quote he