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Every week, we summarise the news to give you some insight into what is happening in Britain, and what people are talking about.

This week, an 89-year-old man wants a job, the UK's newest bank note is causing trouble, find out who our highest-earning musicians are -  and would you eat banana and bacon pudding? 

English UK has partnered with mobile banking service Loot to offer international students an easy, free solution to manage their money while studying in the UK.

The 30 videos with the highest number of YouTube views have now been shortlisted ready to be judged by a final panel of experts.

Winners will be announced on 12 December.

Every week, we summarise the news to give you some insight into what is happening in Britain, and what people are talking about.

This week, millions of pounds is going to be spent on building work at Buckingham Palace, the first storm of the winter causes floods, a spider is banned from the Houses of Parliament, and UK radio shows may be available all over the world.

Risa Kitano is 31 and comes from Tokyo, where she is a well-known pop singer.

"I chose Torquay because I thought there would not be any Japanese people here so I would be able to concentrate on my English"