Got to have somewhere to deposit it. So the rules that were announcing also cover the ability of businesses to deposit cash in a location thats convenient to them. But convenience is a difficultjudgment. To maintain the current provision of free access to cash, for now, the new rules will state that people should have to travel no more than a mile in urban areas to withdraw or deposit cash. In rural areas, the distance has been set at three miles. Theres going to be situations where people are very reliant on Public Transport and if theres bad Public Transport in an area, then three miles might seem like a hike to the himalayas. Whats important is that this recognises that the banks have a duty to protect their customers and to make sure that those who still rely on cash, which is so many of us, continue to be able to access it. If they fail in that duty, banks could be fined by the city watchdog. But Bank Branches are closing at a rate of more than 50 a month. So, the answer may be Ba
kilometres as they fly. sea drones are still in development, they can be electronically intercepted or shot out of the water. russia remains a threat to any ship coming in and out of ukraine ports. for ukraine, the sea drones are a highly cost effective way of hitting back at theirjoint invading neighbour russia. frank gardner, bbc news. let us return to one of our top stories. banks will be fined if they fail to provide free access to cash withdrawals for consumers and businesses under new plans by the treasury. for more on this, kevin peacheyjoins us. tell us more about this. this, kevin peachey “oins us. tell us more about this. us more about this. cash use obviously us more about this. cash use obviously is us more about this. cash use obviously is declining, - us more about this. cash use obviously is declining, as - us more about this. cash use i obviously is declining, as more people turn to contactless cards, to digital payments on smartphones. but there is still a large