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The Isle of Man stopped minting Manx pennies - which are part of their own currency and equal in value to the UK penny - in 2016 because the cost of making them was more than their value.

Coppers are expensive to mint, weigh down a wallet and, these days, can rarely be used to buy anything in the shop.

 | Updated: 16:20, 18 January 2021 Residents are urging Highways England to think again after seeing the two options for the A46 dualling. Mark Kneen said: “I was feeling a little bit corralled by the brochure that was sent out in late December, assuming I had to choose option one or two but in reality when I took the time to look into it a bit further I realised that neither of those options were great. Winthorpe Primary School children oppose the new A46 route. “That’s when I...