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Fixing banknotes is a thriving new business in Gaza.

With a pot of glue, a blade and a keen eye, Manal al-Saadani repairs tattered banknotes -- a necessity in the Gaza Strip, where the cash in circulation is wearing out.

It published photographs showing bags stashed full of dollar and euro banknotes but provided no further details about the operation.

Side’s other projects also jarred: One Instagram video featured Side splashing fake banknotes on a scantily clad dancer in a black-lit room.

The Bank of England has received thousands of responses to its appeal for ideas for the first major redesign of banknotes in 50 years.