40 h. ago Brit tourists hit by EU airport queue chaos despite £27 million mega expansion

Despite having undergone major refurbishment to the tune of £27 million, one insatiably popular EU airport has been heavily criticised due to its constantly lengthy queues

Economics

55 h. ago British paratroopers parachute onto Swedish island as part of NATO exercise preparing to defend Europe from Russia... and are asked to show their PASSPORTS

Soldiers were carrying out exercises in Sweden as part of wider Swift Defense 25 NATO drills aimed at 'global deterrence'.

Sport

3 d. ago Passport photo rules Brits must follow or risk application being delayed or rejected

It doesn't matter if you're applying via the internet with a digital photo or filling out a paper form that requires a physical snap - sticking to the rules is key

Events

3 d. ago Warning to Portugal holidaymakers over 'unacceptable' airport queues and 3 hour delays

Visitors to the holiday hotspot are being warned of nightmare delays when they land

Events

5 d. ago Major change will affect all British passport holders using European airports following UK

It's likely to come into effect in the coming months and will drastically change travel for UK holidaymakers

Politics

5 d. ago Brits will be allowed to skip European airport queues by using e

The deal is expected to make life easier for Britons facing queues on holiday

Politics

5 d. ago Will Brits be able to dodge passport queues this summer by using European e

Government sources suggested the deal will make life easier for Britons facing queues on holiday

Politics

5 d. ago Negotiations go ‘down to the wire’ as Keir Starmer seeks EU reset deal

Reports suggest disagreements over fishing rights and youth mobility have presented last-minute stumbling blocks to an agreement.

Economics

6 d. ago Airport queues could be on way out as UK seeks deal to let Brits use EU passport gates

Downing Street confirmed that the deal is "close", and it could mean an end to the queueing problems British travellers have experienced since Brexit, at least in European airports

Economics

6 d. ago British travellers could get access to EU passport queues again in Brexit reset deal

The arrangement, if agreed, would cut the amount of time travellers spend waiting in queues in Europe

Economics

6 d. ago UK on verge of deal with EU to let Britons use European passport e

Exclusive: Agreement could cut airport queues, caused by need to have passports stamped after BrexitBritish holidaymakers could face shorter airport queues this summer with negotiators on the verge of striking an agreement for UK passport holders to use e-gates across Europe.Downing Street said on Saturday that it was poised to strike a deal with the EU that would improve things for British families facing “queues on holiday”. Continue reading...

Economics

7 d. ago European rule that could see Brits banned from flying despite passport being in date

You could find yourself missing out on your holiday even if your passport is still in date

Events

8 d. ago Everton announce new home will be called Hill Dickinson Stadium

Commercial law firm was founded in Liverpool in 1810‘One of the largest stadium naming rights deals in Europe’Everton’s new home at Bramley-Moore dock will be known as Hill Dickinson Stadium, the club has announced, after a naming rights deal with the commercial law firm.Everton have been seeking a naming rights partner for their £800m stadium for some time and had hoped to attract a blue-chip company to their impressive development on the banks of the river Mersey. They have signed a long-term deal with Hill Dickinson, which was founded in Liverpool in 1810 and has expanded into Europe and Asia in recent years. Continue reading...

Politics

8 d. ago Britain 'has asked to rejoin EU's pet passport scheme' to cut cost of taking animals to the continent

Some 250,000 UK pet owners were estimated to have taken their cats and dogs on holiday to the EU every year before Britain left the scheme when the Brexit transition period ended in January 2021.

Politics

8 d. ago Urgent travel warning as 7 million Brits unaware of crucial passport rule

Travel experts are warning British holidaymakers to familiarise themselves with the passport mandates of the countries they visit, as new research shows many are uninformed

Events

9 d. ago Starmer reveals plans to send refused asylum seekers to overseas ‘return hubs’

PM proposes use of third countries during visit to Albania, which rules out role in any UK schemePlans to send refused asylum seekers to “return hubs” in third countries have been announced by Keir Starmer on a trip to Albania during which the Balkan country ruled out participating in the scheme.The prime minister flew to Tirana to confirm the UK was seeking to send people whose asylum claims had been turned down to foreign detention centres once they had exhausted all avenues of appeal. Continue reading...

Events

9 d. ago Starmer trip labelled an ‘embarrassment’ as Albania rules out asylum seeker deal

Tories question point of PM’s visit to Albania as his counterpart rejects establishment of ‘return hubs’UK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer has been accused of overseeing a diplomatic “embarrassment” after arriving in Albania to promote a policy of establishing “return hubs” for refused asylum seekers only for his counterpart to rule it out.The prime minister confirmed that refused asylum seekers could be sent to facilities abroad, which would function as detention centres, once they had exhausted all avenues of appeal against rejection of their application to stay in the UK. Continue reading...

Economics

1 week ago El Chapo’s family enters US as part of negotiating plea deal of drug lord’s son

Mexico says 17 relatives traveled for Ovidio Guzmán, who was extradited to US in 2023 to face narcotics chargesRelatives of Ovidio Guzmán, a son of Sinaloa cartel co-founder Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, have gone to the United States as part of his negotiations with US authorities, according to Mexico’s security minister.Ovidio Guzmán, known as “El Ratón” (The Mouse), pleaded not guilty in a US district court in Chicago last year but is believed to be seeking a plea deal. Continue reading...

Economics

1 week ago US and China agree deal to slash tariffs for 90 days as superpowers lay down economic arms

The United States and China have agreed a deal to slash reciprocal tariffs as Washington and Beijing seek to end a trade war that has sparked fears of a global economic recession, officials announced on Monday.

Economics

2 w. ago Canary Island airport chaos forces urgent meeting as Brits stuck in horror queues

A lack of "human and material resources" has resulted in length queues at this Canary Island airport. Now, the Island Council President has proposed a meeting to get things back on track.

Events