36 h. ago Foreign pet owners slam Brexit for impossible red tape and nightmare travels

Pet owners trying to bring their beloved animals into the UK are facing a post-Brexit bureaucratic nightmare, with soaring costs, endless paperwork, strict medical checks, and hours-long airport waits

Politics

3 d. ago Aspirin shortage in UK as pharmacists say ‘madness’ having to refer back to GP

Supplies of a common drug used in everyday treatment have dried up - and prompted pharmacists to hit out at red tape hampering their ability to prescribe alternatives

Politics

5 d. ago Currys boss urges Labour to 'keep listening' on red tape and tax burden as chain boosts profit outlook

Alex Baldock called on Labour to help rather than hinder retailers as the group posted strong Christmas sales and upped its profit forecast.

Economics

6 d. ago Scotland’s offshore wind industry under threat as investors scared off by red tape

Two Scottish projects were green-lit by UK minister for the fist time since 2022.

Economics

7 d. ago Steve Coogan says Reform UK threaten human rights in stark political message

The Alan Partridge actor says Nigel Farage’s party are ‘anti-human rights because they think it’s some red tape bureaucracy’

Politics

1 week ago Parents of tragic waitress blamed for starting Swiss inferno slam nightclub owners after 'emergency exit was shut to stop people dodging 1,000 euro charge instead of hiring a doorman'

Cyane Panine, 24, was killed in the blaze after fire broke out at the packed club, with footage showing her sitting on a colleague's shoulders holding two champagne bottles fitted with sparklers.

Society

1 week ago Hundreds of Air France passengers stranded in ‘world’s weirdest city’ after engine failure

Turkmenistan has strict red tape according to the Foreign Office, including a mandatory £23 Covid test fee

Events

2 w. ago Labour 'piles on red tape' to businesses as ministers push ahead with plans to give workers parental leave from day one in a job

The reforms, part of Labour's flagship workers' rights package, include unpaid parental leave from the first day in a new job.

Politics

2 w. ago Join Q&A with Simon Calder on travel disruption, rising costs, EU rules, US checks and what you need to know in 2026

Simon Calder, The Independent’s travel correspondent, is here to answer your questions on why travel is getting harder in 2026 – from rising costs and EU Etias to US Esta, social media checks and other new rules – and how to avoid the red tape

Politics

2 w. ago Builders suffer biggest slump since Covid in blow to Labour's plans to deliver 1.5m new homes

Housing activity in the construction sector was the weakest since May 2020 as experts warned tax hikes and red tape have 'smashed sentiment'.

Society

2 w. ago Travel in 2026: Join Q&A with Simon Calder on rising costs, EU rules, US checks and what you need to know this year

Simon Calder, The Independent’s travel correspondent, is here to answer your questions on why travel is getting harder in 2026 – from rising costs and EU ETIAS to US Esta, social media checks and other new rules – and how to avoid the red tape

Politics

2 w. ago Owner of pedalo firm accuses Rachel Reeves red tape and tax hikes of killing his family's 50

Sam Jones said he can no longer afford to operate the seasonal service on Weymouth Beach in Dorset following two successive Labour budgets.

Events

4 w. ago Red tape could ‘jeopardise’ Shetland space launch plans, expert warns

SaxaVord on the northernmost inhabited island of Unst is home to the UK’s only licensed ‘vertical launch’ spaceport.

Events