Businesses Say Post-Brexit Border Checks Causing Chaos, With Price Hikes Hitting Consumers

Businesses say newly introduced post-Brexit border checks are causing disruptions, jacking up companies’ operating costs and passing on price hikes to consumers. Under the five-time delayed post-Brexit border scheme, EU food and plant imports considered “medium risk” or higher are now subject to physical checks at the Port of Dover and the Eurotunnel. A £145 … Read more

Italy Digital Nomad Visa 2024: What Brits Need to Know

Remote workers now have the convenience and flexibility of working from Italy thanks to the new digital nomad visa. After two years of the nation’s announcement towards the remote visa, on 4 April, the government announced the availability of the visa to remote workers. The visa application fee will be 116 euros, equivalent to around … Read more

Ireland wants to return asylum seekers to the UK – POLITICO

In a statement shared with RTÉ, a spokesperson for Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris confirmed that the justice minister had been tasked to “bring proposals to Cabinet next week to amend existing law regarding the designation of safe ‘third countries’ and allowing the return of inadmissible International Protection applicants to the U.K.” The move comes … Read more

Contemporary British chef Isaac McHale on putting 16 hours into a 1-bite dish, and his blend of technique and tradition

“For my ninth birthday, all I wanted was money to cook a Cantonese dinner for my friends. I got the recipes from a cookbook and I made congee, pigeon and celery stir-fry, and all kinds of stuff. I’ve always been excited by Hong Kong and I love travelling here,” says McHale. Isaac McHale in the … Read more

European Parliament in review — MEP unAwards 2024 – POLITICO

Since the 2019 election this European Parliament has had to deal with various challenges, from Brexit and Covid-19 to the war in Ukraine and scandals such as Qatargate. At the same time it has managed to legislate on key issues such as climate change, AI and migration. In this episode we look back at the … Read more

UK trade deal would be a ‘priority’ for Trump’s second term, claims ex-adviser – POLITICO

Westminster is likely to treat Greenway’s comments with a pinch of salt. One of the key sticking points in talks has been agricultural imports, and British resistance to opening its market to hormone-treated beef and chlorinated chicken — an issue that also scuttled the U.K.’s trade talks with Canada in January. “I hope that the … Read more

‘Sorry, you can’t board, off you pop’: Traveller reveals how he was caught out by a post-Brexit passport rule and stopped from flying at the departure gate

A British traveller has revealed how he was prevented from boarding a flight to France – because of a new post-Brexit passport regulation. The journey through the airport for Nathan Barnes, who was travelling with his fiancé to visit family in Limoges, was normal enough to begin with. Having checked in online for the flights, he made … Read more

Labour’s David Lammy on Trump, ‘visionary’ Margaret Thatcher and his bid to be the UK’s next foreign secretary – POLITICO

Labour’s David Lammy on Trump, ‘visionary’ Margaret Thatcher and his bid to be the UK’s next foreign secretary – POLITICO Skip to main content Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Pioneer Newz is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All trademarks … Read more

Barack Obama drops in for a cuppa with UK PM Rishi Sunak – POLITICO

LONDON — Former U.S. President Barack Obama has called in for a surprise tea time visit with U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at No. 10 Downing Street. Obama, who served as president between 2009 and 2017, walked up the famous street shortly after 3 p.m, waving to the press as he entered No. 10. He … Read more

Vaughan Gething — meet Europe’s first Black head of government – POLITICO

Gething also inherits rows over the lowering of many road speed limits from 30 to 20 mph, the performance of the NHS, and protests against subsidy reforms that will require farmers to hand back some land to nature. Planned reforms would also raise the number of members of the Welsh parliament, the Senedd, from 60 … Read more