Thousands of people receiving refunds for cancelled flights and holidays should check their credit card statements, as they may find they get less back than expected. Britons who book trips with holiday rental listing sites often find themselves being charged non-sterling transaction fees, with their cards billed in foreign currency. But many may be surprised … Read more
As the Chancellor gives foreign workers fighting coronavirus tax breaks, a legal expert answers your questions: How does it work, how long will it last, and is it right? By Helen Jones For This Is Money Published: 14:45 BST, 29 April 2020 | Updated: 14:45 BST, 29 April 2020 On Thursday 9 March, Chancellor Rishi … Read more
Fury over £4.2billion feminist foreign aid as spending watchdog warns overseas projects that receive financial gifts are not being properly assessed National Audit Office praises ‘ambitious’ plan to improve global gender equality But it tells foreign aid bosses to improve how it will deliver the £4.2bn scheme Britain has previously spent millions on a Spice … Read more
Foreign Office officials failed to inform Northamptonshire police that Harry Dunn’s alleged killer would be returning to the US after the crash in which he died, it has been claimed – despite the force being responsible for establishing whether she had diplomatic immunity. Sacoolas was granted diplomatic immunity and fled Britain nearly three weeks after … Read more
Lady Cobham has blasted the planned US takeover of the British defence company bearing her name – saying it puts the UK’s national security at risk and should be stopped by the Government. The widow of Sir Michael Cobham, who built up the firm over 25 years – said the proposed £4billion takeover by private … Read more
Germany’s foreign minister has said the excess capacity in intensive care units and the mass testing available to the population has been one of the main reasons the country has kept its Covid-19 death rate so low. Andreas Michaelis said that while experts had criticised the government for its expenditure on high capacity intensive care, the … Read more
Millions left in limbo over summer holidays: Brits face getaway misery with attractions shut and a ban on foreign travel – while others don’t know if trips they’ve booked will go ahead Britain faces a £45billion black hole in tourism spending due to coronavirus Hotels, campsites and holiday parks are shut, along with a foreign … Read more
Four tourists including an American are discovered hiding in a cave in India where they have been for a MONTH after running out of money during coronavirus lockdown Tourists in India are discovered living in a cave after running out of money Some police officers in Rishikesh, northern India are ‘making tourists write lines’ The country … Read more
Britain spent £623million on foreign aid last year… to fund projects including wiping out giant mice on an island in the Atlantic and rebuilding a mosque in Egypt Britain’s foreign aid budget soared to a record £15.2billion in 2019 – up 4.3% UK paid 1 out of every £8 in foreign aid given by 29 … Read more
Revealed: Over 80% of Britons believe foreign travel will resume within six months, but only 60% of Americans agree Researchers quizzed 5,000 people in 17 countries about the future of travel A total of 84 per cent of Britons were confident of foreign travel before October Across Europe, 75% of people think international trips will … Read more