MARK PALMER: The joy of a flight to the sun… but red tape cost me a cool £197! 

There wasn’t a single spare seat on the first flight out from Heathrow to Lisbon on Monday.  But it didn’t feel like a stampede as some 140 passengers quietly, and a little nervously, boarded BA flight 500. They were clutching their hand luggage, cradling coffees – and praying they had not only the right paperwork to … Read more

MARK PALMER: The joy of a flight to the sun… but red tape cost me a cool £197! 

There wasn’t a single spare seat on the first flight out from Heathrow to Lisbon on Monday.  But it didn’t feel like a stampede as some 140 passengers quietly, and a little nervously, boarded BA flight 500. They were clutching their hand luggage, cradling coffees – and praying they had not only the right paperwork to … Read more

Post-Brexit ‘red tape’ means UK expats ‘being denied basic services in EU’

Britons in Europe are being denied access to bank accounts, jobs, healthcare and university places due to post-Brexit red tape – even though access to those services is guaranteed under the withdrawal agreement.  Those living in Spain, Italy and France say they have been hit by new rules which are poorly understood by local officials … Read more

British expats ‘being denied basic services in Europe due to post-Brexit red tape’

Britons in Europe are being denied access bank accounts, jobs, healthcare and university places due to post-Brexit red tape – even though access to those services is guaranteed under the withdrawal agreement.  Those living in Spain, Italy and France say they have been hit by new rules which are poorly understood by local officials who … Read more

Pfizer says Brussels red tape is a ‘significant burden’ on the vaccine supply chain

Pfizer has slammed the extended powers allowing the EU to block exports of its vaccines and claims the move has ’caused a significant administrative burden’ to the rollout of the vaccine. The drug company’s vice-president for global supply, Danny Hendrikse, described how the EU’s export controls, which were introduced in February, had affected the production of its vaccine … Read more

Red tape farce of German vaccination roll-out as it emerges 80-year-olds have to fill in TEN forms

The vaccine roll-out in Germany has descended into chaos as it emerged that 80-year-olds have to fill in ten forms just to get the jab. Angela Merkel’s coalition government is facing increasing criticism over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic with its vaccination programme now faltering. Europe’s largest economy appears to be lagging behind with … Read more

Cream cake makers to face new red tape to export products to EU from April under post-Brexit rules

Cream cake makers will face new red tape to export their products to the EU from next month under post-Brexit rules Cream cakes being exported to the UK face new Brexit red tape from April British firms will need export health certificates signed by vets before their foods containing dairy are deemed safe  It comes … Read more

Married At First Sight groom James Susler’s chauvinistic audition tape has been revealed  

His relationship with single mum Joanne Todd isn’t exactly going swimmingly on Married At First Sight. And now MAFS groom James Susler’s cringeworthy audition tape has been leaked.  In the footage, shared by Channel Nine, the 44-year-old reveals his affluent lifestyle is something he tries to hide from potential dates in a bid to weed out any … Read more

Revealed…how EU red tape is robbing our airlines of trade

British airlines that fly professional footballers, packages, PPE and car parts around Europe in chartered jets have lost as much as 70 per cent of their business to EU rivals this year because of Brussels red tape, The Mail on Sunday can reveal.  Some have been so badly penalised by the EU’s response to Brexit … Read more

Lou Ottens, Dutch inventor who created the first cassette tape in 1963, dies aged 94 

Lou Ottens, Dutch inventor who created the first cassette tape in 1963, dies aged 94 Mr Ottens created the first cassette tape for Philips back in 1963 Since then, an estimated 100 billion have been sold around the world The engineer died in his hometown of Duizel last weekend, his family announced  By Shivali Best … Read more