It’s gone like a flash but we are well past the half-way point of 2024 – and we have the new laws and changes to prove it. New legislation has come in around issues like pet abduction and landlord reforms and is now in force. Many of the changes are …
Read More »When do clocks change in Ireland as 8pm sunsets just around the corner
Beer garden season is back as the grand stretch in the evening returns to Ireland this month. We can expect sunny mornings, warmer weather and 8pm sunsets soon all following the Spring Equinox earlier this week. On Wednesday, the sun started moving north of the equator – meaning many countries …
Read More »Millions urged to check their passports by ‘Monday deadline’ as delays continue
Millions of residents across the UK are being urged to check their passports before tomorrow’s ‘deadline’. It comes as May 9 has now been dubbed ‘passport renewal day’ with the Home Office warning of 10-week delays for renewals ahead of the summer. It is reported that around four-and-a-half million British …
Read More »4.5million people warned to check passports by May 9 if they want summer holiday
Holidaymakers are being urged to check their passports as figures obtained from the Passport Office show 4.5 million people – almost 7% of the UK’s total population – will see their documents expire before July 18, 2022, the week that many schools in England and Wales start to break up …
Read More »Prince Harry urges support for Ukraine as president warns’ of environmental catastrophe’
The Duke of Sussex has acknowledged the ongoing crisis in Ukraine and called for global support for the country’s people. It came as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s office warned of an Environmental catastrophe’ after Russian forces blew up a gas pipeline in Kharkiv, the country’s second-largest city. Speaking at the …
Read More »2021 East Midlands Review of the Year: March to April
Over Christmas we are looking back on a remarkable year for business across the region. One that started in the midst of latest lockdown restrictions but which seemed to be on the up with vaccination roll-outs. As businesses were getting back to some level of normality, they took a fresh …
Read More »Post Office issues warning to anyone sending gifts to EU this Christmas
The Post Office has issued a reminder to customers over a major change for anyone sending parcels to friends and family in the EU. It has warned that parcels will be refused if they do not have the correct customs declaration documentation attached to them. This applies to anyone sending …
Read More »MAIL ON SUNDAY COMMENT: The lumbering EU monster panicked and showed its true nature
As the ancient proverb says, when the gods wish to destroy a man, they first make him mad. The contortions and swerves of the European Union over vaccines in the past few days certainly suggest that it is losing its reason. Perhaps in time these events will weaken its strange …
Read More »Brexit import and customs charges have changed – this is what you’ll have to pay
Shoppers are being caught out by the new Brexit rules on buying and sending goods. Britain’s exit from the EU has changed the way people are charged for buying from overseas and for sending goods outside the UK. A number of people have reported unexpected high fees caused by Brexit. …
Read More »Post Office announces major change for anybody sending parcels to EU due to Brexit
A major change is coming into place for anybody sending parcels to the EU, the Post Office has confirmed. The move will affect anyone who sends packages to friends and family members to member states on the continent, the Mirror reports. Parcels will now be refused if they do not …
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