The introduction of ETIAS will have the greatest impact on British travellers, because we are the most frequent visitors to the Schengen Zone. And it has come about because, although the last UK government negotiated post-Brexit “visa-free” visits for holidaymakers from this country, it also insisted that we were treated like all other third countries...
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The families quitting Britain to live as digital nomads
Like Obanye, poor interactions with Britain’s public services were a major push factor for Mike Cave. Following a series of horrific experiences in the NHS system, in 2022, Mike, his wife Frances and their eight-year-old son swapped London for Lisbon. Enticed by the outdoorsy, spontaneous lifestyle and choosing to settle in the Portuguese town of Oeiras,...
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The ultimate global travel visa guide
What’s the best source of information about visas? Most visa applications are managed wholly online, and you should always be cautious of scams and unofficial operators. Only use gov.uk and the embassies it links to: these are the most trustworthy sources of information about visas. Do I need a visa to visit Europe? UK tourists...
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Revealed: The ‘best’ and ‘worst’ seaside towns to visit in Britain
Every summer, Which? magazine sends a postcard to the UK’s long-suffering seaside towns and tells them to pull their socks up or to remove them, sandals and all, and run across the golden sand with glee. With 126 towns and villages in its 2024 table, it’s a reminder of how central coastal resorts are to...
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Why the rest of the world doesn’t want to visit Britain
Travelling in both directions between the EU and the UK is about to get more bureaucratic and more costly. Both the UK and EU are implementing new border regimes to tighten up on security but which will impact travellers. For inbound non-visa nationals they will need to apply for an ETA before travel at a...
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Britain is ‘first Islamist country with nuclear weapons’ under Labour, claims Trump VP pick
Mr Vance’s barbs were possibly aimed at Sadiq Khan, the Labour Mayor of London, who has called Trump a racist, a sexist and a homophobe. In 2019, Trump shared a message which said the capital had become “Londonistan” under Mr Khan, who he has called a “stone-cold loser”. In May, Republican lawmakers warned of a...
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UK hasn’t allowed Ukraine to use Storm Shadow missiles inside Russia, MoD clarifies
On Thursday night Sir Keir told the Nato summit that he had “reaffirmed our unshakeable support for Ukraine’s ultimate victory.” He said the alternative was “unthinkable” as he described Russia using “some of the deadliest weapons in its arsenal on innocent children”, when it struck a children’s cancer hospital in Kyiv earlier this week. Sir...
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Djokovic to face another potentially hostile Wimbledon crowd
“I mean are you focused only on that or any questions about the match, or something like that? Or is it solely focused on that? This is the third question already, I said what I have to say, maybe we can speak about something else.” As the interviewer suggested his opponent was “going to be...
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Wimbledon blames rain for drop in spectators in first week
The weather for the tennis does not look likely to improve immediately, as yellow weather warnings for rain have been issued by the forecaster across parts of southern England and south Wales on Monday night and in northern Scotland on Tuesday night. Andrea Bishop, of the Met Office, said: “It has been a damp start...
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The touristy British villages to avoid this summer
Village or town? With a population of around 1,900, Salcombe is on the borderline, and it’s also at the edge of total meltdown. It is the nature of seaports – this was once a fishing, shipbuilding and pirating spot – that they end at the sea. And, as Salcome is estuarial, every car that comes...
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‘Starmageddon’ and the ‘Tory-ectomy’: How the world reacted to Labour’s election win
Spain’s newspapers reported the massive margin of victory for Labour but told readers Sir Keir has not enraptured Britons as a new charismatic leader of the people. El País said on its front page that it had been a “historic triumph” for Labour. But Rafa de Miguel, the newspaper’s UK correspondent, described Sir Keir as...
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Russian attack submarines carried out secret operations in Irish Sea
US officials were reported to be aware of the movements, which could be an effort to intimidate Britain over its support for Ukraine or to identify weaknesses in British and Irish defence. It would be difficult for a Russian submarine to navigate the Irish Sea without breaking international law because legally they can only travel...