EE, O2, Vodafone and Three WON’T start charging customers to use mobile data in Europe when the Brexit transition period ends on January 1 The UK’s four main mobile providers said there are no plans for roaming charges This will apply to users on pay monthly, SIM-only and pay-as-you-go contracts Roaming charges were abolished across … Read more
European countries have followed the UK’s lead in rolling out ‘new weapon’ vaccines in the fight against covid-19, as pensioners and medics line up to get the first shots. The mass covid-19 vaccination drive begun on Sunday in countries including Italy, Spain, Germany and Slovakia as EU governments agreed on an official roll out date … Read more
Europe finally starts vaccinating… three weeks after Britain became the first country to start using Pfizer jabs The first shipments of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine have been despatched Most health authorities to begin delivering jabs to the most vulnerable today At least 600,000 Britons have already been inoculated against Covid-19 By Mail on Sunday Reporter Published: … Read more
As the year draws to a close, so will Brexit negotiations – leaving Britons to get used to a host of new rules from 1 January 2021. One of the most drastic changes for holidaymakers is the removal of the European Health Insurance Card, which currently gives travellers the right to access state-provided healthcare during … Read more
What a treat! Taking pets to Europe after Brexit becomes easier after EU drops rule which could have left owners having to plan trips three months in advance Pet owners were facing four-month delay to being able to take pets to Europe But UK will be now part of EU Pet Travel Scheme meaning fewer … Read more
British holidaymakers could be banned from entering the EU after Brexit under strict coronavirus travel rules that affect non-EU countries. The rules allow non-essential travel into the EU from just a handful of third-party countries where infection rates are very low, such as Australia and New Zealand. Despite the UK having lower infection rates than … Read more
British motorists face confusion as European Commission delays decision on whether they need to carry a Green Card next year as insurance proof Britain is leaving the EU on 1 January 2021 The EC has not yet said if Green Cards are necessary It means drivers heading to Europe might need additional paperwork By Grace … Read more
An archipelago survived the tsunami that cut Britain off from Europe 8,200 years ago — and may have been a staging ground for early farmers migrating over from the continent and bringing agricultural practices with them. Researchers from the UK and Estonia analysed sediment cores from the south of Doggerland, which used to link the … Read more
Frost moon shines down on Europe ahead of a week that will appropriately see UK temperatures plunge and the first major snow of winter predicted Known as ‘the frost moon’ this month’s full moon was pictured behind Hardy’s Monument near Dorchester The frost moon will look full for two to three days and is also … Read more
Europe’s coronavirus second wave may have begun among fruit pickers in northern Spain before being spread across the continent by tourists, new research suggests. Scientists have identified a new strain of the virus that they believe is responsible for a large part of the second wave, which first emerged in June in northern Spain. From … Read more