Lorry drivers fined £32,000 for breaking post-Brexit rules when leaving UK

Lorry drivers leaving UK since Brexit transition period ended on January 1 are handed more than £32,000 in fines for having wrong permits or trying to skip queues New rules for hauliers heading to France have come in since the turn of the year Police say 84 fines issued to drivers caught entering Kent without … Read more

Irish trawler is routed in first post-Brexit fishing clash over contested Rockall waters

British patrol boat boards Irish trawler and stops it from fishing contested Rockall waters in first post-Brexit fisheries clash The Northern Celt was boarded and its skipper told he can no longer fish Skipper said a Scottish patrol vessel told him he couldn’t fish around Rockall Outcrop lies 260 miles west of Scotland’s Western Isles … Read more

Ministers finalise £100m post-Brexit package to revive British fishing fleet

Ministers finalise £100m post-Brexit package to revive British fishing fleet so it can land catches normally taken by the French and Dutch Ministers are finalising plans for a £100million post-Brexit fishing package The scheme was promised last month as the government faced criticism  Fisherman said it compromised on important issues to finally secure a trade … Read more

Post-Brexit Trade Deal: How it affects you, from work to passports

From work to pensions, passports and pets, what Britain’s new Brexit deal with the EU means for you By John Stevens Deputy Political Editor For The Daily Mail Published: 22:19 GMT, 30 December 2020 | Updated: 14:00 GMT, 31 December 2020 From work to pensions, what Brexit means for you…   Working UK citizens no longer … Read more

FTSE 100 soars in first day of trading since post-Brexit trade deal was agreed

The London stock market soared by more than 2 per cent today as investors gave a thumbs-up to Britain’s post-Brexit trade deal with the European Union. The FTSE 100 was up by 2.23 per cent or 145 points to 6,647 this morning, in its first day of trading since the dramatic agreement was reached on … Read more

Boris Johnson vows to focus on ‘levelling-up’ Britain and ‘spreading opportunity’ post-Brexit

Boris Johnson vows to focus on ‘levelling-up’ Britain and ‘spreading opportunity’ after securing post-Brexit trade deal with EU Boris Johnson said he hopes to make use of the new freedoms afforded by Brexit The Prime Minister said he wants to ‘deliver for people who felt left behind’ But he acknowledged his deal did not completely … Read more

The new travel rules: From insurance to pet passports – the Holiday Guru has your post-Brexit primer

The Holiday Guru is always on hand to answer your questions. This week, he offers advice on how to prepare to travel in Europe from January 1. Q. In January my wife and I hope to be in Barcelona to see the works of the architect Antoni Gaudi. What are the Covid rules? Do you … Read more

Boris Johnson will launch post-Brexit trade drive with trip to India

Boris Johnson will launch post-Brexit trade drive with trip to India next month as he vows to bang the drum for ‘Global Britain’ By James Tapsfield, Political Editor For Mailonline Published: 08:32 GMT, 15 December 2020 | Updated: 08:32 GMT, 15 December 2020 Boris Johnson will launch a post-Brexit trade drive with a trip to … Read more

Military planes could fly-in Covid-19 vaccine amid fears of post-Brexit delays

Military planes could fly-in Covid-19 vaccine amid fears of post-Brexit delays at Britain’s ports Military aircraft could fly in tens of millions of Covid-19 vaccines from Belgium Most doses of the Pfizer shot are being produced in the Belgian town of Puurs   British ports are expected to suffer heavy post-Brexit delays from January 1 It … Read more

Ministers ‘plot last-minute bid to weaken new food and farms watchdog for post-Brexit trade deals’

Ministers ‘plot last-minute bid to weaken new food and farms watchdog for post-Brexit trade deals’ The Mail on Sunday’s Save Our Family Farms campaign has pressured ministers  The Trade and Agriculture Commission will be put on a statutory footing  Government says it is ‘ wrong’ to claim the commission will be weakened By Mail on … Read more