Moment EuroTunnel officials welcome FIRST lorry from Britain arriving into France

This is the historic moment the first lorry crossed the Channel to France after Britain began its new post-Brexit deal with the EU late on New Year’s Eve. Truck drivers with the correct paperwork – and a negative Covid test – were waved on to Eurotunnel trains with hardly any delay after 11pm GMT as … Read more

Nicola Sturgeon urges EU to ‘keep the light on’ and says Scotland will be ‘back soon’

Nicola Sturgeon urged the European Union to ‘keep the light on’ and said Scotland would be ‘back soon’ as the Brexit transition period came to an end on Thursday. Membership of the single market and customs union expired at 11pm – four and a half years after the in-out referendum which sought to settle the … Read more

Nicola Sturgeon urges EU to ‘keep the light on’ and says Scotland will be ‘back soon’

Nicola Sturgeon urged the European Union to ‘keep the light on’ and said Scotland would be ‘back soon’ as the Brexit transition period came to an end on Thursday. Membership of the single market and customs union expired at 11pm – four and a half years after the in-out referendum which sought to settle the … Read more

UK economy will rebound at fastest rate since WW2 to rise 8% in 2021

UK economy will rebound at fastest rate since WW2 to rise 8% in 2021 as Britons spend billions saved during lockdown, experts forecast National income is set to rise by 8 per cent in 2021 – fuelled by billions in savings  The upbeat  forecast comes on the day Britain leaves the European Union Economy will … Read more

UK economy will rebound at fastest rate since WW2 to rise 8% in 2021

UK economy will rebound at fastest rate since WW2 to rise 8% in 2021 as Britons spend billions saved during lockdown, experts forecast National income is set to rise by 8 per cent in 2021 – fuelled by billions in savings  The upbeat  forecast comes on the day Britain leaves the European Union Economy will … Read more

Britain breaks free of EU rules as Brexit transition period ends at 11pm

Britain finally broke free from EU rules at 11pm on Thursday, just a day after members of parliament voted through the last-minute deal Boris Johnson secured with the bloc to avoid a No Deal Brexit.  The seismic breakaway finally came nearly four-and-a-half years after Britons voted by a margin of 52 to 48 per cent … Read more

Boris warns of Covid ‘tough times’ ahead but insists ‘the end’ is in sight in New Year message

Well folks we are coming to the end of 2020. The year in which the Government was forced to tell people how to live their lives, how long to wash their hands, how many households could meet together. And a year in which we lost too many loved ones before their time. So I can … Read more

Britain and Spain reach agreement to keep the border with Gibraltar OPEN

Britain and Spain reach agreement to keep the border with Gibraltar OPEN by including it in the EU’s free movement area after Brexit tonight The Rock’s status was not covered in the trade agreement on Christmas Eve British Overseas Territory will remain subject to the rules of the Schengen area  Spain’s Gonzalez Laya said it … Read more

Border Force rescue migrants making Channel crossing hours before Brexit transition period ends

Last ditch dash for Britain’s shores: Border Force catch migrants making desperate Channel crossing in freezing winds on day UK’s transition period ends Pictures show migrants being taken ashore in Dover after being intercepted The asylum seekers were spotted attempting to cross the Channel earlier today It comes as the Brexit transition period ends tonight, … Read more

Border Force rescue migrants making Channel crossing hours before Brexit transition period ends

Last ditch dash for Britain’s shores: Border Force catch migrants making desperate Channel crossing in freezing winds on day UK’s transition period ends Pictures show migrants being taken ashore in Dover after being intercepted The asylum seekers were spotted attempting to cross the Channel earlier today It comes as the Brexit transition period ends tonight, … Read more