Kim Kardashian DENIES that she tried to import ‘stolen’ Ancient Roman sculpture

Kim Kardashian has denied knowing about an Ancient Roman statue which was part  of a $750,000 shipment in her name that was seized by customs officials in 2016 because it was ‘looted, smuggled and illegally exported from Italy’. The limestone statue, which dates back to the first century, shows the lower half of a woman … Read more

Kim Kardashian DENIES that she tried to import ‘stolen’ Ancient Roman sculpture

Kim Kardashian has denied knowing about an Ancient Roman statue which was part  of a $750,000 shipment in her name that was seized by customs officials in 2016 because it was ‘looted, smuggled and illegally exported from Italy’. The statue, which shows the lower half of a woman from the waist down, is entitled Fragment … Read more

Deliveries with a NASTY bill from Europe: Shoppers hit by import fees

For consumers, it’s one of the body blows of Brexit. Since Britain left the EU, tens of thousands of shoppers have been hit by a raft of unexpected extra charges when buying goods from websites based in Europe. In some cases, there have been demands of nearly a half as much again on top of … Read more

Deliveries with a NASTY bill from Europe: Shoppers hit by import fees

For consumers, it’s one of the body blows of Brexit. Since Britain left the EU, tens of thousands of shoppers have been hit by a raft of unexpected extra charges when buying goods from websites based in Europe. In some cases, there have been demands of nearly a half as much again on top of … Read more

Shipping container chaos continues with import prices from the Far East surging

British businesses are facing thousands of pounds in extra costs and consumers the prospect of higher prices as a global shortage of containers continues to cause chaos. The average cost of shipping a 40-foot container from Asia to Northern Europe, including the UK, has skyrocketed from $1,752 last February to more than $8,000 at the … Read more

DOMINIC LAWSON: It’s sheer madness to import the coal essential for our steel industry

Political civil war has broken out in the Johnson family — and not for the first time. The Prime Minister’s father, 80-year-old Stanley, has denounced the Government’s decision not to block the construction of Woodhouse Colliery, Britain’s first new deep coal mine in over 30 years. Last week, Johnson Sr pronounced this to be ‘a … Read more

DOMINIC LAWSON: It’s sheer madness to import the coal essential for our steel industry

Political civil war has broken out in the Johnson family — and not for the first time. The Prime Minister’s father, 80-year-old Stanley, has denounced the Government’s decision not to block the construction of Woodhouse Colliery, Britain’s first new deep coal mine in over 30 years. Last week, Johnson Sr pronounced this to be ‘a … Read more

How to avoid new import fees and delivery charges buying from the EU

Like many in lockdown, Victoria Farrar decided to treat herself by splashing out on an online sale. The 34-year-old paid £250 for a dress from upmarket French firm Sundress on January 12.  But she was shocked by demands for an extra £99 in taxes when it was delivered a few days later. Brexit bills: Unexpected … Read more

People smuggler branded Audi used to import immigrants a ‘funeral car’, court hears

Some of the 39 people found dead in a lorry container in Essex were involved in an earlier foiled people-smuggling attempt, a court has heard. The Vietnamese men, woman and children, aged between 15 and 44, suffocated as they were transported from Zeebrugge in Belgium to Purfleet on October 23 last year. Jurors have heard … Read more

People smuggler branded Audi used to import immigrants a ‘funeral car’, court hears

A people smuggler accused of killing 39 migrants who died in a lorry called another vehicle used to import illegal immigrants a ‘funeral car,’ a court heard today. Irish truck driver Eamonn Harrison, 23, and British-Romanian Gheorghe Nica, 43, are standing trial at the Old Bailey over the manslaughter of the Vietnamese immigrants who were … Read more