‘Chaos’ – Aviation industry slams EU border checks as millions face summer holiday misery Aviation New EU rules have left Brits facing summer holiday chaos on an unprecedented scale, with five hour waits at passport control and thousands missing flights altogether. Now, a cluster of aviation industry groups has called on the trading bloc’s most senior official to suspend its new biometric border system, EES, whose botched rollout threatens to [...]
Value of UK passport declines sharply under Labour Wealth The once-coveted British passport has tumbled in value since Rachel Reeves’ “wealth tax” Budget, according to a new report. In the latest Passport Index, put together by financial advisory firm Nomad Capitalist, the UK’s iconic blue travel document has slipped from 21st place in the previous list down to 35th out of 199 countries. This [...]
Some UK visa and passport fees set to double from April Business The above-inflation increases in visa and passport fees announced in the Spring Budget have been described as “deeply disappointing.” Visitors to the UK will face a seven per cent increase for immigration and passport fees, the government has revealed. Companies also face a more than doubling in the cost of bringing in skilled overseas workers, [...]
De La Rue shares jump as orders grow and group edges closer to sale May 30, 2024 The firm responsible for printing UK's money is edging closer to a sale of some or all of its business and has delayed reporting its full year results to July in the hope that by then it will have found a buyer.