Britain rules out a Brexit transition extension but border checks and tariffs will be delayed

Britain rules out a Brexit transition extension but border checks and tariffs will be delayed for six months to help business adjust Michael Gove said the UK will be sticking to the 31 December Brexit deadline However, some areas face delays to help businesses recover from COVID-19  Boris Johnson will discuss trade negotiations virtually with the … Read more

UK abandons plans for full EU border checks after pressure from firms hit by coronavirus impact 

UK abandons plans for full border checks on EU goods after pressure from businesses already suffering from coronavirus impact Government has accepted firms can’t cope with leaving EU and coronavirus Light-touch regime at ports like Dover may be introduced after transition period This would happen under both a deal and no-deal scenario But the EU … Read more

Mexico border town of Tijuana ranked as the most dangerous city in the world in 2019

A study released by a Mexican watchdog group has slammed Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador for the country having ranked among the top five most violent cities in the world in 2019 with Tijuana holding the undistinguished honor of leading the way. At least 134 people were murdered per every 100,000 residents in the border … Read more

Brits north of the border can meet today in groups of EIGHT PEOPLE… but the English STILL can’t 

Scots have been making the most of scorching temperatures by inviting up to eight people from one other household over for a barbecue – but anyone south of the border can’t to join them. Earlier this week Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon revealed gatherings of up to eight people would be allowed from Friday, May … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Border officials say quarantine unenforceable

Plans to quarantine travellers coming into Britain were falling apart last night as they came under fire from all sides. Border Force and police officials say the system is ‘unenforceable’ and MPs, including Boris Johnson’s former adviser, warned the scheme would ‘hang the Closed sign on Britain’. Those set to enforce the plans are yet … Read more

Border officials complain plan to isolate travelers to UK is ‘unenforceable’

Plans to quarantine travellers coming into Britain were falling apart last night as they came under fire from all sides. Border Force and police officials say the system is ‘unenforceable’ and MPs, including Boris Johnson’s former adviser, warned the scheme would ‘hang the Closed sign on Britain’. Those set to enforce the plans are yet … Read more

Trump has built just THREE MILES of entirely new border wall

Donald Trump has built just THREE MILES of entirely new border wall where no barrier existed before, Department of Homeland Security reveals President Trump has built just three miles of primary wall on the U.S.-Mexico border where no barrier existed before  A new report out of Customs and Border Protection and obtained by The Washington … Read more

Karl Stefanovic jokingly asks QLD premier to lift border closures so mother-in-law can ‘go home’

Karl Stefanovic and wife Jasmine Stefanovic (née Yarbrough) welcomed their first child together, daughter Harper May, earlier this month. But Karl, 45, let slip that Jasmine’s mother Cheryl was still living with the couple in Sydney 18 days after his wife gave birth. While hosting Nine’s Today show on Monday, he joked: ‘My mother-in-law is … Read more

Serbia sends army to border with Croatia to ‘secure’ three migrants camps holding 1,500

Serbia sends the army to its border with Croatia to ‘secure’ three camps holding 1,500 migrants trying to reach the EU amid claims of ‘harassment’ against local people Serbian Defence Ministry deployed army to a town near the border with Croatia Told to ‘secure’ three migrant camps housing some 1,500 people near Sid President Vucic … Read more

Germany says it will end border controls with France, Switzerland and Austria from June 15

Germany will open its borders with France, Switzerland and Austria from June 15 after it imposed restrictions two months ago to stop the spread of coronavirus. Interior Minister Horst Seehofer said business trips and family visits across its French, Austrian and Swiss frontiers would begin from Friday, with random spot checks in place, before total … Read more