A letter to ministers from the Commons' European Scrutiny Committee raises concern about EU plans to carry out Schengen border checks on British soil.
Britain voted to leave the European Union in 2016 but, such was the scale of the task to untangle supply chains and erect customs borders, that it is only this year setting new rules.
The EU's proposed new system of passport checks known as the Entry & Exit System will apply to all of the Bloc's external borders - so why are most of the warning lights coming from the France-UK border? And is it really Brexit related?
Lorries carrying meat, cheese and cut flowers held up by new checks, with retailers rejecting some ordersLorries carrying perishable food and plants from the EU are being held for up to 20 hours at the UK’s busiest Brexit border post as failures with the government’s IT systems delay imports entering Britain.Businesses have described the government’s new border control checks as a “disaster” after IT outages led to lorries carrying meat, cheese and cut flowers being held for long periods,...
A NATURE fan has shown off her parents’ flourishing flowers on their chain link fence. The crop unexpectedly attracted hundreds of animals to their yard, prompting other gardeners to look int
The New York Botanical Garden has fallen down the rabbit hole. The enchanting exhibition “Wonderland: Curious Nature” debuted on Saturday, transforming the garden’s 250 acres into a whimsical paradise inspired by Lewis Carroll’s classic children’s tale “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” and its sequel stories. On view through October 27, the exhibition includes a 12-foot White [] The post Fantastical flowers and peculiar plants: New York Botanical Garden opens ‘Wonderland’ exhibit first appeared...
The Labour leader has managed to stem a potential showdown with trade union leaders this week over wording on a workers’ rights deal. If this is a dress rehearsal for Labour in government, how has Keir Starmer and his party fared? The Guardian’s John Harris is joined by the columnist Polly Toynbee and Marc Stears, a former Labour party speechwriter and UCL Policy Lab director Continue reading
The Public Prosecution Service (OM) demanded four years in prison against a 33-year-old man from Gemert-Bakel for people smuggling. The man is accused of trying to smuggle 47 people onto the ferry to the United Kingdom at Hoek van Holland.
Designers of show gardens on the prestigious Main Avenue at the event are urging gardeners to welcome the plant, saying it is great for absorbing water and softening hard edges.
Insiders expect it will be several weeks at least before the next Dutch government poses with king Willem-Alexander on the steps of one of his palaces. So what happens next? Richard van Zwol, one of the two men who led the successful negotiations, will now take over the job of allocating ministeries to the four parties and finding suitable ministers. This job is usually done by the next prime minister, but given the new partners do not yet have one,
ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM): The later in spring we get, the fewer chances there are for frosts overnight. This means certain types of plants are in the clear to put into the ground. Vegetables like potatoes, broccoli, cauliflower, cabbages, and kale are good to put in the soil now. Others like tomatoes and peppers are still []
HOUMA - It's been a couple of weeks now since the USS Kidd left her cradle in the heart of Baton Rouge. How is she doing?Well, the answer to that is simple: she's doing amazing. The Battleship Texas Foundation announced Thursday that it would be restoring the Kidd's anti-aircraft guns, using the knowledge their teams have from restoring their own local battleships. "The USS KIDD Veterans Museum and Battleship Texas Foundation are teaming up to bring some of the KIDD's guns back to...