International

Ryanair passengers handed hefty fighter jet escort charge

PASSENGERS on a hijacked Ryanair flight have been billed £565 for the privilege of being escorted by a Belarussian MiG-29, they have confirmed.

'It's on the green list' say family jetting off to Israel

A FAMILY going on a sunshine break to Israel are convinced they will be safe because the government have put it on the list of green countries.

I'm not a racist, so why am I being weird about Derek Chauvin's conviction?

I’M not a racist, but I feel a strange need to try to undermine Derek Chauvin’s conviction for something he clearly did. Did I mention I’m not a racist, by the way?

We're second-class citizens in Europe, complain people who voted to be

BRITISH expatriates who voted for Brexit are upset to be treated differently to EU citizens, as they explicitly demanded to be.

Britain calls for global pandemic treaty it can be a total dick about

BRITAIN has joined world leaders to call for a global pandemic treaty it will immediately act like a total dick about.

European countries suspend Oxford jab over fears it turns you gammon

FRANCE, Germany and Italy have suspended use of the UK-developed AstraZeneca vaccine following reports that it turns you into a raging gammon.

New Zealand halfway through gruelling three-day lockdown

FOLLOWING the discovery of a handful of local Covid-19 cases, New Zealand is currently halfway through a demanding three-day lockdown.

Britain joins Pacific trade area after f**k-up with map

THE UK has applied to join the Pacific free trade area after international trade secretary Liz Truss managed to completely f**k up reading a map.

Have you booked a foreign holiday this summer and what the f**k were you thinking?

GOVERNMENT quarantine rules have made foreign holidays impossible this summer. But have you already booked one and if so, how thick are you?

A Brexiter's simple guide to EU charges

PARCELS sent to or from the EU now carry extra charges, a detail left out of the Brexit deal. Leave voter Norman Steele explains these vindictive costs.