Steve Anglesey
28 October 2021
Weird Europe: Villagers in Cyprus chip in for a giant potato
News that you might have missed from around the continent, selected by Steve Anglesey.
Read the full article26 October 2021
Post-Brexit trade deal with New Zealand continues to make British farmers sheepish
The deal threatens to flood the UK market with cheap lamb produce. In the words of Liz Truss herself, "that is a disgrace."
Read the full article21 October 2021
‘Unsafe’ Bolshoi Theatre blamed for second death in eight years
News that you might have missed from around the continent, selected by Steve Anglesey.
Read the full article19 October 2021
The British ‘expats’ returning to the UK because of Brexit
The pro-Brexit Daily Express has been quick to complain about 'expats' having to go back to where they once came from...
Read the full article14 October 2021
Weird Europe: Baby booted from Danish Commons
News that you might have missed from around the continent, selected by Steve Anglesey.
Read the full article12 October 2021
Farmers are suffering from Brexit – and Boris Johnson won’t save their bacon
Brexit is causing a pile-up of pigs on farms - with farmers unable to afford to feed them.
Read the full article30 September 2021
Weird Europe: Miss Belarus publicly pledges allegiance to president
Pictures emerged showing the winner posing with other models in the colours of the opposition.
Read the full article28 September 2021
Brexit leaves Britain pining for Christmas trees
Britain previously relied on foresters from Eastern Europe. Brexit is now putting its stock of Christmas trees at risk.
Read the full article21 September 2021
Brexit’s not all right now – in fact it’s a disaster because of gas, gas, gas
Remember when Boris Johnson claimed in 2016 that 'fuel bills will be lower' if the UK voted for Brexit?
Read the full article16 September 2021
Weird Europe: Convicts’ sundae service from Pope
News that you might have missed from around the continent, selected by Steve Anglesey.
Read the full article14 September 2021
Brexit-related pumpkin shortage is all trick, no treat
Britain faces a shortage of pumpkins this Halloween, and fewer fireworks on November 5.
Read the full article09 September 2021
Weird Europe: Italian shopkeeper ‘stole’ scratchcard win
News that you might have missed from around the continent, selected by Steve Anglesey.
Read the full article08 September 2021
The government’s Brexit strategy is on fire… just like produce from the farmers they shafted
It has been a gloomy week on the sunlit uplands of sovereign Britain, as the smell of rotting and burning produce hits the nostrils of all. Or not quite...
Read the full article02 September 2021
Weird Europe: Annual Montenegro laziness championships are underway
News that you might have missed from around the continent, selected by Steve Anglesey.
Read the full article31 August 2021
British farmers feeling sheepish over Brexit-inspired New Zealand lamb deal
It has been a gloomy week on the sunlit uplands of sovereign Britain as the supply line crisis continues to threaten our traditional way of life...
Read the full article26 August 2021
Weird Europe: Serbian hermit takes jab at anti-vaxxers
News that you might have missed from around the continent, selected by Steve Anglesey.
Read the full article24 August 2021
Brexit beer and lorry shortages are enough to drive you to drink
Pubs could run out of beer over the bank holiday weekend days after Nando's were forced to close due to a lack of chicken.
Read the full article19 August 2021
Weird Europe: Kanye West fans race to Paris suburbs field for gig that never was
More weird news from Europe, including a fake Kanye West gig in a field near Paris, a cow-riding German and the Austrian punk singer who vaccinates his own fans
Read the full article17 August 2021
Why chicken and chips may be off the menu after the latest Brexit disruption
Fast-food chain KFC and German potato farmers face interruptions to normal service after a shortage of lorry drivers
Read the full article10 August 2021
Why October 1 is likely to bring more Brexit pain and shortages
More food shortages and higher prices are likely to be the result of new Brexit checks that come into effect from October 1
Read the full article10 August 2021
Weird Europe: Germans offered bratwurst as vaccine incentive
A vaccination centre in Sonneberg, central Germany, southern Thuringia, increased its footfall by nearly 80 per cent by offering a free bratwurst with each jab
Read the full article29 July 2021
The summer quiz of last resort
You might not be able to reach your favourite continental European destination this summer – or find a booking at the British seaside either. But you can still pay a fleeting visit to sunny climes with Steve Anglesey’s quiz, in which each answer is somewhere you might have been (or hope to be heading) in more normal times
Read the full article27 July 2021
Rabbits win court battle against French army
The continent's strangest news, including a colony of rabbits winning a court battle against the French military and an alleged fraudster with a gold toilet
Read the full article27 July 2021
Empty shelves are partly down to Brexit – but not everyone will admit it
Supermarket shortages are being blamed on the 'pingdemic' - but Brexit must take its share of responsibility after 25,000 lorry drivers returned to the EU
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20 July 2021
Cost of Brexit is already 38 times more than the money set aside for levelling up
15 July 2021
Weird Europe: Robot pizza chef in Paris.. and the Zagreb flat with the kitchen in the bathroom
A pizza restaurant with a robot as the chef has opened in Paris.
Read the full article15 July 2021
Liz Truss caught out over untrue Brexit claims over apples and trade
