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Daily Mirror
3 days ago
- Daily Mirror
Expert names vital holiday items Brits always pack wrong when going abroad
Markus Lindblad sheds light on common travel mistakes that cause delays and trouble from Brits at airport security - advising what items are permissible and which should be left at home You may consider yourself well-versed in baggage restrictions, but many Brits still make avoidable packing mistakes. These small but glaring mistakes can lead to longer airport security queues and - at worst - can lead would-be travellers from flying altogether. Markus Lindblad from the tobacco-free nicotine product company, Northerner, has broken down the most common packing mistakes Brits are making in 2025 - including how they travel with vapes. Knowing these rules before you travel might save you time and trouble on your next journey. Travelling with vapes Markus' first flag is about carrying vapes on aeroplanes. While you are permitted to carry vapes onto a plane, they must be stored in your carry-on luggage, not your checked baggage. Additionally, passengers are not permitted to use the vape while on an aeroplane. Vaping or smoking on a flight is illegal and could see you facing hefty fines and flight restrictions. Some fines can even reach up to £5000. For those likely to crave nicotine mid-flight, Markus recommends carrying nicotine pouches. They are allowed both in carry-on and checked luggage and can be used safely on planes. Nicotine pouches are regulated in some countries however, so always make sure you dispose of them when you land if you're unsure of the local laws. Bringing disposable vapes back into the UK is a slightly different story. While the sale of disposable vapes is banned in the UK, they are still perfectly legal in many countries, so Brits can purchase these devices while abroad. Entering the UK with a disposable vape is only an offence if you intend to sell it, so as long as it's for personal use, then you're not breaking any laws according to Markus. If you're not returning to the UK and carrying disposable vapes elsewhere, check the banned items list for each country before re-packing your luggage, as some other countries have banned vapes. Travelling with portable chargers A global shift across worldwide airlines has seen rules tightened over the carrying of power banks onto flights. Early in 2025, an incident that left three people injured on a major Asian airline led to a crackdown of portable power banks in checked baggage. After an Air Busan plane caught fire at Gimhae International Airport on January 28, the airline announced it would be enforcing stricter regulations around power banks. According to Markus, the lithium-ion batteries commonly found inside power banks pose a fire risk to aircraft and confined cabin spaces if damaged. Most airlines allow portable chargers packed in your carry-on luggage, but not in checked luggage. Singapore Airlines, Cathay Pacific and Thai Airways also prohibit the use of power banks to charge personal devices during a flight. Check the specific guidelines surrounding power banks before packing. 100ml liquid limit While some UK airports including Gatwick, Birmingham and Newcastle no longer require passengers to remove liquids at security, the 100ml limit still applies. That said, medications and baby food are exempt from this 100ml restriction. UK restrictions v foreign restrictions Different countries may have completely different travel rules, which affects how you should pack. For example, Dubai has introduced new rules on medication, only allowing items in checked baggage. Whereas Mexico has a total ban on vapes, making packing them in your luggage illegal. While the UK rules may be different, you do not want to get into trouble when you arrive at your holiday destination. Speak to a staff member at the airport check-in desk and seek their advice on what is and is not permissible.
Scottish Sun
21-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Iconic 90s beer RETURNS to taps after over a decade – and punters will be buzzing
The beer was renowned for its adverts which led to one TV star finding fame - do you remember them? CHEERS TO THAT! Iconic 90s beer RETURNS to taps after over a decade – and punters will be buzzing Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) AN iconic 90s beer is returning to pub taps after over a decade to the delight of punters. The legendary "Cream of Manchester", Boddingtons Cask Ale, became a symbol of Northern Pride, with the brewery famed for its memorable adverts starring Melanie Sykes. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 2 Boddingtons Cask Ale is returning to pubs soon (Credit: JW Lees) 2 Melanie Sykes found fame starring in the iconic Boddingtons ad in the 90s Credit: Boddingtons First brewed in 1778, the famous ale disappeared from handpumps in 2012 but is now set to return to pubs across the North West. Manchester's oldest brewer JW Lees is to brew the cask ale close to its original home under licence from Budweiser Brewing Group. Punters who have waited 13 years for a sip of the creamy ale will be able to order a pint of it in selected pubs across the North West from September, before it becomes more widely available. The brewery said it would be brewed using traditional methods, but would be given a fresh twist for modern punters. The relaunched cask ale will have an ABV of 4% - slightly weaker than its original 4.1% recipe. JW Lees director William Lees-Jones said: 'When I joined JW Lees in 1994, Boddingtons was 'The Cream of Manchester' and we were in awe of their position in leading the cask beer revolution…' 'We are planning to put Boddingtons back where it rightly deserves to be, as one of the leading premium UK cask beers, particularly in our heartland of the North West. 'We also look forward to working with Budweiser Brewing Group with their portfolio of market-leading lagers and premium packaged beers in our pubs.' Boddingtons is best known for its creamy texture and the catchphrase "Do you want a flake in that?" which it adopted in its iconic 90s advertising campaign. TV presenter and Northerner Melanie Sykes first found fame starring in the ads, which originally aired in 1996, before she made the leap into presenting thanks to The Big Breakfast. Mel Sykes stars in classic Boddington's Bitter advert with athlete Ken George The star reunited with her "old muckers" in 2017 to shoot a new Boddingtons ad. While production of its cask beers stopped in 2012, cans of Boddingtons draught bitter can still be found in high street stores. As part of the beer's relaunch, JW Lees has created a new ad campaign referencing another of Boddingtons' famous slogans. A poster by the brewery readers: "By 'eck, the Cream of Manchester is back on cask" - a reference to the original "By 'eck it's gorgeous" line synonymous with Boddingtons' 90s ads. AB InBev (Budweiser Brewing Group) president Brian Perkins said "We are excited to relaunch Boddingtons Cask Ale in partnership with JW Lees, combining one of the UK's most iconic beer brands with one of its most respected brewers. "We see real growth potential for Boddingtons in the UK On Trade, and this is a great example of how strategic partnerships can unlock value for both businesses and beer lovers alike.' Other iconic beers returning to pubs The Cream of Manchester isn't the only iconic beer returning to pub taps. Double Diamond beer was among the nation's best-selling drinks from the 1950s to through to the early 1990s, before it was discontinued in 2003. It made its return to pubs last year, and it was recently revealed that it has returned to the high street, with cans of the pale ale on sale in Tesco. In other booze news, Captain Morgan announced this month it's launching a "tropical beer" for the first time. The iconic rum maker's "Muck Pit Brew" is described as a "tropical beer-inspired drink with a gently fizzy twist, combines spiced rum, hops, and vibrant Caribbean vibes." The flavours are inspired by hops, which are a common ingredient found in beer, and fermented fruits such as mango. The booze contains 4% alcohol by volume (ABV) and is available in 440ml cans. Do you have a money problem that needs sorting? Get in touch by emailing money-sm@ Plus, you can join our Sun Money Chats and Tips Facebook group to share your tips and stories
Yahoo
15-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Voices: Labour wants us to live like working people and do whatever working people do – but what exactly is that?
There are 109 paid members of the government (there'd be more if the figure wasn't limited by law), and, as we've come to learn, each has their own definition of what constitutes 'working people'. This includes non-definition definitions, such as the one most recently offered by the chancellor, Rachel Reeves: 'I don't think we need to define more than that, really. We made a commitment in our manifesto to not increase those taxes. We didn't last year. It remains our commitment for this parliament.' To be fair, she was referring back to her party's well-known manifesto commitment ('income tax, VAT and national insurance are the key taxes that working people pay'). And that's undeniable to the point of truism. But what this fails to acknowledge is that lots of the idle rich pay considerable sums in VAT every time they buy a private jet, or dine out at a fancy restaurant. Should we consider them to be 'working people'? Reeves's deputy, Darren Jones, chief secretary to the Treasury, has been a bit more specific of late, stating that the term 'working people' covers 'anyone with a payslip'. That could be extremely broad in the figurative sense of doing paid work for an employer – or very narrow if it literally means you get a physical slip of paper on which your gross and net pay, tax, NI and pension contributions are typed out. Of course, when she was under less pressure, in those easy, balmy days of opposition, Reeves was more forthcoming – well, somewhat – when she suggested that 'working people are people who go out to work and work for their incomes', adding: 'There are people who do have savings, who have been able to save up, and those are working people as well.' How big are their savings, though? No figure has ever been suggested. The nearest we've got was when Keir Starmer said that working people are those 'who earn their living, rely on our services, and don't really have the ability to write a cheque when they get into trouble'. That's not bad, except that even the richest people rely on the council to get their gold-plated bins collected, and for other contingencies – say, if Lord Montagu of Beaulieu had gotten run over by one of his fine classic cars, and been taken to an NHS hospital in an NHS ambulance and fixed up by an NHS doctor. More recently still, at the weekend, transport secretary Heidi Alexander had a stab at it, defining working people as folk on 'a modest income'. Then again, Lisa Nandy, culture secretary and professional Northerner, conceded that people with six-figure salaries can be 'working people' too (which is just as well, seeing as she's on £159,851 per annum). In her own words: 'I mean, if they go to work, obviously they will be working.' Unarguable, but inconsistent with the remarks of her colleagues. Over on education, meanwhile, Bridget Phillipson refused to say whether the self-employed are 'working people', confining herself to those 'whose main income arises from the fact that they go out to work every day', which must surely include small business owners who are plumbers, window cleaners or pest controllers – the ones who cannot work from home, and whose only boss is themselves. I suppose that trying to define 'working people' is like the old saying about trying to define an elephant – you know one when you see one. On that basis, the endless variety of categorisations offered by Labour politicians makes some sense, because nearly everyone works for a living, has worked for a living (pensioners), will work for a living (students) or would work for a living if they could get a job, or, come to think of it, start their own business. If Labour said that they wouldn't put taxes on 'working people' up, then they meant nearly everyone, and that's how they got to win the election – because no one thought that any prospective tax hikes would affect them. This impression was greatly amplified by the high-profile changes they did propose – VAT on private school fees, attacking the super-rich non doms and ending the use of offshore truest to avoid tax. 'Working people' was a way of saying 'not you' to the floating voter of 2024 worried about the state taking even more of their income away. It's better than 'working-class', which is pejorative, or 'middle class', which would be too exclusive – and, besides, we don't like talking about class these days. It's a bit divisive. We can see another reason why Labour relied on such a rubbery concept as 'working people' – it was based on the searing experience of previous – lost – elections. It's because as soon as a shadow chancellor mentioned any kind of figure about who might actually be worse off under a Labour government, the media went mad and the Tories used it as an 'attack on aspiration' and labelled it a 'tax bombshell', even though few people would ever have been injured by this legendary socialist missile. If Labour's tax and spend plans that would revolutionise health and education cost anyone as much as a quid a week, the press crucified the hapless Labour leader of the day. So now they don't get too specific and they left much unsaid in 2024, sticking to the equally banal slogan of 'change'. Well, we all know what happened next. And what was a meaningless but useful slogan for Opposition has turned into a terrible burden in government, precisely because every 'working person' pays council tax (up), income tax (thresholds frozen, probably for the rest of the decade), has savings and a pension (hit by capital gains tax rises), and, realistically, is affected by the rise in employers' national insurance contributions. Starmer and Reeves left themselves no room for manoeuvre even in good times, and were critically vulnerable to making their pledge sound like a sick joke in the bad times. They should never have given the British people the impression that only the richest would have to make any financial sacrifice to put the public finances on a sustainable basis. But, then again, given that the British are a devoutly cakeist people, who think they can enjoy fine public services without paying much for them, Labour would never have won the election if they'd told the truth – which is that Brexit, which we voted for, is still costing us dearly. In the end, it's all our own fault, and we 'working people' have only ourselves to blame. Still, there's always Reform UK, more than happy to tell us we can have our cake and eat it. Irresistible, isn't it?
Glasgow Times
15-07-2025
- Glasgow Times
Can you take sandwiches through airport security in the UK?
While most travellers are well aware of rules around liquids, other items like sandwiches and wraps can be tricky. It is for this reason that we have sought to answer this and other commonly asked questions. Can I take sandwiches and wraps through airport security? Most people coming to airports falsely believe that solid foods like sandwiches and wraps are not allowed through airport security. Travellers are allowed to bring solid foods through security, but to save themselves hassle and speed up the process, they should pack these items in clear plastic bags. Can I take a vape on a plane? With vapes growing in popularity, more and more people have started to have questions around travelling with these items. Northerner states that any vaping device with a built-in battery or an installed battery should be packed in carry-on baggage and turned off. Even though passengers are allowed to have their vapes with them on an aircraft, they are not permitted to use them. Recommended Reading: What are the hand luggage rules for liquids and why do they exist? According to the UK Government, liquids in containers of more than 100ml are banned from passing through security at most airports. This rule was introduced in 2006 to make it harder for those with hostile intent from carrying explosive liquids onto planes. Since then, there have been moves to slowly ease these rules through the use of more advanced scanners. Earlier this year, Edinburgh Airport lifted the restriction, meaning passengers can each take up to two litres through security.
Leader Live
15-07-2025
- Leader Live
Can you take sandwiches through airport security in the UK?
While most travellers are well aware of rules around liquids, other items like sandwiches and wraps can be tricky. It is for this reason that we have sought to answer this and other commonly asked questions. Most people coming to airports falsely believe that solid foods like sandwiches and wraps are not allowed through airport security. Travellers are allowed to bring solid foods through security, but to save themselves hassle and speed up the process, they should pack these items in clear plastic bags. With vapes growing in popularity, more and more people have started to have questions around travelling with these items. Northerner states that any vaping device with a built-in battery or an installed battery should be packed in carry-on baggage and turned off. Even though passengers are allowed to have their vapes with them on an aircraft, they are not permitted to use them. Full list of all the items that are banned from hold luggage at UK airports Experts share 5-minute passport check everyone should do before travelling Want a smoother airport journey? Travel expert shares best time of day to fly According to the UK Government, liquids in containers of more than 100ml are banned from passing through security at most airports. This rule was introduced in 2006 to make it harder for those with hostile intent from carrying explosive liquids onto planes. Since then, there have been moves to slowly ease these rules through the use of more advanced scanners. Earlier this year, Edinburgh Airport lifted the restriction, meaning passengers can each take up to two litres through security.
