Steve Anglesey
28 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 article23 September 2021
Weird Europe: Toy firm just can’t bear losing Angela Merkel
News that you might have missed from around the continent, selected by Steve Anglesey.
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
07 July 2021
Weird news: Europe’s most expensive flat is £155k a month
An apartment that costs 180,000 euros (£155,000) per month to rent is available in Monte Carlo One, a luxury block overlooking Monaco’s famous Place du Casino.
Read the full article06 July 2021
Brexiteer who compared EU to badly-run hotel bemoans lack of EU staff for her own hotel
01 July 2021
Weird European news: The waiter who says he’s the real king of Spain
The weirdest stories in Europe: The pub waiter who says he's a Spanish royal, and a corpse rides for six hours on a Swiss tram
Read the full article29 June 2021
Brexit mobile charges show it’s not just Matt Hancock who pays for roaming
24 June 2021
Dead woman taunts ‘selfish’ family from beyond the grave
María Paz Fuentes Fernández's family got a shock after her death - she had booked a local newspaper notice banning them from her funeral
Read the full article23 June 2021
Food industry predicts empty shelves and price rises in latest Brexit dividend
17 June 2021
Polish dealer mistakenly sends cocaine to supermarket in banana box
The week's weirdest news from Europe includes a drug mix-up in Poland, a trigger-happy pensioner in Germany and a violent squirrel in Turkey
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09 June 2021
American troops storm Bulgaria olive oil factory by accident
Work stopped in a Bulgarian factory that produces olive oil processing machinery when it was accidentally stormed by American soldiers on a training exercise.
Read the full article08 June 2021
Brexit: British ‘expats’ in Spain facing deportation over residency
