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The Latest Breaking News from the Passport Office

British Airways wrongly turns away passenger at Gatwick – then blames her for ‘arriving late’ at airport

Exclusive: Claire Hannington says ‘I was overwhelmed and in tears – I trusted the BA staff as the experts’

The Independent UK

‘Lumbering dinosaur’ HMRC becoming more expensive and less trusted, say MPs

The Commons Public Accounts Committee found the cost of collecting taxes rose by £563 million over the last parliament, while productivity fell.

Evening Standard

Voices: I’m not the only British tourist with a passport horror story

COMMENT: Not only are holidaymakers being turned away at airports and refused entry to certain countries, the price for renewal has gone up again this week, writes Charlotte Cripps. Which begs the question: Why has travelling for Brits become such a passport pandemonium?

The Independent UK

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Disneyland dream ruined for six-year-old refused passport as she was named after Game of Thrones character

The delay in issuing a passport meant the girl and her family missed their Paris holiday

The Independent UK

Technical error at DVLA adds £7.50 and weeks’ delay for driving licence renewal

Drivers have to use more costly post office or postal options because of online identity verification problem

The Guardian - UK

How convenient is Cairo’s Sphinx airport for tourists?

Simon Calder talks overbooked flights, a new Egyptian route and renewing a passport at short notice

The Independent UK

Quarter-of-a-million travellers with valid passport could find themselves grounded over EU rules

More than three-quarters of Brits are due to jet off on a summer holiday, but Co-op Insurance says it is vital to meet EU requirements to avoid heartache

Evening Standard

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'My brand new passport is a disgusting insult to late Queen - I'm really upset'

'There is nothing about the King at all and it really upset me'

Manchester Evening News

'I'm disgusted my new passport says Queen Elizabeth – it's disrespectful to Charles'

Ian Thompsett, 45, from Rugby, said he felt it was "disgusting and disrespectful" to King Charles that his new passport still states Queen Elizabeth and it is an "insult to her memory"

Daily Mirror

New passport still refers to Queen as monarch and man says it's 'disgusting'

Ian Thompsett said it was disrespectful to both the King and the late Queen

Nottingham Post

Man's 'disgust' that new passport still refers to Queen as head of state

Ian Thompsett said it was disrespectful to both the King and the late Queen

Wales Online

Terminally-ill woman misses out on 'last-ever holiday' after passport blunder

Lisa Cutler has stage four breast cancer and had planned to go to Nessebar in Bulgaria yesterday with her best friend to scatter her late mum's ashes, she is praying she will be well enough to go after her next chemo cycle instead

Daily Mirror

Terminally ill woman misses last holiday after mistake at passport office

Lisa was planning to feel the sand between her toes for one last time, and scatter her mum's ashes

Wales Online

‘I was in tears’: Briton with valid passport barred from flight over Brexit rules

Experts say it is vital to check you meet EU requirements, or you could risk losing your holiday

The Guardian - UK

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Insider UK

JobCentre workers to stage fresh strike in pay row

PCS members are also this week on strike in the Passport Office, Ofgem and Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency

The Independent UK

British holidaymakers warned of passport renewal scam exploiting ‘unacceptable delays’

Holidaymakers also warned of ‘bogus adverts designed to steal our money’

The Guardian - UK

Repeat of Passport Office delays looms after failure to address issues, say MPs

Bosses showed ‘lack of curiosity’ about human impact of backlog, says public accounts committee member

The Independent UK

Hundreds of thousands of British travellers failed by Passport Office delays, according to damning MPs’ report

People were unable to travel for family emergencies and lost money due to ‘frustrating’ situation

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The Independent UK

Passport applicants suffered ‘unacceptable delays’ last year – MPs

The Public Accounts Committee found that consequences included people being unable to travel for family emergencies.

Daily Record

Passport office staff in Scotland 'relying on food banks' as five-week strike begins

More than 1,000 members of Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) at eight sites across the UK, including Glasgow, are walking out today.

The National (Scotland)

Passport Office staff in Scotland ‘relying on food banks’ as strike starts

PASSPORT Office staff in Scotland are “relying on food banks”, a union representative has said as workers begin a five-week strike...

Manchester Evening News

How will the Passport Office strike affect your travel plans

More than 1,000 members of the Public and Commercial Services union begin a five week walk out today (Monday)

Bristol Post

Passport warning as five week strikes set to impact applications

The Passport Office is urging Brits to renew their passports sooner rather than later

Evening Standard

Passport renewal warning after strikes set to cause significant delays

Travellers are being urged to renew passports now to avoid missing out on a summer abroad

Daily Mirror

Latest passport rules for Brits - including what to do if yours is about to expire

Latest passport rules for Brits as a a planned five week strike by workers at the Passport Office has made applying for a new passport a bit more difficult

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