needs this to be sorted. it needs to be sorted quickly. and very frustrating for my travel agent members, but also consumers who get caught up in this with thousands of people preparing to travel abroad for the first time since the pandemic, the advice for anyone booking a trip is to check their documents sooner rather than later. esyllt carr, bbc news. drunk drivers who kill people, could now face life sentences after the police crime and sentencing bill was passed by parliament this week. it comes just weeks after a van driver was jailed for less than ten years, for causing the deaths of two young siblings jayden lee and gracie ann lucas while he was under the influence of alcohol and cocaine. his sentence will now be reviewed. tomos morgan has been speaking to the children s grieving family. we ve done everything together, always. our life was the kids. grandad jason lucas has always
shut down, practically decimated for two years, this passport chaos is just so frustrating completely unnecessary. the industry really needs this to be sorted. it needs to be sorted quickly. and very frustrating for my travel agent members, but also consumers who get caught up in this. with thousands of people preparing to travel abroad for the first time since the pandemic, the advice for anyone booking a trip is to check their documents sooner rather than later. esyllt carr, bbc news. drunk drivers who kill people could now face life sentences after the police crime and sentencing bill was passed by parliament this week. it comes just weeks after a van driver was jailed for less than 10 years, for causing the deaths of two young siblings jayden lee and gracie ann lucas while he was under the influence of alcohol and cocaine. his sentence will now be reviewed. tomos morgan has been speaking
had delayed applying for their travel documents during the pandemic, and to cope with the demand, they had taken on 500 extra members of staff in the last year. they say that in march they processed a record number of applications. but in the commons earlier this week, a home office minister acknowledged that parts of the system were under strain. we recognise difficulties - in contacting the passport office will cause concern for those wanting | assurances about their applications. in response, the provider. of the passport advice line, teleperformance, have been urgently tasked to add additional staff, as their current - performance is unacceptable. passengers aren t the only ones feeling frustrated. for an industry that has been shut down, practically decimated for two years, this passport chaos is just so frustrating completely unnecessary. the industry really needs this to be sorted. it needs to be sorted quickly. and very frustrating for my travel agent members, but also cons
unnecessary, and the industry really needs this to be sorted, and quickly, and it is very frustrating for travel agent members and consumers who get caught up in this. with thousands of people preparing to travel abroad to the first time since the pandemic, the advice for anyone booking a trip is to check their documents sooner rather than later. for nearly a century the statue of christ the redeemer has dominated the skyline of rio de janeiro in brazil. it s become an iconic symbol of the city. but another brazilian town has decided to erect it s considered by many to be one of the modern wonders of the world. more than 600 tonnes of concrete and stone, christ the redeemer makes quite the impression. but in the global contest of giant statues and important religious figures, rio has a new competitor.