Expats soak up £1m a week in benefits

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As 10,000 Brits roll over in their sun-lounger, reach for their sangria, and contemplate how life has improved since they left Blighty for warmer and more comfortable shores, they must be very grateful for the quirk in European law that means they can do it while raking in British benefits.

A report in the Daily Mail today reveals that 10,000 British expats are living the high life overseas while continuing to receive sickness benefits from the UK of as much as £94 a week. And that's not all.