A group of British expats living in Spain were stopped from boarding a flight to Madrid after airline staff informed them their residency papers were no longer valid following Brexit. Nine passengers were prevented from boarding the Iberia/BA flight from London Heathrow to Madrid on Saturday night. Staff reportedly blocked them from boarding and told them their pre-Brexit ID documents had become invalid. The incident took place on January 2 - just a day after Britain's new trade deal with the EU came into force. It also took place despite though both the Spanish and British governments agreeing specific documents - called the Foreign National Identification (NIE) document and the new Foreign ID Card (TIE) - would remain valid after Brexit. Among those caught in the disruption was Madrid-based  British journalist and photographer Max Duncan, who reported the incident on Twitter. The UK's embassy for Spain said 'this should not be happening'. Mr Duncan also recorded a video interview with a distressed couple that wasn't allowed on the flight.

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