Drugs leave hundreds of Brits behind bars overseas (FCO - UK Foreign and...
(Source: FCO - UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office) More than 850* British nationals are currently locked up in prisons across the globe for drug-related offences, often detained for months without...
View ArticleHundreds Of Brits Jailed Abroad On Drug Charges
21 November 2013, 3:47 Hundreds Of Brits Jailed Abroad On Drug Charges Tweet More than 850 Britons are locked up in prisons overseas for drugs-related offences - with some facing the death penalty or...
View ArticleForeign Office warning over drugs offence risks abroad
FCO teams up with charity Prisoners Abroad to highlight harsh penalties and stark conditions that Britons can face Terry Daniels in a still from a film made by the Foreign Office, which is warning...
View ArticleStrange laws to watch for when travelling
2 sec. 3 sec. 4 sec. 5 sec. 6 sec. Buy Sun Media photos Did you know that chewing gum in Singapore can earn you a fine? That you may end up in jail if you hold hands with your significant other in...
View ArticleStrange Laws That Can Get You Locked Up Abroad
F Delventhal, Flickr Getting arrested is probably far down the list of most people's travel concerns. After all, we're usually focused on checking museums and monuments off our bucket list -- not...
View ArticleFeeding pigeons or chewing gum can land you in hot water abroad
British holidaymakers risk being arrested or fined for the most unusual offences when abroad such as feeding pigeons, using a nasal spray or chewing gum on a train, the Foreign Office has warned. A...
View ArticleHow feeding pigeons or carrying nasal sprays can send you to the slammer
Tweet New York, August 28 (ANI): When you travel abroad you have to be careful of certain laws or customs, which may sound although peculiar, that the country they are...
View ArticleBritish holidaymakers 'caught out by foreign laws'
Britons booking foreign holidays without researching their destination risk being caught out by unfamiliar laws, the Foreign Office has warned. Holidaymakers have faced fines or worse for playing...
View ArticleUnusual laws to look out for when travelling
Britons travelling abroad can land in hot water if they are not aware of some of the more unusual laws and customs in some countries, the Foreign Office has warned. Here are a few examples By Tom...
View ArticleBrits caught out by unusual laws and customs (British Prime Minister's Office)
(Source: British Prime Minister's Office) Playing bingo, snacking while sitting on a monument or feeding pigeons may seem innocent enough to many British citizens, but these are just some of the...
View ArticleHolidaymakers warned of 'odd' laws
Holidaymakers can fall foul of foreign laws simply by feeding pigeons or chewing gum on trains, the Foreign Office (FO) has warned. Donning military-style camouflage clothing or slipping into a bikini...
View ArticleBritons warned of odd laws abroad
Donning military style camouflage clothing or slipping into a bikini can lead to fines in some areas, while eating near churches is forbidden in the Italian city of Florence. The warnings follow a...
View ArticleDon't feed the pigeons in Venice! British tourists warned of odd laws abroad
Britons can fall foul of foreign laws simply by feeding pigeons or chewing gum on trains, the Foreign Office (FO) has warned. Donning military-style camouflage clothing or slipping into a bikini can...
View Article"Don’t let a lost passport spoil your Christmas", warns British Embassy Paris...
(Source: British Embassy in France) Last year in December, the British Consular network in France issued over 130 Emergency Travel Documents to British Nationals who needed to travel urgently, and a...
View ArticleNew figures reveal FCO assisted over 19,000 Brits last year (British Prime...
(Source: British Prime Minister's Office) Official figures released today as part of the Foreign & Commonwealth Office's (FCO's) annual British Behaviour Abroad Report 2013 showed that consular...
View ArticleRise in sex attack reports from Brits Abroad
Spain, Turkey and Greece came received the most requests for consular assistance from victims of sex attacks, the Foreign Office statistics show. The figures in the British Behaviour Abroad Report 2013...
View Article'Holiday Rapes' Increase On Britons Abroad
The number of Britons raped or sexually assaulted abroad rose last year, according to Foreign Office figures. Rapes of Britons travelling abroad or resident in foreign countries increased from 127 in...
View ArticleIncrease In Sex Attacks On Britons Abroad
The number of Britons raped or sexually assaulted abroad rose last year, according to Foreign Office figures. Rapes of Britons travelling abroad or resident in foreign countries increased from 127 in...
View ArticleMyth-busting librarians debunk rumours about Texas' Wild West laws
2 sec. 3 sec. 4 sec. 5 sec. 6 sec. Buy Sun Media photos Did you know that chewing gum in Singapore can earn you a fine? That you may end up in jail if you hold hands with your significant other in...
View ArticleFCO issues advice on local customs for hapless Brits abroad
The stereotype attached to Brits abroad has long been that of a beer-swilling, sunburnt hoodlum, with little respect – or even knowledge – of the ways of the places they visit. But now, in an attempt...
View ArticleBritish tourists unaware of local laws - Foreign Office
Most Brits abroad risk flouting local laws by failing to research them before going on holiday, figures suggest. While 70% said swotting up on local customs would improve their trip, just 40% do so...
View ArticleLocal laws and customs catching British nationals out abroad (FCO - UK...
(Source: FCO - UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office) Every year British nationals risk getting caught out by local laws and customs when travelling overseas. From driving a dirty car in Russia, to...
View ArticleMake it a short break not heartbreak (FCO - UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office)
(Source: FCO - UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office) Whether for a romantic city break abroad or a longer winter break to catch some sun, the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) is sending out a...
View ArticleLeaders want topless sunbathing in L.A.'s Venice Beach
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Leaders in the Los Angeles beach district of Venice have asked that women be allowed to sunbathe nude on the beach, saying they want equality and a more European feel at the...
View ArticleVenice Beach officials want to allow topless sunbathing
Leaders in the Los Angeles beach district of Venice have asked that women be allowed to sunbathe nude on the beach, saying they want equality and a more European feel at the popular tourist...
View ArticleIllegal plane spotting and a ban on camouflage: the most odd and draconian...
The case of Eleanor Hawkins is not new. The British backpacker is just another name in a long list of tourists who have behaved badly abroad. The 23-year-old was with a group of 10 backpackers...
View ArticleVenice Beach neighborhood council seeks topless sunbathing for women
Forty years ago, a cadre of Venice Beach sunbathers routinely basked in the altogether. The Venice Neighborhood Council thinks the time is ripe to take a half-step back to that time of physical...
View ArticleVenice Beach council wants women to be able to sunbathe topless again
Forty years ago, a cadre of Venice Beach sunbathers routinely basked in the altogether. The Venice Neighborhood Council thinks the time is ripe to take a half-step back to that time of physical...
View ArticleToplessness in Venice: 'Clothing optional' is OK with readers
Venice Beach wants another go at nude sunbathing, a practice forbidden in the city and county of Los Angeles. But judging by the letters to the editor we received, the law might be out of step with the...
View ArticleChandy's help sought to free Malayalis jailed in Maldives
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Right of Return, a forum formed to fight the cause of Indians illegally detained in jails abroad, has sought chief minister Oommen Chandy's help for the release of two Malayalis...
View ArticleVenice Beach declares war on our infantile obsession with nudity
Not many people are aware of it, and few exercise the right, but it is legal for women to walk around topless in New York City and other cities. (A bare-chested New Yorker even got $40,000 from the...
View ArticleGlobal laws you may not have realized you were breaking
(CNN)A New Zealand bar manager and two Burmese colleagues were sentenced to two and a half years in jail in a Yangon court on Tuesday. Their offense? Posting a Facebook image of a Buddha wearing...
View Article16 odd things that are illegal in Singapore
Knowing the local laws of a country can save you from getting fined or arrested. In Singapore, feeding pigeons will cost you $500, walking in the nude at home is illegal, and selling gum could land you...
View ArticleI can get arrested for that? Some acts that could get you in hot water overseas
Thinking of going to the Netherlands to get stoned? Think again. While "coffee shops" still sell all manner of legal ways to get ripped, the law was changed two years ago so that only residents of the...
View ArticleMaldives warns India over pressure to free ex-president
MALI: Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen on Sunday warned India's foreign minister against external interference in the islands' affairs, his office said, as international pressure mounts to release...
View ArticleHundreds of Britons in foreign jails over drug offences
More than 850 Britons are locked up in overseas prisons for drug-related offences, serving sentences of up to 39 years, the Foreign Office has said. Many are held for months without trial and face poor...
View ArticleBritish couples urged to boycott Maldives as honeymoon destination over...
Tweet London, July 7 (ANI): British couples are being asked to avoid the Maldives as a honeymoon destination to force the country's government to overturn the conviction of a 15-year-old girl, who was...
View ArticleBritons urged to boycott Maldives over sexist laws
David Cameron faces calls to intervene in the case of a 15-year-old female rape victim sentenced to 100 lashes in the Maldives as new figures showed the appalling state of women's rights in the...
View ArticleTravel taboos: how not to be an obnoxious tourist - wherever you're from
From the recent naming and shaming of four Chinese tourists for causing a ruckus at Bangkok airport, to the regular reports of bad manners (and worse) during “golden week” holidays such as the National...
View ArticleHer Excellency Ms Dunya Maumoon’s Opening Remarks at the Press Conference...
(Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Maldives) 17 November 2015 AssalaamA'laikum: Let me begin by congratulating President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom on the happy occasion of the...
View ArticleMaldives police break up opposition protest for a 2nd day
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Police in the Maldives dispersed opposition protesters for a second straight day Saturday, using tear gas and pepper spray and arresting more than a dozen demonstrators...
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