All news on the topic: British tourists

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ISIS-linked gang jailed for life after murdering British couple and dumping bodies to crocodiles
An Isis-linked gang who stabbed and battered a Brit couple to death then threw their bloodied bodies to crocodiles have been jailed for life.
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Cocaine offered in broad daylight near Majorca resort as drug clans grip Corea
With a baby in her arms and four men standing silently behind her, a young woman tapped her nose, breathed in sharply and asked: “Cocaine?”
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UK pays £181m for tourists’ medical treatment in Europe as EHIC claims hit 102,000
Medical bills for British tourists cost the government more than £181 million in 2025, Metro can exclusively reveal.
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Tourist arrivals to the Canary Islands fall as British and German visitor numbers decline
The Canary Islands have recorded a significant drop in tourists from countries outside Spain earlier this year, the first since the end of the pandemic, new data has revealed.
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Pirate-themed tourist boat sinks in Mediterranean with 148 people onboard including British tourists and children
A pirate-themed boat carrying close to 150 people, including British tourists and 20 children, has sunk in the Mediterranean.
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Holiday horror as British tourist falls two floors into fish pond at five-star Lanzarote resort
A tourist was injured at a Lanzarote holiday hotel after falling from the second floor into a knee-deep fish pond filled with Koi carp and terrapins.
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Horror in Canary Islands: British tourist killed as bus plunges into ravine
One man has died and 26 others are in hospital after a bus carrying British tourists crashed into a ravine in the Canary Islands.
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Nearly 200 children struck down in “apocalyptic” outbreak at Plagne 1800 ski resort
Nearly 200 children, including pupils from a British private school, have fallen ill in a major sickness outbreak at a French ski resort.
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From paradise to killing ground as Bali hit by wave of British drug traffickers and cartel bloodshed
It’s the ultimate party island – a tropical paradise where glamorous influencers pour into hundreds of beach bars and underground techno clubs looking for a good time.
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Deadly bug fears as seventh Brit dies after Cape Verde trip
A seventh British tourist has unfortunately passed away after visiting the Riu Funana resort in Sal - his wife states that her husband endured symptoms for 12 weeks before experiencing multi-organ failure and dying.
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British man detained in Dubai over video of Iranian missile strike
A British man has been charged under cyber-crime laws in Dubai after he allegedly filmed Iranian missiles over the city.
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Elderly British couple drown on Australian beach
Two British tourists have tragically died after drowning off the coast of New South Wales.
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Two British tourists knocked out by bodybuilder during street fight in Pattaya
This is the shocking moment two British tourists are knocked out by a bodybuilder during a chaotic street brawl in Thailand’s ’Sin City’.
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British tourists arrested in Benidorm for staging fake kidnapping to extort £725
Police at a popular tourist resort have arrested two British tourists accused of staging a bizarre fake kidnapping in a bid to hustle some extra holiday cash.
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UK citizen Louis Johe Jarvie stabbed multiple times in bar fight, collapses bleeding heavily on Thailand’s Phuket island
Louis Johe Jarvie suffered multiple wounds after he got into a fight while drinking at a bar in Maya Beach, in Cherng Talay.
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Approximately 8,000 British citizens stranded in Jamaica following the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa
British tourists have been advised to remain indoors after Storm Melissa completely submerged towns in Jamaica.
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Spanish police probe discovery of body feared to be missing UK holidaymaker
A body feared to belong to a missing British tourist who vanished from his Spanish hotel has been discovered.
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In Thailand, four Britons allegedly tried to rob man by running him off his moped
Four British tourists have been arrested following allegations that they robbed an American lawyer at gunpoint for his luxury watch.
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Two British tourists seriously injured in Ibiza hit-and-run crash
Two British holidaymakers have been rushed to intensive care after being run over in Ibiza.
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British man in Rio poisoned with cocktail and robbed of £16,000
Investigators are searching for three women after the group allegedly conspired to drug a British tourist to steal tens of thousands of pounds from him during his holiday.
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Brutal murder of Briton in Portugal: tourist beaten to death at night in central Lagos
A British man has died after reportedly being kicked and punched in the head at a popular tourist town in Portugal - emergency services rushed to the scene at around 3am on Saturday morning
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33-year-old British woman found dead at Ibiza Rocks hotel
A 33-year-old British tourist has been found dead at the adults-only Ibiza Rocks Hotel in San Antonio, Ibiza, last night, as police investigate her mysterious death
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Two Britons among four dead in Monte Faito cable car crash near Naples
Two British people are reported to be among four killed after a cable car crashed near Naples in Italy.