UK Safety and Travel Advice for Switzerland
Crime
Most visits to Switzerland are trouble-free. There is a generally low rate of serious crime in Switzerland compared with other European countries. However, crime does occur and you should be aware that petty theft has become a concern, especially in the Geneva area and larger cities. Be particularly alert to pickpockets, confidence tricksters and thieves in city centres, airports, railway stations, on trains and in other public places. If travelling overnight by train, you should take precautions against being burgled while you sleep by opportunist thieves. You should not become involved with drugs of any kind.
Safety and Security – Scams
Foreign visitors and residents can be targeted by scam artists. These scams can pose great financial loss to victims. If you receive an e-mail purporting to be from HMRC (Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs) offering a tax refund on provision of your bank details you should make absolutely sure that it is not part of a scam. Read Article
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UK advice for travel to Luxembourg Safety and Security – Terrorism There is an underlying threat from terrorism. Attacks could be indiscriminate, including in places frequented by expatriates and foreign travellers. See our terrorism abroad page. Safety and Security – Crime You are advised to take the usual sensible precautions against crime. Safety and Security […]
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To some, travel to the middle east conjures up images of western women being kidnapped and sold into slavery. That sort of criminal activity is the preserve of eastern Europe and south east Asia these days. But is true that women’s rights in the middle east haven’t come as far as in many western nations. […]
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Visitors to Cairo are advised to be alert to their safety after protests broke out is several parts of the city. Thousands of anti-government demonstrators have begun a week-long sit-in in Tahrir Square, while thousands of opposing pro-government supporters have gathered at the Presidential Palace. Read article
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Telegraph.co.uk reported that the Foreign Office has warned Britons living in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Kivu provinces to leave, as anti-government rebels seize control of the area. Members of the armed group M23 took over Goma, the capital of North Kivu in the eastern part of the DLR, on Tuesday. Read Article
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Thailand coup fears as Prime Minister orders security crackdown Tens of thousands of police have been ordered out onto the streets of Bangkok tomorrow after the Thai Prime Minister warned that a planned opposition rally was in fact a demonstration aimed at overthrowing the government. Read Article
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Seventeen thousand police were on duty around the historic Royal Plaza in central Bangkok for the demonstration organised by the opposition Pitak, or Protect Siam group, which prompted fears that it was the prelude to a coup attempt………Minor clashes started in the morning and continued throughout the afternoon as some of the estimated 20,000 protesters […]
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Violence broke out across Egypt last night as protesters reacted to the power grab by Mohamed Morsi. His party’s offices were torched, while his opponents called the President a “dictator” and “pharaoh” who has now acquired more political might than the ousted leader, Hosni Mubarak. Read Article
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Forecasters predict winds of up to 100mph and 40mm of rain on Saturday and Sunday The Met Office says rain will return on Monday and snow could hit in North on Tuesday Man in his 70s killed as Mitsubishi Shogun is washed away in Chew Stoke, near Bristol Environment Agency issues 75 flood warnings and […]
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The troubled Gaza strip is now considered to be a ‘Do Not Travel’ destination by both the British and Australian governments, following a series of deadly exchanges between Israeli forces and Palestinian group Hamas. The death toll in Gaza has now reached at least 18 – while in Israel, three people were killed when a […]
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