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'€500 down the drain': Brit in France has to cancel trip over UK dual national rules

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 09:38:38 +0200

The UK's new rules on compulsory British passports for dual nationals - including children born to Brits abroad - continue to cause confusion and stress. One dad told The Local how he has been forced to cancel a trip to the UK to see relatives.

Can dual national Brits travel to UK without valid British passport after all?

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 12:07:00 +0100

Upcoming rule changes to the UK's new ETA border system have angered dual national Brits, but updated travel guidance from the government and a major airline suggests those without valid British passports may be allowed entry - as long as they have an expired UK passport.

How UK-France dual nationals can renounce British citizenship

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 16:34:18 +0100

If you wish to give up British citizenship - here's how to do it, how much it costs and how, in some cases, you can get it back.

France finds tonnes of Eta weapons after disarmament vow; Spain promises 'no favours' to group

Sun, 09 Apr 2017 16:51:53 +0200

French authorities on Saturday uncovered tonnes of weapons and explosives at arms dumps identified by Eta, following the Basque separatist group's vow to disarm after its long and often bloody drive for independence.

Spain demands that Eta apologise and disband

Sat, 08 Apr 2017 18:47:24 +0200

Spain on Saturday demanded that Basque separatist group Eta apologise for decades of violence and then disband "definitively" after it provided France with a list of arms caches to finalise a promise to disarm.

Basque group ETA gives France list of arms caches: panel

Sat, 08 Apr 2017 13:21:38 +0200

The Basque separatist group ETA has provided France with a list of arms caches under its promise to completely disarm by Saturday, an independent verification panel said.

France tells Eta disarmament must be 'unconditional'

Sun, 19 Mar 2017 07:51:10 +0100

The Basque separatist group Eta's pledge to fully lay down its arms after decades of violence will not "be subject to any negotiations", French Interior Minister Bruno Le Roux said on Saturday.

Rights groups slam Franco-Spanish ETA raid

Sat, 17 Dec 2016 15:25:15 +0100

Five people were arrested and arms seized in a police raid which France and Spain claimed dealt a "blow" to Spanish Basque separatists ETA, but which rights groups slammed Saturday as a "political" operation.

Basque terror group leader seized in French town

Sat, 05 Nov 2016 15:11:01 +0100

The most senior ETA leader still at large was arrested Saturday in southwest France, Spanish authorities said, dealing another major blow to the embattled Basque separatist group.

Suspected ETA members charged in France

Sun, 12 Jul 2015 15:57:25 +0200

Two alleged members of the Basque separatist group ETA, including a man suspected of killing a policeman in 2010, have been charged and remanded in custody in France, a judicial source said on Sunday.

Basque exiles set for Spain return

Sun, 23 Mar 2014 08:07:00 +0100

Around 100 fugitives from ETA said Saturday they will return to the Spanish Basque country from southwestern France as the considerably weakened separatist group moves towards a historic disarmament.

France indicts six ETA suspects

Sun, 12 May 2013 09:39:00 +0200

French anti-terrorism judges on Saturday indicted six suspected ETA members described as the logistical core of the Basque separatist group, a judicial source said.

Six 'ETA separatists' arrested in France

Tue, 07 May 2013 12:00:00 +0200

Despite Basque separist group ETA officially having ended its armed campaign French authorities continue to hunt down its members. On Tuesday six suspected members of the organisation were arrested in raids across France.

Suspected ETA chief dies in Paris hospital

Sun, 31 Mar 2013 09:20:00 +0200

The suspected leader of the Basque separatist group ETA, who has been in French jails since his arrest in 2008, has died in a Paris hospital aged 54, a police source said Saturday.

Ex ETA terror boss talks of 'regrets' for victims

Mon, 18 Feb 2013 15:35:00 +0100

The former military chief of the Basque separatist group ETA on Monday expressed "regret" for the victims of the banned group's violent campaign for a homeland straddling France and Spain.

ETA fugitive to be sent back to Spain

Thu, 13 Dec 2012 18:06:23 +0100

A French appeals court Thursday approved the extradition to Spain of fugitive ETA member Jose Manuel Azcarate Ramos to serve the rest of his jail sentence.

Police forget terrorists' guns in hotel

Wed, 31 Oct 2012 13:20:00 +0100

Police left bags of evidence, including guns and forged identity papers, in a hotel after arresting suspected ETA terrorists who were staying there.

French police swoop on top ETA leader

Mon, 29 Oct 2012 11:43:00 +0100

French police have arrested a top leader of the Basque separatist group ETA in eastern France, the Spanish interior ministry said in a statement on Sunday.

French police arrest ETA terror suspect

Mon, 06 Aug 2012 19:14:27 +0200

Police arrested a suspected member of the armed group ETA in the southwestern French city of Hendaye, near to the Spanish border on Monday, Spain's interior ministry said.

Terrorists urge France to negotiate

Fri, 09 Mar 2012 10:05:00 +0100

The Basque separatist group ETA urged France to open direct talks on a definitive end to its conflict with the French and Spanish states, in a statement released to AFP on Friday.