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• Know before you go: Join us at the Adventure Travel Show

  The Know Before You Go Team will be at the Adventure Travel Show at Olympia, London on 28-29 January giving advice for those planning their first or next adventure.
  
  

• Floods in Fiji

  A severe flood warning remains in place for low lying areas of Western Viti Levu island.
  
  

• Nigeria explosions - travel advice update

  Following multiple explosions in the northern city of Kano on 20 January we have updated our travel advice for British Nationals.
  
  

• Foreign Secretary comments on British Nationals on the Costa Concordia

  The Costa Concordia Italian Cruise Liner ran aground on Friday 13 January off the coast of Giglio island. Foreign Secretary William Hague spoke about the incident on the Murnaghan programme this morning.
  
  

• Costa Concordia cruise ship update

  Foreign Secretary William Hague announced on 15 January that, on the basis of all the information available to us, all British Nationals involved are now accounted for and safe.
  
  

• Kenya travel advice update

  We advise against all but essential travel within 60km of the Somali border inland from the coastal strip, and to Garissa, due to continuing instability.
  
  

• Holiday travel advice

  A few simple preparations before and during your stay can help to make your Christmas holiday safe and trouble free.
  
  

• Consular work in 2011: Nick's story

  As Deputy Head of Mission in Tripoli at the start of the uprising, Nick Latta played a crucial role in the evacuation of British nationals in Libya.
  
  

• Holiday travel: Strikes

  Strikes in some European countries could affect travel during the holidays. Check our advice before you set off.
  
  

• Be safe on the slopes this winter

  Many Brits are planning a winter sports holiday over the coming months. New research shows that one in five travellers are not taking out insurance, and the costs of an accident on the slopes can be huge.