From April 2025, the UK will require European travelers to obtain an ETA travel authorization, while the EU plans to launch its own visa-waiver system, ETIAS, in the final quarter of 2026, with a grace period until at least April 2027 for non-EU arrivals. ETIAS will cost €7, last for three years, and apply to tourists and short-term visitors to the Schengen area, with an information campaign set to precede its launch.
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Old Etonian jailed for 24 years after trying to throw estranged partner down a well following row on car journey
Douglas Clifton Brown, an Old Etonian with a prestigious family lineage, was sentenced to 24 years in prison for attempting to murder his former partner, Camilla Welby, by throwing her down a well on his family's estate in Norfolk. Following a heated argument in August 2023, Clifton Brown violently attacked Welby, threatening to kill her before dragging her towards the well. Despite his threats, Welby managed to escape after fighting back and was later hospitalized...
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