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South Africa adds R500 processing fee to ETA system; here’s what travellers will pay

South Africa has introduced a R500 processing fee for applications made through its Electronic Travel Authorisation system. While the digital service is no longer free, the government says travellers who previously relied on outsourced visa centres could see their overall visa costs fall significantly.

The Economic Times

Why have two US commentators been banned from entering the UK?

Cenk Uygur and Hasan Piker were supposed to address events at SXSW London before their ETAs were cancelled

The Guardian - UK

Khloe Kardashian condemned by PETA for declawing her cats

Reality TV star Khloe Kardashian has been condemned by PETA for having her two cats declawed with the organisation declaring the procedure leaves animals with "lifelong misery and pain".

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Anti-Islam influencer Valentina Gomez blocked from entering UK for far-right rally

Exclusive: Home secretary understood to have withdrawn authorisation for speaker at Unite the Kingdom rally in May

The Guardian - UK

The electrician shortage is a threat to Big Tech’s ‘life or death’ race to build data centers—and an opportunity for Gen Z

By going all in on AI, tech companies like Meta and Microsoft are shaking up white-collar career paths—and creating a huge demand for new electricians.

Fortune

Thousands rally in Madrid to demand snap election over corruption allegations

Pressure grows on Pedro Sánchez amid series of claims involving his family, party and administration

The Guardian - UK

‘Life was better under Franco’: The young Spaniards rewriting the dictator’s legacy

IN FOCUS: Concerns over housing, jobs and immigration are sparking an interest in the right among young Spaniards – and a belief, 50 years on, that life under the repressive dictator was not all bad, writes Graham Keeley

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The Conspiracy Theorists Who Claim Kamala Harris Really Won in 2024

Echoes of Trump's 2020 delusions are reborn in blue.

Reason

US sports lobby Home Office for travel exemption after golf caddie refused UK entry

A criminal conviction meant Eric Larson was barred from working for Harris English at the Open, alerting NFL teams who play in the UK to the situation

The Guardian - UK

Israel strikes Iran: Is the world close to a nuclear radiation incident?

Israel’s attacks on Iran’s atomic facilities have increased risks of nuclear and chemical contamination, experts say.

Al Jazeera

UK ETA travel permit: British dual nationals flag issues with application system

Confusion has arisen for UK citizens who don’t have a British passport because theirs is expired, lost, or they were never issued with one.

Euronews

Google Maps is giving your ETA screen a glow-up on Android

Google Maps spices up your route planning with a directions overview redesign.

Android Central

Visitors to the UK need a €19 visa waiver, but hundreds have already fallen foul of ETA scams

To obtain the £16 (€19) visa waiver, travellers need to complete an online process via official UK government channels.

Euronews

Swatch became the elite Swiss watch industry’s crusader by making colorful timepieces with plastic. Now it'll have to prove itself once again

Swatch Group catapulted to fame with its motley of colorful plastic watches, credited with saving the entire Swiss watch industry. It’s since seen success and failure—and is now on the precipice of yet another defining crisis.

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The Guardian - AU

Australian travellers now have to pay to enter the UK – here’s what you need to know

The electronic travel authorisation (ETA), which came into effect on 8 January, is a relatively simple process – but you’ll need to plan ahead

The Independent UK

NI tourism risks return to pre-peace deal patterns due to ETA, warns minister

Conor Murphy has urged the UK government to offer an exemption to international visitors travelling across the Irish border into Northern Ireland.

The Independent UK

NI tourism sector braced for hit as full rollout of visa waiver scheme looms

The industry is concerned that international tour operators will omit the region from all-island itineraries if they have to apply for the new ETAs.

The Guardian - UK

Former Eta members jailed for trying to kill journalist couple with flowerpot bomb

Four men given almost 75 years each for attempted murder of Aurora Intxausti, Juan Palomo and infant son in 2000

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Jeff Parker & ETA IVtet The Way Out of Easy review – a captivating, unhurried ebb and flow

Recorded in a single evening, the American guitarist and his LA bandmates revel in trading ideas and moods over four extended pieces

Bangkok Post

Suspension of TM6 form for travellers extended

Use of TM6 immigration forms will remain suspended until April 30 next year while the new electronic travel authorisation (ETA) system -- which could include a tourism fee -- is being developed, officials say.

Evening Standard

Everyone visiting UK will need permission and face charge from 2025 as travel visa scheme expands

Rules requiring people visiting the UK without a visa to pay £10 will be expanded to include travellers from most countries from November

Evening Standard

Cut red tape for Heathrow Airport transit passengers, Lords committee urges border minister

Some international passengers have to apply for an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) when changing planes at Heathrow

The Guardian - UK

Basque separatists make historic gains but fail to win election outright

Predicted surge fails to materialise, leaving alliance of ruling PNV and socialists most likely outcome

International Business Times

Left-wing Separatist Bildu Eyes Historic Win In Basque Vote

Spain's northern Basque Country votes Sunday in a regional election that polls suggest will be won by the left-wing separatist Bildu, seen as the heir of the political wing of the defunct armed separatist group ETA. The outcome could leave Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's ruling Socialist Worker's party in the…

The Guardian - UK

Basque election: leftwing coalition partly descended from Eta leads in polls

Surveys suggest EH Bildu’s focus on health, housing and employment is attracting younger voters

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