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British tourists ignore warnings by FO

Risk-loving travellers are ignoring Foreign Office advice and continuing to journey to dangerous destinations.

In the last five years, 12 per cent of Britons who have travelled abroad have visited countries on the Foreign Office's "don't go" list, a survey for insurance company LV found.

And a further eight per cent of travellers - including 16 per cent of 18-24 year olds - are planning trips to these risky destinations in the next 12 months. Only half of the 1,990 adults polled were aware of the FO advice which warns against visiting areas in more than 30 countries.

Afghanistan, Albania, Cameroon, Georgia, Haiti and Pakistan are among the countries the Foreign Office warns against travelling to parts of.

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