British expats trapped in the sun

A new warning from the British Foreign Office makes grim reading for expats planning to retire to sunnier climes.

'It is astonishing how many retirees make no plans or provisions for their future health and wellbeing when they retire abroad,' said Steve Jewitt-Fleet of the Foreign Office. 'The majority of British nationals do not register with local authorities and often the FCO only hears about these people when they get into serious difficulties.'

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