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EXPATS DIARY
2009
Apr 23 St George's Day
Jun 21 Fathers Day (UK)
Jul 30 1966 World Cup. England 4-2 Germany
Aug 15 VJ Day
Aug 21-Sep19 Ramadan
Sep 19-Oct 04 München Oktoberfest
Oct 21 1805 Battle of Trafalgar
Oct 26 Clocks back to GMT
Nov 11 Remembrance Day
Nov ?? Loy Krathong Thailand
Nov 30 St Andrew's Day
2010
Jan 25 Burns Night
Feb 14 Chinese New Year (Tiger)
Feb 13-16 Rio Carnival
Feb 16 Mardi Gras
Mar 01 St David's Day
Mar 14 Mothers Day (UK)
Mar 17 St Patrick's Day
Mar 28 Clocks forward to BST
Apr 18-19 Songkran, Thailand New year
World Events Guide
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Bank Holiday Dates
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EXPAT NEWS FROM 
01 Jul Cost of texting abroad comes down The cost of sending text messages from your mobile phone when you are overseas in the European Union has come down.
29 Jun T5 check-in reopens after glitch Check-in desks at Heathrow Terminal 5 have reopened following problems with luggage conveyor belts that caused major disruption.
24 Jun Hard times in Spain send expats home The sunshine lifestyle has long tempted many Britons to uproot and make a new start on the costas of Spain. But now as the Spanish economy suffers and the opportunities there dry up, many of the expats are coming home.
22 Jun Embassy staff families leave Iran The families of British embassy staff in Iran are being withdrawn because of political unrest there, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has said.
13 Jun Lost in translation across the Channel France might be just across the English Channel from Britain, but Emma Jane Kirby says both nations are still prone to the pitfalls of linguistic misunderstandings.
12 Jun Nigeria rebels free UK oil worker A British oil worker taken hostage nine months ago in the southern Nigerian swamps has been released.
11 Jun Luanda 'priciest city for expats' Luanda is the most expensive city in the world for foreign workers, according to a survey.
02 Jun Wanted Briton arrested in Spain A British man wanted by police for an attempted murder carried out a decade ago, has been arrested in Spain.
02 Jun Adulterous couple jailed in Dubai A mother-of-two from Merseyside who admitted committing adultery in the United Arab Emirates has been sentenced to two months in jail.
30 May Are British expats in Korea anxious? North Korea's decision to stage a nuclear test in direct contravention of an international ban has been widely condemned and led to fears of conflict in south-east Asia. But are Britons living in the region fearful?
29 May Britons to return from Zimbabwe More than 60 British passport holders, reduced to poverty in Zimbabwe, are to be repatriated to Britain over the next few weeks.
21 May Dubai's unemployed head for the beach Bad Times Boot Camp gets unemployed people out of bed
19 May MEPs back Spanish property victims The European Parliament has called on Spain to reform planning laws that have allowed developers to acquire private land below market rates and forced homeowners from their properties, with some even having their homes demolished.
13 May Expats give up on Provence dream France's traditionally sedate property market is suffering some turbulence as concentrations of expats in some areas have exported not only cash but also a very British boom and bust.
08 May Expat banned for 169mph speeding A Scottish expatriate living on the Costa del Sol has been fined more than £3,000 for driving at the highest speed ever recorded in Granada province.
28 Apr UK tourists 'should avoid Mexico' The Foreign Office is advising against all but essential travel Mexico, where more than 150 people have died from swine flu.
28 Apr Greek Cypriots 'can reclaim land' The EU's top court has backed the right of a Greek Cypriot to reclaim land in Turkish-controlled northern Cyprus that has since been sold to a UK couple.
24 Apr Expat benefits cheats soak up sun The government says benefit fraud by people living abroad costs UK taxpayers £63m a year - and is extending a hotline scheme to report them.
22 Apr EU forces big mobile price cuts Euro MPs have voted overwhelmingly to cut the cost of texting and using the internet on mobiles abroad.
19 Apr Nigerian group frees UK hostage A British man held hostage in Nigeria for more than six months has been freed, a military official said.
15 Apr Croatia cursed by crime and corruption Britain's Foreign Office is warning visitors to Croatia this summer to beware of a threat from organised crime.
13 Apr Hammer murderer gets 39-year term A Spanish man who murdered a Welsh couple with a hammer on the island of Fuerteventura has been jailed for 39 years by a court in the Canary Islands.
12 Apr Britons warned off Bangkok travel The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has warned Britons against travelling to Bangkok after violence and rioting erupted in the Thai capital.
12 Apr Briton jailed for life in Kuwait A British civilian defence contractor has been jailed for life in Kuwait after he was convicted of smuggling cannabis from Iraq, his lawyer said.
31 Mar Passengers 'rate Heathrow worst' Passengers have rated Heathrow's Terminal 1 as the worst place to travel from in a survey carried out by Which? Holiday magazine.
27 Mar Mother's anger at Foreign Office A woman who lost two of her children in a suspected arson attack in Pakistan has criticised the UK Foreign Office for not doing enough to help her.
26 Mar EU warns Spain over development The European Parliament has voted in favour of a report criticising Spanish property laws.
25 Mar Boat Briton murdered off Thailand A British man was murdered and his body thrown overboard by three men who then forced his wife to steer the boat to shore, police in Thailand said.
17 Mar Airlines 'lose one million bags' Airlines around the world 'mishandled' 42 million bags in 2007 and irretrievably lost more than a million of them, a pressure group has said.
12 Mar Armed Britons arrested in Spain Two Britons have been arrested after apparently trying to fire a gun at police who confronted them for urinating in a Spanish street.
12 Mar How did the Briton cross the road? Montage of Parisian traffic signs by Crystian Cruz
11 Mar EU 'terror' racquets court ruling European judges rule as illegal a secret list of items EU authorities had banned from being taken on to aircraft.
06 Mar UK homeowners in Spanish victory A court decision in Spain has opened the way for thousands of UK citizens to reclaim some of the tax they paid when they sold their homes there.
06 Mar Passengers conned by BA employee An airport employee who spent more than £16,000 using customers' credit card details has been jailed for 32 months.
01 Mar Weak Sterling income sends ex-pats packing
23 Feb Ex-pat killed in violent robbery Three men have been charged with murder after a British ex-pat, formerly from Leicester, was found dead at his home in South Africa.
12 Feb BA pays out for cancelled flights Passengers who had flights cancelled by British Airways have received payouts from the airline following a new ruling from the European Court of Justice.
11 Feb Expats seek home help in hard times Emigrating to Spain might help you escape the snow, wind and rain, but not the recession.
23 Jan British man murdered in Thailand A British man killed in Thailand has been named as David Crisp.
12 Jan Nigeria hostage pictures released Two Britons who have been held hostage in Nigeria for four months are "alive and well", according to their captors.
02 Jan 'Angel' saved Briton in Thai fire A British survivor of the New Year's Eve nightclub fire in Bangkok says an "angel" dragged him to safety after he was overcome with smoke.
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