Survey highlights risks of foreign holidays

Holidays abroad are becoming increasingly risky, with 15% of British holidaymakers falling ill, says a new survey from the Consumers' Association. The survey, of 16000 people who had travelled abroad during the previous 18 months, also found that the proportion of those injured on holiday had doubled in the past four years to 5%.

The relative risks posed by individual countries varied widely, according to the survey. Visitors …