UK imposes travel permit on Europeans from Wednesday

The Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) can be bought online in the next few days for £10 (12 euros), but the price is rising swiftly from April 9 to £16. It is similar to the ESTA system in operation in the United States and will be mandatory for all European visitors to Britain from April 2, following its roll-out for US, Canadian and other visa-exempt nationals in January. "By digitising the immigration system we are paving the way for a contactless UK border," Migration Minister Seema Malhotra...