11.   A Dubai court on Sunday acquitted a British flight attendant on drug charges and convicted two other British nationals in the same case.

12.   A Foreign Office spokeswoman said the three, being held in Shebergan, identified themselves as British nationals to the Red Cross.

13.   A Foreign Office spokeswoman said the three, who are being held in Shebergan, had identified themselves as British nationals to the Red Cross.

14.   A Foreign Office spokeswoman said the three, who are being held in Shibergan prison in northern Afghanistan, had identified themselves as British nationals to the Red Cross.

15.   A Home Office statement said Britain assisted other countries in the prosecution of British nationals who have committed offences within their territories.

16.   A Foreign Office spokesman refused to elaborate on the threat, but said it was directed specifically at British diplomatic missions rather than British nationals.

17.   At bus stops outside his plush high-rise, placards warned British nationals that their residency privileges would soon be curtailed.

18.   At least three of the prisoners there are British nationals, according to the British Foreign Office.

19.   At least three of the prisoners at the base in Cuba are British nationals, according to a British Foreign Office official who spoke on condition of anonymity.

20.   At that time, Straw also told British nationals to avoid all travel to Pakistan.