Thousands of UK holidaymakers are to be flown home from The Gambia after the UK Foreign Office advised against "all but essential travel" to the west African country.
Several major travel agents, including Thomas Cook, are laying on additional flights for tourists currently in the country. According to The Independent, "it is likely that around 5,000 British people are on holiday there right now".
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Barrow is in neighbouring Senegal due to fears for his safety, causing him to miss the funeral of his eight-year-old son this week, who died after being mauled by a dog.
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