The Government has hit Nauru in the South Pacific with new visa rules after saying its citizenship laws pose a 'significant risk' to Britain's borders

The UK has slapped a tiny Pacific island with new travel rules - warning its laws pose a "significant risk" to Britain's borders.

Restrictions on travel from Nauru - formerly known as Pleasant Island - follow the nation's introduction of a "high risk" citizenship programme. People can gain citizenship to the 8.1 square mile country - the third smallest nation in the world - by investing nearly £78,000 in its Treasury.

This entitles them to visa-free travel to 89 countries, including the UK. It once boasted one of the wealthiest populations in the world due to phosphate, but its economy crashed after prices fell. READ MORE : Labour mi

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