32 h. ago Alarm you need to set to avoid 'sneaky' airline fees when travelling

Travel experts say the 29million people planning a foreign holiday this year need to avoid eight costly mistakes

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6 d. ago Trump has managed to spin Signalgate as a media lapse, not a major security breach | Andrew Roth

The US administration believes it can divide public attention until there is a new scandal. It may be a winning strategyWhen it comes to Trump-era scandals, the shameless responses to “Signalgate”, in which top administration officials discussing details of an impending strike in Yemen in a group chat without noticing the presence of a prominent journalist, should set alarm bells ringing for its brazenness and incompetence.In a particularly jaw-dropping exchange, Tulsi Gabbard, the United States’ director of national intelligence, was forced to backtrack during a house hearing after she had said that there had been no specific information in the Signal chat about an impending military strike. Then, the Atlantic’s Jeffrey Goldberg published the chat in full, contradicting Gabbard’s remarks that no classified data or weapons systems had been mentioned in the chat. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Irish restaurant gets its own back on Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary by adding sneaky extra charges to his bill for 'extra legroom'

Luvida Restaurant in Navan, Ireland, welcomed multi-millionaire Michael O'Leary, 64, for a meal on Saturday.

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1 week ago US volcano 'set to erupt within weeks' as scientists sound alarm

Mount Spurr, a massive volcano in Alaska, has been emitting higher levels of gas since March 7, and scientists say it could erupt in weeks or months

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2 w. ago I will never fly Ryanair again after they charged me £60 due to a ridiculous hidden rule

Kay, a 32-year-old from London , says she was 'made to feel targeted' by the airline. The passenger was flying from Dublin to London Stansted when the incident occurred.

Economics

3 w. ago Southwest Airlines breaks with another tradition and checked bags will cost you now

Southwest Airlines says it’s going to begin charging certain customers a fee to check bags, as the budget airline continues to look for ways to increase its revenue

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last month Ryanair gives update on paperless boarding passes as it delays roll out

The airline expects to ‘eliminate almost all airport check-in fees’ following the move

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last month Who owns Britain? In large part, other countries – and that should set alarm bells ringing | Dhananjayan Sriskandarajah

This mass selling off of assets to foreign investors will lead to economic disaster. Labour needs to reset the UK’s courseIn 1994, I joined a march protesting against how the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund – backed by the US – were forcing governments in the global south to follow what was called the “Washington consensus”.We argued that privatising state assets, deregulating markets, and liberalising financial services to attract external investment was leaving countries more unstable, more unequal and more dependent on foreign actors. Decades on, I am horrified that an approach that wreaked havoc in the global south is still being pursued in the UK.Dhananjayan Sriskandarajah is the chief executive of the New Economics Foundation and author of Power to the People. He is a former chief executive of Oxfam GB and secretary general of Civicus, a global alliance of civil society organisations Continue reading...

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