11 h. ago British tourists warned over unknown airport phone rule that could see you 'denied boarding'

Travel experts are warning Brits about an airport security rule that could see you denied boarding if you don't follow it.

Events

35 h. ago TUI tourist denied boarding Thailand flight due to 'stamp smudge' on passport

Josh Reekie was due to fly to Phuket, Thailand, with wife Eden for their honeymoon but the electrician encountered an issue at Manchester Airport around his passport

Politics

5 d. ago Rachel Reeves's stealth tax will cost working families more than £1,000 as Chancellor plots 'smorgasbord' of smaller increases

The Chancellor's plan to freeze income tax thresholds for a further two years will cost higher-earning couples as much as £1,300 in tax and National Insurance, analysis has found.

Economics

6 d. ago DWP cash boost worth £4,300 every year but 910,000 families are missing out

The Government recently launched a new drive with Age UK to encourage more people to check their Pension Credit eligibility

Economics

7 d. ago I paid £63 for extra legroom but when I got on the plane someone was sat in my seat – now Etihad won’t refund me

Q: My partner and I booked a holiday to Thailand in March of this year. We were set to fly from Heathrow to Abu Dhabi then onwards to Phuket. We had a wonderful holiday and on our return trip on March 29, we decided to upgrade to extra legroom seats for our flight from Abu...

Economics

1 week ago Almost 300,000 families 'experiencing the worst forms of homelessness', major report shows

Housing charity Crisis says this includes people being forced to sleep on the streets and in unsuitable temporary accommodation such as nightly-paid B&Bs and hostels

Society

2 w. ago London families wait 18 years for council home as Government tells Sadiq Khan: 'Build, baby, build!'

Labour MPs spell out full extent of London housing crisis as 330,000 families seek permanent home

Politics

2 w. ago Jamaica tallies losses from Hurricane Melissa as more than 2 dozen communities remain cut off

Officials in Jamaica say that Hurricane Melissa ripped the roofs off 120,000 structures when it struck last week, affecting some 90,000 families in the island’s western region

Politics

2 w. ago Families will pay nearly £600,000 in income tax over their lifetimes, new figures reveal

FAMILIES will pay nearly £600,000 in income tax over their lifetimes, new figures reveal.  They will cough up £571,740 — part of a £1.28million lifetime tax bill once VAT, national insurance and other levies are included.  TaxPayers’ Alliance chief executive, John O’Connell, claimed most households were now “tax millionaires” after unveiling his group’s research findings....

Economics

3 w. ago Families invaded by rats after 25,000 tonne mountain of stinking rubbish is dumped by 'Liverpool gang' outside their homes as council say it will cost £4.5MILLION to clear up

The 30ft mountain of 25,000 tonnes of waste in Wigan, Gtr Manchester, is made of of soiled nappies as well as chemicals and plastic.

Economics

3 w. ago Family's £3,000 Thailand holiday 'ruined' after boy, 13, denied boarding over 'sticker'

Meghan Law, 33, was left fuming after check-in staff at Edinburgh Airport told her there was a 'luggage sticker mark' on her son Alix Dawson's passport, which they said constituted 'damage'

Economics

3 w. ago Scots boy denied boarding Qatar Airways holiday flight with family over mark on passport

The family were turned away at Edinburgh Airport - but later were allowed on a Qatar Airways flight in Glasgow.

Society

3 w. ago Virgin Atlantic to launch first ever flight to popular Thailand holiday island

VIRGIN will soon be flying to a Thai destination for the first time ever. From October 18, 2026, Virgin Atlantic will launch flights to Phuket in Thailand three times a week. The flight will be the only direct service between London Heathrow and Thailand's largest island. The flights will operate seasonally in the winter, on...

Politics

3 w. ago What medical conditions can airlines reasonably ask a passenger about?

Plane Talk: As a former BBC editor is denied boarding due to his lack of medical note, the health requirements for flying appear to be under scrutiny

Politics

3 w. ago HMRC froze 23,000 families’ child benefit over incomplete travel data

One mother saw her child benefit stop after a trip lasting less than 24 hours

Society

3 w. ago HMRC apologises after wrongly stopping 35,000 families’ child benefit

One mother saw her child benefit stop after a trip lasting less than 24 hours

Society

3 w. ago HMRC cuts child benefit for 35,000 families based on incomplete travel data

UK tax agency apologises after flagging people as having emigrated, often when they return via different routesParents who went from Liverpool to Amsterdam with their autistic children are among thousands who have had their child benefit wrongly stopped as part of a crackdown on benefit fraud, it has emerged.The error by HM Revenue and Customs emerged 48 hours after the Guardian and the Detail reported on hundreds of families in Northern Ireland who had child benefit stopped after they returned home from holiday via Dublin airport, leaving HMRC with the impression they had taken a one-way ticket out of the country and were fraudulently collecting child benefit. Continue reading...

Society

3 w. ago 250,000 families to receive confirmation of £150 discount on energy bills

Letters will be dropping on doormats across England and Wales from Tuesday

Economics

3 w. ago Over 250,000 families urged to check for letters about £150 bills help landing this week – see if you need to act

MORE than 250,000 families are set to receive letters this week confirming their £150 discount on energy bills this winter. The Warm Home Discount letters are being sent to households across England and Wales from Tuesday, with all those entitled set to receive one before January. The Warm Home Discount Scheme is a one-off £150...

Economics

4 w. ago Michelle Mone 'should be stripped of OBE', Covid bereaved families say

A group representing 7,000 Covid bereaved families said it was a 'disgrace' the Scottish lingerie tycoon Michelle Mone still held the gong and called on government to act

Politics