16 m. ago Hundreds of flights cancelled as 140mph winds hit New Zealand

Schools were closed and power blackouts covered large parts of the country

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4 h. ago Flights delayed and cancelled at major UK airport as storm hits

Flights delayed and cancelled at major UK airport as storm hits  NationalWorld

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7 h. ago Storm Benjamin batters Britain: Heavy rain and 75mph winds bring misery for commuters as weather warnings and flood alerts covering millions of people come into force

The Met Office has issued four yellow weather warnings for up to two inches of rain and 75mph gusts from the storm - with flooding, power cuts and travel disruption all set to impact the UK today.

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8 h. ago Flights cancelled as powerful storm prompts rare red warning in New Zealand

Storm rips roofs from houses and leaves nearly 90,000 homes without power

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15 h. ago Britain braces for Storm Benjamin: Up to two inches of rain will fall within HOURS as map reveals where 75mph winds could hit today

Swathes of the UK are bracing for travel disruption, flooding, power cuts and damage to buildings ahead of the arrival of Storm Benjamin on Thursday.

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28 h. ago Thousands of passengers see flights cancelled after 'seats incorrectly cleaned'

Between October 13 and 21, around 10,000 passengers are thought to have been affected, with travellers warned to expect delays, changes and flight cancellations.

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33 h. ago Storm Bram warning as UK braced for 70mph winds with major 'stay indoors' alert

Powerful gusts of up to 70mph could batter Britain during 'Storm Bram', a weather forecaster has told the Mirror, with risks of 'structural wind damage and flooding' in the worst-hit areas

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43 h. ago British Airways Cancels Flight After Boeing 787 Hit by Vehicle at London Heathrow

British Airways Cancels Flight After Boeing 787 Hit by Vehicle at London Heathrow  Aviation A2Z

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2 d. ago Finnair forced to cancel flights because of how its seats are cleaned

The airline’s A321 aircraft will be out of service due to the impact of water washing on seat covers

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6 d. ago 10,000 passengers hit by last minute flight cancellations due to very unusual reason

ONE popular airline was forced to stop flights this week after a 'freak' maintenance issue. Thousands of passengers have had their flights cancelled or delayed due to an unusual safety problem. According to Finnair, the issue that caused the cancellation was aircraft seat covers being cleaned incorrectly. A statement from the airline revealed that the...

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6 d. ago Strange seat issue leads European airline to cancel flights with 10,000 impacted

Finnair has had to cancel a number of flights this week after safety concerns were raised about how its seat covers were cleaned, a spokesperson for the airport has said

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6 d. ago 'Freak' maintenance issue sees major airline cancel up to 10,000 passengers' flights

Finnair, which carries 11million travellers a year, has been forced to cancel dozens of journeys this week.

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7 d. ago Holidaymakers issued urgent warning after woman gets her booking CANCELLED by a stranger on the internet

A holidaymaker who booked a trip of a lifetime to Australia has issued a warning after her flight was cancelled by a stranger.

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8 d. ago Horror moment huge waves wipe out tourists as Brits run to avoid being sucked in

A giant wave submerged the shocked tourists on the Tenerife beach as authorities in the Canary Islands again warn of the danger of ignoring the red flag warnings

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9 d. ago Red Cross teams search Gaza ruins for the remains of Israeli hostages after Hamas were warned they had until tonight to return the remaining bodies

The International Committee of the charity said it may take considerable time to hand over the remains of hostages and detainees killed in the Israel-Hamas war

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9 d. ago Scots holidaymakers warned of travel chaos amid cancelled flights with thousands affected

All departing flights at a major airport have been cancelled, while around half of all arrivals have been scrapped.

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9 d. ago European airports forced to cancel all flights as thousands of passengers hit

As many as 48,000 airline passengers are set to be affected by a nationwide strike on Tuesday

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9 d. ago Travel chaos as airports cancel flights and more than 100 million face brunt of Nor’easter drenching the East Coast

More than 40,000 customers across five states reported power outages

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9 d. ago Now ANOTHER Spain hols hotspot deluged by floods as ‘red warning’ & ‘extreme danger’ alerts issued

ANOTHER Brit holiday hotspot has been issued a red alert as Storm Alice continues to thrash the Mediterranean country with wild weather. Shocking footage has emerged from Valencia, as the region becomes the latest victim of the major weather front. Footage shows cars floating through the flash flooding caused by torrential rain turning roads into rivers of...

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1 week ago Spain floods trap people in cars as Storm Alice sparks travel chaos

Emergency services rescue drivers from submerged vehicles as flights are cancelled at Ibiza airport

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