3 h. ago Holiday horrors: Airbnb and Booking.com users battle for refunds as stays go wrong

In a Consumer Champions special, Anna Tims tackles online rental disasters, from a tree collapsing on to a cottage to being trapped in a flatThe 100-year-old oak fell on the first day of the holiday. It crashed on to the terrace where James and his partner, Andrew, had been breakfasting minutes earlier, smashing the table and chairs and crushing the windscreen of their hire car.The Airbnb cottage in Provence, France, was engulfed by the branches that broke the living room window and damaged the roof. “I was sure the ceiling was going to come in,” says James. “If it had fallen minutes earlier we would have been seriously injured or killed.” Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Brits' holiday 'sex assault' horror: Girl, 17, 'is groped by Tunisian hotel security guard who also tried to kiss 13

The 17-year-old victim was staying at a hotel in Tunisia last week when she and a younger relative were targeted by the middle-aged male hotel worker as they left the ladies' toilet.

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5 d. ago Brit plunges 11,000ft when parachute fails in holiday skydiving horror – and survives

Both the primary and emergency parachutes failed to deploy, resulting in both men plummeting to the ground at approximately 45mph

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2 w. ago Teen loses leg after horror double shark attack during dream scuba diving holiday

Annabelle Carlson, 16, was bitten by two sharks almost immediately after entering the water near Half Moon Caye in Belize - and tragically lost her leg in the attack

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2 w. ago Spain removes over 50,000 illegal tourist flats from rental platforms

Platforms such as Airbnb and Booking.com have been asked to remove adverts for rule-breaking properties

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2 w. ago Brit dad paralysed after horror accident on Ibiza holiday hoping for a 'miracle'

David Hayes, 37, was left paralysed after a freak accident on a family holiday in Ibiza. The dad-of-two spent several weeks in an induced coma after snapping his spine while diving into the sea

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3 w. ago Wemyss Bay Holiday Park horror as man dies after being found injured at seaside hotspot

A 33-year-old man was found injured at the Wemyss Bay Holiday Park in Inverclyde, Scotland during the early hours of the morning, and two people were arrested after an alleged assault

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