3 h. ago UK plane passenger told to pay £1,100 charge to bring extra suitcase on flight

The charge for his additional luggage was almost four times the cost of the flight

Economics

8 h. ago Man turns up for £312 flight and is told to pay £1,100 for his bag

The airline said Andy would need to pay almost four times the price of his ticket if he wanted the bag on the plane

Economics

9 h. ago Airline charges man extra £1,100 to take second bag on £312 flight

Andy was told he would need to pay when he got to the airport

Economics

4 d. ago Trump to meet with Project 2025 architect on cutting ‘Democrat agencies’ amid government shutdown – live

Trump touts meeting with Russ Vought ‘of Project 2025 fame’ to determine where cuts can be made as the federal government remains shut for second dayHere’s what the shutdown means for travel, national parks and housingSince the US government shut down at midnight on Wednesday, tens of thousands of federal workers have been furloughed (told not to work), while others must work without pay until Congress passes a budget. The shutdown will have a wide range of effects on government services and programs as well as the US economy, from national parks to travel and housing.My colleague Marina Dunbar explains what it means for everyday people:This isn’t the way to have a discussion, shutting down the government and lowering the GDP. We could see a hit to the GDP, a hit to growth and a hit to working America. Continue reading...

Politics

5 d. ago Underpaid hospital workers 'betrayed' as health board pulls out of pay deal 'without explanation'

'Many staff had been relying on that pay for Christmas', one anonymous staff member told WalesOnline

Economics

1 week ago ‘Pay no attention’: global health agencies dismiss false Trump claim on everyday painkillers

Medical experts and regulators say US president should not be questioning established scienceGlobal health agencies and regulators have dismissed unscientific advice from Donald Trump that made an unproven link between autism and the use of everyday painkillers and vaccines.In a sign of how worried foreign governments are about the US president’s comments, the health secretary of the UK, which is one the US’s closest allies, told the British public they should not “pay any attention whatsoever to what Donald Trump says about medicine”. Continue reading...

Events

1 week ago Ex Man Utd star faces prison for failure to pay child maintenance

The Brazilian former Red Devils midfielder told he will go to prison for failure to pay child maintenance

Events

1 week ago Man Utd legend Anderson with nine kids told 'pay £145k child maintenance or go to prison'

The Premier League and Champions League winner with Manchester United has been ordered to serve jail time over failing to pay child maintenance

Economics

2 w. ago Samsung shoppers race to buy Galaxy smartphone launched in 2022 for less than £100 in online

Samsung smartphones typically cost nothing short of a fortune but shoppers can bag a model originally released in 2022 for less than £100 in a rare money-saving deal

Economics

2 w. ago Council bosses who accused man of trying to avoid care costs by gifting £70,000 to his children ordered to apologise and pay compensation

The father-of-two was told to pay for his own residential care after officials found he'd handed the money over, leaving him below the £23,250 threshold where he would have to pay for himself.

Economics

3 w. ago Mum had to buy new £2,000 tickets home from holiday after Israeli attack

Dawn was told there would be no compensation and had to pay for the tickets herself

Economics

3 w. ago Motorists dealt major blow as beloved UK city imposes fine on every car

The city's local council says it needed to approve the increase, but residents have been left seething when they were told they would have to pay to own a car within the city

Economics

3 w. ago 'Dine and dash' family of eight who told restaurant 'we can't pay' hunted by police

Sai Surbhi, an Indian restaurant in Greater Manchester, has released CCTV images of two families it accused of fleeing without paying their £190 bill

Society

3 w. ago Hunt for 'dine and dash' family of 8 that brazenly told restaurant 'we can't pay'

Raman Kaur and Narinder Singh Athwa claim two families enjoyed a feast of curries, sides and children's meals at their restaurant before fleeing without paying their £190 bill

Society

4 w. ago SNP Government shells out £4m on golden goodbyes for public sector staff in single year

EXCLUSIVE: An MSP told the Record the size and regularity of the pay-outs showed SNP ministers were "playing fast and loose with public money".

Politics