May 2017

Passengers may not be able to claim compensation for a flight delay caused by a plane hitting a bird, after a European court ruled in favour of the airlines.

Italian national airline Alitalia has been put into administration by the Italian government, after airline employees voted against a plan which would have slashed jobs and salaries to secure further state funding.

We're going to stick our necks out here and assume you've almost all got a mobile. Many can't cope without it. Yet millions are overpaying. Either by letting contracts roll over and effectively paying for a phone you already own, being hounded into expensive upgrades, or just not searching for the best deals.

UK mobile users travelling in the European Union could still face hefty additional fees of about £7.80/GB to use their data allowance – despite a much-touted EU 'ban' on roaming charges coming into effect this summer.