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Airlines must now get in touch directly with all passengers if a flight is cancelled in a bid to help them claim any due compensation, the EU has ruled.

It's meant to be getting warmer at home and the hot weather only brings the thought of summer hols closer. Yet you need to act NOW to ensure you get the best deals and top rates, even if you're not heading off for a couple of months. So we've a plane-load of new tricks and old favourites to book in advance if you want to give your hols a head start.

Car damage from potholes has soared to record levels, new research shows.

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.

Motorists caught driving well over the speed limit will be slapped with fines of up to 175% of their weekly income once new sentencing guidelines are rolled out next week.

A judge has ruled that a six-month-old baby was entitled to more than £300 in flight delay compensation, in a move which could open the floodgates for a huge number of claims on behalf of under-2s.

Parents cannot take their children out of school for term-time holidays without risking being fined, the highest court in the land has ruled. 

Owners of the most polluting cars will have to shell out up to £24 a day to drive in central London from 2019, under plans unveiled by Mayor Sadiq Khan. The Government's also drawing up plans to clamp down on high-polluting cars in other UK cities, though these are at an early stage - here's what we know so far.