Travel

Almost one third of the million skiers and snowboarders expected to hit the slopes abroad this year will do so without the right winter sports cover, according to shocking new statistics.

Hard-pressed rail commuters in England, Wales and Scotland face average price increases of 2.2% from 2 January 2015, it's been revealed today.

Ryanair – so often the king of unexpected charges – is offering an Easter boost to parents by refunding the value of air tax for young kids ahead of other airlines. This follows the Chancellor's announcement in this week's Autumn Statement that it would scrap Air Passenger Duty for under-12s from 1 May.

The price of some train tickets for journeys in 2015 will rise at 11.59pm tonight – so if you're planning to travel by rail at the start of the new year – lock into cheaper 2014 prices by booking now.

The price of tickets for children under 12 will fall for flights from 1 May next year, after the Government said it would scrap Air Passenger Duty for this group.

Motorists filling up at Asda, Morrisons, Sainsbury's and Tesco are set to benefit as the supermarkets are cutting petrol and diesel prices by up to 2p/litre.

If you're planning on filling up your car with petrol, wait until midday today at Tesco or until tomorrow at Asda, Sainsbury's or Morrisons as all four of the supermarkets are cutting fuel prices by 1p/litre.

Passengers struggling to claim compensation for flight delays caused by technical faults or for incidents going back further than two years got a big boost today as the Supreme Court blocked two airlines' attempts to wriggle out of paying claims.