What are my rights if my flight is cancelled or delayed?
Getty Images Wintry weather has caused some flight disruptions at the start of 2025. What are your rights if your journey has been disrupted and can you get your money back? What do airlines have to offer passengers? When flights are delayed or cancelled, airlines have a duty to look after you. That includes providing […]
The young adults saving Hull’s unwanted tech from the tip
BBC Billy says it is very satisfying to rescue devices that were destined for landfill Hundreds of unwanted or broken electronic devices have been saved from landfill and given a new lease of life by young adults. Volunteers who work at two charities in Hull are repairing and refurbishing desktop computers, laptops, tablets and smartphones. […]
New tram-like buses begin running from Crystal Palace to Orpington
TfL The new single-decker buses have a slanted windscreen that curves under at the bonnet New “zero-emission” electric buses will begin running on London’s 358 route from Wednesday, Transport for London (TfL) has revealed. The vehicles, which look similar to trams but run on roads, are powered by pantograph technology which uses an arm-like structure […]
‘Ripped off’ caravan owners start compensation fight
BBC Joanne Horner-Bloomfield says she is “devastated” to have to rely on food banks since losing so much money from her caravan About 1,200 caravan owners across the UK, many of whom say they feel “ripped off”, are to begin legal action against the holiday parks that sold them. Members of the Holiday Park Action […]
Residents shocked by village store’s sudden closure
BBC Darley Abbey Store closed on 11 November Residents have expressed shock and disappointment at the sudden closure of a village shop in Derby. The decision to shut Darley Abbey Store was announced in a note placed on the shop’s door on 11 November. Owner Graham Mulholland blamed the “rapidly changing economic environment” for the […]
Peterborough GP promotes online booking system at open day
Shariqua Ahmed/BBC Bretton Medical Practice held an open day, which educated patients about its online booking system and available community health support A city GP surgery has held an open day to encourage more patients to use an online consultation and booking system, ahead of its busy winter period. Bretton Medical Practice in Peterborough launched […]
UK and Iraq strike deal to clamp down on people smuggling gangs
Lee Durant/BBC The home secretary met with Iraq’s Interior Minister Abdul Amir al-Shammari Britain and Iraq have agreed an unprecedented joint plan to tackle people smuggling gangs responsible for thousands of migrants crossing the Channel in small boats. On a three-day visit to the country, Home Secretary Yvette Cooper also signed a new agreement to […]
Google told to sell Chrome to end search monopoly
Reuters The US Department of Justice is proposing a host of remedies to prevent Google from maintaining its internet search monopoly The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has demanded Google sells Chrome, the world’s most popular web browser. It is one of a series of remedies proposed by the DOJ in a court filing late […]
The quest for a longer-lasting whooping cough vaccine
Getty Images This 19th-Century killer is making a comeback – and with protection from the whooping cough vaccine waning over time, the hunt is on for something longer-lasting. Whooping cough wasn’t really on Juliet Lautenbach’s radar. During her pregnancy and her daughter’s childhood, both had received free public vaccines against whooping cough along with all […]
The end looms for two London markets
Getty Images Before it was moved to Poplar in east London, Billingsgate Fish Market was based in the City on the banks of the Thames London’s historic Smithfield and Billingsgate markets are set to shut after the City of London Corporation voted to withdraw support for them, bringing down the curtain on two establishments that […]