Millions of travellers owed refunds for cancelled flights face months of chaos amid a crisis in the airline industry. Carriers and tour operators owe an estimated £7billion to holidaymakers whose trips have been ruined by the pandemic. Under EU laws, customers should get their money back within seven days. However, the number of cancelled trips … Read more
Children who live near busy roads are at a higher risk of having developmental delays, a new study finds. Researchers say that kids who live less than one-third of a mile away from high-traffic roads such as interstates and highways were twice as likely to score lower on tests of communication skills in infancy and … Read more
Three quarters of landlords warn their tenants will fail to pay rent as coronavirus lockdown continues Seven in 10 landlords have been contacted by tenants worried about paying rent Five million privately rented households in the UK are affected by the crisis Unions call on the Government to ban future evictions based on rent arrears … Read more
Tracey Thorn was recently having breakfast with her husband Ben Watt in their Hampstead home. The couple have been together personally since meeting at the University of Hull in 1981, and professionally since starting the musical duo Everything But The Girl a year later. As a band, they had four top ten singles and their … Read more
One of the things I find fascinating about my job is how people can surprise you. Most of the time, human beings follow fairly predictable patterns of behaviour. We like to think we are unique but, actually, most of us have similar motivations, fears, worries, preoccupations and needs. Sometimes, however, people act out of character. … Read more
Parents struggling in the coronavirus chaos find it hard to put money aside for kids as savings rates face hefty cuts By Sylvia Morris For The Daily Mail Published: 22:01 BST, 14 April 2020 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 14 April 2020 Children’s savings rates are facing hefty cuts but there are still some generous Junior … Read more
The coronavirus pandemic has seen a number of major events cancelled, including the Edinburgh Fringe festival, Glastonbury music festival and the Wimbledon tennis tournament. But a number of smaller events have also had to postpone and it leaves a number of questions marks if and how exhibitors will be refunded. For example, those who had booked … Read more