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What are my rights when a flight is delayed?

What are my rights when a flight is delayed?

What are my rights when a flight is delayed?

20 April 2025

Here the PA news agency answers 13 key questions on assistance and compensation.


Gatwick is worst airport for flight delays for second year in a row

Gatwick is worst airport for flight delays for second year in a row

Gatwick is worst airport for flight delays for second year in a row

20 April 2025

Departures from the West Sussex airport were an average of more than 23 minutes behind schedule in 2024.


Disruption warning as Scottish Water staff begin two-day strike at midnight

Disruption warning as Scottish Water staff begin two-day strike at midnight

Disruption warning as Scottish Water staff begin two-day strike at midnight

20 April 2025

Workers will walk out on Tuesday and Wednesday amid an ongoing dispute over pay.


Just 303 ‘icon of pop culture’ DeLoreans remain on UK roads

Just 303 ‘icon of pop culture’ DeLoreans remain on UK roads

Just 303 ‘icon of pop culture’ DeLoreans remain on UK roads

20 April 2025

Around 9,000 DeLorean DMC-12s rolled off the DeLorean Motor Company assembly line in Dunmurry, Northern Ireland, in 1981.


Pixar fans scramble to create ‘The Increggibles’ and ‘Eggside Out 2’ for Easter

Pixar fans scramble to create ‘The Increggibles’ and ‘Eggside Out 2’ for Easter

Pixar fans scramble to create ‘The Increggibles’ and ‘Eggside Out 2’ for Easter

20 April 2025

Parents across the country have been taking to TikTok to post the egg-centred creations their children have made in the lead up to Easter.


King and Queen to attend Easter Sunday service at Windsor Castle

King and Queen to attend Easter Sunday service at Windsor Castle

King and Queen to attend Easter Sunday service at Windsor Castle

20 April 2025

However, the Prince and Princess of Wales will not be there.


Orkney’s curlew population back on the rise as charity removes invasive species

Orkney’s curlew population back on the rise as charity removes invasive species

Orkney’s curlew population back on the rise as charity removes invasive species

20 April 2025

The curlew population had declined by more than 50%, according to statistics obtained by a wildlife charity.


Dry and ‘pleasant’ Easter Sunday forecast for much of UK

Dry and ‘pleasant’ Easter Sunday forecast for much of UK

Dry and ‘pleasant’ Easter Sunday forecast for much of UK

20 April 2025

The Met Office said most of the country would see ‘some warm spells of sunshine’.


Macron ‘to make state visit before Trump’ as UK seeks closer ties with Europe

Macron ‘to make state visit before Trump’ as UK seeks closer ties with Europe

Macron ‘to make state visit before Trump’ as UK seeks closer ties with Europe

19 April 2025

The French President is said to have received an invitation from the King to travel to the UK at the end of May, eight years after taking office.


Miliband hits back at Farage over ‘nonsense and lies’ about net zero

Miliband hits back at Farage over ‘nonsense and lies’ about net zero

Miliband hits back at Farage over ‘nonsense and lies’ about net zero

19 April 2025

The Energy Secretary said both Reform UK and the Tories were prepared to concoct falsehoods to ‘pursue their ideological agenda.’


Brianna Ghey’s school says pupils ‘less stressed’ after mobile phone ban

Brianna Ghey’s school says pupils ‘less stressed’ after mobile phone ban

Brianna Ghey’s school says pupils ‘less stressed’ after mobile phone ban

19 April 2025

Special pouches used to lock students’ phones during the day were introduced at Birchwood Community High School in September.


Man charged with murder after woman’s body discovered

Man charged with murder after woman’s body discovered

Man charged with murder after woman’s body discovered

19 April 2025

Paria Veisi was reported missing after leaving her workplace in the Canton area of Cardiff on April 12.


Six arrested after woman hit by van on golf course during police chase

Six arrested after woman hit by van on golf course during police chase

Six arrested after woman hit by van on golf course during police chase

19 April 2025

Suzanne Cherry, 62, of Aldridge, Walsall, died in hospital after she was struck on Friday April 11.


Teenager seriously injured after being hit by van in Dumfries and Galloway

Teenager seriously injured after being hit by van in Dumfries and Galloway

Teenager seriously injured after being hit by van in Dumfries and Galloway

19 April 2025

Police said they were alerted to the crash near Carsluith on the A75 Gretna to Stranraer road at about 10.15pm on Friday.


Man held on suspicion of murder after ‘car deliberately driven at victim’

Man held on suspicion of murder after ‘car deliberately driven at victim’

Man held on suspicion of murder after ‘car deliberately driven at victim’

19 April 2025

The vehicle hit a 47-year-old man on Stonyhurst Road, Woolton, at about 11:45pm on Friday, Merseyside Police said.


Thousands of trans rights protesters on Edinburgh streets following court ruling

Thousands of trans rights protesters on Edinburgh streets following court ruling

Thousands of trans rights protesters on Edinburgh streets following court ruling

19 April 2025

The rally and march was organised by Resisting Transphobia.


‘Highly respected’ school business manager died with husband in cable car crash

‘Highly respected’ school business manager died with husband in cable car crash

‘Highly respected’ school business manager died with husband in cable car crash

19 April 2025

Graeme Winn, 65, and Elaine Winn, 58, were among the four people who died in the crash on Thursday at Monte Faito.


Police investigate after statues daubed with graffiti during trans rights rally

Police investigate after statues daubed with graffiti during trans rights rally

Police investigate after statues daubed with graffiti during trans rights rally

19 April 2025

Activists demanded ‘trans liberation’ and ‘trans rights now’ during the rally in Parliament Square.


‘Under no circumstances will SNP have anything to do with Farage’ – Swinney

‘Under no circumstances will SNP have anything to do with Farage’ – Swinney

‘Under no circumstances will SNP have anything to do with Farage’ – Swinney

19 April 2025

Scotland’s First Minister was asked about comments by the Reform UK leader suggesting he would rather an SNP government than a Labour one.


Eurovision singer Clodagh Rodgers dies aged 78

Eurovision singer Clodagh Rodgers dies aged 78

Eurovision singer Clodagh Rodgers dies aged 78

19 April 2025

The star represented the UK at the Eurovision Song Contest in Dublin in 1971 with the song Jack In The Box, coming in fourth place.


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