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Thomas Cook is bust: What it means for holidays and refunds

Thomas Cook went bust this morning leaving an estimated 160,000 British holidaymakers stranded abroad and all flights and holidays cancelled. We explain what this means for customers.




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Eastern European cities top the table as the best value destinations for culture fans

Budapest came out as the cheapest destination for a city break with an emphasis on museums and theatre, while Prague and Warsaw came second and third according to the Post Office report.




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Flight delay compensation firms still grab a cut of any cash YOU get even if they fail

After enduring a 12-hour flight delay returning from his daughter's wedding in Corsica, Bob Feltham was eager to claim the £1,335 his family was owed.




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Spain and Croatia top the list as the best value all-inclusive destinations for 2020

All inclusive holidays are becoming increasingly popular with a 28 per cent increase of families searching for the packages this year compared to last year, new data has revealed.




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Currencies the pound has risen against in the last year

Some 80% of the top 40 holiday currencies have fallen in value against the pound, stretching holidaymakers' cash further, according to research from Post Office travel money.




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Leaving your currency to the last minute? It could be more cost-effective to use a debit card

Poor exchange rates are leaving travellers in a panic, resorting to buying currency at the airport. But the Mail on Sunday found holidaymakers would be better off packing their bank debit cards instead.




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Lastminute.com customer refused refund for double-booking error

A Lastminute customer has voiced his frustration after the booking site charged him twice for the same holiday - and haven't refunded him.




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All but essential travel to China now off-limits as coronavirus death toll passes 100

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has advised Britons against all but essential travel to mainland China. The new coronavirus has hit Hubei Province in central China hardest.




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Thousands still waiting on collapsed Thomas Cook for a refund

All Thomas Cook flights and holidays were cancelled as of September 23. The Civil Aviation Authority launched an online page to refund 360,000 holidaymakers within 60 days.




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We're caught in virus crisis - how can we recover cash? 

With coronavirus continuing to spread, people are increasingly reluctant to travel, meaning airlines are cancelling dozens of flights and cruise companies are frantically rescheduling.




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Coronavirus and Easter holiday plans: Are you covered?

VICTORIA BISCHOFF: With the outbreak now a full-blown pandemic, many of our precious Easter holiday plans are looking precarious. Here Money Mail talks you through what you need to know.




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Passengers demand a full refund as Asia cruise misses out key stops 

Hundreds of angry passengers are demanding a full refund from Norwegian Cruise Line after its tour of South-East Asia on its Jade cruise ship visited only 2 out of 7 planned stops.




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Battle to get your holiday cash back as travel shuts down

Marian and John Vessey, face losing vast sums for nothing after being refused a refund for a £381 hotel booking while John and Gillie Coghlan had been due to tour Amsterdam.




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Why can't I get a cash refund online from BA or Easyjet?

Easyjet and BA passengers have been particularly annoyed after the airlines removed the option of a cash refund from their websites recently.




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Tourists confused over cover as government extends travel advice

The Foreign Office had previously advised against all non-essential global travel until April 16. This meant holidaymakers booked for travel before that date were legally entitled to claim refunds




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Passengers fuming in struggle for cancelled flight refunds

Passengers are discovering that airlines have pulled their online cash refund option and are instead pushing them to take vouchers or swap flights instead.




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EasyJet now offering travellers online refunds in U-turn after customer complaints

The airline has come under intense pressure from customers in the past few weeks to bring back the online form, which was only removed after most of its flights were cancelled due to the coronavirus.




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Dog the Bounty Hunter breaks down as he describes wife Beth's last words before her death

Speaking outside his home in Hawaii on Wednesday afternoon, Chapman held back tears as he told of how he held Beth and called out Jesus' name as she asked him to repeat it again and again.




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Designer Camilla Franks reflects on her stage three breast cancer journey one year after treatment

Australian fashion designer Camilla Franks posted a series of emotional photos to commemorate finishing treatment for stage three breast cancer a year ago, as she prepares to have her ovaries removed.




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Dad's 'sun spot' is a melanoma: doctors remove MASSIVE chunk of skin

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT - The 37-year-old Perth father had a 40cm chunk of his neck gauged out (pictured) in an effort to remove deadly melanoma.




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Woman found 'spot' on end of her nose was actually CANCER

Mandy Pollard, from Peterborough in Cambridgeshire, first noticed the mark on the tip of her nose two years ago. She only decided to seek medical advice when it became bigger.




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Coffey Anderson's wife's stage 4 colon cancer has spread

Mom-of-three Criscilla was first diagnosed with colon cancer in 2018. She was told in the last few weeks that the disease has now spread. She pictured with her husband main and kids inset.




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Fashion blogger and model Mama Cax, 30, dies suddenly

Stars including model Iskra Lawrence and actress Jameela Jamil have taken to social media to pay homage to Mama Cax, whose real name is Cacsmy Brutus, after she passed away on Monday.




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Cancer-stricken woman's only stem cell match was murdered son

Tania Morris (pictured) from Staffordshire fears this Christmas could be her last after she was struck down with Hodgkin Lymphoma a year ago and has been unable to find a donor.




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Five-inch HORN removed from man's back was skin cancer

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT: The horn was the result of a common cancer called a squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). Doctors in Chester removed it and covered the hole with a skin graft.




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How your height can show your risk of cancer and heart disease

The size of various parts of our body is now known to provide clues about whether we're at risk from a range of diseases, including gout, high blood pressure, heart disease and even cancer.




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New artificial intelligence finds breast tumours that doctors miss

A computer algorithm developed by British and U.S. scientists can help diagnose breast cancer more accurately than trained doctors, according to new research.




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'Cancer cluster' fears as six residents of street develop tumours

Taylor Wind, 19, is one of 191 people in Mooresville, North Carolina, who were diagnosed with thyroid cancer between 2012 and 2016. which her mother believes is linked to coal ash from a nearby plant.




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Shannen Doherty reveals she has stage IV cancer

The actress appeared on Good Morning America on Tuesday morning to share her condition. She said she wanted to make it public before it emerged in court documents this week.




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Shannen Doherty on why terminal cancer diagnosis was secret

In the second part of her interview that aired on Wednesday, Doherty said she kept it secret for so long because she did not people to look at her and think 'dead man walking'.




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Three new UK coronavirus cases TODAY brings UK total to 39

Thirty-nine patients have now been struck down with the deadly infection in Britain, as the government braces for the virus to spread further and faster amid fears the crisis will escalate within days.




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Woman's breast cancer made her leave family and move abroad

Debbie Lees, now 61, left her comfortable family life in Manchester behind to work in Corfu as a travel rep, but soon after arriving, she found a lump in her breast, and was diagnosed with cancer.




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Pregnant Jasmine Yarbrough and Karl Stefanovic cheer at the Australian Open

Karl Stefanovic and wife Jasmine (née Yarbrough) are expecting their first child together in the coming months.




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Nick Kyrgios admits he was a 'd***head' and APOLOGISES after Australian Open rant

MIKE DICKSON IN MELBOURNE: Australia's view of Nick Kyrgios continues to be transformed by his deeds on and off the court after another entertaining match involving the world No 26.




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'I was being a d***head': Nick Kyrgios apologises for 'unacceptable' tirade at Australian Open

Hot headed tennis ace Nick Kyrgios has apologised for launching an 'unacceptable' tirade during his nail-biting second-round match at the Australian Open.




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Jasmine Yarbrough and Ava Stefanovic spend some quality time together at the tennis

She's expecting her first child with Today show host Karl Stefanovic in April.




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Harriet Dart and Heather Watson exit the Australian Open as British hopes in the singles draw ends

MIKE DICKSON IN MELBOURNE: Harriet Dart and Heather Watson both exited on Thursday to complete a second round British wipeout in the Australian Open singles draw




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Emotional Caroline Wozniacki breaks down in tears as her career ends in defeat at Australian Open

While she would have been hoping to bow out in a blaze of glory, Wozniacki insisted she was proud of her career and had no regrets about the way it had panned out.




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Serena Williams looks like she'll be stuck on 23 Grand Slams after crashing out of Australian Open

MIKE DICKSON IN MELBOURNE: In the city whose climate is famous for showcasing all four seasons in one day you could hardly keep up with the dizzying shifts at the Australian Open.




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Jamie Murray admits he has no plans to partner with brother Andy at Tokyo Olympics

MIKE DICKSON IN MELBOURNE: Jamie Murray has admitted that he has no plans to partner his brother Andy in the Olympics this year, preferring to stay with his regular partner.




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'She was feeling heavy': Coach admits shock but says Australian Open exit will help Serena Williams

Patrick Mouratoglou, the Frenchman who supervises Serena Williams' career, admitted that he was shocked by her exit to Qiang Wang on a day of shocks at the Australian Open.




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Australian Open crowd goes wild as Nick Kyrgios wins five set nail-biter to set up clash with Nadal

The Australian tennis bad boy is through to the fourth round after winning a five-set thriller against 16th seed Russian Karen Khachanov.




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Coco Gauff's fairytale Australian Open run ended by Sofia Kenin in the last-16

MIKE DICKSON IN MELBOURNE: One former tennis prodigy from Florida defeated a present one when fourteenth seed Sofia Kenin brought the run of Coco Gauff to an end.




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Ash Barty survives mid-match scare in three set thriller to Australia Open quarter finals

Australia's golden girl of tennis survived a mid-match scare to down world number 18 seed Alison Riske to win  6-3 1-6 6-4 to book a quarter finals berth.




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Tennis superstar Ash Barty gives classy response when asked when Australia Day should be celebrated 

Ash Barty has served a brilliant response after the debate over changing date of Australia Day threatened to overshadow her stunning fourth round win at her home grand slam.




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Nick Kyrgios pays tribute to Kobe Bryant as he prepares to take on Nadal at the Australia Open 

The Australian world 23 made his grand entrance to Rod Laver Arena wearing an LA  Lakers jersey after Bryant tragically lost his life in a helicopter crash on Sunday.




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Lindy Klim looks chic as she leads the celebrity arrivals at the Australian Open in Melbourne 

Lindy Klim turned heads on day eight of the Australian Open in Melbourne on Monday. 




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Reporter who was shamed by Rafael Nadal for falling ASLEEP during an Australian Open

World No.1 Rafael Nadal jovially called out veteran tennis reporter Ubaldo Scanagatta, 70, during the post-match presser when he accidentally dozed off.




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Ash Barty becomes the first local woman to reach an Australian Open semi-final in 36 YEARS

Australian world number one Ash Barty has defeated Czech player Petra Kvitova to reach the Australian Open semi finals.




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Barty shruggs off the hype as local hero targets place in final at the Australian Open

Ash Barty's face is all over Melbourne endorsing range of products as she moves towards becoming the first homegrown female champion at the Australian Open in 42 years.