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AIRLINES and holiday firms will NOT have to pay compensation for flights axed amid the global IT meltdown, a watchdog says.Travel operators can argue the outage — which left passengers sleeping on airport floors — was down to “extraordinary circumstances” beyond their control, the UK’s Civil Aviation Authority has decreed.1Airlines and holiday firms will NOT have to pay compensation for flights axed amid the global IT meltdown, a watchdog saysCredit: Bav MediaIt wrote to airlines to say the tech meltdown falls under the same category as terrorism or sabotage, for which operators are not responsible.It means stranded passengers will not…

A FUMING Brit tourist has revealed the bitter end to her summer holiday after a major IT outage sparked travel chaos.Kate Bromley, who’s stranded in Greece, said she was forced to sleep on the floor of a conference room with dozens of other families.7Dozens of passengers wait with their bags in the south terminal of Gatwick AirportCredit: AFP7Ripple effects from the major global tech issue were still being felt on Saturday as passengers were forced to sleep on the airport floorCredit: AP7The chaotic queues keep on growing across the UK’s major airportsCredit: Getty7Airports have been hit with ‘Blue Screens of…

A BUS packed with 18 Brit tourists – including children – has crashed with a lorry in a popular Greek island.The horror smash took place in near Marmaras of Barbari, in Corfu, and saw at least one dead and two injured.4A crash between a tourist bus and a lorry in Greece has left at least one dead and two injuredCredit: Corfutvnews4Firefighters and paramedics were working to get the passengers off the busCredit: @Kerkyrasimera 4The horror smash took place on Sunday in the popular island of CorfuCredit: @Kerkyrasimera 4Emergency services were called to the sceneCredit: GettyAccording to Greek outlet Kerkyrasimera, the…

THE mum of the latest missing Brit Benjamin Ross has landed in Majorca to kickstart a desperate hunt for her son. Ben, 26, hasn’t been seen or heard from in more than a week after vanishing from the island’s capital Palma, sparking a desperate bid to find him.2Ben’s desperate mum Felix has reached Majorca to start a desperate hunt for her son2Ben vanished from Palma, the capital city of holiday hotspot MajorcaBen moved to the sun-soaked island in June for a break from law studies.A budding barrister from Greater Manchester, he flew to Majorca to see a friend but decided to extend his stay to…

A CANCER patient has been told she has to wait for surgery to remove a lethal brain tumour because of the global IT meltdown.Chantelle Mooney, 41, was booked in for major brain surgery last Friday – but says it was cancelled due to the CrowdStrike chaos. 4Chantelle says her craniotomy was cancelled due to the worldwide IT outage4The tech meltdown caused computers using Windows to crash – including at some hospitalsCrowdStrike, a cyber security firm used by Microsoft, sent out a faulty virus-defending update that caused Windows computers to crash en masse, affecting office jobs, flights, supermarkets and – more…

HEARTBREAKING tributes have been paid to an “amazing couple” who were found dead in a washed-up lifeboat while trying to sail across the Atlantic.Sarah Packwood, 54, from Warwick, and Brett Clibbery, 70, were heading to the Azores in a wind and solar-powered vessel called “Theros” when they went missing nearly a month ago. 6Sarah Packwood, 54, and Brett Clibbery, 70, were sailing to the AzoresCredit: Facebook6The couple were sailing in a wind and solar-powered vessel called ‘Theros’Credit: Facebook6It remains unclear how the couple got into trouble6The couple were reported missing a week after leaving Nova Scotia, Canada, on June 11 in their…

A BRIT has told how she was tricked into marrying a stranger on a family holiday – and forced to be a sex slave for four years before escaping. Selin, whose name has been changed to protect her identity, says she was forcibly married off in Turkey aged just 17.1Selin, not pictured, was forcibly married on a family holiday to Turkey (stock image)Credit: GettyThe Londoner claims she had a “very happy” upbringing before being whisked away on what she thought was her first family holiday.Instead, she was raped by a stranger she called her husband, and left pregnant with a…

MORE than a third of adults endure foods they don’t like purely for the nutritional benefits.Research, of 2,000 adults, revealed Gen Z were most likely to drink green smoothies, chug down raw eggs – and are the most focused generation – when it comes boosting protein intake.2The average Gen Z will prioritise what is good for them over tasteCredit: Getty2Mary Earps is the new ambassador for WarburtonsCredit: SWNSBut they are also the generation most unclear on exactly what makes up a balanced diet (40 per cent) and have poor nutritional knowledge (19 per cent).Despite this, 64 per cent follow what…

DRAMATIC footage has caught the moment Israel rained hell on Houthi ‘military targets’ after launching a series of airstrikes in Yemen.The deadly blows are understood to come in retaliation after the Iran-backed terror group launched a long-range drone attack – killing one person and injuring hundrends in Tel Aviv.12A giant fire erupts at an oil storage facility following Israeli strikes in Yemen’s Huthi-held port city of Hodeida on July 20Credit: AFP12A huge column of fire was seen following the Israeli strikes in Yemen’s Huthi-held port city of HodeidaCredit: AFP12Footage captured plums of smoke rising sky-high after a dozen Israeli jets…

A BRITISH cyclist has tragically died after being hit by a car in a horror accident in Majorca.The man, 55, spent nearly three weeks in intensive care at Son Espases Hospital in Palma before he was declared dead. 1A Brit cyclist has died after being hit by a car in MajorcaCredit: GettyHe was knocked off his bike and left unconscious on the ground with severe head, chest and pelvic injuries yesterday. A “green light” alert was activated and a police escort was provided to rush the man to the hospital soon after the horror incident. It is understood the Brit…