From delays to refunds: how Australia’s air passenger charter could affect your travel rights

Albanese government bows to pressure from Qantas and other airlines to not pay people cash compensation if their flights are delayed

From cat litter to incontinence pads: UK shoppers on how ‘porch pirates’ got caught out

Readers say doorstep theft is a ‘nightmare’, but some thieves have not got what they expected in parcels

The shift from live TV to video platforms has made toy makers and sellers rethink products and where to sell them

Company went into bankruptcy in January 2023 under $1.7bn in debt, but remaining $800m too much to overcome

Barry Manners says when British Airways crew discovered his partner had Aids they were both forced out of hotel where other hostages were being held

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news

Dramatic economic slowdown means chancellor could face lower receipts and higher borrowing costs in 2025

Germany’s chancellor backs auto industry as Volkswagen considers unprecedented plant closures

Chair hails ‘resounding vote of confidence’ as investors reject Sports Direct founder and his associate Mike Lennon

State’s energy and carbon management commission said fraudulent pollution data was reported for at least 344 wells

Airports, train operators and motoring bodies forecast traveller numbers unseen since before pandemic

We’d like to hear about the nightclubs that have shut down in your area

British retailers anticipate some of the biggest shopping days of the year with people ‘clearly leaving it late’

Walkouts will start in Los Angeles, Chicago and Seattle, after union said it was making little progress with chain’s owners over pay and conditions

GLAP missed repayment deadlines for £300m loan and concerns raised over poor management