Travel

Millions of UK travellers will no longer have to pay to print out passport pictures in photo booths, as photos taken on your phone can now be used for online renewals – but 'selfies' are not allowed.

More than 10,000 passengers flying in and out of London Heathrow have been affected by cancellations and delays after thick fog swept across Europe's busiest airport this morning. If your flight's been cancelled you should be able to claim a refund or rebook, but you may have to grin and bear it if you've been delayed.

Car hire companies have been ordered to treat customers more fairly after the European Union found complaints about rental firms have doubled in recent years.

Car hire agency Atlas Choice has gone into administration, a month after it emerged hundreds of its customers' bookings had been cancelled. If you've booked a car with Atlas Choice or were asked to pay a second time for a rental, here's what to try to get your money back.

Thousands of UK holidaymakers in The Gambia are to be flown home after the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) issued travel advice amid rising political unrest. If you've booked a package deal to the West African country you should be able to get a full refund, but the situation for DIY trips is less clear cut.

Long-suffering Southern Rail season ticket holders may be able to claw back £1,000s if other credit card companies follow the example set by American Express in refunding a passenger who'd been plagued by delays.

Heavy snow and high winds sweeping parts of the UK have caused travel chaos in Scotland and the north of England, with London's Heathrow airport also cancelling some flights.

Long-suffering passengers hit by strikes and delays on services run by Govia have been wrongly told they won't get compensation, after a "technical issue" resulted in claims being mistakenly rejected. If you experience a delay of 15 minutes or more on Govia's Southern, Gatwick Express, Thameslink or Great Northern services you're eligible for compensation.

Travellers with a Ukash prepaid card will have to pay a fee to transfer money back to their bank account if they don't spend their balance before their travel cards are shut down on Tuesday 21 February.