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10/07/11--03:26: Book your train for Christmas now to get the cheapest ticket and avoid the festive rip-off (chan 1064596)


It may be far too early to think about Christmas, but train passengers could save up to 88 per cent off their festive ticket home by booking now, according to research.


10/10/11--02:44: ASK THE EXPERTS: I want all the rent from family buy-to-let plan (chan 1064596)


This week our experts answer questions on buy-to-let tax and income, insurance while studying abroad and recovering a pension from Zurich.


11/22/11--09:07: Fog flight delays: Your rights if an airline is grounded, including template compensation letter (chan 1064596)


Under EU rules, airlines must pay compensation for cancelled or heavily delayed flights, however they can escape this under exceptional circumstances.


12/14/11--01:52: Don't go off piste! Ski cover that can leave you stranded (chan 1064596)


Every year the finances of hundreds of British skiers take a tumble after they fall victim to sneaky small print lurking in their travel insurance policies.


01/04/12--03:15: Travel insurance complaints soar as insurers use medical 'get-out clauses' to withhold payments (chan 1064596)


An investigation by Which? has accused insurers of changing terms after the policies are sold, often leaving British travellers in exotic places such as Thailand, pictured, without any cover.


01/25/12--07:31: Britain¿s insurers double premiums for older travellers in past year (chan 1064596)


Some of the best-known High Street names are charging hundreds of pounds more for travel cover for those aged over 65. In some cases, the cost of an annual policy has risen from £163 to £361.


01/26/12--02:27: We've booked flights with Thomas Cook. Can we protect our hotel booking in case it goes bust? (chan 1064596)


We've booked flights for a golf trip to Turkey with Thomas Cook and a hotel separately, what can we do to make sure we don't lose out if something goes wrong?


01/26/12--03:26: Travel insurance for the over-65s doubles in price in just one year (chan 1064596)


Older travellers are being left vulnerable by soaring travel annual insurance policies, some of which have increased from £163 to £361 in the last year alone, according to a Money Mail investigation.


02/10/12--03:05: One in five on half-term ski breaks are not insured and risk bills costing thousands (chan 1064596)


One fifth of those heading to the pistes don't have cover for their trip, which could lead to a hefty bill if something went wrong.


02/15/12--01:21: 300 ash cloud victims win two-year battle over payout (chan 1064596)


The Europ Assistance customers were left out of pocket after the eruption of Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajokull caused massive transport disruption in April 2010.