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Quick & efficient

Quick, efficient service and the request for wheelchair access was picked up and confirmed quickly by Michelle Vincent. Haven’t received the e-ticket yet though but it does say 72 hours so should arrive soon….

Date of experience : April 26, 2024

Booked accommodation only for Tenerife…

Booked accommodation only for Tenerife through Travelup after seeing prices/availability on Tripadvisor. Paid small deposit and checked with hotel directly (after reading reviews on here which made me doubt the legitimacy of the company). Hotel confirmed they had my booking, and had no concerns over the Broker (HotelBeds) that TravelUp had booked through. Paid full balance 2 weeks before hols…and no issues with hotel on arrival. Reservation was there and fully paid already. So whilst I had concerns, they turned out to be unnecessary for me!

Date of experience : March 29, 2024

Reply from TravelUp

Good afternoon, James, We are excited that you have had a great experience while booking your preferred property online. Our team works very hard to ensure we deliver our best services. Your review has already made our day and we are glad that you enjoyed the amenities at the property. Thank you for your compliment. Have a great afternoon ahead. Regards, TravelUp

Appereciation goes to Kyle Roberts

KYLE ROBERTS, was very helpful all the way, he was so patient trying to get me cheaper rates, flight has been booked, waiting to get on board.....The customer care service is top notch,this voucher has been hanging for a very long time, And now I am able to use it by adding some money to it, All thanks to Kyle who was very helpful 😀 👍, kudos to travel up

Date of experience : April 24, 2024

Good afternoon, Ms. Nwaefuna, Thank you so much for sharing your 5* feedback about our service. We are glad to hear that Kyle Roberts's performance exceeded your expectations regarding your trip. We will make sure that our representative receives the recognition he deserves. Thank you for your compliment. Have a great afternoon ahead. Regards, TravelUp

Great price compared to others

Great price compared to others. Easy to book. The only issue is that they refused to allow hyphens on my kids names on the site. I am not sure why that is, given the growing popularity of double-barrel names. I hope this will not pose a problem at the airport. Otherwise, great experience with the booking process.

Date of experience : April 25, 2024

All good so far

Never booked with Travel up before. Booking was easy. I got the confirmation with the reservation number immediately Flight was with BA. it was £100 cheaper that what BA showed me for the same flight (without any added extra) I was able to add that reservation to my BA account. So I am hoping the reservation is genuine. Fingers crossed. Hope I will able to fly without any issue in two months

Date of experience : April 21, 2024

Good evening, Ravi, Thank you for sharing your 5* review with our community. Your feedback is important to us, and we will continue to strive for the same level of services in the future. Hope to hear from you again about your upcoming trip. Regards, TravelUp

i am happy with the booking good deal…

i am happy with the booking good deal good price and matched my travel needs, easy transection took 5 minutes to book my tickts

Date of experience : April 27, 2024

They have always kept up their Travel…

They have always kept up their Travel News regularly, no matter where they are. The bookings and transaction went smoothly without a hitch. The only problem I have is not owning a printer to print out e-tickets.

Date of experience : April 22, 2024

Good morning, Subramanian, We are grateful and do appreciate you taking the time to share your 5* reviews with us. We are glad you enjoyed our product & services seamlessly. Thank you for your compliment. Have a great day ahead. Regards, TravelUp

Travel up is selling flights with Air…

Travel up is selling flights with Air Malta even though the airline has ceased to operate on the 30th of March 2024. There is another airline called KMalta in operation, but the airline logo on Travel up is definitely that of Air Malta. BE CAREFUL!!!

Does not include cabin luggage like makes out during the booking

I have just completed a booking with Travel Up. During the booking and what made me decided to go with Travel Up than its competitors on Sky Scanner is Travel Up gave the impression that a standard cabin bag (20kg or similar) was included in the price. After the booking it then stated hand luggage only. What is wrong with these companies and always trying to deceive people.

Exceptional Service from Ghani Usman at Travelup!

Ghani Usman from Travelup provided exceptional support when I booked my flight on April 18th. He was incredibly responsive and helpful throughout the process. I highly recommend his services for anyone looking to book through Travelup.

Date of experience : April 18, 2024

Good morning, Shanaka, Thank you for your 5-star rating. Ghani Usman will be motivated after hearing your feedback and will strive to keep serving you ahead in the future. Regards, TravelUp

Milo provided excellent service very…

Milo provided excellent service very attentive and dealt with my query in a swift prompt matter

Shawn Sampson is an excellent and trust…

Shawn Sampson is an excellent and trust worthy travel agent. He has a big helping attitude and solved the problem with ease earlier today. I have bought tickets via TravelUp a few times over the years and never had any problem. I certainly recommend TravelUp to future travellers.

Date of experience : April 16, 2024

Good afternoon, Yousuf, Thank you for your 5-star rating. Shawn Sampson will be motivated after hearing your feedback and will strive to keep serving you ahead in the future. Regards, TravelUp

Subject: Feedback - Appreciation for Kyle Roberts Kyle Roberts I wanted to express my sincere gratitude to Kyle Roberts for his outstanding assistance in purchasing my ticket. He was exceptional at his job and made the process seamless. Thank you, Omid Samari

Date of experience : April 19, 2024

Good morning, Omid Samari, Thank you so much for sharing your 5* feedback about our service. We are glad to hear that Kyle Roberts's performance exceeded your expectations regarding your trip. We will make sure that our representative receives the recognition he deserves. Thank you for your compliment. Have a great day ahead. Regards, TravelUp

its great and good experience very easy…

its great and good experience very easy to book every body must use this side

Nice and easy

Nice and simple layout with nice and clear add on's. Plus I've booked the same flights what Booking.com said were not available.

Frustrating calls to travel up when…

Frustrating calls to travel up when wishing you pay my outstanding balance. Apparently you can't pay from your ipad or mobile phone. Absolutely ridiculous. So three call and 1 hour later I have achieved nothing.

Date of experience : April 23, 2024

Really simple instructions

Really simple instructions, Booking process was completed really quickly. No problems encountered.

They just cancelled my return flight

They cancelled my return flight and requested a refund from the airline unknown to to me. Got to the airport 3 hours before my flight only to be told that my flight was cancelled. At that point no one was available to help, or just won't help. I was stranded, still stranded. Still trying to get some resolution. I was told that by them that the airline cancelled my flight. The airline said that the travel agency cancelled my flight and requested a refund which was processed and sent to them. I am deeply, totally unsatisfied with these company and will never use them again. In fact I will never book through a third party agency again. The saving is just not worth the headache. Never, never again!!!!!!

Date of experience : March 30, 2024

Straightforward booking with the…

Straightforward booking with the cheapest flights, fingers crossed all goes well when I get to the airport.

Good afternoon, Thank you for the 5*review. We are glad you liked our online booking process and found the services smooth and straight forward to use. Thank you for booking with us. Regards, TravelUp

the online booking experience

the booking experience was good other than expecting to provide passport details and finding this was not required. It would have been nice to have known that prior to starting the booking, or even during it as it gave me an uneasy feeling.

Date of experience : April 17, 2024

Good morning, Mr. Brooke, Thank you for sharing your 4-star review. It is unfortunate to see that you had a challenging time while booking in order to feed the passport details as these days it has been kept mandate by the airlines to feed these details beforehand. However, we are glad you made the booking successfully. Your feedback is important to us as we take all the reviews seriously and use them as an opportunity to deliver the quality expected. We appreciate your patience. Regards, TravelUp

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94,898 total

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Quick & efficient

Quick, efficient service and the request for wheelchair access was picked up and confirmed quickly by Michelle Vincent. Haven’t received the e-ticket yet though but it does say 72 hours so should arrive soon….

Date of experience : 26 April 2024

Booked accommodation only for Tenerife…

Booked accommodation only for Tenerife through Travelup after seeing prices/availability on Tripadvisor. Paid small deposit and checked with hotel directly (after reading reviews on here which made me doubt the legitimacy of the company). Hotel confirmed they had my booking, and had no concerns over the Broker (HotelBeds) that TravelUp had booked through. Paid full balance 2 weeks before hols…and no issues with hotel on arrival. Reservation was there and fully paid already. So whilst I had concerns, they turned out to be unnecessary for me!

Date of experience : 29 March 2024

Reply from TravelUp

Good afternoon, James, We are excited that you have had a great experience while booking your preferred property online. Our team works very hard to ensure we deliver our best services. Your review has already made our day and we are glad that you enjoyed the amenities at the property. Thank you for your compliment. Have a great afternoon ahead. Regards, TravelUp

Appereciation goes to Kyle Roberts

KYLE ROBERTS, was very helpful all the way, he was so patient trying to get me cheaper rates, flight has been booked, waiting to get on board.....The customer care service is top notch,this voucher has been hanging for a very long time, And now I am able to use it by adding some money to it, All thanks to Kyle who was very helpful 😀 👍, kudos to travel up

Date of experience : 24 April 2024

Good afternoon, Ms. Nwaefuna, Thank you so much for sharing your 5* feedback about our service. We are glad to hear that Kyle Roberts's performance exceeded your expectations regarding your trip. We will make sure that our representative receives the recognition he deserves. Thank you for your compliment. Have a great afternoon ahead. Regards, TravelUp

Great price compared to others

Great price compared to others. Easy to book. The only issue is that they refused to allow hyphens on my kids names on the site. I am not sure why that is, given the growing popularity of double-barrel names. I hope this will not pose a problem at the airport. Otherwise, great experience with the booking process.

Date of experience : 25 April 2024

All good so far

Never booked with Travel up before. Booking was easy. I got the confirmation with the reservation number immediately Flight was with BA. it was £100 cheaper that what BA showed me for the same flight (without any added extra) I was able to add that reservation to my BA account. So I am hoping the reservation is genuine. Fingers crossed. Hope I will able to fly without any issue in two months

Date of experience : 21 April 2024

Good evening, Ravi, Thank you for sharing your 5* review with our community. Your feedback is important to us, and we will continue to strive for the same level of services in the future. Hope to hear from you again about your upcoming trip. Regards, TravelUp

i am happy with the booking good deal…

i am happy with the booking good deal good price and matched my travel needs, easy transection took 5 minutes to book my tickts

Date of experience : 27 April 2024

They have always kept up their Travel…

They have always kept up their Travel News regularly, no matter where they are. The bookings and transaction went smoothly without a hitch. The only problem I have is not owning a printer to print out e-tickets.

Date of experience : 22 April 2024

Good morning, Subramanian, We are grateful and do appreciate you taking the time to share your 5* reviews with us. We are glad you enjoyed our product & services seamlessly. Thank you for your compliment. Have a great day ahead. Regards, TravelUp

Travel up is selling flights with Air…

Travel up is selling flights with Air Malta even though the airline has ceased to operate on the 30th of March 2024. There is another airline called KMalta in operation, but the airline logo on Travel up is definitely that of Air Malta. BE CAREFUL!!!

Does not include cabin luggage like makes out during the booking

I have just completed a booking with Travel Up. During the booking and what made me decided to go with Travel Up than its competitors on Sky Scanner is Travel Up gave the impression that a standard cabin bag (20kg or similar) was included in the price. After the booking it then stated hand luggage only. What is wrong with these companies and always trying to deceive people.

Exceptional Service from Ghani Usman at Travelup!

Ghani Usman from Travelup provided exceptional support when I booked my flight on April 18th. He was incredibly responsive and helpful throughout the process. I highly recommend his services for anyone looking to book through Travelup.

Date of experience : 18 April 2024

Good morning, Shanaka, Thank you for your 5-star rating. Ghani Usman will be motivated after hearing your feedback and will strive to keep serving you ahead in the future. Regards, TravelUp

Milo provided excellent service very…

Milo provided excellent service very attentive and dealt with my query in a swift prompt matter

Shawn Sampson is an excellent and trust…

Shawn Sampson is an excellent and trust worthy travel agent. He has a big helping attitude and solved the problem with ease earlier today. I have bought tickets via TravelUp a few times over the years and never had any problem. I certainly recommend TravelUp to future travellers.

Date of experience : 16 April 2024

Good afternoon, Yousuf, Thank you for your 5-star rating. Shawn Sampson will be motivated after hearing your feedback and will strive to keep serving you ahead in the future. Regards, TravelUp

Subject: Feedback - Appreciation for Kyle Roberts Kyle Roberts I wanted to express my sincere gratitude to Kyle Roberts for his outstanding assistance in purchasing my ticket. He was exceptional at his job and made the process seamless. Thank you, Omid Samari

Date of experience : 19 April 2024

Good morning, Omid Samari, Thank you so much for sharing your 5* feedback about our service. We are glad to hear that Kyle Roberts's performance exceeded your expectations regarding your trip. We will make sure that our representative receives the recognition he deserves. Thank you for your compliment. Have a great day ahead. Regards, TravelUp

its great and good experience very easy…

its great and good experience very easy to book every body must use this side

Nice and easy

Nice and simple layout with nice and clear add on's. Plus I've booked the same flights what Booking.com said were not available.

Frustrating calls to travel up when…

Frustrating calls to travel up when wishing you pay my outstanding balance. Apparently you can't pay from your ipad or mobile phone. Absolutely ridiculous. So three call and 1 hour later I have achieved nothing.

Date of experience : 23 April 2024

Really simple instructions

Really simple instructions, Booking process was completed really quickly. No problems encountered.

They just cancelled my return flight

They cancelled my return flight and requested a refund from the airline unknown to to me. Got to the airport 3 hours before my flight only to be told that my flight was cancelled. At that point no one was available to help, or just won't help. I was stranded, still stranded. Still trying to get some resolution. I was told that by them that the airline cancelled my flight. The airline said that the travel agency cancelled my flight and requested a refund which was processed and sent to them. I am deeply, totally unsatisfied with these company and will never use them again. In fact I will never book through a third party agency again. The saving is just not worth the headache. Never, never again!!!!!!

Date of experience : 30 March 2024

Straightforward booking with the…

Straightforward booking with the cheapest flights, fingers crossed all goes well when I get to the airport.

Good afternoon, Thank you for the 5*review. We are glad you liked our online booking process and found the services smooth and straight forward to use. Thank you for booking with us. Regards, TravelUp

the online booking experience

the booking experience was good other than expecting to provide passport details and finding this was not required. It would have been nice to have known that prior to starting the booking, or even during it as it gave me an uneasy feeling.

Date of experience : 17 April 2024

Good morning, Mr. Brooke, Thank you for sharing your 4-star review. It is unfortunate to see that you had a challenging time while booking in order to feed the passport details as these days it has been kept mandate by the airlines to feed these details beforehand. However, we are glad you made the booking successfully. Your feedback is important to us as we take all the reviews seriously and use them as an opportunity to deliver the quality expected. We appreciate your patience. Regards, TravelUp

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TravelUp customers have to contend with ever-changing T&Cs

Complaints from travellers claiming for a full refund spiral as they now face a £50 deduction

TravelUp has changed its terms and conditions since the pandemic and is retrospectively applying them to customers. It initially promised customers a full refund for cancelled flights. Then it imposed a fee of £75 per passenger plus a 2% charge. It subsequently changed that to £75 per booking, plus the 2% charge, then reduced it to £50 per booking. It’s now finally set up an online refund claim form, but that seems to require us to accept this fee.

SR, Warrington

Laments from TravelUp customers are echoing through my inbox and nearly 3,000 have joined a Facebook page dedicated to secure full refunds. Some have been faced with fees amounting to three figures that have almost eliminated the refunds remitted by the airlines. Until mid-April, the terms and conditions stated that a £75 per ticket fee applied if a customer cancelled or amended a ticket, whereas if the flight was cancelled by the airline they would receive a full refund “which we receive back from supplier/airline”.

In April a line was added, stating that when airlines refunded a flight they had cancelled, TravelUp would make an unspecified “deduction of credit/debit card (non-refundable) charges incurred by us at the time of the original booking and a small administration fee”. This fee turned out to be the £75 per head plus 2% of the ticket price.

In May, TravelUp’s CEO, Ali Shah, wrote to disgruntled customers announcing that the fee would be reduced to a flat rate of £50 and claimed that they had misinterpreted the initial promise of a full refund.

“Our terms and conditions originally stated that the customer was entitled to a full refund of what we receive back from the airline or supplier,” he stated. “This will never be the same as the amount you paid us when you booked, as this includes our service charges and we appreciate this has led to some customer confusion.”

Now the website’s FAQs are claiming that passengers who refuse to accept a rebooking or a credit note for a cancelled flight are deemed to have cancelled the flight themselves and are therefore requiring further service from TravelUp for which they must pay the £50.

The company’s contortions are troubling on many counts. Terms and conditions can’t be changed and retrospectively applied to bookings. It’s been illegal since 2018 to impose a surcharge for credit and debit card fees on customers. A fee of £75 per ticket plus a 2% charge – or even the new flat rate of £50 – is by no means “small” as claimed in the amended terms. And if the price charged for flights includes a service fee, as Shah states, this should be made clear at the time of booking and broken down before the payment stage.

TravelUp pointed me to a pre-existing clause half way down its terms and conditions which states that a “reasonable administration charge” will be deducted from refunds if a flight-only booking is cancelled by the airline. This is confusingly included under “Payments” rather than the section on cancellations and, since it gives no indication of what sum it regards as “reasonable”, customers would have no way of knowing what they were letting themselves in for.

Moreover, this term does not apply to accommodation-only bookings, yet PC of London says he was told that TravelUp would retain 25% of the refund for the cancelled hotel room he had booked. When he tried to claim a full refund via section 75, TravelUp disputed the claim and, by way of “evidence”, sent his card issuer the amended terms and conditions in which the right to charge a credit card fee and an administration charge had been added under the hotel cancellations section.

TravelUp was invited to comment on his case.

At the time of publication, nowhere on its website does TravelUp advise customers that they can apply direct to the airlines for a refund under Denied Boarding Regulations and thus save themselves the fee. Skyscanner, the online portal which directed many of the affected customers to TravelUp deals, told me that it has temporarily ceased its relations with the company because of its conduct. “We have been working closely with TravelUp to try to address our travellers’ complaints and concerns,” it says. “However, it’s clear that the unprecedented demands from Covid-19 cancellations, coupled with restricted customer service capacity from lockdown office closures, have meant that their customer service and refund processes are overwhelmed. We have therefore removed TravelUp from Skyscanner’s search results until such time as we are confident that they are back on top of things and that traveller cases have been resolved.”

Research by campaign group Which? has found that a number of travel companies are deducting legally questionable fees of up to £125 from customer refunds, while failing to explain their rights to claim direct from the airline. “Customers already left out of pocket by cancellations will be outraged to be told they need to pay to get their own money back,” says Rory Boland, editor of Which? Travel. 

“The number of customers still waiting for the refunds they are legally entitled to is mounting, so the regulator must take action against any companies it finds breaking the law by failing to provide full refunds for cancelled package holidays.”

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Heathrow Airport bank holiday flights under threat as refuellers announce strike, warns union

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Fifty aircraft refuellers working at Heathrow airport will strike for 72 hours from 4 May , meaning potential chaos on one of the busiest travel periods of the year.

The action, part of a dispute over terms and conditions for new staff, has been timed to hit travellers over the early May bank holiday .

Those taking part are members of the Unite union working for AFS Aviation. The union says they refuel aircraft for 35 airlines at Heathrow, including Emirates, Virgin Atlantic and Air France, and warns the strikes “are likely to lead to severe disruption to airline services for passengers”.

AFS Aviation also services the three biggest US airlines – American, Delta and United – as well as Air Canada and Singapore Airlines.

The dispute is over reduced pension and sickness benefits for new staff recruited since the start of the year, leading to what the union calls a “two-tier workforce.”

The Unite general secretary, Sharon Graham, said: “AFS is behaving appallingly by attacking the T&Cs of new members of staff – those it views as the easiest to intimidate.

“But Unite will not stand for such bully-boy tactics and we will be backing our members in their fight for improved pensions and sick pay for all staff.”

Unite regional officer Kevin Hall added: “Our members recognise that if they allow this attack on their conditions to take place, before long this will become the norm. Unite won’t allow that to happen and is standing firm with our members on the picket line.

“AFS will have to answer directly to the airlines and passengers for the disruption caused by their unmerited actions.”

Sources at Heathrow say contingency planning is taking place. British Airways, which operates more than half the flights from Heathrow, has its own fuelling service and is unaffected.

The Independent has asked Virgin Atlantic and Emirates for comment.

A similar 72-hour strike was called by the Unite union involving the same group of workers in July 2022, over a peak summer weekend. But the dispute was settled before the action started after an improved pay offer was made.

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Ukraine-Russia war latest: Moscow 'hit gas facilities crucial to supply in Europe'; Russian murder rate 'up 900%'

Russia hit energy infrastructure in Ukraine this morning - and Volodymyr Zelenskyy now says this could affect supply to the EU. Elsewhere, the British Ministry of Defence has said war-related mental health issues are likely causing murder rates to rocket in Russia.

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British Defence Secretary Grant Shapps has shared this footage of the UK's Storm Shadow missiles being produced.

The long-range cruise missiles have been among the aid sent to Ukraine by the UK, and have been used to strike deep into Russian-controlled territory.

Earlier this week, the UK said it would commit even more Storm Shadows to Ukraine. 

The missiles have an official range in excess of 155 miles - although some experts have suggested they may be able to go further. 

Mr Shapps said the missiles were also being created to add to British stockpiles to "fight any future wars". 

By Sean Bell , military analyst

When the UK provided long-range Storm Shadow missiles to Ukraine, it was done on the understanding that these would only be used to target Russian forces in occupied territory, and not against Russia itself. 

Despite the limitations, Ukraine has complied, and that appears to have improved US confidence to the point they are prepared to supply the ATACMS (Army Tactical Missile System) missile. 

Indeed, we now understand that the US first supplied the ATACMS last month - in secret - and it appears to have proven its worth with attacks on a Russian-occupied airfield in Crime on 17 April, and earlier this week in an attack on Russian troop concentrations.

But will this new weapon risk an escalation of the war?

Russia knows that it faces strategic failure if the West were to commit fully to the defence of Ukraine, so it will continue to use threatening rhetoric and sabre-rattling to undermine Western political resolve. 

The interesting question is whether the introduction of ATACMS will change the course of the war. Long-range missiles are very effective at targeting and influencing the "deep battle" - the logistics that feed the front-line fight. However, they have limited impact on the frontline.  

The shortage of Ukrainian weapons is being exploited by Russia, which is making significant battlefield gains.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy has identified that his immediate priority is to "stabilise" the frontlines. 

Instead, ATACMS and the new package of Western military support provides Ukraine with a lifeline. 

In the city of Kharkiv, municipal workers are helping to clear up an area near a psychiatric hospital that targeted by Russia. 

Workers are draining a crater left behind by the attack and also inspecting damaged communication lines. 

A 53-year-old patient was injured in the strike.

Ben Wallace has hit out at German Chancellor Olaf Scholz for suggesting British and French troops are on the ground in Ukraine to programme cruise missiles. 

The chancellor had previously justified his refusal to send Taurus long-range missiles to Ukraine by saying it would require German troops on the ground to programme them. 

He had suggested British and French soldiers were in Ukraine to help with their Storm Shadow and Scalp missiles.

But Mr Wallace said in an interview with German news agency dpa: "[Scholz] was wrong... I can't tell you how Storm Shadows and Scalps are programmed. 

"But it doesn't involve people standing around in an airport in Ukraine, it doesn't need to do that." 

The former defence secretary also criticised Mr Scholz's hesitation to send Taurus missiles, saying: "You can't incrementally help Ukraine, you know, a bit of this and a bit of that. 

"Do we want Ukraine to win? Or do we want them to lose?... 

"Ukraine will abide by any restrictions you put on them. So you could give them Taurus. And you could add all sorts of restrictions about where you want it used or not used." 

Mr Wallace added that Mr Scholz is "not a leader for conflict at the moment" and that "looking either indecisive, or flip-flopping on certain decisions, or seeming to be out of step with your allies, only aids Putin". 

Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said this morning's Russian attack on Ukraine's energy sector had targeted gas facilities important for supply to the European Union.

The main target was the energy sector, various facilities in the industry, both electricity and gas transit facilities," he said in his nightly video address. 

"In particular, those gas facilities that are crucial to ensuring safe delivery to the European Union." 

Moscow earlier claimed its strikes were "in response to attempts by the Kyiv regime to damage Russian energy and industrial facilities". 

Australia has announced a military aid package for Ukraine worth 100m Australian dollars (£52m). 

Defence minister Richard Marles said the money will be used to fund short-range air defence systems, drones for the Ukrainian military and equipment including helmets, inflatable boats, fire masks and electricity generators, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation said. 

Mr Marles made the announcement during a trip to Ukraine where he met the country's prime minister Denys Shmyal and deputy defence minister Ivan Havryliuk. 

He said the latest package took Australian military assistance for Ukraine to 880m Australian dollars (£459m) since Russia began its invasion in 2022.

The Russian defence ministry has responded to this morning's attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure. 

It said it had carried out 35 strikes in the last week against energy facilities, defence factories, railway infrastructure, air defences, and ammunition stocks in Ukraine. 

The strikes were "in response to attempts by the Kyiv regime to damage Russian energy and industrial facilities", it said. 

Ukraine has been targeting Russian oil refineries and other facilities in drone attacks in recent weeks, despite US requests not to do so. 

Meanwhile, Ukrainian officials said Russian missiles had pounded power facilities in central and western Ukraine today. 

Russia's defence ministry said it had used sea and air-launched long-range precision weapons, including Kinzhal hypersonic missiles and drones.

It also said it had targeted Ukrainian troop formations and what it called foreign mercenaries. 

Anti-tank fortifications, known as "dragon's teeth", have been set up in the eastern region of Donetsk. 

As we've mentioned, Russia has been pushing in the Avdiivka direction and is aiming to reach the strategic town of Chasiv Yar. 

A 52-year-old Ukrainian has been injured after a Russian drone strike hit a truck he was driving, a local governor has said. 

Oleh Syniehubov, the governor of Kharkiv, said the man was taken to hospital in a serious condition. 

He said Russian forces used an FPV drone to hit the truck at around 1pm local time near Vovchansk, a city located less than 10km from the Russian border.

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Iconic 80s pop group reuniting for UK festivals 38 years after massive hit

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Almost four decades after their breakthrough hit, Crowded House are reuniting for a string of festival sets this summer.

The rock band originally formed in 1985 and instantly gained mainstream success with incredible debut album and biggest single Don’t Dream It’s Over.

Now, bandmates Neil Finn and Nick Seymour are joining forces as they release new music and head on tour as well to the Isle of Wight festival.

Crowded House are set to take to the stage on Friday, listed with headliners like The Prodigy , Green Day , and The Pet Shop Boys .

Nostalgia has truly taken over this year with everyone from Faithless  to The Feeling riding that lucrative reunion wave.

Crowded House is no different as the Australian band — plus New Zealander Neil — release their eight studio album Gravity Stairs next month.

Adding to the group’s long list of tour dates is On The Mount At Wasing festival in Reading this summer.

Their tour will start in June at venues like Eden Project, the historic O2 Empire in Shepherd’s Bush, and Cardiff Castle as they weave festivals across the UK in.

Along with live gigs, a new single has been released — Teenage Summer — with an unexpected album on the way, which will be the first since the band parted ways in 2018.

Speaking of their huge debut hit, Neil told Variety : ‘It’s the song in a Crowded House set that people can sing from beginning to end very easily, in a group context, community singing and all that. That’s always been a pretty important thing for us.’

While Don’t Dream It’s Over was Crowded House’s biggest hit, songs like Something So Strong, Better Be Home Soon and Distant Sun were all popular.

During this hiatus, Neil went on to join the legendary Fleetwood Mac after the exit of Lindsey Buckingham.

The band originally formed in the mid 80s, finding success globally through into the 90s when they released compilation album Recurring Dream.

Founding brothers Neil and Tim Finn were each awarded an OBE in 1993 for their services to New Zealand’s music but split three years later.

Tragedy struck in 2005 when drummer Paul Hester took his own life, with the group reuniting a year later in his memory.

In 2012, Pete Jones who had replaced Hester as drummer died aged 45 from brain cancer with the band calling him a ‘warm-hearted, funny and talented man’.

Ever since, Crowded House has had multiple splits and reunions but this is their biggest yet, with huge festivals and an appetite for nostalgia backing them.

Crowded House’s new single is out now and tickets for their tour are available on their website .

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California Governor Newsom launches abortion travel ban ad campaign in Alabama

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Updated on: April 22, 2024 / 1:41 PM PDT / CBS San Francisco

California Governor Gavin Newsom is taking aim at states considering abortion travel bans with the launch of a new ad campaign.

Newsom's Campaign for Democracy ad is set to air in Alabama starting Monday. The governor tweeted out the ad in a social media post Sunday morning.

Alabama’s abortion ban has no exceptions for rape or incest. Now, Republicans are trying to criminalize young women’s travel to receive abortion care. We cannot let them get away with this. pic.twitter.com/gHbYJYlEXk — Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) April 21, 2024

The text with the video post reads, "Alabama's abortion ban has no exceptions for rape or incest. Now, Republicans are trying to criminalize young women's travel to receive abortion care. We cannot let them get away with this."

The 30-second commercial shows two nervous young women driving in a car passing a sign that reads "State Line 1 Mile." 

"We're almost there. You're gonna make it," the passenger tells the woman behind the wheel just before they hear a siren and are pulled over by a state trooper.

"Trump Republicans want to criminalize young Alabama women who travel for reproductive care," a voiceover says as the state trooper walks up to the car.

"Miss, I'm going to need you to step out of the vehicle and take a pregnancy test," the trooper says, waving a test stick in one hand. The next shot shows the driver leaning on the hood of her car as the trooper puts her in handcuffs.

"Stop them by taking action at RightToTravel.org ," the voiceover intones as the ad ends.

Alabama is currently weighing a bill that would make it a crime to help women travel outside the state in order to receive an abortion. The ad is part of a larger effort to combat travel bans across the United States. Newsom was behind a similar ad that ran in Tennessee.

The RightToTravel.org website says that those two states and Oklahoma are considering bills that ban minors from traveling out of state to get an abortion without parental consent, even if it's a case of incest or if there is abuse in the family.

It isn't the first action the governor has taken in the political battle over abortion since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June of 2022. Two days after the ruling, Newsom partnered with the governors of Oregon and Washington to issue a multi-state commitment promising to defend access to reproductive health care, including abortion and contraceptives.

In September of that year, he launched a billboard campaign in seven of the most restrictive anti-abortion states urging women seeking the procedure to come to California for treatment. He also signed more than a dozen new abortion laws  protecting women's reproductive rights and ordered the state to end its contract with Walgreens after the pharmacy giant  indicated it would not sell an abortion pill by mail in some conservative-led states . 

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Dave Pehling started his journalism career doing freelance writing about music in the late 1990s, eventually working as a web writer, editor and producer for KTVU.com in 2003. He moved to CBS to work as the station website's managing editor in 2015.

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