Gulf crisis: my assessment of the aviation impact
Just before I boarded a flight to China, I set out the scale of the problem caused by the closure of the three biggest Middle East air hubs – And considered what might happen next.This podcast is free...
2 Maalis 6min
National Lottery Open Week is back from 7 to 15 March 2026
Each year, heritage venues and attractions funded by the National Lottery offer special deals for anyone who can demonstrate they have played the lottery – a single ticket is all it takes. Darren Henl...
27 Helmi 5min
‘Heathrow’s third runway should have been built 10 years ago’
That's the message from Thomas Woldbye, chief executive of Europe's busiest airport, who is keen to build a third runway and opening it to flights within a decade. He also tells me the passenger opera...
26 Helmi 6min
Red tape gets even more tangled from today
For many British travellers who plan to travel to Ireland, or who happen to be dual nationals, red tape has become a lot more complicated from today. Aer Lingus, the Irish national airline now insists...
25 Helmi 7min
First time in Africa for senior travel writer Natalie Wilson
Travel desk Tuesday – and the joy of working at The Independent is that my excellent colleagues are constantly returning from exciting places. Senior travel writer Natalie Wilson tells me about her fi...
24 Helmi 7min
Mexico: UK Foreign Office issues urgent warning as flights are cancelled due to drug cartel violence
Many thousands of tourists are stranded in the resort of Puerto Vallarta after violence erupted following the killing of narcotics kingpin ‘El Mencho’. Most are American and Canadian visitors – dozens...
23 Helmi 6min
"Huge, massive beautiful place" – welcome to Mongolia
Ulan Bator, the capital, is a busy, creative location, says Anna Butler – Tour Manager for Expat Adventure. She has lived in the vast land – six times the size of Britain – for 10 year. But beyond the...
20 Helmi 5min
Dual citizens may now be able to use expired passports to enter the UK
From Wednesday 25 February, people who are British but also citizens of another country were told they can travel to the UK only with a valid British passport or “Certificate of Entitlement”. But now ...
19 Helmi 6min
