Private schools are to offer parents partial refunds

Private schools may offer parents partial refunds and freeze fees for next year after being forced to close over coronavirus Private schools are considering returning a portion of fees for the summer term Neil Roskilly, chief executive of the Independent Schools Association, said some ‘will also freeze fees for next year’ Some parents not withholding … Read more

BA accused of ‘deliberately blocking online cash refunds for flights’ amid coronavirus crisis

British Airways accused of ‘deliberately blocking online cash refunds for flights’ by ‘hiding’ the application form Frequent flyer website says British Airways is denying customers a legal right  The issue is not arising when customers ask for refunds over the telephone An IT-savvy frequent flyer eventually found a workaround for the problem  Coronavirus symptoms: what … Read more

More than half of scam victims still being refused refunds despite banks’ pledge for fairness

More than half of scam victims still being refused refunds despite banks pledging to treat customers more fairly By Amelia Murray Money Mail Chief Reporter For The Daily Mail Published: 23:02 GMT, 18 March 2020 | Updated: 23:02 GMT, 18 March 2020 More than half of scam victims are still being refused refunds despite banks … Read more

BT and Sky Sports WON’T offers refunds as football cancelled

BT and Sky Sports are not offering subscription refunds to angry fans after top-flight football is cancelled The broadcaster is hoping live football resumes soon after coronavirus outbreak But subscribers are facing a schedule of repeated matches and wrestling movies Sky Sports will also no longer have Premier League and Football League action Coronavirus symptoms: … Read more

Doctors slam travel insurers for insisting customers seek GP ‘sick notes’ for coronavirus refunds

What is current Foreign Office advice regarding travel and coronavirus? The Foreign Office now advises against all but essential travel to 10 small towns in Lombardy and one in Veneto in Italy, which have been isolated by the Italian authorities. These towns are Codogno, Castiglione d’Adda, Casalpusterlengo, Fombio, Maleo, Somaglia, Bertonico, Terranova dei Passerini, Castelgerundo … Read more