Thomas Cook: plans made for biggest UK peacetime repatriation
(The Guardian World News)

Travel firm holding last-ditch talks to avert bankruptcyUp to 150,000 Britons holidaying abroad could be affectedIs Thomas Cook about to go bust? Your questions answeredThe government and the aviation watchdog are drawing up plans for the biggest ever UK peacetime repatriation if Thomas Cook collapses, with 150,000 British customers currently on holidays overseas with the travel company.Thomas Cook is holding last-minute talks to stave off a bankruptcy that could happen as soon as this weekend unless it secures £200m in extra funding. Continue reading...