What your rights are if youve got a thomas cook booking. Good morning. The weather is looking rather unsettled. We do have some rain coming in from the south west with strengthening wins. I will have more later. Its monday the 23rd of september. Our top story. Thomas cook has collapsed after last minute negotiations aimed at saving the holiday firm failed. At two oclock this morning the Civil Aviation authority said the Tour Operator had ceased trading with immediate effect. Its also launched its biggest ever peacetime repatriation, to bring 150,000 holidaymakers back home. Customers who are still in the uk have been told not to go to the airport. Throughout the morning on breakfast well be speaking to those responsible for scrambling planes to rescue stranded tourists, and well be hearing what the government plans to do to avoid further problems and delays for passengers. With the overnight developments, heres simonjones. Grounded, the uks oldest holiday firm has collapsed after 178 y