Thomas Cook puts stop to 3,000 fake illness claims

The fight against fake holiday sickness claims is building momentum ahead of a government call for evidence. Amie Keeley and Ben Ireland report

Thomas Cook has stopped 3,000 fake holiday sickness claims by writing to law firms warning them about fraud.

The operator asked law firms handling sickness claims to review files following the rapid rise in the number of fake cases and says the number of claims this year has dropped compared with last.