Hi. Just wondering if anyone has had the same problem. Maricris went home to Tacloban Friday - first time since losing her father to the hurricane last year.

Went to Manchester Airport, and while checking Maricris's passport they noticed the spine of the passport was broken and the pages had started to come away (only a bit). We had not noticed it before they took it away. Another woman came back and said, "We will let you go on your flight, but will not allow you entry back into the UK with a damaged passport".

So Maricris is flying back to Manila now to try and get a new passport. She has 14 days and the guy she spoke to said it will take 7 days. I read more like 30. Anyone had a similar issue?

Many thanks,
John