Ryanair's infamous fees have been challenged by a Berlin court, spelling a possible end to at least one of their extra charges - the credit card fee.

According to an article in the UK's Daily Telegraph ('Ryanair loses handling charges case'), the German Superior Court of Justice ruled that the credit card fee is illegal as passengers do not have a free alternative.

Ryanair have responded by saying that passengers do have another payment option, namely a Visa Electron card. They made a similar point to me when I asked about Ryanair's Credit Card Fees. But I found that Visa Electron cards are very difficult to come by for most citizens; getting one usually requires changing banks. Clearly the German court agrees with me: taking a trip into town, applying for a new bank account and waiting for your new Electron card to arrive does not constitute another method of payment.

Could this ruling mean the end of Ryanair's credit card fee? And might it cause the unraveling of their other dubious fees, such as their mandatory Online Check-in Fee? Only time will tell.

In the meantime, read how Ryanair defended themselves to me when they got in touch recently: Questions to Ryanair.

The Spanish have a lot of strange festivals. There's the really famous ones, such as the Pamplona Running of the Bulls or the Tomatina Tomato Fight. But there are some less well-known odd events too. Take the News Year's Eve celebration in August, for example. Or the jumping-over-babies-dressed-as-a-devil ritual that is supposedly intended as a blessing for the child (assuming you don't fall on the poor little ones).

One recurring theme in a lot of strange Spanish festivals is that they often center around throwing things at each other. Take a look at this list of odd festivals where the object is to pelt your neighbours with something messy: Throwing Festivals in Spain

See also: Strange Festivals in Spain

A man has been killed in this morning's Running of the Bulls at the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, Spain. The 27-year-old Spaniard, who was gored at the 'Tramo de Telefonica' part of the run, died in hospital from his injuries.

The bull is said to have become separated from the pack and was running in the wrong direction.

It has been confirmed that the deceased was Daniel Jimeno Romero, a 27-year-old Spaniard from Alcala de Henares, near Madrid. Early reports had suggested the man was British. It was also erroneously reported that the incident had happened at the start of the event and that spectators were hit, not actual bull runners.

Daniel was gored in the neck and lung, which caused massive blood loss, resulting in cardiac arrest. Doctors were unable to revive him and he died in hospital.

Today's death is the first from a goring since 1995, when a young American was killed. Read more here: Pamplona Death in 1995

Read more on the Pamplona Running of the Bulls

The 'merger of equals' between clickair and the 'best' airline in Europe, Vueling, is finally nearing completion.

The dire state of the international airline industry has taken a number of casualties, so it is to clickair and Vueling's credit that they managed to pull off this merger and so minimize job losses. Virtually all of the two airlines' routes have been preserved in the deal, which has made the new company Spain's second biggest airline (after Iberia).

Why is Vueling 'the best'? Because of some dubious advertising campaign No, its because of this study I have conducted into airlines' hidden charges: Which is the Best Budget Airline?.

I looked at the various sneaky fees and misleading websites of twelve of Europe's most popular airlines, to come up with this run down of their websites' pros and cons. The airlines which exhibited the least bare-faced cheek rose to the top. So, well done Vueling.

No prizes for which airline came last.

See also: Airlines' Hidden Charges