The Latest Breaking News from Dover

National Assembly member says British excuses for tailbacks were ‘silly’

Tory leadership candidates, as they spout their pseudo-Thatcherite cliches, lack the guts to admit Brexit is not working, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

With roads leading to Dover and Folkstone gridlocked, it was a miserable start to the holidays for many

Business owners say they are used to problems at the port causing gridlock in the town centre.

P&O Ferries said queues ‘picked up’ on Monday morning, and it took an hour for passengers to clear French passport control.

Travel chaos in France extended to Eurostar services between Paris and London on Sunday night as stranded passengers endured “a nightmare” and “bedlam2 because of cancelled and delayed trains.Videos produced by those caught up in Sunday night’s disruption showed thousands packed into the overflowing departure lounge at Gare du Nord,…

Massive queues have been building up at Dover due to post Brexit passport checks

The equivalent to more than 200 miles of holidaymaker and freight traffic had been processed through the weekend up until Sunday morning

Officials at the English Channel port of Dover on Sunday said operations had returned to normal, after two days of lengthy delays blamed on post-Brexit border checks.

More than 6,000 tourist cars are expected at the port on Sunday.

Holidaymakers and hauliers faced major delays at the Channel Tunnel after delays at Dover eased