The Latest Breaking News from Dover

If you are heading down to Kent to cross the Channel to Calais, expect disruption as the gridlock seen on Friday is likely to be repeated

Long queues of holidaymakers and lorries built up on Saturday outside the Port of Dover, Britain's main gateway to Europe, and officials said the disruption could be worse than the logjam seen on Friday.

EU withdrawal means France has ‘taken back control’ of its border

French transport minister hits back at Liz Truss’s suggestion that France needed to fix the ‘avoidable and unacceptable’ situation

Bumper-to-bumper traffic, in six-hour queues, made its way towards the port on Friday resulting in a blame game between UK and French Government figures

A French politician blamed Brexit for the travel misery, while the local MP claimed French border officers “didn’t turn up for work”.

The travel disruption is taking place during one of the busiest periods for foreign travel from the UK.

‘Once you’ve lost control of the the queue, it’s hard to get it back’: Backlog set to run into early next week, officials say, as French and British authorities blame one another for travel chaos

Holidaymakers and people travelling to visit family have found themselves stuck in six-hour queues to board ferries

The Port of Dover, Britain's main gateway to Europe, on Friday declared a 'critical incident' over long delays, blaming a lack of French customs officials for causing a bottleneck as holidaymakers left for summer breaks.

Operators at the English Channel port of Dover on Friday accused French border officials of "ruining the start to the summer getaway", blaming understaffing for hours-long queues.