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Going to sea in choppy waters brought home dangers of small boat crossings – PM

Rishi Sunak tried his hardest ‘not to get ill’ on board a Border Force cutter off the Dover coast.

The Independent UK

Sunak takes RAF chopper to Dover, just over an hour away by train

Prime minister shows his fondness for helicopters again a week after flying in one to his Yorkshire constituency

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak confirms two new ships will house 1,000 migrants

Two more ships are set to house Channel migrants, the Prime Minister announced on a visit to Dover

Evening Standard

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Rishi Sunak announces two more barges will be used to house 1,000 asylum seekers

The Prime Minister, visiting a Border Force facility in Dover, said that a controversial plan to house asylum seekers in a barge would be operational within a fortnight, and added that two more vessels had been secured - but refused to say where

Daily Mirror

Rishi Sunak takes helicopter for 74 mile journey to Kent - that would be an hour on train

The PM flew from the capital to Dover where he is desperately try and convince critics his small boats strategy is working

Daily Mirror

Dover bank holiday misery strikes AGAIN as families face major tailbacks at port

Drivers are reporting waiting for hours in major tailbacks to the Port of Dover causing them to miss ferries for bank holiday getaways as air travel has also ground to a halt due to IT issues

Daily Mirror

Travellers faced long queues at major UK airports after electronic passport gates failed

Hours-long delays were reported as IT problems also caused disruption on Dover-Calais ferries

The Guardian - UK

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BA cancels MORE flights amid half-term travel carnage with chaos at airports and ports

Long queues have formed at the Port of Dover, Manchester Airport and Bristol Airport ahead of the long Bank Holiday weekend and May half term, with strike also ongoing at Heathrow Airport

Daily Mirror

Women and children among latest to cross English Channel in small boats

An estimated 100 people have been brought into Dover.

The Independent UK

Wayne Couzens could have been identified as a sex offender in 2015, report says

Kent police bungling meant Sarah Everard’s murderer was not linked to indecent exposure report in Dover, finds IOPC

The Guardian - UK

Sunak unable to commit to lowering migration as Border Force bring people ashore

A Border Force vessel brought about 70 people thought to be migrants in to Dover, Kent, on Friday, after a small boat incident in the Channel.

The Independent UK

NASCAR 2023 Kansas schedule, entry list, and how to watch

A thrilling race at Dover saw Martin Truex Jr. make the most of a two-tire strategy call, snapping a 54-race winless streak and fending off Ross Chastain in the closing laps.

Motorsport

NASCAR Cup Dover: Truex snaps 54-race winless streak

After his younger brother, Ryan Truex, earned his first Xfinity Series win Saturday at Dover, Martin was first off pit road during a late-race caution thanks to a two-tyre stop.

Autosport

Truex snaps 54-race winless streak with Dover Cup win

After his younger brother, Ryan Truex, earned his first Xfinity Series win Saturday at Dover, Martin was first off pit road during a late-race caution thanks to a two-tire stop.

Motorsport

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Ryan Truex claims first career Xfinity win at Dover

Truex, the 31-year-old younger brother of former Cup champion Martin Truex Jr., has come painstakingly close to victory in both the Xfinity and Truck series during his career.

The Guardian - UK

‘Horror beyond words’: how Channel distress calls were ‘ignored’ 19 times before 2021 disaster

Investigation reveals that understaffed Dover control room was overwhelmed by calls from people in trouble before 27 died at sea

Motorsport

Josh Berry returns to Hendrick Cup ride 'one step at a time'

Berry, who competes fulltime in the Xfinity Series for JR Motorsports, most recently drove Chase Elliott’s No. 9 Chevrolet on oval tracks this season during his recovery from a fractured tibia in his left leg suffered in a snowboarding accident.

The Guardian - UK

Britons delayed at Dover to miss out on compensation if EU law scrapped

Bus and coach passengers stand to lose right to compensation if UK does not actively ‘save’ law

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Irish Mirror

Joe Biden almost landed in hot water over second gaffe on way home from Irish trip

President Biden was returning from a successful four-day trip to Ireland and had just touched down at Dover air force base in Delaware when he committed his latest faux pas.

Daily Mirror

Tesco shopper fined £35 for visiting supermarket twice in one day vows never to return

Charity manager Emily Smith, 47, has said she will now do her shopping at Lidl after being given a £35 parking ticket for visiting a Tesco in Dover twice in one day

The Guardian - UK

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The Independent UK

Pictures of the week: Donald Trump arrest, queues at Dover and Storm Troopers on the Tube

The Independent’s picture editors bring you the best photography from all corners of the planet

The Independent UK

Dover travel chaos: I travelled to Calais on Good Friday so you didn’t have to

‘Crossing the River Medway coincided with someone opening an overpoweringly pungent snack, which seems to be infused with weapons-grade garlic. The mood on board darkened’

The Guardian - UK

Digested week: Dover Easter queues? It’s the bad weather, stupid

I could have sworn we had stormy seas before Brexit and there weren’t long delays – but maybe I’m imagining things

The Guardian - UK

Travellers crossing Channel from UK face 90-minute delays on Good Friday

Ferry operators expect bank holiday weekend to be busy with ‘large queues’ at entrance to Dover port

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