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The Latest Breaking News from Dover

Allow extra time at Port of Dover over Easter weekend, ferry operator warns

DFDS asked travellers to ‘please allow 120 minutes to complete border controls and check-in’.

The Independent UK

Long queues form at Dover as port braces for Easter travel chaos

Ferry operator says wait for passport checks ‘approximately 90 minutes’ before start of weekend getaway

The Guardian - UK

Another Easter of travel chaos begins as queues build at Dover and France hit by strikes

Wait for passport checks hits 90 minutes as national strike in France grounds flights

The Independent UK

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Dover queues – live: Roads ‘extremely busy’ as passengers urged to bring supplies

High volume of traffic builds at port entrance

The Independent UK

Holidaymakers face fresh delays at Port of Dover at start of Easter getaway

Ferry operators warn of waits of up to an hour at the border

Evening Standard

Dover officials scramble to avert Easter ferry chaos and warn travellers NOT to arrive early

The Port of Dover declared a critical incident last Friday when queues of vehicles trying to board ferries built up, and they want to avoid a repeat over the long weekend

Daily Mirror

Dover port chief contradicts Brexiteer MPs who blamed France for coach delays

Exclusive: ‘When they knew we were having challenges, they actually turned up with more people to better support us’

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Port of Dover boss promises smoother weekend for travellers heading to France

Exclusive: ‘As it stands right now, Good Friday is going to be the busiest for coach traffic,’ says Doug Bannister

The Independent UK

Limiting coach capacity at Dover ‘unacceptable and backward’, say operators

Many holidaymakers travelling by coach last weekend were delayed for several hours entering the port and being processed.

The Independent UK

When the boat race comes in for Oxford

Brief letters: Head of the River Race | Thomas Cashman | Premier League supply managers | Real reason for Dover chaos | Amoral AI

The Guardian - UK

Jarrow School ski trip group get stuck on coach at Dover for 14 hours after being caught up in travel chaos

Stephen Marley has praised his students for their patience and resilience after being caught up in travel chaos in Dover for 14 hours

Chronicle Live

Dover travel chaos - what are your rights if you miss your ferry?

Travel chaos dominated Dover this weekend as holidaymakers found themselves stuck in cars and coaches for up to 18 hours ahead of the Easter holidays. What went wrong and what are your rights when faced with such delays?

The Money Edit

Dover delays – latest news: No 10 admits Brexit played role in chaos amid calls for crisis meeting

It comes as the Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT) called for ‘crisis talks’ with the Rishi Sunak’s government

The Independent UK

Why Brexit is to blame for holiday traffic chaos at Dover

The Man Who Pays His Way: We asked for a hard EU frontier in southeast Kent, plus tougher passport controls

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Evening Standard

Contingency plans to stop Easter Bank Holiday chaos at Dover, says No10

Downing Street acknowledged ‘new processes’ introduced following Brexit had contributed to delays

The Guardian - UK

The Dover jam is not a Great British Queue. It is a Brexit-sponsored circle of hell

Politicians can’t just keep gaslighting us. As I discovered last year, there is nothing like a very long motorway wait to provide some political clarity, writes Zoe Williams

Evening Standard

OPINION - The Standard View: Dover misery shows Brexit in sharp focus

A school pupil stuck on a coach for hours outside Dover, feeling hungry, unsafe and enduring long queues for portable toilets, is probably not watching the Home Secretary on Sunday morning politics shows. It is just as well.

Wales Online

Simon Calder on the reason for 18-hour delays at Dover and why he thinks they won't be repeated this weekend

He branded the delays over the weekend a 'total shambles'

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Daily Mirror

Port of Dover launches urgent review after more than 48 hours of travel misery

Travel misery at the Port of Dover started on Friday when the port declared a critical incident because of 'lengthy French border processes and sheer volume'

The Independent UK

Brexit ‘has had an impact’ says Starmer after Dover chaos

The Labour leader urged the Government to get a grip, after coach passengers were forced to spend hours waiting to enter the Kent port at the weekend.

The Guardian - UK

Tell us: were you affected by recent Dover travel chaos?

We’d like to speak with people who have had travel plans disrupted by the delays at the port

Daily Mirror

Keir Starmer rubbishes Tory claim Brexit had nothing to do with Dover delays

The Labour leader said it was "obvious" that new checks could lead to delays, and said the Government needs to "get a grip" after again being caught ill-prepared

Wales Online

Welsh school waits 18 hours for ferry after getting caught up in Dover chaos

When they eventually made the ferry it was quiet

Daily Mirror

Mum's agony as son stuck at Dover port for 16 HOURS 'with no food or water'

Gillian Charlton, 43, said her son Ned, 13, and his friends were stuck in the holding area at the Port of Dover for more than 12 hours waiting to go on a ski holiday to Italy

Evening Standard

Arch Brexiteer admits Brexit causing delays at Dover

Queues at Port of Dover have now cleared after a weekend of disruption

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