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The Latest Breaking News from Port of Dover

Port of Dover £6m upgrade makes room for world’s largest cruise ships

Larger cruise ships could be on their way to the Kent coast

The Independent UK

People smuggler who crammed nine migrants including 4-year-old child into van and crossed Channel jailed

Border Force officers stopped Constantin-Florin Pauliuc’s vehicle at the Port of Dover after he arrived in the UK from Calais

Evening Standard

Holidaymakers face two-hour queues through Dover on one of ‘most popular mornings of summer’

Over 35,000 people passed through the Port of Dover on Friday, officials said, with thousands more expected over the weekend.

Evening Standard

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Port of Dover ‘extremely busy’ with holiday traffic

Bosses say nearly 15,000 people have set sail from the port so far today.

The Independent UK

Rain and thunderstorms likely to affect holidaymakers on big summer getaway weekend

Airports will see hundreds of thousands of passengers, and the Port of Dover is warning it could take hours to pass through border checks

Evening Standard

Two million people to head overseas on ‘one of busiest weekends of year’ despite Europe heatwave

Port of Dover is warning it could take hours to pass through border checks

The Independent UK

More than two million expected to head overseas for summer getaway this weekend

Airports will see hundreds of thousands of passengers and the Port of Dover is warning it could take hours to pass through border checks.

The Independent UK

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Port of Dover warns of two-and-half-hour waits this weekend

Post-Brexit passport checks will significantly lengthen delays as peak holiday season gets under way

The Guardian - UK

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

Huge queues of cars stretching back from Port of Dover amid 90-minute waits

As the Easter getaway weekend kicked off on Good Friday morning, large numbers of cars were arriving at the Kent port.

The Independent UK

Holidaymakers warned of 90-minute waits at Port of Dover as passengers urged to bring supplies

Holidaymakers advised to bring food, drinks and entertainment for children in case of long delays at port

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

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

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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Port of Dover working to clear backlog after travellers left waiting for as long as 14 hours

Frustrated passengers have described the situation at the port as ‘carnage’ and ‘a shambles’

The Independent UK

Border Force strikes could be extended to Port of Dover within weeks

‘Extraordinary disruption’ ahead unless government negotiates, union boss has warned

Evening Standard

Port of Dover could be hit by strike if Government fail to take action, union chief warns

Union chief Mark Serwotka has said up to 100,000 civil servants could strike after Christmas unless an agreement is reached

Evening Standard

Man 'attacks Dover migrant processing centre with petrol bombs before killing himself', witnesses claim

A man has thrown petrol bombs at a migrant processing centre at the Port of Dover before taking his own life, witnesses have claimed.The alleged attacker, a white man in a striped top, drove up to the centre in a white SEAT sports utility vehicle, according to a Reuters photographer…

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Evening Standard

Port of Dover chief warns tougher passport checks could cause long delays for travellers

A proposed tougher new system of passport checks to enter Europe threatens to cause long delays for travellers unless potential problems are ironed out in advance, a travel boss has warned.

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Vacationers Fear Delays In Crossing English Channel Due To French Staff Shortage

Following a weekend of huge delays, the port in southern England has returned to 'normal' but more delays are feared.

Daily Mirror

Holidaymakers warned of more weekend travel chaos as Dover set to be 'very busy'

Vehicles were flowing freely today but a major incident remains in force in Dover. Toby Howe of the Kent Resilience Forum said it was a 'very vulnerable situation'

The Guardian - UK

Kent travel chaos: is there a fix and should Brexit take the blame?

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

The Independent UK

Busy start to week at Dover amid fears for ‘vulnerable’ summer

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

Evening Standard

‘Severe’ Delays At The Channel Tunnel After Days Of Traffic Chaos

Drivers travelling to France on Eurotunnel are facing severe delays as the travel “chaos” in Kent for people trying to reach the continent continues.While queues at the Port of Dover are reportedly down to just an hour on Sunday after Border and ferry staff worked “through the night” to clear…

The Independent UK

Folkestone becomes new ‘hotspot of holiday hell’ as disruption at Dover clears

Lanes towards the Port of Dover were clear on Sunday in contrast to the scenes of gridlocked traffic on Friday and Saturday.

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