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Ferry passengers stuck at Calais in six-hour waits while returning to UK from holidays

School trips were amongst the hundreds of ferry passengers caught up in the chaos after Border Force strikes resulted in major delays of up to six hours at the Calais to Dover crossing

Daily Mirror

Dad smuggled heroin worth £22 million from Pakistan hidden in boxes of plastic shopping bags

He was caught after he recorded himself testing the purity of the drugs in his own kitchen as part of a 'publicity video'

Wales Online

Full list of strikes planned in the UK throughout February and March from ambulance workers to rail staff

20 days of strikes are planned up until 30 March with the first day of next month looking to be the biggest day of industrial action

Manchester Evening News

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Strike: Who is taking industrial action in 2023 and when?

Nurses to stage 48-hour action for first time, joining rail workers and others as disputes escalate

The Independent UK

UK airports trial new passport gate rules for children this half-term

Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted airports are taking part in the e-gate trial this week, with the decision whether to roll out the scheme across the UK in the hands Border Force

Daily Mirror

Strike: Who is taking industrial action in 2023 and when?

More disruption likely as pay disputes go unresolved and industrial action continues

The Independent UK

Staycations boom for half term as Brits look to swerve strikes hitting holidays abroad

Border Force workers part of the PCS Union are going on strike over half term, coinciding with a spike of demand for staycation properties as reported by Sykes and Hotelplanner

Daily Mirror

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Brits heading on half term holidays warned to prepare for long delays

The Government has issued a warning to travellers ahead of members of the Public and Commercial Services union based in Dover and French ports including Calais and Dunkirk going on strike

Daily Mirror

Travellers warned of delays returning to UK ahead of Border Force staff strike

Members of the Public and Commercial Services union will take industrial action between February 17 and 20

Evening Standard

Travellers told to prepare for fresh disruption during halfterm holidays - here's where and when

People are being urged to check the latest advice from travel operators before travelling with anyone arriving in UK to be affected

Wales Online

Half-term travellers warned to expect disruption at UK border amid strikes

Some 1,000 Border Force officers will strike for four days

The Independent UK

Men charged over 130kg of ice found in bathroom tiles

Three Sydney men have been charged over the importation of $115 million worth of methamphetamine that authorities found hidden in a pallet of bathroom tiles.

AAP

Strike by 100,000 civil servants planned for Budget day over pay and pensions

The Public and Commercial Services Union says it will escalate action to coincide with Jeremy Hunt’s Budget announcement on 15 March

The Independent UK

Channel crossings continue as more migrants arrive in Kent

Border Force ships brought a number of people to Dover after intercepting a number of boats.

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Manchester Evening News

February half term France travel warning as Border Force strikes planned

Travellers entering the UK from France could face "disruption" as Border Force plan industrial action

The Guardian - UK

March of the robots: how biometric tech could kill off paper passports

Border Force boss says advances in biometrics and data security have made passports redundant – be they blue or red

The Guardian - UK

Border Force strike: cover staff report getting just two days’ training

Exclusive: Some NCA staff in Calais say they had little official training before being put to work at passport control

Daily Mirror

Jet2 and easyJet issue warning for all UK customers travelling by air this week

As many a 100,000 members of the Public and Commercial Services union are walking out today and tomorrow in another long-running dispute, over pay, jobs and conditions, including Border Force workers

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Evening Standard

1,000 Border Force officers at major ports to strike during half-term

Members of the PCS union in Dover, Calais, Coquelles and Dunkirk will strike on February 17, 18, 19 and 20

The Guardian - UK

Disruption across UK as strikes hit schools, trains, universities and border checks – as it happened

Public warned of ‘significant disruption’ from strikes involving teachers, civil servants, Border Force staff and train drivers

The Independent UK

Half term holidays to be hit by Border Force strikes

Approximately 1000 members of the Public and Commercial Services Union are set to walk out during February half-term

Daily Mirror

Half term holidays at risk as Border Force announce four days of strike action

One thousand Border Force officers will stage strikes for four days during half term - putting school holidays in jeopardy - the Public and Commercial Services union has announced

The Guardian - UK

Up to half a million to strike across UK as talks go ‘backwards’

Action by teachers, civil servants, Border Force staff and train drivers to go ahead, with ministers accused of ‘stonewalling’

Nottingham Post

Jet2 issues UK travel warning for East Midlands Airport on February 1 2023 amid Border Force strikes

Border Force staff going on strike could mean long wait at airports

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh key February dates and changes including university strikes and border control

There are a number of dates in February that the people of Edinburgh may want to note down in their diaries - from new payments coming through, to strike dates from different industries.

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