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The Standard View: Best of luck if you’re trying to head abroad

The queues are building up again at Dover, where passengers are advised that there are continuing delays at French passport control. Meanwhile, those hoping to avoid travel chaos by taking the train have been delayed by the disruptions to Eurostar services in France.

Evening Standard

Dover ferry passengers advised to arrive early amid fears of summer-long disruption

Cross-Channel ferry passengers told to arrive in good time for border checks after weekend of delays

The Guardian - UK

Will Dover and Folkestone travel chaos continue and is Brexit to blame?

The UK asked for an European Union external frontier, similar to the hard borders the EU has with Russia and Turkey, to take effect in Kent

The Independent UK

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Summer getaway queues ease amid concerns weekend travel chaos could be repeated

The Port of Dover said its summer plan will work for the rest of the holidays but the AA said ‘significant progress’ is needed.

The Independent UK

Inside Dover hell as hard shoulders become 'urinals' with people 'treated like cattle'

Volunteers handed out emergency rations to families stranded on routes leading to the Eurotunnel as they were forced to use the hard shoulder as a toilet

Daily Mirror

Leave voters finally get their wish at Dover

Brief letters: Brexit gridlock | Liz Truss’s rewards | Sex work toolkit | Steeling yourself against the heat | Useful defibrillators

The Guardian - 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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Brits warned travel chaos 'the new normal' after days of gridlock at Dover

Post-Brexit checks and a shortage of French officials at checkpoints in Dover have been blamed for travel misery as holidaymakers face the long queues at the border

Daily Mirror

Channel travel chaos continues with ‘holiday hell’ at Eurotunnel

Holidaymakers hoping to cross from Dover and Folkestone to France on Sunday told to expect long delays

The Guardian - UK

UK Government ‘shirking responsibility' by blaming France for Dover chaos

THE UK Government has been accused of “shirking responsibility” by trying to blame the French and not Brexit over the chaos at Dover.

The National (Scotland)

'Way to go' before chaotic Brexit delays at Dover port are cleared, travellers warned

HOLIDAYMAKERS and residents have been warned there is a “way to go” to clear the backlog at Dover with a “very busy” day expected but port…

The National (Scotland)

France rejects blame for Dover gridlock, saying it is ‘not responsible for Brexit’

Travellers told to allow three to four hours to pass through security and French border checks at port

The Guardian - UK

Holidaymakers warned there is a way to go to clear Port of Dover backlog

Travellers got out of their vehicles to stretch their legs while traffic was at a standstill in queues on Saturday.

The Independent UK

Dover traffic - live: French MP blames Brexit for chaos as queues form for second day

Busiest travel weekend since 2019 kicks off as school holidays begin

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Daily Mirror

Travel madness at Dover and UK airports as Brit holidaymakers in queues for hours

Saturday is expected to be even busier than 'frantic Friday' for those hoping to begin their summer getaway at the Port of Dover, with trapped motorists airing their frustrations online

Wales Online

Dover Port boss says to expect six hour delays today in even busier day

Brexit is being blamed for the chaos seen yesterday, which will continue this weekend

Daily Mirror

All you need to know about Dover travel nightmare as summer getaway causes chaos

Some of the worst scenes were at Dover yesterday, where travellers reported being stuck in five-hour queues to complete border checks before they could check in for their ferry

Evening Standard

UK travel latest: Dover chaos set to continue on Saturday amid blame game over six-hour queues

Asked whether he can reassure travellers planning a trip over the coming days that the backlog will ease, Port of Dover boss Doug Bannister said: ‘I really wish I could’

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Daily Mirror

Dover: Warning 6-hour queues 'just the start' as woeful weekend follows frantic Friday

Saturday could be even busier for travellers after the Port of Dover declared a critical incident and the RAC estimated a whopping 18.8 million leisure trips are planned in the UK between Friday and Monday

Evening Standard

Dover chaos shows your passport isn’t worth what it used to be

Those images of four-mile, six-hour long queues to get into and through the Port of Dover. They’re not quite the last helicopter out of Saigon, but they tell a story of their own.

Evening Standard

Getaway chaos as ferry passengers face six-hour security waits

Severe problems were said to have been caused by a shortage of French border control officials

The Guardian - UK

Holidaymakers warned of Dover ferry queues; survey shows UK economy slowing – as it happened

Rolling live coverage of business, economics and financial markets as retail sales and factory surveys suggest UK economy losing momentum

The Independent UK

Summer getaway halted by ‘woefully inadequate’ French border staffing at Dover

Holidaymakers booked on sailings from the Kent port reported being stuck in five-hour queues to complete border checks.

Evening Standard

Summer holiday getaway ‘craziness’ as families hit with three-hour queues at Dover

Ferry operators warned passengers to expect delays of several hours at border control

The Independent UK

Holidaymakers hit by weekend of travel chaos after airports see hundreds of cancellations and delays

A number of budget airlines grounded flights while Dover saw hours-long delays

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