The Latest Breaking News from Dover

Amsterdam heroin smuggler who claimed he was on Dunkirk day trip jailed

Daniel Whereatt was stopped in Dover in 2019.

The Independent UK · Feb 12, 2022

Brexit: UK port operators slam government for failing to lay out border plans

Government still hasn’t told firms the cost of checks to be brought in within weeks

The Independent UK · Feb 9, 2022

Brexit damaging trade with EU, says public accounts committee

Border checks said to have increased business costs and ‘suppressed’ trade, and the situation could worsen

The Guardian - UK · Feb 9, 2022

Prisoner who escaped jail 23 years ago is back behind bars for running drugs factory

Barry Doughty was finally caught when police carried out a raid on a property in Dover, Kent, having received intelligence suggesting it was being used to produce drugs

Daily Mirror · Jan 28, 2022

Stunning mansion house with pool has secret Lord of the Rings-themed garden

The stunning Grade II listed home in St. Margarets-at-Cliffe, Dover, Kent is on the market for £6.5 million and would be a favourite with Lord of the Rings fans

Daily Mirror · Jan 28, 2022

Warning holidaymakers to face huge queues as new Brexit rules come into force

New biometric checks will be required this summer, potentially meaning long delays

Wales Online · Jan 28, 2022

UK and EU ‘have nine months to stop tourist traffic grinding to a halt’

A nightmare scenario where new border rules are enforced without a solution could see tourist traffic grind to a halt, the Dover port boss warned.

The Independent UK · Jan 28, 2022

Brexit checks mean lorry queues at Dover ‘only going to get longer’, says union

Unite says customs paperwork causing delays – despite government’s denial Brexit to blame

The Independent UK · Jan 27, 2022

Huge lorry queues continue to build on main road in Dover

Tailbacks have become so long they can be seen on Google Maps satellite images

The Independent UK · Jan 22, 2022

Dover blames queues on spike in freight traffic not Brexit

Frustrated drivers disagree, saying Brexit checks and Covid paperwork were behind delays on port approach

The Guardian - UK · Jan 22, 2022