The Latest Breaking News from Folkestone

Many coastal towns are seeing a post-pandemic resurgence, with new builds and stately piles being returned to their former grandeur

The two boys were hit by huge waves crashing against the sea wall in Folkestone

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

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

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…

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

Pensioners Paul and Wendy Nicholas, from Brockenhurst, Hants, were heading to Cologne, France, to join a Saga river cruise. They said 150 people were due to join the seven-night cruise

The Kent town just became the kickflip capital of Britain – with a little help from Saga. Our writer gets some vert at F51, the swooping, looping, wheel-rattling £17m extravaganza