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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

Very little was known about the mummified head, which was found in an attic in Ramsgate, Kent, and was then given to Canterbury Museums and Galleries

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

A ‘critical incident’ has been declared by the Kent port due to six-hour waits, with tourists urged to consider staying away.

A ‘critical incident’ has been declared by the Kent port.

France has been accused by the Port of Dover of “woefully inadequate” border control staffing which is ruining the summer getaway for thousands of families.Holidaymakers booked on sailings from the Kent port reported being stuck in five-hour queues to complete border checks before they can check in for their ferry.The…

The fire service is at the frontline of the climate crisis – yet with 11,500 frontline staff cut we are simply not equipped for it, says the Fire Brigades Union’s Tim Green

Kent port apologises for delays and blames French border control as summer getaway kicks off

A ‘critical incident’ has been declared by the Kent port due to six-hour queues, with tourists urged to consider staying away.

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

Motorist Dennis Richardson filmed the man casually sitting on the roof of a grey Nissan and waving at passing cars as he blocked the camera in Maidstone, Kent on Sunday