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The Latest Breaking News from Port of Dover

The Standard View: The ‘great getaway’ is not getting off to a very good start

The “great getaway” has not begun well. Holidaymakers, some of whom are going away for the first time since the pandemic, face vast queues to get into Port of Dover, with the facility’s chief executive blaming “woefully inadequate” staffing at French border control as officials declared a critical incident.

Evening Standard

'Critical incident' declared at Port of Dover amid six-hour queues

A “CRITICAL incident” has been declared at the Port of Dover amid reports of six-hour queues, with tourists urged to consider staying away.

The National (Scotland)

'Critical incident' at Port of Dover as holidaymakers caught in massive traffic queues - updated

French border controls described as 'woefully inadequate'

Wales Online

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Operation Brock to be implemented from Sunday ahead of summer getaway

The scheme involves a barrier being used to create a contraflow between Junctions 8 and 9 of the M20.

The Independent UK

Liverpool fans play football in road during Dover traffic chaos

The queues aren't expected to go away anytime soon

Liverpool Echo

LFC fans face 'absolute chaos' at Port of Dover as they head to Paris

LFC fans are traveling by plane, coach, train and ferry to Paris

Liverpool Echo

Huge traffic jams at Dover as Jubilee Bank Holiday getaway kicks off

Britons heading away for half-term and the Jubilee Bank Holiday weekend were stuck in three hour-long queues to board Channel ferries on Friday.

Evening Standard

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Spirit of Britain departs Port of Dover as P&O restarts freight services

The vessel was detained by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) on April 12 after safety issues were found, but was cleared to sail last Friday.

The Independent UK

Chaos as 23-mile stretch of motorway closed due to ferry shortage

Part of the M20 in Kent has been closed to store thousands of lorries heading for the Port of Dover

Wales Online

Traffic chaos at Port of Dover eases slightly, though delays likely to continue

Gridlocked roads in the area on Saturday were caused by disruption to cross-Channel ferries and bad weather.

The Independent UK

Doug Bannister, head of the Port of Dover: ‘We’re at the centre of Brexit. I signed up for that’

The US executive took over the port in 2019, in the heat of the debate about the EU. He’s not surprised it’s been a challenge

The Guardian - UK

P&O Ferries latest after mass sackings of 800 workers provokes fury as sailings remain suspended

Latest headlines after seafarers made redundant over video call

Wales Online

P&O Ferries news LIVE: No10 admits Government knew about staff sackings the day before announcement

The Department for Transport knew of PO’s plans to axe 800 employees the day before it was announced, No10 has revealed.

Evening Standard

P&O workers block road to Port of Dover in jobs protest

Police intervened after dozens of employees stood on the road holding banners and flags.

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - UK

‘It is soul-destroying’: lorry drivers face hours stuck in queues at Dover

Emergency traffic controls triggered 20 times this year as extra Brexit checks and freight volumes cause logjams

Evening Standard

Brexit checks to cause delays for tourists driving to Europe unless deal is made, warns Port of Dover boss

New Brexit checks will cause vast delays to tourists entering the EU unless a new agreement is brought in, the head of the Port of Dover has claimed.

The Guardian - UK

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

Daily Mirror

Huge Dover lorry queue so long you can see it on Google Maps amid Brexit check delays

Images from Google Satellite imagery show hundreds of lorries lining the roads around the Port of Dover after months of chaos delaying crossings

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