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The Latest Breaking News from The Port of Dover

UK ports given £10.5m to prepare for EU biometric checks

The Port of Dover, Channel tunnel and St Pancras International will increase facilities to avoid tailbacks

The Guardian - UK

Dover queues begin to shorten after morning of long waits for travellers

Port says waiting time down to 45 minutes after ferry passengers faced two-and-a-half hour delays on Saturday morning

The Guardian - UK

Holidaymakers face two-hour queues through Dover on one of ‘most popular mornings of summer’

Over 35,000 people passed through the Port of Dover on Friday, officials said, with thousands more expected over the weekend.

Evening Standard

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Travellers hope for an easier summer getaway on Sunday

It comes after a rail strike ended and queues at border control at the Port of Dover eased on Saturday

The Independent UK

Rain and thunderstorms likely to affect holidaymakers on big summer getaway weekend

Airports will see hundreds of thousands of passengers, and the Port of Dover is warning it could take hours to pass through border checks

Evening Standard

More than two million expected to head overseas for summer getaway this weekend

Airports will see hundreds of thousands of passengers and the Port of Dover is warning it could take hours to pass through border checks.

The Independent UK

Dover bank holiday misery strikes AGAIN as families face major tailbacks at port

Drivers are reporting waiting for hours in major tailbacks to the Port of Dover causing them to miss ferries for bank holiday getaways as air travel has also ground to a halt due to IT issues

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BA cancels MORE flights amid half-term travel carnage with chaos at airports and ports

Long queues have formed at the Port of Dover, Manchester Airport and Bristol Airport ahead of the long Bank Holiday weekend and May half term, with strike also ongoing at Heathrow Airport

Daily Mirror

Holidaymakers forced to wait for hours amid large queues for trains and ferries

People faced 90-minute waits at the Port of Dover on Good Friday.

The Independent UK

Brits' Easter travel chaos begins as 'nightmare' queues form at Dover ahead of weekend

P&O Ferries was reporting delays of at least an hour to the Port of Dover as early as 8am today, following chaotic scenes last weekend which saw thousands of Brits delayed

Daily Mirror

Easter getaway travel misery for Brits amid long road queues and plane cancellations

Despite emergency plans to avoid a repeat of last weekend’s 'horrible' delays, travellers at the Port of Dover still faced long waits, with cars being left in jams for hours

Daily Mirror

Dover travel chaos - what are your rights if you miss your ferry?

Travel chaos dominated Dover this weekend as holidaymakers found themselves stuck in cars and coaches for up to 18 hours ahead of the Easter holidays. What went wrong and what are your rights when faced with such delays?

The Money Edit

Brexit played role in Dover chaos, No 10 admits as coach bosses call for crisis meeting

Time to ‘resolve this mess once and for all’, says Confederation of Passenger Transport

The Independent UK

Port of Dover launches urgent review after more than 48 hours of travel misery

Travel misery at the Port of Dover started on Friday when the port declared a critical incident because of 'lengthy French border processes and sheer volume'

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Wales Online

Welsh school waits 18 hours for ferry after getting caught up in Dover chaos

When they eventually made the ferry it was quiet

Daily Mirror

Mum's agony as son stuck at Dover port for 16 HOURS 'with no food or water'

Gillian Charlton, 43, said her son Ned, 13, and his friends were stuck in the holding area at the Port of Dover for more than 12 hours waiting to go on a ski holiday to Italy

The National (Scotland)

Time to buckle up for Wacky Races in intense battle for cinch Premiership Euro spots

The scene at the Port of Dover over the weekend was like something out of Wacky Races.

Daily Mirror

Dover delays: Children in appalling conditions as tailbacks continue despite extra sailings

One teacher waiting with a coach full of 42 children labelled the conditions as "disgusting", saying they had no water, food or toilet facilities since arriving at the Port of Dover

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Extra Dover night sailings after traffic 'carnage' sees passengers stuck for 16 hours

The Port of Dover said it was hoping to clear the backlog by lunchtime on Sunday

Evening Standard

Port of Dover working to clear backlog after travellers left waiting for as long as 14 hours

Frustrated passengers have described the situation at the port as ‘carnage’ and ‘a shambles’

Manchester Evening News

Dover ferry passengers warned of 'significant delays' as huge queue of coaches builds up

The Port of Dover declared a 'critical incident' last night as bad weather, the Easter getaway and delays at border control led to hours-long waits

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