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Port of Dover braces for two-and-a-half-hour queues this weekend

Passengers have been advised to arrive three hours ahead of time at Dover as port braces for weekend queues.

19/07/2023

United Kingdom

UK travellers face long waits for ferries to France

Coach passengers experienced prolonged delays at the English Channel crossing in Dover on Saturday despite extra ferries scheduled.

02/04/2023

Travel News

P&O Ferries spends €260m on hybrid ships that can't be charged up

Sources suggest there has been a baffling level of miscommunication between P&O and authorities in Dover and Calais.

27/02/2023

United Kingdom

Man attacks Dover border force centre before killing himself — witness

A Reuters photographer said the man attacked a migrant processing centre at Dover before killing himself by driving off with an improvised noose around his neck.

30/10/2022

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Dover's beacon lighters struggle against strong breeze

Two men tasked with lighting the Dover Town Beacon to mark Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee, struggled against breezy conditions on Thursday night, June 2. Around 3,500 beacons were being lit up across the United Kingdom and Commonwealth countries.

03/06/2022

United Kingdom

UK police arrest 39 people following Dover climate blockade

The Insulate Britain group has called on authorities to insulate all British homes by 2025 to cut emissions and save power.

24/09/2021

My Europe Series

Drivers stranded in Dover at Xmas suffered ordeal 'worse than prison'

Local volunteers from Britain's Polish community tried to help the drivers who were stuck in a traffic jam in Dover for Christmas.

29/12/2020

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Travellers stranded in Dover for days waiting to board ferries

Families with young children were among those waiting in Dover to cross the channel.

24/12/2020

United Kingdom

Dover slowly clearing lorry queues after France relaxes UK blockade

At least 6,000 vehicles are still queuing around the port of Dover waiting to get to France.

24/12/2020

World

Long queues at French and UK ports as Brexit deadline looms

Ports in France and the UK are gridlocked as businesses scramble to stock-up ahead of the Brexit deadline, while some British retailers have expressed concern they'll struggle to get products into stores.

11/12/2020

United Kingdom

Rival protests in Dover as more migrants and refugees cross Channel

More than 1,450 migrants and refugees crossed the channel by boat to reach the UK in August.

05/09/2020

World

Inside Dover: Europe's busiest ferry port prepares for Brexit

Businesses across the United Kingdom rely on Dover to help bring fresh food and critical components into the country. Any delays could cause chaos.

04/10/2019

United Kingdom

UK Border Force find 60 guns in car arriving in Dover from Calais

Britain's National Crime Agency said the find is believed to be "the largest seizure of lethal purpose weapons at a UK port."

04/08/2019

United Kingdom

34 migrants intercepted in English Channel by UK Border Force

Thirty-four migrants were intercepted in the English Channel by the UK Border Force and brought into the Port of Dover early Monday morning.

18/02/2019

United Kingdom

UK pays Eurotunnel €38 million over no-deal Brexit ferry plan

The British government has paid £33 million (€38 million) to Eurotunnel, which runs the Channel Tunnel between the UK and France, after the company took legal action over the process to award ferry contracts to cope with a no-deal Brexit.

10/01/2019

United Kingdom

UK creates fake traffic jam of 89 lorries to test no-deal readiness

Dozens of lorries took part in a traffic congestion test near the channel tunnel on Monday morning, in a rehearsal of what could be in store for a potential no-deal Brexit scenario.

07/01/2019

World News

The Brexit 'roller coaster' - a British trucker's journey

With a post-Brexit deal remaining elusive, there are fears that trucks could get stuck in queues in Dover and Calais.

25/09/2018

United Kingdom

Brexit 1.0: Britain’s 450,000-year separation from Europe revealed

Brexit, it would appear, is not a new phenomenon. Scientists reveal how Britain first separated from Europe 450,000 years ago.

05/04/2017

United Kingdom

UK: Dover ferry port delays leave France-bound tourists stranded

The summer holiday getaway was not supposed to begin in gridlock!

24/07/2016

France

French ferry workers burn tyres to block Calais port

The security situation around Calais due to the ongoing migrant crisis was little aided by protesting French ferry workers who again severely

31/07/2015