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Travel News

Is the EU’s Entry/Exit system still launching in November?

If the EES becomes operational in autumn, non-EU travellers entering the Schengen Area will have to go through new scanners at EU borders.

20/09/2024

World News

Traffic jams and heatwaves disrupt holidaymakers across Europe

This weekend, European travellers had to put up with packed motorways and delayed trains as families headed south towards their holiday destinations.

30/07/2023

Travel News

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