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Extra EU border checks suspended at Dover as travellers face delays in heat
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Extra EU border checks suspended at Dover as travellers face delays in heat

The Guardian · May 23, 2026, 1:49 PM · Also reported by 1 other source

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Wait times of more than two hours reported at terminal for cross-Channel ferry to France French police have temporarily suspended extra EU border checks at the port of Dover as thousands of holidaymakers faced long delays in the hot weather.Wait times of more than two hours were reported at the terminal in Kent for the cross-Channel ferry to France. The delays come a month after the EU’s entry-exit system (EES), which replaces passport stamps with a digital registration, became fully operational. Continue reading...

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