hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. i m ben boulos. we start here in the uk, where our screens have been full of pictures of miles of traffic queues as thousands of holiday makers have been stuck trying to make their way across the channel to france in recent days. the latest reports say the situation is easing, with the gridlock seen at the port of dover and the eurotunnel entrance at folkestone beginning to move more normally. but for many, the experience has been one of high stress and exhaustion not really how you want to start your family getaway. now blame has been thrown around, with the uk blaming french border staff and france pointing to the effects of brexit. butjust how damaging is all this? to help me through all this, with me is the independent s travel correspondent simon calder. do you think this will put people off, long term taking that holiday? people off, long-term taking that holiday? people off, long-term taking that holida
in the conservative leadership race. and supermodel kate moss tells the bbc that being asked to take off her bra during a photoshoot when she was 15 years old opened her eyes to the dangers of the fashion industry. i could feel there was something wrong, so i got myself and i ran away. i think it sharpened my instincts. i m very. i can tell a wrong un a mile away. hello and welcome. the port of dover says work has been continuing around the clock to help holidaymakers and lorries get across the channel, after they faced lengthy waits over the past two days. queues at the port are expected to be reduced to about an hour. the port s chief executive, doug bannister, has thanked travellers and residents of dover for their understanding during what he described as a challenging period . but people using eurotunnel to travel to france have been warned to expect long delays at folkestone. and this is the picture live there now, near the entrance to the eurotunnel. as you can see,
the harvest stuck in ukraine because of a russian blockade now russia admits it attacked the port of odesa a day after an agreement to resume grain exports. in california, firefighters struggle to contain a wildfire they call explosive which has been raging and spreading since friday. and three members of girls aloud stage a charity run in memory of fellow singer sarah harding, who died of breast cancer last year. good evening. after a weekend of gridlocked roads and intense frustration for travellers trying to cross the channel, the situation has eased at the port of dover and at the eurotunnel at folkestone. but the aa says the chaotic scenes could be repeated every weekend throughout the school holidays. uk officials blamed france for the problems at dover, saying they hadn t provided enough border staff to check passports but france highlighted extra checks brought on by brexit. the problems at folkestone arose when the m20 closed to cars, so that lorries could be h
hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. i m ben boulos. we start here in the uk, where our screens have been full of pictures of miles of traffic queues as thousands of holiday makers have been stuck trying to make their way across the channel to france in recent days. the latest reports say the situation is easing, with the gridlock seen at the port of dover and the eurotunnel entrance at folkestone beginning to move more normally. but for many, the experience has been one of high stress and exhaustion not really how you want to start your family getaway. now blame has been thrown around, with the uk blaming french border staff and france pointing to the effects of brexit. butjust how damaging is all this? to help me through all this, with me is the independent s travel correspondent simon calder. do you think this will put people off, long term taking