iam i am live at the start of france, the gates are open, kick off three hours for what could be one of the great champions league finals. good afternoon. people are facing huge disruption to their travel plans as the half term break gets under way. dozens of flights have been cancelled and there have been long delays at ports and on the roads, as well as cross channel services. and there are warnings that the disruption is likely to continue for more than a week. let s take you through the latest developments. easyjet is cancelling more than 200 flights over the next ten days from gatwick airport, insisting it needs to in order to provide reliable services over this busy period . there have been long queues at london s st pancras station for eurostar services across the channel as families head to disneyland paris and football fans try to get to the french capital ahead of the champions league final. and people are being urged to check the latest advice before travelling to
lockdown parties in downing street. people are facing huge disruption to their travel plans as the half term break gets under way. dozens of flights have been cancelled, and there have been long delays at ports and on the roads, as well as cross channel services. and there are warnings that the disruption is likely to continue for more than a week. let s take you through the latest developments. easyjet is cancelling more than 200 flights over the next 10 days from gatwick airport, insisting it needs to in order to provide reliable services over this busy period . there have been long queues at london s st pancras station for eurostar services across the channel as families head to disneyland paris and football fans try to get to the french capital ahead of the champions league final. and people are being urged to check the latest advice before travelling to the port of dover where there are huge tailbacks as hundreds of lorries queue to get through tourists however, are b
struggled to get into the stadium amid scenes of chaos. footage showed supporters stuck outside the stade de france and police apparently using pepper spray against some fans. thousands and thousands of fans out there, getting tear gassed, with tickets. treating them like animals. it s a disgrace. we ve seen this before. it isa it is a risk to health. the game is still ongoing. we ll have the very latest on tonight s action, and disruption. also on tonight s programme. as russia makes further gains in eastern ukraine, france and germany appeal directly to president putin to hold serious talks to stop the war. and delays for travellers at dover, and elsewhere, a champions league final between liverpool and real madrid kicked off tonight following a 36 minute delay or stop there were reports of chaotic scenes, with large numbers of liverpool fans with tickets facing long delays to get into the stadium. there were reports of some police officers using pepper spray on the crowd
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