lester piggott, who s died at the age of 86. there s more travel disruption today. in dover, passengers have complained of waits of up to six hours to get on ferries. it s being blamed on a lack of staff at french passport controls. and people flying abroad from some airports, including gatwick, bristol and manchester, have expressed frustration, after airlines cancelled hundreds of flights over the next few days. paul charles, travel expert and ceo at the pc agency, told my colleague shaun ley about the issues that passengers, airports and airlines are experiencing. fundamentally, eurostarjust saw a really busy day yesterday. and we ll see another very, very packed day today. it s good that people are coming back, so the demand is there, but the airports and the airlines are worst affected. they are suffering from a lack of staff. the workforce available for the travel and tourism sector
a clean up operation is under way in a marine in torquay after a superyacht burst into flames and sank yesterday. the 85 foot vessel was carrying 8000 litres of fuel which the environment agency fears could escape into the surrounding waters. a major incident was declared and nearby beaches and roads were evacuated. there s more travel disruption today. in dover, passengers have complained of waits of up to six hours to get on ferries. it s being blamed on a lack of staff at french passport controls. and people flying abroad from some airports, including gatwick, bristol and manchester, have expressed frustration after airlines cancelled hundreds of flights over the next few days. the government is to ask the public whether they would rather buy goods weighed in pounds and ounces than in kilograms and grams. under existing laws, inherited from the eu, shops and market traders can use imperial measures, but must display the cost in metric units as well. the consultation will begin on fr
pressure built. we did see videos of some people climbing over the fence is trying to get in. it is not clear if they were liverpool fans or not but uefa, the french authorities and the police are sticking to their line that these problems were caused by thousands of liverpool fans trying to get on with fake tickets. liverpool fans have denied that and said they were orderly and this was a failure of coordination and organisation. the french police say there were 105 arrests made last night linked to the champions league final and it is worth bearing in mind that the city next year will host the rugby world cup and then the year after the olympics will be here in paris. lian the year after the olympics will be here in paris. here in paris. dan johnson, at the stade de france, here in paris. dan johnson, at the stade de france, thank here in paris. dan johnson, at the stade de france, thank you i here in paris. dan johnson, at the stade de france, thank you very l stade de france, t
it could get worse. it says there is potential for further disruption, as more people start travelling again, and passenger volumes at key ports like dover return to normal. there s also concern about extra delays later this year, when the eu introduces new passport controls and the uk starts physical checks on the import of food products. the government is taking a longer view. it talks enthusiastically about new trade deals elsewhere in the world, and says it plans to create the most effective border in the world by 2025. the committee calls that a noteworthy ambition, but optimistic, given where things stand today. chris morris, bbc news. joining me now is philip rycroft, who served as the permanent secretary at the department for exiting the european union from 2017 to 2019. did you price all of this in? it was all triced did you price all of this in? it was all priced in- did you price all of this in? it was all priced in. the did you price all of this in? it was
businesses, but only 6.7 million was ever paid out, because it was so hard to access the money. and the government says it is continuing to help businesses trade with europe, including free advice from its export support service, but the committee wants more transparency and more focus on the practical problems firms are facing. outside dover, long queues of lorries have become the norm, part of a plan to make sure the town itself doesn t clog up. but the committee warns it could get worse. it says there is potential for further disruption, as more people start travelling again, and passenger volumes at key ports like dover return to normal. there s also concern about extra delays later this year, when the eu introduces new passport controls and the uk starts physical checks on the import of food products. the government is taking a longer view. it talks enthusiastically about new trade deals elsewhere in the world,