to expect long delays at folkestone and many having to overnight in their vehicles. simonjones reports. the not so great getaway continues. the port of dover is expecting another six and a half thousand cars folkestone, holiday makers have been struggling to get to the eurotunnel terminal, some forced to spend the night in their cars. we arrived at folkestone at about 9am yesterday morning for a train at 10:30, and then we ve slowly been crawling along for the past 21 plus hours. the immediate challenge has been to begin getting the 1,500 hgvs parked on the motorway on their way. we have lorries currently stacking on the m20 as part of operation brock. some of them have been there for several, several hours and we need to now help them get through and across the channel. so we need to make sure that some priority is given to help get some freight across. but, ultimately, we now need to see some movement. the blame game continues. the british government said the french authori
hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: after 48 hours of gridlock, authorites at britain s main port, dover, say they have cleared the backlog of travellers, but delays continue at the channel tunnel. the board of cricket scotland resigns ahead of a review expected to find scottish cricket to be institutionally racist. russia admits it was responsible for a missile strike on the port of odesa on saturday targeting military installations, ukraine s president denounced the attack as barbaric . the two contenders to be britain s next prime minister rishi sunak and liz truss vow to toughen controls on migration into the uk. pope francis flies to canada for a visit described as a pilgrimage of penance . 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. now on bbc news: click. spencer: we ve got a tasty programme for you this week. when is chocolate
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 my stuff and i ran away. i think it sharpened my instincts, i can kind of tell a wrong un a mile away. 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 this afternoon. the port s chief executive, doug bannister, thanked travellers and residents of dover for their understanding during what he described as a challenging period . people using eurotunnel to travel to france have been warned to expect long delays at folkestone. simonjones reports. the not so great getaway continues. the port of dover is expecting another six and a
says president biden may announce a climate emergency. we are moving forward, but we re not making enough progress and we re not moving forward fast enough. rishi sunak and liz truss say they ll toughen controls on migration, in their latest announcements in the conservative leadership race. i would ensure as prime minister. that we grip the challenges we face, we fix the problems at our borders, |and ensure that the migration here| is legal, orderly and controlled. united states second, great britain third! and a surprise bronze in the men s 4 by 100 relay on the penultimate day of the world athletics championships. good evening. people attempting to cross the channel have faced a third day of delays, although the large queues at the port of dover are easing. officials say traffic is now flowing normally , with about 6000 private vehicles passing through the port today. but for much of the day, it was a different picture for those using the eurotunnel to travel to france, w
a climate emergency. we are moving forward, but we re not making enough progress and we are not moving forward fast enough. rishi sunak and liz truss vow to toughen controls on migration in their latest announcements in the conservative leadership race. and a surprise bronze in the penultimate day on the world athletics championships. good afternoon. people attempting to cross the channel have faced a third day of delays, despite the large queues at the port of dover easing. officials say traffic is now flowing normally , with about 6 thousand private vehicles passing through the port today. but for much of the day, it was a different picture for those using the eurotunnel to travel to france, with such long delays at folkestone that the aa has called it the hotspot of holiday hell. from there, vishala sri pathma sent this report. the not so quick holiday getaway continues, although progress has been made in dover where reports suggest traffic is flowing better than it has