delays caused by bad weather and long processing times in france. hundreds of people hoping to esape for the easter break were stuck in queues overnight. port officials say they re deeply frustrated by the situation. we spoke to a couple of holiday makers stuck in the queue. we re meant to be going to italy, ultimately, but we are booked into a hotel in france viz evening. but i don t know the going to make it. there s a long queue here so i don t know. normally i go in the tunnel but that was fully booked and here it s, well, we have just got to wait and see what happens. it s going to be a long one i think. we re going to be here for a while, but it s ok. it s holiday. our correspondent aruna lyengar has the latest from dover. lots of people getting on coaches, going on ski trips to france, lots of people sitting in cars and lorries, waiting to get across the english channel. the reason for the delays
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look to finalise a deal that could mark a reset in uk eu relations for the first time since brexit. but for rishi sunak there are still big political hurdles to clear. ben wright, bbc news. british children and teachers returning from half term school trips in europe have been hit by long delays at calais. uk border staff are currently on a four day strike leading to people waiting in queues for up to six hours. our money and work reporter peter ruddick has more details. so, what we know is that there are massive queues at calais, mainly of coaches trying to get back to the uk from, as you say, these big half term trips. it s actually one of the busiest days of the year for schools returning from, quite often, ski trips, actually, during half term. so, we ve seen pictures of incredible queues just outside calais and as you were saying, p&0 have been tweeting, warning people that there is a 6.5 hour wait at calais for coaches at the moment. now, this these queues, these pictures here