for a visit described as a pilgrimage of penance . hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. britons using eurotunnel to travel to france have been warned to expect long delays at folkestone, as the summer getaway gets into full swing. the company says processing time from check in to boarding is estimated to be around 90 minutes. some eurotunnel passengers say they spent the night in their cars trying to get to the terminal. queues at the port of dover have eased to just an hour today, after two days of gridlocked roads and lengthy waits there. the port of dover authorities have issued a statement, saying operations have returned to normal after staff worked around the clock to clear a backlog of freight vehicles overnight. we can cross live to folkestone and our correspondent vishala sri pathma. what is the situation like there now? we can see a bit of queueing behind you. now? we can see a bit of queueing behind vom now? we can see a bit of queu
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
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
in their latest announcements in the conservative leadership race. with more countries fighting wildfires, the us special envoy for climatejohn kerry tells the bbc that president biden is considering whether to announce a climate emergency. we are moving forward, but we re not making enough progress and we are not moving forward fast enough. good afternoon. 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, 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. simonjones reports. the not so great getaway continues. in folkestone, holiday makers have been struggl
in the conservative leadership race. with more countries fighting wildfires, the us special envoy for climatejohn kerry tells the bbc that president biden is considering whether to announce a climate emergency. we are moving forward, but we re not making enough progress and we are not moving forward fast enough. good afternoon. 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, 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 cars and lorries are still queuing up. the