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
new. things have slowed down a little bit, not a huge amount, a little bit, not a huge amount, a little bit, not a huge amount, a little bit, because the french are now stamping passports and they re having to do covid checks as well. so that s slowed it down a bit. it is just the amount of traffic, the lack of officers at dover yesterday, and friday, and just the amount of traffic. it is not unexpected. in which case why is it not pre empted before the queues build. this which case why is it not pre-empted before the queues build. before the queues build. this is something before the queues build. this is something that before the queues build. this is something that you before the queues build. this is something that you have - before the queues build. this is something that you have have l before the queues build. this is| something that you have have to before the queues build. this is - something that you have have to ask the carriers for, why they haven t got better infras