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Dover and Eurotunnel queues: Travellers warned of third day of delays
Another 6,500 cars are expected at the port on Sunday, following two days of gridlock.
Travel chaos is 'the new normal' after Brexit, British tourists are warned
Anger over lack of cash for Dover upgrade as Tory candidates vie to blame France for delaysLong summer queues at the border risk becoming the 'new norma'¯ after Brexit, holidaymakers have been warned, as a fierce diplomatic row erupted with France over the lengthy tailbacks affecting Dover.Both Tory leadership candidates rushed to blame a shortage of French border staff for delays that saw some travellers waiting for hours. Former chancellor Rishi Sunak said the French 'need to stop blaming Brexit and start getting the staff required to match deman'¯. Foreign secretary Liz Truss said she was i...
French insistence on passport stamps causing holiday chaos at Dover [subscription]
Grant Shapps has blamed France for “unacceptable” delays in cross-Channel travel that left thousands of holidaymakers stuck for up to ten hours in squalid conditions on the busiest weekend since before the pandemic.
Sunday, 24 July 2022
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- ‘Strike action will derail Scotland’s recovery from the pandemic’ [subscription]Scottish business groups are warning that UK-wide rail disputes, including action planned for this Wednesday, could disrupt the country’s fragile economic recovery.
Daily Record
- Scottish Government urged to stop 'eye-watering' ScotRail fare price hike amid cost-of-living crisisAn agreement between ScotRail and the Scottish Government allows for an increase in fares of almost 12 per cent from January meaning a return journey from Glasgow to Edinburgh could cost more than £30.
Mail Online
- Some striking train drivers 'earn more than £100,000' rail sources claimAhead of yet more stoppages this week, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps (pictured) angrily insisted that drivers and other rail workers already had 'generous salaries - paid for by the public'.
Birmingham Mail
- Fears rail strike will create 'parking chaos' in Perry Barr during Commonwealth GamesA local councillor has urged visitors not to drive to the area
Bradford Telegraph & Argus
- 'Spades in the ground' for West Yorkshire mass transit scheme by 2028Work on West Yorkshire's mass transit system, which it's claimed will 'hurtle'¯ the region 'into the 21st century'¯, could start by the end of the decade.
Wales Online
- How the rail strikes on July 27 and July 30 will affect your train journeyPassengers are being warned not to travel on strike days next week and to expect disruption on the days before and after
Other Regional Press
- Passengers on trains and ferries 'asked to wear face masks again' as Covid cases riseInfections in England have reached their highest level for three months
- How will the rail strikes at the end of July affect services?A walkout from the RMT on July 27 and Aslef on July 30 are still set to go ahead
- Britain's summer of discontent - a quick guide to all the strike action facing BritsHave the rail workers started a chain of events that will see history repeat itself
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