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Holiday chaos as airport 'e-gates' fail across the UK sparking widespread disruption

The problems land as millions of Britons are expected to take to the roads and public transport this weekend to make the most of the last bank holiday until August.

Chronicle Live

Smuggler returning from holiday tried to sneak 14k cigarettes through airport in suitcase

Michael Legros was returning from a holiday in Bali with his partner Heidi Mullis and their young children when he was stopped by Border Force officers at Manchester Airport

Daily Mirror

Edinburgh airport passengers warned of disruption as passport e-gates stop working

Passport e-gates have failed up and down the country, with passengers at Edinburgh Airport warned of disruption and delays while the Home Office says they can't say what the issue is.

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Britain says border e-gates back in service after outage sparked delays

Britain's automated border control gates have returned to normal operation, the Home Office said on Saturday, after a nationwide system issue caused major delays.

Reuters

‘Utter chaos’: Passport e-gate failure causes massive delays at airports

Thousands of travellers have had their holiday plans plunged into chaos due to a nationwide problem with e-gates at ports and airports.

Evening Standard

Border Force chaos at Bristol Airport as electronic passport gates fail

Travellers returning to the UK have faced delays

Bristol Post

Passport e-gate failure causes delays at airports as bank holiday getaway begins

Travellers have described queues of several hours at a number of airports including Heathrow and Gatwick.

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Travellers faced long queues at major UK airports after electronic passport gates failed

Hours-long delays were reported as IT problems also caused disruption on Dover-Calais ferries

The Guardian - UK

'You only earn £20,000 a year - just keep the cigarettes'

A court heard the abuse 'really shook up' the Asian officer

Manchester Evening News

Rescuers pull two people from water after boat goes up in flames in Melbourne's Port Phillip Bay

Police say the two Melbourne men, aged 61 and 59, jumped from the motor cruiser into the water with life jackets before the boat was engulfed by flames.

ABC News

Gang moved £135m worth of drugs under guise of a removal company

The so-called kingpin boasted of a wealth online

Wales Online

Drugs gang used fake furniture removal firm as cover to smuggle £135m of cocaine, heroin and ketamine into UK

The gang shipped nearly two tons of drugs from Columbia and Europe

Manchester Evening News

Sunak unable to commit to lowering migration as Border Force bring people ashore

A Border Force vessel brought about 70 people thought to be migrants in to Dover, Kent, on Friday, after a small boat incident in the Channel.

The Independent UK

British troops ‘to be trained to check passports’ to avoid summer strike chaos

Military’s five-day training schedule has reportedly been reduced from three weeks

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The Guardian - UK

Soldiers to be trained to check passports amid UK fears of summer travel chaos

Exclusive: Unions say move will diminish national security, with temporary staff unable to detain suspected terrorists

The Independent UK

Children handcuffed and subjected to rub-down searches at Border Force detention sites

Prisons inspector condemned use of restraints of children as ‘unacceptable’

ABC News

Melbourne man jailed for attacks on women he drugged, sexually assaulted and filmed

A serial rapist will spend decades behind bars for spiking the drinks of female colleagues, sexually abusing them while they were passed out and posting images of the attacks online.

Wales Online

Right-wing protest fears as asylum seekers barge arrives in Cornwall

The vessel, which will house around 500 migrants, is then expected to be moved into position at the Portland of Port in Dorset

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Manchester Evening News

Jet2 issues warning to travellers arriving in UK on Friday

Border Force Staff across the country will stage a walkout at the end of the week, causing significant delays

Manchester Evening News

Pair arrested at Manchester Airport as part of £100m smuggling ring that saw wads of money stashed in suitcases

A group of cash mules have been found guilty of transporting millions to Dubai in suitcases

The Independent UK

Champion boxer’s ex-girlfriend among ‘Sunshine and lollipops’ cash mule gang who transported millions to Dubai

The couriers, who were paid around £3,000 for each trip, were booked on business class flights due to the extra luggage allowance

The Guardian - UK

Sudan live: Evacuation flights continue as fighting threatens newly brokered three-day truce — as it happened

Rishi Sunak says more flights to take off into Wednesday after first UK plane leaves Khartoum; Sudanese army accused of breaching ceasefire

Liverpool Echo

Man who smuggled stowaways into UK in car boot wanted by police

Gavin Charters was arrested in France by Border Force officers after two Vietnamese nationals were found in his boot

The Independent UK

Record amount of cocaine seized by police and Border Force, figures show

The amount of herbal cannabis seized also hit a near-30-year high, the Home Office said.

Daily Mirror

British woman called Shamina detained at airport 'for having same name as Shamima Begum'

A woman who has a similar name to former Isis bride Shamima Begum says she was surrounded by officers at a UK airport and detained for three hours for questioning

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