The Latest Breaking News from Dover

High rates of staff absences due to Covid and fallout from P&O Ferries scandal contribute to disruption over busy spring break

Glitch in post-Brexit customs system adding to traffic chaos

Walmart Inc (NYSE:WMT) has raised the starting pay for the drivers of Walmart Private Fleet to $110,000 a year. The retail giant employs about 12,000 long-haul truck drivers under its fleet. The move comes amid a shortage of drivers that threatens to prolong supply chain snarls and merchandise shortages, Reuters reported. "We're proud to…

A 23-mile stretch of the M20 is closed amid HMRC technical problems and a ferry shortage

Chaos as outage of key HMRC system combines with P&O Ferries problems and surge in tourist traffic

Part of the M20 in Kent has been closed to store thousands of lorries heading for the Port of Dover

Sailings from Dover to Calais have been cancelled this weekend, threatening to affect travellers hoping to get abroad during the Easter period

The Pride of Kent and Spirit of Britain, between Dover and Calais, are two of the vessels to resume sailing

Of P&O’s eight ferries that were affected by the axing of crew, and replacement by agency workers, just one has been cleared to sail, three weeks on from its decision to fire 800 staff