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Ryan Truex claims first career Xfinity win at Dover

Truex, the 31-year-old younger brother of former Cup champion Martin Truex Jr., has come painstakingly close to victory in both the Xfinity and Truck series during his career.

Motorsport

‘Horror beyond words’: how Channel distress calls were ‘ignored’ 19 times before 2021 disaster

Investigation reveals that understaffed Dover control room was overwhelmed by calls from people in trouble before 27 died at sea

The Guardian - UK

Josh Berry returns to Hendrick Cup ride 'one step at a time'

Berry, who competes fulltime in the Xfinity Series for JR Motorsports, most recently drove Chase Elliott’s No. 9 Chevrolet on oval tracks this season during his recovery from a fractured tibia in his left leg suffered in a snowboarding accident.

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Britons delayed at Dover to miss out on compensation if EU law scrapped

Bus and coach passengers stand to lose right to compensation if UK does not actively ‘save’ law

The Guardian - UK

Joe Biden almost landed in hot water over second gaffe on way home from Irish trip

President Biden was returning from a successful four-day trip to Ireland and had just touched down at Dover air force base in Delaware when he committed his latest faux pas.

Irish Mirror

Tesco shopper fined £35 for visiting supermarket twice in one day vows never to return

Charity manager Emily Smith, 47, has said she will now do her shopping at Lidl after being given a £35 parking ticket for visiting a Tesco in Dover twice in one day

Daily Mirror

An AI-free idea for the departing Tories

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Pictures of the week: Donald Trump arrest, queues at Dover and Storm Troopers on the Tube

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The Independent UK

Dover travel chaos: I travelled to Calais on Good Friday so you didn’t have to

‘Crossing the River Medway coincided with someone opening an overpoweringly pungent snack, which seems to be infused with weapons-grade garlic. The mood on board darkened’

The Independent UK

Digested week: Dover Easter queues? It’s the bad weather, stupid

I could have sworn we had stormy seas before Brexit and there weren’t long delays – but maybe I’m imagining things

The Guardian - UK

Travellers crossing Channel from UK face 90-minute delays on Good Friday

Ferry operators expect bank holiday weekend to be busy with ‘large queues’ at entrance to Dover port

The Guardian - UK

Port of Dover Easter travel delays warning sparks fear of chaos at border

Easter getaway weekend could see further travel chaos at the border after warning of Port of Dover delays.

The Independent UK

Passengers warned to allow extra time at Port of Dover over Easter bank holiday weekend

DFDS asked travellers to ‘please allow 120 minutes to complete border controls and check-in’

Evening Standard

Allow extra time at Port of Dover over Easter weekend, ferry operator warns

DFDS asked travellers to ‘please allow 120 minutes to complete border controls and check-in’.

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Long queues form at Dover as port braces for Easter travel chaos

Ferry operator says wait for passport checks ‘approximately 90 minutes’ before start of weekend getaway

The Independent UK

Another Easter of travel chaos begins as queues build at Dover and France hit by strikes

Wait for passport checks hits 90 minutes as national strike in France grounds flights

The Independent UK

Dover queues – live: Roads ‘extremely busy’ as passengers urged to bring supplies

High volume of traffic builds at port entrance

Evening Standard

Holidaymakers face fresh delays at Port of Dover at start of Easter getaway

Ferry operators warn of waits of up to an hour at the border

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Daily Mirror

Dover officials scramble to avert Easter ferry chaos and warn travellers NOT to arrive early

The Port of Dover declared a critical incident last Friday when queues of vehicles trying to board ferries built up, and they want to avoid a repeat over the long weekend

The Independent UK

Dover port chief contradicts Brexiteer MPs who blamed France for coach delays

Exclusive: ‘When they knew we were having challenges, they actually turned up with more people to better support us’

The Independent UK

Port of Dover boss promises smoother weekend for travellers heading to France

Exclusive: ‘As it stands right now, Good Friday is going to be the busiest for coach traffic,’ says Doug Bannister

The Independent UK

Limiting coach capacity at Dover ‘unacceptable and backward’, say operators

Many holidaymakers travelling by coach last weekend were delayed for several hours entering the port and being processed.

The Guardian - UK

When the boat race comes in for Oxford

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Jarrow School ski trip group get stuck on coach at Dover for 14 hours after being caught up in travel chaos

Stephen Marley has praised his students for their patience and resilience after being caught up in travel chaos in Dover for 14 hours

The Money Edit

Dover travel chaos - what are your rights if you miss your ferry?

Travel chaos dominated Dover this weekend as holidaymakers found themselves stuck in cars and coaches for up to 18 hours ahead of the Easter holidays. What went wrong and what are your rights when faced with such delays?

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