The Latest Breaking News from Dover

The company expects the vessel, named Pioneer, to cut fuel usage on the Dover-Calais crossing by 40% compared with ships in its current fleet.

Rishi Sunak confirms two more barges will house 1,000 people, as sources say discussions about other areas are taking place

Rishi Sunak tried his hardest ‘not to get ill’ on board a Border Force cutter off the Dover coast.

Prime minister shows his fondness for helicopters again a week after flying in one to his Yorkshire constituency

Two more ships are set to house Channel migrants, the Prime Minister announced on a visit to Dover

The Prime Minister, visiting a Border Force facility in Dover, said that a controversial plan to house asylum seekers in a barge would be operational within a fortnight, and added that two more vessels had been secured - but refused to say where

The PM flew from the capital to Dover where he is desperately try and convince critics his small boats strategy is working

Drivers are reporting waiting for hours in major tailbacks to the Port of Dover causing them to miss ferries for bank holiday getaways as air travel has also ground to a halt due to IT issues

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

Long queues have formed at the Port of Dover, Manchester Airport and Bristol Airport ahead of the long Bank Holiday weekend and May half term, with strike also ongoing at Heathrow Airport

An estimated 100 people have been brought into Dover.