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Holidaymakers stranded after coach became trapped on ferry in shock accident

Holidaymakers were left horrified after the coach they were travelling on became lodged between a ferry - sparking fury that P&O Ferries is putting 'profit over safety'

Daily Mirror

Liz Truss plan to cut £11bn in Whitehall waste ‘ludicrous’

Unions and experts attack Tory leadership candidate’s proposals for civil service savings

The Guardian - UK

Travel chaos continues as 'major queues' return to Dover

Long delays at the Kent port come on the same day as a national rail strike causes disruption across the country

Liverpool Echo

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Major queues return to Dover as P&O Ferries issues warning to travellers

More getaway misery for people leaving the UK

Wales Online

‘Major queues’ return to Dover

Ferry operator P&O Ferries warned passengers to expect a two-hour wait to complete checks before they can board a ship.

The Independent UK

UK travel latest: Dover chaos set to continue on Saturday amid blame game over six-hour queues

Asked whether he can reassure travellers planning a trip over the coming days that the backlog will ease, Port of Dover boss Doug Bannister said: ‘I really wish I could’

Evening Standard

Dover: Warning 6-hour queues 'just the start' as woeful weekend follows frantic Friday

Saturday could be even busier for travellers after the Port of Dover declared a critical incident and the RAC estimated a whopping 18.8 million leisure trips are planned in the UK between Friday and Monday

Daily Mirror

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Ten Dogs And Puppies Found ‘Half Dead’ After Being Left In Vans On A Ferry

As many as 10 dogs and puppies have been found ‘half dead’ after being left in vans on a ferry while crossing the Channel on the hottest day of the year.

Zenger

Government still using P&O Ferries despite condemning firm over law-breaking sackings

The MoD said its use of P&O was a ‘last resort’

The Independent UK

Ten dogs and puppies found 'half dead' after being left in hot vans in 40C

As many as 10 dogs and puppies were discovered 'half dead' after being trapped in two 40C vans on ferries whilst crossing the Channel on the hottest day of the year

Daily Mirror

Ten ‘half-dead’ puppies rescued from searing vans during record heatwave

‘We were quite literally holding their heads up and feeding them with water bottles,’ witness says

The Independent UK

Law to require minimum wage for UK-tied seafarers after P&O ferries scandal

A Bill has been presented to Parliament.

The Independent UK

P&O Ferries: 100 sacked seafarers report missing possessions

Items in the possession of P&O Ferries are being ‘stored securely’ in offices, chief executive Peter Hebblethwaite said.

The Independent UK

Council drops Cairnryan green freeport bid

Decision to exclude P&O Ferries from proposal cited as major reason behind not pursuing plans

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Daily Mirror

UK scraps major P&O Ferries contract after firm laid off hundreds of staff

The government has cancelled a contract with P&O Ferries after the firm used a video call to sack 800 members of staff, some who had worked for the company all their lives

Evening Standard

Government terminates contract with P&O Ferries over mass sackings

The Home Office announced on Monday evening that the arrangement with the Border Force agency would come to an end immediately

Manchester Evening News

Government throws P&O Ferries contract overboard after ‘unacceptable’ mass sacking

The firm sacked more than 700 workers without consultation in March

Wales Online

Government tears-up its 'one-of-a-kind' contract with P&O Ferries

The ferry firm was widely condemned after it replaced 786 crew members with cheaper agency workers on March 17

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The Independent UK

Government cuts ties with P&O over ‘unacceptable’ sacking of 800 seafarers

Ferry firm widely condemned after replacing 786 crew members with cheaper agency workers

The Guardian - UK

Home Office cancels Border Force contract with P&O Ferries after mass sackings

Agreement to provide contingency travel services terminated over layoffs of nearly 800 seafarers

The Independent UK

Government terminates contract with P&O Ferries over ‘unacceptable’ mass sacking

The Home Office announced on Monday evening that the arrangement with the Border Force agency would come to an end immediately.

The Guardian - UK

TUC chief calls for directors of P&O Ferries to be disqualified

Francis O’Grady writes to Insolvency Service, which is investigating the sacking of almost 800 crew

Daily Mirror

Fury as P&O Dutch staff get 5% pay rise weeks after firm sacked 800 UK workers

More than 100 employees of the firm in the Netherlands will receive a 5% pay rise despite the company claiming it had been forced to replace UK seafarers with agency staff as it had no money

The Independent UK

Detained P&O Ferries ship had record number of deficiencies

Forty-seven failures were found on board Pride of Kent by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency.

Wales Online

Ferry operators launch selection of celebration sailings to mark Platinum Jubilee

Operators will mark the nation's royal heritage with day trips, short breaks or longer stays through the Jubilee weekend and into the summer

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