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Extra night sailings to try and clear Port of Dover traffic backlog

The port declared a critical incident amid high volumes of coach traffic heading to France for the Easter holidays.

The Independent UK

Dover ferry passengers warned of 'significant delays' as huge queue of coaches builds up

The Port of Dover declared a 'critical incident' last night as bad weather, the Easter getaway and delays at border control led to hours-long waits

Manchester Evening News

Port of Dover declares critical incident as Easter getaway and bad weather leads to long delays

There's reports of two hour waits at border control

Manchester Evening News

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Port of Dover declares critical incident as high levels of traffic cause delays

Operators also reported delays to services, citing bad weather and hold-ups at French border controls as partly responsible for waits and queues.

The Independent UK

Travellers expected to hit the roads in droves this weekend as Easter getaway begins

A wet, gloomy Met Office forecast for the week ahead could deter some from travelling, and families flying abroad could face axed flights due to strikes at airports in Britain and in Europe

Daily Mirror

Storm Mathis hits UK with 100mph winds as trees topple and weather warning issued

Harsh conditions have been raging since yesterday evening's Met Office weather warning as much of the southern coast of England and Wales is hit by high winds and heavy rain

Daily Mirror

Pensioner stranded in Philippines after P&O cruise ship left without him

Christopher Capel, 72 boarded the P&O cruise ship at the start of year and was just over halfway through a 100-day journey around the world when he started to feel unwell and a doctor forced him off the ship and into a hospital.

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Brit stranded in the Philippines after cruise ship abandons him while having medical test

Holidaymaker Christopher Capel, 72, from Swindon, Wiltshire, left the ship after going to the hospital for some quick medical tests but when he got back, the vessel had already exited the port

Daily Mirror

Man is stranded in Philippines after cruise ship left without him

Chris, 72, currently has no idea how he is going to get home

Wales Online

Poland's ruling nationalists push John Paul II's legacy to election centre stage

A controversy over John Paul II's legacy looks set to spur some undecided voters in Polish elections due by November, political analysts say, as allegations that the late pope concealed child abuse deepen rifts in the predominantly Catholic country.

Reuters

One year on, has P&O Ferries got away with illegally sacking all its crew?

Despite outrage at the time, no staff have been reinstated, no law reforms initiated, and no sanctions started against directors or owners

The Guardian - UK

Labour unveils five-point plan to prevent repeat of P&O ‘brutal mass firing and rehiring’

Exclusive: ‘Never again should any company think they can treat workers with such contempt and be given the green light,’ says Angela Rayner

The Independent UK

Union condemns Government amid P&O sackings anniversary protest

RMT general secretary Mick Lynch said it is a ‘national disgrace’ that no action has been taken to punish ‘rogue company’ DP World.

The Independent UK

War of the worms: Polish politicians give each other a mouthful over edible insects

Polish voters were given food for thought on Friday, as politicians from the two main parties traded accusations that the other side planned to push meat-loving citizens into eating worms ahead of elections this autumn.

Reuters

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Leeds Bradford Airport appoints David Noyes as chair to replace former Asda chief Andy Clarke

The former managing director for British Airways at Heathrow Airport and director of customer services is also a non-executive director at London Luton Airport

Daily Mirror

Best new cruise ships in 2023 including Virgin Voyages and Royal Caribbean

Best new cruise ships for 2023 with new ships from Marella Cruises, Celebrity Cruises, MSC Cruises, Virgin Voyages, Norwegian Cruise Line, Ambassador Cruise Line, P&O Cruises and Royal Caribbean International

Daily Mirror

New 'fire and rehire' rules 'not going to stop' another P&O-type scandal, union warns

Labour's Angela Rayner and the Trades Union Congress have slammed the Government's "shameful" new rules to tackle fire and rehire practices, saying it is just a "reheated" and "repeated" regulation

Edinburgh Live

P&0 cruise line confirm the clothes and shoes 'not allowed' onboard

Despite their rough reputation during the pandemic, cruising has remained a popular option for travellers looking to take things a little slower.

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Swansea sees highest house price increase in Wales in 2022

Newport was among the towns and cities with the weakest annual growth in house prices

Edinburgh Live

P&O Cruises passengers left fuming after Christmas Day 'ruined' by 'disaster' onboard

Passengers aboard The Arvia cruise ship have been left bitterly disappointed by their experience, after delays with food, mix-ups over bookings and a lack of Wi-Fi.

The Independent UK

P&O Cruises apologises for issues that ‘ruined Christmas day’ on new ship

New ship beset by tech issues on maiden voyage

The National (Scotland)

‘I’ll stay all f****** night’: MSPs angered by Tory delay 's***housery'

TORY MSPs deployed every “cynical” strategy in their playbook in a bid to push gender reform legislation into the long grass – and

The Guardian - UK

TUC seeks changes to draft law to help seafarers after P&O Ferries scandal

Sacking of nearly 800 crew in favour of low-paid agency workers in March led to calls for loopholes to be closed in seafarers’ wages bill

AAP

Carnival sued over norovirus outbreaks

Carnival has been sued by passengers who say they suffered from diarrhoea and vomiting after being unnecessarily exposed to norovirus on eight separate cruises.

The Conversation

Twitter job cuts: what are digital layoffs and what do they mean for employees and companies?

Elon Musk is progressing plans to slim down Twitter since he bought the 396 million-member platform for US$44 billion (£38 billion) on October 27. Musk’s deal has taken Twitter private, dissolved the platform’s board and enhanced his unilateral power as CEO. But mass redundancy announcements made since he took control…

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