Six-hour Dover queues signal summer test for EU biometric border checks on UK routes
Government takes Thameslink, Southern, Gatwick Express into public ownership ahead of Great British Railways launch
EU biometric border checks trigger 3-hour queues for Britons returning home
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ETIAS start date pushed to 2027 — what UK travellers need to know now
Brussels now says ETIAS will be optional until at least April 2027, pushing compulsory uptake back by another year. UK businesses gain time to prepare, but should start building ETIAS data capture and cost-recharge processes into travel systems before the scheme finally goes live.
Burst pipe at Heathrow floods signal room, cutting rail links on peak getaway day
Flooding in a Heathrow signal room shut down both the Elizabeth Line and Heathrow Express for much of Saturday morning, forcing travellers onto expensive road transfers. Although trains are running again, the incident highlights the lack of redundancy in surface transport links to the UK’s primary international gateway.