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A DFDS ferry on the channel. It is blue and white with the name of the company on the side in large white letters. It is passing a structure in the sea which has a concrete jetty and scaffolding on it.

Dover ferries cancelled due to high winds

Passengers are advised to aim to arrive two hours before their booked sailing time.

Lorries queue towards the camera in two lanes and in a queue that stretches around the corner and out of shot. On the far left of the image, traffic can be seen on the other carriageway travelling in the other direction. In the distance there are trees and an orange sunset.

Road set for closures to end lorry queueing system

Sections of the M20 will close on Sunday night to lift the lorry queueing system, Operation Brock.

A senior male in his 70s waits at the station platform, ready to go on holiday. He has a small wheelie suitcase and wears a summer hat. He has a pair of headphones around his neck. On the opposite platform, a blue Southeastern train waits to leave.

Kent train services over Christmas and New Year

From 21 December, fewer rail services than usual will run, train companies say.

Aerial shot showing lorries being diverted by cones into one lane on M20 for Operation Brock

South East braced for busy festive getaway

Friday, Saturday and Sunday are expected to be the busiest days for road, rail, air and ferries.

A direct view of the main entrance to the William Harvey Hospital in Ashford, Kent.

NHS trust 'on track' to make £50m of savings

The trust is one of the biggest in England and runs five different hospitals.

A road closed sign. The sign is blue and placed on a black tarmac road. There is an orange and white cone either side of the sign.

Five-vehicle crash and oil spillage closes A2

A stretch of the A2 in Dover is expected to be closed for some time, Kent County Council says.

Aerial view of the Dover Citadel which is 33 acres in size.

Citadel sale is 'disappointing', says council leader

Dover Citadel Ltd bought the 33-acre site from the Ministry of Defence for £1.8m in 2020.

Mugshot of Ibrahima Bah. He is looking directly at the camera and is wearing a dark coloured jumper and coat.

Migrant boat pilot loses bid to appeal sentence

Ibrahima Bah was sentenced to nine and a half years' detention in February over four deaths.

Peter De Craemer standing in the control room at the Federal Police in Bruges

'We have to hit small-boat smugglers hard'

Belgian police are cracking down on smugglers before boats and migrants reach the French coast.