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Tourists in France flock to Norman coastline to avoid heatwave
Bookings up along cool coast where temperatures remain below 30C in heatwave peak
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Is the EU set to relax September’s strict EES implementation?
Nine countries, including France, have asked for greater flexibility
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Low-cost Paris-Amsterdam train launches with fares from €19
Dutch company GoVolta will travel at a maximum speed of 160km/h and stop at up to nine stations en route
Long waits at UK border controls
ANGER over delays of up to three hours for passport control at Heathrow, the UK’s No1 airport and the gateway for this summer’s Olympic Games, have forced home secretary Theresa May to consider switching to a “risk-based” system of checks, rather than the current blanket checks.
Passengers complained of long waits – while many desks at passport control were empty.
The government cut 900 jobs at the agency, which has 4,500 staff, as part of spending cuts.
Borders Force staff took part in a strike as part of a nationwide civil service walkout over moves to raise the retirement age from 65.
