France and UK agree to boost border staff amid travel chaos fears

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France and the UK have agreed to increase staffing at border controls to prevent travel chaos during the summer holidays.
New EU fingerprinting and facial recognition checks are expected to cause significant delays at Channel crossings.

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France and the UK have agreed to increase staffing at border controls to prevent travel chaos during the summer holidays. New EU fingerprinting and facial recognition checks are expected to cause significant delays at Channel crossings.

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