UK operators 'ready' for new border checks system

The chief executive of Eurotunnel says there is no excuse for operators not to be ready for the introduction of new EU border checks being phased in from October.

Passengers from the UK entering the bloc will have to have their photo and fingerprints taken at the Channel Tunnel, the Port of Dover and on Eurostar, while those flying into the EU will be registered when they land.

The European Union's Entry/Exit System (EES) is meant to strengthen security and make travel smoother, but there are concerns it could lead to long queues when people first use it.

Eurotunnel's Yann Leriche said the company was "ready" and insisted there "won't be disruption" at the terminals in Folkestone and Calais.