Britons have been warned of long delays on their Easter getaways with more than 14 million journeys expected on the roads, airports prepared for a record number of passengers, and engineering works on key rail services.
Border Force catamarans Volunteer and Defender brought scores of people ashore after picking up the inflatables in the 21-mile wide Dover Straits in the first arrivals since Thursday.
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