LONDON — Extra European Union border checks were suspended Saturday at the Port of Dover after throngs of passengers waited hours in the heat to board ferries to cross the English Channel, officials said.
French border authorities stopped gathering additional data required of non-EU passengers to speed up processing times as people tried to get away for a three-day weekend. Travelers were stuck in long lines on what became the hottest day of the year so far, with temperatures reaching 86 degrees (30 Celsius).