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Traffic jams, rail disruption and busy ports expected as bank holiday getaway begins | UK News

Traffic jams, rail disruption and busy ports expected as bank holiday getaway begins | UK News

Published by Sam Flores

Drivers hoping to get to the continent via the port of Dover in Kent are facing delays of up to three hours as the bank holiday getaway begins. In an early afternoon post on X, port officials, which have warned of delays with 18,000 travellers expected between Friday and Sunday, said there was “a 150-180 minute processing time for tourist traffic in the Buffer Zone” [French border and security checks]. While check-in was described as “free-flowing”, it warned of “significant congestion” on approach roads. UK weather latest – health alerts issued Image: Pic: PA Image: Pic: PA Part of the reason for the delays is that it’s the first holiday period under the EU’s entry-exit system (EES), wherein people from countries such as the UK have their fingerprints registered and photograph taken before entering the 29 European countries in the Schengen Area. But the Port of Dover said the full system was not running for cars yet, forcing French border police to manually create traveller records at the eastern docks. As well as taking the …

‘A classic citric-forward twang and complex flavour’: the best UK supermarket marmalade, tasted and rated | Jams, preserves and spreads

‘A classic citric-forward twang and complex flavour’: the best UK supermarket marmalade, tasted and rated | Jams, preserves and spreads

Published by Sam Flores

For this week’s taste test, I asked my old River Cottage colleague, friend and author Pam “the Jam” Corbin for advice. “A truly brilliant marmalade,” she says, “is simply one where the peel, the gel, the texture and indeed the flavour are in harmony. The Guardian’s journalism is independent. We will earn a commission if you buy something through an affiliate link. Learn more. “The amazing and rather magical thing about marmalade,” Pam says, “is that if 100 people made a panful, each one would vary: different sugars, different peel sizes, different boil times and even different water influence the final outcome.” Store-bought products are no different, though most commercially produced marmalades are made with extra pectin, acidity regulators and orange oil, which, while relatively harmless, all affect the taste and texture, and aren’t entirely necessary, either. The best supermarket marmalade Best overall:Tiptree ‘tawny’ orange marmalade £2.95 for 340g at Waitrose (87p/100g) ★★★★☆ A classic dark marmalade with a rich, caramel, orange flavour. Generous and very thick-cut pieces of chewy peel throughout. The second-highest fruit content …

Waymos Cause Traffic Jams Across City During Power Outage

Waymos Cause Traffic Jams Across City During Power Outage

Published by José Betancourt

Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Smith Collection / Gado / Getty Images Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night will stay these robotaxis of their appointed trips — but a power outage apparently will. On Saturday evening, a blackout left nearly a third of San Francisco in the dark. But its most visible casualties were Waymo robocabs, which were left stranded on the city streets like large toys inconveniently discarded by a child. Footage shared online shows numerous Waymos stalled in the middle of busy roads, blocking human motorists. Often, the self-driving cabs were gaggled together, serving to unintentionally cordon off city blocks, their emergency lights blinking in unison. In one video, at least five Waymo robotaxis can be seen piled up in the same intersection. It appeared that without traffic lights to guide them, the highly advanced cars were utterly rudderless. “Somebody’s gonna set this thing on fire if it doesn’t move soon,” a pedestrian observed, as motorists honked their horns in vain at a frozen Waymo. In short, …