Any port or airport claiming they are "not ready" for new EU border controls are "just saying they didn't do a good job", Eurotunnel's boss has said. The European Union's Entry/Exit System (EES), which is to be phased in from October, will include passengers having their photo and fingerprints taken when travelling to the EU.

The checks will be in place for non-EU citizens at the Port of Dover, the Channel Tunnel and on Eurostar, while those flying will be registered when they land. At Eurostar, some travellers will also be expected to use the EES from October. It has spent £11 million overhauling its border facilities at London St Pancras station. It has built 49 kiosks a short walk from the check-in area, which is almost twice as many as recommended by French officials. Eurotunnel chief

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