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Travel chaos as passport gates fail at UK airports, causing long delays for passengers

Tens of thousands of passengers arriving at airports in the UK have been delayed for hours at passport control after e-gates failed. Reports about problems with the gates at Heathrow, Britain's busiest airport, emerged on Friday night. Other airports serving London including Gatwick, Stansted and Luton, including Manchester and Edinburgh in Scotland have been affected. Many passports were being checked manually by UK Border Force officers until the problem was resolved.