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UK travellers visiting countries such as Spain, Portugal and Italy are being urged to prepare for four-hour queues as a new EU border system comes into force today.

The Entry Exit System (EES) involves people from third-party countries such as the UK having their fingerprints registered and photograph taken to enter the Schengen area, which consists of 29 European countries, mainly in the EU.

For most UK travellers the EES process will be done at foreign airports.

Currently, EU nationals can travel to the UK without the need for such security measures and are even allowed to British e-gates.