Supermarket shelves empty as panic-buyers hit shops ahead of Christmas lockdown
Photos of empty supermarket shelves have been widely shared on social media after the news that France has banned travel from the UK to block the new strain of coronavirus
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Some shelves have been left bare (Image: Twitter)
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Lorry drivers slapped with PARKING FINES for pulling into laybys after France travel ban leaves them stranded overnight
Updated: 22 Dec 2020, 8:47
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LORRY drivers have been slapped with parking fines for pulling into Kent laybys after France s travel ban left them stranded overnight.
The M20 was closed with hundreds of lorries marooned in Kent as Emmanuel Macron s travel ban sparked food shortage warnings.
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Operation Brock was rolled out tonight as a contraflow system was put in place to manage the lorry chaps on the M20Credit: PA:Press Association
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Boris Johnson told a press conference the number of lorries queuing in Kent had been reduced from 500 to 170
Sainsbury s reveal food that could be missing from shelves. (PA/Canva) Sainsbury’s has warned that some products could be missing from shelves in the coming days due to restrictions at ports amid the ongoing border crisis. The warning comes as Boris Johnson is set to hold crisis talks today after France banned lorries from travelling from the UK. With France suspending all traffic from the UK for 48 hours, it raised fears that trade flows could be severely disrupted while passengers across Europe could be left stranded in the final run-up to Christmas. However, the supermarket confirmed food for a traditional Christmas lunch is available and already in the country so disruptions should not affect celebrations this Christmas.
Sainsbury s lists food that could go missing from shelves over the coming days amid border crisis
France s ban on freight lorries could result in product shortages if the UK and French governments can t come to a solution
10:06, 21 DEC 2020
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