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Boris Johnson to hold crisis talks as Europe halts flights from UK over new mutant Covid strain The Prime Minister will chair a meeting of the Governments Cobra civil contingencies committee on Monday 07:01, 21 DEC 2020 Updated The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Get the latest North East news and updates delivered straight to your inbox Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these ne...

Boris Johnson in crisis talks as France ban UK cargo. (PA) Boris Johnson is set to hold crisis talks today after France banned lorries from travelling from the UK. Amid the new mutant coronavirus strain found in England, a number of flights around the world were cancelled over fears the virus will spread.  The Prime Minister will chair a meeting of the Government’s Cobra civil contingencies committee on Monday amid warnings of “significant disruption” around the Channel ports in Ke...

Boris Johnson in crisis talks as France ban UK cargo. (PA) Boris Johnson is set to hold crisis talks today after France banned lorries from travelling from the UK. Amid the new mutant coronavirus strain found in England, a number of flights around the world were cancelled over fears the virus will spread.  The Prime Minister will chair a meeting of the Government’s Cobra civil contingencies committee on Monday amid warnings of “significant disruption” around the Channel ports in Ke...

The US could ban travellers from Britain as flights continue to cross the Atlantic Ocean despite major fears over the new coronavirus strain spreading across the UK. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo last night called for flights from Britain to stop, saying that six are still arriving every day at John F. Kennedy Airport in the city. Countries including France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium, Poland, Austria, Denmark, Finland, Ireland and Bulgaria have already announced restrictions on ...

Covid-19: Drivers urged to avoid ports as France shuts border Published image captionAll outbound traffic from Dover has been halted for 48 hours Lorry drivers have been urged not to travel to ports in Kent, East Sussex and Hampshire after France closed its border with the UK for 48 hours. In a bid to ease congestion towards Dover, Operation Stack has been activated on the coast-bound M20. Passenger ferries and lorry freight bound for France have been suspended from Dover, Portsmouth and Newhav...

Boris Johnson in crisis talks as France ban UK cargo. (PA) Boris Johnson is set to hold crisis talks today after France banned lorries from travelling from the UK. Amid the new mutant coronavirus strain found in England, a number of flights around the world were cancelled over fears the virus will spread.  The Prime Minister will chair a meeting of the Government’s Cobra civil contingencies committee on Monday amid warnings of “significant disruption” around the Channel ports in Ke...

BBC News 21 December 202021 December 2020 You can find BBC South East on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Listen live to BBC Radio Kent. And well keep you signed in. Sign in or Register Got a TV Licence? You need one to watch live TV on any channel or device, and BBC programmes on iPlayer. It’s the law. Summary Live Reporting Get involved Posted at 18:40 23 Dec 202018:40 23 Dec 2020 Thanks for joining us Here are the latest headlines from our live page today: The first trucks have sta...

FTSE 100 falls after opening amid fears of further economic threats Mark Duell for MailOnline and Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail © Provided by Daily Mail MailOnline logo More than £33billion was wiped off the FTSE 100 within minutes of opening today as panicked investors reacted to the devastating economic threat of a toughened lockdown, the new coronavirus strain and the continued Brexit deadlock. The index of Britains leading companies fell 1.8 per cent or 117 points to 6,...

Advertisement The lorries begin a good 30 miles before you reach Dover. They fill every metre of every lay-by and parking bay. They are perched on the side of roads.  They clog up country lanes, line the verges and loom out of the fog in ghostly phalanxes. There are thousands of them, from Romania, Poland, the Ukraine, Spain, Turkey, Ireland and, of course, the UK. Most look empty, but none are. Some drivers are sleeping in their cabins.  Others are watching telly or listening to the radio or...

Shapps says supermarket shelves wont empty for the most part An airport is being opened as a car park and welfare area for trapped lorry drivers Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. OurPrivacy Noticeexplains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. Thank you for subscribingWe have more newsletters...