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DRIVEN MAD Lorry drivers slapped with PARKING FINES for pulling into laybys after France travel ban leaves them stranded overnight Updated: 22 Dec 2020, 8:47 Invalid Date, LORRY drivers have been slapped with parking fines for pulling into Kent laybys after Frances travel ban left them stranded overnight. The M20 was closed with hundreds of lorries marooned in Kent as Emmanuel Macrons travel ban sparked food shortage warnings. 43 Operation Brock was rolled out tonight as a contraflow system w...

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 holds crisis meeting on new coronavirus variant as countries cut UK off CNN 12/21/2020 By Nectar Gan, Luke McGee and Rob Picheta, CNN © Toby Melville/AP Britains Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during a news conference in response to the ongoing situation with the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, inside 10 Downing Street, London, Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020. Johnson says Christmas gatherings cant go ahead and non-essential shops must close in London and much o...

Covid freight ban won’t affect Christmas supplies, says Grant Shapps as UK moves to tackle Dover port crisis The i 21/12/2020 Albert Evans © Provided by The i Police and port staff turn away vehicles from the Port of Dover in Kent which has been closed after the French governments announcement it will not accept any passengers arriving from the UK for the next 48 hours. (Photo: Steve Parsons/PA Wire) Grant Shapps said on Monday the public will not notice any supermarket s...

Brittany Ferries issues statement as France closes its border with the UK Meetings are underway to determine what services can be provided 10:27, 21 DEC 2020 The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Never miss a big story in Plymouth again with our daily newslettersInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign me up! When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsl...

Updated Lorries parked on the M20 near Folkestone, Kent, after the Port of Dover was closed. Picture; PA. Inset: Rachael Maskell and Julian Sturdy Theres no need to panic buy: that was the message from Yorks two MPs today as the UK found itself being temporarily blockaded by the rest of Europe due to worries over the new, mutant strain of coronavirus. York Central MP Rachel Maskell called on the citys people to buy only what they need. "Just get what you need and there will be enough for eve...

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...

JANE FRYER highlights plight of lorry drivers stuck in Dover queues Jane Fryer for the Daily Mail © Provided by Daily Mail MailOnline logo 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 co...

France’s Covid-19 ban on freight from UK raises warnings over Christmas supplies By RFI with Mike Woods LISTEN REUTERS - PETER NICHOLLS Frances decision to suspend travel from Britain for 48 hours in response to the emergence of a new coronavirus strain on Sunday will have an impact on the movement of supplies with hauliers prevented from entering the continent for the holiday season. On Sunday evening, France joined other European countries in banning travel from Britain after UK authori...

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...