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More than 6,000 lorries were being held in Kent as of Wednesday evening as work continues to allow them to cross the French border.

Gravesend Sikh community rallies together to deliver thousands of Dominos Pizzas and more curries to lorries stranded in Kent  |  Updated: 09:20, 29 December 2020 More pizzas, curries and snacks are winging their way to stranded truckers courtesy of Gravesends Sikh community and Dominos Pizza. Hundreds of HGV drivers are currently stuck in Operation Stack which has seen queues of lorries on the M20 and at Manston Airport. Khalsa aid and the Gravesend Sikh community deliver pizzas to trapped t...

France accused of over-reacting over Covid variant after 1,500 tests on truckers in Dover and zero positive results Nicholas Cecil and Sean Morrison Lorry drivers and police remain in Dover UP NEXT France was today accused of over-reacting to the new strain of Covid-19 in Britain after 1,500 tests on truckers came back with no positive results. The French authorities slapped restrictions on hauliers crossing the Channel following the emergence of the VUi202012/01 coronavirus mu...

The second mutated variant of coronavirus has already been found in London and North West England after being brought to the UK from South Africa.

Lorry drivers speak of relief as they head home after days of chaos at Port of Dover over Covid-19 border closure  |  Updated: 14:32, 24 December 2020 "Im never coming back here," declared one irate lorry driver as he finally made his way home. He was sat in a monstrous queue along Dover seafront as a military operation continues to clear the 6,000-lorry backlog which has built up in Kent since French President Emmanuel Macron shut the border on Sunday. Leigh Serjeant is on his way home Othe...

The Transport Secretary has called for “patience” from thousands of lorry drivers stranded outside the Port of Dover following the French travel ban. More than 6,000 HGVs are being held in Kent with some facing a fourth night in their cabs since the border was temporarily closed on Sunday night. Trucks began entering the Eurotunnel again on Wednesday after the French government agreed to allow drivers through provided they had a negative Covid-19 result, but it is feared it could take days ...

Man held as stranded lorry drivers clash with police Top Story December 24, 2020 KENT: A man has been arrested after lorry drivers stranded by the French travel ban clashed with police in Kent. More than 5,000 HGVs are being held in the county, with drivers being tested for Covid-19 before they are allowed into France. There were reports of disturbances at Dover and at the lorry holding facility in Manston involving those waiting to cross the Channel on Wednesday morning, Kent Police said. Fo...

More than 6,000 lorries were being held in Kent as of Wednesday evening as work continues to allow them to cross the French border.

Share on Twitter Britain and the European Union struck a trade deal after 10 months of intense negotiation allowed them to soften the economic shock of Brexit. When the UK leaves the EU single market at the New Year, it will not now face tariffs on cross-Channel commerce, despite breaking off half a century of close partnership. "Weve taken back control of our laws and our destiny. Weve taken back control of every jot and tittle of our regulation in a way that is complete, and unfet...

Advertisement Kent villagers are helping feed stranded truck drivers lined up along the motorway by lowering bags of food to them from bridges.  They are using rope and shopping bags to deliver goods including beans, fruit and sweets to stranded lorry drivers waiting for Covid tests. Hundreds of hauliers are lined on the M20 as part of Operation Stack waiting for a negative test result before they can make their way to the continent.  It comes after French president Emmanuel Macron ordered th...