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British testers find just THREE Covid cases among 2,364 drivers stuck at Dover: Thousands of stranded truckers head for home amid questions about unreliable lateral flow tests used as 6,000 truckers remain stranded A group of 26 firefighters, armed with 10,000 testing kits, have joined the fight to clear the Kent lorry backlog 2,364 drivers have so far been tested by UK officials, of which just three have tested positive for coronavirus    France announced travel ban on all traffic from UK on...

Truck drivers stuck in U.K. wait for COVID-19 tests needed to enter France Truck drivers trapped along hundreds of kilometres of roads near the southern English port of Dover are facing a riddle: to travel to France they must have a COVID-19 test. But they say there are no tests to be had. Social Sharing Thomson Reuters · Frustrated truck drivers at U.K.-France border World3 months ago 2:18Truckers expressed their anger and frustration at the U.K.-France border amid a partial blockade on cro...

I had to tell my pregnant wife and daughters I wont be home: Thousands of lorry drivers stranded in Kent face Christmas heartbreak as testing stops overnight - amid clashes with police and fears of food shortages Truckers try to force their way past police guarding Port of Dover as hundreds leave cabs and walk along road  Jeering and whistling with some shouting: Open the border, We just want to go home and F*** you, Boris! France announced travel ban on all traffic from UK on Sunday night aft...

Before she died in 1559, Queen Mary I of England wrote that “when I am dead and opened, you shall find Calais engraved on my heart”. I wonder how many impatient and frustrated HGV truckers will feel that Calais and Dover are engraved on their hearts as they queue up on Kent’s M20 and A2 to gain access to the Channel ports? Yesterday, they would have found large gantry notices announcing ‘French Border Closed’ as they approached the port of Dover, amidst rain and fog; they’d have tur...

Britain cut adrift as mutant virus strain prompts global alarm Alexander Smith LONDON — The United Kingdom found itself increasingly cut adrift from the outside world Monday as countries took drastic action to stem a new mutant coronavirus strain from spreading worldwide. Dozens of countries including Canada, France, Germany, Israel, Iran, Colombia and Morocco have suspended flights from the U.K. for 48 hours or more. Saudi Arabia has closed its borders and suspended all fligh...

Britain cut adrift as mutant virus strain prompts global alarm Alexander Smith LONDON — The United Kingdom found itself increasingly cut adrift from the outside world Monday as countries took drastic action to stem a new mutant coronavirus strain from spreading worldwide. Dozens of countries including Canada, France, Germany, Israel, Iran, Colombia and Morocco have suspended flights from the U.K. for 48 hours or more. Saudi Arabia has closed its borders and suspended all fligh...

When Hitler had the White Cliffs in his sights: Never-before-seen pictures show German forces training with armoured landing craft as they prepared to conquer Britain in 1940 The black and white images show the fleet of armoured landing craft Adolf Hitler had ready in 1940  Taken in the English Channel during sea trials, one of the snaps clearly shows the White Cliffs of Dover   Remarkable images were taken by German army soldier Ernst Grossmann who was a dentist before the war

Christmas stockpiling and Brexit uncertainty have again caused huge queues of lorries to stack up in Kent. A long line of HGVs stretched up to five miles on the M20 as freight drivers headed for the Eurotunnel. The latest delays came as the UK marked less than two weeks until 2021 and the end of the Brexit transition period. Businesses, in a bid to avoid cross-Channel disruption in January, are stockpiling goods before the new year, in addition to the usual Christmas rush. On Saturday morning t...

Dont show me this message again✕ Substantial queues of lorries stacked up again in Kent on Saturday as businesses faced Brexit uncertainty and dealt with the Christmas rush. Pictures taken on Saturday morning show a long line of HGVs queuing for up to five miles on the M20, starting in the Ashford area and stretching to the Eurotunnel entrance at Folkestone. There were also long lines of HGVs along the M20 between Capel-le-Ferne, the site of the Battle of Britain memorial on the White Cliffs,...

Huge queues of lorries to stack up in Kent amid Brexit uncertainty There are once again huge queues of lorries in Kent with Christmas stockpiling and Brexit uncertainty causing huge queues. A long line of HGVs stretched up to five miles on the M20 as freight drivers headed for the Eurotunnel. The latest delays came as the UK marked less than two weeks until 2021 and the end of the Brexit transition period. Businesses, in a bid to avoid cross-Channel disruption in January, are stockpilin...