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Tempers boil over in Dover’s ‘Operation Stuck’ as lorry drivers face Christmas in their cabs 'I'm missing the first Christmas with my newborn baby,' says one stranded driver, 'but I guess we'll do it on Facebook' 24 December 2020 • 6:00am Operation Stack is the code name given by the police and Dover port authorities to manage the flow of heavy goods vehicles when crossings are disrupted over the English Channel. On Wednesday in the gridlock around the port it looked more like Operation Stuck – and tempers started to fray. Amid the chaos, thousands of road haulage drivers stranded h...

THE EUROPEAN Union has hit out at France after Emmanuel Macron shut the country's borders with the UK in a bid to curb the spread of a new virulent strain of the coronavirus.

Christmas hopes fade for lorry drivers stuck in Kent PA 23 December 2020, 2:23 pm Lorry drivers fear they will not make it home in time for Christmas as they remain stuck in Kent despite France reopening its borders. The backlog of 5,000 HGVs is expected to take days to clear as drivers are required to take a Covid-19 test before they can cross the Channel. France eased its travel ban on Wednesday, but said those seeking entry into the country from the UK must have proof of a negative coronavirus result taken in the past 72 hours. Coronavirus – Wed Dec 23, 2020 Polish lorry driver Greg Bara...

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Man arrested as stranded lorry drivers clash with police PA Coronavirus - Wed Dec 23, 2020 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. Footage showed a handful of officers attempting to push back a crowd of protesting drivers in Dover....