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comments A container of goods from China to Felixstowe is now at $10,000 (£7,500) per load - four times the usual rate British Toy and Hobby Association (BTHA) and the British Retail Consortium (BRC) say Government must act They claim containers of toys and good are stuck in log-jam with PPE in particular clogging up UK ports  Cost of a container of goods from Qingdao, China to Felixstowe, Suffolk is now at $10,000 (£7,500) per load A tidal wave of trucks now believed to be at 12,000 per day or more is crossing Channel - up 2,000 per day The delays at container ports means many hauliers a...

Plans for all four UK nations to have the same rules at Christmas were thrown into total disarray last night as politicians gave diverging views on what people can and cannot do. In the face of a surge in coronavirus cases the leaders of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland met over the past two days, and decided against altering the laws. Under terms agreed last month three households can meet in festive 'bubbles' without social distancing between December 23 and 28.  The laws to permit people to mix to an extent over Christmas stayed the same yesterday - initially - but rifts in t...

‘It wasn’t worth the risk’ – families cancel Christmas plans amid Covid warnings PA 16 December 2020, 2:26 pm Families across the UK have decided to cancel their Christmas plans despite the four nations proposing to stick with relaxed restrictions. Under the original festive bubble rules, up to three households would be allowed to mix between December 23 and 27 in the UK. But with confirmed cases rising as Christmas approaches, and with Wales advising people to limit their bubbles to two households, some families have cancelled their plans altogether. Daily confirmed cases of Covid-19...

'It wasn't worth the risk' Families cancel Christmas plans amid Covid warnings People become cautious as confirmed cases rising as Christmas approaches Katherine Carter has seen her own Christmas plans change Sign up to the Grimsby Live newsletter for daily updates and breaking newsInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up here! 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...