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"For the majority of trucks they won’t even notice the difference," said John Keefe, spokesman for Eurotunnel, which transports vehicles under the Channel. "There was always the risk that if this happened at a busy time then we could run into some difficulties, but it’s happening overnight on a bank holiday and a long weekend." Britain left the European bloc’s vast single market for people, goods and services at 11 p.m. London time, midnight in Brussels, on Thursday, in the biggest single economic change the country has experienced since World War II. A new U.K.-EU trade deal will bring...

  LONDON -- A steady trickle of trucks rolled off ferries and trains on both sides of the English Channel on Friday, a quiet New Year's Day after a seismic overnight shift in relations between the European Union and Britain. The busy goods route between southeast England and northwest France is on the front line of changes now that the U.K. has fully left the economic embrace of the 27-nation bloc, the final stage of Brexit. “For the majority of trucks, they won't even notice the difference,” said John Keefe, spokesman for Eurotunnel, which carries vehicles under the Channel. “Ther...

How Dover looked the day after Brexit became official The UK left the single market following the end of the transition period at 11pm on New Year's Eve Empty check-in lanes at the Port of Dover as the UK leaves the single market and customs union and the Brexit transition period comes to an end (Image: PA Wire/PA Images) Get the latest news and features from Kent direct to your inboxInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other r...

New Year, new rules: UK begins post-Brexit future AFP 1/1/2021 AFP © Ben STANSALL The divisions over Brexit, both political and social, remain deep and are likely to last for years Britain on Friday began a new year and life outside the European Union's single market, with the first trucks crossing the Channel by ferry and rail largely reporting few difficulties despite new customs rules. Brexit, an all-consuming issue in Britain since it voted in 2016 to quit the bloc, became reality an hour before midnight after nearly five decades of integration with Europe. Prime Mini...

Jill Lawless Police officers stand on the boarding platform for Britain after Brexit, Friday Jan.1, 2021 at the Gare du Nord railway station, in Paris. Britain left the European bloc's vast single market for people, goods and services at 11 p.m. London time, midnight in Brussels, completing the biggest single economic change the country has experienced since World War II. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus) January 01, 2021 - 8:55 AM LONDON - A steady trickle of trucks rolled off ferries and trains on both sides of the English Channel on Friday, a quiet New Year’s Day a...