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Alexandru-Dorinel Fuiorea, 29, was stopped by police and the National Crime Agency at the Medway Services in Gillingham, Kent A Romanian man who was caught trying to smuggle 17 migrants out of the UK in the back of a lorry has been jailed for three years. Alexandru-Dorinel Fuiorea, 29, was stopped by police and the National Crime Agency at the Medway Services in Gillingham, Kent, as he travelled on the M20 last October.  Inside his trailer - which could only be opened from the inside - authorities found 16 men and one woman of Indian, Pakistani, Tunisian, Moroccan, Bangladeshi and Afghani ...

Covid-19: Drivers urged to avoid ports as France shuts border Published image captionAll outbound traffic from Dover has been halted for 48 hours Lorry drivers have been urged not to travel to ports in Kent, East Sussex and Hampshire after France closed its border with the UK for 48 hours. In a bid to ease congestion towards Dover, Operation Stack has been activated on the coast-bound M20. Passenger ferries and lorry freight bound for France have been suspended from Dover, Portsmouth and Newhaven. However, speaking to BBC Radio 4, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said goods were still moving....

Covid-19: Drivers urged to avoid ports as France shuts border Published image captionAll outbound traffic from Dover has been halted for 48 hours Lorry drivers have been urged not to travel to ports in Kent, East Sussex and Hampshire after France closed its border with the UK for 48 hours. In a bid to ease congestion towards Dover, Operation Stack has been activated on the coast-bound M20. Passenger ferries and lorry freight bound for France have been suspended from Dover, Portsmouth and Newhaven. However, speaking to BBC Radio 4, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said goods were still moving....