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Testing, testing! UK and France wrangle over screening regime for truckers to get Dover moving again after Brussels calls for end to border blockade as 4,000 more lorries head for Kent carpark France announced travel ban on all traffic from UK on Sunday night after emergence of new Covid-19 strain Decision meant Port of Dover was dramatically closed to all freight vehicles leaving the UK for next 48 hours UK and France still trying to agree on measures to reopen the border as hundreds of lorries queue in Kent EU today urged European nations to drop travel bans on UK but said travel to Britai...

Today European Commission urged 25 other states to lift blanket travel bans Countries around the world have halted UK arrivals over new infectious strain  Tough new measures adopted by Greece and Cyprus   Travellers from Britain will have to meet the following requirements to enter both countries.  Greece: Rapid lateral flow test on arrival followed by 10 days of self-isolation;  A second PCR test afterwards.  Cyprus:  PCR on arrival, followed by seven days in self-isolation;  A second PCR test afterwards.      Greece and Cyprus will require passengers from the UK to have three s...

Boris Johnson plans to test ALL lorry drivers taking goods across Channel in bid to appease Macron - after blustering through pointless press conference without giving a single answer about when truckers will be allowed into France Port of Dover in Kent was dramatically closed to all freight vehicles leaving the UK for the next 48 hours  Hauliers coming to UK will still be allowed but there are fears drivers won't travel to avoid being 'marooned' Countries including France, Germany, Italy, Belgium and Poland have announced restrictions on UK travel  Comes after emergence of mutant strain of...

France's border closure to UK causes major disruptions22/12/2020|2min Europe's closure to the United Kingdom has caused major disruptions to the nation's transport and trade industries with lorries lining up for kilometres only to be turned away at the border. France has joined Ireland and a growing list of European countries to impose travel restrictions on the UK after the outbreak of a novel strand of the coronavirus. Many of the lorry’s from the UK are being kept in an airfield nearby the border that has quickly been turned into a facility to help keep lorry drivers safe and provide a...

Shellfish suppliers also warned their products could be in short supply. They said the perishable products were stranded as the French border closed. Britain faces shortages of fresh vegetables, salad, raspberries and strawberries in the New Year if the vast queues of lorries at Dover cannot be resolved today, experts have warned.  ADVERTISEMENT 'Timing is crucial' with the backlog of trucks stuck at the port, say industry insiders, as panicked shoppers queued outside supermarkets from 5.30am this morning.  The warnings come from the British Retail Consortium, the trade association for UK ...