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Latest as France shuts border after coronavirus strain 'out of control' with lorries stranded in Kent  |  Updated: 19:13, 22 December 2020 The travel ban on anyone from the UK going to France will be lifted at midnight tonight but details of the deal around testing has not been revealed yet. The EU has recommended lifting the travel ban causing chaos in Kent, while one MP has warned the longer the closure lasts the greater the risk of transmission. The entrance to the Port of Dover Picture: Barry Goodwin Even if the stalemate is broken and France follows the EU's advice it will take many ho...

Lorry drivers appeal for help after being stranded in Kent for second night during France's 48-hour ban on entry from Britain Freight lorries lined up at the front of the queue on the runway at Manston Airport, Kent, after France imposed a 48-hour ban on entry from the UK in the wake of concerns over the spread of a new strain of coronavirus. Picture by Andrew Matthews/PA Wire Ben Mitchell, Press Association 22 December, 2020 15:23 Stranded truck drivers are calling for immediate help from the British Government with thousands stuck while the Port...

Operation Brock in place on the M20  |  Updated: 14:49, 22 December 2020 Drivers using the M20 today will have to use the Operation Brock contraflow system which was set up overnight. The motorway was closed at 8pm last night between Junction 7 for Maidstone and Junction 9 for Ashford so the moveable barrier could be installed for this morning. Any lorries which arrived in the county overnight were re-directed to Manston. The Operation Brock barrier - which was tested earlier this month and this photo shows - is now in place on the M20 Due to open at 8am, the contraflow system will be in pl...

French authorities ease UK travel ban - but truckers must be tested for Coronavirus first The conditions may do little to ease congestion in Kent caused by the French decision to stop hauliers using the Channel crossing. Updated (Image: Getty Images) Sign up for the latest from M.E.N. political editor Jennifer WilliamsInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe 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 Noticeexplai...

UK 'working to get a resolution' to reopen France border Tom Gillespie, news reporter Talks with France on reopening full trade and transport across the Channel are "ongoing" and "details of a plan could be announced as early as today", Sky News has learned. © PA Lorry drivers on the M20 in Kent France shut its border with the UK for 48 hours on Sunday night, prompting delays for freight lorries heading across the Channel as a new variant of coronavirus spreads across the UK. The closure is due to end tonight at 11pm UK-time. Home Secretary Priti Patel told Sky News on Tue...