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Ms Patel told Sky News that a plan is "in both our interests", as "there are European hauliers right now who want to be going home". She didn't give any specific details on how mass testing could be introduced at ports, but said they are "absolutely part of discussions". The M20 motorway was closed on Monday night to allow for the implementation of Operation Brock - contingency measures which involve using a moveable barrier to keep traffic moving on the motorway whenever there is disruption at the Channel. Highways England had earlier said Operation Brock would replace Operation Stack, which...

Submitting... It came as the Government's New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats advisory group (NervTag) told a Science Media Centre briefing on the new mutant variant that cases outside of Tier 4 in London and the south east of England "are increasing at similar rates" those in affected areas, and that it had a "transmission advantage" over other strains of the virus. However, World Health Organisation director-general Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said there was "no evidence" the new strain was "more likely to cause severe disease or mortality". Elsewhere, regional public health direct...

Last Updated: UK Working 'as Fast As Possible' To Resolve Border Shutdown With France: PM Johnson According to PM Johnson, the ban on trucks on the UK freight crossing to France was set to last for 48 hours, which will impact 20 percent of supplies. After chairing a meeting of the Government’s emergency COBR committee, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that he spoke with French President Emmanuel Macron about a truck halt due to border closure at the UK port of Dover. “We are working with our friends [France] across the Channel to unblock the flow of trade as fast as possible,�...

Share on Twitter The European Commission recommended that EU member states lift the blanket bans some have imposed on arrivals from Britain to allow essential journeys and cargo transport to resume. France, the country with the busiest train and ferry links to the UK, announced that it would ease restrictions to allow entry to EU nationals and residents as well as Britons, on condition passengers can present negative virus tests. A commuter at Kings Cross train station in London, Britain. EPA Other countries were expected to follow suit, but Germany and Ireland had already announc...

A HOST of countries have closed their borders to Britain over fears of a highly infectious new coronavirus strain in moves which have sparked travel chaos and raised the prospect of UK food shortages days before the Brexit cliff edge. Reports yesterday afternoon said that the whole of the EU was now not allowing travel from the UK, however these were not confirmed as we went to press. As the crisis began to escalate on Sunday, France blocked all freight lorries from crossing the Channel, causing major disruption at ports in Kent and closing off one of the most important trade arteries w...