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Salad leaves and citrus fruits could be missing from supermarket shelves as a result of restrictions on UK-France trade, Sainsbury’s has warned. The supermarket giant said France’s ban on freight hauliers from the UK could affect food supplies but assured customers that crucial Christmas dinner supplies are available and already in the country. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said the ban on accompanied freight is “slightly surprising”. Thousands of lorries that were meant to travel across the English Channel on Monday have been told to stay away from Kent ports. HGVs turning up at D...

Coronavirus Boris Johnson in crisis talks as France ban UK cargo. (PA) Boris Johnson is set to hold crisis talks today after France banned lorries from travelling from the UK. Amid the new mutant coronavirus strain found in England, a number of flights around the world were cancelled over fears the virus will spread.  The Prime Minister will chair a meeting of the Government’s Cobra civil contingencies committee on Monday amid warnings of “significant disruption” around the Channel ports in Kent. Hauliers were urged to stay away from the area amid warnings of potential problems...

Where's the broccoli? - Sainsbury’s says border issues could cause gaps on shelves Salad leaves and citrus fruits could be missing from supermarket shelves as a result of restrictions on UK-France trade, Sainsbury’s has warned. The supermarket giant said France’s ban on freight hauliers from the UK could affect food supplies but assured customers that crucial Christmas dinner supplies are available and already in the country. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said the ban on accompanied freight is “slightly surprising”. Thousands of lorries that were meant to travel across...

Advertisement Questions are being raised about why Government scientists didn't sound the alarm over the new mutated strain of coronavirus until last week despite discovering it two months ago – amid claims data may have been held back to force Number 10 into a rash lockdown. Top experts have also slammed the claim peddled by Boris Johnson and Chris Whitty that the variant is around 70 per cent more infectious than regular Covid, saying that the figure appeared to have been plucked from thin air in a desperate bid to justify the crushing Christmas curbs. Boris Johnson sparked fury on Saturd...

UK TOP NEWS SUMMARY: Europe Blocks UK Travellers On New Virus Strain Mon, 21st Dec 2020 11:10 (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories Monday. COMPANIES Royal Dutch Shell said it expects charges of up to USD4.5 billion due to impairments, asset restructuring and onerous contracts in the fourth quarter. For Integrated Gas, production is expected to be between 900,000 and 940,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day in the fourth quarter. LNG liquefaction volumes are expected to be between 8.0 and 8.6 million tonnes. In Upstream, production is expected to be between 2.3 mil...