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England is cracking down on unhealthy foods CNN 12/28/2020 by Hanna Ziady, CNN Business © Christopher Furlong/Getty Images BIRMINGHAM, UNITED KINGDOM - JULY 27: A reduced price deal is seen advertising chocolate confectionery in a shop on July 27, 2020 in Birmingham, United Kingdom. The British government plans to more strictly regulate how sugary and high-fat foods are sold and advertised, including a ban on "buy one get one free" promotions for unhealthy foods. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) The food and drink industry has warned of "devastating" results fo...

Nightmare before Christmas: UK border chaos sees trucks backed up for miles, supermarkets warn of shortages 22 Dec, 2020 10:28 PM 4 minutes to read For some British truckers, retailers and traders, a feared New Year's nightmare arrived early. "French borders closed," signs on roads approaching the English Channel port of Dover flashed yesterday, steering truck drivers away as traffic backed up. British supermarkets warned that supplies of fresh produce could run short within days. Stranded trucks parked on the runway at Manston Airport in Kent today. Photo / Getty Images Businesses have spent...

For UK exporters, post-Brexit border chaos arrives early by Jill Lawless, The Associated Press Posted Dec 21, 2020 9:53 am EDT Last Updated Dec 21, 2020 at 9:58 am EDT A police officer directs traffic at the entrance to the closed ferry terminal in Dover, England, Monday, Dec. 21, 2020, after the Port of Dover was closed and access to the Eurotunnel terminal suspended following the French government's announcement. France banned all travel from the UK for 48 hours from midnight Sunday, including trucks carrying freight through the tunnel under the English Channel or from the port of Dover on ...

Food and drink industry representatives have urged the Government to launch an inquiry into continued Brexit-related disruption at UK ports as costs mount on manufacturers already negatively hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. Trade groups including the Food and Drink Federation (FDF) and the British Retail Consortium (BRC) have written to the chairs of the Commons Transport Select Committee and the Commons International Trade Committee. The letter highlights the significant shipping costs as a result of chaos at the ports and the challenge of building up enough stock fo...

Truck tailbacks stretch 20 MILES at Dover: Thousands of lorries queue for ferries as ports in UK and Calais are paralysed by shipping container crisis A container of goods from China to Felixstowe is now at $10,000 (£7,500) per load - four times the usual rate British Toy and Hobby Association (BTHA) and the British Retail Consortium (BRC) say Government must act They claim containers of toys and good are stuck in log-jam with PPE in particular clogging up UK ports  Cost of a container of goods from Qingdao, China to Felixstowe, Suffolk is now at $10,000 (£7,500) per load A tidal wave of ...