More than a hundred French fishermen blocked trucks carrying fish from the UK on Thursday night, in a protest against a Brexit fishing deal they have dismissed as ‘a sham’. Britain’s post-Brexit trade deal with the European Union allowed the bloc’s fishermen to keep fishing deep into British waters, but only once they had received a license. … Read more
‘Want your waters? Then keep your fish!’ French fishermen blockade lorries carrying UK fish amid fury over ‘sham’ Brexit fishing deal Over a hundred French fisherman readied on Thursday night to blockade lorries Protesters spent a night at a fish lorry checkpoint between Dunkirk and Calais No trucks from the UK turned up after drivers … Read more
A grandmother has complained her £350,000 dream home ‘constantly shakes’ as lorries pass along the busy 70mph A-road just nine feet from the fence that borders her back garden. Jackie McCormack, 58, moved into the ‘absolutely beautiful’ detached three-bed home in Coleshill, near Birmingham, at the end of February. She said she and her husband … Read more
A grandmother has complained her £350,000 dream home ‘constantly shakes’ as lorries pass along the busy 70mph A-road just nine feet from her back garden fence. Jackie McCormack, 58, moved into the ‘absolutely beautiful’ detached three-bed home in Coleshill, near Birmingham, at the end of February. She said she and her husband spent their first … Read more
Haulage firm owner, 76, was killed by one of his own lorries while he was out cycling, inquest hears Jeff Atkinson, 76, was cycling on the inside of a HGV when he was hit, court told It is believed the firm owner was trying to tell the driver a tyre was underinflated Mr Atkinson had … Read more
Haulage firm owner, 76, was killed by one of his own lorries while he was out cycling, inquest hears Jeff Atkinson, 76, was cycling on the inside of a HGV when he was hit, court told It is believed the firm owner was trying to tell the driver a tyre was underinflated Mr Atkinson had … Read more
Fewer than 200 lorry drivers were last night waiting to travel to France following a week of disruption at the English Channel border, the Department for Transport said. Thousands of drivers spent days in queues to reach the Port of Dover and Eurotunnel after France temporarily closed its border on December 20. The move came … Read more
The Port of Dover suffered more delays today, with a long line of lorries seen queuing on the approach, after Storm Bella forced Channel crossings to be stopped overnight. After days of disruption following France’s decision to shut its border with the UK, the port suffered another setback overnight when freight ferry services had to … Read more
The Port of Dover suffered more delays today, with a long line of lorries seen queuing on the approach, after Storm Bella forced Channel crossings to be stopped overnight. After days of disruption following France’s decision to shut its border with the UK, the port suffered another setback overnight when freight ferry services had to … Read more
French firefighters armed with 10,000 testing kits have today joined the battle to help thousands of stranded lorry drivers across the Channel – with up to 6,000 lorries now stacked up in Kent. A group of 26 firefighters from the continent have joined the UK’s testing effort, personally administering the swabs to lorry drivers after … Read more