British testers find just THREE Covid cases among 2,364 drivers stuck at Dover: Thousands of stranded truckers head for home amid questions about unreliable lateral flow tests used as 6,000 truckers remain stranded
A group of 26 firefighters, armed with 10,000 testing kits, have joined the fight to clear the Kent lorry backlog
2,364 drivers have so far been tested by UK officials, of which just three have tested positive for coronavirus
France announced travel ban on all traffic from UK on Sunday night after emergence of new Covid-19 strain
Decision meant Port of Dover was dramatically closed to all freight vehicles leaving the UK for next 48 hours
France relaxes its ban on trucks entering from Britain
Police patrol along the M20 motorway where freight traffic is halted whilst the Port of Dover remains closed, in Ashford, Kent, England, Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020. Trucks waiting to get out of Britain backed up for miles and people were left stranded at airports as dozens of countries around the world slapped tough travel restrictions on the U.K. because of a new and seemingly more contagious strain of the coronavirus in England. (Andrew Matthews/PA via AP)
Goods vans wanting to return to Europe are parked along the seafront whilst the Port of Dover remains closed, in Dover, southern England, Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020. Trucks waiting to get out of Britain are backed up for miles and people were left stranded at airports as dozens of countries around the world slapped tough travel restrictions on the U.K. because of a new and seemingly more contagious strain of the coronavirus in England.(AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
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As many as 10,000 lorry drivers thought to be waiting to cross the Channel after France shut the border
The German Ambassador to the UK tried to visit German lorry drivers stranded in Kent, but got stuck himself
Volunteers from a Sikh charity handed out hot curries and pasta dishes to the stranded truckers last night
Drivers fear being left unable to return home for Christmas, with tensions flaring between police and drivers
Complaints about conditions in the makeshift Marston airport truck camp have led to clashes with police
The angry scenes are in sharp contrast to yesterday where drivers enjoyed road-side breakfasts on the M20
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LONDON (AP) Over 2,800 stranded truck drivers hoped to get the green light Tuesday to leave Britain and get back home for Christmas as the country found itself increasingly isolated and its trade bottled up, cut off by neighbors afraid of a new version of the coronavirus circulating in England.
More than 630 trucks snaked along a major highway in southeast England near the English Channel ports, while almost 2,200 others crowded into an unused airport on Day 2 of an ordeal that began when dozens of nations banned flights from the U.K. and France barred entry to its trucks.
France’s prime minister said Tuesday evening that he expected a solution to the standoff in a matter of hours.