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Submitting. Police were turning hauliers and others away from Dover after the French decided to close their borders to UK vehicles following the emergence of a new strain of coronavirus It came as the south-east of England grapples with a new variant of coronavirus that could be up to 70 per cent more transmissible than the original strain. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said the 48 hour ban on accompanied freight was “slightly surprising”. But he said that “probably about 20 per cent” of goods going into and out of the country passes through Kent. Most goods actually come in and out by unaccompanied containers and those will continue to flow.” ....
By Charlotte Ryan, Siddharth Philip and Christopher Jasper (Bloomberg) At the Peterhead fishing port in Scotland, prices for haddock and monkfish were inverted on Monday, skewed by a closed border with France and a ticking clock that threatened to render some of its catch worthless. Haddock normally sold wholesale for up to 3 pounds ($4) per kilogram was going for 5 pounds, said Patrick Hayton, manager of Midland Fish Co., a processor in Fleetwood, England. He sources at Peterhead, Europe’s largest fishing port, and brings it back to northwest England for local sale. Monkfish, by comparison, would normally be bound for European tables and command a premium over the Christmas holidays. But it was selling for 2 pounds a kilo, less than half its typical price. ....