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About 1,500 lorries are stuck in Kent after France imposed a ban on any accompanied freight or cargo entering the country from Britain because of the new coronavirus variant discovered in the UK. The move triggered government crisis plans at Dover and other major pinch points, with some drivers redirected to a nearby airfield to ease congestion on the roadsCovid: France to reopen UK border for...

Priti Patel says British and French officials discussing options as 1,500 lorries remain stuck in KentCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageFrance expects to announce a limited reopening of its borders to UK traffic, as the British government said it was drawing up plans to test all lorry drivers taking goods across the Channel for Covid.“A solution is being worked on and will...

Citroën’s ‘urban mobility object’ is classed as a light quadricyle and can be driven without a full licenceThe vehicle is cheap and the reactions from the pavement are a bonus, from the disbelieving double-take or uncontrolled giggle to the frankly envious where-do-I-get-one-of-those (plus the odd pitying stare, but then this is Paris).At first glance, Citroën’s new Ami, a playful polypropylene cube on wheels with...

Thousands of people took part in a silent march in Bayonne for Philippe Monguillot, 59, who was declared brain dead after an attack by passengers who refused to wear face masks. He later died in hospital.The driver’s family organised the march from the bus stop where the assault took place. Monguillot's colleagues used their right to refuse to work in the aftermath of the...

One French driver in five admits to a Jekyll and Hyde personality when they take the wheelThe French are the road-rage champions of Europe, according to a survey, with the highest number of drivers who feel they become more aggressive when they get on the road.The 10th annual poll of “responsible driving” published by the Vinci Motorway Foundation and carried out by the Ipsos...

As preclude to day of action, power to thousands of homes deliberately cut by workers Police fired teargas and charged at demonstrators in central Paris as hundreds of thousands of protesters across the country staged a show of force against the government’s controversial pension reform plans.The violence erupted at Place de la Nation, one of Paris’s biggest squares, as riot police attempted to disperse...