it reopened on wednesday, but the situation in the port of dover is still chaotic. rivers is already under way, but because there are now at least 5000 lorries backed up, it's clearly going to take time to get things moving. here's the uk's transport secretary, grant shapps. it's an enormous operation. but once we've got the army deploying tests, this evening, as well as much larger number of people from the nhs test and trace system. we can handle the number of test today. the problem is not the number of tests per day, it's not the number of sailings per day. 10,000 is about the number of a busy day in kent. we can do that number of tests as well, it's the logistics of people following the instructions, make it sure it's clear in order we can get traffic rolling for some again, the more that people follow the clear instructions, the faster to get this resolved. it will take a matter of days rather than weeks or anything else. but there will be, i'm afraid, some patience required. we will be providing some welfare for lorry drivers and others at making sure that we

authority, douglas banister, the chief executive officer of the port of note are -- port of dover aftern jersey, he is a pro on port logistics. we are thrilled he could join us this morning. basics,tart with the not back to 1066 and the norman conquest and the importance of dover, but what is on all those trucks lined up down the highway? dover, we haveof been around for a long time. our success is driven by how close we are to our largest trading partner in the u.k. which is the european union. just inprovide is a time trade conveyor belt type doinge, with each one five round voyages in the day, it's a tremendous amount of capacity and resilience for the entire u.k. supply chain. tom: it's a system that works, a france, theyh with make it clear if there was not brexit this would get fixed very what is your estimation of when we see a pragmatic solution? doug: i don't know. what i'm encouraged about is the governments on the both sides of the channel are engaged deeply in trying to come up with a solution that would allow freight to carry-on crossing back into france. as folks will know

queues of lorries stretching back from dover as businesses prepare both for christmas, but also for the end of the transition period, butjust take a look at dover this morning, completely empty. the portusually handles 9,000 lorries a day. while goods are allowed in from france, that number has been substantially reduced today. it's a pretty significant event, yes, so we would certainly be encouraging governments on both sides of the channel to do what it takes to allow these guys to get moving again. if this goes on for a period of time, it will have an economic impact on both sides of the channel. while the port stayed closed, many waited. divine was heading home to france with his sister. iam coming here, two o'clock in the night. two o'clock, and i am here 14 hours. where did you sleep? in the van. 0ne car park in dover began to fill up. dover is just a two—minute drive over that way, but here is where many people have parked up. i've spoken to people who had to spend the night here in their cars and vans, and you can see, there are registration plates from across the eu. ignaz is not a commercial driver, he's just trying to get home to his family in lithuania for christmas. my ki

of dover. this map, based on 2018 figures, shows you the annual lorry traffic and share of eu trade of all the major portsi can't show you the map at the moment. dover is by far the largest — more than two million lorries pass its port — and at least 75% of its trade is with the eu, much more than any other port in britain. in other words, dover is crucial for trade between the uk and eu, and with trucks stuck, many perishable goods are going to waste. there are particular concerns from some about seafood from a business point of view, and just for people's christmas plans. annie bennett is a travel writer in spain. french industry leaders are worried, too. here's gavin lee in brussels. ahead of supermarkets, one of the big chains leaders said they've got trucks stuck on the uk side of the border with all sorts of fish and seasonal seafood produce. scallops, language —— there will be shortages to tomorrow. he is saying desperately, the borders need to be reopened. so, that's the situation on the continent. here in uk, there are also produce concerns. the supermarket tesco has reintroduced caps on certain

look around here, lorries parked on the side road, this road is the main entrance to the port of doverere too. i suppose the only saving grace is they have a nice view of the white cliffs of dover but little comfort really what many have been stuck in the cabs for the last two days and no certainty of when this will end. the last two days and no certainty of when this will endli the last two days and no certainty of when this will end. i know you had spoken to many lorry drivers this morning, what have they told you about the situation for them, what facilities they have while they wait in theircabs? what facilities they have while they wait in their cabs? i think hawley is used to delays, used to spending nights in their cabs, that is not unusual. —— i think hauliers are used to. but they do not know when this will end, and for many of them being fares based in the eu and other european countries, where they will get home and if they will get home for christmas, because the talk is that they may have to undergo coronavirus testing before being allowed back into france, if that is to h

because about two hours ago we saw the first of the first mobile testing kits coming here to the port of doverofficers are been telling me is that they took some vehicles in, quite a few hours ago and parked, had the drive park them inside the mouth of the port. it's thought that what will happen is they will get tested. if they test negative they will when the ferry is ready to be able to board that ferry and start to break the deadlock. if they are negative, positive, sorry. at the moment they have been told is they will either be asked to isolate in the hotel rooms. the issue with all of this is we have absolutely no timeline. that is why over and over and over again today here at the mouth of dover we seen today here at the mouth of dover we seen frustration spell over. none of us seen frustration spell over. none of us need to be reminded, we are now in the middle of a pandemic. we are all being told to socially distance, to wear a mask, wash her hands and to wear a mask, wash her hands and to sanitise without keeping clean is absolutely essential. the drivers i spoke to yesterday who are

despite huge queues at the port of dover, borisjohnson says most supplies are still getting through. the vast majority of food, medicines and other supplies are coming and going as normal. we will take a look at this new variant of coronavirus in the uk to see how infectious it is. the more we allow it to spread the more opportunity it has to change. opportunity it has to change. and vaccinations will begin across the european union next week after its regulater approves the pfizer/biontech vaccine. the uk is admittedly isolated after admitting the strain is out of control. the european union itself is set to announce a plan on tuesday that could exempt lorries and frights to ensure that trade routes can resume safely as soon as possible. in africa, the middle east, turkey, morocco and saudi arabia are among those to ban all flights in the uk. in asia, india and also hong kong which is a key travel hub has suspended flights too. south and central america, we know a number of countries have taken action including argentina and colombia. further north so has canada. that we should adver

it reopened on wednesday, but the situation in the port of dover is still chaotic. ting of the drivers already underway. there are now at least 5000 lorriebacked up. it is clearly going to take time to get things moving. here is the u.k. transport >> once we got the army also deploying tests, which began happening this evening, as well from the nhs test and trace system, we can handle the nber of tests a day, but the problem is not the number of tests a day. 10,000 is about what you can get through a day in kent, and we can do that number of tests,th t issue i the logistics of following instructions and get the traffic rolling.o we can again, the more people follow th clear instructions, the faster we will be able to get this resolved. it will take a matter of days, rather than wes or anything else, but there will be se patience required, providing welfare forhe lorry drivers and others, making sure we can do that in thcoming days. after three days stranded, angry.ated and this was the scene earlier. as you can see, groups o protesting drivers clashed with lines of p

queues of lorries stretching back from dover as businesses prepare both for christmas, but also for the end of the transition period, butjust take a look at dover this morning, completely empty. the porties a day. while goods are allowed in from france, that number has been substantially reduced today. it's a pretty significant event, yes, so we would certainly be encouraging governments on both sides of the channel to do what it takes to allow these guys to get moving again. if this goes on for a period of time, it will have an economic impact on both sides of the channel. while the port stayed closed, many waited. divine was heading home to france with his sister. iam coming here, two o'clock in the night. two o'clock, and i am here 14 hours. where did you sleep? in the van. 0ne car park in dover began to fill up. dover is just a two—minute drive over that way, but here is where many people have parked up. i've spoken to people who had to spend the night here in their cars and vans, and you can see, there are registration plates from across the eu. ignaz is not a commercial driver, he's just trying to get home to his family in lithuania for christmas. my kids are waiting for their c

they will not help those people who are currently trapped in the port of dover. ting regime you golfer is very, very important in all of this. the european commission is hope is that you take the quick practical decision in dover and then you get trains and planes moving again and that will at least allow people to go home or back to the country of residence. where, says a commission? you have to obey the rules on testing in quarantine. kevin, thank you. stay with us because you're across a multiplicity of stories this this afternoon. we will talk about brexit. these talks are in a crucial moment michel barnier has been saying. this we are really in a crucial moment and we are giving it the final push. in ten days, the uk will leave the single market and i will continue to work in total transparency with the member states and the uk members of parliament. thank you very much. he says is the final push.|j he says is the final push. i was hoping to identify something from michel barnier there something he hasn't said before. this is the final push, he remains transp

they will now be allowed to the port of dover and allowed to the port of dover and allowed on a ferrydrivers have been winding their windows down and waving. there is a relief for them at the prospect of finally going home. despite the fact that some are leaving this site, yesterday, the backlog of lorries actually got higher because this site became totally full. there were 2000 lorries parked up on the m 20. more lorries were heading towards kent, hearing that the border with france was open. they are being told tojoin the back france was open. they are being told to join the back of the queue and it is unlikely they will be home for christmas. do you know more about how the testing process is happening? what happens, it's a lateral flow test, you get the results within 40 minutes. they get a text message and if it is negative, they are allowed to leave the site. if they get a positive test result, they are asked to have a pcr trust, which is a more accurate past, but it takes a couple of days to get a result. in the meantime, they will be asked to isolate in their cabs. if the seco

. the at the port of dover. eague legend kevin sinfield adds his voice to calls for more research into concussion. he says it's important not to make assumptions about the links between rugby league and brain injuries. it isa it is a cold day ahead in the north of the country, but a lot of sunshine for you with just showers in the north and the west, whereas in the north and the west, whereas in the south, a mild day with a lot of cloud and rain at times. i will have all the details in about ten minutes. it's tuesday, 22nd december. our top story. the government's chief scientific adviser has warned that tougher restrictions are likely to be needed in more areas of england, to control the new variant of coronavirus. sir patrick vallance said further measures may be required to counter a likely increase in cases as a result of christmas mixing. mr vallance says the more infectious form of the virus needs to be taken very seriously, as jon donnison reports. in london and the south east, around 17 million people are

more than 6,000 lorries spend another night stranded outside the port of dover, with drivers waiting e tested for covid—19 before they're allowed into france. another six million people in england are told to stay at home from boxing day as the toughest level of covid restrictions are widened. the uk and the european union are on the brink of an historic post—brexit trade and security deal, ending nearly a year of bitter wrangling. an announcement that the two sides have secured an agreement on their future relationship, which will avoid import taxes on each other‘s goods, is expected in the coming hours. but yet again, fishing is the issue they're stuck on, and a news conference, which was initially expected first thing this morning, is being delayed. negotiators from both sides talked through the night in brussels and are continuing to hammer out the details. 0ur political correspondent, iain watson is in downing street. we iain watson is in downing street. are very much on that. we are very much on the brink of that. that deal looks like it will go ahead. i guess it would not be br

france reopened its border overnight and the port of dover says services are resuming today but anyonevelling to france from the uk will have to show proof of a negative coronavirus test in the previous 72 hours and shifting thousands of lorries won't happen quickly. obviously there is the physical issue of providing the tests, getting the results, negative tests allow you to leave but all of that requires operationalising. that can't happen in an insta nt. that can't happen in an instant. this will take two or three days for things to be cleared. at manston airport where hundreds of lorries are parked up, the military will be brought into assist mobile nhs test and trace services. drivers should be able to get test results within half—an—hour. but the food and drink federation, worried about supply chains, says it would ta ke supply chains, says it would take more than a week to shift the backlog. in many european drivers, getting home for christmas still seems unlikely. we are tired, we are disappointed, we are afraid we will miss our christmas with families and we don't know what to

despite huge queues at the port of dover, borisjohnson says most supplies are still getting through the vast majority of food, medicine and other supplies are coming and going as normal. the new coronavirus variant detected in the uk has also been found in gibraltar, denmark and australia. the more we allow it to spread, the more opportunity it has to change. and britain leaves the eu single market and customs union in ten days‘ time and has rejected calls for an extension of the brexit transition period. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. and also to our viewers on the bbc news channel. the uk is increasingly isolated after admitting a new strain of covid—19 is out of control. almost all of europe has banned flights from the uk. but the european union is set to announce a unified plan on tuesday that could exempt lorries and freight to ensure trade routes can resume safely as soon as possible. in africa and the middle east — turkey, israel, morocco and saudi arabia are among those to ban all flights from the uk. in asia — india and hong kong, which is a key

tonight, the ports of dover and folkestone are closing to outgoing traffic, as france — and other countriespend travel from the uk because of the spread of the virus. we'll be looking at how the government can respond, with an emergency meeting to take place tomorrow. i have seen this drug on the battlefields of syria, libya, but neverin battlefields of syria, libya, but never in these quantities before. how a record haul of the amphetamine captagon has been destroyed in italy. also tonight: history makers, the quadruple, treble winners. a clean sweep for celtic, as they reach their 40th scottish cup win. good evening. 18 million people in england — and all 3 million who live in wales — have seen extra covid restrictions come into force today, as ministers said a new variant of coronavirus is out of control. in england, areas within the new tier 4 include london, kent and most of essex. people should stay home, non—essential shops, as well as gyms and hairdressers have closed. christmas bubble mixing is no longer permitted. the festive rules have changed in the rest of england too. bubbles

the english port of dover is still gridlocked with several 1000 frustrated truck drivers stranded that's this fight france lifting the blockade that it imposed on arrivals from the u.k. because of the new covert variant of there the one that was announced on saturday now only those who have tested negative are being allowed on the ferries for testing all the drivers will take some time as paul brennan reports now from dover . facing a 4th night trapped in their vehicles and unable to depart for cal a. frustration and anger led one group of drivers to briefly blockade inbound freight arriving from france there was a confrontation at the police tried to clear the road a demonstrator lay down in front of one of the lorries. speak to the drivers and time and again the lack of information is what's really causing tempest a flare and i don't know what's going on the police will tell you what's going on all they want to muzzle to move from around the ball to let these people follow them blindly well no no no it's. not clear. should be bustling now instead it is ghostly shut down by the impact o

port of dover. well there has been some movement but not in the way that the drive is over my shoulder we've seen some trucks arriving from france on the ferries arriving from kalai and going out into the u.k. bringing what appeared to be a lot of the fresh produce to be honest netherlands trucks it's in the spanish trucks as well but i'm going to just briefly stand out of the way and let some the camera man look over my shoulder because in the last half an hour these drivers van drivers and truckers superman facing a few off a single 3rd night trapped here on the outskirts of the vehicles actually blockaded this roundabout in front of the port and friends the police have now persuaded them to move to the central reservation at least and some traffic is at least moving a tempest really fled here the grievances of these drivers are that there is no food the public toilets just a short way down the road are closed there's been no facilities laid on for the people who are trapped here and know where th

non—accompanied freight is travelling in and out of the uk as usual. 0ur transport correspondent caroline davies is in dover — what's the situation there now? the porty much close this evening for uk outbound traffic with passengers. standing here today, there has been a lot of angerfrom drivers here today, there has been a lot of anger from drivers that have been told they had to be diverted. away from lorries, i've been speaking to smaller operators, people who turned up smaller operators, people who turned up here in their vans and are now looking at another night sleeping in them while they wait for news of the border to open. frustration, confusion, anger. not eve ryo ne frustration, confusion, anger. not everyone at dover this morning had heard that lorries from the uk were not allowed to cross into france. he wasn't the only angry driver. this man arrived in his van last night.|j had to take it at 11 o'clock. at seven o'clock, the french say closed. it is not even one days, two days ago, say closed tomorrow at 11 o'clock, say i come in quickly, you know, it is not make very good. four days we have seen queues of lorries stretching back from d

they will head down to the port of dover. they will be allowed to get on a ferry, and return home. some drivers winding down their windows, waving, relief for them to have the prospect of going home. despite the fact some are leaving this site and testing is under way, yesterday the backlog of lorries actually got higher because this site became totally full, almost 4000 lorries, another 2000 lorries parked up on the m25. more hauliers have been heading towards kent, hearing of the border with france is open now but they are getting told tojoin france is open now but they are getting told to join the back of the queue and for them, it's unlikely they will be home in time for christmas. do you know anything more about how the testing process is happening? it is a lateralflow test. you get the results within about 40 minutes. the tests are being handed to drivers in their cabs, they get a text message, if they are negative they will be allowed to leave the site. if it's positive, they are asked to have a pcr test, one of those more accurate tests but it takes maybe a couple of days to

we'll bring you the latest news from that meeting as soon as it happens, and we'll be live at the port of dover report from jon donnison. after queues of up to 20 miles into dover last week amid brexit uncertainty, things could be about to get worse. the port is now shut to all outbound freight and passengers after france closed its border with the uk for 48 hours, amid fears about the spread of the new strain of coronavirus. this is an absolute hammer blow after all the queues we have had at ports in the last week caused by brexit stockpiling, and of course the christmas rush, so there's real confusion, real uncertainty in the industry tonight. the transport secretary grant shapps has urged hauliers not to travel to kent. incoming freight is still permitted, but there are fears some lorry drivers won't want to come to the uk for risk of getting stuck. dover usually handles around 10,000 lorries a day, delivering nearly 20% of all goods bought and sold here. the food and drink federation has said it is worried about the supply of fresh products over christmas. and it's notjust freight affected.

the tense waiting game at the english port of dover is stretching into another day, and frustrations e boiling over. thousands of truck drivers are scrambling to get covid tests so they can cross into france now that it's eased travel restrictions with the u.k. cnn's salma abdelaziz joins us from dover to explain the chaos. good to see you. so the travel restrictions may have eased but the test has been slow, hasn't it, what is the latest on this. >> reporter: after a very tense day yesterday, we finally saw testing start just at about dusk, really. but i know you have pictures there to show of just how the day unfolded. what really happened here is a demonstration, a protest by these truck driver who blocked the road, marched toward the police line, demanded they get coronavirus tests, demanded they get answers and we did see a mobile testing unit with health care workers showing up in the evening. we see a steady trickle, essential, of these truck drivers being tested, 30 every 30 minutes. this is going to take days to unblock, and i know you're looking at those pictures from last n

of dover. this map, based on 2018 figures, shows you the annual lorry traffic and share of eu trade of all the major portsas you can see, dover is by far the largest. more than 2 million lorries pass its port, and at least 75% of its trade is with the eu. that's much more than any other port in britain. in other words, dover is crucial for trade between the uk and eu. and with trucks stuck, many perishable goods are going to waste. there are paricular concerns from some about seafood from a business point of view and just for people's christmas plans. annie bennett is a travel writer in spain. french industry leaders are worried, too. here's gavin lee in brussels. the head of supermarkets at one of the big chains said they've got trucks stuck on the uk side of the border with all sorts of fish and seasonal seafood produce. scallops, langoustines, fish, there will be shortages in french supermarkets tomorrow, ahead of christmas, definitely on christmas eve. he is saying desperately that the borders need to be reopened. so, that's the situation on the continent. here in uk, there are also produce concerns.

they will now head down to the port of dover and be allowed to the port of dover and be allowed to gete drivers have been waving at us, relief for them, finally, to have the prospect of going home. despite the prospect of going home. despite the fact that some are leaving this site and testing is under way, yesterday the backlog of lorries actually got higher, because this site became totally full, almost 4000 lorries here, another 2000 lorries parked up on the m20. so, more hauliers have been heading towards kent, hearing that the border towards france is open now but they are being told to join the back of the queue and for them it is unlikely they will be home in time for christmas. do you know any more about how this testing is happening? well, what happens is it is a lateral flow test, so you get the results within about 40 minutes. tests are being handed out to drivers in their cabs. they then get a text message and if it is negative, they will be allowed to leave the site. if they get a positive test result, they are asked to have a pcr test, which is one

it reopened on wednesday — but the situation in the port of dover is still chaotic. vers is already under way but because there are now at least 5,000 lorries backed up — it's clearly going to take time to get things moving. here's the uk's transport secretary grant shapps. it's been an enormous operation. but once we got the army deploying tests which is happened this evening as well as much larger number of people from the nhs test and trace system. we can handle the number of test today. the problem is not the number of tests, it's not the number of sailings today. 10,000 is about will get through in a busy day in kent. we can do that number of test as well for the is the logistics of people following the instructions, make it sure it's clear in order we can get traffic rolling for some again, the more that people follow the clear instructions the faster to get this resolved. it will take a matter of days rather than weeks or anything else. but they will be, i'm afraid i'm some patients required. we will be providing some welfare for lorry drivers and others at mak

of this out. >> i want to go back the situation with the back ups at the dover port. d these scenes of chaos lead to any change? or do they still face christmas waiting in their trucks? >> reporter: i think what happened at the port of dover is so extremely important to the fact that we reached a deal. we've talked about the worst-case scenario and that was falling off the cliff edge, the no-deal scenario. no agreement between the u.k. and the european partners and planes and trains would stop and goods wouldn't go. we saw it play out at the port of dover and it was terrible and chaotic and confusing and people were stranded in the middle, cut away from their families, vital goods on the line, supply chain was shut down. it was a mess, absolutely a mess. and as in any personal relationship between two sides, sometimes you disagree, sometimes it blows up and at the port of dover, it really blew up. and you wonder, looking at the images of the chaos, how much it motivated e.u. decision makers, how much it was a wake-up call when you isolate britain, fail to have agreemen

and scuffles have broken out between police and angry truck drivers stranded at the english port of dover the french government has eased border restrictions with the u.k. over a mutated strain of the coronavirus but thousands of drivers are still stuck. now al jazeera journalist mark wood hussein has now spent 4 years in egyptian detention without charge or a trial hussein was arrested while visiting family in december 26th seen a number of human rights organizations have joined al jazeera and demanding his immediate release his detention is in violation of both gyptian and international law. now i would have told that rebels in central african republic have seized a major town they say the new alliance calling itself the patriots coalition for change took over after fighting with u.n. backed government troops but the u.n. mission insists the town has not foreign to the rebels well this latest violence comes just days before the country's presidential election our correspondent catherine soy has more for us from the ground in the capital bangui. very thieving conflicting information this

i spoke to one lorry driver who last night was in a queue at the port of dover trying to get one of the across to france. he couldn't get on it in time. he's locally based in canterbury so he decided simply to go home. he will now lose money for that and the people he was delivering two will lose their goods. but think of all of the foreign hauliers trying to get back across to the eu where they don't have the option of simply going home. they face potentially a long wait. as well as 0peration stack there will also be possibly a disused airport in kent which could ta ke disused airport in kent which could take 4000 lorries if needed. that gives you a sense of the scale of theissue gives you a sense of the scale of the issue we are talking about. and so the issue we are talking about. and so really all eyes on france and the rest of the eu about how long this is going to go on for. france saying initially two days at least, so even if it is just those two days it will cause a huge backlog, potentially huge traffic problems in kent, and that will take time to shift too. thank you for that

produce a flow rate into the port of negative tests, that allows us to keep the port full and the ferries full. and then we can process things very, very quickly. horns blare. in doveron. small acts of kindness in the queue. thank you. free drinks handed out, and volunteers opened the beach toilets. at the end of the day, it shouldn't be just down to the local community rallying round together. we live here. the government, the local councillors, our mp, who we haven't heard from at all yet — they should be here doing something. but people already exhausted by tier 4 restrictions are exasperated by the traffic. people can't get in or out of town or nothing. and there's elderly people that need shopping done, and no buses, no nothing. there are lots of old people in those flats. and it's gridlock, nobody can move. it's a dangerous situation now. this is the scene across many roads in dover today, complete gridlock. some of the people i've been speaking to today say they have been here for several days. 0thers arrived this morning, hoping things would have calmed down. what many people have also asked me is, where can i get a test? speaking today, the transport secret

an extra 800 military personnel are deployed near the english port of dover to help clear the backlogf lorries waiting to cross into france. christmas in the castle, queen elizabeth and prince philip break tradition by spending the holiday period at windsor. hello and welcome if you are watching in the uk are around the world. stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and gci’oss news and analysis from here and across the globe. pope francis is delivering his christmas day address at st peter's basilica in the vatican. he led the christmas eve mass with a smaller congregation yesterday. it was held early in the evening rather than the traditional time of midnight because ofa 10pm traditional time of midnight because of a 10pm curfew imposed in italy. let's have a listen in. translation: jesus was born to ink and us without any borders, privileges or exclusions. —— born to us privileges or exclusions. —— born to us without any borders, privileges oi’ us without any borders, privileges or exclusions. he was born for everyone. he is the son that god has given to the entire

an extra 800 military personnel deployed in english port of dover to help clear the backlog of doverlorries waiting to cross into france. the queen is expected to focus on the effects of the pandemic in her christmas broadcast this afternoon. for the first time in more than 30 years, she and the duke of edinburgh are spending the festive period at windsor instead of sandringham. 0ur royal correspondent nicholas witchell has more. christmas 2020, a quiet day at home. this was the queen with members of her family at windsor castle just over two weeks ago, before the tier 4 covid restrictions were announced. there will be no family gatherings at the castle today. instead, the queen will spend christmas day at windsor castle with the duke of edinburgh and a small group of staff. it'll be the first time she's spent christmas at the castle since the 1980s. back then, the castle was where the family gathered every year for christmas. but for the past 30 years or so, they've spent christmas at sandringham. those plans were abandoned several weeks ago. so there will be no visits to church for

port of dave are in southern england to witness firsthand how cross channel trade is affected. becomes a practical reality at 11 pm u.k. time tonight it's of places like here the port of dover where its impacts will be most acutely felt 2 and a half 1000000 vehicles use this port on an annual basis you can see them going past me now around 135000000000 dollars worth of trade crossing the english channel and delays can mount up exactly a week ago i was standing on this very spot just after the europeans had imposed coronavirus checks on any holy as wanting to cross the road that is behind this lorry we'll see it in a 2nd that road there was absolutely gridlocked with traffic lorries vans unable to cross totally stuck because the port of dover had to shut now of course you can see it's open before holi as wanting to get across there is now extra paperwork extra bureaucracy a run through some of it for example the new u.k. license will replace the e.u. community license the c.m.t. permits will not only be issued on a monthly basis rather than previous annual basis there will be a need to register your trailer you'll need to carry the vehicle logbook and registration and you ma

over a thousand lorries are now stuck in and around the port of dover as they continue to wait and seewarning of future food shortages of some products unless the border problems are resolved.

several truck drivers stuck near the english port of dover have been detained during scuffles with police french government is border restrictions with the u.k. over and mutated strain of corona virus but thousands of drivers are still stuck at the border. al jazeera journalist must watch her say and has now spent 4 years in egyptian detention without charge or trial her saying was arrested while visiting family in december 26th seen a number of human rights organizations have joined al jazeera and demanding his immediate release is the tension is in violation of both egyptian and international law well the number of journalists murdered worldwide has more than doubled this year a report by the committee to protect journalists says at least 30 were killed in 2020 mexico's the deadliest country in the world for the media journalists are routinely threatened down targeted by criminal groups or corrupt politicians afghanistan syria and the philippines are next on the list most of the killers have gone unpunished and politics was the most dangerous subject to cover while murders rose overall

behind the camera is the port of dover. come to a standstill because there is not a single ferry going out of france at the moment due to the french ban. what you can see here is just due to the french ban. what you can see here isjust a due to the french ban. what you can see here is just a tiny fraction of the 1000 plus lorries that are now gridlocked in and around dover. for some of these lorries on this road here, if i was to take you round where i worked earlier today, you will then see lorries in the streets around there are also backed up and gridlocked. if you were to go further out of dover, you then see great locks on the whole of the entry route on the m 20, the main highway route into the port gridlocked there. there is also an airfield called manston airfield thatis airfield called manston airfield that is now being used as a temporary lorry park and we have got 800 or so plus lorries over there. i have just been talking to the police officers who have been keeping order here and they say that they have genuinel

dover. an extra 800 military personnel are being deployed to help clear the backlog of lorries waiting to cross the channel. our correspondent was in the portus this morning and said that while things are now moving it could take a long time for the tailback to clear. for many of us this isn't the christmas we hoped we would have, sat at home, but spare a thought for a lot of these drivers who have been stuck, some of them for four nights here, queueing to try to get on the ferries going across the channel to france. if you look behind me, you will be able to see we have movement. some of these lorries are moving. they are slowly but surely being loaded onto ferries this morning to make their way across the channel. port staff have been working through christmas, throughout the night, to try to get this moving, to see these scenes. all these lorries will have tested negative for coronavirus. in order to get those tests there has been tests there has been a huge wait. around 800 troops were drafted to try to speed up the process. just over here, as we head into central dover, a lot of the roads seem to have cleared, but there is still a big

outbound traffic at the british port of dover is paralyzed as the u.k. nd european states scramble to reopen severed trade links in new countries shut their borders to british traffic to keep up a new more contagious strain of the corona virus that has been spreading in southern england. and the head of german drug maker biotech says his company can produce a vaccine tailored to the u.k. coronavirus mutation in just 6 weeks but overstocking also expressed confidence that biotech's existing shot would be effective against kerry. coming up next with the long lines of trucks in dover mean for supply chains and logistics steven beardsley has d.w. business. really. pick up. to. the last minute christmas champion reclaiming the be. christmas gift because a bad. storm suffered a major blow. to the back . in 60 minutes w. . why did this person. above there are subject. to the be the result mosque that can be done playing. the big make up your. double. tarrytown. to. the sun for monarch. fantasy. to see. the secrets because it starts december 25th. the. supply cha

the port of dover reopens, but around 3,000 lorries are still stuck on roads and car parks in kent, aset under way, giving hauliers hope of getting home in time for christmas. good morning, traders are setting up for what they hope will be one of their busiest days of the year but with ongoing disruption at dover, concern about the supply

an extra 800 military personnel are deployed near the english port of dover to help clear the backlogto ci’oss the backlog of lorries waiting to cross into france. the queen is expected to focus on the effects of the pandemic in her broke as this afternoon. for the first time in more than 30 years she and the duke of edinburgh i spending the festive period at windsor instead of at sandringham. our royal correspondent is at windsor for us. a different christmas for the queen and the duke of edinburgh and in a very strange year. yes, absolutely. they have had to make the same kind of decisions as so many other families have had to do this year and, yes, of course, they have the castle and the support bubble after tea m castle and the support bubble after team around them to look after them at this time year but essentially they have done what so many other families have done, chosen to scale down their christmas, limit the number of family members they see, and to give it very, very small this year. officials say they will be spending christmas just quietly here at windsor castle, away

dover. the blockade doesn't just hurt drivers one 5th of all goods found for britain pass through dover supermarkets warned of shortages of basic goods if the port remained closed. let's check in now on some of the latest developments in the pandemic drug makers biotech and pfizer will supply the u.s. with an extra $100000000.00 doses of their coronavirus vaccine the government hopes to immunize 20000000 people this month canada has followed the u.s. by approving the more dan $1000.00 backs in 2 weeks after giving the go ahead to the biotech pfizer shot and the british government has brought in a ban on visitors arriving from south africa after 2 cases of another new strain of code 19 were detected in the u.k. india has recorded nearly 25000 new coronavirus infections in the past day the total number of cases there is now over 10000000 that is the 2nd highest in the world after the u.s. since september the number of new infections in india has been declining sharply as everywhere though the pandemic has made life difficult especially for the poor and people who have lost their jobs back in july we reported on 17 year old twins in delhi who set u

dover. the blockade doesn't just hurt drivers one 5th of all good spawn for britain pass through dover supermarkets warned of shortages of basic goods if the port remained closed. let's get up to date on some other developments in the pandemic truck makers biotech and pfizer will supply the u.s. with an extra 100000000 doses of their coronavirus vaccine the u.s. government hopes to immunize 20000000 people this month canada has followed the u.s. spy. proving the moderna 1000 back scene 2 weeks after giving the go ahead to the pfizer shot and the united arab emirates highest islamic authority has ruled that vaccines are acceptable even if they contain pork gelatin there were fears that some muslims might avoid the shot because pigs are considered unclean. as we saw the impact of the corona virus pandemic extends far beyond public health measures intended to curb the spread of the virus are having a devastating effect on national economies and local livelihoods in strengths charities are warning more people have fallen below the poverty line with many unable to even afford food so on a farm like i said there's this report from the french capital

dover. the blockade doesn't just hurt drivers one 5th of all goods found for britain pass through dover supermarkets warned of shortages of basic goods if the port remained closed. india has recorded nearly 25000 new corona virus infections in the past day the total number of cases there is now over 10000000 that's the 2nd highest in the world after the u.s. since september the number of new infections in india has but the finding sharply as everywhere though the pandemic has made life difficult especially for the poor and for people who lost their jobs back in july we reported on 17 year old twins in delhi who set up a national hotline to help we'll speak to them in a moment but 1st this report how many of the group. and. on. what. a sheer can't hari and a sister a ses get a dozen calls per day the girls have set up a telephone helpline in delhi they use it to distribute food and medicine the coronavirus pandemic has plunged hundreds of thousands of indians into joblessness and poverty. when the lockdown started there was so many people out there who had lost their jobs and then even have enough money or resources to get the most basic necessit

dover. the blockade doesn't just hurt drivers one 5th of all good spawn for britain pass through dover supermarkets warned of shortages of basic goods if the port remained closed. germany has reported another record daily coronavirus death toll with 962 people dying from or with the virus a national lockdown has been in force for a week but with many people planning to travel and visit family for christmas health authorities are worried that there could be worse to come. normally billings main train station will be buzzing before christmas this year it's nearly empty but some are still traveling despite government appeals to stay home and stuff like this i hope dr biden has done enough to ensure there is no risk of infection i'll make sure i don't come into close contact with strange is that contact that says that i mean yes i think it's important to see the family. many germans have been taking rapid fire as tests before the holidays but the experts say they could create a false sense of security the government is warning that reducing contact with others is the only way to stop infections and relieve pressure on hospitals. we live in get a lo

the port of dover has officially reopened. as re—opened its borders to britain, allowing thousands of stranded drivers the chance to cross the english channel to the continent but conditions apply. 0nly eu citizens or residents, freight drivers, fishing crews and some others will be allowed in. and drivers must produce a negative coronavirus certificate issued in the past 72—hours. that's led to angry scenes in dover, where drivers argued with police. france imposed a two—day ban after a new highly—infectious variant of coronavirus was identified in britain. in addition, more than 40 countries worldwide have stopped flights coming in from the uk. from dover, caroline davies has more. parked nose to bumper, almost 3,000 lorries stranded in kent. this is 0peration brock in action, a way of keeping kent's roads moving by diverting lorries to an empty airstrip. this is manston airfield and as you can see, there's just been a steady stream of lorries coming past me since i've been standing here. it is looking like over there, it's a

more than 3,000 lorry drivers have spent christmas day in their cabs near the uk port of dover.border to arrivals through calais on wednesday, as long as people tested negative for coronavirus before travelling. more than 10,000 tests have been carried out in the past 2a hours, but extra military personnel have been deployed to help clear the backlog of lorries waiting to cross the channel. frankie mccamley reports. this is not the christmas thousands of drivers here were expecting. some have been stuck here at manston airfield for up to four days with no access to washing facilities and just portaloos dotted around the side of the airfield. we have heard a beeping protest as drivers are getting more and more frustrated. i have spoken to some who say theyjust want to be at home. some say they feel like this is a political protest and they are caught in the middle. you can see just behind me some local people are coming here, rallying together, trying to provide hot food and drinks to give these drivers just something on christmas day. every half an hour, we are seeing around a d

detected in the u.k. . 00. 0000000000000000 this is angry truck drivers protest at the english port of dover worth thousands are still stranded after a covert blockade. hello thank you for joining us we begin with reports of a brutal attack in western ethiopia gunmen are reported to have killed more than 100 people one farmer in the town of bouillon in the. region told the reuters news agency he counted 82 dead bodies in a field another man said he saw 20 bodies in another location the ethiopian human rights commission confirmed at least 100 died it's the latest deadly violence between rival ethnic groups in the region well the gunmen struck hours after the ethiopian prime minister i've visited the region affirming his plans to stop the recurring violence there one of the recent deadly incidents in the area was an attack by gunmen on a bus last month which left so he 4 people dead. since the beginning of november the ethiopian military has been fighting the te great people's liberation front in the northern region that's raised fears of a security vacuum in restive areas elsewhere in the cou

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exporters saying that just here out, scottish seafood exporters saying thatjust here around the port of doverillion worth of seafood exports, thatis million worth of seafood exports, that is perishable, that is heading to markets like spain for their christmas dinners, and that is all stuck here and will go off if it is not able to move soon. that is the real problem, the perishable supplies. david, thank you, we will be back with you later, damian grammaticas, from dover. the value of shares has fallen dramatically in response to the escalation of problems caused by coronavirus and the variant. also the possibility of a no—deal brexit. more than £33 billion was wiped off the value of the ft 100 index, as the index dropped more than 2% within minutes of the markets opening, before recovering slightly. 18 million people in england are under the strictest tier 4 restrictions this week. the measures mean nonessential travel out of the area, as well as household mixing, are not allowed throughout the festive period. yesterday, the health secretary matt hancock said it was the job of the police to

an hour we are seeing round a dozen lorries leave the site, making their way a0 minutes to the port of dovernegative to the coronavirus. they are carrying a letter signed by uk and french authorities to give them access to mainland europe. as you said 800 troops were drafted here to try and speed up the testing process, to try an get things moving and get people off the site, and since then it does seem to have worked. a lot of the roads in the area do seem to have cleared but things are not in fact back to normal yet and for many of the drivers stuck here in the queues, christmas is well and truly cancelled. thank you. apologies to viewers for the slight break up there on the line. the queen and prince philip are spending christmas at windsor for the first time in 30 years because of the coronavirus restrictions. daniela relph is there for us this lunchtime. well, the royal family have faced some of the same difficult decisions that so many people have had this year, and it is a scaled down royal christmas, plans for the usual celebration at sandringham were abandoned early this month. no p