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Military to test lorry drivers as Channel crossings set to resume [Subscription]
Freight backlog may not be cleared until after Christmas
Will take ‘days’ to clear Dover chaos, says minister
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Much-delayed Crossrail Line to open in 2022
The long-awaited project connecting Reading to London is also massively over budget
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- Covid: South Wales Police to carry out Christmas vehicle checksApart from on Christmas Day, people are expected to stay home unless they have a reasonable excuse.
- Covid-19: Almost 3,000 lorries stuck in Kent as UK and France aim to restart freightPoliticians are in talks to resume freight, after France closed the border because of the new variant.
- Elon Musk says Apple's boss snubbed takeover dealTesla's founder claims Apple CEO Tim Cook refused talks during the car company's
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- France reopens border with UK after virus closureBritish army to test truck drivers for new Covid strain before letting them cross but backlog may last days
The Guardian
- On the road to nowhere: France border closures causes UK lorry chaos – in picturesThe decision by France to close its borders to incoming freight traffic from the UK has caused chaos in Dover – the gateway to Europe – and roads leading to the port Continue reading...
- Elon Musk: I tried to sell Tesla to AppleMusk says Tim Cook ‘refused to take the meeting’ when a struggling Tesla could have been bought for a songElon Musk has said he contacted Apple Inc’s Tim Cook “during the darkest days of the Model 3 program” to discuss the possibility of Apple buying the Tesla electric car company for “1/10th of our current value … He [Cook] refused to take the meeting”.Musk’s comment followed reports that Apple is working on producing an electric car with advanced battery technology. In Twitter threads, Musk and others questioned the nature the technology, including what was referred to in reports as a “monoc...
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- Covid-19: UK reaches agreement with France in border crisis breakthroughThe French authorities have announced that journeys from the UK will be allowed to resume after the coronavirus ban was lifted, but those seeking to travel must have a negative test result.
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The Independent
- UK travel ban – live: Covid testing deal opens borders as first passengers arrive in FranceFollow all the latest developments as transport disruption across UK and Europe continues
Times Online
- Carmakers stuck in the slow lane [Subscription]The number of cars built in Britain fell again last month and the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders has predicted billions of pounds of lost production in years to come.
- Kent lorry chaos: Seafood rots by the roadside as gridlock predicted to last days [Subscription]The gridlock in Kent will take days to clear, officials warned last night amid fears that the fresh produce caught up in the delays will perish.
- Military to test lorry drivers as Channel crossings set to resume [Subscription]Freight backlog may not be cleared until after Christmas
City AM
- Another month of decline for UK car production as industry calls for Brexit dealUK car production fell again last month as the industry urged Brexit negotiators to “seal the deal”. New figures from The post Another month of decline for UK car production as industry calls for Brexit deal appeared first on CityAM.
- Will take ‘days’ to clear Dover chaos, says ministerIt will “take a few days” to clear the lorry queues at Dover, according to housing Secretary Robert Jenrick. Last The post Will take ‘days’ to clear Dover chaos, says minister appeared first on CityAM.
Daily Express
- Stranded lorry drivers await mass coronavirus testing as France FINALLY reopens borderNHS staff will carry out a mass testing effort in order to allow lorry drivers to cross the border into France following the coronavirus travel ban.
The Mirror
- Testers arrive to check lorry drivers as Port of Dover finally re-opensA mass testing programme for lorry drivers will get under way today after French authorities announced that journeys from the UK will be allowed to resume but those seeking to travel must have a negative test result
Sky News
- UK reaches deal with France to allow hauliers to cross border from todayThe UK and French governments have reached a deal to reopen the border between the two countries to hauliers and some passengers from Wednesday - if they test negative for COVID.
Belfast Telegraph
- Elon Musk says Apple passed on potential deal to acquire TeslaTesla chief executive Elon Musk said he once considered selling the electric car maker to Apple, but Tim Cook rejected a request for a meeting.
Birmingham Post
- Hundreds of automotive jobs in South Wales safeguardedZF Automotive has secured finance from the Welsh Government
- Caernarfon bypass viaducts are taking shape in 135m road projectThe Caernarfon and Bontnewydd bypass is due to be completed by early 2022
- Toyota halting UK production due to Covid border chaosCar manufacturer said travel restrictions into UK played a key role in decision to bring Christmas closure forward
- 40m Gateway Four mammoth super-shed completes in South YorkshireIt is a 411,740 dq ft addition to the strategic supply chain axis of A1/M1/M62 network with Humber ports close by
- Huge car dealership bounces back from lockdown with strong salesPlymouth-headquartered Murray Volkswagen responds well to coronavirus crisis and explains liquidation of subsidiary partnership is merely part of a restructure
Daily Post (North Wales)
- Soldiers called up to drive North Wales ambulances to support paramedics in Covid-19 battleMilitary offer helping hand to health frontline for the second time this year as coronavirus cases rise once more
Other Regional Press
- Royal Mail and Parcelforce make major changes to Christmas schedule Royal Mail and Parcelforce have suspended all postal services to Europe, effective immediately.
- Jaguar Land Rover Southampton bought by Hendy Group for 4.3m A GROUP of car dealerships which expects to turn over a billion pounds next year has bought a Jaguar Land Rover showroom for 4.3million.
- Leaders pledge to listen to concerns over huge road and homes planMiddlesbrough Council's executive approved a new masterplan which will see green space transformed with 1,670 homes, a road and a new country park
- Community rallies to help stranded truckersFree tea making facilities and wifi are among the measures doled out to fatigued lorry drivers waiting at Dover for France to reopen its borders
- Hundreds of curries delivered roadside to stranded truckersThe county's Sikh community has rallied together to provide meals to lorry drivers stuck due to the border closure.
- Football club steps up to feed hungry truckersVolunteers at a non-league football club have cooked and delivered hundreds of pizzas to drivers stranded at Manston Airport by the French travel ban.
- LIVE: Drivers head for ports but clearing 'could take days'France is letting people back in to the country from the UK but there is still a chaos on Kent's roads as offices deal with a huge backlog of lorries.
Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport
- Newcastle e-scooter trial set to be launched next yearHundreds of electric scooters are set to be trialled on Tyneside in an effort to get people out of their cars, a council has said. Subject to government approval, 250 will arrive in Newcastle early in 2021 with that number increasing as the year-long scheme progresses. The city council said cutting carbon emissions was an
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