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Lorry drivers stuck for second night as talks with France to ease curbs continue

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Angry lorry drivers have been left stranded on the M20 in Kent for a second night as talks to ease the freight curbs continue.

Around 950 trucks were parked along the motorway as the 18-mile stretch remained shut overnight. It comes after France's decision to close its border with Britain following a mutant strain of coronavirus which has caused havoc across the country.

Talks with the French to reopen full trade and transport across the Channel are ongoing, but the Government's chief scientific adviser said more restrictions may be needed at home because cases of Covid were now appearing "everywhere".

France is not expected to announce a decision about re-opening its borders until Tuesday afternoon. Sir Patrick Vallance gave the grim

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