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Dover (UK), Dec 19 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Andy Rain) Cargo trucks queue up at the port of Dover, as post-Brexit negotiations continue.FOOTAGE OF THE QUEUES.
Brixham (UK), Dec 18 (EFE) .- (Camera: Judith Mora) With less activity due to the pandemic, the port of Brixham, in the southwest of England, seems quiet. However, workers and fishers nervously await the outcome of the negotiation of a post-Brexit agreement with the EU. Its history reflects the frustrations and hopes of a sector under pressure fighting for its future.FOOTAGE OF THE BRIXHAM PORT.
European Commission chief, Ursula von der Leyen, arrives in London to hold "final talks" with UK Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, in a bid to end more than a year of negotiations over the so-called Northern Ireland protocol. IMAGES
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak hailed "positive" talks on potential changes to Northern Ireland's post-Brexit trading rules, but says there is "more work to do" in reaching agreement with the EU. SOUNDBITE
Workers at Felixstowe port in southeastern England are on the second day of an eight-day strike over pay, with logistics the latest industry to see industrial action as inflation in the UK hits 10 percent. Nearly 2,000 unionised employees at the port, including crane drivers, machine operators and stevedores, are involved in the first strike at Felixstowe since 1989. IMAGES