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A few lorries and private vehicles embark at the port of Calais bound for the United Kingdom, while in the other direction it is eerily quiet, transport from the UK being suspended following the appearance of a new variant of the coronavirus which is causing concern in Europe. IMAGES
British Home Secretary Priti Patel announces that travellers arriving in Britain from abroad will face 14 days in quarantine from next month to prevent a second coronavirus outbreak. SOUNDBITE
Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski welcomes Britain's Foreign Secretary David Cameron to Warsaw, with the two counterparts shaking hands ahead of a bilateral meeting. Ex-prime minister Cameron is in the Eastern European country to shore up support for Poland's neighbour Ukraine against Russia's invasion and discuss tackling migration. IMAGES
A strike by workers operating the Channel tunnel has blocked train travel between Britain and France, leaving thousands of pre-Christmas travellers as well as freight traffic stranded. IMAGES
James Cleverly leaves 10 Downing Street after being appointed as Britain's interior minister, or Home Secretary as the position is known in the UK. Formerly Foreign Secretary, Cleverly replaces Suella Braverman in the role after she was sacked by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. IMAGES
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