Lorry drivers entering England face compulsory Covid tests

All lorry drivers entering England face compulsory Covid tests to fight threat of new coronavirus variants despite fears it could disrupt food supplies Lorry drivers will tested for Covid-19 once in England, rather than at the border France has dropped requirement for lorry drivers arriving from UK to be tested  Testing comes amid concerns over … Read more

Princess Anne tours a bin lorry depot in Cambridge

Princess Anne is all smiles as she tours a bin lorry depot in Cambridge – hours after it was revealed daughter Zara Tindall gave birth to son Lucas Philip on the bathroom floor of her Gatcombe Park home Princess Anne visited home of Greater Cambridge Shared Waste Service today During tour, Princess Royal, 70, was … Read more

Bulgarian lorry driver jailed for smuggling ancient coins, arrowheads and statues into UK

Lorry driver is jailed for two years for trying to smuggle ancient coins, arrowheads and statues into UK to sell for Bulgarian mafia bosses Dimitar Dimitrov, 41, was working as courier for Bulgarian organised crime gang Officers found ancient coins, pendants, brooches and spearheads in the trailer Dimitrov denied any knowledge of artefacts which are … Read more

Lorry driver jailed for smuggling ancient coins, arrowheads and statues into UK

Lorry driver is jailed for two years for trying to smuggle ancient coins, arrowheads and statues into UK to sell for Bulgarian mafia bosses Dimitar Dimitrov, 41, was working as courier for Bulgarian organised crime gang Officers found ancient coins, pendants, brooches and spearheads in the trailer Dimitrov denied any knowledge of artefacts which are … Read more

Turkish lorry driver arrested on M25 for people smuggling after 16 migrants found in back of lorry

Turkish lorry driver is arrested on M25 for people smuggling along with 16 migrants caught in back of his truck as he tried to sneak them OUT of UK The 36-year-old Turkish driver is being questioned by the National Crime Agency The 16 migrants were found in back of lorry during an ongoing NCA investigation … Read more

Fizzy drinks lorry spills thousands of bottles of Coca-Cola and Fanta into a farmer’s field

Diet coke SHAKE! 18-wheel fizzy drinks lorry crashes through farmer’s fence spilling thousands of bottles of Coca-Cola and Fanta into field The 18-wheel HGV came off the A697 in Thrunton, Northumberland on Saturday morning, crashing through a farmer’s fence The vehicle overturned, spilling thousands of bottles of Fanta, Diet Coke and water into a field … Read more

Farmer left fizzing after an articulated lorry spilled thousands of bottles of FANTA into his field

Farmer was left fizzing when an articulated lorry crashed through his fence spilling thousands of bottles of FANTA and pop into his field The 18-wheel HGV came off the A697 in Thrunton, Northumberland on Saturday morning After crashing through a farmer’s fence the vehicle overturned, spilling thousands of bottles of Fanta, Diet Coke and water … Read more

M6 is closed after a lorry carrying tinned fruit bursts into flames

M6 is closed after a lorry carrying tinned fruit bursts into flames, sparking fears the cans could EXPLODE and hit cars Lorry carrying canned fruit overturned and caught alight in north Staffordshire Both lanes between junction 14 and junction 15 have been closed since 3pm Firefighters remain at the scene and a digger is being … Read more

Police rescue 18 people from the back of refrigerated lorry at motorway services near Peterborough

Police rescue 18 people from the back of refrigerated lorry at motorway services near Peterborough after being alerted by driver Cambridgeshire Police rescued 18 people from the back of refrigerated lorry Police called at 11.30 this morning by the driver of the vehicle near Peterborough The driver noticed the people when they stopped at Haddon … Read more

Foreign lorry drivers who spend less than 48 hours in the UK will NOT have to pass a Covid test

Lorry drivers who spend less than 48 hours in the UK will NOT have to pass a Covid test before being allowed into France as rules are relaxed from TONIGHT in a bid to speed up cross-border travel Transport Secretary Grant Shapps made the announcement today  Currently HGV drivers heading to France are obliged to … Read more