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The ports of Saint-Malo, Ouistreham and Calais were subjected to a brief blockade by French fishers on Friday in what they called a 'symbolic' warning of how they would block freight moving across the Channel if the UK does not provide them with more licences to fish in its waters.

As talks over their demands for the granting of more post-Brexit fishing licences in UK waters appear deadlocked, French fishers say they are ready to mount targeted blockades to stop freight crossing the Channel.

More than a hundred fishermen mobilised in Boulogne-sur-Mer to protest about the delay in the allocation of licences to access British waters.

French fishermen mounted a blockade of the ports of Calais and Boulogne, both major hubs for cross-Channel transport, in protest at the use, notably by Dutch fishing fleets, of electric stunning of fish, known as pulse fishing, which they complain is rapidly depleting stocks and which the European Parliament has voted to outlaw.

Lorry drivers and farmers stage protest against the French government's failure to close the camp, known as the 'Jungle'.

Passengers at Dover and Calais were left stranded for hours after protest on eve of visit to French port by French prime minister.

Protesters used lifeboats to stop ships entering or leaving the French port on one of busiest nights of the year.

Protest aimed at getting prisoner, whose father was among those killed in Roma camp earlier this week, released for funeral.

Up to 600 workers at MyFerryLink risk losing their jobs on July 2 following decision by Eurotunnel to end its partnership with the company.

A small French motor yacht slipped out of Greek waters Tuesday in an attempt to break Israeli's naval blockade on Gaza.