UK supermarkets try to calm food shortage fears amid border chaos

UK retailers denied any fear of food shortages after France shut its borders to UK hauliers for 48 hours due to the UK’s new COVID variant, but warned of ’serious disruption’ if the blockade is prolonged. The Channel, a vital trade route between the 2 countries, is shut because of the latest situation. France, meanwhile, said it is working on a plan to ’ensure that movement from the UK can resume’