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The new rules come into force from June 1 and the RAC says drivers will be 'unfairly punished'

UK officials boarded Phi - owned by a Russian businessman - in Canary Wharf, east London, on Tuesday and detained it under sanctions imposed after the invasion of Ukraine

Energy giant BP and the UK government will now aim for up to a combined 60,000 sites

Motorists could even be banned from the road if they are caught breaking the new rules

Chief Executive Peter Hebbelthwaite claimed the firm warned Transport Secretary Grant Shapps last year that P&O would be "needing to make changes to our business this year”

Former Transport Secretary Chris ‘failing’ Grayling signed off a legal change in 2018 that meant ships sacking staff had to notify the government of the country where they’re registered. P&O Ferries’ shops are registered in the Bahamas, Cyprus and Bermuda

The news that P&O was planning to lay off 800 staff on Thursday came as a shock to many, although perhaps not to those in the Department for Transport after the PM’s spokesman admitted that the government had been informed of the move on Wednesday (despite initially denying they knew…

The Department for Transport considering a ban of the practice altogether in England

The funding will keep services running despite a reduction of passengers due to the coronavirus pandemic