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France travel ban: Time-lapse shows long Eurostar queue at St Pancras

Watch this time-lapse video showing a long queue of travellers hoping to get to France from London's St Pancras station on Friday evening.

France closed its borders to people travelling from the UK for business or tourism at 23:00 GMT on Friday, the day the UK had nearly 15,000 confirmed Omicron cases.

More on this story: Omicron spreading at lightning speed - French PM

18 December 2021

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