French firemen join fight to ease backlog of 6,000 lorries at Dover today

British testers attempting to clear a 6,000-strong backlog of lorries queuing up to cross into France have found just three Covid cases among the 2,364 drivers swabbed so far, it has today been revealed. At the front of the queue Catana Florian, pictured, who had transported 20 dogs and six cats rescued from the streets of Bucharest to new homes in Britain, was hoping to make it back to Romania to see his wife and seven-year-old daughter A man is detained by police officers after a scuffle at the Port of Dover as tensions continue to boil over following the French travel ban Police make an arrest at entrance to the Port of Dover, which is blocked by police as vehicles queue to be allowed to leave Several police officers surround a man who is put in handcuffs at the Port of Dover where tensions have boiled over yesterday Police spoke to frustrated truck drivers last night amid a large testing programme to try and get them back on the road Cars drive towards check-in at the Port of Dover in Kent, after French authorities announced that journeys from the UK will be allowed to resume after the coronavirus ban was lifted, but those seeking to travel must have a negative test result Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Emmanuel Macron had earlier agreed a deal to let lorry drivers into France with a negative 30-minute lateral flow coronavirus test, after two days of chaotic gridlock following the French president's fears over the new super-infectious strain of Covid-19 sweeping across Britain and other countries. A Test and Trace worker wearing PPE talks to a van driver at the Port of Dover last night in a bid to get traffic moving Vehicles lined up this evening at a check point close to the entrance to the Port of Dover, where thousands are looking to head Officials talk to drivers as testing commences at the Port of Dover with the aim of getting traffic moving over the Channel Staff members wearing hi-vis jackets and visors talk to drivers as testing gets underway at the Port of Dover yesterday evening Testing has begun at the Port of Dover after a deal was finally struck between French and British officials late last night A further test site was this afternoon being set up at the entrance to the Port of Dover, although the junction was blocked by vans and cars with some even parked in the wrong direction Testers prepare to take samples from drivers parked in the Port of Dover in Kent after French authorities announced that the coronavirus ban was lifted and journeys from the UK will be allowed to resume Lorry drivers stranded in Kent tell of heartache over missing Christmas Lorry drivers stranded in Kent for the past three days have told MailOnline of their heartache today at missing out on Christmas Day with their families amid the ongoing border chaos. Drivers stand with their HGV freight lorries blocking the entrance as they to enter the Port of Dover in Kent yesterday afternoon Police deal with a man lying on the road in front a freight lorry as it tries to leave the Port of Dover in Kent yesterday afternoon One driver laid down on the ground to stop a freight lorry which had come off a ferry from Calais from leaving Dover yesterday Traffic blocks the roads around the Port of Dover in Kent yesterday morning after the border was reopened by the French Lorry drivers remonstrate with each other outside the entrance to the Port of Dover in Kent yesterday afternoon Scuffles outside the Port of Dover yesterday afternoon as lorry drivers protest outside the entrance after a 48-hour shutdown Lorry drivers play with a ball in the road leading to the entrance to the Port of Dover in Kent yesterday afternoon Vehicles wait at the entrance to the Port of Dover which has been blocked by police as they queue to be allowed to leave yesterday Police hold back drivers trying to enter the Port of Dover today after French authorities announced that the coronavirus ban was lifted and journeys from the UK will be allowed to resume, but that those seeking to travel must have a negative test result Police officers stand guard next to the White Cliffs of Dover yesterday morning at the entrance to the Port of Dover in Kent Police hold back crowds of lorry drivers at the Port of Dover in Kent yesterday after it re-opens following a 48-hour shutdown Emil Herkt, 26, from Tczew in Poland had delivered a consignment of metal to a warehouse in London on Sunday and been stranded in Britain ever since. Lorry drivers hold up their arms as they tussle with police at the entrance to the Port of Dover in Kent this afternoon Police officers patrol in front of queues of vans and lorries at the Port of Dover in Kent this afternoon Waiting lorry drivers cook in the back of a trailer at the entrance to the Port of Dover in Kent this afternoon A man speaks to a police officer at the Port of Dover in Kent this morning with thousands of lorry drivers stranded Lorry drivers are stopped by police officers at the Port of Dover in Kent this morning as the chaotic scenes continue Police hold back drivers trying to enter the Port of Dover in Kent this morning after France lifted the travel ban The Port of Dover in Kent is seen empty this morning despite the UK and France agreeing a protocol to reopen the border Lorry drivers remonstrate with police officers as they ask for Covid-19 tests to be brought to them at the Port of Dover today Lorry drivers wait at the Port of Dover in Kent this morning amid chaotic scenes witnessed across the county today Lorries are parked on M20 motorway near Ashford this morning as the chaotic scenes on the roads in Kent continue Police hold back drivers trying to enter the port in Kent today after French authorities announced that the ban was lifted Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick told Sky News yesterday: 'We have had productive discussions over the last 24 to 48 hours, they have reached what seems like a sensible way forwards.