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Devant le camion transporteur où il vient de passer son examen avec succès, sur le parking de son école, Alberto Almeida tient son diplôme de conducteur britannique de poids lourds avec un petit sourire modeste.
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Stansted London shuttle: fast, direct and economical transfers for all French-speaking travellers arriving in the UK
The crossing is likely to be "a bit turbulent", warns captain Andrew Simons during a final briefing with the dozen or so passengers: to reach England from Boulogne-sur-mer (Pas-de-Calais) on the strength of the wind alone, "the tide waits for no man".
The British government approved the expansion of London's Luton airport on Thursday, a few months after giving the controversial green light to the construction of a third runway at Heathrow, the British capital's main airport hub.
