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Freight lorries prepare to leave the Port of Dover after disembarking from a cross-channel ferry, in Dover on the south coast of England on June 12, 2020. Britain will apply "light-touch" border checks on goods from the European Union when the Brexit transition period ends this year so as to help firms hit by the coronavirus crisis, reports said Friday. Ministers have ditched plans to introduce a more rigorous regime following pressure from businesses struggling with the fallout from the pandemic, according to the Financial Times and the BBC. (Photo by Ben STANSALL / AFP) (Photo by BEN STANSALL/AFP via Getty Images)