The UK government is seeking urgent clarification after France banned UK nationals from travelling by car across the country to homes in other European Union states. Non-essential travel from the UK to France has been prohibited since Dec. 18 in a bid to limit the spread of the Omicron variant of coronavirus, but several exemptions have been in place. The UK Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office updated its travel advice for France to state: “The French government have indicated that UK nationals travelling from the UK who are not resident in France will not be permitted to transit France to return to their country of residence unless they are travelling by air. “We are urgently seeking further clarification from the French government, and in the meantime advise UK nationals returning to other European countries via France to check with their carrier before travelling.” This will affect those who planned to …