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BREXIT FISHING WAR: UK vows to retaliate if France blocks British fishermen from ports - France detains UK trawlerFrench authorities have detained a UK boat amid a dispute over fisheries. Paris has warned it could sanction the UK next week if London doesn't grant French trawlers more licenses to operate in its waters.Macron had warned France will block UK vessels from some ports and hamper energy supplies to the Channel Islands next week.A spox for Macron said the country will “not let Britain wipe its feet on the Brexit deal” and said sanctions could be announced on Thursday.Downing St. responded by saying the French ultimatum will be hit with “an appropriate and calibrated response,” calling the threats “disappointing and disproportionate."