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Starmer pledges a tax raid on private schools if he wins power. at least three people are killed and dozens more injured as a train derailed in the american state of montana. and shock defeat for britains anthonyjoshua, who has lost his world heavyweight titles after being beaten by oleksandr usyk of ukraine. hello and welcome. more than 10,000 workers will be given temporary uk visas in a government u—turn designed to stop supply chain disruption ahead of? . it comes after a shortage of drive...

This is bbc news, our top stories... the british government says it will issue 5000 temporary visas for foreign lorry drivers to try to ease disruption to fuel and food supplies. ministers urge the public not to panic buy petrol. there is actually plenty of petrol to go round. this is an unnecessary situation where there are queues that are forming, even though we have all the fuel that we need in the refineries and storage centres in the uk. the labour leader sir keir starmer says ministers mus...

Farms _ for the smaller guys, their smaller farms throughout the country, it is useful_ farms throughout the country, it is useful for— farms throughout the country, it is useful for them. farms throughout the country, it is usefulforthem. but farms throughout the country, it is useful for them. but how easy is it to gel— useful for them. but how easy is it to get a _ useful for them. but how easy is it to get a visas?— to get a visas? supermarkets say the need to get a visas? supermarkets...

A long—standing problem thats got worse. the government has today announced new measures aimed at tackling that, including 5,000 visas lasting only until christmas eve. we would have liked to have seen it four months, but, you know, we will take what we can, but its not enough, and its too little too late, basically. other sectors too have struggled to fill their work force, including turkey and chicken producers, 5,500 visas for poultry workers are also being introduced. the damage has alread...

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This is bbc news. the latest headlines. back home, huawei executive meng wanzhou returns to 3 heroes welcome in china after spending more than two and a half years under house arrest in canada. as soon as her freedom was assured, china released the two canadians it has held since days after her arrest. they arrived back in calgary. campaigning comes to an end in germany as the country decides who would wants to lead them in the post merkel era. more queues at petrol stations across the uk is the...

Industry says it needs 100,000. people have been told not to panic buy, there is no shortage of fuel itself but again today motorists were queueing at petrol stations. in some areas, there has been traffic chaos as a result. petrol is on zero, i am not going to make it, people have half a tank and they are going in there to fill up. it is ridiculous. i am on red and i need to get petrol as soon as possible. . eg group which operates 400 sites has set a £30 per customer limit. the initial proble...

Rwanda says they cannot stay forever in mozambique for their helping localforces forever in mozambique for their helping local forces fight an islamist insurgency. they called on other countries to offer more support to 1000 soldiers deployed who have made significant gains against the militants, but only originally meant to stay there three months. covid—19 rules have been eased in the netherlands. social distancing is no longer required and nightclubs can ribbon for the first time since the ...

Hello and welcome if you are watching in the uk or around the world. more than 10,000 workers will be given visas. it comes as the shortage of drivers led to them is at petrol stations and empty shelves in supermarkets. 5000 fuel tanker and food delivery drivers will be eligible to work in the uk the three months until christmas eve. the road haulage association estimates there is a shortage of 100,000 lorry drivers. the government scheme is also extended to 5500 poultry workers. the transport s...