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Senior ministers have been meeting to discuss the issue of fuel delivery, after bp and esso said they had shut a small number of petrol stations due to a lack of tanker drivers. ministers and fuel providers have said there is plenty of petrol and that motorists should carry on as normal — but despite the reassurances, customers have been pictured queuing at some petrol stations. there are more than 8,000 petrol stations across the uk, butjust a small number are experiencing delivery issues —...

Our business correspondent, theo leggett, reports. queues outside petrol stations. they had been appearing up and down the country as motorists worry they may not be able to fill up. the fuel giant bp has admitted that some of its outlets have been running dry and a small number have had to close. other retailers have also been affected. but operators say panic buying will only make matters worse. if you dont need to fill up, dont fill up. there is no shortage. if you are unlucky enough when you...

After bp and esso shut a number of petrol stations due to a lack of tanker drivers. motorists in different parts of the country have been pictured queuing for fuel, leading another retailer to put a 30 pound limit on customers. just around 100 petrol stations out of 8,300 have closed because of delivery issues. the problem isnt a shortage of fuel but of hauliers, the industry says around 100,000 more lorry drivers are needed. well have more on the governments plans injust a moment, but first our...

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Urged not to panic buy. the england captain harry kane has announced he wont be leaving tottenham hotspur during this transfer window. the striker, whos contracted to spurs until 2024, has been the subject of intense transfer speculation all summer. manchester city had previously confirmed that they were interested in signing him. cricket, and england got off to a flying start against india on the first day of the third test at headingly. after dismissing the visitors forjust 78 runs, englands o...

That deadline approaches. thank you forjoining us on newsday. dont forget, you can get more on the rapidly developing situation in afghanistan on our website. there, youll find a live page updated with the latest developments as those evacuations from kabul airport gather pace. do check it out. lets take a look at some of the stories in the headlines in the uk. uk supermarkets tesco and iceland have warned there could be food shortages at christmas due to issues with the supply chain. the superm...

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They have also got a similar programme for people in the creative industry, for exchange students and for a total of eight different sectors. but if they dont change their mind when it comes to lorry drivers, what will the impact be? when it comes to supplies to supermarkets and other stores in the run—up to christmas, for example? the concern is that we will start to see supply chain disruptions. we are certainly not saying that people should go and panic buy, it is a very resilient sector. t...

Leave here, hallie, we saw the shortages in the southeast, that wasnt because the pipeline was hacked. it was because people panicked and they bought more than they needed. that shut down supply even outside of the hack itself. and so in this case important to remind people not to panic buy. thats going to make the problem worse. >> thanks for being on the story. well look for updates throughout the day. thank you for watching. we have our own good-bye and thank you to share with you about someb...

Gas station managers encourage customers not to hoard as pipeline operations resume Share Updated: 8:56 PM EDT May 12, 2021 Allen Devlin Share Updated: 8:56 PM EDT May 12, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED THERE TONIGHT? YEAH, GOOD EVENING, MICHAEL. GOOD EVENING, CAROL LIKE YOU GUYS JUST SAID IT COMING WITHIN THE LAST HOUR. THE COLONIAL PIPELINE COMPANY HAS ANNOUNCED THAT IT HAS RESUMED SERVICE SUPPLYING GAS UP AND DOWN THE EAST...