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Transcripts for BBCNEWS BBC News 20210821 22:22:00

That the delta variant was so contagious that australia s long held strategy of trying to eliminate the virus was over. phil mercer, bbc news. the british government has rejected a call to issue 10,000 temporary visas to eu workers to tackle an estimated shortage of 75,000 lorry drivers in the wake of brexit. logistics uk, the trade body which represents freight businesses, says many restaurants and supermarkets are facing serious supply problems. but ministers say employers should invest in the domestic workforce by offering higher wages, rather than rely on foreign labour. alex veitch from logistics uk has been explaining the scale of the problem. it is serious, and it s getting worse. we are making this call for 10,000 temporary visas for qualified, safe eu nationals to come back to the uk and tide us over for the peak christmas period, ....

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Transcripts for BBCNEWS BBC News 20210821 20:10:00

Quickly after a storm. meanwhile in mexico at least eight people have died after hurricane grace made landfall, causing severe flooding and mudslides. the category 3 hurricane produced maximum sustained winds of 125 miles per hour when it arrived in veracruz state in the early hours of the morning. the nearby river actopan burst its banks, and the storm also caused power cuts and brought down trees. the british government has rejected a call to issue ten thousand temporary visas to eu workers to tackle an estimated shortage of 75,000 lorry drivers in the wake f brexit. logistics uk the trade body which represents freight businesses says many restaurants and supermarkets are facing serious supply problems. but ministers say employers should invest in the domestic workforce by offering higher wages rather than rely on foreign labour. ....

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