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Of thousands of lorry drivers. and that means we've got a shortage now of 100,000. that has already led to bare shelves in supermarkets and other stores, which people within the sector have warned are likely to get worse in the run—up to christmas. the haulage industry body logistics uk says the shortage is a very serious issue, but it has warned consumers against panic—buying fuel. that is a call echoed by the government, which says people should refuel as normal. it points out it has already taken steps to make training new hgv drivers quicker and easier. the fuel is there and it can con...

The uk government says it will do whatever it takes, as a shortage of lorry drivers causes some petrol stations to close. i'm not saying there aren't pressures — there are. it's just that we are making many, many changes and moving heaven and earth, if you like, to get people into driving hgvs. a 38—year—old man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering the primary school teacher sabina nessa in south—east london. the metropolitan police has also released an image of another man they are searching for — seen walking through nearby pegler square. the finalfew hours of campaigning ge...

For more than a year. almost every building we saw had been destroyed from previous fighting. it is here in mocimboa da praia that the forces finally declared victory. this was the stronghold of the militants, the nerve centre of the operation. the militants could be on the back foot, thought to be hiding in a forest further south, but the threat they pose still real. anne soy, bbc news, cabo delgado. the headlines on bbc news... the uk government says it will do whatever it takes, as a shortage of lorry drivers causes some petrol stations to close. a 38—year—old man has been arrested on s...

Problem — a national shortage of lorry drivers. well, it's happened because of a multitude of factors. brexit — we've lost about 20,000 european drivers. we lost about 40,000 trucker training tests during the pandemic because of social distancing rules — those tests cancelled. and we've had a historic shortage in this country of tens of thousands of lorry drivers. and that means we've got a shortage now of 100,000. that has already led to bare shelves in supermarkets and other stores, which people within the sector have warned are likely to get worse in the run—up to christmas. the hau...

Hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. the uk's transport secretary has said the government will "do whatever is required" to tackle fuel supply problems. grant shapps said he wouldn't rule out changing visa rules to allow more foreign drivers to work in the uk — or even asking the army to help, although he said using the military "probably" wasn't the solution. the road haulage association says there's an urgent need to grant temporary visas to attract more hgv drivers from abroad. it is estimated that the uk is short of about 100,000 hgv drivers — with gaps m...