esso also revealed that a small number of its sites have been affected. shortage of fuel and people should continue to buy it as normal. our news correspondentjon kay has this report from the town of sherborne in dorset. going pump to pump, hunting forfuel in sherborne tonight. the town's only petrol station was expecting a delivery, but nothing's turned up. shocked, really. how am i going to get to work? my missus is nine months pregnant, she's about to drop, and i could actually get stuck somewhere and not be able to get back. you'd better get some petrol. yeah. i'm on empty now, . i'm running on fumes. what are you going to do? hopefully get home. he should be ok, because petrol stations a couple of miles away are still open and national supermarkets are reporting no issues. across the country bp and esso say a small number of businesses have temporarily closed. eight pumps. paul is waiting for supplies at his forecourt in coventry. we should have had a fuel delivery in tomorrow. now that's cancelled until saturday. are we sure we're going to get it on

esso has done the same.ning procedures. it has also permitted drivers to work longer hours. and at the same time you have got haulage companies learning to make better use of what they have got and working with their customers to try to prioritise different services. so bp is, like many other industries, it says it is working with its haulage contractor to see where things can be improved and what can be done better. at the moment, they are prioritising deliveries to the busiest service stations — so for example motorway service stations — to make sure they do not run out of fuel, which does raise the prospect of more remote smaller garages being more likely to have to shut. that was feel like it. -- that was mr theo leggett. _ police investigating the murder of 28—year—old sabina nessa have made a fresh appeal for information. they say they think she was killed on her way to meet a friend at a pub. sabina nessa's body was found by a member of the public in a south—east london park on saturday morning and a

the paper says bp, esso and tesco are warningn of fueld the paper says bp, esso and tesco are warninghortages at some forecourts because of supply chain issues. the telegraph's headline is "alarm as bp begins petrol rationing" and the paper talks of the spectre of panic buying looming while a �*winter of discontent�* is feared as energy companies go bust. that�*s next to an image of harry and meghan in a �*royal tour�* — in inverted commas — of new york. the guardian has "warning of fuel shortages amid supply chain crisis" alongside a pciture of primary school teacher sabina nessa who is believed to have been murdered as she walked through a park in south east london. the metro also focuses on police arresting arrested a second man in connection with the death of the teacher. the ft�*s main story is how an interest rate rise moves closer as the the bank of england is predicting inflation to pass 4%. the paper also reports on how former chancellor george osborne has secured an advisory role with a group founded by russian oligarch oleg deripaska. so, let�*s begin. that we are running o

esso has also said a small number of its 200 tesco alliance retail sites are affected. street has urged people to buy fuel as normal despite the closures of some forecourts. a spokesman for borisjohnson reiterated there is no shortage of fuel and the uk has a resilient supply chain. more on the those fuel problems in a moment, but first our business correspondent theo leggett on the crisis in the gas industy. winter is on its way, and for many consumers, there is uncertainty over who will be providing their heating and light. on wednesday, two more energy firms went out of business. avro energy and green supplier became the latest victims of a crisis triggered by the soaring cost of gas and electricity. dan cook is an avro energy customer. he thought he was doing the right thing by shopping around for a cheap deal. 0fgem have told everybody they are going to be allocated a new supplier. we are just gravely concerned who that is going to be, and, of course, if it is the likes of british gas, edf or e.0n, what tariff we are going to be put onto, as it will no doubt be sig

bp and esso had to close a number of their petrol stations on thursday because of supply issues.ed people against panic buying, saying: "there is no shortage of fuel in the uk and people should continue to buy fuel as normal." theo legggett reports petrol stations with no petrol or diesel. yet another consequence of the national shortage of lorry drivers. the fuel giant bp supplies about 1200 outlets across the country. some have had to close temporarily while others have run out of more —— of one or more type of fuel. rival supplier esso says it has also experienced problems at a small number of the sites it operates in partnership with tesco. the problem is not a lack of fuel. there is plenty available at the country's refineries. but there simply aren't enough drivers to take it to petrol stations. it is part of a much wider problem, a national shortage of lorry drivers. well, it has happened because of a multitude of factors. we had brexit, lost about 20,000 european drivers, we lost 40,000 trucker training tests here in the pandemic because of social distancing rules, those

also tonight: a shortage of lorry drivers forces bp and esso to close some of their petrol stations — street says people should buy fuel as normal. and, the mother, the father, and the baby that was taken from them in the 1970s because they weren't married. my baby had just been snatched away from me, without a final goodbye. good evening. nearly 1.5 million customers have been hit in just two weeks by energy firms collapsing due to rising gas prices. two firms — avro energy and green — ceased trading yesterday, and their combined customers of 830,000 will now be switched to other, potentially more expensive providers. it's not yet clear who their new suppliers will be — that's to be decided by the energy watchdog, 0fgem — but all customers who are affected will still receive energy while an alternative provider is found. here's our consumer affairs correspondent, coletta smith. as the wholesale gas price goes up, suppliers are going under, and customers have been caught in the middle. 1.5 million people are now in the process of being transferred to a new energy company. jamie's supp

esso has also said a small number of its sites have also been affected.le should continue to buy it as normal. 0ur midlands correspondent phil mackie is in worcesterfor us. what has been happening where you are? t what has been happening where you are? ., ., what has been happening where you are? . . ., what has been happening where you are? . ., ., ., ., ., are? i am at one of the handful of bp stations _ are? i am at one of the handful of bp stations that _ are? i am at one of the handful of bp stations that has _ are? i am at one of the handful of bp stations that has run _ are? i am at one of the handful of bp stations that has run out of. bp stations that has run out of fuel. apparently yesterday. i have been here a few hours and spoke to staff and they said they had been expecting a delivery but then were told it would be cancelled because of driver shortages and they don't know when the next one is coming. the bbc has spoken to a pipette petrol shop owner and normally they would order a week in advance and even then they are being delayed and cance

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a temporary visa scheme to make it easier for foreign lorry drivers to come to the uk after bp and essof 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 isn't a shortage of fuel but of hauliers, the industry says around 100,000 more lorry drivers are needed. we'll have more on the government's plans injust a moment, but first our business correspondent katy austin reports. the government has told people not to panic—buy, but that didn't stop these drivers queueing at petrol stations today, including bromley, evesham and sheffield. this is the third petrol station we have seen queues at. we actually have to get petrol. we are not panic—buying. the boss of another in stockport is waiting to hear when his next supplies will arrive. well, they are saying that, "we hope you get it, but we can't guarantee it." so, we're just not sure until we get, in abou

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i went to esso — no petrol, no diesel. i've been sat here for an hour and a half.'m supposed to be at work at 12 o'clock, it's ridiculous. - i am just desperate to get into the petrol station. the shortages are not happening everywhere in the uk and the government is urging peoplejust to buy petrol when they need it. also tonight... labour's big green pledge 28 bilion pounds a year for green industries. what future for the girls of afghanistan having to adjust to life under the taliban? a lot of women have become educated, what if they don't want to live in that way? and the new satellite about to be sent into space in the longest continuous record of the changing state of our planet. coming up on the bbc news channel? . coming up on the bbc news channel? what about team europe, after their miserable defeat to the usa in the ryder cup. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. this morning the government said it had no plans to to bring in the army to ease the queues at the petrol pumps. tonight the bbc understands they government is still seriously consider

some bp and a small number of esso—owned tesco alliance stations were closed yesterday.to carry on buying fuel normally. earlier my colleague martine croxall spoke to helena wright, who is transport manager for w's transport in norfolk and also sits on a regional council of the road haulage association. she told us what the situation is like for companies like hers at the moment. basically, in the last two months of our firm, we have sold the two trucks off the road purely because we had an advert for hgv drivers and didn't get one applicant. not a single one? how unusual is that? in normal times, whatever they are these days — we have almost forgotten how normal times feel — what would the response normally be? i mean, normally we would have people on record to cool ——i mean, normally we would have people on record to call who had left their details, so this is the first time for our business that that has happened. but it is a problem that has been a long time coming, unfortunately. in what way? tell us how you could see this coming down the track. well, quite rightly

both bp and esso have closed some forecourts because of supply problems. are not ruling out the idea of changing visa rules to bring in foreign lorry drivers — or using soldiers to drive fuel tankers. our business correspondent theo leggett reports. he was 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. , ., ., �* panic buying will only make matters worse. ,, ., �* ., , worse. if you don't need to fill up, don't fill un- _ worse. if you don't need to fill up, don't fill up. there _ worse. if you don't need to fill up, don't fill up. there is _ worse. if you don't need to fill up, don't fill up. there is no _ worse. if you don't need to fill up, don't fill up. there is no shortage. if you are unlucky enough when you do need fuel that a site is out, the chances are the

will bp and esso gas say they have been forced to close several gas stations across england due to thee are so back here in the states different kind of issue. we got plenty of gas for cars here, but there's another issue. the national average is up 18 cents from a month ago and a dollar per gallon higher than a year ago. analysts say hurricane ida is to blame. the storm caused the loss of over 30 million barrels of oil production in the gulf of mexico and with gasoline demand still high oil inventories wearing tight preventing a decline. and gas prices. well, the uncertainties of air travel during the coronavirus pandemic and infrequent whether related delays has more travelers opting for travel insurance. as reporter kathryn holly tells us there's also been a shift in demographics as to who purchases travel insurance. when covid-19 hit canceled trips since vacationers scrambling now

as uk's petrol stations hit by shortage of lorry drivers" is the headline in the i, which says bp, esso warning of shortages at some forecourts because of supply chain issues. the telegraph reports "alarm as bp begins petrol rationing". the paper talks of the spectre of panic buying looming, while a �*winter of discontent�* is feared, as energy companies go bust. that's next to an image of prince harry and meghan in a �*royal tour�* — in inverted commas — of new york. "we�*re running on empty" is the sun�*s take and it warns of a threat to food on the shelves of shops. the daily mail has the same headline, and says that after the energy drama there are new fears of petrol shortages. "don�*t panic, urges number ten," reports the times, which says ministers have discussed putting soldiers on standby to drive petrol tankers. the guardian has "warning of fuel shortages amid supply chain crisis" alongside a picture of primary school teacher sabina nessa who is believed to have been murdered as she walked through a park in south east london. the ft�*s main story is how an interest rate rise m

senior ministers have been meeting to discuss the issue of fuel delivery, after bp and esso said theyl 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 — around 100 of them. the problem has been caused by a shortage of hauliers — the industry says around 100,000 more lorry drivers are needed. the government says it has made changes to attract more people into the industry. but ministers aren't ruling out changing visa rules to bring in drivers from the eu — or using soldiers to drive fuel tankers. our business correspondent katy austin reports. the government has told people not to panic—buy, but that didn't stop these drivers queueing at petrol stations today, including bromley, evesham and sheffield. this is the third petrol station we have seen queues at. this

both bp and esso have closed some petrol stations because of supply problems.son is understood to be considering relaxing visa rules to allow more foreign truck drivers into britain, to ease fuel shortages. our business correspondent, theo leggett, reports. queues outside petrol stations — they've been appearing up and down the country as motorists worry they might 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 don't need to fill up, don't fill up. there's no shortage. if you're unlucky enough when you do need fuel that a site is out, the chances are the next nearest one won't be. and let's be honest, there are plenty of petrol stations for a vast majority of the population. it's not as if you have to drive half an hour to find one — there's plenty about. so don't panic—buy — itjust causes more of a problem. there isn't actually a shortage of fuel — the uk's refi

rival supplier esso says it's also experienced problems at a small number of sites it operates in partnershipem isn't a lack of fuel. there is plenty available at the country's refineries. but there simply aren't enough tanker drivers to take it petrol stations. 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 were 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 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 a

a shortage of lorry drivers has forced bp and - of lorry drivers has forced bp and esso to close somef their petrol stations. downing street says people should buy fuel as normal. a38—year—old man has been arrested on suspicion of the murder of teacher sabina nessa. you're watching a bbc news special on the crisis affecting energy prices. special on the crisis government ministers say they have to "prepare for the worst" as the uk's energy firms continue to come under pressure from soaring gas prices. in the next half hour, we'll addressing key concerns and put your questions to the experts. but, first, how did we get here? in short, gas prices have soared. this shows their ups and downs between 2016 and 2020. but look at what's happened in the last year. it'sjumped nearly four times 7 and it continues to rise. six suppliers have ceased trading since the start of september. the head of one of these firms has described the situation as "almost apocalyptic" and the future for other companies is looking bleak. among those to have gone out of business are avro energy with 580,000 customer

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rival supplier esso says it's also experienced problems at a small number of the sites it operates in got a shortage now of 100,000. that's 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's a call echoed by the government, which says people should refuel as normal. it points out it's already taken steps to make training new hgv drivers quicker and easier. not all petrol retailers are affected by the current problems. morrisons, co—op and sainsbury�*s say their petrol stations are operating as normal. but the fact shortages are occurring at all has highlighted once again how supply chains in the uk are coming under intense strain. theo leggett, bbc news. let's get more from our political correspondent nick eardley, who's in westminster. i suppose it's quite important to put a sense of scale around the problems with the fuel particularly,

bp and esso close some of their petrol stations because of a shortage of lorry drivers — downing street

armed police and a negotiator were called to the esso petrol station just after ten o'clock this morninge budget airline said the unsolicited bid undervalued the company and the unnamed suitor was now no longer interested. i'm joined by our reporter nina nanji. how did we get to this point? easy jets, like many easyjets, like many other airlines has had a tough time over the past 18 months because thanks to the pandemic, many of its flights were grounded for a large periods of time, and as a result, its losses were racking up. you might remember last year it reported its first—ever lies in its 25 year history. so in june of this year, it went to its shareholders and asked for around £450 million to help it see it through the crisis. but the losses continue to mount, and today we heard they are going back to their investors and asking for another £1.2 billion. easyjets as this fundraising is notjust to help it meet its losses but also in a sense to position itself for any investment opportunities that might arise as the aviation industry emerges from the pandemic. but notwithstanding that

also tonight: a shortage of lorry drivers forces bp and esso to close some of their petrol stations —

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esso, no petrol or diesel. i have been sitting here for an hour and a half.rt? no! i tried 17 petrol stations. and i have not got any. it will be over two hours each way for me to commute. do not forget one important thing, many of these patients have been waiting a long time because waiting lists are so long. for us not getting to work on time, for example, you are letting down your patients. i am sure they can sort it out. we sorted out the vaccination programme pretty well after the testing was not so great. we can always fix things. hopefully, fast for you? yes! it would be nice. if we could get it within the next 12 hours or so. that was jayne mccubbin reporting. 0n the issue whether essential workers should be prioritised, jean says what about self—employed workers? liz says she is disabled and can�*t walk and is lost without her car. why should key workers get priority and not disabled as well? let�*s talk now to a former senior civil servants who worked in the cabinet office. thank you for talking to us. your response to the call for essential workers

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. >> john: is esso business groups including the chamber of commerce are looking at, we need this infrastructuregh four years waiting for infrastructure week which never appeared. what's wrong with at least getting this part of it passed, the $1.2 trillion? >> i don't have any opinion on the infrastructure bill, but everybody believes that roads and bridges and ports of entry are important infrastructure for our economy for public safety and the environment. but it has to be done the right way which is to responsibly pay for it. but this is the democrats that are linking this reckless spending and tax bill to a bipartisan infrastructure bill which is going to do, both of it looks like. >> john: and we will see. at least you get the stopgap spending measure through the senate. senator john korner on the state of texas, thank you. one of the dangers here is that if we can't even get through a bill that had bipartisan support it raises the issue of, can congress do anything other than pass the stopgap spending measures? >> anita: that remains to be seen. simple math, joe manchin says 1.5 trillion,

every petrol station i went to, i went to asda, no petrol, i went to esso, no petrol, no diesel, everyrth of scotland and in rural parts of wales. so we're really looking at a situation which is focused on the big urban centres on mainland uk. the government blamed the shortages at thousands of petrol stations on people filling up unnecessarily. there is not a shortage. there have been some shortages of hgv petrol drive getting petrol to forecourts that's quite limited in the petrol sector and the cause of these current problems is that panic buying episode and the most important thing is for people to start buying petrol as they normally would. but labour were unimpressed by the government's handling of the situation. this government is incompetent, i in denial, careless and chaotic. and they are responsible for this mess. _ there were rumours that the army was to be brought in to help deliver fuel. but the government insists that won't be necessary. instead, it's suspended competition law to allow oil firms to target fuel deliveries at petrol stations and is introducing temporary uk

take out siv would precipitate a government collapse yet the vast majority were not even working for esso government anymore because they supported a force up to 100,000 us troops over 20 years we only had 2500 troops left so why on earth did you trust president donnie - - president ghani? it wasn't my decision i had input but it is not as if i was influenced by president ghani. >> you said this repeatedly the state responsibility what responsibility do you have for the afghans who stood shoulder to shoulder with our troops how many do you commit to a getting out by the end of the year quick. >> have responsibility to get out as many as i can over time. how many do i committ to getting out? everyone that i can. >> there are reports that dod reduced airstrikes as early as may when troops are d just beginning to withdraw and had to ramp a backup after the taliban gained ground also reports you sent and with the taliban leadership in august instead of the taliban fighters went inside the circle, they would be hit with us airstrikes. so why did you let up on the taliban at the beginning of ma

armed police and a negotiator were called to the esso petrol station just after ten o'clock this morningphase today. the airport's launched a 12—week consulation for the public to have their say on the proposals. the airport wants to increase passenger numbers to 75 million per year by 2038. our reporter, amanda akass, is there for us. it may seem fairly optimistic given the impact of the pandemic has had on the aviation industry about gatwick say they are confident that passenger numbers are going to get back up the pre—pandemic levels by 2025 or 2026 and then will continue to grow. if this plan gets the go—ahead, it could all be up and running by 2029, adding an extra 100,000 flights a year, up to about 382,000, up from 285,000 before the pandemic. gatwick say this is going to be a great boost for the local economy and add lots ofjobs, particularly in an industry which has lost many in the past 18 months. but green campaigner of course are very concerned about the environmental impact, as are many local residents who spent years fighting off plans for a second runway to be built here.