notjust hgv drivers for fuel alone, thatis notjust hgv drivers for fuel alone, that is spiked over thiseing some of our shops and supermarkets, the shelves are empty simply because we can't get the supplies to the front line. so the need to be a concerted effort. i know the government will be focusing on this and will be hopefully rolling out plans to make sure that there is a short, medium and long—term approach to solving this. i and long-term approach to solving this. ., ., , ., ~' and long-term approach to solving this. ., ., i. ~ ., this. i wonder what you think about what grant shapps _ this. i wonder what you think about what grant shapps said _ this. i wonder what you think about what grant shapps said about - this. i wonder what you think about | what grant shapps said about brexit not being the cause of the issues here and in fact brexit is making it easierfor the here and in fact brexit is making it easier for the government to fix things. he said i've seen people point to brexit as if it is the culprit here, in fact they're wrong. not only are there very large and larger sho

_ with hgv drivers? it has been a reall , with hgv drivers?gh _ with hgv drivers? it has been a really, really tough year - with hgv drivers? it has been a really, really tough year and . with hgv drivers? it has been a really, really tough year and a i really, really tough year and a tough few weeks with the carbon dioxide issue coming on the back of the covid problem is that we had in terms of keeping the supply chain going, but it is absolutely fundamental that we get these visas quickly. otherwise customers are going to be disappointed at christmas. we are just running to keep up at the moment the supply chain. start adding 25—30% extra volume is in the run—up to christmas and you can quickly see why we have such a problem. and you can quickly see why we have such a problem-— and you can quickly see why we have such a problem. yes, but having said that we were — such a problem. yes, but having said that we were just _ such a problem. yes, but having said that we were just talking _ such a problem. yes, but having said that we were just tal

hgv drivers, they are 'ust the most visible. . , hgv drivers, they are 'ust the most visible. ., , ,le. certainly since the - pandemic started it has shown since we have _ pandemic started it has shown since we have so— pandemic started it has shown since we have so long in this country undervalued the people who really keep us— undervalued the people who really keep us going, whether refuse collectors, care workers, street _ refuse collectors, care workers, street cleaners, delivery drivers, supermarket workers. they are on pretty— supermarket workers. they are on pretty low — supermarket workers. they are on pretty low wages and don't get the respect _ pretty low wages and don't get the respect they deserve. there is a whole _ respect they deserve. there is a whole question that needs to be asked _ whole question that needs to be asked about what work is worth and how we _ asked about what work is worth and how we train people to dojobs but actually respect the jobs they do. it actually respect the jobs they do. it witt— actually respect the jobs they do. it will be — actually resp

i the election in east london, did you know he had hgv licence?— know he had hgv licence? not. not something that he has done for a long _ not. not something that he has done for a long time and also these lorry drivers— for a long time and also these lorry drivers especially taking out the fuel have — drivers especially taking out the fuel have to have a licence to have hazardous — fuel have to have a licence to have hazardous materials so i'm not sure he has _ hazardous materials so i'm not sure he has that — hazardous materials so i'm not sure he has that. fair hazardous materials so i'm not sure he has that-— he has that. fair point. but if he is 22 he is _ he has that. fair point. but if he is 22 he is looking _ he has that. fair point. but if he is 22 he is looking to _ he has that. fair point. but if he is 22 he is looking to get - he has that. fair point. but if he is 22 he is looking to get in - he has that. fair point. but if he i is 22 he is looking to get in touch. let's move on to... to stay with the guardian and that photograph from this evening's vigil in me

you don't suddenly develop a need for 100,000 hgv drivers. _ develop a need for 100,000 hgv drivers.v drivers, so make no mistake, this crisis _ drivers, so make no mistake, this crisis in _ drivers, so make no mistake, this crisis in every— drivers, so make no mistake, this crisis in every way is making headtines— crisis in every way is making headlines across the world — bad ones _ headlines across the world — bad ones domestically, of course, and causing _ ones domestically, of course, and causing anxiety. the prime minister will have _ causing anxiety. the prime minister will have some very hard choices, maybe _ will have some very hard choices, maybe some very obvious ones, nevertheless, tomorrow, monday, because _ nevertheless, tomorrow, monday, because he — nevertheless, tomorrow, monday, because he will be having various meetings — because he will be having various meetings when i understand that there _ meetings when i understand that there was— meetings when i understand that there was already quite a big meeting _ there was already quite a big meeting on saturday, because

hgvs. -- i am not saying there aren't pressures.— hgvs. -- i am not saying there aren't pressures.es. texaco say their petrol stations _ aren't pressures. texaco say their petrol stations are _ aren't pressures. texaco say their petrol stations are operating - aren't pressures. texaco say their petrol stations are operating as i petrol stations are operating as normal. but the fact shortages are occurring at all has warned once again how supply chains in the uk are coming under intense strain. theo leggett, bbc news. joining me now from a petrol station forecourt in stockport is our business correspondent, ben thompson. good morning, ben. what is the situation there?— good morning, ben. what is the situation there? , ., situation there? yes, good morning. reau situation there? yes, good morning. really brisk — situation there? yes, good morning. really brisk trade _ situation there? yes, good morning. really brisk trade at _ situation there? yes, good morning. really brisk trade at this _ situation there? yes, good morning. really brisk trade at this bp - situation there? yes, good

and yet you are a part hgv driver. keep you | you are a part hgv driver. keep you doin: it? is going to do it? because it is causing a problem.- going to do it? because it is causing a problem. very little end u . causing a problem. very little end u- in the causing a problem. very little end up in the shop _ causing a problem. very little end up in the shop without _ causing a problem. very little end up in the shop without having - causing a problem. very little end | up in the shop without having been brought by a truck. how much of the driver shortage for yourfirm in your part of the country is down to brexit, the fact that people went home after we left the eu? i don't think it is down _ home after we left the eu? i don't think it is down to _ home after we left the eu? i don't think it is down to brexit. - home after we left the eu? i don't think it is down to brexit. i - home after we left the eu? i don't think it is down to brexit. i have . think it is down to brexit. i have been sitting on the fence for the last few weeks trying to figure out a rule and what is caus

that hgv drivers.etary, it is the road haulage association who sparked this crisis after a meeting where details were leaked ten days ago. he is warning drivers that yes, there is lots of fuel, but the problem is it is in the refineries. there is talk now of bringing in the army. this is quite extraordinary, i remember only too clearly the last time this happens across the united kingdom, and that was in the year 2000. i wish people who were panic buying would stop. they are endangering other people. i had a red light on my car, that is why i thought the next time i visit my family, i could do with a little bit of petrol. but that is stopping me and millions of more important people getting paddle. just stop, what do you think you are doing? it what do you think you are doing? it is the emergency services you have to think about, james?— to think about, james? indeed so. it's not just _ to think about, james? indeed so. it's not just that _ to think about, james? indeed so. it's not just that we _ to t

how much of this problem is down to the hgv drivers i problem is down to the hgv drivers shortage, whichmuch of it is caused by panic buying? problem we have not caused by panic buying? problem we have got today _ caused by panic buying? problem we have got today is _ caused by panic buying? problem we have got today is panic _ caused by panic buying? problem we have got today is panic buying, - caused by panic buying? problem we have got today is panic buying, pure | have got today is panic buying, pure and simple. based upon the league, which was, i think, extremely irresponsible, i don�*t know if it was a civil servant, but whoever leaked the information to the broadcaster, they will not have known the chaos at consumer soon as it hits newspapers. that is what we have had. so that was the critical point for the frenzied buying. but underneath that, there were serious issues that the governmentjust had not got their hands around. the secretary of state for transport, grant shapps, never seems to mention that the dvla, under direct responsibility, has amassed over 40,000 hgv application

the hgvs.~ ., ., ., _ hgvs.for a vast majority _ there are plenty of petrol stations for a vast majority of _ there are plenty of petrol stations for a vast majority of the - for a vast majority of the population _ for a vast majority of the population. it'5 - for a vast majority of the population. it's not - for a vast majority of the population. it's not as i for a vast majority of the population. it's not as ifi for a vast majority of the . population. it's not as if you for a vast majority of the - population. it's not as if you have to drive _ population. it'5 not as if you have to drive half— population. it's not as if you have to drive half an _ population. it'5 not as if you have to drive half an hour— population. it's not as if you have to drive half an hour to _ population. it's not as if you have to drive half an hour to find - population. it's not as if you have to drive half an hour to find one. i to drive half an hour to find one. there _ to drive half an hour to find one. there are — to drive half

. i extra eight tv drivers this autumn. -- hgv. “ f :, -- hgv.rough the consequences of the choices they have made in order to ensure we did not end up in this place. we have been warning for years they could be problems. my colleague rachel reeves has been pulling ministers in the chamber over and over again saying, are you ready? are you planning? and it is quite unbelievable we have ended up in this place because of government failure to plan. you in this place because of government failure to plan-— failure to plan. you support the idea of these _ failure to plan. you support the idea of these visas. _ failure to plan. you support the idea of these visas. have - failure to plan. you support the idea of these visas. have you i failure to plan. you support the - idea of these visas. have you spoken to any drivers about it? we have been inundated with messages by people out there on the road every day, and if you ask if the answer is bringing in foreign drivers from abroad, the answerfrom bringing in foreign drivers from abroad, the answer from

drivers_ explained, this is an issue with hgv drivers but— explained, this is an issue with hgv drivers the problem is that it's not really clear and practice whether— not really clear and practice whether people will buy the government line on that and if they io government line on that and if they go to— government line on that and if they go to the _ government line on that and if they go to the petrol station and find they're — go to the petrol station and find they're not able to buy petrol because _ they're not able to buy petrol because that station is closed, i think_ because that station is closed, i think we — because that station is closed, i think we are seeing a real possibility of panic and, not necessarily panic buying but in terms — necessarily panic buying but in terms of— necessarily panic buying but in terms of food and in terms of people stocking _ terms of food and in terms of people stocking up— terms of food and in terms of people stocking up on petrol and precipitating actual shortages are making _ precipitating actual shortages are making that situation far wors

the haulage industry has been calling all year for hgv drivers to be added — calling all year for hgvge occupation list this _ be added to the shortage occupation list. this was raised by businesses in nty— list. this was raised by businesses in my constituency months ago, i wrote _ in my constituency months ago, i wrote to — in my constituency months ago, i wrote to the home office asking for that to _ wrote to the home office asking for that to happen. they flatly refused, the business secretary only last nionth_ the business secretary only last month refused to do that, so this crisis _ month refused to do that, so this crisis is _ month refused to do that, so this crisis is a — month refused to do that, so this crisis is a direct result of putting ideology— crisis is a direct result of putting ideology about how we recruit drivers — ideology about how we recruit drivers before the public interest and that — drivers before the public interest and that is why you have got the chaos _ and that is why you have got the chaos of— and that is why you have got the chaos of the forecourts

let’s drivers, hgv drivers, is not going to sort this problem out.- to sort this problem out.? cancer appointments delayed by the fuel crisis and you were saying, richard, early on, that you have been carving some of those stories in your area as well. = been carving some of those stories in your area as well.— in your area as well. - covering. there is a _ in your area as well. - covering. there is a huge _ in your area as well. - covering. there is a huge knock-on - in your area as well. - covering. there is a huge knock-on effect| in your area as well. - covering. - there is a huge knock-on effect that there is a huge knock—on effect that comes— there is a huge knock—on effect that comes from — there is a huge knock—on effect that comes from panic buying fuel, and we have already — comes from panic buying fuel, and we have already had yeah where we have seen people having access to nhs treatment for serious conditions already— treatment for serious conditions already delayed and this petrol crisis _ already delayed and this petrol crisis is — already delayed and this petrol

how quickly can somebody train and qualify to be hgv driver?e hgv driver? ., ., , ., ., ., driver? in a utopian world, that could be achieved _ driver? in a utopian world, that could be achieved within - driver? in a utopian world, that could be achieved within two i driver? in a utopian world, that - could be achieved within two weeks, but there are many factors that go into that, from drivers having to undertake medicals, apply for licences and then get tests. find undertake medicals, apply for licences and then get tests. and the tests are an — licences and then get tests. and the tests are an issue _ licences and then get tests. and the tests are an issue at _ licences and then get tests. and the tests are an issue at the _ licences and then get tests. and the tests are an issue at the moment, l tests are an issue at the moment, aren't they? it is thought there is quite a backlog of people wanting to take a test, 40,000, so how much of a test is that? it take a test, 40,000, so how much of a test is that?— a test is that? it is a huge strain

hgv driving is a highly skilled profession, _ wheel.ly skilled profession, we - wheel. hgv driving is a highly skilled profession, we have i wheel. hgv driving is a highly| skilled profession, we have all wheel. hgv driving is a highly - skilled profession, we have all seen them manoeuvring their vehicles and often as drivers we are in awe at what they do, now, if the training is to be shortened or tweaks are going to be made, would that not compromise safety on the road? already, the government have relaxed drivers hours to an additional hour driving a day. ifail to drivers hours to an additional hour driving a day. i fail to see what difference that makes, other than compromising health and safety. with regard to the vocational driving test, they had said they are going to remove reversing and coupling for a third party to do that, i don't see how that is going to work, that could even slow down the process. who is this third—party? we absolutely do not want to compromise safety. but if these drivers who had kind of relaxed the driver

it is a vocation — isn't it, being an hgv driver?eing an hgv driver? it 3 a vocation and lifestyle and unfortunately those that are doing that have done it all their lives and they are exiting the industry and they are exiting the industry and is not a new generation coming up and is not a new generation coming up at the same pace we need and that is a long—term problem. there is an issue with how we society view those drivers. we must treat them more respect for the important role in play and think about the facilities we provide them in our service stations and roadsides and think about how we show the next—generation exciting role it can be there driving a lorry and logistics and feeding the nation. the road haulage association say we are 100,000 drivers short. how adequate, then, is this idea of 5000 temporary visas to allow people to come into the country who might have been those who would have been here prior to brexit? it is been those who would have been here prior to brexit?— prior to brexit? it is an important and hard-fou

have ou to join the tesco hgv lorries. have you noticed — to join the tesco hgv lorries.e you noticed that with _ to join the tesco hgv lorries. have you noticed that with your - to join the tesco hgv lorries. have you noticed that with your delivery drivers? have you seen a big turnover?— drivers? have you seen a big turnover? , . �* . ., ., turnover? yes. we've always had a reuular turnover? yes. we've always had a regular couple _ turnover? yes. we've always had a regular couple of _ turnover? yes. we've always had a regular couple of drivers _ turnover? yes. we've always had a regular couple of drivers and i turnover? yes. we've always had a regular couple of drivers and one i regular couple of drivers and one of them has gone to tesco because it is more money and they have been given an incentive to move. fuel more money and they have been given an incentive to move.— an incentive to move. fuel prices are auoin an incentive to move. fuel prices are going up. _ an incentive to move. fuel prices are going up. and _ an incentive to move. fuel prices are going up, and th

hgv ards struggling to get fuel? no. hgv yards have _ struggling to get fuel? no.ave normally got - struggling to get fuel? no. hgv yards have normally got their i struggling to get fuel? no. hgv l yards have normally got their own fuel tanks in it, which, fortunately have... quite a few of us have. but we have also been told that hgv fuel is priority because they need the goods on the shelves. some drivers are finding, because i am on a trucker website, are finding, because i am on a truckerwebsite, is are finding, because i am on a trucker website, is that they are getting abuse at the pumps, because they are being allowed to the pumps to fill the trucks. some truck drivers have had attitudes, saying, how come you are getting fuel, you have just walked right up to the pumps but we have been here for an hour. we are in the same boat as them. when we get out of our truck and get into our car, we are also driving around looking for fuel, to get to work, the same as the nurses and doctors and everyone else that is playing a huge part in keeping the country going.— th

we have labour shortages notjust in hgv driver| shortages notjust in hgv driver sped across the economyblems. i think what we need is the government to break these things with us in business and get ahead of them rather than behind them. the auestion them rather than behind them. the question now is how many drivers from overseas will apply for a visa and how quickly? business is one thing is to improve before the crucial christmas period. katy is here. how soon can we expect to see any difference from this visa scheme? there is still some detail yet to be confirmed about that scheme, such as when it will start. i understand it is likely to last three months, which is shorter than some business groups had wanted. the underlying issues behind the shortage of drivers, which the road haulage association has said could be as much as 100,000, will take a lot longer to address. they will take some time to address because there is a cocktail of factors that have added up to the decline of the domestic workforce, and many in the industry actually will accept that more could have been done earli

many hgv drivers say the have without food. many hgv drivers say they have been _ without food.nge! not sure tim will go for a career chance! ., �* , not sure tim will go for a career chance! ., �*, , ., ., change! no. he's very good at what he does, change! no. he's very good at what he does. not _ change! no. he's very good at what he does, not necessarily _ change! no. he's very good at what he does, not necessarily that, i change! no. he's very good at what he does, not necessarily that, but l he does, not necessarily that, but that us know what you think about the shortage of lorry drivers and the shortage of lorry drivers and the fuel problems we have been experiencing. we are trying to paint a picture this morning of what things are looking like in various parts of the country. in london at the weekend, and a couple of service stations on roundabout outside strictly, there were hundreds of cars. . , strictly, there were hundreds of cars. ., , , strictly, there were hundreds of cars. ., , , , cars. there was fuel but 'ust queues? �* cars. there was fuel but 'ust queues? mi

the two—week delay to the few —— flu jab is because a shortage of hgv drivers. talking about one thing, the debate on social care, but we will leave that for another day, social care, but we will leave that foranother day, if social care, but we will leave that for another day, if you don't mind, because i think there will be opportunity to talk about that. the flu vaccine is something that a lot of your members and yourself in the care home you run, you are quite anxious about that. yes care home you run, you are quite anxious about that.— anxious about that. yes because we know that flu _ anxious about that. yes because we know that flu jab _ anxious about that. yes because we know that flu jab is _ anxious about that. yes because we know that flu jab is a _ anxious about that. yes because we know that flu jab is a very _ know that flu jab is a very important and to delay them is problematic. when you combine that with the delay that we see on the covid—19 boosters, it isjust another worry for us going into the winter, that's residents and staff are protected,

some of those _ find who holds an hgv licence.ht be in their 905. _ of those people might be in their 90s, certainly some will be retired! but an— 90s, certainly some will be retired! but an awful lot of them would presumably be prepared to do the job provided _ presumably be prepared to do the job provided they got the right pay on the right— provided they got the right pay on the right conditions to work. astounding, the right conditions to work. it�*s astounding, isn't it? we heard an interview earlier with martin croxall and also a point made on radio four that the drivers can earn more stacking shelves in a certain supermarket. more stacking shelves in a certain sunermarket-_ supermarket. exactly. there are fi . ures supermarket. exactly. there are figures being — supermarket. exactly. there are figures being bandied _ supermarket. exactly. there are figures being bandied about - supermarket. exactly. there are figures being bandied about in l supermarket. exactly. there are - figures being bandied about in some of the paper

sector, which has been around _ with the hgv sector, which has been around for— with the hgv sector, around for years. other countries are also experiencing _ around for years. other countries are also experiencing lorry - around for years. other countries are also experiencing lorry driver| are also experiencing lorry driver shortages. it is unclear how many will come to the uk. for businesses focuses on keeping supplies going for the crucial christmas period. a man has been arrested in connection with the murder of sabina nessa — the 28—year—old teacher who was killed in south east london nine days ago, in what police describe as a "significant development." the 38—year—old was detained in the early hours of this morning. james reynolds is in kidbrooke in south east london for us. james, over to you. thank you very much. in james, over to you. thank you very much- in a — james, over to you. thank you very much. in a statement, _ james, over to you. thank you very much. in a statement, police - james, over to you. thank you very much. in a statement, police said l much. in a stateme

that has highlighted a wider hgv driver shortage, a long—standing problem that has got worse.ent resisted the idea of temporary visas for overseas workers, however 5000 will now be made available. i would have liked to have seen it four months ago. it is too little, too late basically. other sectors have struggled to fill the workforce. 5500 visas for poultry workers are being introduced. for the smaller guys, the smaller farms throughout the country, it is useful for them. but how easy is it to get a visas? but how easy is it to get those visas? supermarkets say they need 15,000 lorry drivers to avoid christmas disruption. the labour leader insisted the visa numbers are too small saying action should have been taken earlier. it is a short—term response. in the long—term we need conditions to be improved and training. the government has known that for years. we have a situation where we have an absolute crisis in this country through a lack of planning on behalf of the government. the transport secretary said it was for industry to work out permanent solutions. we do not want

resolving the hgv driver crisis takes some careful but quick manoeuvring.m start? the scheme will be opening at the beginning of october and the visas will expire on the 24th of december. industry groups say they are still waiting for clarity on how exactly the visa process will work and, crucially, how long it will take. so will foreign drivers return? there is a driver shortage across the eu. according to the most recent data from the last two years, poland has a gap of 12a,000, germany up to 60,000, and france 113,000, although these figures may well have changed. it means there is competition for drivers. there should be an extremely good package in terms of salaries and working conditions. there is a shortage of drivers everywhere so why should they go to the uk instead of another country? and some like this dutch driver are sceptical, too. the time is too short for us drivers to go to england. i have a contract with my company and i worked there 30 years, and i'm not going to england for three months. what is the effect on other industries? petrol isn

it i hgv driver says it is the wrong approach-— hgv driver says it is the wrong a- roach. .,, ., ., ,ch. if i was out on the roads now knowing what i _ approach. if i was out on the roads now knowing what i know, - approach. if i was out on the roads now knowing what i know, i - approach. if i was out on the roads now knowing what i know, i would | approach. if i was out on the roads i now knowing what i know, i would be scared. i would now knowing what i know, i would be scared. iwould be now knowing what i know, i would be scared. i would be scared about following certain people around the roads, the motorways and everything. it's going to be carnage. all the supermarket chains are leaning on the government saying we need drivers for christmas. it has put a lot of businesses out of business from friday. it is wrong.- lot of businesses out of business from friday. it is wrong. paulmy 20 ear from friday. it is wrong. paulmy 20 year career — from friday. it is wrong. paulmy 20 year career in _ from friday. it is wrong. paulmy 20 year career in training _ from friday. it is wrong. paulm

the daily express claims the government is working on �*urgent plans�* to get more hgv drivers and avoidls a christmas crisis. labour will recruit thousands of new teachers, according to the daily mirror splash. the guardian also leads with a preview of keir starmer�*s speech to the labour party conference, and reports he'll put mental health at the core of his pitch. the daily telegraph says french authorities are accusing the uk of rejecting three—quarters of their applications to fish in waters around britain, and claims they're considering �*retaliatory action�*. and the sun, alongside that huge picture of the dutchess of cambridge at the bond premiere, leads with a car crash involving katie price. it reports fears from her family, as the paper claims drink and drugs were involved in the incident. so, let�*s begin. let�*s save the feel for a little later on, shall we, and kick off with the speech by keir starmer later tomorrow afternoon in brighton. the mirror, as you would expect, very faithful to the labour party has got probably the most detail about what he is going to stay in hi

one is an hgv _ of fronts. they are quite different issues. one is an hgv lorry - of fronts.issues. one is an hgv lorry driver issue and the other is a massive global shortage of gas aggravated by some domestic factors. i think the simple thing to take away from this is that whether your supplier goes bust or not, we are all facing higher bills, as colletta smith was saying. because the cost of onboarding and transferring customers from loss—making companies onto the bigger companies will be recouped through an industrywide thing called the levy so we will see bills go up anyway. whether we like it or not, back in april of next year when they reset the energy price cap, everyone accepts, government, the regulator, the industry, that the price cap is going up. one mechanism that was going up. one mechanism that was going to be in place to provide state backed loans to the bigger companies so they could buy this gas and supply it and bleed it back into bills over a number of years, i have been told there has been put very much on the back burner, but they do accept that if one

we've got labour shortages not just in hgv drivers, but across the economy.supply—chain problems, we've got energy problems. and i think what we need is the government to grip these things with us in business and get ahead of them rather than behind them. the question now is how many drivers from overseas will apply for a visa, and how quickly? businesses just want things to improve before the crucial christmas period. katie austin has been telling us how soon the new scheme could make an impact. i understand it will take three months. the 100,000 workers shortage will take longer to tackle. there is a cocktail of issues that have built up a cocktail of issues that have built up to this. many in the industry will understand that a lot could have been done earlier to make it an attractive career so far now a temporary visa is something of a short—term bridge, particularly to try to help in the run—up to christmas. joining me now from david meakin, an hgv driverin derbyshire. thank you forjoining us. what has it been like this week with petrol stations running

where are you on hgv drivers? how big a shortage do you have? change. it's business as usual for us. we actually employ more of our drivers directly than a majority of the market, so i can assure customers that they should continue to shop as normal, our stores are fully stocked and our deliveries are running as normal. he says there's no impact from fuel shortages either. for quite some time, shoppers have enjoyed subdued orfalling prices here in the supermarket aisles. but for retailers, a whole host of costs are really starting to stack up. and some of that will have to be passed on to consumers. the question is — how much? it's widely reported there are inflation pressures out there. i don't think that can be denied. and i don't think anybody is going to be immune from that. but we have within our business a very unique, efficient model which means i think we can insulate customers far better than anyone else. the nfu, trade bodies and tesco have warned about panic buying this winter. what are your thoughts on that? there have been a lot of

it's expected the scheme will be temporary and issue visas for about 5,000 drivers to tackle the hgvver shortage. the road haulage association estimates the uk is short of about 100,000 hgv drivers — with existing shortages made worse by the pandemic and brexit. the bbc understands the government will also announce a raft of longer—term measures including training up more drivers and addressing the backlog of driving tests. 0ur transport correspondent, caroline davies reports. chicken, milkshakes, now petrol. a shortage of lorry drivers continues to bite across the uk, and as the problem grows, there is more pressure on the government to make changes. bp reported they were having trouble getting their petrol to some pumps. there is enough fuel, just not enough drivers to take it to the petrol stations. although the problem only affected a small number of sites, people worried that they could run out, began to buy more than they normally would, leading to huge queues, despite the government reassurances. now one firm, eg group, who run 400 petrol stations, have said they are limiting

gps in the uk are forced to delay flu jabs because of a shortage of hgv drivers, which has disrupteds. i think it could be a real issue for patients and for general practice, and that is, of course, if general practice is in trouble then patients are in trouble. and wheelchair racer hannah cockroft wins her seventh paralympic title in the t34 800 metres. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the uk's four chief medical officers are expected to decide within days whether to recommend vaccinating healthy children against coronavirus. yesterday the joint committee on vaccination and immunisation, which advises the uk government, decided against recommending the jabs for 12—15—year—olds, saying the health benefits were marginal. it's believed the government think there's a strong case for going ahead. here's our health correspondent, catherine burns. america has been doing it since may. more than 10 million 12—15—year—olds there have had a covid vaccine. other countries are, too, including canada, brazil, france, the netherlands, italy — but not the uk. regu

to the news the government is to offer temporary visas lasting until christmas eve to 5000 foreign hgvers in a bid to limit disruption in the build up to christmas. other measures include sending nearly1 million letters to drivers who hold an hdv licence to encourage them back into the industry —— hgv. this follows calls from the food and drug industry for emergency measures. it's struggling with a lack of farm and factory workers and of course the truck drivers as well a lack of those and carbon dioxide shortages, all of which has had the british meat supply chain near breaking point. let's talk this through with nick allen, chief executive officer of the british meat processors association. good morning. good morninu. association. good morning. good morning- your— association. good morning. good morning. your reaction _ association. good morning. good morning. your reaction then - association. good morning. good morning. your reaction then to l morning. your reaction then to these measures _ morning. your reaction then to these measures announced - morning. your reaction then to thes

hgv drivers, et cetera, the list is long-— hgv drivers, et cetera, the list is lonu. ~ . ., list is longd huge challenges over _ list is long. we have had huge challenges over summer i list is long. we have had huge challenges over summer in i challenges over summer in navigating those challenges, staff shortages, vacancy rates are 10%, which means businesses are 10%, which means businesses are not able to open fully yet. people are trading at the lower capacity because they simply cannot have the staff to manage demand. the golden quarter, half of the profits are generated between halloween and new year's eve and if we are unable to stop up at full strength to be able to take advantage of that, these businesses will remain very fragile from many more months to come and they have come out of the covid crisis most heavily indebted across the globe and this is causing fragility in the sector and so we are seeing continued shocks in the system from co2, fuel, 20% of products has not been delivered in the sector and all of that perfect storm coupled with the labour shortages mean revenue is

and yet you are a part—time hgv driver, what keeps you doing it?it has been passed down from my grandfathers, my great—grandfathers and basically you are born into it and you know no different and at the end of the day if i don't do it and i don't teach potentially my future children to do it, who is going to do it? because it is causing a problem. we put our hands on absolutely everything. you do, you are absolutely right. very little ends up in the shop without having been brought to it by a truck. how much of the driver shortage for yourfirm and your part of the country is down to brexit, the fact that people went home after we left the eu? i don't think that it is down to brexit to be brutally honest. i've been sitting on the fence for the last few weeks trying to figure out and we are all trying to put our heads together as to exactly what is the cause of it but what i can say is it is not brexit that is causing it. a lot of people are not wanting to join the industry, there is not a massive, massive queue of people waiting up to take the test

by medicine, thank ou -- trained hgv drivers. by medicine, thank you very _ -- trained hgv drivers.ting for fully vaccinated travellers from the fourth of october. no decision has been made in moving the requirement for pcr tests on return, with welsh ministers calling on the uk government reverse its decision. the health minister has said the stronger solution to protect public health is for the uk government to reinstate uk wide testing. england has already emerged the green and amber travel list and now the welsh government has done the same. let's catch up with the weather. good morning. this week it is looking very unsettled at low pressure continues to dominate our weather. it will be cooler and at times wet and windy year. that is the scenario this morning. this band of heavy rain with squally winds moving towards the north sea through the rest of this morning lingering across the far north—east of scotland. behind it, a return to sunshine and showers and some showers will be heavy and thundery notjust in the west but in the east, being blown over on a blustery winter. it wil

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it's thought the shortfall of hgv drivers in the uk runs into tens of thousands.roblem has been building for years but has worsened following brexit and the pandemic. 0ne haulier said today's news was a step in the right direction. it might well get us over the peak time although i would like to have seen it four months, but we'll take what we can. but it's not enough and it's too little too late, basically. the government had resisted calls from retail and freight business groups for a short—term relaxation of immigration rules. now that's changed. it follows two days of issues at petrol stations which began with a shortage of drivers delivering to some bp garages and became widespread once drivers ignored pleas not to panic buy. the group which represents european hauliers isn't sure how many drivers will want to come. we will need to see once the new provisions will be officially adopted. what i can say is that the shortage of drivers is a long—term problem. it's a long—term issue which requires long—term solutions. and this will also depend upon the type of tr

we know that and hgv drivers are skilled — know that and hgv drivers are skilled workers and this was difficult for the government not to act, even if it comes with political embarrassment. what is still not clear is even if they introduce this visa scheme, how it will tackle the immediate crisis we are seeing in the last couple of days, given drivers will still need to get their visas processed if they come from overseas and also they will need to be recruited in the first place. thank you very much. let's get the situation at one garage forecourt in stockport, where our reporter phil mccann is there, and one person on twitter suggesting your name is not the best for a reporter there. as you cannot fill your can. nominative determinism. _ you cannot fill your can. nominative determinism, isn't _ you cannot fill your can. nominative determinism, isn't that _ you cannot fill your can. nominative determinism, isn't that what - you cannot fill your can. nominative determinism, isn't that what it i you cannot fill your can. nominative determinism, isn't that what it is i determinism, isn'

the road haulage association estimates that the uk is short of about 100,000 hgv drivers in total. here's our business correspondent, katy austin. let's join our correspondent peter harris at a petrol station near leeds. i would say it is busy but manageable here. it is certainly not scenes of chaos or huge queues. they have actually brought some marshalls in just to keep order, have actually brought some marshalls injust to keep order, which it certainly has been. i reckon here in leedsit certainly has been. i reckon here in leeds it is about ten minutes to get through the petrol station and get your petrol, and that is the picture we are getting for many of the retailers. sainsbury�*s are saying yes it is busy, but with the tiny number of forecourts close, bt have only closed about 20 out of 1200, so there is plenty of fuel in the country if people stick to their regular buying habits. 0bviously country if people stick to their regular buying habits. obviously it is the case many drivers have been a bit spooked in the last 24—hour is about the possibility of shortages, and that i

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have seen that, the government saying there is no fuel shortage but they clearly is a problem with hgvths ago. there are several factors involved in predicted months ago. there are severalfactors involved in it, partly brexit, because there was an exodus of drivers after brexit, but there are more structural issues, demographic issues within that sector with a lot of ageing drivers having left the workforce and not been replaced. add to that the fact 100,000 drivers are short at the moment and 30,000 tests were cancelled. that was due to the pandemic. so you have the storm. there is division in the government over those who think these are the answer and they are only temporary so they will not re—plug the gap completely, and those who argue for firms to increase the wages they pay to workers on the back of this. but there is a structural problem and it will take months if not years to resolve. , ., , will take months if not years to resolve. , . , ., ., _, will take months if not years to resolve. , . , ., ., , resolve. james, how do you see this? it has resolve. james, how do you see

calls for the government to hold an emergency cobra meeting as gps delay flu jabs because a shortage of hgved supplies. two divers are presumed to have died after they failed to return to the surface while exploring a wreck off the cornwall coast. now on bbc news, justice delayed. people really don't know how going to prison for something you didn't do, a crime you didn't commit, especially for a long, long time... ..what it does to a person. i was accused of killing a white man in a drug deal gone bad. this is a case they're - going to be teaching in law school 100 years from now. what could dontae have become? it was a travesty ofjustice. it took 26 years to make it partially right. i was exonerated on august 22nd, 2019. a lot of people think the ultimate goal is just getting exonerated and getting out of prison, getting your freedom back. it's a lot more than that. sometimes i wake up just crying. i just cry. people think that when you get exonerated, the fight is over. it'sjust beginning, really. i haven't been pardoned. governor roy cooper, for some reason, hasn't pardoned me. he's ask

everyday we have a new angle on this ongoing saga of a lack of hgv drivers in the uk and the impact itsolutely. _ in the short term. yes. absolutely. so - in the short term. yes. absolutely. so we - in the short term. yes. absolutely. so we are. in the short term. yes. - absolutely. so we are expecting overall growth to be slightly impacted by this because, as i say, production has been disrupted by it and while there are still products around for most people may be slightly differently from what they wanted initially, it does have an impact on the economy. in terms of the degree to which will impact the economy, of course it is a short—term challenge for supermarkets and restaurants in those within certain sectors in the uk economy and in the same way we are saying for car manufacturers with a shortage, are we talking about very short—term blips here for the uk economy? 50 short-term blips here for the uk economy?— uk economy? so i think that this situation _ uk economy? so i think that this situation will _ uk economy? so i think that this situation will be - uk economy? so i think t

calls for the government to hold an emergency cobra meeting as gps delay flu jabs because a shortage of hgvrs has disrupted supplies. the head of pakistan's intelligence agency arrives in kabul, as taliban leaders continue to meet representatives from foreign governments. two divers are presumed to have died after they failed to return to the surface while exploring a wreck off the cornwall coast. now on bbc news, it's time for click. this week, we're going back to school — so pay attention, class. today we have robotics... ..archaeology. .. ..and...cookery? hey, welcome to click! we are back after a summer of silliness. i hope you managed to have some kind of break yourself. i tell you, the best thing about being back on this sofa for me is i get to see my good mate, back in her box! it's been weeks since we've done it like this, isn't it? how's your summer been? how are you? oh, it's good to be back and it's lovely to see you too. and my summer has been good, thank you. i've spent two hours a day working out, which is my idea of a break. i know, i've seen your instagram. you've been hitti

really the only factor, we've done some reporting _ only factor, we've done some reporting and the hgvsively— people driving lorries is kind of massively but people have been synced — massively but people have been synced our report that actually come at such _ synced our report that actually come at such a _ synced our report that actually come at such a difficult job, synced our report that actually come at such a difficultjob, especially at such a difficultjob, especially at the _ at such a difficultjob, especially at the moment with you shortages that you _ at the moment with you shortages that you can pay people any amount of money— that you can pay people any amount of money to take on this work stop i think— of money to take on this work stop i think untit— of money to take on this work stop i think until the bigger problem is addressed, i think the salary on its own isn't— addressed, i think the salary on its own isn't really going to fix it. it's own isn't really going to fix it. it's really— own isn't really going to fix it. it's really fascinating. some really fascinating fr

calls for the government to hold an emergency cobra meeting as gps delay flu jabs because a shortage of hgv has disrupted supplies. the taliban continues to send fighters to crush the last remaining organised resistance in afghanistan. two divers are presumed to have died after they failed to return to the surface while exploring a wreck off the cornwall coast. now on bbc news, the media show. hello. to tell the story of the uk more fairly and more more fairly and more equitably there need to be more reporting voices outside london. that seems to be the journalistic mood of the moment. the bbc in march announced plans to shift focus from the capital and i quote, "in a commitment to better reflect represent and serve all parts of the country." when gb news launched it, promising voices from every part of the country, and to again quote, "reach out to nonmetropolitan audiences beyond london and engagement in our national conversation". well, the impact of covid and movements like extinction rebellion or black lives matter, those stories are better told if everyone has an equal stake in them,

gps in the uk are forced to delay flu jabs because of a shortage of hgv drivers which has disrupted suppliesd wheelchair racer hannah cockroft wins her seventh paralympic title in the t34 800 metres. now on bbc news...dateline london. hello and welcome to the programme which brings together some of the uk's leading commentators, bbc specialists, and the journalists who write, blog and broadcast from the dateline: london. this week, back to school — back to covid? afghanistan after america, and the dateline panel mark your cards with the news that's worrying them. the "they" this week are steve richards, author of the prime ministers we never had — and after 30 years in the highways and byeways of westminster, he should know. eunice goes is a portgusese journalist and academic, and with me in the studio is bbc health editor, hugh pym. welcome, hugh, and welcome to both of you, as well. good to have you with us. now, here in the uk, covid has quietly slipped down news programme running orders. during the summer, newspapers and website front pages have had other headlines — olympic and paralymp