amid a shortage of hgv drivers — will come online.s across _ will come online. amid a shortage of hgv drivers across the _ will come online. amid a shortage of hgv drivers across the economy, - will come online. amid a shortage of i hgv drivers across the economy, 5000 visas for foreign workers had really been announced, lasting until christmas eve. that includes 300 fuel tanker drivers. we now know they will be able to start immediately and the length of time they can stay poor has been extended until the end of march. a700 of the visas are for food lorry drivers, and they will not be able to start until later this month but their length of stay has been extended up to the end of february. ministers insist the fuel situation will continue to improve if people only buy what they need, even when supply levels return to normal motorists are being told they should expect to pay more at the pump as wholesale prices rise. 0ur political correspondent, chris mason, is in manchester now, where the conservative party conference will begin tomo

talking about hgv drivers still, you have relaxed l hgv drivers still, you have relaxed the rules fortly. will you rule out further relaxations on all this, in order to do thejob? we all this, in order to do the “ob? we have a all this, in order to do the job? - have a system that allows us to control immigration and that gives us flexibility we can open up markets if we need to and we will keep everything under review. but what we don't want to do is go back to a situation in which we basically allowed the road haulage industry to be sustained with a lot of low—wage emigration that meant that wages didn't go up and facilities, standards, the quality of the job did not go up. so the weird thing is now that people don't want to go in to the road haulage industry, don't want to be lorry drivers, precisely because we have had that massive emigration approach and help wages down, held the quantity, quality of the job done. down, held the quantity, quality of thejob done. we down, held the quantity, quality of the job done. we want to see investments in facilities and which are now startin

it is a little bit like hgv drivers. to their countries of origin, not enough coming through. many retiring as well. the construction sector is warning that by 2025 we will face a shortage of 200,000 vacancies in construction, made worse by the fact around half a million builders will retire within that period. the bigger shortage as we understand it is for carpenters and bricklayers, causing real issues. we spoke with adrian who runs a building company in the midlands, he is having to turn down work. what was here previously was a former public house. and what should be here now is 16 houses under construction. but as you can see we have made a start, but very little else is happening. the government has set some really strong housing targets, and they will not be achievable if we are unable to bring this new pool of talent through into this industry. in terms of the price of housing, i think we are going to get to a point where some of those costs just won't be able to be passed on to the consumer. there is only so far

driver issue _ try to help invest in the hgv driver issue so— try to help invest in the hgv driver issue grow those numbers where they had been a long—term issue _ where they had been a long—term issue that — where they had been a long—term issue that had not been closely monitored by organisations like the rha and _ monitored by organisations like the rha and the government have thrown themselves... the department for transport — themselves... the department for transport are working incredibly hard _ transport are working incredibly hard alongside others to find ways to get— hard alongside others to find ways to get people through that and what's — to get people through that and what's exciting in that is we are seeing, — what's exciting in that is we are seeing, much like the pandemic, we had extraordinary numbers of key workers _ had extraordinary numbers of key workers quietly getting on with doing _ workers quietly getting on with doing really difficult jobs, brightly we were shouting from the rooftops _ brightly we were shouting from the rooftops how amazing our health care worker

yasmin is already planning to get her class one hgv licence and| get her class one hgv licence and withekend is not bad at all for most of us. it is going to be milder and on the pc side but we have got sunshine in the forecast. let's look at the next few hours. we have got rain in the north—west of scotland, summary moving into northern ireland by the time of the middle of the afternoon, but for england and wales, thick cloud 4 times with glimmers of sunshine and temperatures around 1a celsius. tonight, a weatherfront approaching western areas of the uk, could be handy for a time in some areas. i am saying in glasgow or liverpool or cardiff, eastern and southern areas should have tried night. this refund will eventual break—up as it moves across the country tomorrow. it will break up into bits and pieces of rain, some showers here and there. and sunny spells. tomorrow will be brighter compared to what we have today. 16 degrees the top temperature in liverpool and the week ahead is looking mild with some sunny spells and occasional showers.

yasmin is already planning to get her class one hgv licence and| get her class one hgv licence and move on the way over the next few days. today it's not looking too bad for most of us. it should be a generally dry day, although there is some rain in the forecast for north—western parts of the uk. you can see where the rain is here around about lunchtime, just about moving into northern ireland, the western isles of scotland, with the rest of the country predominantly dry. just a few spits and spots fleeting in the breeze. temperatures will be hovering around 14 celsius, and not dropping an awful lot as we go through the course of the night with these mild southerly winds. it will be quite damp out towards the west during the night and early morning on sunday. temperatures will be around 13 in the west. a little bit cooler in the east. 9 celsius first thing there in norwich. but then tomorrow, as the weather front pushes eastwards across the uk, it should break up to leave a scattering of showers and some sunny spells. 0n the whole, not a bad day, and temperatures tomorrow could get up

we demand for gas and hgv drivers across the planet.— demand for gas and hgv drivers across the planet ve latest across the planet. we will have the very latest from — across the planet. we will have the very latest from the _ across the planet. we will have the very latest from the conservative i very latest from the conservative party conference in manchester. in other news, the staggering scale of child sexual abuse by the french roman catholic church — an inquiry says more than 200,000 were victims over a 70—year period. mark zuckerberg says sorry to the world after facebook, whatsapp and instagram all went down for six hours yesterday. a breakthrough in the treatment of sickle cell disease — a revolutionary new drug will be given to nhs patients in england which could keep thousands out of hospital. list of of the soyuz with an actress and her producer. and reaching for the stars — a russian actress and director blast off to film the first movie ever made in space. and coming up on the bbc news channel: liverpool have collected substantial evidence as they investigate an allegatio

recapping the story so far, there is a shortage of hgv - far, there is a shortage of hgv drivers in theage industry said an emergency visa scheme could bring in drivers from abroad, the government resisted it and then accepted it and said they would issue 5,000 visas over the next few months, and initially it would be 300. in the initial stages, less than half of that number of drivers have come forward as the prime minister explained earlier this morning. it’s minister explained earlier this morninu. v ., minister explained earlier this morninu. �*, . ., morning. it's a fascinating illustration _ morning. it's a fascinating illustration of _ morning. it's a fascinating illustration of the - morning. it's a fascinating| illustration of the problem morning. it's a fascinating i illustration of the problem of morning. it's a fascinating - illustration of the problem of the shortage — illustration of the problem of the shortage. what we said to the road haulage _ shortage. what we said to the road haulage industry was fine, give us the names— haulage industry was fine, give us the names of

the prime minister was also asked about hgv driver shortages. the uk. road haulage should be a greatjob. if you invested in the truck stops, in the cabs, in pay and conditions, it should be something people in this country want to do. people have done it and enjoyed it for many, many years. the promise to place the blame for the lack of applicants on the role is industry saying they had only produced 170 name —— only 127 names so far. earlier i spoke to steve granite from abbey logistics group who told me the shortages issues in recruiting staff will go beyond christmas it was never attractive in the first place and was never going to work. it is definitely going to go beyond christmas. even if we had 100,000 drivers knock on the door and say i want to become a hgv driver, it would take government over 12 months just to get them through the tests, at best. they need to increase testing capacity extremely quickly and use the ministry of defence and private sector, and look at putting hgv drivers on the skilled workers' list. another area where la

this comes amid a chronic shortage of hgv drivers - a chronic shortage of hgv drivers across the economyonomy. last weekend these is were announced for 5000 to come in from a disease lasting until christmas eve. that includes 300 fuel tanker drivers. we know they will be able to start immediately and the length of time they can stay in the uk has been extended to the end of march. a700 of the visas are forfood end of march. a700 of the visas are for food lorry drivers. end of march. a700 of the visas are forfood lorry drivers. they for food lorry drivers. they won't be able to start until later this month but the length of their stay has also been extended until the end of february. the government still says these are only a short—term fix and businesses must invest in building the domestic workforce. ministers insist the fuel situation will continue to improve if people buy only what they need. even when supply levels return to normal, motorists are being told they should expect to pay more as wholesale prices rise. katy austin, bbc news. our political correspondent nick eardley is in m

you were warned back in april about the shortage of hgv drivers, you were warned about fuel costs backere was a letter to you from the meat industry back injune. isn't the point that you were warned about every single one of these issues and you are basically still sitting saying, well, the government might be able to help around the edges but basically business has got to sort it out? on all of those issues, and certainly there are issues in all of those sectors, but what you can't do and must not do, laura, is simply go back to the old, tired, failed model of the uk economy that has led to relative under productivity by comparison with all our major competitors for decades and has held wages down. government can't magic up changes to their systems overnight. british farmers... those farmers may have to cull healthy animals they cannot process and sell. and drivers haven't been able to fill up at the pump. yet the prime minister seems happy for the government to take a back—seat. people are experiencing real problems with all of these things and it sounds like what you are basically s

it is high wages for many of course in the hgv sector at the moment because of a labour shortage.poses a consultation, another week before they decide definitely to go ahead with relaxing the rules on foreign drivers and eu drivers and what they can do once they are here. but it looks as though they are determined to go ahead and the road haulage association says this means the government is doing the very opposite of what it was promising at its party conference last week. in effect, it is allowing bigger eu companies or companies which pay their drivers an awful lot less to come into the uk and carry out domestic deliveries, unlimited domestic deliveries, unlimited domestic deliveries, unlimited domestic deliveries, for two weeks, and they say that will undercut the current rise in wages for hgv drivers in this country. and they are also not convinced it will support out —— it will support —— it will sort out the supply issues before christmas. the government hope to relax it before christmas but they have to wait for the results of the consultation in the first place. the argum

the hgv driver situation is extreme difficult in the united kingdom and the shortage is clear.nt delays in getting the boxes into this at centres and then getting them out to stores. what we have seen is for the importers in particular with the build—up to christmas is that they have been early, getting boxes in now rather than early november, so that we have time to distribute what we need to stores. i will be very honest, we will not have the overall choice that we had in store, but we will not see empty shelves. this will be around the christmas toys, clothing, gifts and the christmas sort of present experience if you like. food, i think will continue to move, pigs in blankets, turkeys, the import from europe and what we have in the united kingdom will sustain as more than happily, but, yes, toys, electrical goods, white goods, it will be difficult to get them in, but importers are working on this and have brought boxes early so we can weather this storm. where the train to do to improve the situation crisp 7 ? their dream to increase the flow of container— ? their dream to

a shortage of hgv drivers means around 50,000 containers are still waiting to be collected at felixstowethe uk's biggest commercial port. retailers are warning it will have a knock—on effect on their shelves. we will still have toys to sell, but if you're looking for choice, don't expect to come in in december and see what you would normally experience in a toy store. but the government says they are confident people will be able to get their toys for christmas. also tonight... the eu sets out its plans to try to resolve disagreements over post—brexit trading arrangements in northern ireland. will it be enough? the eu and the uk positions seem far apart as negotiations begin again tonight, but both worn stability in northern ireland is at risk. protestors are dragged away by angry motorists in essex this morning as they continue to block roads. two, one... and star trek�*s william shatner — at the age of 90 — makes history as the oldest person to go into space for a io—minute journey injeff bezos�* capsule. what you have given me is the most profound experience i can imagine. i'm so fill

of global problems, including covid disruption, but here in the uk it is made worse by a shortage of hgvrs to take the goods away, and so they built—up. there are around 100,000 containers here. the port normally has around 60,000 to 70,000 on average. they aren't the only port in this position. well, this is a global issue, so it's happening in ports around the world, and it's obviously happening in all the container ports around the uk because of the volume of traffic, of containers, and of particularly imports at the moment, which are coming into the uk as we come out of lockdown. as well as taking time to get goods to the right place, the cost of shipping goods is also going up. the freight rates have gone up massively. two years ago you paid about $3000 for a a0 foot from shanghai to felixstowe. this month, it is between $19,000 and $20,000 so, as you can see, they have gone up sixfold. and that has a knock—on effect in our shops, including on the price and availability of toys coming in before christmas. at this point in time it is while stocks last. if you see it, i would be buyin

yasmin is already planning to get her class one hgv licence and move up to the biggest trucks on thelives. in the last two weeks, they've covered 300 miles and raised more than £a50,000. the bbc�*s alison freeman has been looking back at their incredible journey. five weeks ago it was just the three of us, but all of a sudden it has just been incredible, the support we have had from across the nation, from celebrities down to individual people offering us acts of kindness as we have gone down. we've got to be happy with what we have achieved. the fact we have seem to have struck a chord with so many people hasjust the fact we seem to have struck a chord with so many people hasjust been stunning, really. we hope to raise some money, . we hope to raise some awareness, |you know, but it is tremendous, j it's overwhelming, and we really hope we have helped. they are the three dads walking, and they have captured the imagination of the nation. tim, andy and mike found each other after their daughters emily, sophie and beth took their own lives. so to try and raise awareness of the help th

the issues around hgv drivers. to see taxes _ the economy. none of us want to see taxes rise _ the economy. none of us want to see taxes rise. we are a low tax party, we understand that it is enterprise they are _ we understand that it is enterprise they are going to deliver the opportunities and we need to keep the tax _ opportunities and we need to keep the tax burden low. at the same time as continuing to grow our economy. you have _ as continuing to grow our economy. you have just been giving your speech to the conference where you talked about britain being at its best when it is optimistic. are you optimistic about this winter or do you think it will be hard for a lot of people? you think it will be hard for a lot of maple?— you think it will be hard for a lot of people? there are immediate issues that _ of people? there are immediate issues that we _ of people? there are immediate issues that we face _ of people? there are immediate issues that we face with - of people? there are immediate issues that we fac

these specific british - dimension of the problem we face is a lack of hgv drivers. and it's been announced pretty late, and the government needs to do more than once to the action taken swiftly.— action taken swiftly. today the uk is bi est action taken swiftly. today the uk is biggest seller— action taken swiftly. today the uk is biggest seller of _ action taken swiftly. today the uk is biggest seller of poultry - action taken swiftly. today the uk is biggest seller of poultry warned of the price of chicken would have to rise. farmers were struggling to make any money squeezed by extra costs because notjust by the pandemic and labour shortages, but i brexit. the prospect of shortages and rising inflation is now a reality. andy verity, bbc news. at least five people are reported to have died in heavy gunfire in the lebanese capital beirut. it happened near a protest against an investigation into last year's huge port explosion. but as that we began to hear gunfire from a few streets away and things escalate very quickly. there is a cautious calm here in beirut at th

drivers, people working— experiencing, hgv drivers, people working in— experiencing, hgv drivers, peoplenning issue, this staff shortage in hospitals, the shortage of nurses, — shortage in hospitals, the shortage of nurses, the fact that hospitals have _ of nurses, the fact that hospitals have been— of nurses, the fact that hospitals have been forced to spend money on temporary— have been forced to spend money on temporary nurses, on agency nurses, which _ temporary nurses, on agency nurses, which costs— temporary nurses, on agency nurses, which costs more than recruiting the staff _ which costs more than recruiting the staff so. _ which costs more than recruiting the staff so. it— which costs more than recruiting the staff. so, it has become twice the problem. — staff. so, it has become twice the problem, they don't have enough staff and — problem, they don't have enough staff and it cost them more money. i think— staff and it cost them more money. i think a _ staff and it cost them more money. i think a lot _ staff and it cost them more money. i think a lot of— staff and it cost them m

apparently the hgv driver shortage. problems getting pilots to fill the planes. the observer newspaper talks about the nursing crisis, shortage of nurses, which has gone on a long time. they conflate in that when the government has spoken about what to do about the driver shortage, it talks about paying more money to attract more drivers. i guess that might be the issue around pilots potentially. and with nurses, it is a different story. i wonder how you both see those various strands. the airline story — both see those various strands. tie: airline story is both see those various strands. tte: airline story is interesting. both see those various strands. t“t2 airline story is interesting. that is bad news for potential holiday—makers, but the point the paper is making, which is slightly different to the nurses crisis, which we have had for wireless that during the pandemic, a lot of pilots were eitherfurloughed during the pandemic, a lot of pilots were either furloughed or offered redundancy, or decided to change caree

so this comes back to the issue of drivers, hgv - to the issue of drivers, hgv drivers, to turn up tond your control which must be frustrating. obviously you can have those discussions with government and other parties to explain that the situation is but it is beyond your control, isn't it? iaide is beyond your control, isn't it? we do our is beyond your control, isn't it? - do our best to put in place what we can do. we need more people, more opening hours, more crates and storage space, but ultimately we are one part of a broader supply chain. we are confident we can do what we can do but when other parts of that supply chain struggle, what do you see is the situation that unfortunately we have seen in a temporary basis in felixstowe in the last day to which is now starting to unwind. ~ ., ,, last day to which is now starting to unwind. ~ ., i. ., unwind. would you agree with the head of the _ unwind. would you agree with the head of the cory _ unwind. would you agree with the head of the cory brothers - head of the cory brothers international shipping agency who said there may be

talking about hgv drivers, you have relaxed the rules for visa slightly.further relaxations?— for visa slightly. will you rule out further relaxations? what we have now is a system — further relaxations? what we have now is a system that _ further relaxations? what we have now is a system that allows - further relaxations? what we have now is a system that allows us - further relaxations? what we have now is a system that allows us to l now is a system that allows us to control immigration and that gives us flexibility. we can open up markets and we will keep everything under review. what we don't want to do is to go back to a situation where we basically allowed the road haulage industry to be sustained with low—wage immigration which meant that wages did not go up in facilities and standards and the quality of the job did not go out so the weird thing is now that people don't want to go in to the road haulage industry. they don't want to be lorry drivers precisely because we had that immigration approach and held wages down and held the quality of the jo

so those hgv drivers are _ particular concern.solutely. and this is notjust for container ports. most of our freight in the uk moves around on road, so collecting goods, whether they be in a container or a trailer or a bulk commodity, the vast majority of that is on road, and therefore when you do have a bit of a shortage of holy drivers, that means itjust takes longer for goods to be collected at pawsome for terminals which can have dishes. —— when you have a shortage of haulier drivers. so that's issues we are seeing at the moment. i'm not blaming the government for this, there are some issues from brexit but i think it is an industry and government problem we are trying to solve collectively together. and the government have moved to do things like increase the working visas and reduce restrictions on drivers hours and other such measures, so hopefully, we will gradually get there. but there's a lot more to be done. ., , , ., ., , . , done. consumers are that prices will no done. consumers are that prices will i o u . done. con

talking by the hgv drivers, you have relaxed the rules for visa slightly.rule out further relaxations. we have a system that allows us to control immigration and that gives us flexibility. we can open up our market. we will keep everything under review but what we don't want to do is go back to the situation in which we basically allowed the road haulage industry to be sustained with a lot of low—wage immigration that meant that wages didn't go out and facilities standards, the quality of the job didn't go up so the weird thing is now that people don't want to go in to the road haulage industry. they don't want to be lorry drivers precisely because we had that mass immigration approach and held wages down and held the quality of the job down so we want to see an improvement. we want to see investments in facilities and what we are now starting to see is for the first time in over a decade you've seen wages going up and that is what we mean. wages going up fasterfor those on the lower incomes and that is what we mean by levelling up. that leads me and my nex

to hgv drivers across . sucking in demand for everything i from gas to hgv drivers across the trenchto hgv drivers across the trench pig — from gas to hgv drivers across the trench. . , ., , ~ ., trench. pig farmers in east anglia sa the trench. pig farmers in east anglia say they are _ trench. pig farmers in east anglia say they are killing _ trench. pig farmers in east anglia say they are killing the _ trench. pig farmers in east anglia say they are killing the animals i trench. pig farmers in east anglia l say they are killing the animals due to a lack of skilled butchers in abattoirs. the staggering scale of child sexual abuse by the french roman catholic church. an enquiry says more than 200,000 children were victims of a 70 year period. and the couple have led a life of slavery bully slavery and the united states and 50 years ago are finally being honoured with a blue plaque in london. she said the couple who fled a life of slavery in the united states. ——the couple who fled a life of slavery in the united states. if anyone welcome to bbc news. the home secretary has announced

ti” are many countries are seeing a shortage of hgv drivers or the like.ook at the degree of shortages across the world, we are suffering particularly badly. why? we have clamp—down on freedom of movement, otherwise known of brexit. that makes it harder to attract people over particularly when you are only offering short—term contracts and when wages and conditions elsewhere and communities might be better than the uk. it's really thoroughly and in the absence of the pandemic perhaps they would have not noticed to the same degree. they would have not noticed to the same degree-— they would have not noticed to the same degree. finally, i'm interested in what businesses _ same degree. finally, i'm interested in what businesses say. _ same degree. finally, i'm interested in what businesses say. it's - same degree. finally, i'm interested in what businesses say. it's not - in what businesses say. it's not just about us being able to buy what we might like to generally buy at the same of year. these are people's businesses, jobs, a lot on the line. it's notjust

the backdrop isn't the best for him with the fuel crisis, a shortage of hgv drivers, he has a lot one?- he has a lot on his plate? good evenin: , he has a lot on his plate? good evening. we — he has a lot on his plate? good evening, we are _ he has a lot on his plate? good evening, we are here _ he has a lot on his plate? good evening, we are here in - evening, we are here in the mancunian drizzle awaiting the arrival of the prime minister, he has spent the afternoon across the pennines, the other end of the moto—mack keeping half an ion the gate within the secure compound of the conference, the main conference hotel and to the manchester central conference venue just off to the right. there is quite a lot in his entry, around that first business of petrol and the shortages we are seeing in particular in the south—east of england. the prime minister said it's not a shortage. there is not a lack of supply. it's effectively too much demand, too many people wanting petrol at the same time leading to the backlog and queue. in the broader sense, the prime minister's outlook and the curren

you were warned back in april about the shortage of hgv drivers, you were warned about fuel costs backstry back injune. isn't the point that you were warned about every single one of these issues, and you're basically still sitting, saying, "well, the government might be able to help around the edges, but basically business has got to sort it out"? well, on all of those issues, and certainly there are issues in all of those sectors, but what you can't do and must not do, laura, is simply go back to the old, tired, failed model of the uk economy that has led to relative under—productivity by comparison with all our major competitors for decades and has held wages down. the government can't magic up changes to their systems overnight. british farmers... those farmers may have to cull healthy animals they can't process and sell. and drivers haven't been able to fill up at the pump. yet the prime minister seems happy for the government to take a back—seat. people are experiencing real problems with all of these things, and it sounds like what you're basically saying is, "it's not my proble

with thousands of containers stuck at ports, including felixstowe, and a serious shortage of hgv lorryread concern in the business community about future stocks. our transport correspondent caroline davies has the latest. coming in but going out too slowly. felixstowe is the busiest container port in the uk, bringing in goods from around the world. but for months, the situation at ports here and internationally has been getting worse as demand for goods grows after the pandemic. the situation is caused by a messy mix of global problems, including covid disruption, but here in the uk it is made worse by a shortage of hgv drivers to take the goods away, and so they build up. there are around 100,000 containers here. the port normally has around 60,000 to 70,000 on average. they aren't the only port in this position. well, this is a global issue, so it's happening in ports around the world, and it's obviously happening in all the container ports around the uk because of the volume of traffic, of containers, and of particularly imports at the moment, which are coming into the uk as we come

but by the lack of workers, hgv drivers in particular.- drivers in particular.e have rising _ drivers in particular. but we have rising energy - drivers in particular. but we have rising energy costs, i have rising energy costs, rising prices, people coming off fellow, with not a job to go to. it is a very hard time for businesses and individuals to make that investment would you say? to make that investment would ou sa ? ~ , , you say? absolutely. -- furlough _ you say? absolutely. -- furlough businesses - you say? absolutely. -- furlough businesses are | you say? absolutely. -- - furlough businesses are facing high taxes and higher costs. data out today shows that prices are at their highest level on record, impacting business cash flow, their cost base and also investment is not there to do that.— there to do that. how do you think the _ there to do that. how do you think the speech _ there to do that. how do you think the speech will - there to do that. how do you think the speech will be - think the speech will be received?— think the speech will be receive

bring, i think, some significant - think, some significant additional capacity to deliveries to the hgv uk. it is hoped food supply - jobs here in the uk. it is hoped food supply chains will be boosted by the move, with more goods being moved at a time of high demand will stop but the haulage industry is worried that while it might take the pressure off in the run—up to christmas, uk firms could lose out to cheaper eu rivals. big farming is another sector that has been struggling, with thousands of healthy animals slaughtered without being processed for meat. but there is relief that the government's move to allow 800 foreign butchers into the uk and provide more cold storage. uk and provide more cold storage-— uk and provide more cold storaue. ~ , . , storage. we needed butchers in these processing _ storage. we needed butchers in these processing plants - storage. we needed butchers in these processing plants 12 - these processing plants 12 weeks ago now. we as farmers should never have been put in this position. this really was not a problem. this was a processing problem, and we hav

the shortage of hgv drivers is having a knock on effect on ports around the uk.gest. it has 50,000 containers waiting to be collected — and ships are having to wait for up to 10 days to unload. the port has blamed several factors for the build—up including the impact of the pandemic. 0ur transport correspondent caroline davies sent this report from felixstowe international shipping is a worldwide interconnected web and what we are seeing here in felixstow and beyond a when that web is disrupted. international trade is beginning to reawaken and as there is more demand for goods shipped over to the uk this system that gets them from the quayside to the shops is beginning to struggle. coming in but going out too slowly. felixstow is the busiest container port in the uk bringing goods from around the world. for months the situation both here and internationally has been getting worse as demand for goods grows after the pandemic. the situation is caused by a messy mix of global problems including covid—i9 disruption but here in the uk it's made worse by a shortage of

brexit is part of it but they are shortage of hgv drivers in european countries, the government shouldnificant number of hgv drivers are close to retirement age. this might be one of the areas where the government spent money in launching advertising campaigns and encourage people to become long lorry drivers. we called in the la —— the army but it won't solve the problem in the medium or long term.— it won't solve the problem in the medium or long term. leave the long term to one — medium or long term. leave the long term to one side _ medium or long term. leave the long term to one side now _ medium or long term. leave the long term to one side now but _ medium or long term. leave the long term to one side now but it _ medium or long term. leave the long term to one side now but it is - term to one side now but it is interesting that it is london and the south—east, caroline, that is really being hit. i am the south—east, caroline, that is really being hit. iam in the south—east, caroline, that is really being hit. i am in the midlands and it is all clear. well, lucky you! _ midlands

so hgv drivers's wages will go matter. so hgv drivers's wages will 9° up matter.rybody else's wages in terms of what they can actually buy will come down and that is a relative change in wages, it is not about overall wages the economy going up. about overall wages the economy auoin u -. ,, ~ about overall wages the economy oiini.u. ,, ~ ., about overall wages the economy oiiinu. ,, ~ ., , . about overall wages the economy iioin u-. ,, . . , . ., going up. sure. we are expecting an announcement, _ going up. sure. we are expecting an announcement, £500 _ going up. sure. we are expecting an announcement, £500 million - going up. sure. we are expecting an announcement, £500 million of- going up. sure. we are expecting an | announcement, £500 million of help over the next 3.5 years for the young and over—50s coming off furlough. is that enough money? i think it is welcome that the chancellor has recognised the inevitable, which is that the crisis has gone on just much longer than he was hoping when he announced the scheme is that he is basically now extending. these a

drivers _ returned to our shopping and hgv drivers.. we do need intervention urgently. we are saying — do need intervention urgently. we are saying enough is enough. priti patel. _ are saying enough is enough. priti patel. the — are saying enough is enough. priti patel, the home secretary, has said she will— patel, the home secretary, has said she will do— patel, the home secretary, has said she will do everything in their power— she will do everything in their power to— she will do everything in their power to address these issue to make sure violence against women and .irls sure violence against women and girls is— sure violence against women and girls is recognised as a serious crime — girls is recognised as a serious crime it— girls is recognised as a serious crime it is _ girls is recognised as a serious crime it is. we are saying to the government today, here are specific, very immediate things you can do that will— very immediate things you can do that will make a tangible difference, save women's lives, rebuild — difference, sa

christmas, that is the message to shoppers from a global shipping boss who has warned that a shortage of hgv—on effect on ports around the uk. felixstowe is the biggest — it has 50,000 containers waiting to be collected, and ships are having to wait for up to ten days to unload. several viewers contacted us about that, and similar coverage elsewhere on bbc news, and two of those viewers recorded videos for us — terry miles and, first, julie nash. once again, the bbc is reporting of shortages, specifically this time that we're going to be short of things at christmas. you're repeating this over and every day this week. have you learned nothing from the fuel shortage situation you created by overreporting on this little localised temporary disruption? you started your wednesday 6pm news bulletin about the container hold—ups at felixstowe with the words don't panic buy. now we all know how well that worked when you used those words during the recent fuel shortages, so either the bbc news is incredibly naive, or it's being really irresponsible. well, i'm joined now by paul royall, editor of bbc

, it done something like a sped up hgv driver test, it has brought in some visas for hgv drivers, buts sometime?— bumpy and difficult across a range of fronts sometime? that might be the case the _ of fronts sometime? that might be the case the government _ of fronts sometime? that might be the case the government might i the case the government might decide, bumpy is the right way to put it. but what we can say is if we do not see action in the short—term, and we are talking about a short—term fix, until it is possible for retailers to train up the hgv drivers we need, it is a specific trade, you cannot get an hgv driver trained up in weeks, it takes months, that can happen in the next year. it certainly cannot happen before christmas, so the government does not want to see the set structuring over the next couple of months, it has the ability to change it and should have done so earlier, and we're starting to run out of time. �* , ., , ., time. and it is not 'ust about eo - le time. and it is not 'ust about peoprewanting_ time. and it is not 'ust about people wanting to i time. and

vehicle _ you pay somebody £80,000 a year to drive and hgv vehicle but - to drive and hgv vehicle bute goods in the shops. _ cost of those goods in the shops. and _ cost of those goods in the shops, and some - cost of those goods in the shops, and some in - cost of those goods in the shops, and some in the l shops, and some in the long-term, _ shops, and some in the long—term, that - shops, and some in the long—term, that is - shops, and some in the long—term, that is not. shops, and some in the - long—term, that is not going to anyone, — long—term, that is not going to anyone. there _ long—term, that is not going to anyone, there is _ long—term, that is not going to anyone, there is no _ long—term, that is not going to anyone, there is no such- long—term, that is not going to anyone, there is no such thing| anyone, there is no such thing as a _ anyone, there is no such thing as a free — anyone, there is no such thing as a free lunch _ anyone, there is no such thing as a free lunch here. - anyone, there is no such thing as a free lunch here. do- anyone, there is no such thing as a fre

you were warned back in april about the shortage of hgv drivers, you were warned about fuel costs backetter to you from the meat industry backin letter to you from the meat industry back in june. letter to you from the meat industry back injune. isn't the point that you were warned about every single one of these issues and you are basically still sitting saying, well, the government might be able to help around the edges but basically business has got to sort it out? fin basically business has got to sort it out? ., ., .,, basically business has got to sort itout? ., ., ,, , ., it out? on all of those issues, and certainly there _ it out? on all of those issues, and certainly there are _ it out? on all of those issues, and certainly there are issues - it out? on all of those issues, and certainly there are issues in - it out? on all of those issues, and certainly there are issues in all. it out? on all of those issues, and certainly there are issues in all of| certainly there are issues in all of those sectors, but what you can't do and must not do, laura, is simply go back to the old,

we have seen shortages of hgv drivers and that has led to questions about demand and supply when it comesshelves in some parts of the country. within the last few days, in particular, few will and people panic buying petrol because of fears it might run out in certain parts of the country. one of the big question is the prime minister is facing is what is he going to do about it and this was part of his answer to andrew marr this morning. the way forward for our country is not tojust pull the big lever marked uncontrolled immigration and allow in huge numbers of people to do... well, you have cranked it a bit of the way, haven't you? in a controlled way, that is entirely sensible, but what some people are saying is to have hundreds of thousands of people in. this is a very serious point, because our country, you know, has been running at a comparatively low rate of wage growth for a long time, basically stagnant wages, and totally stagnant productivity and not as much growth as this country can achieve. that is because, chronically, we have failed to invest in people, we have failed to in

now the military are helping them to do more hgv driving tests. who is responsible. the government tells me they are trying to fix that as well. so, there are lots of small levers which government and industry together are trying to fix, to make sure as we go into the winter rush, when a lot of heating oil has to be delivered, when we go into the winter rush, we are better positioned than we are today. are better positioned than we are toda . a, are better positioned than we are toda . �* ., ., ~ are better positioned than we are toda . �* . . ~' i., , today. okay, brian, thank you very much for that. _ today. okay, brian, thank you very much for that. ryan _ today. okay, brian, thank you very much for that. ryan morrison - today. okay, brian, thank you very much for that. ryan morrison fromj much for that. ryan morrison from the petrol retailers association. a metropolitan police officer will appear before magistrates today charged with rape. david carrick — who is 46 and from stevenage in hertfordshire — is accused of attacking a woman in septem

sir keir starmer calls for parliament to be recalled over the hgv driver shortage.ials. but critics say the onus should not be on women to change their actions. it's also emerged that wayne couzens, who was handed a whole life term yesterday for kidnapping and murdering sarah everard, was believed to be in a whatsapp group with other officers, who are now being investigated after allegedly sharing discriminatory messages. this report from megan patterson. officers with a duty to serve and an expectation to protect. the actions of one man questioning those principles and the trust the public can place in met police. this man has brought shame on the met. speaking frankly, as an organisation, we have been rocked. wayne couzens, seen here showing his warrant card, then used his handcuffs in the grotesquely executed series of offences which led to sarah everard's murder. questions too about police culture and attitudes of officers. in a letter to mps, the met admits part of couzens' vetting may not have been undertaken correctly. they will not be able to rebuild trust u

hgv drivers with the _ has gone back months.ct from management, of being moved off their usual— from management, of being moved off their usual rounds at short notice, not given— their usual rounds at short notice, not given the proper directions and resources — not given the proper directions and resources to do the neurones properly. _ resources to do the neurones properly, vehicles breaking down and not being _ properly, vehicles breaking down and not being repaired promptly, really a whole _ not being repaired promptly, really a whole list of the workforce and working — a whole list of the workforce and working conditions sort of issues, and that— working conditions sort of issues, and that is— working conditions sort of issues, and that is why they went out on strike _ and that is why they went out on strike in— and that is why they went out on strike in the first place 13 days ago. _ strike in the first place 13 days ago. but — strike in the first place 13 days ago, but last week during talks with the council— ago, but las

shortage of hgv drivers treating businesses as — the shortage of hgv drivers treating businesses ast is why business feels _ pitying moaners. i think that is why business feels a _ pitying moaners. i think that is why business feels a bit _ pitying moaners. i think that is why business feels a bit bruised. - pitying moaners. i think that is why business feels a bit bruised. the i business feels a bit bruised. the private _ business feels a bit bruised. the private sector— business feels a bit bruised. the private sector want— business feels a bit bruised. the private sector want to _ business feels a bit bruised. the private sector want to get - business feels a bit bruised. the i private sector want to get involved, but the _ private sector want to get involved, but the tax — private sector want to get involved, but the tax policy _ private sector want to get involved, but the tax policy on _ private sector want to get involved, but the tax policy on the _ private sector want to get involved, but the tax policy on the general i but the tax policy on the general tone towards _ but t

you are trying to push to get some hgv _ telling you.ou want to bring in and we will sort out the visas and we have another 5000 visas. they only produce 127 names. so far. what that shows is the global shortage. talked about all sorts of things and one of that main issue that viewers are sending questions about was the cost of living and lots of suggestions from people watching the programme that the prime minister and this government were out of touch with some of the real—life experiences of people. he addressed that would you think he spoke to some of those concerns this morning? is answer on the cost of living was very similar to his answer on the trucking issue. he thinks the solution to this in the long term is that you solve the big structural issues that are causing these issues. with truckers he says the way you solve that so it is more attractive for british people to do. that includes investing in things like the truck stop. he apply that logic to pretty much everything else, as well. he said if you are worried about your ene