theo leggett, bbc news.nt nick eardley in westminster. ministers say they will move heaven and earth to sort this out, but what are they going to do? that and earth to sort this out, but what are they going to do?— and earth to sort this out, but what are they going to do? that is a very aood are they going to do? that is a very good question _ are they going to do? that is a very good question because _ are they going to do? that is a very good question because not - are they going to do? that is a very good question because not much i are they going to do? that is a very l good question because not much has been ruled out, but not much is being ruled explicitly in a. the main message from the government this morning is, don't panic, there's plenty of petrol to go around. but there is a problem getting it from refineries into four courts and into our cars. there will be a meeting of ministers to discuss what they do next this afternoon. it will feature some of the senior ministers who are at the heart of th

theo leggett, bbc news, munich. but looked delicious, didn�*t it?sgow. the gas crisis is adding urgency to discussions over future clean energy sources. figuring prominently in those discussions is hydrogen power. the european union is channeling half a trillion dollars into hydrogen infrastructure — and there�*s also huge investment by the likes of china and japan let�*s go to new york and speak to andy marsh, chief executive of plug power, which describes itself as the leading provider of solutions for the global green hydrogen economy. welcome to the programme, andy. thank you, good morning! it rape thank you, good morning! if we aet stuck thank you, good morning! if we get stuck in _ thank you, good morning! if we get stuck in straightaway, i get stuck in straightaway, hydrogen is pretty hard to transport and store and also you have got this complicated process of splitting the oxygen from the hydrogen atoms that can be expensive. so it is not really a game changer, you would say? t really a game changer, you would say?— really a game changer, y

theo leggett, bbc news.ose statements from bp and esso that they're going to limit supplies, let's talk to theo leggett. we let's talk to theo leggett. were hearing that more and we were hearing that more gas firms and energy firms are likely to go bust. since he said that, nothing has gone bust and we are expecting more to go out of business in the next few weeks.— next few weeks. utility point has entered administration _ next few weeks. utility point has entered administration but - next few weeks. utility point has entered administration but we i next few weeks. utility point hasl entered administration but we did actually notice that it ceased trading last week. and it's customers now are going to be picked up customers now are going to be picked up and this is the problem that we are facing now. if lots and lots of smaller firms go out of business, the way things are supposed to work is that they are suppliers of last resort who pick up those customers. but if too many businesses ceased trading, then t

theo leggett, bbc news.eptember but it might be time to start thinking about christmas as popular toys could be in short supply. the uk toy retailer the entertainer has warned there will be a reduced choice of toys and prices are expected to rise by 10% over 18 months because of supply chain disruption, labourshortages and higher transport costs. industry figures say the costs of securing a shipping container had risen by between 10 and 15 times over the last year. the toy retailers association said some have paid an excess of $30,000 just to get a container on to the ship. joining me now is frederique tutt, global toy market expert for the npd group. we have talked before, it is that time of the way toys come into the headlines but this year it looks like things will be particularly difficult? i5 year it looks like things will be particularly difficult? is a really interesting _ be particularly difficult? i3 —. really interesting situation. the toy market is booming, they have increased 27%, up from two yea

theo leggett, bbc news.those statements from bp and esso that they're going to limit supplies, let's talk to theo leggett. tell us what the situation is? well, bp sa s tell us what the situation is? well, bp says that _ tell us what the situation is? well, bp says that because _ tell us what the situation is? well, bp says that because of _ tell us what the situation is? well, bp says that because of a - tell us what the situation is? vii bp says that because of a shortage of tanker drivers, that is part of the nationwide hgv shortage that has been going on for some time now, it has over the past couple of weeks been running out of supplies at some of its other stations and even having to close them. bp has about 1200 sites across the uk that's sell their petrol, but it only runs about 300 of them itself and it is those that are affected. bp says it has rolling closures, so it is different stations at different times, but it is having to prioritise keeping the busiest service stations, so for example be ones

our business correspondent theo leggett reports.its way, and for many consumers, there is uncertainty over who will be providing their heating and light. on wednesday, two more energy firms went out of business. avro energy and green supplier became the latest victims of a crisis triggered by the soaring cost of gas and electricity. dunkirk is an avro energy customer. —— dan cook. he thought he was doing the right thing by shopping around for a great deal. we right thing by shopping around for a ureat deal. ~ . , ., great deal. we have been told we will be given _ great deal. we have been told we will be given a — great deal. we have been told we will be given a new _ great deal. we have been told we will be given a new supplier, - great deal. we have been told we will be given a new supplier, we | great deal. we have been told we l will be given a new supplier, we are just gravely concerned who it is going to be, and if it is the likes of british gas, edf or aeon, what tariff are we going to be put on, because it will no doubt be s

our business correspondent, theo leggett, reports.tside petrol stations — they've been appearing up and down the country as motorists worry they might not be able to fill up. the fuel giant bp has admitted that some of its outlets have been running dry and a small number have had to close. other retailers have also been affected. but operators say panic—buying will only make matters worse. if you don't need to fill up, don't fill up. there's no shortage. if you're unlucky enough when you do need fuel that a site is out, the chances are the next nearest one won't be. and let's be honest, there are plenty of petrol stations for a vast majority of the population. it's not as if you have to drive half an hour to find one — there's plenty about. so don't panic—buy — itjust causes more of a problem. there isn't actually a shortage of fuel — the uk's refineries have plenty. the problem is getting it to petrol stations. the issues that bp has been having in getting supplies to garages like this one are serious in themselves, and it's because

theo leggett, bbc news.ore from our deputy political editor, vicki young, in westminster. the government saying it will do whatever required to sort this so whatever required to sort this so what are they going to do? the? whatever required to sort this so what are they going to do? they are not rulin: what are they going to do? they are not ruling anything _ what are they going to do? they are not ruling anything out _ what are they going to do? they are not ruling anything out but - what are they going to do? they are not ruling anything out but what - what are they going to do? they are not ruling anything out but what we | not ruling anything out but what we need to know is what are they going to rule in. they will be this meeting at a 3pm, senior ministers will be present, where they will be looking at what their alternative options are. in the short—term, you could think that maybe the army could think that maybe the army could be used to help with deliveries. remember the situation here is that there

let's speak to our business correspondent theo leggett. seen with british gas taking over customers from people's energy. if your supplier goes bust, you will get your account transferred to another supplier at their best rate. the problem is if too many go bust at once, those suppliers which have been more resilient and planned ahead by buying more of their energy in advance, they don't want to take on hundreds of thousands or potentially millions of new customers if it will cost them money. 0ne millions of new customers if it will cost them money. one thing we understand that supplies and the government have been talking about todayis government have been talking about today is the possibility of some kind of emergency loan. the government backing lending to suppliers so they have an incentive to cushion the blow of taking on extra customers which might cost them money. what the government does not want to do is to prop up failing suppliers who might have done bad business, and sending out the wrong message. talks today have been about f

our correspondent theo leggett caught up pat gelsinger, who has been visiting the international mobilityw in munich, and asked him if those fears had been borne out? exactly as we predicted, the worst is the second half of the year, 03, 04. next year it will get incrementally better each quarter but we think it will continue into 2023. it takes that long to get more capacity in place, just designs, rebuild supply change. it in place, just designs, rebuild supply change-— supply change. it is fair to sa it supply change. it is fair to say it will _ supply change. it is fair to say it will be _ supply change. it is fair to say it will be a _ supply change. it is fair to say it will be a rough - supply change. it is fair to say it will be a rough ride. intel has offered to help by ramping up production, what about you? here, we are announcing our foundry services out of ireland, essentially manufactured in europe for europe, and we are excited about making intel at 16 available. we will also announce other services available, but the big news is building a new maker fab, which is a very exc

theo leggett, bbc news.pson is at a petrol station in stockport this morning to see how busy things are. really brisk trade at this bp petrol station in stockport, despite those calls not to panic—buy, and of course we saw this at the start of the pandemic. as soon as people start changing their shopping habits, even buying just a little bit more than they would normally, it causes problems for supplies. i have been speaking to the guy who owns this petrol station and they normally get a delivery every five days which normally lasts them for five days but he says looking at the current rate of demand it will probably last him about three days, and the problem is theyjust don't know when they will get another delivery. bp said it will prioritise motorways and interior roots but this is not one of them so they don't know when they will get a fresh delivery. normally if they need to they can call up and a truck will arrive within 2a hours. some suggestion that, as far as bp are concerned, that could take up to

our reporter theo leggett spoke to paul wilcox, managing director of vauxhall, and asked him how seriousis a global problem. it is affecting all of our industry, all of our competitors. and it has suppressed our ability to manufacture, so, look at the uk, today, this month, commercial vehicle sales have been hugely buoyant this year, 59% up, this month, 20% down, and a large part of that is because of these supply shortages. how long is this going to go on for? we think probably through until the end of the year. we think going into 2022, we'll start to see more stability but we know we have got a problem for the next 2—3 months. do you think there is a case now for revising some of the very complex supply chains that your industry relies on? i don't think it exposes a problem, i think it just illustrates that, when you have a crisis, you can be quite vulnerable, because obviously, everything works onjust—in—time principles, we are very lean manufacturing, the whole industry is very much based on lean manufacturing, and that's not, i don't think that will change in the short to medium te

theo leggett is there for us and caught up with the boss of daimler and mercedes—benz who explained howarter primarily in malaysia due to covid shutdown. and what we have said is it will significantly impact production and sales in the third quarter and sales in the third quarter and we hope that in the fourth quarter we can start coming back up to some sort of a normal production level. we are happy that we have made ourselves resilient in terms of ourselves resilient in terms of our financials ourselves resilient in terms of ourfinancials in ourselves resilient in terms of our financials in the last couple of years, lowered our breakeven point so we can also save —— stay flexible through situations like this. save -- stay flexible through situations like this.— situations like this. initially we were holding _ situations like this. initially we were holding should - situations like this. initially we were holding should be| we were holding should be improving but they are getting worse — improving but they are getting worse. when will this come to an end — worse. when will this come t

theo leggett, bbc news. issue of supply chain problems is also high on the agenda. some 65 cargo ships have been forced to queue outside two of america's biggest ports. it is the latest evidence of supply chain disruption which the head of america's central bank said is pushing up prices. here's the bbc�*s michelle fleury in new york. the main gateway for chinese goods into the us, the ports of los angeles and long beach, are blocked. something that was pretty much unheard of before the pandemic. take a look. it is a trafficjam on the pacific ocean, cargo ships loaded with 0cean, cargo ships loaded with goods from electronics to holiday toys just waiting to reach dry land. traffic is at 50% from pre—pandemic levels. the american consumer's buying strength is so strong and epic that we can't absorb all this in the domestic supply chain. mga entertainment ceo has an office filled with toys, yet he is warning of a toy shortage. 85 descent of his products like lol surprise are made in china. a lot of them are si

several decades in frankfurt, this time it's being held in the city of munich. 0ur correspondent theo leggett is there and he spoke to the president of the german automotive industry association who says getting the show back on the road has been challenging. it was difficult but now everybody is really excited that we can start with a new mobility show here in unix. the new idea of the mobility show is to bring people directly together, with cars, bicycles and so on and our mind changes that people want to show that mobility of the future can be more simpler, more efficient and lead the way towards climate neutrality.- and lead the way towards climate neutrality. even before the pandemic, _ climate neutrality. even before the pandemic, people - climate neutrality. even before the pandemic, people were - the pandemic, people were saying that traditional motor shows had had their day, they were outdated, too expensive, are you are putting on what is basically a new show during a pandemic, is there a market for this kind of thing anymore? yes, we have no time to wait, this is the main point of

theo leggett, thank you- _ the mother of a five—year—old boy has won a court case against the environmenthas worsened her son matthew's underlying health issues. thousands of residents near the walleys quarry have complained of breathing difficulties, as kathryn stanczyszyn reports. five—year—old matthew richards was born prematurely and has had breathing difficulties since birth, but his family say the noxious gases released from the landfill site he lives next to risks shortening his life. they have taken the environment agency to court, saying the body wasn't doing enough to prevent it, and today a high courtjudge ruled in the family's favour, saying that real and significant change is needed as a matter of urgency. it's come as a shock, it really has come as a shock. i didn't expect to go to the high court in london to fight the environment agency and matthew to come out winning it. it's been horrendous, really, watching your son coughing, choking, vomiting, you go in his bedroom in the morning and it's like you're hit with a brick wall, this toxic gas. people living in the village of

theo leggett, bbc news.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 morning. really brisk trade at this bp petrol. really brisk trade at this bp petrol station in stockport, despite those calls not to panic buy, and of course we saw this at the start of the pandemic. as soon as people start changing their shopping habits, even buying a little more than they would normally, it causes problems for supplies and i have been speaking to the guy who owns this petrol station and they get a delivery every five days which normally l

theo leggett, bbc news.olitical correspondent nick eardley, who's in westminster. good morning. so where are we with this latest issue around the supply chains? ,., ., ., . chains? good morning. well, the messa . e chains? good morning. well, the message from — chains? good morning. well, the message from the _ chains? good morning. well, the message from the government i chains? good morning. well, thej message from the government is chains? good morning. well, the - message from the government is very much _ message from the government is very much that— message from the government is very much that there plenty of petrol, there's_ much that there plenty of petrol, there'sjust not enough drivers much that there plenty of petrol, there's just not enough drivers to -et there's just not enough drivers to get it_ there's just not enough drivers to get it into — there's just not enough drivers to get it into forecourts around the uk. get it into forecourts around the uk~ 50— get it into forecourts around the uk

when one ship got stuck in the suez canal, it caused havoc this is my colleague theo leggett.ck in the wrong places. combine that with surging consumer demand, and the cost of shipping has spiralled. we've never paid more than £2700 for a 40—foot container coming to us from china. this morning, i was quoted over £15,000 for a similar container. prices have gone through the roof, and it is becoming unworkable. and of course as shipping costs go up, so do the prices the consumers pay. in every sector of the timber supply market, prices have gone up. - supply chains been less reliable, delivery drivers have been hard i to get, sojust everything has been difficult. - now, the shortage of drivers referred to there is an issue here in the uk. in part, but not entirely because of brexit. but the uk's not alone in experiencing labour shortages, and along with covid and shipping, this is the next factor to impact the supply chain. forbes magazine wrote this summer... if we go back to those ship waiting to dock in la, a lack of port workers, distribution centre staff and truck drivers a

let's speak to our business correspondent theo leggett. de is a buy product of the fertiliser industry, so for them it is a waste product, but it is extremely important in the rest of the economy. so for example, it is used in the meat industry for stunning animal, it is used in food packaging it is also incidentally used in the civil nuclear industry, and it is used by the nhs as well, so it is a very important... problem with sound we seem to have lost our link to our correspondent there, but we will see if we can go back to him later. in his first address to the un general assembly,us presidentjoe biden has promised a new era of 'relentless diplomacy�* instead of 'relentless war�*, speaking enthusiastically in support in support of multilateralism. all the major powers of the world have a duty in my view to carefully manage their relationships, so they do not tip from responsible competition, to conflict. united states will compete and compete vigorously, and lead with our values and strength, we will stand up for our allies and friend a

let's speak to our business correspondent theo leggett.pany that goes under, - can you do? if it isjust one energy company that goes under, there i can you do? if it isjust one energy company that goes under, there is can you do? if it isjust one energy i company that goes under, there is a system for dealing with this which is that the energy regulator will find another supplier to take over those customers. this happened earlier in the year when green network energy went under. its customers were taken on by edf. the system is there to ensure that happens and to ensure customers don't pay too much more. they are supposed to get the cheapest available tariff. the problem comes with lots of energy companies go under at the same time and the other providers that want to take on those customers. they may not want to take on those customers because they could be loss—making, it would be expensive to take them on and there is no profit available. at a time when energy companies, the sensible ones would be better prepared ones, have bought thei

let's speak to our business correspondent theo leggett.bout this deal that has been done with the fertiliser firm cf industries to restart production, get co2 supplies back up and running. because it will real worries about shortages, empty shelves in the shots within days. absolutely. i think this is a deal that the government felt it had no choice but to do. not to keep fertiliser production going but perhaps to keep costs not covered dioxide production going. this is the problem with facing here. carbon dioxide, although it is used in the frozen food industries in the meat industry, for packaging, is also used by the nhs and the civil nuclear industry, it is in essence a by—product of fertiliser production. cf industries is a private company, it wants to make money. when the price of power went up, the price of gas went up to par it decided otherwise it would be losing money. at that cut off the supplied carbon dioxide. it accounts for about 60% of uk supply. yes, there was a very real risk that in the coming days there would have been