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Friday, 24 September 2021

BBC News

• BP closes some sites due to lorry driver shortageThe oil firm said only

Financial Times

• BP service stations close as driver shortage hits UK fuel suppliesPumps at between 50 and 100 forecourts understood to be offline at any one time because of delivery delays

The Guardian

• UK petrol stations warn over fuel shortages due to lack of HGV driversBP is forced to shut some stations and Esso says deliveries to some Tesco forecourts are affectedNils Pratley: Shortages should force a rethink of visa rules Three of the UK’s biggest operators of petrol stations have warned of fuel shortages at some forecourts across the country, with the severe lack of lorry drivers nationwide now disrupting fuel supplies.BP said yesterday that up to 100 of its forecourts were short of at least one grade of fuel, with several forced to close entirely due to problems with supplies. Continue reading...

Times Online

• Halewood factory in the frame for Ford’s electric drive [subscription]Merseyside plant is frontrunner over Germany to make transmissions
• BP to ration fuel amid delivery driver shortage [subscription]At least 50 petrol stations affected as Esso also reports problems
• Fedex to launch self-driving trucks in pilot with Silicon Valley start-up [subscription]“This is an exciting, industry-first collaboration that will work toward enhancing the logistics industry through safer, more efficient transportation of goods,” Rebecca Yeung, vice-president of advanced technology and innovation at FedEx, said.

City AM

• Uber calls for ride-hailing rivals to offer cross-industry pensionSeven months after a long-running legal battle between Uber and its UK drivers culminated in the Supreme Court ruling that The post Uber calls for ride-hailing rivals to offer cross-industry pension appeared first on CityAM.

Daily Express

• 'Not an immediate ambition' Boris Johnson to delay Irish Sea tunnel until after HS2BORIS JOHNSON has told journalists the proposed tunnel connecting Northern Ireland to Scotland will be delayed until after HS2 is complete, following push back from the Treasury.

London Evening Standard

• Government insists there is ‘no shortage of fuel’ as BP closes some forecourtsBP said a ‘handful’ of its filling stations are closed due to delivery issues.

The York Press

• York outer ring road A1237 dualling gets residents backingPLANS to dual York's outer ring road have been given overwhelming backing from residents.
• Grant Shapps gives green light to close Leeman Road in YorkPLANS to close a major artery through York have been given the go ahead by the Government.