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Lorry driver shortage: Government working on temporary visa scheme

A shortage of drivers has disrupted supply chains and fuel deliveries, with vehicles queuing for petrol.

Supply chain crisis: Tories poised to U-turn on foreign worker visas

Boris Johnson believed to have overruled ministers unwilling to compromise on post-Brexit immigration as forecourt queues mountMinisters are poised to agree an extraordinary post-Brexit U-turn that would allow foreign lorry drivers back into the UK to stave off shortages threatening fuel and food supplies.Boris Johnson ordered a rapid fix on Friday to prevent the crisis escalating. Ministers met in an attempt to agree a short-term visa scheme permitting potentially thousands more lorry drivers from abroad to come to the UK. Continue reading...

Nicola Sturgeon U-turn over Covid tests after travel industry outcry

NICOLA Sturgeon has climbed down after a backlash from the tourism industry and abandoned plans for continued Covid tests for international travellers to Scotland.

Thousands stuck in huge queues at Heathrow as e-gates fail

Thousands of passengers are stuck in huge queues at Heathrow airport after a systems failure at the e-gates operated by Border Force.