Soaring Covid cases could cause major shortages across industry, hospitality and healthcare, ministers have been told, as rail companies cancelled services and Royal Mail said it was experiencing high staff absences. According... Read more »
Independent restaurants are being forced to offer hefty sign-on bonuses of £1,000 or more for chefs and other kitchen staff as the shortage of skilled workers tightens in the busy festive season.... Read more »
Emergency waiting times at hospitals in outer east London are continuing to worsen due to a lack of available GPs, a senior doctor has said. Patients who need emergency care at King... Read more »
“A group of 60 military drivers among those deploying to five hauliers in the industry have completed company training with HOYER UK driver training instructors in recent days in readiness to begin... Read more »
Sajid Javid has said that the fuel supply issues are “stabilising” across most of the country, but industry experts have said that they remain a “really big problem” in some parts, including... Read more »
Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng said the Reserve Tanker Fleet will be out in force on Wednesday afternoon to help deliver petrol amid the fuel crisis Video Loading Video Unavailable The video will... Read more »
UK fuel crisis ‘direct consequence’ of Brexit, says Michel Barnier Shadow health secretary Jonathan Ashworth has said health and care workers should be given priority at petrol pumps, warning that otherwise patients... Read more »
‘No chance’ of a return to normality if panic buying continues, says industry chief The prime minister is said to be considering whether to call in soldiers to deliver fuel to petrol... Read more »
Supermarkets across London could have food shortages “within days” due to the CO2 (carbon dioxide) crisis. CF Industries have had to limit production because of soaring gas prices, meaning Sainsbury’s, Tesco, Morrisons... Read more »