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UK's fuel supply problems

A shortage of lorry drivers has sparked fears of a disruption to fuel deliveries.

British motorists have been panic-buying fuel, with long queues at petrol pumps across the UK. A shortage of lorry drivers sparked fears of a disruption to fuel deliveries. Thousands of petrol stations have run dry. We'll explain the background to the crisis and speak to current and aspiring lorry drivers about their job.

We'll go to Germany to explain the election results and what happens next.

Our reporter in the BBC Delhi bureau will explain why farmers are back in the streets protesting against new agriculture laws.

And our regular health expert, Professor Manfred Green at the University of Haifa in Israel, discusses the day’s stories on the coronavirus pandemic.

(Photo: Out of use signs are displayed on fuel pumps in a Shell garage in Muswell Hill in London, Britain, 27 September 2021. Credit NEIL HALL/EPA)

50 minutes

Last on

Mon 27 Sep 202115:06GMT

Broadcast

  • Mon 27 Sep 202115:06GMT

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