Fuel supply: Military to deliver petrol to UK garages from Monday By Alex Therrien BBC News Published 6 hours ago Share close Share page Copy link About sharing Image source, PA Media Armed forces personnel will begin delivering petrol to garages across the UK from Monday, the government says. Almost 200 servicemen and women, 100…
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Many states see significant increase in Covid-19 vaccinations ahead of deadlines for vaccine mandates
(CNN) The US surpassed 700,000 deaths from Covid-19 on Friday, 108 days after the country reached 600,000 deaths from the virus, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. The grim figure comes after another violent round of surging of infections , hospitalizations and deaths fueled by the highly transmissible Delta variant and largely driven by…
Emergency visa scheme extended in major U-turn by Boris Johnson | Supply chain crisis
Boris Johnson’s government has made a dramatic U-turn in an attempt to save Christmas – with a raft of extended emergency visas to help abate labour shortages that have led to empty shelves and petrol station queues. New immigration measures will allow 300 fuel drivers to arrive immediately and stay until the end of March,…
Winchester’s goodwill for the Tories runs short amid anger over fuel crisis
Helen Nott is angry, and her wrath is directed at one man: Boris Johnson . “I am angry, I can control it, but I am really very angry,” she says as she walks to the shops on Winchester high street with her mother, a pensioner.“I’m actually really glad you stopped me to talk about it,…
Fuel supply crisis: Army tankers to deliver to petrol stations from Monday | UK News | Sky News
Army tanker drivers are to start delivering fuel to petrol stations from Monday in an emergency government move prompted by the continuing crisis at the pumps. Senior ministers have been alarmed at how slowly the fuel supply disruption is improving, with motorists still forced to queue for hours for fuel after more than a week…
COVID cases are falling, but the U.S. is on the brink of 700,000 dead : NPR
Enlarge this image Nursing coordinator Beth Springer looks into a patient’s room in a COVID-19 ward at the Willis-Knighton Medical Center in Shreveport, La., in August.Despite a decline in COVID-19 cases in the United States over the last several weeks the country’s total deaths are close to 700,000.Gerald Herbert/AP Gerald Herbert/AP Nursing coordinator Beth Springer…
The New York City Recovery Index
72 The latest reading of the New York City Recovery Index out of a possible score of 100.New York City’s economic recovery index experienced a slight increase the week of Sept.18, rising from an overall score of 71 to 72 after falling by as much as six points the week before.A partial rebound in home…
Best Android phones: Our top picks for October 2021
If you want to get your hands on the best Android phone in 2021, the Samsung Galaxy S21 is the one for you.It’s a device that delivers all of the high-end specs and features you could ask for in a flagship smartphone, all while coming in at a lower price than its predecessor.That said, if…
Brexit LIVE: Smug Barnier tells Boris to be careful – ‘it is too late for British people’
Michel Barnier says Brexit could happen in other EU nations The Apprentice host said the shortage of HGV drivers and reports of long queues at the pumps in some parts of the country were the result of leaving the European Union.He also criticised Michael Gove and Prime Minister Boris Johnson for telling what he described…
Nigeria at 61: Beating a path away from the brink
“The Nigerian economy is about to collapse because the goose laying the golden egg for Nigeria is about to die.The future lies in a knowledge-based economy but Nigeria is behind many African countries on the Innovation Index.” – Muhammad Sanusi II, a former Emir of Kano and former Governor of the Central Bank at last…