Issuing of short-term skilled worker visas not ruled out amid petrol supply concernsThe UK transport secretary, Grant Shapps, said he would “move heaven and earth” to solve the nationwide shortage of truck drivers that threatens fuel supplies at some p…
BP rations petrol and diesel deliveries to its service stations
Oil giant says HGV driver shortage is disrupting supplies, with about 10% of forecourts running out of some fuelsBP is rationing deliveries of petrol and diesel to its UK network of 1,200 service stations, as the oil giant became the latest firm to war…
Bank of England warns energy price surge will push inflation over 4%– business live
Inflation expected to rise ‘slightly over 4%’ in the final quarter of this year, as energy and goods prices surgeLatest: Bank predicts CPI inflation will rise over 4%MPC leaves rates on hold, but two policymakers want to end QE earlyBank says case for …
Gas firms may face windfall tax as energy crisis hits households
Another 800,000 households fall victim to energy crisis as Avro Energy and Green collapseAnother 800,000 households fell victim to the energy crisis on Wednesday with the collapse of two more suppliers, as ministers admitted they were considering a win…
Martin Rowson on the energy crisis and M25 injunction – cartoon
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‘40% of my salary goes on house costs’: how soaring energy bills hit one Briton
West Yorkshire worker says rises have cut his savings and he might need to leave the UK to start a family1.9m UK homes lose supplier after two more gas firms go bustJoshua Wheeler-Gaunt, 33, is one of a growing number of people worried about rising ene…
Rayner targets Raab over holiday fiasco as deputies take PMQs
Deputy Labour leader accuses government of failing Britons over the looming energy crisisUK politics – live updatesAngela Rayner has accused the government of failing the British people over the looming energy crisis in a prime minister’s questions not…
Ben Jennings on the state of life in Britain – cartoon
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Why does a carbon dioxide shortage matter so much to the UK economy?
CO2 is not just a greenhouse gas it is also essential in the food and drink industry, for nuclear power and even during surgeryCarbon dioxide is a byproduct of industrial production, but it has a wide range of uses across numerous industries: from cool…
Ladbrokes owner bet big that it was undervalued. It won … big
Liberalisation of US gambling law is fuelling a wave of buyouts of more tech-savvy UK betting firmsThe stock market bargain during the wild pandemic trading of March 2020, it turns out, was the owner of antique betting chains Ladbrokes and Coral. In th…