The British-Dutch petrochemical company Royal Dutch Shell announced a higher than usual demand for fuels and the resulting shortage of certain types of fuel in parts of Great Britain.more
Hundreds of soldiers could be scrambled to deliver fuel to petrol stations running dry across the country due to panic buying and a shortage of drivers under an emergency plan expected to be considered by Boris Johnson on Monday.more
Up to 10,500 lorry drivers and poultry workers can receive temporary UK visas as the government seeks to limit disruption in the run-up to Christmas.more
Concerns have been raised that EU citizens living in the UK may not be allowed to board flights into the country because of confusion created by new government rules over ID cards and passports.
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The United Kingdom may take steps to join the USMCA North American trade agreement after it has become clear that a free trade agreement with the US cannot be signed soon, British media reports.more
British stores and stalls will again sell goods weighted only in pounds and ounces, which was forbidden by the European Union, the government announced. As the media recall, it was this ban that sowed the seeds of Brexit years ago.more
Early Christmas shoppers have been warned against getting caught out by unexpected post-Brexit charges when buying gifts from the EU. Changes introduced on January 1 mean some UK consumers buying presents for family and friends from EU businesses may need to pay customs charges when their goods are delivered.more
At the end of 2020, 738,000 people lived in Great Britain. people with Polish citizenship, which means that in the second half of last year their number decreased by 77 thousand, and compared to the previous year, by as much as 162 thousand. - according to the data of the National Statistical Office (ONS) announced today.more
As reported by Money.pl, the popularity of Polish stores in the UK is growing, due to the fact that they are better supplied during the crisis related to the lack of drivers. "Empty shelves in Tesco, the same in Sainsbury's. And with a Pole, everything is" - the portal reported by one of the British.more
Brexit controls on food and animal products that were due to come into effect in January are being postponed until July 2022 because of the potential impact on businesses, the British government has announced.more
The British supermarket chain Marks & Spencer has branded the EU’s Brexit border controls “pointless bureaucracy” as the UK government considers delaying checks on food imports amid fears of mounting pressure on supermarket supplies in the run-up to Christmas.more
Labour shortages in the food industry means consumers may not be able to find the products they like in supermarkets, an industry boss has warned. "The just-in-time system is no longer working and I don't think it'll work again," Food and Drink Federation (FDF) boss Ian Wright said at an Institute for Government event on Friday.more
EU citizens, including Polish citizens, can only cross the British border using an ID card until September 30th. The document, which was repeatedly called by the head of the Home Office "dangerous and easy to forge", will no longer be respected from October 1, and the only possibility to enter the UK will be a valid passport.more
Nightlife industry chiefs have warned of “very difficult times ahead” for London’s night time economy as the capital faces a “catastrophic” shortage of door staff.more
The Polish government has adopted a draft act amending the act on health care services financed from public funds. The changes will include access to healthcare for Poles in the United Kingdom.more
A shortage of fruit pickers in the UK is set to spread to warehouse workers in the run-up to Christmas, the boss of toy chain The Entertainer has warned.more
Britain’s economy has been plunged into a supply chain crisis, with major retailers’ stock levels at their the lowest since 1983 as a result of worker shortages and transport disruption caused by Covid and Brexit.
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Due to supply problems, McDonald's is temporarily withdrawing milkshakes and some bottled drinks from the menu at all venues in the UK. This is another company in recent days that shows the effects of the deficit of truck drivers.more