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Why UK suspends competition law to get petrol to forecourts

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As per BBC News top stories of the 27 th of September  2021, soldiers could be drafted in to drive petrol tankers after three days of panic buying coupled with a shortage of drivers has caused some pumps to run dry. Government ministers are expected to meet today to discuss the proposal they've already suspended oil industry competition laws to allow suppliers to work together. BBC business correspondent Katie Austin has the very latest news. These were the scenes of yesterday as panic buying led to some forecourts having to close people are going a bit nuts because 6 am in the morning people were queuing up petrol.  The correspondent got around about two to three hours working about 20 miles so didn’t know what he would do. It’s really frustrating. As a driver and without petrol of course you cannot move a group which speaks for more than 5000. Independent fuel retailers said the impact had been severe. There is a large number more than half which already run dry and those...

Taliban security operation: Suspected ISIL detained

  In Afghanistan where the Taliban says that it's rounded up dozens of fighters linked to ISIL. The detentions are part of a major security operation launched by the new Taliban government in the eastern city of Jalalabad. The campaign comes after a series of attacks claimed by ISIL in Afghanistan. The chief spokesman for the Taliban said that this was an extension of a security operation against ISIL in the capital when the Taliban took over the country last month. Some ISIL and Afghanistan operatives moved to Kabul and Jalalabad. Taliban have launched an operation in Kabul and arrested many.   Another operation is underway in Jalalabad and the Taliban are hunting down those who were sowing chaos and those who were behind the recent attacks. Taliban have caught dozens so far going straight to Hashem Alabama. Then who's in Kabul forest Hashem ?   and what more do people know about this operation and its aims well. Adrian this is an operation that aims to contain the ris...

Why Americans Are Moving from California to Texas

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A nyone who lives in the lone star state has heard the saying everything is bigger in Texas by size. It is the largest state in the contiguous US. Its population is also getting bigger and the quality of life is so much higher here. In Austin almost two years ago stay-at-home dad Alex Backus relocated to the Texas state capital of Austin from California’s bay area for his teenage daughter. Most of the kids that are in the bay area and they graduate kind of need to leave the bay area. It's so expensive and is kind of figured in Austin. it was a shot that she might actually choose to try to stay in Austin to go to college and start her life. Backus is a living example of why there is a long rivalry between Texas and California. They are the most populous states in the continental United States. They both have a sort of a nation-state identity, unlike any other state. Texas has won the popularity contest recently according to the US Census Bureau and the impact will be felt in Washi...

Why Hauliers and poultry workers to get temporary visas in the UK

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UK government has decided to provide  about 5 000 visas for people who drive fuel tankers and food lorries from the start of October 2021. They will last only until Christmas Eve. It is thought that the shortfall of heavy vehicle drivers in the UK runs into tens of thousands. The problem has been building for years but has worsened following Brexit and the pandemic. This news was a step in the right direction that might well get the UK over the peak time. although it would have seen in four months it is known that it's not enough and it's too little and too late. Basically, the government had resisted calls from return and freight business groups for a short-term relaxation of immigration rules now that's changed it follows two days of issues at petrol stations which began with a shortage of drivers delivering to some garages and became widespread once drivers ignored. It should not be panic by the...