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Now playing Next United Kingdom British army put on standby to help ease fuel supply crisis Many fuel stations across the UK have run dry because of a shortage of truck drivers partly blamed on Brexit. 28/09/2021
Now playing Next United Kingdom BP temporarily closes forecourts due to shortage of lorry drivers BP has temporarily closed some of its UK petrol stations due to a shortage of lorry drivers as the country struggles to keep supermarket shelves stocked. 23/09/2021
Now playing Next France M&S to close over half of French stores due to Brexit supply problems The UK retail chain cites "lengthy and complex export procedures" post-Brexit for its decision to close 11 of its 20 French sites. 16/09/2021
Now playing Next Mobility Global chip shortage 'worst in 30 years' for European carmakers Over 80 per cent of German carmakers and their suppliers are now being directly impacted by the ongoing semiconductor shortage. 03/08/2021
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Now playing Next United Kingdom UK free school meal supplier apologises for quantity of food parcels A supplier of free school meals in the UK has admitted that the "quantity has fallen short" in some parcels sent to feed children during the COVID-19 pandemic. 12/01/2021
Now playing Next United Kingdom Flour power: Old mill restarted as lockdown baking sparks more knead A 1,000-year-old water mill has resumed commercial production to meet the rising demand for flour during the coronavirus pandemic. 11/05/2020
Now playing Next Venezuela Easter communions under threat in Venezuela Rationed flour and shortages mean hosts in short supply for the faithful, so Colombia has donated 250,000 unleavened discs for the ceremonies across the country. 30/03/2018
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Now playing Next United Kingdom Chicken emergency: Police called over KFC closures in UK Security forces have urged the public not to contact them over the fried chicken 'crisis' that has forced hundreds of KFC outlets to close 21/02/2018
Now playing Next France Supermarket shelves empty as French butter shortage hits Signs explaining shortage in shops an increasingly common sight 24/10/2017
Now playing Next New Zealand 'Chipocalypse' now as New Zealanders face up to a crisp crisis A winter of unprecedented rainfall has devastated the country's potato crop 17/10/2017
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