on wednesday s news at six. don t panic buy, but to plan ahead for christmas, that is the message to shoppers from a global shipping boss who has warned that a shortage of hgv drivers is having a knock on effect on ports around the uk. felix is the biggest, it has 50,000 containers waiting to be collected, and ships are having to wait for up to ten days to unload. several viewers contacted us about that, and similar coverage elsewhere on bbc news, and two of them recorded videos for us terry miles and, first, julie nash. once again, the bbc is reporting a shortage, specifically this time that we are going to be shortstaffed at christmas. you are repeating this over and every day this week. have you learned nothing from the fuel shortage situation you created by overreporting on this little localised temporary disruption?
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this is bbc news with the latest headlines at ten. the army is on standby to help ease the fuel crisis as the government asks up to 150 military tanker drivers to prepare to deliver to forecourts which have run dry. meanwhile the petrol retailers association says don t panic buy. i am afraid to say there is still panic buying around the country. come down and let the system get back to normal. it comes after a fourth day of long queues and pump closures. the queue was on the left hand side and all of a sudden i have gone around the corner
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thank god for this water i m about to drink, and i m happy, it changes the perspective of your day. that s how i ve been dealing with all this pressure is, i m happy to be here, no pressure, no stress. advice for us all. that s all the sport for now. let s get more now on our main story the transport secretary has said the government will do whatever is required to tackle petrol supply problems in the uk. grant shapps said he wouldn t rule out changing visa rules to allow more foreign drivers to work in britain or even asking the army to help, although he said using the military probably wasn t the solution. drivers are being told not to panic buy fuel after bp was forced to close down a handful of its forecourts. let s talk to our political correspondent nick eardley. good morning, nick. when the transport secretary says the government will do whatever is required, in practice, what does it mean? ,., ., required, in practice, what does it mean? , ., ., required, in practice, w