famous for its piripiri chicken. and if you can t serve it, that s a very big problem. nando s has been running out of stock, hit by problems in its supply chain. and that s meant that dozens of branches have had to temporarily close, like this one. you can probably see the sign just in the doorway there. now, nando s says it is down to staff shortages, but it won t elaborate on that. but, jane, we already know that the food supply chain has been under immense strain in recent months. you ve got the hgv driver shortage, the pingdemic. now that has ebbed a bit, but, of course, there are still pressures and then that masks some underlying problems with staffing. a shortage in general due to brexit and covid and that is causing disruption. just a few days ago, we had kentucky fried chicken talking about food shortages, and now it is nando s and as you said, it has lent some of its staff to key suppliers to try to get things moving again. and it is hoping to get things back
of ireland are not impacted. our business correspondent emma simpson has more details. well, this is a popular chain, famous for its piripiri chicken. and if you can t serve it, that s a very big problem. nando s has been running out of stock, hit by problems in its supply chain. and that s meant that dozens of branches have had to temporarily close, like this one. you can probably see the sign just in the doorway there. now, nando s says it is down to staff shortages, but it won t elaborate on that. but, jane, we already know that the food supply chain has been under immense strain in recent months. you ve got the hgv driver shortage, the pingdemic. now that has ebbed a bit, but, of course, there are still pressures and then that masks some underlying problems with staffing. a shortage in general due to brexit and covid and that is causing disruption.
a pcr lab test. business owners say the changes already in place in scotland and wales will make a big difference after widespread pinging by the nhs app caused staff shortages. here s our medical editor, fergus walsh. the pints have kept pouring at this community pub in york, despite nearly all the regular staff being pinged. volunteers came to the rescue when the pub manager who lives upstairs was told to self isolate. she says life will be much easier from now on. the new rules mean that small businesses can get by with the staff that they ve got, even if someone is off with covid. so it s going to make a massive difference. not having to close means not having to throw stock away. phones ping. nearly 700,000 self isolation alerts were sent out in england and wales in one week injuly in what was dubbed a pingdemic.
co founder of this place. good morning. talk to me about the pingdemic? we have heard from all sorts of businesses, particularly hospitality ones like yours, but how difficult it has been to get staff when they are all being pinged? absolutely. it has been really hard for us. it is harder because we have no notice. they get pinged, they inform us and we have to take them off shift straightaway. we are quite lucky in that we have quite a large bank of staff and we have been able to absorb it a little bit. but for smaller businesses it is devastating. it smaller businesses it is devastating. smaller businesses it is devastating. smaller businesses it is devastatina. , . ., ., devastating. it is that idea that there is very devastating. it is that idea that there is very little devastating. it is that idea that there is very little notice. - devastating. it is that idea that there is very little notice. you | devastating. it is that idea that i there is very little notice. you can ge
nobody wants afghanistan once again to be a breeding ground for terror. new guidelines on gun licences are to be introduced in the wake of the mass shooting in plymouth. good morning. changes to the rules on self isolation. if you are pinged by the nhs app. it could meand an end to the pingdemic for hospitality friends like this one. and i ve got an exclusive interview with olympic champion tom daley. he tells me why he s taking time out before deciding whether to continue diving and i even got to try on that olympic cardigan. good morning. this week is looking fairly quiet weather wise. at times there will be a lot of cloud, some patchy light rain and drizzle. and there is no sign of the summer heat. details coming up. good morning. it s monday, 16th august. our top story. the taliban have seized control of afghanistan and declared