but there are no plans for additional economic support. ramzan karmali reports. it has been a tough year for that this liverpool restaurant and deli owner. yesterday s announcement by the prime minister of tighter restrictions in england was yet another piece of bad news for him. it didn t take long for some of his customers to react. taste it didn t take long for some of his customers to react. customers to react. we have had cancellations customers to react. we have had cancellations already customers to react. we have had cancellations already foremost . customers to react. we have had| cancellations already foremost of our larger christmas bookings but also some smaller ones and that is a huge financial impact at this time of year, because restrictions are coming in place but there is no financial support for businesses and after the last year we have had, is the last thing we need running up to christmas. the the last thing we need running up to christmas. ., , the last thing
were asked about which parties the investigation being conducted by the country s most senior civil servant will cover. the government said it will look at the november 27th leaving drinks and 18th december party at number ten and also at a gathering at the department for education on the 10th of december. in the middle of this, the prime minister has a new arrival. his wife carrie gave birth to a baby girl this morning. helen catt, bbc news. pubs could run out of cash as people return to working from home that s the warning from one hospitality boss, as businesses deal with the impact of the introduction of plan b in england. 0ne trade body says the move is a body blow to already struggling venues, at what is traditionally the busiest time of the year. there have been calls for extra government help while the measures are in place, but there are no plans for additional economic support. ramzan karmali reports. it has been a tough year for this liverpool restaurant and deli owner.
which the government has access to will this afternoon begin assisting with deliveries of fuel to forecourts. the trucks, which are to be driven by civilians, will provide support to the fuel industry. earlier, he denied there is a crisis in fuel supplies, although he did say the last few days have been difficult , after long queues outside many petrol stations. our business correspondent ramzan karmali reports. we have just had a we havejust had a joint we have just had a joint statement from the fuel industry including companies like shell uk and bp and they say while there has always been plenty of fuel at our refineries and terminals, we are now seeing signs the situation at the pumps as begin to improve. they want to so they met with the business secretary and continue to meet with the government to maintain regular deliveries of fuel to stations. now it s time for a look at the weather with ben rich. not a bad sort of day today. some decent sunshine and probably end up
to try to boost deliveries of fuel to petrol stations across britain. the business secretary kwasi kwarteng has said that a reserve fleet of fuel tankers which the government has access to will this afternoon begin assisting with deliveries of fuel to forecourts. the trucks, which are to be driven by civilians, will provide support to the fuel industry. earlier he denied there is a crisis in fuel supplies, although he did say the last few days have been difficult,’ after long queues outside many petrol stations. our business correspondent ramzan karmali reports. since last friday, many drivers have either faced massive queues or empty filling stations, but for some councils it s having a real impact on key services. in buckinghamshire, getting children to school has been disrupted. there was a failure by one of our contractors to obtain the fuel
to drive fuel tankers to resolve the petrol crisis. there ve been more long queues today outside petrol stations, with thousands closed or running dry because of a shortage of fuel delivery drivers. ministers are urging people only to fill up when they need to. the government is issuing temporary visas in the hope of bringing in 5,000 foreign lorry drivers. it s also suspended competition law so that oil companies can work together to get more fuel to the pumps. our business correspondent ramzan karmali reports. from early this morning, the queues began to form. drivers seemingly desperate to fill their tanks. but for key nhs workers like these, their frustration is clear. i need to get to work and people have been panic buying so i have struggled to get fuel and now i will be late for work. every petrol station i went to, i went to asda, no petrol, i went to esso, no petrol, no