alex veitch from logistics uk has been explaining the scale of the problem. it is serious and it s getting worse. we are making this call for 10,000 temporary visas for qualified, safe eu nationals to come back to the uk and tide us over for the peak christmas period, the build up to which starts now, to give us time to catch up from the missed driving tests and to reskill and retrain uk nationals to take up the manyjobs available in our sector. we see that wages are rising. we are working hand in glove with the government on reskilling, on apprenticeships, on trying to get people into our sector where there are jobs available for people impacted by covid. the problem is that it has been very difficult to actually get a driving test over the past year. it is nobody s fault, it is due to covid restrictions at the dvsa, so we have a huge backlog of people waiting to take their test to become a truck driver,
clear signs tension is mounting. this man threatening people with a whip. the us is now advising its citizens not to travel to the airport unless specifically told to, but even those can t get through. translation: we have got a legal |visa, many people who are coming | here don t have the right documents, but we have got the visa and they won t let us through. this morning, a plane carrying 200 evacuees, mainly security guards from the british embassy, arrived in brize norton. in hiding this security guard tells me he and other colleagues have been left behind. translation: we feel abandoned, we can t stay in our home, it is dangerous. sometimes i can t look at my kids. i was the one that put us at such high risk. if i knew this company would do this to us, i would never have joined. outside, banks are closed for the seventh day in a row. there is no cash in the machines.
this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. crowds continue to gather outside kabul airport, amid reports of chaotic scenes as the us advises its citizens not to travel there until they are asked, because of security threats outside the gates. senior taliban figures including the group s co founder, mullah baradar are in kabulfor talks about establishing a new government. greece has erected a 25 mile fence on its border with turkey amid warnings of many afghan civillians fleeing their country. a state of emergency has been declared in parts of new york state ahead of the forecast arrival of hurricane henri. and animal welfare campaigners have welcomed new uk government proposals to stop puppy smuggling.
travel documents are not getting through. translation: we ve got a legal visa. many people who are coming here don t have the right documents, but we ve got the visa and they won t let us through. britain s ambassador, sir laurie bristow, has been helping to process applications. he says the evacuation is the biggest challenge he s ever faced. but a pentagon briefing said the taliban had so far not prevented the evacuation. we ve had no hostile interactions, no attack and no threat by the taliban. we remain vigilant. we have also not experienced any additional security incidents. elsewhere in kabul, normal life is slowly returning, but banks have been shut and cash machines empty. there have also been reports of hospitals struggling without enough women turning up for work. taliban fighters, so long part of a violent insurgency, are in control, seen everywhere on the streets.
that the delta variant was so contagious that australia s long held strategy of trying to eliminate the virus was over. phil mercer, bbc news. the british government has rejected a call to issue 10,000 temporary visas to eu workers to tackle an estimated shortage of 75,000 lorry drivers in the wake of brexit. logistics uk, the trade body which represents freight businesses, says many restaurants and supermarkets are facing serious supply problems. but ministers say employers should invest in the domestic workforce by offering higher wages, rather than rely on foreign labour. alex veitch from logistics uk has been explaining the scale of the problem. it is serious, and it s getting worse. we are making this call for 10,000 temporary visas for qualified, safe eu nationals to come back to the uk and tide us over for the peak christmas period,