just enough time to get this photograph. a coastal town has received a £41 million donation from the woman behind fisherman s friend cough sweets. businesswoman doreen lofthouse, who died in march, aged 91, has left her fortune to a charity that strives to develop her hometown of fleetwood. fleetwood town council said it was overwhelmed by the generosity. you are watching bbc news. the high demand for lorry drivers and a changing jobs market during the pandemic have seen many people switching careers to become hgv drivers. 0ur reporter ian barmer has been to meet one mum who s just passed her test, to see how she s getting on in her new role. driving is only part of the job. yasmine is now in charge of an 18 tonne truck and let me means making sure the load is safe for the road. with a new class to hgv licence under her belt, yasmin delivers
as this leader, once dubbed queen of europe, departs from her throne. tanya dendrinos, bbc news. the high demand for lorry drivers and a changing jobs market during the pandemic have seen many people switching careers to become hgv drivers. our reporter, ian barmer, has been to meet one mum who s just passed her test, to see how she s getting on in her new role. driving is only part of the job. yasmin is now in charge of an 18 tonne truck and that means making sure the load is safe for the road. with a new class 2 hgv licence under her belt, she delivers everything from beer to bathroom suites to dog food. going through the test process was a little bit stressful but i have done it now and it feels good to be on the road.
that strives to develop her hometown of fleetwood. fleetwood town council said it was overwhelmed by the generosity . you are watching bbc news. the high demand for lorry drivers and a changing jobs market during the pandemic have seen many people switching careers to become hgv drivers. 0ur reporter, ian barmer, has been to meet one mum who s just passed her test, to see how she s getting on in her new role. driving is only part of the job. yasmin is now in charge of an 18 tonne truck and that means making sure the load is safe for the road. with a new class 2 hgv licence under her belt, she delivers everything from beer to bathroom suites to dog food. going through the test process was a little bit stressful but i have done it now and it feels
have left the industry. there is the call from the government for anyone with an hgv licence not using it to step up with such a strong need for truck drivers in this country, particularly fuel tanker drivers. let me know your thoughts. are you struggling to get fuel? let me know. lots of issues around this and it would be good to be able to feed your thoughts into the conversations on bbc news today. labour will focus on economic issues at its annual conference in brighton today with a promise to scrap business rates in england. the shadow chancellor, rachel reeves, says the plan would be fairer to struggling high street retailers. our political correspondent adam fleming is in brighton. bring us up to date with the latest on day two. we bring us up to date with the latest on day two- on day two. we will get some new fiscal rules on day two. we will get some new fiscal rules unveiled on day two. we will get some new fiscal rules unveiled by on day two. we will get some new fisc
across the european union. he said there is no chance, in his view, that we will get those 5,000 drivers at the government has said it is prepared to welcome from across the eu would the temporary visa simply because, why would someone come and work here on such a short term basis and give up work in when they there are already problems elsewhere? work in europe when there are. what impact would that have, what is the answer? ., , . , answer? one of the concerns we reall do answer? one of the concerns we really do have. answer? one of the concerns we really do have, and answer? one of the concerns we really do have, and this - answer? one of the concerns we really do have, and this was i really do have, and this was mentioned at the meeting with kwasi kwarteng last night with industry, is that the driver and vehicle licensing agency in swansea, which is under the direct supervision of grant shapps, secretary of state for transport, is alleged to have up to 40,000 applications b