a candlelit vigil to remember the primary school teacher sabina nasa has been held in the community where she lived police are searching for a man captured on cctv went near the 28 year old was killed in south east london a week ago. it comes as officers have released another man they sequestered in connection with her death and further investigation. last friday, sabina nessa was heading for a night out here in pegler square, in kidbrooke. tonight, people gathered at the same spot to remember her. sabina was 28 and a primary school teacher when her life was suddenly taken. and at the heart of this gathering, her broken family. her sister spoke for them. sabina loved her family. we have lost our sister. my parents have lost their daughter and my girls have lost such a brilliant, loving, caring auntie who dearly loved them. words cannot describe how we are feeling. this feels like we are stuck in a bad dream and can t get out of it. our world is shattered. most people here nev
a new chancellor tomorrow. hundreds pay tribute to murdered primary school teacher sabina nessa at a candle lit vigil. the uk government is set to formally announce a visa scheme on sunday that will make it easier for foreign drivers to work in the uk. it s expected the scheme will be temporary and will issue visas for about 5,000 drivers to tackle the hgv driver shortage. the road haulage association estimates the uk is short of about 100,000 hgv drivers, with existing shortages made worse by the pandemic and brexit. the bbc understands the government will also announce a raft of longer term measures, including training up more drivers and addressing the backlog of driving tests. it is thought around 40,000 are still waiting for their test. it is thought around 40,000 are still waiting for their test. 0ur transport correspondent, caroline davies, reports. chicken, milkshakes, now petrol. a shortage of lorry drivers continues to bite across the uk, and as the problem grows, t
in germany, where voters will elect a new chancellor tomorrow. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the uk government is set to formally announce a visa scheme on sunday that will make it easier for foreign drivers to work in the uk. it s expected the scheme will be temporary and issue visas for about 5,000 drivers to tackle the hgv driver shortage. the road haulage association estimates the uk is short of about 100,000 hgv drivers with existing shortages made worse by the pandemic and brexit. the bbc understands the government will also announce a raft of longer term measures including training up more drivers and addressing the backlog of driving tests. 0ur transport correspondent, caroline davies reports. chicken, milkshakes, now petrol. a shortage of lorry drivers continues to bite across the uk, and as the problem grows, there is more pressure on the government to make changes. bp reported they were having trouble getting their petrol to
in germany, where voters will elect a new chancellor tomorrow. the uk government is set to formally announce a visa scheme on sunday that will make it easier for foreign drivers to work in the uk. it s expected the scheme will be temporary and issue visas for about 5,000 drivers to tackle the hgv driver shortage. the road haulage association estimates the uk is short of about 100,000 hgv drivers with existing shortages made worse by the pandemic and brexit. the bbc understands the government will also announce a raft of longer term measures including training up more drivers and addressing the backlog of driving tests. 0ur transport correspondent, caroline davies reports. chicken, milkshakes, now petrol. a shortage of lorry drivers continues to bite across the uk, and as the problem grows, there is more pressure on the government to make changes. bp reported they were having trouble getting their petrol to some pumps. there is enough fuel, just not enough drivers to take it
good afternoon. welcome to bbc news. the government is due to formally announce a visa scheme that will make it easier for foreign drivers to work in the uk. details of the plan will be set out tomorrow. it s expected the temporary plan will allow visas for about 5,000 drivers to tackle the hgv driver shortage, which has led to supply problems at some petrol stations and other businesses. the road haulage association estimates that the uk is short of about 100,000 hgv drivers in total with existing shortages made worse by a number of factors, including the pandemic and brexit. here s our business correspondent, katy austin. people have been told not to panic buy, there is no shortage of fuel itself. but again this morning, there were queues at petrol stations. absolute mayhem, nobody can get past, nobody can get in. eg group, which operates 400 sites, has set a £30 per customer limit. the initial problems experienced by bp were due to a shortage of lorry drivers. it is tho