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
britain s lando norris claims the first pole position of his career at the russian grand prix. welcome along, thanks forjoining us. premier league action to come but we start tonight with the ryder cup where europe have been trying to fightback on the second day in wisconsin, but have fallen further behind. the united states have a 9 3 lead following the foursomes. it s a monumental task for europe now to defend the trophy. andrew murray is part of the bbc radio five live commentary team and joins me now. what have you made of the second day? europe were close as padraig harrington says but aside from garcia and rahm fell short again. it was a frustrating morning for the european team, they played some great golf and simple golf, it’s great golf and simple golf, it s such a great golf and simple golf, it s such a fickle game, a really tight margin, theyjust didn t come at the end of the day, they didn t hold enough putts and the americans did and they were edged out, albeit
the government will set out tomorrow more details of a temporary visa scheme to make it easier for foreign lorry drivers to work in the uk. it comes after a frustrating day for some motorists, with queues and congestion around some petrol stations, following a disruption to fuel deliveries because of a shortage of hauliers. the visa scheme could bring in around 5,000 drivers, but the haulage industry says it needs 100,000. earlier, i spoke to someone in the industry. it is 100,000 drivers that are short, so the government is saying that they are going to allow temporary visas for 5000 drivers. i really don t see how that is going to solve the situation. really don t see how that is going to solve the situation. yes, and for three months. to solve the situation. yes, and for three months, is to solve the situation. yes, and for three months, is the to solve the situation. yes, and for three months, is the government | three months, is the government being somewhat naive?