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2022-10-08 19:01
European fuel shortage fears set in
TEHRAN- The United Kingdom's announcement of a contingency plan involving three-hour power blackouts reflects the bleak mood across Europe as the reality of gas shortages begins to sink in.
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2021-10-25 19:53
Shortage in UK farmers, bus drivers reflect broader crisis
TEHRAN - British farmers are being forced to slash production as a vast shortfall in workers has caused an “unprecedented” amount of food to be thrown into landfills this year.
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2021-10-04 18:33
Gas Lights Are Blinking: UK Fuel Crisis Is Getting Worse
TEHRAN - An industry boss has issued a stark warning about Britain's fuel crisis, saying the problem is getting worse in some regions as queues outside petrol stations caused gridlocked traffic for the second consecutive weekend.
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2021-10-04 18:32
Brexit is propelling Britain towards the door marked 'failed state'
By John Wight
Energy crisis, empty supermarket shelves, labour shortage, widespread and deepening poverty, increasingly poor relations with neighbouring countries, failure to achieve bilateral trade deals, moral panic over refugees and migrants in general. No, this isn’t the plight of a country in the Global South, lacking the benefits of a developed economy, this is the UK now, today.
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2021-10-02 20:40
Britain to deploy army amid fuel crisis
TEHRAN - Despite reassuring the public that the fuel crisis is easing, Britain will start deploying the military from Monday to deliver fuel to petrol stations, many of which are still dry after a chaotic week grappling with a fuel supply shortage. The government has urged the public not to panic, but that is exactly what has happened; panic-buying, fights at gas pumps, and drivers hoarding petrol in water bottles.