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UK's Food Delivery Drivers To Go On Strike On Valentine's Day. Here's Why
Britain's couples could struggle for Valentine's Day gifts and meals after Amazon staff went on strike over pay Tuesday -- and will soon be joined by takeaway delivery drivers, organisers said.
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Biggest UK Strike In Years As Teachers, Train Drivers Walk Out Over New Law
Up to half a million British teachers, civil servants, train drivers and university lecturers walked out over pay and conditions on Wednesday in the largest coordinated strike action in Britain in a generation, causing widespread disruption.
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Britain to Allow Motorists to Watch TV in Self-Driving Cars
The British Department for Transport has stated that motorists can sit back and watch TV in self-driving cars once they're approved on British roads.
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UK Eases Foreign Trucker Rules To Tackle Supply Chain Crisis
Britain on Friday announced it was easing rules on how many deliveries foreign lorry drivers can make, in an attempt to ease a supply chain crisis before Christmas.
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After Chaotic Week, Britain Says Fuel Crisis "Under Control" Amid Shortage
Britain said on Thursday that a gas station crisis caused by an acute shortage of truck drivers was back under control but many pumps remained closed in London leaving motorists searching or queuing for hours to fill their tanks.
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Britain Says Fuel Crisis Under Control, But Some Gas Pumps Still Empty
Britain said on Thursday that a gas station crisis caused by an acute shortage of truck drivers was back under control but many pumps remained closed in London leaving motorists searching or queuing for hours to fill their tanks.
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Cars In UK Queue For Petrol Amid Shortage
Lengthy queues of vehicles snaked their way to gas stations in Britain on Saturday where an acute shortage of truck drivers has led to fuel rationing and some pumps running dry, and prompted the government to consider issuing temporary work visas.
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British Army To Start Driving Tankers As Queues For Fuel Continue
British soldiers will start driving tankers to replenish empty pumps, as drivers queued again for fuel after days of shortages, despite Prime Minister Boris Johnson saying the situation was improving.
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UK Puts Army On Standby As Fuel Pumps Run Dry: Ministry
Britain on Monday put the army on standby to help with the ongoing fuel crisis as fears over tanker driver shortages led to panic buying, leaving many of the country's pumps dry.
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UK To Offer 10,500 Post-Brexit Visas To Ease Worker Shortages
Britain will issue up to 10,500 temporary work visas to lorry drivers and poultry workers to ease chronic staff shortages, the government said Saturday, in a U-turn on post-Brexit immigration policy.
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"Carry On As Normal": UK Urges Public Calm Over Shut Fuel Stations
The UK government on Friday urged the public against panic-buying as some petrol stations closed pumps due to a lack of lorry drivers to deliver fuel.
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Uber to Roll Out Pension Plans for UK Drivers
Uber said it would start rolling out its pension plan to all eligible drivers in the United Kingdom, months after the ride-hailing service granted workers' rights to its drivers in the country.
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Britain's Driverless Car Ambitions Hit Speed Bump With Insurers
While insurers believe automated technology will slash accidents and deaths, and save them billions in payouts, they are also worried drivers might equate today's lower levels of automation with fully self-driving vehicles, potentially causing more accidents in the short term.
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UK Supreme Court Rules Uber Drivers Are Workers, Not Self-Employed
Britain's top court on Friday ruled that ride-hailing giant Uber's drivers are entitled to workers' rights, in a judgement with huge implications for the "gig economy".
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Channel Logjam Eases For Truckers Blocked In Britain
Hundreds of lorries arrived at the French port of Calais on Friday as authorities scrambled to ease a bottleneck in Britain, where thousands of drivers have been stuck for days because of tougher coronavirus rules.
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UK's Food Delivery Drivers To Go On Strike On Valentine's Day. Here's Why
Britain's couples could struggle for Valentine's Day gifts and meals after Amazon staff went on strike over pay Tuesday -- and will soon be joined by takeaway delivery drivers, organisers said.
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Biggest UK Strike In Years As Teachers, Train Drivers Walk Out Over New Law
Up to half a million British teachers, civil servants, train drivers and university lecturers walked out over pay and conditions on Wednesday in the largest coordinated strike action in Britain in a generation, causing widespread disruption.
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Britain to Allow Motorists to Watch TV in Self-Driving Cars
The British Department for Transport has stated that motorists can sit back and watch TV in self-driving cars once they're approved on British roads.
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UK Eases Foreign Trucker Rules To Tackle Supply Chain Crisis
Britain on Friday announced it was easing rules on how many deliveries foreign lorry drivers can make, in an attempt to ease a supply chain crisis before Christmas.
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After Chaotic Week, Britain Says Fuel Crisis "Under Control" Amid Shortage
Britain said on Thursday that a gas station crisis caused by an acute shortage of truck drivers was back under control but many pumps remained closed in London leaving motorists searching or queuing for hours to fill their tanks.
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Britain Says Fuel Crisis Under Control, But Some Gas Pumps Still Empty
Britain said on Thursday that a gas station crisis caused by an acute shortage of truck drivers was back under control but many pumps remained closed in London leaving motorists searching or queuing for hours to fill their tanks.
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Cars In UK Queue For Petrol Amid Shortage
Lengthy queues of vehicles snaked their way to gas stations in Britain on Saturday where an acute shortage of truck drivers has led to fuel rationing and some pumps running dry, and prompted the government to consider issuing temporary work visas.
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British Army To Start Driving Tankers As Queues For Fuel Continue
British soldiers will start driving tankers to replenish empty pumps, as drivers queued again for fuel after days of shortages, despite Prime Minister Boris Johnson saying the situation was improving.
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UK Puts Army On Standby As Fuel Pumps Run Dry: Ministry
Britain on Monday put the army on standby to help with the ongoing fuel crisis as fears over tanker driver shortages led to panic buying, leaving many of the country's pumps dry.
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UK To Offer 10,500 Post-Brexit Visas To Ease Worker Shortages
Britain will issue up to 10,500 temporary work visas to lorry drivers and poultry workers to ease chronic staff shortages, the government said Saturday, in a U-turn on post-Brexit immigration policy.
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"Carry On As Normal": UK Urges Public Calm Over Shut Fuel Stations
The UK government on Friday urged the public against panic-buying as some petrol stations closed pumps due to a lack of lorry drivers to deliver fuel.
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Uber to Roll Out Pension Plans for UK Drivers
Uber said it would start rolling out its pension plan to all eligible drivers in the United Kingdom, months after the ride-hailing service granted workers' rights to its drivers in the country.
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Britain's Driverless Car Ambitions Hit Speed Bump With Insurers
While insurers believe automated technology will slash accidents and deaths, and save them billions in payouts, they are also worried drivers might equate today's lower levels of automation with fully self-driving vehicles, potentially causing more accidents in the short term.
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UK Supreme Court Rules Uber Drivers Are Workers, Not Self-Employed
Britain's top court on Friday ruled that ride-hailing giant Uber's drivers are entitled to workers' rights, in a judgement with huge implications for the "gig economy".
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Channel Logjam Eases For Truckers Blocked In Britain
Hundreds of lorries arrived at the French port of Calais on Friday as authorities scrambled to ease a bottleneck in Britain, where thousands of drivers have been stuck for days because of tougher coronavirus rules.
