From backlogs in shipments to shortages of lorry drivers, Britain has been facing a worsening supply chain crisis sparked by Brexit and Covid. Resurgent demand from reopening global economies has created supply bottlenecks, while tougher immigration rules and bureaucracy for foreign workers have led to crippling staffing issues. But the management at Portsmouth International Port …
December 23, 2020 By Ben Makori and Gerhard Mey DOVER, England (Reuters) – Truck drivers trapped along hundreds of miles of roads near the southern English port of Dover are facing a riddle: to travel to France they must have a COVID-19 test but they say there are no tests to be had. After turning …
December 8, 2020 LONDON (Reuters) – British supermarket sales increased by 10.1% in the four weeks to Nov. 28 year-on-year, with growth peaking at 13% in the week to Nov. 7, as shoppers prepared for England’s second national lockdown, data from market researcher Nielsen showed on Tuesday. England’s second lockdown to stem rising COVID-19 infections …
