Tag: Panic-buying
over 2 years ago
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Panic buying breaks out in Russia as shoppers scramble for sugar as Western sanctions hit

Pensioners have been seen fighting over bags of sugar as international sanctions start to hit vital supplies of essen...

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over 2 years ago
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Chaos inside Russia as panic buyers strip shelves and shoppers scramble for food

Pensioners have been seen fighting over bags of sugar as international sanctions start to hit vital supplies of essen...

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about 3 years ago
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TikTok prankster turns up to petrol station in a bath to mock drivers queuing for fuel

Gus Lee-Dolphin has earned millions of views on TikTok sat in the soapy tub with a glass of red wine singing "I don't...

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about 3 years ago
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Fuel crisis: UK deploys emergency tankers to deliver petrol amid huge driver shortages

We'll be bringing you the very latest updates, pictures and video on this breaking news story

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about 3 years ago
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Petrol station boss struck by fuel nozzle and concussed in 'racist attack'

Nerali Patel, who is of Indian heritage, was struck on the face and knocked to the ground before being called a "p***...

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about 3 years ago
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Men throw punches as brawl breaks out at petrol station amid fuel crisis

In the clip filmed at a Shell garage in Sidcup Road, New Eltham, two men are seen throwing punches, with one shouting...

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about 3 years ago
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Paramedic turned away from four petrol stations in bid to fill up ambulance

Jennifer Ward, from Norwich, claims her regular trip to the pumps gave her 'unneeded anxiety' on Friday when she spen...

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about 3 years ago
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Urgent calls for paramedics, teachers and keyworkers to get priority access to fuel

"Ambulance crews, nurses, care workers, teaching assistants, police staff and other key workers mustn't be left stran...

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about 3 years ago
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UK petrol prices hit eight-year high as hundreds of fuel stations run dry

Motoring association the RAC warned that the situation could worsen as retailers pass on the cost of rising wholesale...

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about 3 years ago
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Fuel crisis: Driver pulls 'knife' on motorist as brawl erupts outside petrol garage

The dramatic incident unfolded in Welling, south-east London on Monday amid shortages of fuel across the country - se...

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about 3 years ago
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UK fuel shortages: Health chiefs fear petrol crisis could stop NHS staff working

Unions have called on the Government to allow key workers to fill up their tanks first at petrol stations amid panic-...

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about 3 years ago
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Are petrol and diesel prices rising or falling? We take a look amid panic-buying frenzy

With the cost of oil rising and now near a three-year high, wholesale prices are being forced up - at the same time, ...

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about 3 years ago
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Early-hours chaos as drivers push cars to petrol pumps amid mammoth fuel queues

Motorists have been panic buying petrol over the weekend after BP announced it was closing pumps and rationing fuel, ...

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about 3 years ago
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Half of petrol stations run out of fuel as 400 impose £30-per-car limit - see full list

Motorists are being desperately urged to refuel as normal and not to panic buy after some forecourt were forced to cl...

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about 3 years ago
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Boris Johnson considering using army to supply petrol stations as fuel crisis rumbles on

Boris Johnson is reportedly set to launch 'Operation Escalin' this week - first conceived during the planning for a n...

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about 3 years ago
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BBC Breakfast presenter Phil McCann goes viral after petrol shortages report

The aptly named BBC Breakfast presenter had viewers howling with laughter, after his report on petrol station shortag...

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about 3 years ago
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Tesco and Sainsbury's using 'tricks' to hide empty shelves due to pingdemic

Shoppers have been left angered at the lack of food available in supermarkets across Britain, blamed on Brexit, a sho...

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over 3 years ago
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BP and Iceland 'first of many shops to run out' unless ping rules are scrapped

Retail bosses have warned Boris Johnson the current isolation rules mean supermarkets will struggle to keep up with d...

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over 3 years ago
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Supermarket owner fined after charging £22 for flour during Covid panic-buying

A customer travelled from Oxford to Birmingham to be charged £22 for a 25kg bag of chapatti flour that was usually so...

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over 3 years ago
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Shoppers rank Covid-safe supermarkets and worst chains that don't enforce rules

Despite safety measures to reduce infection risks during the pandemic, a report has revealed just two in five shopper...

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