Governments worldwide shield households from rising energy costsNations globally are taking action to protect citizens from rising energy prices. Countries are introducing subsidies, tax cuts and fuel co...
20 May, 2026, 05.16 PM IST
UK is grappling with vegetable shortages. How did it happen?Even if energy costs hadn't risen so much, British growers would not come close to making up for the shortfalls in imported produce, Diploc...
02 Mar, 2023, 01.57 PM IST
Regulators warn of 'significant risk' of gas shortages this winter in BritainAccording to energy regulator Ofgem, gas supply to UK households and businesses could be in jeopardy during the coldest months, with proper...
03 Oct, 2022, 10.45 PM IST
UK warns against travel to Sri Lanka due to economic crisisEconomic mismanagement and the aftermath of COVID-19 have left the cash-strapped country of 22 million people unable to pay for essential i...
05 Jul, 2022, 06.36 PM IST
Sri Lanka asks government employees to work from home amid fuel shortagesOf its approximately one million government employees, those providing essential services like healthcare will continue to report for duty ...
17 Jun, 2022, 08.00 PM IST
Sri Lanka economic crisis: PM Ranil Wickremesinghe announces financial safety net for social securityA team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) would visit the country on June 20 and hoped that a staff-level agreement with the IMF wo...
10 Jun, 2022, 03.35 PM IST
Sri Lanka seeks $55 mn loan from India for buying fertiliserThe country of 22 million is suffering its worst economic crisis in seven decades, battling a shortage of foreign exchange that has stalled...
07 Jun, 2022, 05.21 PM IST
British industry warns of factory closures without help on fuel costsWholesale gas prices have increased 400% this year in Europe, partly due to low stocks and strong demand from Asia, putting particular pres...
09 Oct, 2021, 07.49 PM IST
Gas shortages awaken Britain to some crucial workers: Truck driversNow, as a critical shortage of truck drivers has caused gas pumps to run dry across the country and disrupted the lives of thousands, Brito...
30 Sep, 2021, 12.27 AM IST
'Crazy': Britain puts army on standby as panic buying leaves petrol pumps dryA post-Brexit shortage of lorry drivers, exacerbated by a halt to truck-driving-licence testing during COVID lockdowns, has sown chaos thro...
28 Sep, 2021, 04.46 PM IST
UK mulls calling in army to help ease gas shortages at pumpsThe Petrol Retailers Association, which represents almost 5,500 independent outlets, said Sunday that about two-thirds of its members had r...
27 Sep, 2021, 11.22 PM IST
Panic buying leaves up to 90% of fuel pumps dry in major British citiesThe Petrol Retailers Association (PRA), which represents independent fuel retailers which now account for 65% of all UK forecourts, said me...
27 Sep, 2021, 03.53 PM IST
Britain expected to ease visa rules as truck driver shortage bitesAs retailers warned of significant disruption in the run-up to Christmas, Prime Minister Boris Johnson's office said it was looking at temp...
25 Sep, 2021, 05.41 PM IST
Drive for Britain! UK scrambles for truckers amid supply woeThe government is scrambling to lure more people into truck driving, long viewed as an underpaid and underappreciated job.
24 Sep, 2021, 02.34 PM IST
UK economic recovery slows sharply on Covid falloutGross domestic product output stood at 0.1 percent in the month compared with GDP of 1.0 percent in June, the Office for National Statistic...
10 Sep, 2021, 03.10 PM IST
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Britain's Cairn Energy suspended production of gas at an offshore Bangladesh field on Wednesday after detecting faults in its platform.
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- BP to shut down major oil pipeline as strike action looms
Oil giant BP PLC was hours away from completing the closure of a pipeline system responsible for delivering almost a third of Britain's Nor...
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