UK troops mobilised to drive fuel trucks

British soldiers will start driving tankers to replenish empty pumps, as drivers queued up again for fuel after days of shortages, despite Prime Minister Boris Johnson saying the situation was improving.

Panic-buying has been rife for almost a week, leaving pumps dry across major cities, after oil firms warned they did not have enough tanker drivers to move petrol and diesel from refineries to filling stations. Business minister Kwasi Kwarteng said 150 soldiers had been mobilised, and would be driving tankers within a few days.