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Gas Stations Run Dry As UK Faces Truck Driver Shortage

The U.K. is in the midst of shortages.

Gas stations are running dry, sparked by a shortage of truck drivers. The Associated Press reports that the British government is considering training the military to drive trucks in their place.

Here & Now‘s Tonya Mosley talks with NPR’s Frank Langfitt who joins us with more.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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