2021-09-29
Metro Front Page 29th of September 2021
The petrol pump crisis appears to be coming to an end – but not before fuel fury sparked violence on the forecourts, Metro reports.
The petrol pump crisis appears to be coming to an end – but not before fuel fury sparked violence on the forecourts, Metro reports.
The Financial Times reports on warnings the US risks running out of money by 18 October if Congress does not resolve the stalemate over raising the country’s debt ceiling.
Greedy fuel bosses “ripping off” desperate drivers with ramped up pump prices have been branded an “absolute disgrace”, according to the Daily Express.
The Daily Star claims experts have suggested if you can’t squeeze into the same size pair of trousers you wore aged 21 then you are a “diabetes timebomb waiting to explode”.
Unions are warning key staff must be given priority at the pumps as panic buying leaves many stranded, the Daily Mirror reports.
The government has ordered the deployment of soldiers to distribute petrol, in a dramatic escalation of the national fuel crisis, The Independent says.
The Daily Mail says the prime minister has demanded a “thorough” inquiry into smart motorways after the paper’s investigation revealed they were plagued with “shocking failures”.
The centre-left politician in pole position to replace Angela Merkel as German chancellor has pinpointed the decision to end freedom of movement with Europe after Brexit as the reason for Britain’s petrol crisis, The Guardian writes.