Airline, shipping and trucking bosses have joined union leaders in calling for governments around the world to ease coronavirus restrictions on transport workers to help avoid a Christmas supply chain crisis. Industry representatives from around the world issued a joint call on Wednesday for coordinated action from national governments to simplify border restrictions. – Guardian
The move back to the office following the lifting of coronavirus restrictions has prompted a surge in searches for homes for sale close to commuter stations, according to property website Rightmove. The property portal said there had been a big increase in searches for train stations an hour away from major cities over the summer, as people started to look for locations which allowed easy travel to work. – Guardian
Fuel is being diverted from large companies to garage forecourts in a move that threatens to disrupt online deliveries, The Telegraph has learnt. Bosses across Britain’s fuel terminals are under orders to prioritise motorists over major firms as ministers scramble to avoid angry scenes at the petrol pumps. – Telegraph
A former BBC executive who doubled the cost of playing the National Lottery has been handed a £1.8m bonus four years after quitting operator Camelot. Andy Duncan, who is also a former chief executive of Channel 4, was awarded the seven-figure sum under long-term incentive schemes. – Telegraph
Export demand for British-made cars has collapsed as UK factory output slumped again in recent weeks. Despite lockdowns ending, latest figures show that little more than 1,000 cars a day have been rolling off British production lines, when not so long ago average annual volumes 4,500 a day. – The Times
Britain’s biggest retailer plans to expand its use of a train service to bring goods from Spain into the country, which helped it to cut emissions and protect deliveries during the haulage crisis. Ken Murphy, chief executive of Tesco, said in an interview for the forthcoming Reuters Impact conference that the past three months had been “challenging” but that the supermarket had coped well thanks to its detailed planning and close ties with suppliers. – The Times
