Industry bosses say retailers will struggle to keep shelves stocked at Christmas amid worker shortage.

The acute labor shortage because of self isolation is masking the systemic challenge for businesses struggling to recruit after Brexit.

Gaps are appearing on supermarket shelves in Northern Ireland, including at our biggest grocer Tesco, as stores struggle to keep up deliveries amid a shortage of lorry drivers.

The oil giant has warned the Government it will struggle to keep supplies topped up and called on ministers to change jobs rules for drivers.

The government is planning a temporary scheme to make it easier for foreign lorry drivers to work in the UK.

Ministers are saying “this won’t be as bad as the winter of discontent”. I dread to think what they’ll promise next.

“And what's the Brexit dividend here? S-Group has already turned to French retailer Carrefour to fill the gap left by Tesco," a journalist has said.

Three food parcels are handed out to struggling households every minute, as Tesco boss warns worst of supermarket price rises are ‘yet to come’.

Britain has delayed imposing its full post-Brexit import controls on goods from the European Union again, pushing it back until the end of next year, saying it did not want to add more fuel to fast-rising inflation.

There was no public announcement of the change, which was quietly slipped into new contracts earlier this week.

Giffgaff and Tesco have joined EE, Sky Mobile, Three and Vodafone in making contract changes.

It comes as new EU new rules mean that a roaming customer who can use 5G services at home should also have 5G roaming services when this is available in another member state.

Three big retailers are placing limits on shoppers on some produce lines. What is behind the rationing?

Tesco is the first supermarket chain to place "Not for EU" posters in their Northern Ireland stores.