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Man pulls out a knife at London fuel station

Many petrol stations in major cities around Britain are empty due to a trucker shortage that has prompted the government to put the army on standby. The crisis has been compounded by panic buying.

Earlier on Tuesday (September 28) Transport Secretary Grant Schapps said the fuel crisis was starting to stabilize.