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Garages across France have been running out of petrol and diesel, which may be a problem for people travelling to the country for a holiday this month

Shauna Flanagan Garwe and dad Robert Garwe had gone to get mum Aine a birthday cake

Striking French oil refinery employees voted Wednesday to maintain blockades now in their third week, despite a government order for some of them to return to work in a bid to get fuel supplies flowing.

France on Wednesday ordered some staff at an Exxon Mobil fuel depot back to work and warned a TotalEnergies depot could be next, risking a wider conflict with trade unions as it battles to secure petrol supplies after weeks of strikes.

French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne has requisitioned staff at some petrol depots as the government battles to secure fuel supplies following weeks of strikes over a wage dispute. The move puts it on a collision course with the hardline CGT union.

Making a few small changes to the way that you drive can make a huge difference to how often you have to fill up your fuel

The UK Foreign Office has updated its travel guidance for those travelling to France

For days, drivers in Tunisia have faced long queues at petrol stations due to fuel shortages. And Lesotho's election winner Sam Matekane has announced a new coalition government. Finally, developing countries call for more funding for the programme that allows crucial grain and food to be safely exported out ofports…

Firefighters are at the scene and diversions are in place

Some money-saving driving techniques could help you spread out your visits to the pump.

French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne has announced a decision to requisition workers operating petrol depots of the ExxonMobil’s French branch Esso and threatened to do the same for those of Total group, amid strikes that have led fuel pumps to run dry in the country