HGV driver shortage: Husband and wife embark on a new journey

A couple from Northern Ireland are learning to be HGV drivers as part of a new training scheme.

Mervyn and Joanna Lynn "feel privileged" to have been accepted on to the fast-track course.

It aims to help relieve the strain on businesses and supply chains caused by a shortage of HGV drivers across the UK and Ireland.

Once qualified, the couple hope to get jobs that allow them to travel around Europe.