An Edinburgh toy shop owner has spoken of his fears that some popular toys may not arrive in time for Christmas.
Donald Nairn, who runs Toys Galore in Morningside, says a shortage of lorry drivers and supply chain issues had put some popular toys at risk.
He told the broadcaster BBC: "At least half of them have increased the prices they're charging us and although we'll do our best to absorb it, invariably there will be price rises, I think, in the second half of the year," he said.
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"They're also having problems with delivery drivers and other knock-on effects from both Covid and Brexit.
"We are basically ordering as much stock as we possibly can right now so we have stuff to sell at Christmas time.
"Certain things I anticipate will be in incredibly short supply, like Barbies for example.
"It's very hard to pinpoint exactly where the problem is going to be but I think if we do as much as possible now, we should be in a reasonably good position going into Christmas, that said, there will be shortages."
A UK government spokesperson said: "We recently announced a package of measures to help tackle the HGV driver shortage, including plans to streamline the process for new drivers to gain their HGV licence and to increase the number of tests able to be conducted.
"We have also temporarily relaxed drivers' hours rules to allow HGV drivers to make slightly longer journeys, but these must only be used where necessary and must not compromise driver safety."
