Bus services in the Italian city of Naples have been halted after the civic transport company ran out of money for fuel.

It said only 30 of the usual 300 buses left the depot and they all had to return before their tanks ran dry. The company had announced overnight that service for the morning rush hour could not be guaranteed.

Naples' municipal services have been in the news before, most notably when mountains of rubbish have piled up.

This time the company that provides fuel for city buses refused to replenish them without payment guarantees.

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