A method, for use in a first wireless device, for allocating resources for device-to-device communications in a wireless communications network, the method comprising: receiving first signalling of a transmission schedule (400, 500), from a network node wherein the transmission schedule comprises: a first plurality of transmission opportunities for scheduling requests allocated to a device-to-device link, and a second plurality of transmission opportunities for scheduling requests allocated to a cellular link, wherein the method further comprises during a transmission opportunity within the first plurality of transmission opportunities or the second plurality of transmission opportunities, transmitting a first scheduling request (402, 502); in response to transmitting the first scheduling request, receiving second signalling from the network node, the second signaling comprising a grant allocation carrying information identifying that a plurality of buffer status report messages are permitted to be transmitted by the first wireless device (404, 504): the information comprising: an indication of a first number of device-to-device buffer status report messages, BSRs, permitted to be transmitted by the first wireless device on the device-to-device link; and an indication of a second number of cellular BSRs permitted to be transmitted by the first wireless device on the cellular link; and transmitting the plurality of buffer status report messages according to the information, each of the plurality of buffer status report messages comprising (406, 506A-M 408, 508 A-M): a device-to-device BSR indicating an amount of data to be transmitted on the device-to-device link; or a cellular BSR indicating an amount of data to be transmitted on the cellular link. receiving first signalling of a transmission schedule (400, 500), from a network node wherein the transmission schedule comprises: a first plurality of transmission opportunities for scheduling requests allocated to a device-to-device link, and a second plurality of transmission opportunities for scheduling requests allocated to a cellular link, wherein the method further comprises during a transmission opportunity within the first plurality of transmission opportunities or the second plurality of transmission opportunities, transmitting a first scheduling request (402, 502); in response to transmitting the first scheduling request, receiving second signalling from the network node, the second signaling comprising a grant allocation carrying information identifying that a plurality of buffer status report messages are permitted to be transmitted by the first wireless device (404, 504): a first plurality of transmission opportunities for scheduling requests allocated to a device-to-device link, and a second plurality of transmission opportunities for scheduling requests allocated to a cellular link, wherein the method further comprises during a transmission opportunity within the first plurality of transmission opportunities or the second plurality of transmission opportunities, transmitting a first scheduling request (402, 502); in response to transmitting the first scheduling request, receiving second signalling from the network node, the second signaling comprising a grant allocation carrying information identifying that a plurality of buffer status report messages are permitted to be transmitted by the first wireless device (404, 504): the information comprising: an indication of a first number of device-to-device buffer status report messages, BSRs, permitted to be transmitted by the first wireless device on the device-to-device link; and an indication of a second number of cellular BSRs permitted to be transmitted by the first wireless device on the cellular link; and an indication of a first number of device-to-device buffer status report messages, BSRs, permitted to be transmitted by the first wireless device on the device-to-device link; and an indication of a second number of cellular BSRs permitted to be transmitted by the first wireless device on the cellular link; and transmitting the plurality of buffer status report messages according to the information, each of the plurality of buffer status report messages comprising (406, 506A-M 408, 508 A-M): a device-to-device BSR indicating an amount of data to be transmitted on the device-to-device link; or a cellular BSR indicating an amount of data to be transmitted on the cellular link. a device-to-device BSR indicating an amount of data to be transmitted on the device-to-device link; or a cellular BSR indicating an amount of data to be transmitted on the cellular link.