and making a splash the olympians who ve joined forces with campaigners trying to stop pools and leisure centres closing because of soaring energy bills. coming up in sportsday later in the hour on the bbc news channel, we ll get the latest from bristol as the england lionesses look to extend their winning run in the deciding match at the arnold clark cup. good evening. welcome to the bbc news at six. the uk s biggest retailer, tesco, has become the latest supermarket to impose limits on the sale of some fruit and vegetables. customers will not be allowed to buy more than three peppers, cucumbers or packs of tomatoes, for example. aldi is also introducing limits. asda and morrisons did the same yesterday. the shortages are being blamed partly on temporary supply challenges because of adverse weather conditions abroad. our business correspondent emma simpson reports. if you ve been to the supermarket, chances are you ll have seen this. a shortage of tomatoes, cucumbers and s
pay across england in march. at least 260 jobs are going, as british steel announces the closure of its coking ovens in scunthorpe. and, a pivotal day in welsh rugby players are due to reveal whether they will strike during the six nations, over contractual disputes. good afternoon, and welcome to bbc news. tesco and aldi have become the latest supermarket groups to restrict the amount of some fruit and vegetables that customers can buy in response to recent shortages of fresh produce. yesterday, asda and morrisons put limits on the number of cucumbers, peppers and tomatoes that shoppers can take home. our business correspondent marc ashdown is here with me. in the winter, there were cold snaps. defra says supply chains are resilient. it doesn t appear to be any reason. lancashire s police and crime commissioner has announced an independent review of the investigation into the disappearance of nicola bulley. andrew snowden has commissioned the college of policing to look in
and making a splash the olympians who ve joined forces with campaigners trying to stop pools and leisure centres closing because of soaring energy bills. coming up in sportsday later in the hour on the bbc news channel, we ll get the latest from bristol as the england lionesses look to extend their winning run in the deciding match at the arnold clark cup. good evening. welcome to the bbc news at six. the uk s biggest retailer, tesco, has become the latest supermarket to impose limits on the sale of some fruit and vegetables. customers will not be allowed to buy more than three peppers, cucumbers or packs of tomatoes, for example. aldi is also introducing limits. asda and morrisons did the same yesterday. the shortages are being blamed partly on temporary supply