to try and reduce the backlog of applications. millions of americans are facing a weather alert, as a mix of record high and record low temperatures sweeps the country. and, the man who showed the world a new permanent exhibition is announced, dedicated to david bowie. hello and welcome. police in northern ireland have confirmed that an off duty officer is in a critical but stable condition after being shot at a sports complex in omagh in county tyrone. the police federation for northern ireland said the shooting happened at around eight o clock last night while the officer coached young people playing football. sinn fein described the attack as outrageous and shameful , while the dup called for those responsible to be brought tojustice. our ireland correspondent, emma vardy reports. the shooting happened the shooting happened in the shooting happened in front the shooting happened in front of young players training at a coaching session, it is thought the off duty officer
we start here in the uk, where more shops are limiting the sale of some fruit and vegetables because of a shortage of fresh produce. the uk s biggest supermarket chain tesco is the latest to bring in rationing, a cap of three items per customer on tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers. it follows similar moves by rivals asda, aldi and morrison s. extreme weather has affected harvests in spain and north africa. but some are also pointing to specific problems within the uk s food industry, as emma simpson reports. if you ve been to the supermarket, chances are you ll have seen this. a shortage of tomatoes, cucumbers and some other fresh vegetables and now britain s biggest retailer has joined in with placing a limit on how much shoppers can buy. here is the problem. at this time of year we rely on imports from overseas. we get a lot of tomatoes here from morocco but it is a whiteout with harvest disrupted. extreme weather is playing havoc food production. this huge business is in the
occupation on the western bank occupation on the shamima begum, who fled the uk tojoin islamic state when she was 15, has failed to regain her british citizenship. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. it s newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. president putin has been addressing crowds filling moscow s main stadium for a patriotic gala concert to mark one year of russia s invasion of ukraine. he insisted that his decision to launch military action was entirelyjustified to protect russia s security. mr putin went on to stress that the cooperation between china and russia on the world stage is very important to stabilise the international situation. our russia editor steve rosenberg in moscow. to russia s largest football stadium they came in their tens of thousands, not to cheer on their team, but to support their president. from colleges, factories and state enterprises, they had been bussed in specially for a kremlin show, designed to sho
Footsie slipped a little after a bit ofa footsie slipped a little after a bit of a lacklustre run in asia. Do you fancy yourself as ajames bond. Or perhaps more of a jason bourne . Ftse. Later in the programme, well speak to the boss of a Company Providing high octane Team Building exercises. Exciting orjust excessive . Stay tuned and decide for yourself also today, nokia could be resurrecting the iconic 3310 phones. So we want to know, what Retro Technology would you like to bring back . Just use the hashtag, bbcbizlive. Welcome to the programme. After eight years of negotiations, the Eu Parliament has approved a landmark Free Trade Deal with canada. Lawmakers in strasbourg voted in favour of the so called ceta agreement, which is hoped to add billions of dollars both sides of the atlantic. Once fully implemented, the deal will eliminate 99 of the tariffs between canada and the eu. And the European Commission estimates that this could increase trade between the two regions by nearly a
Many front pages look ahead to next week, when the government is expected to begin the formal process of the brexit. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. The Brexit Secretary david davis has called on mps to back the governments brexit bill when it returns to the commons tomorrow, after the lords twice went against the government. Peers voted to guarantee the rights of eu citizens in the uk, and to ensure that parliament has a vote on an eventual deal. But mr davis said it would not be acceptable for parliament to try to reverse the will of the british people. If mps do pass it, theresa may could trigger article 50 thats the formal process of brexit this week. 0ur chief Political Correspondent vicki young reports. Theresa may wants to get on with it. For months she has vowed to kick start brexit talks by the end of march. But some here in parliament are fighting to get safeguards written into law before the negotiations begin. Today, the Brexit Secretary tried to reassure mps and peer