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
prepared to discuss with you. that s a head of a meeting on saturday of the unions national executive. the governing committee. they say if the government comes forward, outlining substantial areas which could move things forward, in other words, some suggestion they would move on pay which is 5% this year and a proposal of 3% next year, that they would put the strikes on hold list up but this follows what is being described by another union as an olive branch thorns from the education secretary last night. gillian keegan wrote all four unions in the dispute and said she would meet them for further talks about pay and other issues but only if the strikes were put on hold. leaders of nine european nations on nato s flank is asking for greater