Unable to fulfil the vast majority of todays online deliveries because of technical issues. Contactless payments in store were also affected, leaving thousands of customers either unable to buy groceries or having to queue for cash machines. Sainsburys says it was caused by an overnight software update. Tesco experienced similar problems, but on a smaller scale. Both chains have apologised to customers and say the unrelated issues have now been resolved , issues have now been resolved, and Vaughan Gething has been elected as the next welsh labour leader and the new first minister of wales. He will become the first black leader of any european country. Mr gething won a narrow contest against his only rival jeremy miles, taking 51. 7 of the vote. He is expected to be confirmed as first minister on wednesday, when a vote will take place in the senate and will replace Mark Drakeford, who has held the post since 2017. It means no uk nafion since 2017. It means no uk nation will be led by a
the uk s prime minister, rishi sunak, is flying to san diego for talks on defence with the us and australian leaders. it s understood they ll discuss ways of dealing with any security threats posed by china in the asia pacific region at the meeting of the aukus group. coming up is sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday here on bbc news. ireland are on for the grand slam in the six nations, overpowering scotland at murrayfield. another test passed with flying colours for arsenal, who restore the five point advantage at the top with victory at fulham. and england collapse in bangladesh the hosts taking the t20 series with a match to spare. also coming up on sportsday. cameron norrie s in third round action as the brits march on at indian wells. and the chase is on can tommy fleetwood catch the leaders at the players in florida, the pga s flagship event? set hello there. will come along to sportsday on bbc news. ireland proved just why they re the world s number one ranke
High tech camera collars give a birds eye view of polar bears struggling to find food on the shrinking arctic ice. And coming up in the sport on bbc news, can liam brodie recover from a difficult start in great britains opening davis cup rubber against spain in marbella . Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. Theresa may is coming under increasing pressure to spell out what she hopes to achieve from the brexit negotiations, including whether britain should remain part of the Customs Union after it leaves the eu. Some leave supporting conservative mps have urged the Prime Minister to be more specific about her priorities for future trade deals. Downing street says mrs may has an open mind to the kind of customs arrangement the uk should pursue. Speaking to our Political Editor laura kuenssberg, theresa may said her visit to china will help boost British Trade prospects. This trip is an example of Global Britain. Its about britain getting out around the world, and, yes, enha
Cross country event. Meanwhile, in the arena, north korean cheerleaders mesmerise the crowds with incredible synchronisation. And scotland fight back to earn a first win in this years six nations, with a hard fought victory against france. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. A russian domestic passenger plane has crashed on the outskirts of the russian capital, killing all 71 people on board. It took off from Moscows Domodedovo airport. Some witnesses say it broke up in midair. The black box recorder has been recovered. Our moscow correspondent, sarah rainsford, has been giving us the latest. Its early days and all of those things are being looked into right now. There doesnt appear to have been any extra ordinary weather conditions. The wind was fairly light, according to reports ive read, and although it is the depth of winter, its extremely cold, there was no heavy snowfall. No obvious reason for the weather to have caused this. We dont know if it was a technical failure. This w