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
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In the Champions League semi finals. Theyre both in quarterfinal second leg action tonight. Arsenal are Bayern Munich. And city are at home against real madrid. Their tie finely poised, after the first leg finished 3 3. Manager Pep Guardiola says his side are well prepared to secure the crown for a second consecutive year. In this time of games, i am not talking winning or losing, i am talking being present and being who we are. We have always had the feeling that we are prepared, prepared to perform well at maximum, our best. Otherwise you cant reach the semifinals against teams like madrid. Arsenal have a tough task away against Bayern Munich after their 2 2 draw last week. This is bayern s last chance of silverware this season after Bayer Leverkusen ended their long run of bundesliga titles. Arsenal are hoping to reach the semi finals of the Champions League for the first time in 15 years. But, hoping to stop them is former spurs man harry kane. I had a lot of history with Arsenal P
In our special programme this morning well hear from those affected and as Election Campaigning resumes well examine their proposals to protect the public. Also ahead. Joy shines through the pain at the Ariana Grande Benefit Concerts are the victims of the Manchester Bombing. She thanked the crowd for their spirit. Manchester bombing. She thanked the crowd for their spiritli Manchester Bombing. She thanked the crowd for their spirit. I love you all so much and i thank you for coming out. We needed that here. Loveis coming out. We needed that here. Love is the medicine the world needs right now. We live in gateshead discussing exit ahead of the election. In sport, andy murray plays in the fourth round of the french open later. Hell hope to join defending champion Novak Djokovic, who is in the last eight after victory yesterday. And carol has the weather. At the morning we have rained Clearing Scotland and then for Scotla Nd Clearing Scotland and then for scotland and Northern Ireland ar