reeling, letting in five goals at anfield for the first time in their history in the champions league. the swimming pools struggling to stay afloat an urgent plea from grassroots sports bodies for more government help to pay the energy bills. something needs to happen in some capacity, because if it s not funding, well then, how are these places going to survive? we ve actually got some rain around this morning quite widely. things were brighten up in the north and west later. it will feel chillier. good morning. it s wednesday, 22nd february. the health secretary, stephen barclay, is to meet representatives of the royal college of nursing this morning, after the union suspended a strike planned for next week in england. following months of disputes, the two sides have said they would begin intensive talks on pay, terms and conditions, and reforms. discussions about public sector pay for the next financial year are also underway. our health correspondent sophie hutchinson r
what a dramatic story that is. inside the papers, i d really like to hearfrom you inside the papers, i d really like to hear from you this inside the papers, i d really like to hearfrom you this morning if you have been affected by this shortage of fruit and vegetables at some of the supermarkets. some of them said to be rationing fruit and veg in some places. asda and morrisons rationing certain fruit and veg because of a shortage of supply. rationing is a really strong word, isn t it? whether it is rationing yet, i don t know. we are told, don t panic buy, it will be over in a couple of weeks. if you are passing your supermarket, you casually think i will pick up the last couple of cucumbers and pepper. we will speak to ben later about the supply and what is happening. let us know what the supply is where you are. in the times today, and lots of the papers, they have a picture of michael gove dancing in a nightclub in aberdeen. i m not sure about
is negotiated. it is not guaranteed that what is discussed in the negotiations will be enough. but after weeks and months of it not been clear how the way through would been clear how the way through would be found, i think there is a glimmer now and a chance there could be a way out of this. now and a chance there could be a way out of this. thank you very much indeed. supermarkets are introducing restrictions on the amount of certain fruits and vegetables that customers can buy. you might have noticed some empty shelves, after extreme weather caused supply issues across the uk. the shortages are only expected to last a few weeks. but in the meantime, shoppers may face limits on the number of cucumbers, peppers and tomatoes that they can take home. our business correspondent marc ashdown has more. if you ve been to do your weekly shop in the past few days, you might have noticed a few gaps. social media has been awash with pictures from frustrated shoppers of empty shelves in the fre
shoppers will be limited to two each of tomatoes, cucumbers, lettuce and peppers. the supermarkets say extreme weather in european countries where they source their produce has impacted supply chains. they say the measures are to make sure all customers can still get hold of fruit and veg. we re thinking about some disruption maybe for the next fortnight or so, just a little bit less availability than you d normally see in your supermarkets. but supermarkets are great at sorting through these challenges. we saw that during the pandemic. they ll be finding different suppliers to to get more produce onto the shelves. but also, after sort of when we get into march and beyond, then we get a lot more of our product here in the uk, which makes it much easier. when there were food and fuel supply issues last year, the government s own office for budget responsibility said brexit had made things worse than in other countries. this time, some retail analysts say the problems are down to high