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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 prod...

hello and welcome to bbc news. after weeks of debate, voting has closed in the conservative party leadership race. after 2 months of campaigning, and 8 initial candidates whittled down to 2, well find out on monday whether liz truss or rishi sunak has been chosen by party members to be the next leader — and so prime minister. heres our political correspondent ben wright: after a long, rancorous campaign, its now time to count the ballots. just 160,000 tory party members are picking t...

is awareness of a complaint that may have been, or an allegation that may have been made, and something that trips the wire, if you like, meets the threshold for formal disciplinary action. a man is arrested by police in the us state of illinois — after six people were shot dead at an independence day parade. 50,000 people have been put on evacuation alert as floods hit sydney for the third time this year. a bbc investigation has found that children as young as 11 have been housed in...

Hello, im christian fraser. The Israeli Army Says the time is running out for people in the northern half of gaza to leave, as it builds up its operations across the territory. Thousands of troops are already massed on the southern border with gaza ahead of the expected Ground Incursion, which the Israeli Government says will be supported from the air and sea. Over a hundred military targets were hit overnight and the idf said they have killed a Senior Commander involved in the attacks in israel...

Who will set out his economic plans in next months Autumn Statement he has said tax cuts are virtually impossible at present. Live now to manchester to speak to our political correspondent, nick eardley. The focus will be on the Economy Today and tax cuts and some people asking for higher wages as well. Good morning. There will be higher wages for a lotta people because the government is confirming today the National Wage will go up to £11, not a huge surprise because the government follows the...

Sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, heres mimi. Hello from the bbc sport centre. We start with football and a big night for wales, who have travelled to riga. They need a win to revive their euro 2024 qualifying campaign. Manager rob page is under pressure. Him and his side have faced criticism after winning only one of their last 13 games. Nations games and things like that, when youre doing that as well, maybe some of them results didnt come off but the experience and thi...

Want a much broader investigation and i can fully understand why they would want that. Whether my inquiry is the right way in which to achieve that i am more doubtful. And no deal yet in Northern Ireland. The deadline for setting up a new Power Sharing Executive has passed. Its now extended until monday. Its 5pm. Were At Westminster where, eight days after the queens speech, the House Of Commons is voting on its content, in what is seen as a prime test of theresa mays authority, after the electi...

Would fight to avoid a hard brexit. The Prime Minister has just left Downing Street for a meeting with Conservative Backbenchers. There will be a vote in the House Of Commons tomorrow to approve the election plan. Weve extended coverage of the Surprise Announcement this hour. Our main story at five the Prime Minister has announced plans for a Snap General Election to be held onjune the 8th. In a Surprise Statement in Downing Street this morning, theresa may said britain needed certainty, stabili...

Has been speaking to business leaders who are affected by some of the trading issues that have existed between great britain and northern ireland as a result of that protocol and he has been engaging with them this afternoon. as you discussed, the foreign secretary is currently upstairs in parliament addressing conservative backbench mps who have some concerns about possible concessions that the uk government might meet with the eu in an attempt to get this deal. theres also the dup who have set...

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