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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 produce. yesterday, asda and morrisons put limits on the number of cucumbers, peppers and tomatoes that ...

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, we'll 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. here's our political correspondent ben wright: after a long, rancorous campaign, it's now time to count the ballots. just 160,000 tory party members are picking their next leader, the next prime minister. and the challenges facing them are huge. they were spe...

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 temporary accommodation as record numbers are placed into care. and england beat india by seven wic...

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 last week. Meanwhile, hamas is continuing to fire rockets into israel, towards tel aviv and other a...

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 recommendations it gets pretty much every opportunity. You are also right tax continues to be a deb...