of the country s most influential aboriginal leaders, yunupingu, who has died at the age of 7a. hello and welcome. let s look at some of the main stories in the uk. uk passport office workers are staging five weeks of industrial action over pay, pensions and job security. union reps say walking out now will cause maximum disruption, because people will be trying to renew their passports in time for summer travel. the british government has called the industrial action disappointing and says it s working to manage the impact it may have. our employment correspondent zoe conway reports. it s at this time of year that the passport service is at its busiest as people get their passports renewed in time for the summer. the pcs union says it s going on strike now to cause maximum disruption. 1,900 civil servants are directly involved in issuing passports. the union says more than 1,500 of them will go on strike. the union says there needs to be a dramatic improvement on last year
at the port of dover uk authorities apologise, and say there ll be a review of plans ahead of the easter weekend let s return to some breaking news this hour and schools in england face fresh strikes this spring after members of the national education union rejected the government s pay offer. rejected the government s pay teachers have been gathering for the union s annual conference in harrogate, where pay and workload are among the issues being discussed. ministers say the pay offer is fair and reasonable . live now to our uk education editor branwen jeffreys who is in harrogate. bring us up to date. the government says the pay offer is fair but the unions do not agree. i says the pay offer is fair but the unions do not agree. unions do not agree. i have ust ste ed unions do not agree. i have ust stepped out fl unions do not agree. i have ust stepped out of i unions do not agree. i have ust stepped out of the i unions do not agree. i have just stepped out of the c
decisions on people that have given me abuse from when i started referee and it is very hard but you have to get a support system around you and helpful coming from a game, it is so knocking. helpful coming from a game, it is so knockina. ., , ., , ., , helpful coming from a game, it is so knockina. ., ,, , ., , ., ., knocking. have you been able to wear one of the body knocking. have you been able to wear one of the body comes knocking. have you been able to wear one of the body comes because - knocking. have you been able to wear one of the body comes because one i one of the body comes because one would assume this makes those players and supporters accountable for their actions? players and supporters accountable fortheiractions? i players and supporters accountable for their actions? for their actions? i have not yet but i would for their actions? i have not yet but i would definitely for their actions? i have not yet but i would definitely welcome | for their actions? i
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she s a referee at devon county fa here in the uk, and has been refereeing for the past two years. thank you for being with us. i wonder what difference a body count would make for the work that you do day to day? i would make for the work that you do da to da ? ~ ., would make for the work that you do da to da ? ~ ., ., , day to day? i think it would really hel and day to day? i think it would really help and slow day to day? i think it would really help and slow abuse day to day? i think it would really help and slow abuse so day to day? i think it would really help and slow abuse so much. . day to day? i think it would really help and slow abuse so much. at| day to day? i think it would really - help and slow abuse so much. at the minute when i referee i get a load of abuse, i wake up on a saturday morning and i dread going to the game because i know the abuse i get, it happens every game. it s more common for me to get abuse in a game, away from the game but i think the came