following president tsai ing wen s trip to the united states. now it s time for click. this week we ve got plenty to whet your appetite. we re in singapore to test the future with a starter of pink gold, followed by your main course. this is my first ever taste of cultivated chicken. there is a special 50th birthday treat as we chat to the man who made the first mobile phone call. and for desert, an internet legend tells us what it was like to be part of the twitter takeover. i really did get to see what was happening right in the thick of it. it s hot, it s bustling, it s intense. welcome to singapore. i ve come to a citystate that is home to more than 5 million people and atjust 50 kilometres wide and less than 140k from the equator, this place feels like it in the centre of everything. east meets west here, nature meets future. this is a thriving financial hub that seems to be doing pretty well for itself. when you think of singapore you might think of the tropical climate
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
a gorgeous day of weather outside for the vast majority of us. look at these pictures captured in north east england, in north wales and finally in edinburgh. plenty of blue sky and some spring sunshine around. the sunshine has a bit more kick to it at this time of year so it will feel pleasantly warm in the best of that. it was a rare commodity in march. it will turn cloudierfrom the north commodity in march. it will turn cloudier from the north and west and that s because there is a weather frontjust here. it s quite far out towards the west today but it is throwing more cloud across northern ireland, may be some showers here. this is giving us more of an onshore breeze for north sea facing coast. some high cloud across scotland turning sunshine hazy, some patchy cloud through the afternoon with temperatures peaking between ten and 14 celsius, maybe 15 for the moray firth. you might well find yourself sneezing and this could be the reason why. the tree pollen season has sta
our other main news this lunchtime. intense security as the man convicted of murdering liverpool schoolgirl olivia pratt korbel arrives at court for sentencing. a 26 year old woman is detained after the killing of a military blogger who supported russia s war in ukraine. and remembering mobile phones the size of bricks it s 50 years today since the first call was made on one. coming up on the bbc news channel: sacking season in full flow. chesley and leicester s search for a new manager and way after saying goodbye to brendan rodgers and graham potter. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. schools in england are facing more strike action after members of britain s biggest teaching union overwhelmingly rejected a government pay offer. 98% of national education union members who voted turned down a one off thousand pound payment on top of a wage rise. the union s leaders described the offer as insulting , while the government called it fair and reasonable . the