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
wants. as an ex player, i want to time, but they never give you time. it was a heated situation, you could see it in his face, thejob was starting to bite at him. leicester are also looking for a new manager after brendan rodgers was also relieved of his duties over the weekend after they lost 2 1 away at crystal palace and slipped to second bottom in the premier league. rodgers helped leicester lift the fa cup for the first time in their history in 2021. a club statement says they will always be grateful to him but they felt compelled to take alternative action to avoid relegation. there s a big game at both ends of the premier league table later today. tottenham go to everton in what is their first match since antonio conte s departure. acting head coach christain stellini will be in the dug out at goodison, a spurs win would take them up to 3rd. as for everton, avoid defeat and they could move out of the relegation zone. stellini insists tottenham aren t in crisis. nothi
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
who might want to abuse them. jane dougall, bbc news, middlesbrough. millie wheeler is a referee at devon county fa here in the uk, and has been refereeing for the past two years and is in favour of using bodycams. i think it would really help. i think it would slow abuse so much. at the minute when i referee i get a lot of abuse on the pitch, 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 than away from the game but i think the cameras will help and show people how bad it actually is. whether that be the coaches, the players or the spectators that also give the abuse. i wanted to ask you about that, your experiences of a typical game. where is the abuse coming from