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
good morning. withjust one month to go until liverpool host the eurovision song contest, i am here to find out about the economic benefits it will bring, and as organisers take over the venue, we have got some other special access. a special trip for rob and lindsay burrow to the coronation street cobbles, as the rugby league legend helps the soap with its storyline on motor neurone disease. good morning. a cold and frosty start for but for many it will be dry with lengthy spells of sunshine, variable cloud, especially in the north west where it will be breezy. the man who shot and killed nine year old schoolgirl olivia pratt korbel in liverpool last year will be sentenced for her murder later today. thomas cashman fired shots into olivia s family home on the 22nd august, during what prosecutors described as a ruthless pursuit to execute another man. her death stunned not only merseyside but the entire country and sparked a six week manhunt, as police appealed for informati
for me to be discussing it. oh, yeah, jack and vera! recent years have seen awareness of mnd grow hugely. rob s story has been a large part of creating that wider understanding. in fact, along with doddie weir, they inspired the writers decision to tackle the issue. and with corrie now taking the story to its five million viewers, it too is joining the fight. banging the drum, raising awareness and searching for a cure to bring about mnd s final episode. it s been quite surreal. i m a massive coronation street fan and grew up watching it with my mum and dad at home. so to be here actually on the cobbles is, you know, it s quite surreal and obviously meeting in the characters. yeah, it sjust been, just been a quite a surreal experience. but really we had a brilliant time, haven t we, rob? it s been great to have a chat to them and to see this. we ll be watching the story glued to the telly to watch how the storyline progresses.
all the people that i ve known over the last 20 years. and the association who, as you guys now know, work tirelessly to sort of try and find a cure. so yeah, and i know that my grandfather would be more than happy for me to be discussing it. oh, yeah, jack and vera! recent years have seen awareness of mnd grow hugely. rob s story has been a large part of creating that wider understanding. in fact, along with doddie weir, they inspired the writers decision to tackle the issue. and with corrie now taking the story to its 5 million viewers, it too is joining the fight. banging the drum, raising awareness and searching for a cure to bring about mnd s final episode. it s been quite surreal. i m a massive coronation street fan and grew up watching it with my mum and dad at home. so to be here actually on the cobbles is, you know,