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
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
on bbc one as now it s time to join our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are. goodnight. coming up on bbc london. good evening and welcome to sportsday this monday night with me chetan pathak, coming up on tonight s programme: the premier league sackings continue potter and rodgers are out what next for chelsea and leicester? tottenham need a new boss too life after conte begins at everton this evening on a big night at both ends of the table and could wearing bodycams be the answer as hundreds of amateur referees tell us they fear for their safety on the pitch also coming up on the programme before 7: why england netball wants to get more girls and women talking about female health in sport: there s a range of research sent to us and we need to support gross with their bodies at every stage. with two months of the premier league season to go, over half the clubs no longer have the manager they started the season with. a record 13 hav