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Added on the 06/02/2023 11:38:01 - Copyright : France 24 EN
Air travellers faced possible delays at UK airports as government employees who check passports went on strike in the latest of a spate of walkouts over pay amid a cost-of-living crisis.
Inflation-driven pay disputes are causing Christmas disruption to French trains and to British airports, post deliveries and health services.
More mass industrial action is under way today in Britain, with the first of four days of rail strikes over pay and conditions.
The Queen will now lie in state at the Palace of Westminster until her funeral on 19 September.
The coffin has passed along the Royal Mile in Edinburgh to arrive at St. Giles' Cathedral, where it will remain for 24 hours before being flown to London.