dw. strikes by security guards at london heathrow airport will go ahead as planned from today, after last ditch talks failed to resolve a pay dispute. the walkout will end on easter sunday. it threatens disruption at the uk s largest airport at the start of the easter school holidays. i spoke to our transport correspondent katy austin a little earlier. well, it s security guards who work at terminal five at heathrow, which is only used by british airways. they are walking out today, and also security workers who deal with cargo coming in and out of the airport as well. but even though it is only those specific groups of security officers taking part in the strike, it does mean that staffing is stretched when it comes to security, and this is a very busy few days. today, the weekend, is the start of the easter getaway, so lots of passengers expected to be turning up to go on those holidays. and i think the impact on the ground, when we were at terminalfive earlier, to be fair,
parliament in berlin yesterday the king spoke of a special bond between the uk and germany. earlier i spoke to emily gordine, political correspondent at german network, dw, she told me how the visit has been received. the king has been welcomed with open arms in germany. i was standing at brandenburg on wednesday when he received a welcome ceremony with full military honours and i was really surprised to see a few hundred people came out, some driving for a few others to be there and they were waiting german and british flags and i think it reflected the popularity of the royals on the one hand in germany, 50% of germans are said to be fans of the royal family, and at the same time it is seen as this big political statement that now it is time to open a new chapter and maybe
The queen's coffin arrived at the cathedral following a procession through Edinburgh joined by King Charles III and his siblings. The reverend spoke of her 'legendary love' for Scotland. DW has the latest.
The queen's coffin arrived at the cathedral following a procession through Edinburgh joined by King Charles III and his siblings. The reverend spoke of her 'legendary love' for Scotland. DW has the latest.