Get all your news in one place.
100’s of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
World
Lottie Gibbons

France travel warning issued from UK Foreign Office

The UK Foreign Office has updated its advice and issued a warning to people travelling to France.

On Saturday, December 10, the government department added a new alert to anyone visiting the EU country. Updating its summary page, it warned about upcoming strikes.

While Eurostar is not affected by the Border Force walkout, the RMT union has announced strikes on December 16, 18, 22 and 23 for its members who are employed as security staff by private contractor Mitie at London St Pancras International.

READ MORE: 'Give me a kiss' man tells woman he followed to hotel

The union said the strikes will "severely affect" cross-Channel train services. This may impact travellers using the service in the run-up to Christmas.

The Foreign Office said: "You should check the Eurostar website prior to travelling for the most recent updates to services. Strikes have also been announced on the UK rail network which could disrupt train services between the UK and France.

"Please keep checking for updates from your travel operator and plan for the possibility of disruption to your journey. If you plan to pass through another country to return to the UK, check the travel advice for the country you’re transiting."

Eurostar said "negotiations between Mitie and the union are ongoing".

Receive newsletters with the latest news, sport and what's on updates from the Liverpool ECHO by signing up here

READ NEXT:

Police close roads after crashes in bad weather conditions

Rapist on the run, fairy statue thief and cocaine importing gang's 'frontman' jailed

'We're in god's hands' - keeping people fed on Liverpool's most deprived streets

Rhod Gilbert given stage four cancer diagnosis after finding 'lumps'

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100’s of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.