Passengers stranded across UK airports as e-gates shut down

 Long queues on Tuesday stretched across airports in the
United Kingdom (UK) after the country’s border force system was hit by a
nationwide glitch.

Pictures on social media showed enormous queues in front of
the gates at Heathrow, Edinburgh, and Manchester on Tuesday evening as
thousands waited for their passports to be checked.

Responding to the situation, Heathrow confirmed that the
border force was experiencing a nationwide issue that impacted passengers being
processed through the border.

The airport apologised for the inconvenience, saying its
teams were supporting border forces with their contingency plans to help
resolve the problem as quickly as possible.

The disruption comes after border force workers staged a
four-day strike at Heathrow in a dispute over working conditions last week.