Schools, trains and universities affected as up to half a million strike across the UK – live

Public warned of ‘significant disruption’ from strikes involving teachers, civil servants, Border Force staff and train drivers

Good morning and welcome to our live coverage of today’s strikes involving up to half a million people – the single biggest day of UK industrial action for more than a decade.

The coordinated series of strikes involve teachers, civil servants, Border Force staff and train drivers. Unions said negotiations on ending strikes were “going backwards” and the government has warned people to brace for “significant disruption”.