Britain, however, relies on gas to create a large proportion of electricity and is therefore particularly exposed to the soaring prices in the wake of Russia's attack on Ukraine. Gas-fired power plants produce just over 40 percent of Britain's electricity requirements.
Lying in state is an old UK tradition
It is an honor usually accorded to sovereigns and sometimes former prime ministers. Since 1910, when King Edward VII lay in state in parliament's Westminster Hall, all sovereigns have lain in state there.
