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Richard Branson’s train company is a step closer to challenging Eurostar’s monopoly on transporting passengers across the Channel after the UK rail regulator approved Virgin Train’s application to use a key depot in east London.

Eurostar passengers are experiencing another day of disruption in their travel plans, weeks after being compelled to sleep in toilet cubicles due to cancellations.

Eurostar passengers have been stranded for eight hours in Paris and London after two people have been hit and killed by trains.

Virgin Group has said there are ‘no more major hurdles to overcome’ in its rail project to operate cross-channel trains, offering travellers an alternative to Eurostar.

Chaos struck on the Eurostar this morning as more than 800 passengers were stuck on a train in the channel for two-and-half-hours.

Far-right activist was detained under counter-terrorism powers on Sunday and was due to appear at high court

Eurostar passengers from the UK will have to use electronic kiosks before checking in for London departures when new post-Brexit EU border rules come in this year.

An app designed to reduce disruption for Brits travelling across the Channel will not be ready in time for a new EU border scheme, the boss of Eurostar has told the BBC.

Lisa Murray-Lang, 47, carried hamster Spud's ashes in a vial on a necklace to some of the most recognisable sights around the world as a way of paying tribute to him

Rennes is the capital of Brittany, four hours from London via a two hour Eurostar to Paris and then hour and a half TGV, and is home to 20 weekly markets including the Marché des Lices

Aachen in west Germany can be reached from London St Pancras by Eurostar in a little over three hours and is the resting place of Charlemagne, who is buried in the cathedral there

The rail operator said it carried 18.6 million passengers in 2023, returning to pre-pandemic levels

The Advertising Standards Authority has told Eurostar off for advertising fares for sale at £39 and giving the impression that more were available than actually were

High winds and rain will herald the arrival of 2024. Many areas of the UK have been told to expect disruption and flooding misery as river levels reach breaking point

Eurostar passengers have been left stranded for a second day after a flood in a tunnel cancelled all services in and out of London, with more delays expected on New Years Eve as trains finally restart

Eurostar passengers hoping to travel on New Year's Even have been given a welcome boost after a day of delays caused by flooding in tunnels, as services are set to resume on Sunday

Thousands of passengers hoping to see in the new year are stuck both in the UK and in Europe as a result of this morning's floods as Eurostar cancelled all trains in and out of London

The UK and Ireland are set for a wet and windy end to 2023 with several weather warnings in place as travel chaos has left tens of thousands stranded and 'significant snow' could hit parts of the country

Brits have been previously warned that if they want to make it to their New Year's plans intact they should travel before this weekend and already trains are facing widespread cancellations due to flooding

The M62 motorway is still closed near Manchester, and there are also high volumes of customer traffic on the Eurostar and Channel Tunnel. The M25, M1 and M6 are all expected to be much busier than normal as well.

Sally Brake's company has signed up to Climate Perks, a scheme which encourages firms to incentivise their employees to travel in green ways by giving them extra time off

Jack Cormack-Neto and his family were among huge numbers of people caught up in travel chaos on Thursday after a strike by workers for Eurotunnel led 30 Eurostar trains to be cancelled

A strike by Eurotunnel/Getlink workers has led Eurostar to cancel all services from London St Pancras through the Channel Tunnel just four days out from Christmas Day

Eurostar has just released tickets from the UK to Germany for Euro 2024 with fares from £49 each way available for fans planning to head to the England games

Eurostar passengers bound for Brussels have been stuck in Folkestone for close to eight hours due to a "power line" problem, leaving them in darkness with no food, water or working toilets