The Latest Breaking News from Channel Tunnel

Channel Tunnel terminal shut by explosives experts after suspicious vehicle stopped

Police say the incident is not being linked to the search for escaped prisoner Daniel Abed Khalife

Evening Standard · Sep 8, 2023

Adieu Mickey Mouse: Eurostar’s shrinking ambitions seven years on from the Brexit vote

When the Channel Tunnel first opened there were visions of seamless pan-European travel from the UK. Now the Disneyland Paris route has been axed and the Amsterdam route delayed, what went wrong?

The Guardian - UK · Jun 23, 2023

Dutch van driver caught smuggling 200kg of cocaine and heroin with street value of £12 million is jailed

Abraham Schrier, 61, stashed the class A drugs by hiding them in the side of a vehicle heading through the Channel tunnel

The Independent UK · Dec 27, 2022

Two men arrested after ‘trying to smuggle £17.5m worth of cocaine and heroin into UK’

One of the largest ever drug seizures at the Channel Tunnel

Evening Standard · Jun 21, 2022

Le Shuttle and Eurostar differences explained ahead of cross-Channel getaway

Even though the Channel Tunnel linking the British Isles to mainland Europe has been open for 27 years, there still seems to be some confusion

Wales Online · Apr 28, 2022

Easter holiday travel chaos continues as people going to France told to bring supplies for long Dover queues

Travellers via the Channel Tunnel are being advised to bring food and drink amid lengthy queues

Evening Standard · Apr 9, 2022

People heading for Channel Tunnel told to take food and prepare for long queue

Passengers redirected from the cancelled P&O sailings are adding to delays at the tunnel

Wales Online · Apr 9, 2022

Eurostar to let Ukrainian refugees travel to Britain for free on its trains

Channel tunnel high-speed rail operator joins other services around Europe in extending free travel

The Independent UK · Mar 2, 2022