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Eurostar set to resume normal service after French strike disruption

Eurostar has said it expects to resume a normal service on Wednesday after its trains were disrupted by striking French ferry workers.

Eurotunnel has said it shuttle services, which were also affected, are now operating to schedule in both directions.

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Eurotunnel 'deplores' blockade protest by union

Lorries parked on the M20 near Charing in Kent. Credit: PA

Eurotunnel has said it "deplores" the protest which saw tires burned on tracks in a blockage that meant services through the Channel Tunnel had to be suspended.

Services through the Channel Tunnel are currently suspended until further notice due to action by the Maritime Nord union who are also blockading the port of Calais.

Eurotunnel deplores the actions of this union which have severely disrupted cross channel traffic over the past week. Eurotunnel calls on the governments of both Britain and France to bring an end to this industrial action and to restore order in the Calais region."

It is understood that this happened at 12.45am when protesters broke in to the Eurotunnel site and blocked the track with burning tires.

– Eurotunnel spokesman

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