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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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Protesters set fire to tyres in Channel Tunnel

The Channel Tunnel has been shut again because of protesting MyFerryLink workers, Eurotunnel and French traffic supervision body Bison Fute said.

Angry workers have blocked the entrance to the tunnel, setting fire to tyres, a witness told Reuters.

Eurotunnel have blockaded Calais for a second day after a court rejected their bid to extend a charter contract with Eurotunnel. The MyFerryLink workers say the court decision jeopardises hundreds of jobs at their company.

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