The number of migrants trying to get into the Eurotunnel terminal near Calais has fallen to as few as 100 a night, the operator has said.

Security measures around the Channel Tunnel are to be stepped up after Britain and France agreed a package including extra private security guards, French police reinforcements, additional fences and more CCTV surveillance.

Britain’s prime minister, David Cameron, has drawn up plans to help France tackle a spike in attempts by migrants to enter Britain illegally via the Channel Tunnel, but warned there was no quick fix.

For a second night, migrants have repeatedly rushed the tunnel linking France and England, leaving one man crushed to death by a truck in the chaos, deepening tensions surrounding the thousands of people camped in Calais, the French port city.

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A migrant has died on a freight shuttle trying to reach Britain, Channel Tunnel operator Eurotunnel said as it renewed calls to end the crisis in Calais.

Cross-Channel travellers faced another round of disruption in their journeys on the Channel Tunnel after migrants invaded the Eurotunnel terminal in France.

The Channel Tunnel reopened yesterday after a three-hour shut down caused by striking ferry workers who lit fires on the tracks.

Eurotunnel is selling its cross-channel ferries to Denmark’s DFDS for an undisclosed sum following a legal tussle with UK competition authorities.

Trains will resume running through the Channel Tunnel this evening following a lorry fire, Eurotunnel said.

Holidaymakers are facing hours of travel misery after all Eurostar trains were cancelled due to a lorry fire in the Channel Tunnel.

All Eurostar trains have been cancelled because of smoke in one of the cross-Channel tunnels, the company said.

Cross-Channel travellers are being warned to stay alert after a Eurotunnel passenger travelling back to the UK found a stowaway in the back seat of her car.

Hundreds of passengers have had to be evacuated from a broken-down train in the Channel Tunnel in an incident which has led to long delays to travellers.

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Channel tunnel operator Eurotunnel is being banned from operating ferry services from Dover amid fears it could use its dominance of cross-Channel transport to hike prices.

Dozens of truckers had to be taken to safety after a fire on a lorry in the Channel Tunnel.

Channel Tunnel rail services were severely disrupted today after a problem arose following overnight engineering work.

Channel Tunnel operator Eurotunnel today said the number of cars using its service rose 5% as it won market share from rival ferry companies.

Eurotunnel slumped to a full-year loss today as a long-running dispute over insurance payments arising from a fire in 2008 offset a rise in passenger numbers.

Nearly 100 passengers were evacuated from the Channel Tunnel today following a fault with an overhead cable, Eurotunnel said.

FRANCE will be plunged into more strike chaos today with the threat of fuel shortages, street protests, and disrupted public transport and air travel.

France will be plunged into more strike chaos tomorrow with the threat of fuel shortages, street protests, and disrupted public transport and air travel.

Nicolas Sarkozy remained defiant over his plan to raise France’s retirement age to 62 and his government vowed to defeat efforts to block fuel after strikes sparked fears of a shortage.

FRENCH unions have vowed to keep up the pressure on President Nicolas Sarkozy over his plan to raise France’s retirement age to 62.

Channel Tunnel operator Eurotunnel snapped up the UK’s third biggest rail freight firm in a £31m deal today.

The airline crisis deepened today when the UK flight ban was extended to at least 1am tomorrow.

Eurostar services thrown into chaos by snow will not return to normal until “after Christmas”, the company’s chief executive conceded tonight.

More than 2,000 people spent the night trapped inside the Channel Tunnel after four Eurostar trains broke down due to wintry weather.

The body of a would-be illegal immigrant has been found at the French end of the Channel Tunnel, police said today.

The complete reopening of the Channel Tunnel following last month’s serious fire is scheduled for mid-February 2009, it was announced today.

FRENCH and British firefighters yesterday finally extinguished a 1,000-degree inferno in the Channel Tunnel but tens of thousands of travellers faced delays as they waited for the undersea link to reopen.

More than 30 people were safely evacuated after a fire broke out in the Channel Tunnel today.

Channel tunnel operator Eurotunnel today reported a hike in half-year earnings after “spectacular” growth in passenger numbers using the Eurostar service.

Channel tunnel operator Eurotunnel today hailed a “remarkable” turnaround after the venture posted its first annual profit today.

Channel Tunnel operator Eurotunnel slashed charges for its rail freight business today after traffic slipped to one-tenth of its design capacity.

Fans flocking to Paris for the Rugby World Cup helped Channel Tunnel operator Eurotunnel score a 10% hike in revenues, the group revealed today.

British Airways shares were on the front foot today as it became the latest company to find itself at the centre of takeover speculation.

Channel Tunnel operator Eurotunnel today required an unprecedented show of support from shareholders in order to stave off administration.

Shares in Channel Tunnel operator Eurotunnel resumed trading on the London and Paris stock markets today nearly a year after being suspended due to the group’s debt mountain.

Debt-laden Eurotunnel moved a step closer to financial security today when major creditors approved a restructuring plan at a crucial vote in Paris.

Channel Tunnel operator Eurotunnel set aside its debt worries to report a 2% rise in revenues for the first six months of the year today.

Channel Tunnel operator Eurotunnel today applied for legal protection from its creditors after last-ditch talks to avoid bankruptcy broke down.

Channel Tunnel operator Eurotunnel today warned it could be declared bankrupt this week if last-ditch talks over its crippling debt mountain fail.