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Under pressure UK Transport Minister Chris Grayling

Cancelled ferry contracts cost UK government £50m

The UK transport minister is under fresh pressure to resign after the government stacked up a £50m loss for cancelling contracts to charter extra ferries to bring in essential supplies in the event of a no-deal Brexit.

Business • 01 May 19

The payout comes after accusations of a 'secretive' process to award ferry contracts to cope with a no-deal Brexit

UK pays Eurotunnel £33m over Brexit ferry contracts

Britain has paid out £33m to settle a claim with Eurotunnel, which runs the Channel Tunnel between Britain and France, after the firm took legal action over the process to award ferry contracts to cope with a no-deal Brexit.

Business • 01 Mar 19

Eurotunnel has said the impact of Brexit on cross-Channel transport was uncertain

Eurotunnel cuts outlook on weak pound post-Brexit

Anglo-French subsea rail link operator Eurotunnel has lowered its 2016 and 2017 guidance for core profit as a result of the post-Brexit drop in the pound.

Business • 20 Jul 16

It is understood around 200 people entered the complex but were arrested by police

Migrants disrupt Channel Tunnel services

Around 200 migrants tried to get into the Channel Tunnel from the French side overnight, clashing with staff and police and forcing a temporary suspension of rail services.

News • 03 Oct 15

The man sustained the shock at the Gare du Nord station from an overhead power line while trying to jump from the roof of one train to another

Man critical after trying to jump onto Eurostar

An Egyptian man is in a critical condition after sustaining an electric shock at a Paris station while trying to leap onto the Eurostar train to London, said a source close to the case.

News • 29 Jul 15

Passenger traffic in Q3 rose 3% year-on-year on the Eurostar to 2.8 million passengers

Recovering UK economy lifts Eurotunnel Q3 revenues

Eurotunnel said that its third-quarter revenue rose 7% to €343.9m, driven by a recovering British economy and strong truck, freight and passenger traffic.

Business • 22 Oct 14