Passengers were stuck on a Eurostar train in the Channel Tunnel for two-and-a-half hours after an apparent breakdown of the London to Paris service.

A Eurostar train was hit by a "technical problem" in the Channel Tunnel, causing a six-hour delay to passengers travelling from London to Paris.

Hundreds of passengers faced festive travel misery after a Eurostar train broke down in the Channel Tunnel leaving them stuck for two-and-a-half hours. The first train of the day left St Pancras International on time at 6.

Eight hundred Eurostar passengers were stranded for hours in the Eurotunnel due to a train breakdown, causing further delays. Staff provided drinks during the wait and snack boxes on the replacement train from Calais.