Train services between France and Britain were suspended for several hours on Sunday due to a major electrical problem in the tunnel linking the two countries, the train and tunnel operators said.
The company which operates the Channel Tunnel said on Tuesday Britain's decision to grant asylum to a Sudanese man who walked the passage between France and England was "unfortunate".
A refugee was hit and killed by a freight train in northern France in the very early hours of Friday morning, marking the 16th fatality of its kind since June.
UPDATED: A young African was killed by a freight train near the entrance to the Channel Tunnel in France early Thursday in the latest death of a migrant trying to reach Britain, a local official said.
France and Britain vowed on Sunday that ending a crisis which has seen thousands of attempts by migrants to reach England from Calais in recent weeks is a "top priority".
French police said on Saturday some 300 migrants in Calais attempted to reach Britain via the cross-Channel tunnel overnight, a significant drop from previous nights as the security presence is beefed up.
The company that runs the cross-Channel rail tunnel said on Wednesday it was seeking €9.7 million ($10.67 million) from the British and French governments in compensation for disruption caused by illegal migrants.
The wildcat strikes by French ferry workers in Calais that caused travel chaos on both sides of the English Channel last month were caused by "British protectionism", the chief of Eurotunnel claimed this week.
The partial closure of the Channel Tunnel caused havoc in France on Tuesday as migrants crowded round trucks queuing for ferry services, trying to sneak on board in desperate attempts to get to Britain.
MyFerryLink Cross-Channel ferries, that are owned by Eurotunnel, have been banned from continuin its service between Calais and the UK port of Dover, competition authorities in London confirmed on Friday. The firm was given six months to end the service.
Authorities in London confirmed on Tuesday that the MyFerryLink Cross-Channel ferries, that are owned by Eurotunnel, are banned from docking in the UK port of Dover. One French media outlet described the move as “a blow from Trafalgar”.
Fearing an invasion of rabid animals, terrorists, immigrants and the loss of their cherished island isolation, many Britons were highly suspicious of the Channel Tunnel.
Another 13 workers in the Channel Tunnel suffered carbon monoxide poisoning overnight on Sunday, according to reports in France. It comes after 19 workers suffered a similar fate on Sunday.
Passengers travelling on the Eurostar are being overcharged for tickets, the cross-Channel rail operator's boss Nicolas Petrovic admitted on Sunday. But Petrovic said fares on the high-speed rail service will only be reduced if Eurotunnel decreases its charges.
Channel Tunnel train operator Eurotunnel is demanding an investigation after claiming an order by the European Commission to cut its charges, saw a whopping €500 million knocked off its market value.
Passengers using the Channel Tunnel are being forced to fork out too much for their tickets the European Commission said on Friday as it told both France and the UK to cut the charges for running trains.
Traffic in the Channel tunnel linking Britain and France was suspended for two hours on Thursday after a fire on a cargo shuttle that caused no injuries, its operator Eurotunnel said.
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">There is growing momentum for a cross-Channel "metro" link from the French port of Calais to the English county of Kent, after a meeting on Thursday between business leaders and politicians.</span></p>
