Power failure paralyses Channel Tunnel rail traffic, causing travel mayhem

Train services through the Channel Tunnel linking Britain and continental Europe were suspended for much of Tuesday after a power supply failure, bringing chaos topeak winter holiday travel.

The disruption, caused by a fault in the overhead power supply, upended plans for thousands of passengers in London, Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam during one of the busiest travel weeks of the year.

In a statement on its website at 1530 GMT, high-speed train operator Eurostar said that...