Written By Unknown on Sabtu, 24 Januari 2015 | 10.18
A pub chef and his manager have been jailed for perverting the course of justice after a Christmas dinner left a mother dead.
The meal at the Railway Hotel in Hornchurch, Essex, in December 2012 also left 33 others ill with food poisoning.
Mehmet Kaya and manager Ann-Marie McSweeney were sentenced to 12 and 18 months respectively after being convicted of falsifying food safety records.
Mitchells & Butlers, the chain which owned the pub, was fined £1.5 million after being found guilty of placing unsafe food on the market.
Della Callagher, 46, died two days after eating the turkey dinner, which a Havering Council investigation found was either not cooked or reheated properly.
Della Callagher died two days after eating Christmas dinner at the pub
Kaya and McSweeney forged records relating to the cooking of the turkey meat, hindering the investigation into the cause of the poisoning.
Judge Alastair Hammerton said there had been "systematic failings" in record keeping at the Railway Hotel.
"I am satisfied that when the decision to fabricate records was reached, both of you suspected that inadequate care had been taken by someone in respect of storage and/or cooling and/or cooking of turkeys that was to be served on Christmas Day," he said.
Addressing McSweeney, he added: "I am satisfied that you were in charge and in control of the cover-up, that no cover-up could have occurred had you decided not to embark on it."
Written By Unknown on Jumat, 23 Januari 2015 | 10.18
Prince Andrew has been sent a letter asking him to be interviewed under oath about claims he had sex with an under-age woman.
The letter, addressed to the prince at Buckingham Palace, has been filed in a Florida court by lawyers acting on behalf of Virginia Roberts.
Ms Roberts - who is referred to in court as Jane Doe No 3 - says she was forced to have sex with the Duke when she was 17 by his financier friend Jeffrey Epstein, a convicted sex offender.
Prince Andrew has been criticised over his friendship with Mr Epstein
The Duke, who is fifth in line to the throne, strenuously denies the claims.
Here is the full text of the letter:
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January 14, 2015
His Royal Highness The Duke of York Buckingham Palace London SW1A 1AA UNITED KINGDOM
Your Royal Highness:
I represent attorneys Paul G..Cassell and Bradley J. Edwards. They in turn represent a young woman pictured below who is being referred to as Jane Doe No. 3. That representation is in pending legal proceedings in the United States Federal District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
This letter is a formal request on behalf of Mr. Edwards and Professor Cassell to interview you, under oath, regarding interactions that you had with Jane Doe No. 3 beginning in approximately early 2001.
Jane Doe No.3 was then 17 years old. Among other things, I would like to discuss events that occurred at the time that the photograph below was taken.- and shortly thereafter.
I would also like to discuss Jane Doe #3's claims of your subsequent interactions with her in New York City, New York later that year. Details of those claims have been widely reported in the British press (with varying degrees of accuracy) as have your denials of the claims, so I assume that it is unnecessary for me to be any more specific about the proposed areas of our inquiry.
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Born on 19 February 1960 at Buckingham Palace, Prince Andrew is the second son and the third child of the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh
The Prince served in the Royal Navy for 22 years as a helicopter pilot - he took part in the Falklands campaign
Prince Andrew has reiterated denials of claims he had sex with an underage girl more than a decade ago.
Speaking about the allegations publicly for the first time, the Duke of York told an invited audience of around 200 guests at a World Economic Forum event in Davos: "My focus is on my work."
Speaking to leading figures from the worlds of politics and business, he said: "Firstly I think I must, (and) want, for the record to refer to the events that have taken place in the last few weeks and I just wish to reiterate and to reaffirm the statements which have already been made on my behalf by Buckingham Palace."
After his opening statement the Duke told the packed reception at the Belvedere hotel in the Swiss resort: "My focus is on my work and this evening's reception allows me to tell you about just a couple of the initiatives that I have founded and am passionate about."
Prince Andrew pictured with his accuser Virginia Roberts
The Prince did not answer questions from reporters as he left the drinks reception flanked by minders at around 8.30pm local time.
It emerged on Wednesday that he has been formally asked to respond to claims made in the US by Virginia Roberts in a letter filed by her lawyers.
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Ms Roberts, who is referred to in court as Jane Doe No 3, claims when she was 17 she was forced to have sex with Prince Andrew by his friend Jeffrey Epstein - a financier and convicted sex offender.
She claims to have had sex with Prince Andrew on three occasions: once at a London townhouse after they had gone to a night club, once in a New York mansion and once on a private island in the US Virgin Islands.
The letter, dated 14 January, said: "This letter is a formal request ... to interview you, under oath, regarding interactions that you had with Jane Doe No 3 beginning in approximately early 2001. Jane Doe No 3 was then 17 years old.
"The interview could be conducted at a time and place of your choosing, and with your co-operation, I believe the interview could be completed in two hours or less."
The Duke, who is not a party to the proceedings, strenuously denies the claims.
Buckingham Palace has issued a number of official denials, including an earlier statement insisting "any suggestion of impropriety with underage minors" was "categorically untrue".
Written By Unknown on Kamis, 22 Januari 2015 | 10.18
A man wanted over the killing of an off-duty police officer has been arrested on suspicion of murder in Germany.
Timmy Donovan, who was wanted on a European Arrest Warrant, was held at Dusseldorf Airport as he tried to board a flight to the UK, Merseyside Police said.
The 30-year-old was wanted for questioning over the death of PC Neil Doyle, who was killed in Liverpool city centre after a Christmas night out on 19 December.
The officer was married in July and was days away from going on his honeymoon when he was killed.
Off-duty officers Michael Steventon and Robert Marshall were also attacked and treated in hospital for facial injuries.
Two men have already appeared in court accused of PC Doyle's murder and are due to go on trial at Liverpool Crown Court later this year.
Christopher Spendlove, 30, of Brandearth Hey, Stockbridge Village, and Andrew Taylor, 28, of Cherry Tree Road, Huyton, also face charges that they caused grievous bodily harm with intent.
Mr Donovan, from Huyton in Merseyside, is also known as Timmy O'Sullivan.
The Government is planning to bring into force legislation for plain cigarette packaging before the General Election in May.
Health minister Jane Ellison said the regulations would be laid before Parliament in time to be agreed by both Houses before the election.
She said the current "comprehensive" approach was working well, but insisted it was important not to be complacent.
The ban on smoking in private cars will come into force on 1 October this year, the minister also announced.
During an adjournment debate in the Commons, Ms Ellison said tobacco caused around 80,000 deaths a year and that around 600 children in the UK take up smoking every day.
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She said the Government was committed to reducing the numbers of young people who take up smoking, but had been taking its time to consider all relevant evidence, including the possibility of litigation from the tobacco industry.
Ms Ellison told MPs: "We cannot be complacent. We all know the damage smoking does to health.
"This Government is completely committed to protecting children from the harm that tobacco causes.
"That's why I'm announcing today that we will be bringing forward legislation for standardised packaging before the end of this Parliament."
Health groups welcomed Ms Ellison's announcement but business representatives accused the Government of meddling.
Mike Hobday, director of policy at the British Heart Foundation, said: "We are absolutely delighted. The Government has taken another key step towards securing new legislation that will help protect young people from the deadly consequences of smoking."
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Dr Hilary Cass, president of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, said: "This is a significant piece of legislation - and a real positive step from Government to protect the health of current and future generations of children.
"With two thirds of smokers starting before they are 18, and the effects of packaging on young people well-known, it is a simple yet important reform in the battle against smoking-related illness."
But Christopher Snowdon, director of lifestyle economics at the Institute of Economic Affairs, condemned the announcement.
He said: "This is a gross infringement of the right of companies to use their trademarks and design their own packaging.
"There is no need to wonder what will happen next, we need only look at Australia where the black market has grown and youth smoking has risen.
"To pursue this grandstanding policy in spite of the Australian experience is sheer negligence."
Written By Unknown on Rabu, 21 Januari 2015 | 10.19
By David Blevins, Ireland Correspondent
Nearly 8,000 homes in Northern Ireland remain without water due to industrial action over pensions.
Counties Tyrone and Fermanagh have been worst-affected after staff voted to withdraw on-call services.
More than 1,000 children remained at home on Tuesday when disruptions to water supply closed nine primary schools.
Nipsa, Unite and GMB members voted last month for a work-to-rule in protest over changes to pensions.
Representatives from NI Water and the unions have been meeting at the Labour Relations Agency, with both sides saying they would remain there overnight in a bid to resolve the crisis.
Northern Ireland's Regional Development Minister, Danny Kennedy, said: "We need to resolve this, we need to get it concluded and that needs to be done urgently and without further delay."
In a statement, NI Water said it regretted that 7,750 properties in west Tyrone and Fermanagh were without their supply.
Customers were advised to bring their own containers to collect water at four alternative supply points: Presbyterian Church, Drumquin; Killen Primary School, Killen; Main Street, Killeter; and Cavan Road, Fintona.
The statement continued: "Supply interruptions are the result of industrial action and reduced resources to manage and maintain water treatment works and other assets.
"NI Water recognises that this is a frustrating experience for our customers and can assure them we are doing everything possible to restore water supplies."
The Northern Ireland Assembly Committee for Regional Development is holding an emergency meeting on Wednesday to be briefed on the crisis.
Some home owners have resorted to collecting snow and boiling it so their children can have a wash.
Eilish Doyle, a mother-of-three from Draperstown, told the Belfast Telegraph: "We had nothing for a week. It's ok for the head (of NI Water) to come on television and apologise.
"She's in a big, warm office. She should be here. Goodwill gestures from the company are too little, too late."
Joe Byre, an SDLP member of the Assembly, said: "It is unacceptable and highly distressing for families but also reaching a critical point for farmers and business owners. The situation has gone on for long enough and a resolution must be found."
A secret Government file has been unearthed that documents "unnatural" sexual behaviour taking place when the Westminster paedophile scandal was at its height.
It has been kept under lock and key for 35 years on grounds of national security - but will now be released to the child abuse inquiry established by the Government.
Security and intelligence expert Dr Chris Murphy stumbled across it last November while searching documents at the National Archives in Kew.
He was immediately alerted by the title: "PREM19/588 - SECURITY. Allegations against former public [word missing] of unnatural sexual proclivities; security aspects 1980 Oct 27 - 1981 Mar 20."
"I was looking through the 'PREM' Prime Minister file series for the 1980s," the University of Salford lecturer told Sky News.
"I think I did a double-take and then started wondering what the potential implications of the title, which is a little vague, could be."
It is highly likely then-Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher saw the documents, and was briefed on the security implications, but the identities of those within them remain secret.
Dr Murphy added: "The fact that this file is concerning the Prime Minister and these allegations are being taken to the Prime Minister I think would strike anybody of being potentially of some interest."
Sky News highlighted the existence of the file to the Cabinet Office earlier this month.
Sir Bernard Ingham says her spoke to a minister who denied allegations
A spokesperson for the department said: "In this case, the file was kept closed and retained as it contained information from the security services and advice from the Law Officers.
"These classifications are reviewed periodically."
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The department would not reveal whether David Cameron or Home Secretary Theresa May were aware of the contents, but promised it would be made accessible to the child sex abuse inquiry.
"We are clear that any files that are pertinent to the historical child sex abuse inquiry will be made available to the panel," the spokesperson added.
Mrs Thatcher's former press secretary, Sir Bernard Ingham, told Sky News he could not recall the file.
He did though confirm that both he and Mrs Thatcher were aware of allegations against a Government minister in the early 1980s.
Sir Bernard would not name the individual, but said: "I asked him about it and he denied it, so no, I didn't do anything else. What was the alternative?"
In July last year, the Prime Minister promised the survivors of sexual abuse that "no stone would be left unturned" in the pursuit of the truth.
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Officials at the Cabinet Office have though previously attempted to block requests for information relating to Cyril Smith, the late Liberal politician who is now known to have abused youngsters.
Campaigning MP Simon Danczuk, who exposed the extent of Smith's offending, told Sky News the "sexual proclivities" file had to be released.
"I think it is right and proper that the Government now open up this document, let us know what is in there," he said.
"I think there is a culture within Government departments of not releasing information and that has caused some of the problems we now have in getting to the bottom of who was involved in this paedophile network and who was involved in covering it up."
The abuse inquiry was announced in July but currently has no chairman, after first Lady Butler-Sloss and then Fiona Woolf were appointed and then stepped down following concerns over their links to the political establishment.
It is still yet to appoint someone to lead it amid growing calls for action from survivors and campaign groups.
Written By Unknown on Selasa, 20 Januari 2015 | 10.19
By Martin Brunt, Crime Correspondent
Police forces are being accused of not doing enough to tackle a boom in shoplifting.
A survey shows a 36% rise in the money lost in shop thefts, the highest figure for a decade.
But most shoplifting goes unreported because shopkeepers do not believe the police will respond, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC).
It said: "Despite the high level of theft, and evidence that some retailers are adopting more consistent "no exception" policies to reporting offences to the police, the majority of customer theft remains unreported.
"This is an indication that businesses continue to lack confidence in the police response to customer theft.
"The perception remains that some quarters of law enforcement view theft as a 'victimless' crime which is not taken seriously."
Video:Shopkeeper's Battle Against Crime
Toy shop owner Steve Mohabir, who runs The Toy Box in Godalming, Surrey, said he faced increasing thefts but found police were rarely willing to arrest suspects.
He said: "To be totally honest I'm really furious.
"I pay a high business rate, but I don't get the police service I need, no local bobby keeping an eye on retailers and our problems.
"If I report shoplifting I get told 'it's not very much' and nothing is done about it, but if it's an armed robbery at the bank they are much more interested."
Mr Mohabir said he has had to resort to investing in an expensive CCTV system and then shaming shoplifters by putting their images on his Facebook page.
The BRC's 2014 retail crime survey put the annual cost of all crime at £603m, an increase of 18%, with a total of three million crimes.
As well as the increase in shoplifting, fraud rose by 12% - more than half committed by organised gangs - and cyber crime also went up.
However, robbery, burglary and criminal damage fell.
The BRC's Director General, Helen Dickinson, said: "In my foreword to last year's report I said that a step change improvement in the law enforcement response to fraud was a desperately needed reform. A year on, this remains the case.
"Although there remains at times a lack of confidence among retailers about the service they receive from police and the criminal justice system, businesses are keen to work with partners to reduce retail crime."
Deputy Chief Constable Sue Fish, the National Policing Lead for Retail Crime, said: "Police have been working closely with businesses and retailers for several years, including British Retail Consortium, to help them prevent theft whether from stores or online.
"Stores need to ensure that they have the right security and working practices in place and heed advice to prevent them from being targeted.
"Without retailers making these changes, police will not be able to work in partnership to reduce this type of crime.
"Retailers need to report crimes against them to us so that we can investigate and ensure we have a full picture of offending; our ability to help is undermined if we aren't receiving information about crimes committed."
Written By Unknown on Senin, 19 Januari 2015 | 10.18
The Home Secretary has said more must be done to wipe out anti-Semitism in Britain.
Speaking at an event to commemorate Jewish people who died in the Paris terror attacks, Theresa May said "Britain would not be Britain" without Jews, Muslims, Sikhs, Hindus, Christians and people of other faiths.
She added she "never thought I would see the day when members of the Jewish community in the United Kingdom would say they were fearful" of staying in this country.
The coffin of a Jewish victim of the Paris kosher grocery arrives at Israel
Her comments come after police lobbied to strengthen the protection of Britain's police officers and Jewish communities after the attacks in France.
Metropolitan Police Assistant Commissioner Mark Rowley has said there is "heightened concern" over the threat to Jewish people - with "continuing anti-Semitic rhetoric" from extremists.
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Ms May said: "The dreadful events in Paris are a reminder of the serious terrorist threat that we face.
"The attack on a Jewish supermarket where four people were killed is a chilling reminder of anti-Semitism, not just in France but the recent anti-Semitic prejudice that we sadly have seen in this country.
"I know that many Jewish people in this country are feeling vulnerable and fearful and you're saying that you're anxious for your families, for your children and yourselves."
Speaking on Sky News' Murnaghan programme, former Chief Rabbi Lord Sacks said Jews in Britain were scared to go the shops in the wake of the Paris attacks.
"After what happened in Paris you are beginning to get British Jews asking 'will I be safe going to synagogue or going to a Jewish shop?'" he said.
"Will my children be safe in a Jewish school? And that kind of thing is absolutely inevitable. I hope it will dissipate soon but there can be no doubt that there is an anxiety now among British Jews which is pretty much at a record high within my lifetime."
Four Jewish men were killed at a kosher supermarket in Paris on the third day of the terror attacks in France.
In the wake of the violence, the rabbi of Paris' biggest synagogue told Sky News he believes thousands of Jews will flee France.
Describing it as a "big exodus," Moshe Sebbag, from the Grand Synagogue in the French capital, said: "It's a fact, you can't ignore it."
Ms May said that with "large numbers of Jewish people" emigrating from Europe and others "questioning their future," she wanted to reassure Jewish people they were "an important and integral part" of the UK.
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Stranded Eurostar passengers have faced a second day of delays after eleven services were cancelled following "power supply problems".
The electrical problem shut the Channel Tunnel for two hours, just a day after it was closed following a lorry fire.
Eurostar and the Eurotunnel vehicle service are suffering a second day of major delays, with long queues seen once again at London's St Pancras.
Eurostar said the cancellations hit six trains that were due to leave from London and five leaving from Paris and Brussels.
"Eurotunnel experienced new power supply problems this morning which meant that both tunnels were again closed for two hours," it said in a statement.
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Gallery: Travel Chaos In London And Paris
This was the scene at St Pancras International station in London as Eurostar services are cancelled in both directions on Saturday
The company said trains would not be running on that day
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Large queues of passengers formed - but they were told they would be unable to travel
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It was a similar scene at Gare du Nord station in Paris - this board shows all services were cancelled
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Passengers had to make alternative arrangements
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"This closure was a separate incident, unrelated to the problems experienced yesterday."
The company said one of the two tunnels used by its trains has been reopened, although the second, which was affected by the fire, will remain closed all day.
It said it is planning to run a full service on Monday, although trains may be subject to delays of up to half an hour.
The trains cancelled from London had been due to depart at 2.04pm, 3.31pm, 5.04pm, 6.04pm, 6.31pm and 8.04pm.
In Paris, the services leaving the French capital at 4.43pm and 6.43pm will not be running, while in Brussels, the 3.56pm, 5.56pm and 6.56pm trains have been cancelled.
Passengers booked onto those trains were asked to "postpone their travel and rebook for an alternative date".
However some passengers took to Twitter to complain of waits of up to nine hours on Eurostar's telephone booking system.
Eurotunnel is also running a reduced service.
At one point there were delays of up to five and a half hours from Calais and three hours from Folkestone. Waiting times have since been reduced.
Video:Saturday: Passengers Hit By Delays
The company said it hoped it would be back to a "more regular timetable" on Monday, but a full service would not resume until Tuesday.
Thousands of passengers were left stranded on Saturday after Eurostar and Eurotunnel services were stopped for most of the day after the fire on the French side of the tunnel.
Eurotunnel spokesman John O'Keefe said a "smouldering load" was found in the trailer of the lorry.
The alarm was triggered after CO2 detectors were activated in one tunnel, Eurotunnel said. No one was injured.
The incident led to long queues at St Pancras station in London. There were similar scenes in Paris and Brussels.
Eurostar had earlier said it would run a full service today, but only "for passengers who have an existing reservation for this date".
It advised people whose trains were cancelled on Saturday not to arrive at stations unless they had already been re-booked.
It has said tickets can be refunded or rebooked within the next 60 days for travel within six months.
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Stranded Eurostar passengers have faced a second day of delays after eleven services were cancelled following "power supply problems".
The electrical problem shut the Channel Tunnel for two hours, just a day after it was closed following a lorry fire.
Eurostar and the Eurotunnel vehicle service are suffering a second day of major delays, with long queues seen once again at London's St Pancras.
Eurostar said the cancellations hit six trains that were due to leave from London and five leaving from Paris and Brussels.
"Eurotunnel experienced new power supply problems this morning which meant that both tunnels were again closed for two hours," it said in a statement.
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Gallery: Travel Chaos In London And Paris
This was the scene at St Pancras International station in London as Eurostar services are cancelled in both directions on Saturday
The company said trains would not be running on that day
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Large queues of passengers formed - but they were told they would be unable to travel
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It was a similar scene at Gare du Nord station in Paris - this board shows all services were cancelled
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Passengers had to make alternative arrangements
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"This closure was a separate incident, unrelated to the problems experienced yesterday."
The company said one of the two tunnels used by its trains has been reopened, although the second, which was affected by the fire, will remain closed all day.
It said it is planning to run a full service on Monday, although trains may be subject to delays of up to half an hour.
The trains cancelled from London had been due to depart at 2.04pm, 3.31pm, 5.04pm, 6.04pm, 6.31pm and 8.04pm.
In Paris, the services leaving the French capital at 4.43pm and 6.43pm will not be running, while in Brussels, the 3.56pm, 5.56pm and 6.56pm trains have been cancelled.
Passengers booked onto those trains were asked to "postpone their travel and rebook for an alternative date".
However some passengers took to Twitter to complain of waits of up to nine hours on Eurostar's telephone booking system.
Eurotunnel is also running a reduced service.
At one point there were delays of up to five and a half hours from Calais and three hours from Folkestone. Waiting times have since been reduced.
Video:Saturday: Passengers Hit By Delays
The company said it hoped it would be back to a "more regular timetable" on Monday, but a full service would not resume until Tuesday.
Thousands of passengers were left stranded on Saturday after Eurostar and Eurotunnel services were stopped for most of the day after the fire on the French side of the tunnel.
Eurotunnel spokesman John O'Keefe said a "smouldering load" was found in the trailer of the lorry.
The alarm was triggered after CO2 detectors were activated in one tunnel, Eurotunnel said. No one was injured.
The incident led to long queues at St Pancras station in London. There were similar scenes in Paris and Brussels.
Eurostar had earlier said it would run a full service today, but only "for passengers who have an existing reservation for this date".
It advised people whose trains were cancelled on Saturday not to arrive at stations unless they had already been re-booked.
It has said tickets can be refunded or rebooked within the next 60 days for travel within six months.
Written By Unknown on Minggu, 18 Januari 2015 | 10.18
Fears are growing for a student who went missing after a night out with friends in Durham two days ago.
Euan Coulthard, 19, has not been seen since the early hours of Thursday and friends say he has not responded to emails, texts or online messages.
Shopkeepers in Durham have put up posters and fellow students have joined searches for the popular student, who comes from Nottingham.
Police have been searching the banks of the River Wear and mountain rescue experts have also been involved in checks of steep wooded areas.
Mr Coulthard is a member of Durham University's St Mary's College and was out on Wednesday evening, celebrating a friend's 21st birthday at an Italian restaurant.
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Gallery: Teenager Missing For Days
Euan Coulthard, 19, has not been seen since the early hours of Thursday
Mr Coulthard is a member of Durham University's St Mary's College and was out on Wednesday evening, celebrating a friend's 21st birthday at an Italian restaurant
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Video:Eurotunnel Services To Resume
Eurotunnel services are expected to partially resume in the coming hours after a lorry fire forced the closure of the Channel Tunnel.
Eurotunnel's 'Le Shuttle' car service will gradually begin operation as soon as French firefighters give the all-clear, a company spokesman said.
Information board shows cancelled trains at Gare du Nord station
However Eurostar, which runs passenger services linking St Pancras in London with Paris and Brussels, said trains won't resume until Sunday.
Thousands of passengers were left stranded when dozens of services were cancelled on both sides of the Channel after smoke was detected on the French side of the tunnel.
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Gallery: Travel Chaos In London And Paris
This is the scene at St Pancras International station in London as Eurostar services are cancelled in both directions
The company said trains would not be running on Saturday
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Large queues of passengers have formed - but they are being told they will be unable to travel
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It is a similar scene at Gare du Nord station in Paris - this board shows all services have been cancelled
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Passengers are having to make alternative arrangements
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Eurotunnel spokesman John O'Keefe said a "smouldering load" was found in the trailer of the lorry which had been travelling through the north tunnel, but said there was "no major fire".
No injuries were reported.
Mr O'Keefe said Eurotunnel services will travel through the south tunnel this evening, while firefighters continue to assess damage to the north tunnel.
"It doesn't look like anything significant at this stage," he said.
The company tweeted: "We expect to run a reduced timetable tomorrow. Sales are stopped to ensure priority for customers already booked."
Eurostar, meanwhile, said it would run a "near normal" service on Sunday, but only "for passengers who have an existing reservation for this date."
It advised those whose trains had been cancelled not to go to stations unless they had already been re-booked.
"If you were on a cancelled train today and need to travel urgently tomorrow, please call our contact centre on 03432 186 186 after 8am GMT tomorrow and we will try to re-book you on a service departing after 12pm GMT," it said.
Those who are travelling were warned to expect delays of between 30 to 60 minutes.
Video:Passengers Hit By Eurostar Alert
"Services are expected to run tomorrow Sunday, with delays - stations will be *very* busy so if you can postpone then that is advisable," it tweeted.
Earlier Eurotunnel tweeted that the alarm was triggered after CO2 detectors were activated in one tunnel.
A Kent Police spokesman said: "A lorry fire has led to the closure of both bores of the Channel Tunnel.
"The fire was at the French end of the tunnel and is being dealt with by the French authorities. There are no reported injuries.
"However, rail passengers are advised to expect significant delays whilst the vehicle is being recovered and fumes are cleared from the tunnels."
In March, hundreds of Eurostar passengers were delayed after a lightning strike triggered a fire in a building close to the entrance to the tunnel in Kent.
Although there was no damage to the track, four trains in and out of England were affected.
Three eventually reached their destination but the fourth, which had been heading to Paris, was forced to turn back to London.
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Eurotunnel To Resume Services After Lorry Fire
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Video:Eurotunnel Services To Resume
Eurotunnel services are expected to partially resume in the coming hours after a lorry fire forced the closure of the Channel Tunnel.
Eurotunnel's 'Le Shuttle' car service will gradually begin operation as soon as French firefighters give the all-clear, a company spokesman said.
Information board shows cancelled trains at Gare du Nord station
However Eurostar, which runs passenger services linking St Pancras in London with Paris and Brussels, said trains won't resume until Sunday.
Thousands of passengers were left stranded when dozens of services were cancelled on both sides of the Channel after smoke was detected on the French side of the tunnel.
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Gallery: Travel Chaos In London And Paris
This is the scene at St Pancras International station in London as Eurostar services are cancelled in both directions
The company said trains would not be running on Saturday
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Large queues of passengers have formed - but they are being told they will be unable to travel
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It is a similar scene at Gare du Nord station in Paris - this board shows all services have been cancelled
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Passengers are having to make alternative arrangements
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Eurotunnel spokesman John O'Keefe said a "smouldering load" was found in the trailer of the lorry which had been travelling through the north tunnel, but said there was "no major fire".
No injuries were reported.
Mr O'Keefe said Eurotunnel services will travel through the south tunnel this evening, while firefighters continue to assess damage to the north tunnel.
"It doesn't look like anything significant at this stage," he said.
The company tweeted: "We expect to run a reduced timetable tomorrow. Sales are stopped to ensure priority for customers already booked."
Eurostar, meanwhile, said it would run a "near normal" service on Sunday, but only "for passengers who have an existing reservation for this date."
It advised those whose trains had been cancelled not to go to stations unless they had already been re-booked.
"If you were on a cancelled train today and need to travel urgently tomorrow, please call our contact centre on 03432 186 186 after 8am GMT tomorrow and we will try to re-book you on a service departing after 12pm GMT," it said.
Those who are travelling were warned to expect delays of between 30 to 60 minutes.
Video:Passengers Hit By Eurostar Alert
"Services are expected to run tomorrow Sunday, with delays - stations will be *very* busy so if you can postpone then that is advisable," it tweeted.
Earlier Eurotunnel tweeted that the alarm was triggered after CO2 detectors were activated in one tunnel.
A Kent Police spokesman said: "A lorry fire has led to the closure of both bores of the Channel Tunnel.
"The fire was at the French end of the tunnel and is being dealt with by the French authorities. There are no reported injuries.
"However, rail passengers are advised to expect significant delays whilst the vehicle is being recovered and fumes are cleared from the tunnels."
In March, hundreds of Eurostar passengers were delayed after a lightning strike triggered a fire in a building close to the entrance to the tunnel in Kent.
Although there was no damage to the track, four trains in and out of England were affected.
Three eventually reached their destination but the fourth, which had been heading to Paris, was forced to turn back to London.
