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Eurostar to resume 'restricted' service on Tuesday, but backlogs remain
22/12/2009 - TRANSPORT

Eurostar to resume 'restricted' service on Tuesday, but backlogs remain

Eurostar has said it would provide "restricted" service between Paris and London on Tuesday, with two out of three trains expected to run - and initially only passengers originally due to travel on Saturday or Sunday will be eligible.
Eurostar's woes leave thousands stranded
21/12/2009 - FRANCE - UK

Eurostar's woes leave thousands stranded

The distress and irritation is mounting for the tens of thousands of passengers stranded days before the Christmas holidays. Eurostar says unprecedented weather conditions are behind the electrical failure that stopped trains from running.
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Eurostar to resume 'restricted' service Tuesday
22/12/2009 - TRANSPORT

Eurostar to resume 'restricted' service Tuesday

Eurostar has said it would provide "restricted" service between Paris and London on Tuesday, with two out of three trains expected to run. As many as 75,000 passengers have been left stranded since severe winter weather shut down service on Saturday.
Rage Against the Machine is UK Christmas No. 1
21/12/2009 - IN THE PAPERS

Rage Against the Machine is UK Christmas No. 1

INTERNATIONAL PRESS REVIEW: A Facebook campaign has successfully blocked talent show the X Factor from clocking up a fifth successive Christmas number 1 hit. The movement saw 500,000 people download a heavy-metal classic by Rage Against the Machine.
Eurostar says service may resume Tuesday
21/12/2009 - TRANSPORT

Eurostar says service may resume Tuesday

Eurostar has said service between Paris and London may resume Tuesday if test runs on trains "go well" but that normal service would not resume before Christmas. Meanwhile, France said it would launch a probe into why the Eurostar trains broke down.
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Baby boomers a ‘spoilt’ generation (Le Parisien)
21/12/2009 - IN THE PAPERS

Baby boomers a ‘spoilt’ generation (Le Parisien)

FRENCH PRESS REVIEW: 60-70 year olds have been spared the effects of the crisis, unlike other age groups, according to a poll conducted in France by Ipsos. The study also shows baby boomers are largely unwilling to make sacrifices for their families!
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