Billionaire Sir Richard Branson plans to take on Eurostar’s 30-year train monopoly with $900 million Virgin Group fundraise
Branson's Virgin Group confirmed a mammoth fundraising plan that could see Virgin operate a Eurostar alternative by the end ...
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Eurostar expected to resume London-Paris services today
Eurostar services between London and Paris are expected to resume after the removal of an unexploded Second World War bomb ...
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Eurostar passengers warned not to travel today - after unexploded WW2 bomb discovered on tracks sparks chaos
All trains in the Paris to London direction are cancelled until at least 12.09pm. Eurostar said in a statement: "Due to an object on the tracks near Paris Gare du Nord, we are expecting disruption ...
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‘Really huge’ unexploded WWII bomb found outside Paris triggers major rail disruption
Services to London and Brussels were hit, Eurostar said. French transport minister Philippe Tabarot said that train services will gradually resume and roads will reopen later Friday from 6pm local ...
Virgin Group Aims to Raise $900 Million to Fund Eurostar Rival, FT Reports
(Reuters) - British billionaire Richard Branson's Virgin Group aims to raise 700 million pounds ($900 million) to fund its ...
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Paris train services to resume after WW2 bomb defused but Eurostar still disrupted
The discovery of an unexploded World War Two bomb near Europe's busiest train station overnight led to major disruption for many travellers in London and Paris. More now from France's Transport ...