For several centuries, the English Channel has been the natural divide between Britain and mainland Europe. Getting across was possible only by ferry or by air, often in difficult weather conditions.

The Channel Tunnel is actually three tunnels, each 130 feet beneath the sea bed. One tunnel carries passengers and freight from France to England, while another runs in the opposite direction. They ...

CALAIS, France — The undersea train tunnel that has revolutionized travel between France and England can reopen and traffic should resume "progressively," the operator said late Friday, after ...

On January 20, 1986, 33 years ago today, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and French President Francois Mitterand broke new ground. For that was the day they agreed to construction of the ...

A power supply problem to the Channel Tunnel, which connects the United Kingdom to France via underground passageway, is reporting severe delays, with authorities urging travelers not to travel today ...

Nov. 14 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1666, the first blood transfusion took place in London. Blood from one dog was transfused into another. In 1832, the first horse-drawn streetcar made its ...

PARIS (AP) — Power problems and a stuck train interrupted rail services through the undersea Channel Tunnel connecting the United Kingdom and continental Europe on Tuesday, operators said, stranding ...

CALAIS, France — Freight trains began rolling late Friday through the undersea tunnel that revolutionized travel between France and England, after firefighters extinguished an intense blaze that shut ...

LONDON — More than 2,000 people were stranded beneath the English Channel for up to 16 hours when their Eurostar trains came to a halt in a tunnel, leaving many of them without food, water — or any ...

LONDON (CBS.MW) -- Eurotunnel , the operator of the English Channel tunnel link between France and Britain, Monday indicated it's seeking to negotitate a reduction in debt and interest payments, as ...