Freight drivers are being forced to wait up to three hours after an alert held up both passenger and freight Eurotunnel services.

But passenger services have now returned to normal.

A train is said to be stopped in the Channel tunnel, after the unspecified alert.

A statement on the Eurotunnel site said: "Our passenger service is currently operating with some timetable disruption, this is due to an incident on the terminal which is in the process of being resolved.

"There is a waiting time of approximately two hours on the terminal.

"We sincerely apologise for the inconvenience this will cause to your journey."

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