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Eurostar trains between the UK and Brussels will be delayed for at least another week.

The service was suspended after 18 people died in a crash near Brussels last week, and will not reopen until March 2 at the earliest.

Eurostar is exploring alternative routes that could see passengers travelling on suburban commuter lines.

They are also running a coach shuttle service between Lille and Brussels.

Trains between London and Paris are still running normally, although there is a reduced timetable between the UK and Lille.

News of the disruption comes after the latest breakdown for the cross-channel service left hundreds of people stranded in darkness.

The Paris to London service broke down near Ashford at 10.45pm on Sunday after a “major technical problem.”

A rescue train carrying the 740 passengers arrived at St Pancras just after 2.30am, a delay of almost five hours.

Investigations are continuing into the cause of the breakdown.