Eurostar trains between London and Paris have been cancelled after the discovery of an unexploded bomb dating back to the Second World War near the tracks.The unexploded bomb was reportedly found by workmen overnight in the Paris neighbourhood of Saint Denis.

Eurostar has cancelled all trains from London until at least mid-morning after the discovery of an unexploded Second World War bomb disrupted traffic at Paris’s busy Gare du Nord station. “An unexploded bomb from the Second World War was discovered near the tracks,” French national railway company TER said.

All 32 trains scheduled to run between London and Paris on Friday have been cancelled, wrecking travel plans for thousands of passengers. But extra services have been added to Saturday's timetable.

Eurostar, operator of the sleek speedy trains that usually make rail travel between the UK and the continent a breeze, announced the cancellation of all its services to and from its hub in the French capital.

Eurostar London-Paris train services resume after WWII bomb removed - Trains to and from the French capital were cancelled on Friday after the bomb was found near railway tracks in Paris

Following the discovery of an unexploded WW2 bomb, Eurostar trains between London and Paris have been cancelled all day. According to local media, the explosive was discovered “in the middle of the tracks” in the Saint-Denis area in France while construction was underway overnight.

This Paris regional train was parked on the tracks in the suburb of Saint-Denis as services ground to a halt An unexploded World War Two bomb found near Gare du Nord station in Paris was defused on Friday after trains to and from the station - one of Europe's biggest - were cancelled.

The discovery of the unexploded bomb, which weighed more than 1,000 pounds, near one of France’s largest trains stations caused travel disruptions in Paris and other parts of Europe.