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A large crowd of stranded passengers fills St Pancras International station in London after Eurostar cancelled at least 14 trains due to flooded tunnels in southern England, causing misery for New Year travellers in the second major disruption in 10 days. The services were cancelled after tunnels near Ebbsfleet International station in Kent were flooded, with the Met Office issuing weather warnings for rain, snow and ice across large parts of the country. IMAGES
Images of a large crowd of passengers waiting in London's St Pancras International station, after Eurostar cancelled at least 14 trains due to a flooded UK tunnel, the day before New Year's Eve. The tunnels near Ebbsfleet International station in Kent were inundated as the Met Office issued weather warnings for rain, snow and ice across large parts of the country. IMAGES
Hundreds of firefighters are battling a wildfire which has spread across a mountain near Cape Town and is now threatening South Africa's biggest naval base, as well as nearby homes. IMAGES
British Prime minister Rishi Sunak welcomes Japanese Prime minister Fumio Kishida in London. The British and Japanese prime ministers will sign a "hugely significant" new defence deal allowing UK troops to deploy in Japan, Downing Street has said. IMAGES
Images from outside King's Cross station in London as British railway workers begin a strike over jobs and pay, billed as the biggest walkout in thirty years. Last-ditch talks to avert the strike broke down, meaning more than 50,000 members of rail union RMT will walk out for three days this week. IMAGES