Speaking to the BBC before the French transport minister confirmed the WW2 bomb had been defused, Lejeune says they thought it was the "better option" to cancel all 32 services between London and Paris today because it would give passengers "clarity" amid the "uncertainty".

The discovery of an unexploded bomb dating back to World War Two severely disrupted traffic to and from Paris' bustling Gare du Nord, the world's third-busiest train station, on Friday. The disruption is affecting commuter rails and national and international trains,