MEMBERS of a cross-Channel ferry co-operative halted Channel tunnel services yesterday in a protest over Eurotunnel’s decision to destroy their business.

Thick, black plumes of smoke billowed over the French port of Calais after workers set fire to a stack of tyres in the latest of a series of protests.

The protesters left after police were called, but the burning blockade caused the closure of the A16, one of the main roads leading to the port, shutting off access to the terminal while the road was repaired.