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Closer to the entrance, not a single bit of asphalt is left uncovered; beach towels adorn the ground, and tapestries are draped over security gates to create makeshift tents.

Far-right activist Tommy Robinson was unlawfully stopped driving a Bentley at the entrance to the Channel Tunnel, and counter-terrorism officers made a disproportionate use of their powers, his lawyer has told a court.

The prosecutor believed the blast had taken place on a floor above the entrance and told reporters it was a "premeditated and voluntary homicide".

The security checkpoint at its main entrance has also been hugely expanded, with a new access road and roundabout added.

The staff at the entrance had let us in without warning, raising the possibility that they too had not been notified.