Last updated 18:00GMT, Thursday 25 December.

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TODAY: some snow west Germany, Bonn-Koblenz. Quiet on the roads today… ‘Extremely hazardous’ driving conditions in Finland (very bad 3 Helsinki-Tampere) yesterday. Extra slippery roads south Sweden.

CHRISTMAS TRAVEL: no Dover-Calais ferries today but Eurotunnel runs 24/7. First sailing from Dover is Friday 07:40; from Calais 07:30. See more here.

NEWS: bad weather expected English Channel overnight 26-27 December says Condor Ferries. Light snow today with heavier falls mountain areas France at the weekend, see below. Snow Luxembourg Friday evening and Belgium from today.

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CHANNEL DELAYS: Eurotunnel freight on schedule. Passenger shuttles, tech fault, delay 30mins UK. No delay France.

WEATHER ALERT: amber alert snow/ice east Belgium + ‘coastal event’ Spain/France Med. coast.

WEATHER: some snow across Europe. Fair South, becoming windy Italy/Alps. Very cold Scandinavia.

GOTTHARD TUNNEL: no queues.

MONT BLANC TUNNEL: ‘traffic is fluent’.

MAJOR TRAFFIC DELAYS: busy inbound Paris but no major delays.

Danger of aquaplaning/’packed snow’/ice Bonn-Koblenz region, west Germany.

Earlier: now no delay A3 southbound Cologne.

See Travel/Traffic/Weather for more.

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