Brexit: UK-EU trade talks down to the wire

Pressure is mounting on the UK and EU negotiating teams to finalise a post-Brexit trade deal. Talks went on late into Wednesday evening at the business department in central London. The two sides are urgently seeking compromises in key areas before current trading rules expire at the end of December. Fishing rights, competition rules and how an agreement should be enforced remain outstanding issues. The two sides have been locked in talks since March to determine their future relations once the UK’s Brexit transition periods ends on 31 December.(BBC)…[+]