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Prime Minister Boris Johnson with European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen

Johnson and von der Leyen in ‘close contact’ as clock ticks down for UK-EU deal

Coronavirus – Tue Dec 22, 2020

Efforts continue to resolve Channel crossing coronavirus crisis

Michel Barnier

Barnier to brief EU ambassadors on the state of Brexit talks

View of houses

UK house sales up by nearly a fifth in November compared with year earlier

NS&I logo

MPs seek answers from NS&I following string of complaints

EasyJet planes parked at Southend Airport

Easyjet pushes back delivery of 22 Airbus aircraft

A mobile phone with a Vodafone logo

Vodafone offers £1.9bn to take full control of German firm amid legal battle

A DFS shop sign

Online boost helps sales at DFS Furniture

Police patrol along the M20 in Kent where freight traffic is parked up near to Folkestone services – Tue Dec 22, 2020

Retail chief warns border must reopen by Wednesday as talks continue with France

To let signs outside houses

800,000 private renters in arrears due to Covid-19 crisis, landlords estimate

An empty street

Offices to share £481 million business rates rebate following surge in appeals

Brexit

Johnson tells Brussels UK would prosper with or without a trade deal

Autumn weather Nov 26th 2020

Equity markets dive into red as virus fears hit travel and retail stocks

Lorries on the M20

Stock markets and sterling take heavy hit over Covid-19 and Brexit fears

Aerial view of houses

Possible house price falls in 2021 may not eclipse gains made in 2020 – Halifax

UK and EU flags

Downing Street dismisses calls to extend Brexit transition period

Port of Dover

Prolonged border issues could have ‘quite dramatic’ effect – Dover port boss

Morrisons delivery products

Loss widened at Deliveroo ahead of lockdown boom