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[ad_1] A Brexit trade deal could be reached as early as today, after the two sides began serious haggling over fishing quotas. EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier said yesterday that the talks were reaching a “watershed moment”, with the possibility that a deal could be finalized tonight or tomorrow. In …

[ad_1] President Donald Trump released a bizarre 46-minute video that he posted on Facebook calling for the election to be ‘voided’ and admitted that his comments would be ‘belittled’. Rather than choosing any number of places where he could deliver important remarks in front of an audience or with reporters …

[ad_1] 12.38 pm GMT 12:38 Richard Thomson (SNP) asks whether the prime minister will match in England the £ 500 bonus for health workers proposed in Scotland. And will you do it tax-free? Johnson states that the Scottish government is free to do this duty free. (Not so, or at …

[ad_1] Tesco, the UK’s largest supermarket chain, has announced that it will reimburse £ 585 million of the commercial fee relief given to it during the coronavirus pandemic. The company said it would seek talks with officials on how to return the full sum to the UK Treasury and delegated …

[ad_1] Son of seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher, who will come out of F2 next season, where he could clinch the title this weekend; Mick Schumacher signs a multi-year contract and will be teammates with Nikita Mazepin in Haas’ new rookie lineup. By Matt Morlidge Last update: 02/12/20 9:00 am …

[ad_1] Stores are cutting their prices in the run-up to Christmas amid a crisis on Britain’s main streets, according to a report. Prices have fallen 1.8% in November compared to the previous year, and fashion and DIY retailers are more likely to have discounted their products, according to the BRC …

[ad_1] Thousands of nonessential shops, gyms, bars and restaurants are reopening as England’s second shutdown ends and the new tiered system takes effect. About 99% of the population will be under the two strictest levels of restrictions, which are stricter than before the shutdown. Approximately 32 million people, or just …

[ad_1] Shops and pubs are desperate for big business tomorrow when they reopen after four weeks of forced closures. But even as the national lockdown is coming to an end in England, Boris Johnson warned that the public “cannot afford to relax” yet or Covid would spiral out of control …

[ad_1] Shoppers have been waiting in virtual queues for over an hour as they scramble for deals on the Debenhams website after the chain’s collapse. The department store chain is shrinking after JD Sports pulled out of talks about a bailout acquisition, putting 12,000 jobs at risk in a week …

[ad_1] More than a million Debenhams customers are trapped in huge virtual queues after the store offered a 70% discount on a “direct sale.” The department store was preparing its latest Christmas blast after the last desperate attempts to save it collapsed this morning. JD Sports, which set out to …