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Negotiations in London come as the clock ticks down to the end of the Brexit transition period next month.

Retailers have been asked to close their stores on December 26 so staff can have a decent break.

Barry McCaffrey and Trevor Birney were arrested over the alleged theft of a police watchdog document that appeared in their film No Stone Unturned.

The fashion retailer and sister business Peacocks appointed administrators from FRP Advisory last week.

The Care Quality Commission launched a criminal investigation against Sentinel Healthcare, which admitted the charges.

The Government is seeking to head off a growing Tory revolt over new tiered restrictions for England.

Professor David Salisbury said a vaccine that was found to be 62% effective could be set against others showing 90% efficacy.

David Pratt said he has decorated his home in York with more than 35,000 outdoor lights.

The finder of the apple tree growing wild in woods hopes to propagate and name it.

David Merritt said it is ‘not what we want to be doing on the anniversary of our son’s death’.

Regulator Ofgem said the energy company will be unable to take on new customers unless it starts rolling out second-generation smart meters.

The tier system for England takes most of the headlines on Friday.

More than 90 high-profile figures, campaigners and activists have written an open letter urging the companies not to operate the December 2 flight.

As of December 2, 99% of England will be placed in Tier 2 and Tier 3 measures designed to control the spread of Covid.

Health Secretary Matt Hancock has said a vaccine could be rolled out from December.

As of Thursday night, club staff still did not have access to email, and some other functions were also unavailable.

The Turing AI Acceleration Fellowships have been awarded to 15 researchers using AI on innovative and diverse projects.

Some 89% of doctors had experienced at least one good change during the outbreak.

The BBC issued a defence of its journalists.

The building was lit up with blue lights and Morse code, in honour of key workers on the front lines of the pandemic.