Brexit: UK and EU continue trade talks as deadline looms

Less than 48 hours left to reach deal, as UK prepares to deploy naval ships to patrol waters

Trade talks between the UK and the EU are continuing with less than 48 hours to go until the deadline imposed by both parties to reach a deal.

With both sides saying on Friday that an agreement on trade was unlikely, Boris Johnson met Michael Gove, the minister who has responsibility for Brexit planning, to take stock" of plans for a no-deal exit from the EU. The UK is also readying four Royal Navy patrol ships to help protect its fishing waters from 1 January in the event a deal cannot be reached.