Jersey issues 49 more fishing licences to French boats amid row

Officials from France and UK to meet in Brussels after threats from both sides in post-Brexit dispute

• Explainer: why the fight over fishing licences?

Jersey has issued another 49 licences to French boats in an apparent attempt to de-escalate a post-Brexit row over fishing rights in which the UK and France have issued tit-for-tat threats.

The Jersey government said it was allowing another round of temporary licences until the end of January to allow time for new arrangements to be put in place, as the two sides prepared to meet to try to resolve the row.