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Lorries disembark a train at the Eurotunnel in Folkestone as Brexit nears completion. The UK's tortuous departure from the European Union takes full effect when Big Ben strikes 11:00 pm (2300 GMT) in central London, just as most of the European mainland ushers in 2021 at midnight. IMAGES
Michel Barnier, EU negotiator for Brexit, meets Charles Michel, head of the European Council, as EU-UK trade talks continues with fears rising of a damaging cliff-edge "no deal" at the end of this year. IMAGES
Europe's chief negociator for Brexit Michel Barnier says that the EU is "ready to offer a highly ambitious trade deal", including "zero tariffs and zero quotas". SOUNDBITE
German exports will grow less than expected this year due to external risks, including a possible British exit from the EU, according to the head of the BGA trade association. But, as Sonia Legg reports, Germany's economic growth will expand later this year after a slower second quarter.
The United States "will not accept" a situation where underpriced Chinese goods flood the global market, battering industries elsewhere, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Monday as she wrapped up high-level talks in China. This was the situation over a decade ago when Chinese government support led to a surge in steel exports, she told reporters, adding: "I know that these serious concerns are shared by our allies and partners." SOUNDBITE
French Economy Minister, Bruno Le Maire, and Agriculture Minister, Marc Fesneau, chair a committee to monitor the trade negotiations between supermarkets and their suppliers, which are intended to protect producers' incomes, against a backdrop of strong mobilisation by farmers across France. IMAGES
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