UK, EU inch closer to Brexit deal as yet another deadline looms
London
NUMEROUS deadlines have passed and many new ones put forward, but there are still hopes - albeit fading ones - for a Brexit trade deal to be struck next week.
The European Union's (EU) chief negotiator Michel Barnier plans to brief the ambassadors of the 27 remaining member states on Friday, amid mounting speculation that a deal will be reached.
Over the past fortnight of intense negotiations, observers and markets believe that t…
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