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• Post-Brexit talks deadlock: What are the obstacles?

  Crisis talks are to be held by Boris Johnson and EU chief Ursula von der Leyen in a last-ditch bid to break the impasse on securing a post-Brexit trade deal.

• Liverpool mayor Joe Anderson released after arrest and says he is co-operating with police

  Liverpool Mayor Joe Anderson has said he is co-operating with police after he was arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit bribery and witness intimidation.

• More snow forecast with cold snap predicted to last for several days

  More snow is forecast to fall in parts of the UK this weekend, with the cold snap expected to last until Tuesday at least.

• COVID-19: Sir Keir Starmer self-isolating again after staff member tests positive

  Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has been forced back into self-isolation after a member of his staff tested positive for coronavirus.

• Halifax house explosion: Three people injured in blast

  Three people have been taken to hospital after an explosion ripped through a house reducing it to smouldering rubble.

• Man dresses as Buddy from Elf to meet father for first time - but dad doesn't get the joke

  A man who dressed as an elf to meet his biological father for the first time has admitted his dad may have thought he was a "lunatic".

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Entertainment

• Damon Albarn: Government COVID-19 response has shown 'no empathy with the arts'

  Damon Albarn has criticised the government in its response to the COVID-19 pandemic, saying it has shown "no empathy with the arts whatsoever".

• Backstage With… Viggo Mortensen on his directorial debut

  Viggo Mortensen became a household name after he was cast as the rugged hero Aragorn in Peter Jackson's Lord Of The Rings films.

• I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! Giovanna Fletcher crowned Queen of the Castle

  Giovanna Fletcher has been crowned Queen of the Castle in I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!

• Sir Ian McKellen calls for 'fellowship' of fans to help buy Tolkien's house

  Sir Ian McKellen is backing a campaign to buy the house where JRR Tolkien once lived.

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Politics

• COVID-19: Sir Keir Starmer self-isolating again after staff member tests positive

  Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has been forced back into self-isolation after a member of his staff tested positive for coronavirus.

• Brexit has reached its endgame - and one very important phone call could be make or break

  Saturday could be the most important day in Brexit since the UK's formal exit from the EU at the end of January.

• Post-Brexit talks deadlock: What are the obstacles?

  Crisis talks are to be held by Boris Johnson and EU chief Ursula von der Leyen in a last-ditch bid to break the impasse on securing a post-Brexit trade deal.

• Climate change: UK promises to cut emissions by more than two-thirds by 2030

  The government has promised to cut greenhouse gas emissions by more than two thirds (68%) of what they were in 1990 by 2030.

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Technology

• Oxford malaria vaccine could be ready by 2024, speculates top UK scientist

  The Oxford team behind a successful COVID-19 vaccine candidate are close to entering the final stage of human trials in their jab against malaria.

• Capsule with clues about solar system's origins tumbles towards Earth

  A spacecraft has sent a capsule tumbling towards earth, carrying samples from an asteroid that could contain clues to the origin of the solar system, Japan's space agency has said.

• UK space experiment could unlock mining resources on moon and Mars

  A British-led experiment which could enable mining on the moon and Mars will be launched to the International Space Station (ISS) on Saturday.

• US in talks to release Huawei's Meng Wanzhou who is battling extradition from Canada - report

  The United States is reportedly working on a deal which would see Huawei's chief financial officer, Meng Wanzhou, free to return to China without being extradited from Canada.

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