Left-wing demonstrators take to the streets in Paris to protest against the nomination of the centre-right Michel Barnier as prime minister, calling it a "coup de force by Macron."

France has warned the UK over its failure to provide sufficient fishing licenses to French fishers, calling for the EU to adopt a tougher stance against the UK and raising the alarm that bilateral cooperation could be at risk.

There was no doubt that the EU would not give the British a deal that would match any of the conditions met by being a member of the EU.

Boris Johnson has just arrived in Brussels for crunch talks with European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen.

Boris Johnson is preparing to travel to Brussels to meet with EC boss Ursula von der Leyen for a final attempt at pushing deadlocked trade talks over the line.

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab gives two dispassionate interviews over the likelihood of success (or failure) of post-Brexit trade deal negotiations.

Simon Coveney has injected a small dose of pessimism into the protracted trade talks by effectively ruling out a trade deal this week.