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As Brexit talks enter final 48 hours UK threatens to deploy no-deal gun boats
Ministers are set to beef up patrol powers by bringing in legislation to allow the Navy to board foreign vessels and arrest fishermen if there is no agreement, in scenes reminiscent of the 1970s Cod Wars.
Best responses to Daily Express Brexit ‘freedom’ front page
"All we ever wanted was to have our cake and eat it...."
Public warned about risks of going ‘too far’ over Xmas as drivers to make 13m trips during bubble period
"Accept that Christmas is a period when we can do things, that’s the reason why the rules are being relaxed, but that doesn’t mean we should do things."
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris named Time magazine’s Person of the Year
This comes the Trump administration carried out the first execution during a presidential lame-duck period in 130 years on Thursday.
Daily Mail’s guide to post-Brexit meal options sends social media into a spin
Pizza, fish and chips and avocado are out, but the UK will be fine for egg on toast.
Daily Express whimpers: All we ever wanted was our freedom
It's what the EU "never truly understood".
Tier 3? London has highest infection rate in England as schools to close in Wales
Britain sees largest daily jump in Covid infections since mid-November.
Kay Burley hooked off air for six months after Covid-busting birthday bash
Sky’s hugely-respected political editor, Beth Rigby, and north of England correspondent Inzamam Rashid have also agreed to not be on air for three months.
BBC backs Vicar of Dibley over farcical BLM row
The first of three new 10-minute Christmas special episodes of the cult classic was screened on Monday night, but was on the receiving end of a backlash from viewers.