EU Leaders Approve Next Stage of Brexit Talks

European Union leaders meeting in Brussels have given the green light to the second phase of negotiations on the departure of Britain from the EU. They say enough progress has been made to allow talks to proceed on the post-Brexit relationship between Britain and the EU. Also on the programme: a report reveals the shocking scale of child abuse in Australia, and rats which detect tuberculosis Picture: French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the EU leaders summit in Brussels Credit: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images