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World Service,16 Oct 2019,53 mins

Is a Brexit breakthrough imminent?

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Downing Street is playing down reports of an imminent Brexit deal with the EU, saying talks are still on-going. EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier said the two sides must agree the details by the end of Tuesday. We get the latest from our political correspondent Jessica Parker. Plus, Google has launched its latest smartphone, the Pixel 4. Will it prove to be more of a hit than its 3 predecessors? Our technology correspondent Zoe Kleinman gives us the lowdown. Plus, as Christine Lagarde becomes President of the European Central Bank, we ask, can she steer the Eurozone out of recession and back to the glory days of the Euro’s debut two decades ago? And, do you live in a meritocracy? We hear an advocate at the Supreme Court in India describe how positive discrimination helped her get a top job despite the country's caste system. All this and more discussed with our two guests on either side of the Pacific: Jyoti Malhotra, Editor, National and Strategic Affairs at The Print website, in Delhi. And Nicole Childers, Executive Producer at Marketplace, in Los Angeles. (Photo: EU Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier arrives at the EU HQ in Brussels. Credit: Getty Images.)

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