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World Service,07 Dec 2020,26 mins

UK-EU talks in final push for trade deal

World Business Report

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Talks between the UK and EU have resumed, as the sides make a final bid for a trade deal. Barbara Moens is trade reporter at Politico, and explains the remaining sticking points as the December 31st end of the post-Brexit transition period rapidly approaches. Also in the programme, with the pandemic leading to a temporary pause on commuting to work for many, the BBC's Manuela Saragosa examines the challenging financial impact it has had on public transport systems around the world. Plus, musician Bob Dylan has sold his entire catalogue of more than 600 songs to Universal Music. Eamonn Forde is a writer on the business of music who discusses the significance of the deal. (Picture: Britain's chief Brexit negotiator David Frost in Brussels. Picture credit: Getty Images.)

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