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It’s been four years since we formally left the EU - and its been eight years of trying to square an impossible circle. How do you keep Brexiteers happy, the EU on board and Northern Ireland’s government up and running, all at once?

Well today Rishi came through with a deal which might - big emphasis MIGHT hit the spot.

We take you through what we know.

Later, Nicola Sturgeon explains to the Scotland Covid inquiry which she didn’t, sorry did, sorry didn’t really delete her WhatsApp messages. It all gets a bit emotional.

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(1) The world's biggest banks pull back from hedge fund manager Crispin Odey.

(2) Donald Trump is charged over his refusal to return classified documents.

(3) Sunak secures Biden's backing on AI and agreements for closer economic cooperation.

(4) Citi dismantles its foreign-exchange strategy team. 

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