UK and EU split on major issues as Brexit trade talks begin

Boris Johnson's chief Europe negotiator David Frost has met his counterpart from the European Union Michel Barnier as talks began to strike a post-Brexit trade deal. Opening positions set out by the two sides ahead of the negotiations suggested there are major differences on issues including fishing rights, Brussels' demands for a "level playing field" to ensure fair competition and the role of the European Court of Justice. At the European Commission's Berlaymont headquarters in Brussels, Mr Frost was joined by the...