So far, the large majority of British and EU citizens have not felt the realities of Brexit. Though the UK left the European Union on 31 January, it follows the bloc’s rules until the end of this year as part of a transition period to the new economic relationship. That’s all set to change, AP reports.

A new antibody treatment which could give people immediate protection after being exposed to coronavirus is being trialled in the UK, news wires reported. As part of the Storm Chaser trial, researchers from the University College London Hospitals NHS Trust (UCLH) are exploring the use of an antibody which has the potential of providing long-term protection to patients when it would be too late to offer a vaccine.

Britain is planning to invest more than 100 million pounds on a new student exchange programme, after leaving the European Erasmus scheme following its departure from the EU, dpa reported.

The post-Brexit trade deal reached by the United Kingdom and the European Union goes beyond the EU’s so-called “Canada-style” trade accord, Reuters reported, citing BBC that obtained on Friday what it said was a full copy of the accord.

Britain and the European Union have still not clinched a Brexit trade deal as serious issues remain unresolved that prevent PM Boris Johnson signing up, a British minister said on Wednesday, cited by Reuters.

France and Britain agreed to reopen cross-border travel on Wednesday after a snap 48-hour ban to curb the spread of a new coronavirus variant threatened UK supply chains, AFP reported.

British government is working with France in an attempt to find a way to lift border closures that have snarled one of Europe’s most important trade routes just days before the Brexit cliff edge, Reuters reported.

Britain’s health secretary Matt Hancock said that the UK government is looking into compensating people whose travel plans were scrapped due to the new coronavirus restrictions, news wires reported.

UK has called the European Union to retreat from current positions in order to finalize the Brexit related trade deal, Reuters reported. The two parties has remained on their positions related to few argumentative issues with deadline for the talks critically approaching, UK health minister Matt Hancock repeated Britain’s calls for the European Union to shift its position on Sunday and withdraw its “unreasonable demands” for the two sides to be able to seal a post-Brexit trade deal.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson imposed on Saturday tighter coronavirus controls involving millions of people in England and drastically scaled back previously earmarked plans to ease restrictions over Christmas holidays, in a bid to limit the impact of a new infectious strain of the virus, Reuters said.