Avoiding check points or any other physical infrastructure on the Irish border is the UK Government's number one priority when negotiating post-Brexit arrangements for its only land frontier with the EU, a Whitehall position paper will state.

Brexit negotiations which could define the UK's political and economic future have begun, with David Davis calling for a "new deep and special partnership" between Britain and Brussels.

The first round of formal negotiations on Britain's withdrawal from the EU will begin on June 19, it has been confirmed.

Most people should have an extra €5 in their pockets every week after a budget tempered by Brexit fears.