Brexit talks head for the wire as both sides fight their corners

Post Brexit trade talks as deadline to UK exiting transition period looms (Jonathan Brady/PA)

Brexit talks have stretched late into the night as both sides fought their corners with the clock ticking down to the deadline for a trade deal.

It was reported that several boxes of pizza were delivered to the talks venue on Wednesday night as officials from London and Brussels tried to hammer out an agreement ahead of the end of the transition period on December 31.