Michel Barnier said: "Despite intense efforts, some key issues are still open" in the divorce talks between the EU and Britain. Barnier says the need "to avoid a hard border" between Ireland and the U.K's Northern Ireland is among the unsettled issues. Raab held surprise talks Sunday with the top EU negotiator as Brexit talks accelerated ahead of a summit later this week. Irish border questionEven if a deal is reached on Britain's divorce from the bloc, it's clear that May will find it challenged at home. DUP leader Arlene Foster remains opposed to any Brexit plan that would require any checks on goods travelling between Northern Ireland and Britain.

Source: CBC News October 14, 2018 17:05 UTC