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EU and UK negotiators ‘agree Brexit deal’

Brexit negotiators from the UK and EU have agreed on an arrangement to avoid a hard border in Ireland, sources say.

The issue of the border was the final hurdle blocking a Brexit deal.

Theresa May will present the deal to the cabinet in an attempt to gain their approval in a crunch meeting tomorrow afternoon.

It is thought the agreement contains a ‘backstop’ mechanism to avoid a border, which is unlikely to be supported by Brexiteer MPs or the DUP.

Baby delivered alive after pregnant woman killed with crossbow

A baby has been delivered by paramedics after his heavily pregnant mother was shot dead with a crossbow.

Devi Unmathallegadoo, 35, was fatally injured at her home in east London, but medics managed to deliver her son in hospital.

Her husband Imtiaz Muhammad said she was shot in front of her five other children, aged between one and 17, after he found her killer hiding in their garden shed.

X Factor audience drops to lowest in history

The X Factor’s audience has fallen to its lowest level in the show’s history, new figures show.

Full ratings for the broadcast on Saturday November 3 were 4.78 million, while 4.76 million saw the results show on Sunday November 4.

Both figures are the lowest recorded for editions of The X Factor since the series began in 2004, according to data published by Barb.

The average audience for this year’s X Factor currently stands at 5.89 million.

UFO investigated in Ireland after multiple aircraft sightings

The Irish Aviation Authority is investigating a UFO sighting after pilots claimed they saw an unidentified craft off the coast of Ireland.

Shannon Air Traffic Control received a call from a British Airways pilot who reported seeing an object travelling at ‘a very high speed’.