Brexit talks pushed beyond deadline in bid to avoid no-deal scenario

Crunch Brexit talks between Britain and the European Union will continue beyond Sunday’s deadline in a last-ditch attempt to avoid a dreaded no-deal exit when the UK officially leaves on January 1.

After a phone call on Sunday morning, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said it had been agreed that negotiators would go “the extra mile” in the next few days to reach a trade deal…