LONDON: Brussels and London pledged Friday to step up the pace of Brexit trade talks to try to strike a deal by the end of October, after the latest round of negotiations ended with no major breakthrough.

TOUGH TALKS European Union chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier (right) and British Prime Minister's Europe adviser David Frost pose for a photograph at start of the first round of post-Brexit trade deal talks between the EU and the United Kingdom. Incapable of the slightest advance for three past months, British and Europeans seem to be embarking on a dead end when approaching, with a certain tension, the fourth round of negotiations, yet crucial on their post-Brexit relationship. AFP photo

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