Scallops, turbot, pavlova and three hours of discussion were on the menu but no trade deal was served up when Boris Johnson met European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen last night. The prime minister's office says "very large gaps remain" but talks will continue, with a "firm decision" by Sunday on whether a deal can be reached. Time is running out to have any deal in force by 31 December, when the UK is due to stop following EU trading rules. Mrs von der Leyen says the two sides are still "far apart". Fishing rights, business competition rules and the way any deal would be policed remain sticking points.

Our political editor Laura Kuenssberg says failure seems "the likely outcome of months of talks designed to create a smooth path for the country towards a different future". Our Europe editor Katya Adler agrees "attitudes seem to be hardening". Labour's deputy leader Angela Rayner is unimpressed. "One year after Boris Johnson promised us an oven-ready deal, he has completely failed," she says. Mr Johnson claims his pre-election reference was to the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement. The SNP's Ian Blackford says no deal would be "a massive failure of diplomacy and leadership".

Separately, the UK has signed a free-trade deal with Singapore. It largely mirrors existing arrangements from within the EU and will cover more than £17bn in commerce.

Greater Manchester Police failed to record 80,000 crimes in the year to June - 220 a day on average - a watchdog says. HM Inspectorate of Constabulary estimates the force recorded just 77.7% of reported crimes, with about a quarter of all violent offences going unrecorded. Inspector Zoe Billingham says she is "deeply troubled" by the frequency with which cases were closed without a full investigation, on the basis victims did not support police action, including in seven in 10 domestic abuse cases. Deputy Chief Constable Ian Pilling says the force is "disappointed... particularly where we have let victims down" but has a "robust" plan to address the issues.

A frequent target of Republican criticism during the US presidential election campaign, Joe Biden's son is in the news again. Hunter Biden says his tax affairs are under investigation by federal prosecutors in Delaware. And while he's confident an "objective review" will show he handled his affairs "legally and appropriately", it could prove a headache for his father. "If Republicans maintain control of the US Senate, hearings into Hunter's finances - and any ties to President-elect Biden - are a foregone conclusion," says our North America reporter Anthony Zurcher. Joe Biden's team says he's proud his son has fought through "vicious personal attacks of recent months, only to emerge stronger".

The failure of talks between Prime Minister Boris Johnson and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to reach an agreement over a trade deal dominate front pages. The Daily Mail describes "deadlock at dinner", while the Daily Telegraph says there are now four days to save a deal. Fish was definitely on the menu at the working dinner, the Metro jokes, referring to both the row over fishing rights and also the turbot that was the main course. The i also tries a pun, suggesting there was "fudge for last supper", as it explains the deadline to strike an agreement was extended to Sunday. Read the review.

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