INTERNATIONAL NEWS - The UK and EU have agreed on a "large part" of the agreement that will lead to the "orderly withdrawal" of the UK.
The EU's Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier said the two sides had agreed on a transition period, calling the announcement a "decisive step".
He spoke after meeting with the UK's Brexit secretary David Davis.
The transitional period will begin from Brexit day - 29 March, 2019 - and is designed to smooth the path to the future permanent relationship.
Mr Barnier said there was also an agreement on the rights of 4.5m EU citizens in the UK and the 1.2m UK citizens in the EU after Brexit.
But he said more work still needed to be done on important subjects including the Northern Ireland border.
Both the UK and the EU hope the terms of an agreement on the transitional period can be signed off by Theresa May's fellow leaders at the EU summit this week.
UK and EU agree terms for Brexit transition period
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