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Ham sandwiches confiscated, Percy Pigs exiled, and the threat of rotten fish in Westminster are some of the problems plaguing the UK.
Boris Johnson has weighed in on the debate surrounding the regulation of social media giants, alongside a number of European leaders.
Downing Street insists "we will not be lowering workers' rights" but does not rule out changes to the EU working time directive.
From fish to border checks and even sausages in Northern Ireland, a host of issues need to be resolved in 2021.
And there was plenty of imaginative... commentary.
UK left the single market and customs union at 11pm.
Tory Eurosceptics say Margaret Thatcher would be "deeply proud" but Labour berate deal's "lack of ambition".
The UK will no longer participate in the European Union scheme but will now create the Turing scheme in its place.
Here's what we know so far about the deal.
So far ten European countries have closed borders to Britain amid fears about a new strain of the coronavirus ahead of Christmas week. A mutant strain sweeping across London and the South-East of England has prompted EU nations to start restricting inbound flights from the UK. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said there is no evidence the new variant causes more severe illness or higher mortality but it does appear to be passed on significantly more easily. He said the new strain could be up to 70% more transmissible than the old virus variant.