well, the german commentator wolfgang munchau concludes... he goes on...casts for the world's wealthiest countries, the uk is the third—highest. though, bear in mind, allgdp figures are dominated by the pandemic. certainly, though, some of the more catastrophic brexit predictions have not come to pass. nor, though, is there evidence of a brexit boost to trade, but some argue the uk will pay a cost. the ippr think tank argues... it concludes... well, this week, borisjohnson has talked of the trade deal as the final step in a long journey. it is undoubtedly a political landmark, but really, this is just the start. evidence of that came this week. france is demanding uk fishing guarantees and threatening blocks on financial services. the trade deal may be done, but the negotiating isn't. nor are the ramifications for trade that brexit will bring. good afternoon. the best of the sunshine for saturday was certainly first thing. shower cloud developed through the latter stages of the morning, and some of those showers are quite heavy and slow—moving, so if you'r

well, the german commentator wolfgang munchau concludes... he goes on...twist, it could the reigning champions liverpool that hand city the title. if they beat united, then guardiola's side will be champions. city did their bit yesterday, beating crystal palace 2—0, sergio aguero with the opener, before ferran torres sealed the win two minutes later. that goal from aguero was his i82nd league goalfor city. he's set to leave the club when his contract runs out at the end of the season and guardiola paid tribute to him afterwards. what a goal, what a player, what a man. i'm completely in love with him as a man, especially. so other players with less quality, less legends, behave a completely different way. people cannot believe how we missed him, it was more than one year injured and we cannot use him many times but maybe arrive at the right moment. the world snooker championship final gets underway later today in front of a full capacity crowd in sheffield. it's part of the government's pilot scheme to ensure fans can safely return to sporting venues. bbc s