PRESS DIGEST- Financial Times - Dec. 31

Headlines Boris Johnson hails "new chapter" in EU relations as Brexit deal approved https://on.ft.com/3o5SMum Secondary school reopening delayed in England as COVID-19 levels soar https://on.ft.com/2L3lT2G Retail bosses among business leaders given New Year honours https://on.ft.com/2LbZHTV Overview Boris Johnson proclaimed "a new chapter in our national story" as MPs overwhelming approved a post-Brexit trade deal, drawing a line under Britain's tumultuous 47-year membership of the EU.

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Boris Johnson hails "new chapter" in EU relations as Brexit deal approved https://on.ft.com/3o5SMum Secondary school reopening delayed in England as COVID-19 levels soar https://on.ft.com/2L3lT2G

Retail bosses among business leaders given New Year honours https://on.ft.com/2LbZHTV Overview

Boris Johnson proclaimed "a new chapter in our national story" as MPs overwhelming approved a post-Brexit trade deal, drawing a line under Britain's tumultuous 47-year membership of the EU. UK government has postponed the reopening of secondary schools in England because of a sharp rise in coronavirus cases.

Dave Lewis, the former chief executive of Tesco Plc, and Melanie Smith, chief executive of supermarket chain Ocado Retail, are among leading business figures recognised in a New Year honours list dominated by the national effort to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. (Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom)