UK-EU talks over Northern Ireland trade rules could enter a final phase, or 'tunnel', next week. Peter O'Dwyer reports from Dublin. North of Tyne Mayor Jamie Driscoll joins Bloomberg's Caroline Hepker and Stephen Carroll to discuss Labour's position on the ratcheting up of strikes. Driscoll also welcomes the £1.4 billion devolution plan for the north-east of England, and tells us he will run for the new, enlarged role of North East Mayor. Plus: Bloomberg Opinion's retail guru Andrea Felsted picks out the highlights from the UK retailers' trading updates.