The EU has offered to cut 80% of checks on some goods moving from Great Britain to Northern Ireland to avoid a post-Brexit trade clash. #EU #UK #NorthernIreland #Brexit #SkyNews #BBCNews

"Northern Ireland has a special Brexit deal which keeps it in the EU's single market for goods and allows free-flowing trade with the EU. 

But it means goods arriving from Britain face checks and controls. 

The UK government said it is studying the detail of the EU's proposals. 

The new plan, which seeks to calm a long-running dispute over a key part of the Brexit agreement, would remove about 80% of spot checks, the EU said." Read more.