Sterling nears post-EU referendum low as trade deficit widens

The pound has slipped close to its lowest level against the US dollar since June's Brexit vote, after official figures showed a worse than expected widening of the UK trade deficit. It came after the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the goods trade deficit - the gap between imports and exports - widened to a worse-than-expected £12.2bn in November. The British Chambers of Commerce said the figures confirmed that "there is little evidence that the fall in the value of the pound is