LONDON, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Britain and the European Union have made "some progress" in post-Brexit trade talks but there are still significant gaps and the most likely outcome is for negotiations to end in no deal, Prime Minister Boris Johnson's spokesman said on Wednesday.

A single button on its landing screen directs you to connect quickly, with the only accompanying option a drop-down server location selector with your fastest nearby city selected by default.  Its apps for iOS and Android are designed with a streamlined approach aimed at connecting fast without a fuss. ExpressVPN is currently the fastest VPN we've tested in 2022, causing us to lose less than 2% of our total internet speeds.

The company has been in business since 2009, and ExpressVPN has a substantial network of more than 3,000 RAM-only servers spread across 160 locations in 94 countries. ExpressVPN's best plan offers five simultaneous connections for $100 a year (which includes three extra months, decatur il high school for a limited-time deal totaling 15 months of service). You can also opt for a $13 monthly plan, or pay $60 for six months.

Although new policies allow families to have as many as three children, China's birth rate dropped to 7.52 births per 1,000 people in 2021, the lowest since the National Bureau of Statistics began recording the data in 1949.

The company has been in business since 2009, and ExpressVPN has a substantial network of more than 3,000 RAM-only servers spread across 160 locations in 94 countries. You can also opt for a $13 per-month plan, or pay $60 for six months. ExpressVPN's best plan offers five simultaneous connections for $100 a year (which includes three extra months, for a limited-time deal totaling 15 months of service).

China would need to spend at least 5% of its annual GDP to create incentives for couples to have more children, including education subsidies, preferential mortgage rates, tax breaks, equal paternity and maternity leave, as well as the construction of more childcare centres, it added.

With its newly redesigned apps for Windows and Android, IPVanish manages to pack the same extensive suite of digital knobs and dials into a refreshingly clean mobile interface to impressive effect. Its multiplatform flexibility is also ideal for people focused on finding a Netflix-friendly VPN. 

We also liked its connection kill-switch feature, a must for anyone serious about protecting their privacy while surfing. That said, the company gets kudos for allowing unlimited simultaneous connections.

Experts warn China's ageing population will put huge pressure on its health and social security system, while a dwindling workforce could also severely limit growth for the world's second largest economy in the coming decades.

NordVPN, our third choice, is a die-hard heavy hitter. It costs more than Surfshark but less than Express, has an enormous network that's constantly getting faster and more secure and is easily the most reliable service we've tested.

Multihop jumps your connection through multiple countries to hide your trail. Finally, NoBorders Mode "allows [you] to successfully use Surfshark in restrictive regions." Just be careful. Camouflage Mode masks your VPN activity so your ISP doesn't know you're using a VPN. Surfshark also offers three special modes designed for those who want to get around restrictions and more carefully hide their online footsteps. During our testing, we didn't see a single IP address or DNS leak, and had no trouble accessing Netflix.  Doing any of these three things could be illegal in your country and could result in severe penalties.

Not all VPNs are created equal. And not all VPNs are meant to serve the same needs. Some VPNs are better suited for critical privacy needs, like researching topics about private health conditions on socially conservative campuses. So, before you decide which VPN is the best for your needs, first consider your privacy level: Are you a critical VPN user or casual VPN user?  The stakes can be high and your safety is paramount. Still others are more geared toward convenient gaming and torrenting. Other VPNs are suited for fast streaming of international media.

It's also important to keep in mind that there may be some limits to the privacy VPNs currently provide to MacOS and iOS users. Recent independent research has emerged suggesting that iOS (and some MacOS) users' browsing and internet data may be sent to Apple despite the protections offered by an encrypted VPN tunnel. We will continue to update our recommendations as more information and research surface around this issue. 

In Southampton the city council warned that some schools 'do not have enough staff to reopen safely to all children', while Slough Borough Council in Berkshire said some primaries would stay closed amid 'confusion across the board' caused by the Department for Education.

Beijing-based YuWa Population Research Institute said in a report published on Tuesday that the average cost of raising a child to the age of 18 in China in 2019 stood at 485,000 yuan ($76,629) for a first child, 6.9 times China's per capita GDP that year.