Lewis Walker

International flights to and from the UK fell to just 400,000 this year, says analytics firm Cirium.
BBC News – Business

Some 5,000 wild cranes have died and hundreds of thousands of chickens and turkeys are being culled.
BBC News – Middle East

Despite the country’s continuing economic crisis, both pupils and teachers are determined to continue with schooling.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Italy, Greece and Portugal all also announced their highest daily case totals on Tuesday.
BBC News – Europe

Cases continue to rise, but the surge in infections has so far not led to a spike in hospital admissions.
BBC News – UK

The judge in Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex trafficking trial asks jurors to deliberate every day.
BBC News – US & Canada

Environmentalists hail the ruling as a victory in their efforts to protect marine life.
BBC News – Africa

New data reveals a 37.2% decline in footfall compared with 2019, with central London badly affected.
BBC News – Business

Black and Jewish journalist Nadine Batchelor-Hunt travels to Israel to meet the Ethiopian community and explore this dual identity.
BBC News – Middle East

People in the town of Itabuna can be seen using inflatable rafts and canoes to get from house to house.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Opponents say the law banning foreign ownership in the media aimed to silence government critics.
BBC News – Europe

The health secretary’s comments come as England reported a record 113,628 cases on Christmas Day.
BBC News – UK

More than 1,400 flights are scrapped on Monday, capping off a tough festive period for travellers.
BBC News – US & Canada

The nation is holding a week of commemorative events after the clergyman’s death at the age of 90.
BBC News – Africa

Accounts reveal the former US president’s two golf courses in Scotland made financial losses last year.
BBC News – Business

Israeli archaeologists discover a Roman-era gold ring bearing an early Christian depiction of Jesus.
BBC News – Middle East

The ruling means only opposition leader Juan Guaidó can access Venezuelan gold reserves in the UK.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

In his Christmas Day speech, the Pope said “immense tragedies” were being passed over in near silence.
BBC News – Europe

Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland bring in limits on socialising while England waits for more data.
BBC News – UK

Beachgoers in Morro Bay area are ordered to stay out of the water after an accident on Christmas Eve.
BBC News – US & Canada