Lewis Walker

More than 200 Britons flee Verbier, defying a Swiss order to remain in their hotels and chalets.
BBC News – Europe

The UK reports a further 41,385 cases as hospitals struggle to cope with rising patient numbers.
BBC News – UK

The measure restores unemployment benefits and averts a partial US government shutdown.™
BBC News – US & Canada

Kumerra Gemechu’s phone and computer have also been seized by police, his family says.
BBC News – Africa

Many city centres were left bare as coronavirus restrictions prevented shops from opening.
BBC News – Business

At least 10 climbers are killed and seven others are missing in the Alborz mountains near Tehran.
BBC News – Middle East

How did French Guiana come to rely on its Hmong citizens for food?
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Some member states jump the gun before Sunday’s co-ordinated rollout of a coronavirus jab.
BBC News – Europe

Boris Johnson promises “big changes” after Brexit, but fishermen’s leaders accuse him of “caving in”.
BBC News – UK

Millions of Americans temporarily lose unemployment benefits after the deadline for signing passes.
BBC News – US & Canada

The UN said three peacekeepers died in two separate attacks, as rebel and government forces clash.
BBC News – Africa

Saving thousands or anxious they need more time, six bosses explain how the Brexit deal affects them.
BBC News – Business

Described as one of the modern greats of classical music, he was a hugely charismatic figure.
BBC News – Middle East

Mexico, Chile and Costa Rica become the first countries in Latin America to begin vaccination campaigns.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

The BBC has seen the 1,246-page document, which includes about 800 pages of annexes and footnotes.
BBC News – Europe

She says that while all many people want is “a squeeze of the hand”, there is “hope in the new dawn”.
BBC News – UK

The FBI is leading the investigation into the blast that left three injured on Christmas morning.
BBC News – US & Canada

The Islamist group also burnt down the church in the Christian village in northeast Nigeria.
BBC News – Africa

London markets end the day in an upbeat mood amid signs that a Brexit trade deal could be imminent.
BBC News – Business

Celebrations will look very different in Jesus’ birthplace this year as virus keeps visitors at bay.
BBC News – Middle East