Craig Taylor

Like other European countries, France will see muted celebrations to mark the last night of the year.
BBC News – Europe

Pledge over mass testing in schools as warning given not to mix for New Year’s Eve celebrations.
BBC News – UK

Mitch McConnell says raising aid cheques from $ 600 would be “another fire hose of borrowed money”.
BBC News – US & Canada

Despite mass cancelations, women’s sport still had a lot of high points in Africa in 2020.
BBC News – Africa

The FTSE 100 bounces on its first dealing day since the Brexit trade deal was announced.
BBC News – Business

The notorious case began in July when a series of women posted claims of sexual harassment online.
BBC News – Middle East

The law, if passed, would allow abortions up to the 14th week of pregnancy in the highly Catholic nation.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake strikes Petrinja and nearby towns, trapping people under rubble.
BBC News – Europe

The health secretary is expected to tell MPs more areas of England will enter tier four as cases surge.
BBC News – UK

The discovery in Colorado comes as US president-elect Joe Biden calls for vaccinations to be ramped up.
BBC News – US & Canada

Alcohol sales have been banned in South Africa to prevent “reckless behaviour” amid a Covid spike.
BBC News – Africa

Will Britons be able to use their mobile phones in Europe after Brexit transition, without paying extra?
BBC News – Business

Loujain al-Hathloul, 31, was prominent in the campaign to win the right for Saudi women to drive.
BBC News – Middle East

Félix Vásquez was shot dead in front of his family by masked gunmen who stormed into his home.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

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