Craig Taylor

Parts of Essex and Hertfordshire will also face the toughest restrictions, the health secretary says.
BBC News – UK

The first dose was given in New York, kicking off the largest vaccination drive in US history.
BBC News – US & Canada

A student who escaped after gunmen raided an all-boys school in Nigeria speaks to the BBC.
BBC News – Africa

Governments and charities have invested billions in vaccines developed by private firms.
BBC News – Business

Ruhollah Zam, who ran a website that Iran accused of inciting violence, was detained last year.
BBC News – Middle East

Labour shortages caused by the coronavirus pandemic are hitting coffee growers in Colombia hard.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Three people are arrested after police find workers in a secret room hidden behind piles of clothes.
BBC News – Europe

Post-Brexit trade talks were held all night but sources say there is little sign of agreement.
BBC News – UK

The Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine was approved earlier this week and doses are being distributed this weekend.
BBC News – US & Canada

The Italian isle welcoming migrants and undergoing cultural change – from Afrobeats to scotch bonnets.
BBC News – Africa

Resale clothing and accessories sites like Depop, Poshmark and ThredUp say activity is up due to the pandemic.
BBC News – Business

Salim Ayyash had been convicted of assassinating Lebanon’s former PM with a massive car bomb in 2005.
BBC News – Middle East

Parliament’s lower house voted to legalise abortion but the bill must pass the Senate to become law.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

The aim is to see whether mixing two vaccines could improve protection against Covid-19.
BBC News – Europe

Boris Johnson urges Brussels to make a “big change” as the deadline set by the two sides approaches.
BBC News – UK

US media say FDA head Stephen Hahn has been told to approve it on Friday or quit, but he denies this.
BBC News – US & Canada

There are “overwhelming” reports of Eritrean refugees in Tigray being killed or abducted, the UN says.
BBC News – Africa

EU pandemic rules and Brexit may restrict travellers from entering the European Union.
BBC News – Business

Hassan Diab and three ex-ministers have been accused of negligence, judicial sources say.
BBC News – Middle East

The jet has been overhauled after it was grounded for 20 months following two deadly crashes.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean