Craig Taylor

This is what happened to Lebanon’s only cruise ship, which was docked in the explosion’s epicentre.
BBC News – Middle East

The ruling party is expected to regain control of parliament amid a boycott by most of the opposition.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Protesters clash with police and vehicles are set alight for a second weekend over a controversial law.
BBC News – Europe

There are still “significant differences” to be resolved by Lord Frost and Michel Barnier.
BBC News – UK

The US president holds a campaign rally in Georgia where two run-offs will determine control of the US Senate.
BBC News – US & Canada

Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed has found himself in a conflict less than a year after winning the Nobel Peace Prize.
BBC News – Africa

The airline’s sale of surplus stock – crockery, blankets, slippers – sparked delight and disappointment.
BBC News – Business

Their arrests had drawn widespread criticism from the UN, civil liberties groups and celebrities.
BBC News – Middle East

A senior official at the club is placed under investigation over the player’s citizenship bid.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

The court said Karl-Heinz Grasser received kickbacks in return for information on property sales.
BBC News – Europe

Boris Johnson and European Commission chief Ursula Von Der Leyen will seek to break deadlock on Saturday.
BBC News – UK

It comes as the Centers for Disease Control urges “universal mask use” anywhere outside the home.
BBC News – US & Canada

Clashes in many parts of the Tigray region mean there is still no access, UN officials say.
BBC News – Africa

Burton or Burton Upon Trent to give it its full title may not the first place you think of when it comes to sourcing a holiday destination.  However along with many of England’s older towns Burton has plenty to […]

The UK’s biggest supermarkets will return £1.7bn after facing criticism for taking state support.
BBC News – Business

Israel’s PM speaks of tears in his eyes as he welcomes the group, the first of an expected wave.
BBC News – Middle East

Ten of 26 rare animals from Mexico discovered at a German airport did not survive.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

The 76 places of worship are under scrutiny over possible Islamist extremism.
BBC News – Europe

A witness heard a “very loud explosion” at the treatment works in an industrial area near Bristol.
BBC News – UK

Two records are reached on Wednesday, amid fears the pace will not slow leading up to Christmas.
BBC News – US & Canada