Craig Taylor

The move follows days of wrangling over the scope and duration of the wage scheme.
BBC News – UK

The Trump campaign sues over vote counts in the key states of Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Michigan.
BBC News – US & Canada

Abiy Ahmed’s pledge to carry on fighting in Tigray comes amid concerns about a civil war.
BBC News – Africa

The British retail stalwart saw clothing and home sales fall due to the impact of lockdowns.
BBC News – Business

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says its stance towards Washington is clearly defined and will not change.
BBC News – Middle East

Former Farc rebels in Colombia demand more government protection after hundreds of killings.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Fourteen people are held but authorities now believe the dead gunman may have acted alone.
BBC News – Europe

The new restrictions will come into force on Thursday if approved, lasting until 2 December.
BBC News – UK

President Donald Trump claims “a big win”, but his rival Joe Biden says he is “on track” to victory.
BBC News – US & Canada

Abiy Ahmed accuses the Tigray People’s Liberation Front of launching an attack on an army base.
BBC News – Africa

The government has announced self-employed workers can claim up to 80% of profits, from 40% before.
BBC News – Business

Known for his decades of reporting on the Middle East, Fisk interviewed Osama Bin Laden three times.
BBC News – Middle East

With public events cancelled amid the pandemic, Mexico’s Day of the Dead is low-key but poignant.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Tighter rules aim to curb Germany’s Covid surge, but France’s lockdown is tougher.
BBC News – Europe

Boris Johnsons says lockdown rules will expire on 2 December – with MPs to vote on what happens next.
BBC News – UK

A day before the US election, the rival candidates make last-ditch efforts to persuade voters in key states.
BBC News – US & Canada

Police detain the Chadema chairman after his party calls for protests to reject election results.
BBC News – Africa

Several entrepreneurs tell the BBC what is at stake, for their industry and wider society.
BBC News – Business

Muslim pilgrims from abroad can enter the Grand Mosque for the first time since the pandemic began.
BBC News – Middle East

As Diego Maradona turns 60, his biographer Guillem Balague reflects on the rise and fall of a maverick who became one of football’s greats.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean