Covid: Christmas safety advice ‘set to be strengthened’
However it is unlikely that agreed rules allowing up to three households to form a bubble will change. BBC News – UK
Craig Taylor
Moderna vaccine safe and effective, say US experts
The analysis by US experts concludes the Moderna jab is safe, clearing the way for approval within days. BBC News – US & Canada
Ethiopia’s Tigray crisis: About 2.3 million children cut off from aid, UN says
The UN urges access to the region where Ethiopian government forces have been battling local fighters. BBC News – Africa
Asda beefs up anti-Covid security for Christmas
The supermarket is taking extra measures to prevent overcrowding and stop the virus spreading. BBC News – Business
Kameel Ahmady: British FGM academic ‘jailed in Iran’
Kameel Ahmady was sentenced to eight years for collaborating with a hostile power, his lawyer says. BBC News – Middle East
Venezuela crisis: Fleeing migrants found drowned
The migrants were thought to have been heading for Trinidad and Tobago. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean