First Minister Mark Drakeford has announced the whole of Wales will be placed under lockdown from midnight with festive plans cancelled for all but Christmas Day.
What do we know about the new COVID variant?
Scientists believe that the new COVID strain is up to 70% more transmissible. The risk of the new strain spreading has prompted politicians throughout the UK to tighten restrictions and cancel Christmas for millions of...
New COVID variant means rules tighten across the UK
The UK now has Europe’s second-highest confirmed death toll as PM announces Tier 4 restrictions for millions and rules for Christmas household mixing are tightened.
Once a soldier, but now homeless in Paris
Living in a decent home is a basic human right, but having a home is still out of reach for many in Europe’s third-largest economy, France. There are over 300,000 homeless people living in France, and former soldier...
Japan’s wasabi producers seek to develop market amid pandemic
Wasabi – the spicy, green Japanese paste people tend to either love or hate. According to legend, a 17th-century Japanese military ruler loved it so much, he declared it a national treasure. But most wasabi lovers...
Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine approved in US
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use. The authorisation comes as new daily cases in America hit a record high of 250 thousand. Natasha Hussain reports.
Pandemic putting a strain on Turkish hospitals
Hospitals treating Covid-19 patients are feeling the strain as they struggle to keep up with other treatments and surgeries.