Wednesday, 30th December Daily Roundup

Here’s a quick summary of what has happened around the world over the last 24 hours, brought to you exclusively by British Herald.

Local News

For England’s fishermen, Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Brexit trade deal is a betrayal because it allows some European Union boats continued access to Britain’s rich inshore coastal waters.

Britain became the first country in the world to approve a coronavirus vaccine developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca, hoping that rapid action would help it stem a surge of infections driven by a highly contagious variant of the virus.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has approved placing more parts of the country into tier 4 restrictions. The Times reported that the country battles a new variant of COVID-19 which according to scientists can spread more rapidly,

World News

A nurse in California tested positive for COVID-19 after receiving Pfizer Inc’s vaccine more than a week ago, an ABC News affiliate reported. However, a medical expert said the body needs more time to build up protection.

At least 13 people were killed and dozens more wounded in an attack on Aden airport on Wednesday moments after a plane landed carrying a newly formed Saudi-backed cabinet for government-held parts of Yemen.

Russia buried former British spy and Soviet double agent George Blake with military honours, the RIA news agency reported, four days after he died at the age of 98.

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