Here’s a quick summary of what has happened around the world over the last 24 hours, brought to you exclusively by British Herald.
British scientists are trying to evaluate whether the rapid spread in southern England of a new variant of the virus that leads to COVID-19 is connected to key mutations they have detected in the strain, they said.
Two of Britain’s most influential journals for healthcare and medical professionals jointly urged the government to cancel plans to ease COVID-19 restrictions for five days during Christmas or risk overwhelming the health service.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will visit India in January, his first bilateral visit after assuming office. This would be his attempt to try to strengthen trade and investment ties and work together on tackling climate change, his office said.
British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell, who is facing criminal charges for helping procure girls for the late financier Jeffrey Epstein for sexual exploitation, emphasised her innocence and proposed a bail package of $28.5 million bail as part of a renewed bid to be free from a New York prison.
A former Australian school principal charged with sexual assault of students lost her appeal against an extradition bid in the Supreme Court of Israel.
The Danish government will extend current coronavirus lockdown measures to the entire country, according to reports from broadcaster TV2, citing unnamed sources.
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