BBC News – Politics

• General election 2019: Conservatives promise 'equal' immigration system
  The Tories outline changes after Brexit as Jeremy Corbyn is pressed on his views on EU migration.
• General election 2019: Labour vows to end dental check-up charges
  Check-up charges in England of £22.70 will be scrapped under a Labour government, the party says.
• Jennifer Arcuri says Boris Johnson 'cast me aside like some gremlin'
  Woman at centre of misconduct controversy says her requests to him for media advice had been "blocked".
• General election 2019: Corbyn says no indyref2 before 2021
  The Labour leader says he would "certainly not" allow a referendum until after the Scottish Parliament election.
• General election 2019: SNP calls for independent decisions on TV licences
  The Scottish National Party argues that powers over licence fees should be removed from the UK government.

BBC News – Business

• Saudi Aramco flotation values oil giant at $1.7tn
  The Saudi Arabian state oil firm says 1.5% of its shares will be put up for sale.
• Why US tech giants are putting billions into housing
  The booming tech industry has pushed San Francisco house prices out of the reach of ordinary workers.
• Xbox's boss: Years before game streaming is mainstream
  BBC Click's Marc Cieslak talks to Xbox's Phil Spencer about the future of gaming.
• Christmas adverts – do they really work?
  Big budget ads are already gracing our screens but do they actually benefit the big brands behind them?
• Hong Kong: 'I was tear gassed getting my lunch'
  The increasing unrest in Hong Kong is affecting businesses in one of the world's biggest commercial hubs.

BBC News – Scotland

• Glasgow hospital death of three-year-old boy probed by police
  The boy died in 2017 at Glasgow's largest hospital campus, three weeks before the death of another child.
• General election 2019: Corbyn says no indyref2 before 2021
  The Labour leader says he would "certainly not" allow a referendum until after the Scottish Parliament election.
• Man seriously injured confronting home intruder in Irvine
  The man, understood to be in his 60s, was taken to hospital after the attack in Irvine.
• General election 2019: SNP calls for independent decisions on TV licences
  The Scottish National Party argues that powers over licence fees should be removed from the UK government.
• Demolition work begins after Glasgow tenement collapse
  More than 40 properties were evacuated around the site of the four-storey building in Glasgow.

BBC News – Northern Ireland

• Lisnaskea: Girl, 13, stabbed 'protecting 11-month-old nephew'
  The teenager has been hailed a "hero" by her family after the attack in County Fermanagh.
• Arranmore: Man dies after car slips off island pier
  A 30-year-old man who was also in the vehicle in County Donegal escaped and got to safety.
• Ram-raid thieves try to steal Belfast City Hospital ATM
  Police hunt "reckless" suspects after several businesses were damaged during a hour-long rampage.
• Ardkeen: Guns and ammunition seized during house raid
  Twenty four weapons and thousands of rounds of ammunition are found at a house in County Down.
• Belfast: Six officers injured after police vehicles rammed
  They were hurt during a pursuit of a car that fled the scene of a crash in east Belfast.

BBC News – England

• Bolton flats blaze: Students to be re-housed as £10,000 raised
  Students evacuated from flats hit by a major blaze in Bolton will be re-housed as £10,000 is raised.
• Missing Leah Croucher's brother Haydon dies
  Their father confirms the death of Haydon Croucher in an emotional post on Facebook.
• Harry Dunn biker death: Riders remember crash victim
  The 19-year-old died after he was in collision with a car driven by a US diplomat's wife.
• Castleford lights switch on: Trader banned from mulled wine sales
  Wakefield Council rejected Glenn Davison's bid to sell it at Castleford's festive lights switch-on.
• Three arrested after woman raped in Wigan park
  The victim, aged in her 30s, was assaulted by one man "while the other two men stood by", police say.

BBC News – Latin America

• Bolivia crisis: Death toll mounts amid pro-Evo Morales protests
  Those killed in the central city of Sacaba are all said to be supporters of the former president.
• In pictures: Havana celebrates 500 years of foundation
  As Cuba's capital celebrates 500 years, we explore the history behind some of its famous buildings.
• 'I saw the soldiers who killed El Salvador's priests'
  The murder that changed the course of El Salvador's bloody civil war
• Chile protests: Government bows to demands for referendum
  After weeks of unrest in the country, Chile has agreed to hold a referendum in April 2020.
• In pictures: Clashes in Chile amid national strike
  Protests against inequality continue, with a strike bringing much of the country to a standstill.

BBC News – US & Canada

• Prince Andrew questioned over Epstein friendship
  The prince tells the BBC he has "no recollection" of meeting a US woman who says she was forced to have sex with him.
• Trump's health 'very good' after unscheduled physical exam
  The White House dismissed concerns about the exam's timing, saying he "remains healthy".
• US election 2020: Democrats respond to Obama's warning
  Some call for party unity while others defend their policies as Barack Obama's remarks fuel debate.
• Trump defends Biden over North Korea's 'rabid dog' jibe
  In a surprising tweet, Donald Trump suggests North Korea's rant against Joe Biden went too far.
• Meet Mani Love – the basketball player who's 4ft 5in tall
  Mani Love is the shortest person to play for the Harlem Globetrotters in New York and is visiting school's in the West Midlands.

BBC News – Asia

• Hong Kong protests: Fires blaze as police move on university campus
  Police had warned protesters that they could use live bullets if violence against officers continued.
• Sri Lanka election: Wartime defence chief Rajapaksa wins presidency
  Gotabaya Rajapaksa is declared the winner in a poll that has split the country along ethnic lines.
• Sri Lanka election: Unity hard to achieve in divided country
  Minorities fearful as controversial ex-defence secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa is elected president.
• Australian politicians banned from China 'will not repent' for criticism
  Andrew Hastie and James Paterson have refused to "repent" for their criticism of the country.
• Trump defends Biden over North Korea's 'rabid dog' jibe
  In a surprising tweet, Donald Trump suggests North Korea's rant against Joe Biden went too far.