How will China look back at 2020?

We’re asking BBC journalists to give us their take on an extraordinary year. Kerry Allen is our China analyst from BBC Monitoring and a regular voice on the programme. We’ll hear how China is looking back on 2020.

Also, after dozens of countries imposed travel restrictions on people from the UK over the new coronavirus variant, talks are underway between the British and French governments about how to safely reopen the border. Hundreds of lorries are building up in the south-east of England, unable to cross to the continent via the Channel Tunnel. Our Europe correspondent brings us the latest developments.

And, we’re revisiting some of the people we’ve spoken to through the year who have shared experiences during the coronavirus crisis. We’ll return to a couple of guests who told us about loneliness under lockdown, who have now struck up a friendship to help them through the pandemic.

(Photo: Coronavirus-Detection in Chinese Laboratory. Credit: Getty Images)