a belgian zoo has said that its two hippos have been taken into quarantine after testing positive for coronavirus. vets at the zoo in antwerp say it s not clear how they caught the virus. their enclosure has been sealed off and handlers in masks and safety glasses have to disinfect their footwear before any contact with the hippos. now just in case you re struggling to feel christmassy, take a look at these pictures. cheering. they re from manger square in bethlehem. with three weeks to go until christmas day, this was the moment that the town s christmas tree lights were switched on. the festive season actually began there last weekend with a christmas market and a service at the church of nativity. three christian denominations the armenians, roman catholics and greek orthodox share control of the church in the west bank town. you can reach me on twitter i m @ lucy e grey
across the country. the first past the post system is used to determine the winner of the elections, which means that the candidate with the highest number of votes is declared the winner. both president adama barrow, and the opposition candidate ousainu darboe are confident of victory. whoever winds this election will be expected to turn the economy around, especially the vital tourism sector which has been hit hard by the covid 19 pandemic. thomas naadi, bbc news, the gambia. now there s only three weeks to christmas and if you re already feeling festive, take a look at these pictures. the christmas tree lights were switched on in manger square in bethlehem. the festive season actually began there last weekend, with a christmas market and a service at the church of nativity. three christian denominations
max verstappen s eight point advantage, hamilton may feel history beckoning once again. now there s only three weeks to christmas and if you re already feeling festive, take a look at these pictures. the christmas tree lights were switched on in manger square in bethlehem. the festive season actually began there last weekend, with a christmas market and a service at the church of nativity. three christian denominations the armenians, roman catholics and greek orthodox share control of the church in the west bank town. now it s time for a look at the weather with stav. it has been a cold day today, we have had some rain, sleet and snow. some good spells of sunshine across the south of the country. tomorrow looks similar. most of the showers
to qualifying which saw title rival max verstappen crash out. hamilton had put his mercedes on provisional pole with his final qualifying lap injeddah, but verstapppen who has an eight point advantage in the drivers championship looked set to better that time until the final corner, where the dutchman hit the wall. so it s hamilton on pole alongside team mate valtteri bottas, while verstappen starts third for tomorrow s race. take a look at these pictures. now, just in case you re struggling to feel christmas y, take a look at these pictures. cheering they re from manger square, in bethlehem. with three weeks to go until christmas day, this was the moment that the town s christmas tree lights were switched on. the festive season actually began there last weekend, with a christmas market and a service at the church of nativity. three christian denominations
hi, everyone, i m kendis gibson with the hour s top story. spending christmas where it all began. christians from around the world gathered at manger square and ended at the church of nativity, one of christianity s most sacred sites. the president and the first lady sent out their christmas message with the message posted to melania trump s twitter page. they offered a message for service members stationed around the world and for their families. now let s go back to dateline. welcome back to dateline extra. police had their eyes on two people of interest in their investigation into justin michael s murder and both of them had dated justin s fiance. there was david moffitt who possessed a bill of sale for the murder weapon, but the name on that bill was andrew wegener. so who actually bought the gun?