thomas naadi, bbc news, the gambia. immediate effect. cnn had hired a law firm to investigate him, over claims that he'd tried to help his brother, the new york governor andrew cuomo, who's facing allegations of sexual misconduct in office. chris cuomo had interviewed his brother on air several times. there's been a record rise in anti—semitic incidents during the first six months of this year, according to the community security trust, the charity which monitors anti—jewish hate. it says 2021 is likely to be "the worst year on record" for anti—semitism. our reporter tom brada has more. i'm tom, and i am a bbc journalist who also happens to be british and jewish. i'm proud of who i am, but the past year has been complicated — and sometimes frightening. let's break that. he's bleep jewish. in the first six months of 2021, there was a record spike in anti—semitism. from controversy around the middle east, to conspiracy theories and the toxic environment of social media, manyjewish people are questioning how safe it is to

thomas naadi, bbc news, the gambia.as 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. time for a look at the weather now. hello there. it's been a cold day today, we've had some rain, sleet and snow. some good spells of sunshine across the south. tomorrow looks similar, but there could be more in the way of sunshine along northern and western areas. most of the showers will be further east. it's this are of low pressure which has been bringing the unsettled weather through today, sitting just to the northeast of the country — this is where we have seen the wettest of the weather and also some snow, but the blue colours show that that cold air is in place right across the uk, strong northwesterly winds have just accentuated the cold feel right across the board

the bbc�*s thomas naadi reports.ys in announcing the final results and saying that some of those announced by the independent electoral commission were not endorsed by their party. there were also claims there were issues at some polling stations but did not give details. president adama barrow came to power five years ago, ending more than two decades of mrjammeh's leadership. the former military strongman now lives in exile in equatorial guinea, after rejecting his defeat. his support and influence could not overturn the outcome of this election in favour of his preferred candidate, mama kandeh. president adama barrow is expected to address high unemployment, rising cost of living and revamp the vital tourism sector which has been impacted by the coronavirus. this election is a test of gambia's democratic progress since the end of the jammeh's era. thomas naadi, bbc news, the gambia. time for all the sports news. hello i'm tulsen tullett and this is your sports news where we start with what was a dramatic formula o

the bbc�*s thomas naadi reports.cted them citing delays in announcing the final results and saying that some of those announced by the independent electoral commission were not endorsed by the party. there were claims of irregularities at some polling stations but they did not have evidence. adama barrow came to power in the former military strong—arm rejected his defeat. his support and influence could not have attained the out come of this election. president adama barrow is expected to address high unemployment, rising cost of living and revamp the vital tourism sector which has been impacted by the coronavirus. this election is a test of gambia's democratic progress since the end of the previous year. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: finders keepers. we meet a climber who found a treasure—trove of precious jewels in the french alps and is being allowed to keep half his haul. john lennon was shot at the entrance to the dakota building in the centre of new york. there's been a crowd here standing in more or

the opposition has challenged the results. 0ur correspondent in the gambia, thomas naadi, gave us morenounced, the opposition rejected them citing delays in the final results and saying that some of the results announced by the independent electoral commission were not endorsed. they also claimed there were issues that some police stations but did not give details. adama barrow came to power five years ago and the former military strongman rejected his defeat. his support and influence could not overturn the outcome of this election in favour of his preferred candidate. adama barrow is expected to address high unemployment, rising costs of living and revitalising the vital tourism sector which has been impacted by the coronavirus. this election is a test of the democratic progress in the gambia. the headlines on bbc news... a barrister for the victims of the grenfell tower fire tells the public inquiry into the disaster that governments �*concealed' the extent of risks to building safety a ten—year strategy for tackling drug misuse in england and wales — a crackdown on criminal gangs,