0:00:06 > 0:00:07Hello. You're live with Newsround on CBBC.
0:00:07 > 0:00:10I'm Leah, with some of this on the way...
0:00:10 > 0:00:12Space agency NASA celebrate Black Hole Friday...
0:00:12 > 0:00:14Plus cute cubs and a big panda birthday on the way.
0:00:14 > 0:00:16This is Newsround.
0:00:25 > 0:00:28But first, Japan has said it will start hunting
0:00:28 > 0:00:32whales in the Antarctic again.
0:00:32 > 0:00:34Japan had stopped whaling for more than a year, an international
0:00:34 > 0:00:36court told them not to.
0:00:36 > 0:00:38The decision to start again has angered governments
0:00:38 > 0:00:44and environmentalists across the world.
0:00:47 > 0:00:49Four ships leave the port in Japan, to search for whales.
0:00:49 > 0:00:59Last year the country was told to stop whaling in the Antarctic by
0:00:59 > 0:01:00the International Court of Justice.
0:01:00 > 0:01:03Despite the orders, Japan are making plans to hunt and kill whales there.
0:01:03 > 0:01:06Japan say they hunt whales to find out more about them for scientific
0:01:06 > 0:01:08research, but environmental campaigners believe they're being
0:01:08 > 0:01:15hunted for their meat.
0:01:15 > 0:01:17Many people in Japan like to eat whale -
0:01:17 > 0:01:19it's been a tradition for hundreds of years
0:01:19 > 0:01:21and people who sell it can make lots of money.
0:01:21 > 0:01:23The country's decision has angered governments around the world,
0:01:23 > 0:01:30who say you do not need to kill whales to learn about them.
0:01:30 > 0:01:33But right now that's not enough to make Japan change its mind.
0:01:33 > 0:01:35Forget Black Friday, NASA have been celebrating, Black Hole Friday.
0:01:35 > 0:01:39The space agency was busy sharing lots of images and videos
0:01:39 > 0:01:40of black holes on social media.
0:01:40 > 0:01:44They say that a black hole is a place in space where the pull
0:01:44 > 0:01:47of gravity is so strong that it starts to drag things nearby
0:01:47 > 0:01:49towards it and into it. This video is extra special.
0:01:49 > 0:01:52It shows two black holes merging in to one in an event which NASA
0:01:52 > 0:02:01describes as a "death spiral."
0:02:01 > 0:02:03OK, sport now and it's the last Grand Prix of the season
0:02:03 > 0:02:05in Abu Dhabi in the Middle East.
0:02:05 > 0:02:08And Lewis Hamilton was quickest in practice yesterday, but his
0:02:08 > 0:02:10teammate Nico Rosberg got the better of him in the second session.
0:02:10 > 0:02:16Lewis hasn't won a race since winning his third F1 world title
0:02:16 > 0:02:18at the US Grand Prix last month.
0:02:18 > 0:02:23All the action continues on BBC Two.
0:02:23 > 0:02:26Davis Cup news now, because Andy Murray believes he and his
0:02:26 > 0:02:28brother Jamie can take Great Britain to the verge of victory
0:02:28 > 0:02:30in today's doubles against Belgium later.
0:02:30 > 0:02:33The pair will aim to put Britain 2-1 up in the best-of-five tie.
0:02:33 > 0:02:35Here's Andy.
0:02:35 > 0:02:40The doubles in the Davis Cup is always tough.
0:02:40 > 0:02:44It's never easy.
0:02:44 > 0:02:49Just because of the way doubles is played and the...
0:02:49 > 0:02:50You know...
0:02:50 > 0:02:54So I believe we can win the tie.
0:02:54 > 0:02:56But what is it like being part of one
0:02:56 > 0:02:57of tennis's most famous families?
0:02:57 > 0:03:03We sent some of your questions to the brothers.
0:03:03 > 0:03:05These questions are from Fox Primary School.
0:03:05 > 0:03:09This one is from Leonardo.
0:03:11 > 0:03:13My favourite part of being a tennis player is getting
0:03:13 > 0:03:17to play high-level sport.
0:03:17 > 0:03:19Getting to travel the world,
0:03:19 > 0:03:22playing against the best players in the world, in some of
0:03:22 > 0:03:23the biggest stadiums in the world.
0:03:23 > 0:03:26For me, that's what exciting, that's what gets me out of bed
0:03:31 > 0:03:33We don't really compete against each other,
0:03:33 > 0:03:36because I'm playing singles and when I do play doubles, hopefully I'm on
0:03:36 > 0:03:41always the same side of the net as Jamie, so we don't really
0:03:41 > 0:03:43compete with each other any more.
0:03:43 > 0:03:45This is from Jack and Leah.
0:03:52 > 0:03:58About 800 professional matches. In my career and in singles,
0:03:58 > 0:04:01I've won about 550 of them, so far.
0:04:01 > 0:04:02This one is from Aaron.
0:04:10 > 0:04:12Weird. It's really weird.
0:04:12 > 0:04:15I wouldn't recommend it, really.
0:04:15 > 0:04:17The first time we've really had to do it
0:04:17 > 0:04:18at a professional level, haven't we?
0:04:18 > 0:04:21I just try to focus on the ball, not look at who is
0:04:21 > 0:04:24at the other end of the court, because it's a bit awkward.
0:04:24 > 0:04:25Intimidating? Intimidating, perhaps.
0:04:25 > 0:04:27Awkward, more likely.
0:04:27 > 0:04:32THEY LAUGH
0:04:32 > 0:04:35Now, how long until the Christmas tree goes up at your house?
0:04:35 > 0:04:38Well, the US president's wife Michelle Obama welcomed this year's
0:04:38 > 0:04:39White House Christmas tree, which was delivered
0:04:39 > 0:04:40by a horse-drawn carriage.
0:04:40 > 0:04:48It'll be set up in the Blue Room,
0:04:48 > 0:04:50which is where the President usually welcomes guests.
0:04:50 > 0:04:53The first lady was joined by White House dogs, Bo and Sunny.
0:04:53 > 0:04:57And, with less than a month until Christmas, we want you to tell
0:04:57 > 0:04:58us your Christmas traditions.
0:04:58 > 0:04:59Do you eat special food?
0:04:59 > 0:05:01What things do your family do every year?
0:05:01 > 0:05:02Or, if you don't celebrate Christmas,
0:05:02 > 0:05:04let us know what you're up to.
0:05:04 > 0:05:06We're making a Newsround advent calendar, so send us your videos.
0:05:06 > 0:05:09Martin's already told us what his family do at Christmas.
0:05:09 > 0:05:09Hello, everyone.
0:05:09 > 0:05:11Martin here and my Christmas tradition is normally,
0:05:11 > 0:05:13on Christmas Eve, I get a pair of pyjamas.
0:05:13 > 0:05:15Last year, it was pretty awesome,
0:05:15 > 0:05:17because I got some new Spiderman ones! It was amazing!
0:05:17 > 0:05:20And then another Christmas tradition I have is that usually people get
0:05:20 > 0:05:22advent calendars with lots of chocolate in it.
0:05:22 > 0:05:25What I like to do, is I save lots of chocolate, so I
0:05:25 > 0:05:31don't open them up on every day.
0:05:31 > 0:05:34I save them up until Christmas Eve then I get lots of chocolate.
0:05:34 > 0:05:36And that's my Christmas tradition.
0:05:36 > 0:05:38And, before we go, it's not Newsround without
0:05:38 > 0:05:41a good panda story to end on and, today, I have two for you.
0:05:41 > 0:05:43First, these twin giant panda cubs,
0:05:43 > 0:05:45who were born at Toronto Zoo six weeks ago,
0:05:45 > 0:05:47are doing brilliantly after there was concern about their weight.
0:05:47 > 0:05:49They're now enjoying a diet of bamboo and milk.
0:05:49 > 0:05:51And the world's second oldest panda
0:05:51 > 0:05:53has celebrated her 35th birthday in China.
0:05:53 > 0:05:56Basi, who is over 100 in human years, wore a crown and enjoyed
0:05:56 > 0:05:57a specially made birthday cake.
0:05:57 > 0:05:58That's all from me.
0:05:58 > 0:06:02And I'll be back with more Newsround just before 2 o'clock.
0:06:02 > 0:06:02Have
0:06:02 > 0:06:03Have a
0:06:03 > 0:06:03Have a great
0:06:03 > 0:06:03Have a great afternoon.