Christmas in Antarctica: Shortest day celebrations underway

As the UK celebrates its longest day, it’s mid-winter in Antarctica, where you only get a couple of hours of twilight.

For the small community of British Antarctic Survey staff who live there, the occasion is celebrated like Christmas, with music and the exchanging of gifts.

ITV News' Science Correspondent Martin Stew reports on how this incredible team spirit is formed at the end of the earth.

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