0:00:23 > 0:00:25Halova,
0:00:25 > 0:00:30good afternoon.
0:00:30 > 0:00:31The US national government has officially shut down,
0:00:31 > 0:00:34a year to the day after Donald Trump took office as President.
0:00:34 > 0:00:37Senators had failed to agree a stop-gap budget -
0:00:37 > 0:00:38amid a bitter dispute President Trump's Republicans
0:00:38 > 0:00:41and the opposition Democrats over immigration and border security.
0:00:41 > 0:00:45The impasse will affect hundreds of thousands of federal workers.
0:00:45 > 0:00:48But essential government services will carry on.
0:00:48 > 0:00:49The recriminations have already begun.
0:00:49 > 0:00:54David Willis reports from Washington.
0:00:55 > 0:01:03The ayes her 50 and the noes, 49.
0:01:03 > 0:01:10The last hope of avoiding and embracing shutdown missed.The
0:01:10 > 0:01:14motion is not agreed to.The bill had passed in the House of
0:01:14 > 0:01:19Representatives 24 hours earlier but that issue aside from the money
0:01:19 > 0:01:25itself was how that money was spent. Democrats sought a provision in the
0:01:25 > 0:01:28bill protecting the so-called dreamers, 800,000 young people
0:01:28 > 0:01:33brought into this country illegally who's right to remain is due to be
0:01:33 > 0:01:38revoked in a few weeks' time. The Democratic leader in the Senate met
0:01:38 > 0:01:41with President Trump for more than an hour at the White House but the
0:01:41 > 0:01:47two men failed to reach a deal.The way things went today, the way you
0:01:47 > 0:01:53turned from a bipartisan deal, it's almost as if you were rooting for a
0:01:53 > 0:02:00shutdown. And now we will have one and the blame should crash entirely
0:02:00 > 0:02:05on President Trump's shoulders.Many Republicans support efforts to
0:02:05 > 0:02:09legitimise the status of the dreamers but they want it tired to
0:02:09 > 0:02:12other provisions such as President Trump's border wall and not made
0:02:12 > 0:02:18part of the government funding bill. What we have just witnessed on the
0:02:18 > 0:02:23floor was a cynical decision by Senate Democrats to shove aside
0:02:23 > 0:02:27millions of Americans for the sake of irresponsible political games.
0:02:27 > 0:02:34The government shutdown was 100% avoidable.The last government
0:02:34 > 0:02:40shutdown here in 2013 lasted 16 days and led to around 800,000 government
0:02:40 > 0:02:46workers being placed on temporary leave. For President Trump, the man
0:02:46 > 0:02:50who brands himself the deal-maker in Chief, this is a political
0:02:50 > 0:02:54embarrassment. The first day of the government shutdown coincides with
0:02:54 > 0:02:58the first anniversary of his inauguration. David Willis, BBC
0:02:58 > 0:03:01News, Washington.
0:03:01 > 0:03:03Mary Lou McDonald has been confirmed as the only candidate nominated
0:03:03 > 0:03:07to replace Gerry Adams as Sinn Fein president.
0:03:07 > 0:03:12As the only candidate nominated Mary Lou McDonald will be formally
0:03:12 > 0:03:14elected at a special conference next month.
0:03:14 > 0:03:20Mr Adams is retiring after leading the Republican Party
0:03:20 > 0:03:21for 30 years.
0:03:21 > 0:03:24Our correspondent Kevin Sharkey is in Belfast for us.
0:03:24 > 0:03:29What everyone thinks of Sinn Fein's President over the last few decades
0:03:29 > 0:03:36Gerry Adams has unquestionably been a world figure as well as in the UK
0:03:36 > 0:03:40and Ireland. How will Mary Lou McDonald lead her party differently?
0:03:40 > 0:03:44Yes, Mary Lou McDonald said this morning, filling the shoes of Gerry
0:03:44 > 0:03:47Adams will be impossible, she said. No one can do that. That gives you a
0:03:47 > 0:03:52sense of the status he is held in within the party and also
0:03:52 > 0:03:57politically here and globally over the last 30, 35 years or so. Mary
0:03:57 > 0:04:01Lou McDonald on the other hand is perceived to have a clean pair of
0:04:01 > 0:04:05heels politically, she doesn't have any of the baggage from the troubled
0:04:05 > 0:04:11times in Northern Ireland. Over the decades. She was a member of the
0:04:11 > 0:04:16European Parliament for Sinn Fein. She is a sitting TD in the Irish
0:04:16 > 0:04:21Parliament in Dublin at the minute. There is no doubt she will have a
0:04:21 > 0:04:24significant role and one of the important issues facing Sinn Fein
0:04:24 > 0:04:28and politics here in Northern Ireland at the moment is trying to
0:04:28 > 0:04:33get devolution restored, and talks will begin in Belfast next week
0:04:33 > 0:04:39between the parties in an attempt to get power-sharing restored at
0:04:39 > 0:04:43Stormont. Mary Lou McDonald will not be imposed when the talks resume
0:04:43 > 0:04:49next week but there is no doubt she will have a very significant impact.
0:04:49 > 0:04:51Kevin Sharkey in Belfast, thank you.
0:04:51 > 0:04:53The French President has suggested the UK could get a bespoke trade
0:04:53 > 0:05:01deal with the European Union after Brexit, but again warned that
0:05:02 > 0:05:04Britain could expect full access to the Single Market unless it
0:05:04 > 0:05:05accepted its rules.
0:05:05 > 0:05:08In an interview to be broadcast in full on the Andrew Marr Show
0:05:08 > 0:05:11tomorrow morning, Emmanuel Macron said he respected, but regretted,
0:05:11 > 0:05:14the Brexit vote, but the EU would love to welcome the UK back.
0:05:14 > 0:05:16To get full access to the Single Market
0:05:16 > 0:05:17unique contribution to the
0:05:17 > 0:05:18budget and you have to accept...
0:05:18 > 0:05:20The freedoms.
0:05:20 > 0:05:23..The freedoms and the four pillars, and you have to accept
0:05:23 > 0:05:26the jurisdiction.
0:05:26 > 0:05:28As soon as you decide not to join these preconditions,
0:05:28 > 0:05:31it's not a full access.
0:05:31 > 0:05:32So, it's something perhaps between this full
0:05:32 > 0:05:36access and a trade agreement.
0:05:36 > 0:05:38Police in Sheffield are appealing for information to help find two
0:05:38 > 0:05:43children have been missing since last night.
0:05:43 > 0:05:47Marcel Menyhart who's 12 and 13-year-old Marcela Menyhartova,
0:05:47 > 0:05:51were last seen at the city's ice rink near the suburb of Attercliffe,
0:05:51 > 0:05:52at around 8pm yesterday evening.
0:05:52 > 0:05:56British tourists travelling to Jamaica are being advised to stay
0:05:56 > 0:05:59in their resorts after a state of emergency was declared
0:05:59 > 0:06:02in the area around Montego Bay.
0:06:02 > 0:06:05There's been a surge in gang-related violence in the area
0:06:05 > 0:06:07There's been a surge in gang-related violence in the area.
0:06:07 > 0:06:09Around 200,000 Britons visit the popular holiday
0:06:09 > 0:06:10destination each year.
0:06:10 > 0:06:11Nick Davis reports.
0:06:11 > 0:06:13For a country that depends on tourism, the pictures of troops
0:06:13 > 0:06:16on the streets in Montego Bay, Jamaica's biggest resort,
0:06:16 > 0:06:18isn't ideal, but the government says it is
0:06:18 > 0:06:22something that needs to be done.
0:06:22 > 0:06:28The security forces are expected and have been directed to treat
0:06:28 > 0:06:29citizens with respect and protect the dignity
0:06:29 > 0:06:33and safety of all.
0:06:33 > 0:06:36Most of the tourists who visit Montego Bay and much of the north
0:06:36 > 0:06:38coast stay in gated or guarded all-inclusive hotels
0:06:38 > 0:06:42where security isn't an issue.
0:06:42 > 0:06:50But crime in the city has spiked.
0:06:50 > 0:06:53That's the growing reality for the people that live in the city.
0:06:53 > 0:06:55Last year saw the 1,600 people murdered in Jamaica.
0:06:55 > 0:07:01335 of them in St James, the area where Montego Bay is.
0:07:01 > 0:07:03Most of the crime is gang-related and focused in a small
0:07:03 > 0:07:05number of communities.
0:07:05 > 0:07:09The Foreign Office has advised holidaymakers that they should only
0:07:09 > 0:07:11travel to and from the airport to their hotels and when
0:07:11 > 0:07:13they do take excursions to make sure
0:07:13 > 0:07:15they are arranged by official tour reps.
0:07:15 > 0:07:18The authorities say there will be more roadblocks and vehicle searches
0:07:18 > 0:07:21as they go after the gangs and their guns.
0:07:21 > 0:07:24A similar state of emergency in 2010, in Kingston,
0:07:24 > 0:07:27saw the murder rate drop to its lowest levels in years,
0:07:27 > 0:07:28a statistic that meant lives saved.
0:07:28 > 0:07:31In Montego Bay it's hoped the same will happen again.
0:07:31 > 0:07:36Nick Davies, BBC News, Jamaica.
0:07:36 > 0:07:38With all the sport - here's Mike Bushall
0:07:38 > 0:07:42at the BBC Sport Centre.
0:07:42 > 0:07:48Good afternoon. Good afternoon, thank you. First of all, the tennis.
0:07:48 > 0:07:51Defending champion Roger Federer is safely through to the fourth
0:07:51 > 0:07:53round of the Australian Open - he beat Richard Gasquet.
0:07:53 > 0:07:56Federer has yet to drop a set at this year's tournament.
0:07:56 > 0:07:58And there was an injury scare for the six-time
0:07:58 > 0:08:00champion Novak Djokovic - he needed medical treatment in his
0:08:00 > 0:08:01match against Albert Ramos-Vinolas.
0:08:01 > 0:08:09He did win in straight sets but he wasn't at his best -
0:08:15 > 0:08:17in is his first event since Wimbledon last year.
0:08:17 > 0:08:20His next opponent is Chung Hyeon, who's become the first South Korean
0:08:20 > 0:08:23man to reach the last 16 in Melbourne - and to get there,
0:08:23 > 0:08:25he knocked out the fourth seed Alexander Zverev.
0:08:25 > 0:08:28Simona Halep saved three match points before winning 15-13 in the
0:08:28 > 0:08:34decider. That set alone lasted two hours and 22 minutes. They won in
0:08:34 > 0:08:40court for nearly four hours in all. Chelsea lead 2-0 in the early
0:08:40 > 0:08:44Premier League kick-off today after scoring two goals in the first six
0:08:44 > 0:08:48minutes from Eden Hazard and then a superb team effort featuring two
0:08:48 > 0:08:51backheel is finished off in style by Willian.
0:08:51 > 0:08:54And it's been quite a first half, in the Scottish Cup match
0:08:54 > 0:08:57at Pittodrie, where Aberdeen are 3-1 up against St Mirren.
0:08:57 > 0:09:00Ryan Christie has become the star of the show with two goals in the first
0:09:00 > 0:09:04half and it's now half time.
0:09:04 > 0:09:07English golfer Ross Fisher has a share of the lead after the third
0:09:07 > 0:09:09round of the Abu Dhabi golf Championship -
0:09:09 > 0:09:11he and Thomas Pieters are 17 under-par.
0:09:11 > 0:09:13But just one shot behind, is Rory McIlroy, back
0:09:13 > 0:09:15after three months out, with a rib injury.
0:09:15 > 0:09:18He shot a round of 65 to put himself firmly in contention.
0:09:18 > 0:09:20England Netball has admitted it may struggle to fund
0:09:20 > 0:09:22the national team in the future.
0:09:22 > 0:09:24The players turned professional in 2016 but the majority
0:09:24 > 0:09:27of the funding the sport receives has to be spent on grassroots.
0:09:27 > 0:09:29Jo Currie's been investigating, ahead of England's match
0:09:29 > 0:09:36against New Zealand tonight.
0:09:37 > 0:09:44Netball is booming. Over 1 million people play in England and next year
0:09:44 > 0:09:47the sport's elite will descend upon Liverpool for the World Cup. It
0:09:47 > 0:09:52should be a defining moment for the sport. Instead, there are fears of
0:09:52 > 0:09:58funding shortfall which could leave the national team's future in
0:09:58 > 0:10:01jeopardy.It is a huge worry and the thing that keeps me awake at night
0:10:01 > 0:10:06and I wouldn't want it as my legacy as a CEO, no CEO wants to think that
0:10:06 > 0:10:09under their control the England team did not survive and we just won't
0:10:09 > 0:10:11let that happen.
0:10:11 > 0:10:13Netball was one of the main beneficiaries of Sport England's
0:10:13 > 0:10:16funding last year, receiving almost £17 million.
0:10:16 > 0:10:19But only 3 million of that can be used by the elite players.
0:10:19 > 0:10:23And once that 3 million has gone there's going to be a big hole
0:10:23 > 0:10:25in the budget.
0:10:25 > 0:10:30Of course, that money helps a lot and because you are getting to train
0:10:30 > 0:10:35a lot more and live and compete as professional athletes. We all know
0:10:35 > 0:10:38that that will improve what you see on the court. We want to make sure
0:10:38 > 0:10:43we get the professional athletes they are so these youngsters get the
0:10:43 > 0:10:47opportunity to grow up to be a netball player, not enable player
0:10:47 > 0:10:50and this.England netball say they have a plan to raise the money to
0:10:50 > 0:10:53keep their players professional and full-time but nothing is guaranteed.
0:10:53 > 0:10:56We have really got to boost our commercial revenue and it's the one
0:10:56 > 0:11:00thing the board has charged me with doing. We need to have a sell out
0:11:00 > 0:11:04arenas and we need to model exactly how male sport commercialises their
0:11:04 > 0:11:09sport. So it's going to be a mixture of ticket income, sponsorship
0:11:09 > 0:11:11revenue and looking at how we deliver netball.And what better way
0:11:11 > 0:11:14to start than with the Quad series this weekend when England take on
0:11:14 > 0:11:20the world's top teams in London? It's exciting to start 2018 at the
0:11:20 > 0:11:23Commonwealth Games year playing against the top nations in the
0:11:23 > 0:11:27world, we have Australia on Monday, New Zealand up first and South
0:11:27 > 0:11:31Africa, so it's exciting to get the girls here to play on our home turf.
0:11:31 > 0:11:35So England are aiming high ahead of next year's World Cup. They are just
0:11:35 > 0:11:39hoping that success on the court secures their national team's future
0:11:39 > 0:11:41off it. Joe Curry, BBC News.
0:11:41 > 0:11:42That's all the sport for now.
0:11:42 > 0:11:46I'll have more for you in the next hour.
0:11:46 > 0:11:50Thanks very much. You can see more on today's stories throughout the
0:11:50 > 0:11:54afternoon on the BBC News Channel.
0:11:54 > 0:11:57The next news on BBC One is at 5:30pm, bye for now.