a partial shutdown of the us government will start in less than two hours time after lawmakers failed to agree funding for president trump's border wall with mexico. democrats are opposed to the plan which could cost more than $5 billion. fears about the shutdown led to sharp falls on the stockmarket with the benchmark dowjones index finishing its worst week since the 2008 financial crisis. facebook and twitter were hardest hit — their value tumbled more than 6% while amazon shares dropped more than 5%. police investigating the drone flights that disrupted london gatwick airport have made two arrests. the airport reopened on friday following a 36—hour closure which saw nearly a thousand flights cancelled and 120,000 passengers stranded. now it's time for the latest in technology and gadgets — with a festive flavour. it's our ‘clickmas‘ special. this week, it's a festive feast of

fun with music, magic and... meditation. yes, it's clickmas! is the 2018 clickmas special, the gang is all here. welcome, welcome. spencer, i've got your first christmas present and what i call correctives. this is the world's first flexible flow in. look at

that. you can have it on this way or around here and itjust flips, it knows which way you are holding it and it's built on android. this is a brand—new operating system on top of it called water and it's made by a small chinese form called ashburn called royale, you might not have heard of it. it is the first release. there you go. the idea is you have a tablet you can use or you can fold it into a phone. when can we get this? it's a good question. if you're in china, in the shops from 2019 to start off. on line obviously. just order from a chinese shop and you can get one delivered to your door but as far as europe and america and the rest, probably 2020 when they get some of the regulations in place. wow, give it a bend again. look at that. very nice,

but i was a bit worried that it wouldn't fit in your pocket because your pockets don't look that big so i've got you the world's smallest smartphone. this is made by palm, better known back in the 1990s, but have a play, it's cute. it will go into my pocket. my goodness, it's so cute. you think that's a small, spencer, merry christmas. 0h, cute. you think that's a small, spencer, merry christmas. oh, my word. what, no? it's a tiny, tiny telephone. this is the tiny t1, a two g phone, the world's smallest phone, no internet, you can do some text messaging and calls. 50 text m essa 9 es text messaging and calls. 50 text messages you can store text messaging and calls. 50 text messages you can store an text messaging and calls. 50 text messages you can store an hour, 300 contacts. it's like the 90s but really, really tiny. hello? is the police for you, dan. apparently you've gotten yourself into some hot

water. ted! what's going on? dan, you are enjoying my hot tub? nice feature. i don't think that's standard, that one. i think it's been hacked. what do you mean? this hot tub is on the internet like thousands of others in the country. let me introduce you to the country. let me introduce you to the guys hacking it. there is handy in glasgow. i, andy. hello. it looks cold up there. very windy. sir andy, to prove you can take remote control, turn the pumps off. look, no hands. that's the power. now the

pumps. and they‘ re no hands. that's the power. now the pumps. and they're off. and we didn't touch of thing. andy, thanks very much to the fountains, you only a glass of champagne. it's all good. so can we hack somebody else's hot tub? we can hack thousands of these tubs anywhere in the world. who are they? they live here. sellers go look at kerry's hot tub in south wales, he tipped us about this. i, kerry. how are you? boys, hack it. 0h, kerry. how are you? boys, hack it. oh, yes. nice work, guys, nice work. so how does it work? well, there's not enough security on the mobile application that you control the hot tub with. because it's on line. and there isn't even a username or password to the tub so it doesn't check that are you. the fact that

its on line and there is authentication means we don't know who is trying to control whose hot tub. but how do they work it out? so, the only address you need is that of the wireless card and the type and believe it or not, you can find those addresses on on line spaces like wiggle, which is a free source of information. the public? anyone can call in there. your hot tub, where it is and if you are in it, because the pumps will be on. tub, where it is and if you are in it, because the pumps will be onm a statement, wow, hacking hot tubs. nobody wants

the hot tub sacked. we did that is a bit of fun to christmas. there is a serious point to it which is that this year, we are going to get stuff that connects to the internet more than ever and if you don't take security seriously, then the companies that are providing these products, it seems to ask that you might not be taking security seriously. what do we do when we unravel our internet of things. just once, change the password, don't leave it to the default setting because you will be more secure and it is important because once you get through to one of these products, you could get through to one or another. then it could be your computer that you are getting. do it 01’ computer that you are getting. do it or turn your bubbles off. a little christmas music there. i'm loving

what you're playing on the what on earth is that? this is from rowley, the seaboard box which is a modular music system which allows anyone to make noise which sounds like music. a great description. it consists of different modular blocks. so you can... it'sa different modular blocks. so you can... it's a rainbow drums but it's also very tactile. this is an led block which allows you to play different bits. i love this, musical. it's a technical term. it's a pressure sensitive keyboard which allows you to different things. and slide. space! it has... so it clicks together pleasingly. make sure of this. it works via bluetooth and you can actually make tunes with it as well. there you go. you've got the loop. marvellous. thank you, lj. there is more music in the air now have a very different kind. this is

a boeing 7117 flight simulator. it has the latest computer—generated visuals and it's been painted to look like heavy metal band iron maiden‘sjumbojet look like heavy metal band iron maiden‘s jumbo jet ed force look like heavy metal band iron maiden‘sjumbojet ed force one. why? because it's owned by iron maiden‘s lead singer bruce dickinson who is himself a trained commercial pilot. the question is, can i learn to fly wannabes in under one hour? that might depend on the quality of teaching. and it looks like my like my instructor has turned up. yes, it is iron maiden‘s bruce

dickinson, an absolute aviation at being a pilot so much, he bought the company. cardiff aviation maintains aircraft and trains pilots. walkies, walkies across the magic drawbridge into... another world. he has 6500 hours of commercial flying experience. he is taking us up... away we go. and i am bringing us down. what is it about flying mount you really love? 0k, look out the window. look at the window. 0k. the appeal is not just window. look at the window. 0k. the appeal is notjust of a closet engineer in me but it also appeals to the kind of romantic artist in me as well because when you are flying across a sunset, and the darkness is curling over the top, and it'sjust

this incredible metaphysical moment. it's symbolic, that you are both in the light in the dark. it is getting closer to the mind of god. ditto, i have a feeling that i've just been sung to. time to me to learn where everything is and everything does. turn left, until it comes to 270. look at the window, we are banking left. you are commanding the aeroplane to bank left. no way, i had no idea this is how you fly a jumbojet, had no idea this is how you fly a jumbo jet, by twiddling these had no idea this is how you fly a jumbojet, by twiddling these knobs. select flaps five. lapse five, captain. jolly good. you are getting the hang of this. pay. do what you say immediately. you have to be a certain disposition to be a captain because when they come over the intimate contact intercom, they sound calm and professional, that's pa rt sound calm and professional, that's part of the training, isn't it?|j

have no idea? i secretly think they are (bleep) themselves. lapse ten, please. lapse ten. thank you very much. soon, night falls, with the press of a button in the simulator and it's time for me to try and land the beast. you are flying it. that's telling you developed a little bit. left a little bit. just follow the gentle line. the clue is, don't fixate. you will clock it up. excellent, you are absolutely spot on. on the left, right, just down a bit, there you go, excellent. 0h, on. on the left, right, just down a bit, there you go, excellent. oh, my goodness. excellent. you are really close to the runway, you are really tight so these directions are going to be timely and precise. just a couple of things but that the lyne 100, 40, 30, ten. there you go.

getting the nose gently into the runway. 0h, ladies and gentlemen! welcome to heathrow. terminal 666. how good was that. i have to say that was one of the more bizarre experiences of the year. kate, mark, packaging, you too. sorry. we are gamers, we are very competent it. two biplanes and the sick bag. before we do that, we've got to ditch the best of clob repair of flight ditch the best of clob repair of flight suits. —— best of clob. an airfield just outside london on a crisp winter ‘s morning. an ideal location to test a real—world experience against its computerised counterpart. vi hasn't quite taken off in the way that lots of tech companies thought it might. but as the hats got teeth —— cheaper and

developers have added channels to tinker with the experiences, can we matched abyssal nature of the real thing? we are about to find out. cue the montage. 0k, our bargain basement take on top gun is now out of the way. long—running videogame franchise ace c0mbat is more of an arcade shoot them up in the super accurate flight sim. its latest version ace c0mbat seven boasts a new vr mode allowing players to put on a headset and experience a more immersive version of the game. kate and i are taking to the skies in these special acrobatic biplanes. awesome! while not as fast as a jet, the pits airframe is designed to maximum manoeuvrability, allowing acrobatics that are making us both question the

wisdom of agreeing to do this. they are going to run through a series of manoeuvres that demonstrate the principles of aerial dogfighting. we fly in formation, then break loose with one aeroplane chasing the other, as they would in a dogfight. we have been warned that some of these manoeuvres might pull up to sg, these manoeuvres might pull up to 5g, which would make our bodies fell five times heavier, as well is inducing nausea. sick bags have been supplied. —— field. supplied. -- field. laughter. time to give the game a goat now we are save on terra firma. first up a quick spin on the console without the. someone shooting at me. the

new! -- got the. someone shooting at me. the new' -- the. someone shooting at me. the new! -- got you! now we are co mforta ble. new! -- got you! now we are comfortable. we will see what it is like in virtual reality. you look around and you see your body, it gives you that sense that you're in the cockpit of an aircraft. the vr is quite a bit more difficult. than playing this normally on the tv. how are you feeling? i feel sick. vr can make some people feel a little bit queasy. have been in lots of vr games, but this, in the same way that the real experience made me feel sick, this made feel sick. as the sun sets, kate and 1's sorties are completed. 0ut the sun sets, kate and 1's sorties are completed. out of all the things we have done today, which was your favourite experience was ——?

we have done today, which was your favourite experience was --? without a shadow of a doubt, the real experience. essentially if you have the full vr motion cabinet going on... ebr does a pretty good job of making you think that you are flying, but it is not anywhere close to the real thing. all that remains for us to do now is to wander off into the sunset —— the vr will stop and then have a knack. possibly. —— may cover neika. we did not actually use our sick bags. it was close though. well done. i have been in a simulation, these guys have been in a plane, nick has been to new zealand without leaving the grounds. soi zealand without leaving the grounds. so i can see different flocks of birds flying over north and south island of new zealand. i know what you are thinking, nick is drunk. and ifi you are thinking, nick is drunk. and if i crouched down under the table, there's fish. either that i am heavily hallucinating with a massive pairof heavily hallucinating with a massive pair of sunglasses on. again. 0h

yes. it is coming. i am touching. i am not. that is weird. i am neither. hello and welcome to the most incredible country in the world. and getting a weather stop tour of new zealand from a kiwi bird. a vfx company for in—store's hq at central london, trying out magically new multiplayer boardgame. new zealand's most popular wedding venues. i would say that is a fact. the magically one is the mixed reality headset we re one is the mixed reality headset were you see characters interact with the real environment around you. meaning you can see your competitors across the table. inbuilt speakers means you can hear them, as well as the game's spatial audio. often people when they think of new zealand, they think of the amazing scenery, lord of the rings,

the hobbit. there are so much more to the destination. so enabling us to the destination. so enabling us to bring to life the story is and at those elements in through our mixed reality experience really showcases the destination in a new light. reality experience really showcases the destination in a new lightm isa the destination in a new lightm is a new technology. it is new softwa re is a new technology. it is new software and it is new hardware. and we worked for quite a long time building up an understanding of how some of these experiences might work. the headset's centres at six con “— work. the headset's centres at six con —— and six camera strap were you and your hands up, strengthening the illusion and allowing you to interact with the digital items. here comes my golden egg. thank you very much. each viewer sees the same object, but from their best point of view. so pete the talking kiwi bird addresses each person simultaneously as if he were talking to just them. are we ready? then let's go. from the elusive comfy that was recently valued at $6 billion, they have

certainly got plenty of cash to play with —— company. air new zealand hopes the technology will one day be used on board aircraft, where they will certainly have a captive audience. and down the line they wa nt to audience. and down the line they want to bring the game to your living rooms and improved interactivity between players. right now, iam pleased interactivity between players. right now, i am pleased as punch with my holographic flying trophy. the golden egg cup goes to me. um... paul. welcome back. what are you doing and what are you wearing? this is the rain sensing headband. does it sends a brain? it is to help me meditate. it links to this applet on your phone and it plays, supposedly, relaxing sounds —— app.

in this case rental. the sensors on the front and side measure the electrical brain activity and when it detects some it affects the volume and intensity of the rainfall of that plays on the app. at a slightly counterintuitive, because when it rains heavily utility you're thinking too much, it wants you to clea n thinking too much, it wants you to clean your thoughts and become. when you are thinking too much please allow delissa tell you to stop thinking about things. it tries to calm you down by plane lots of loud noises. mixbit vixens. i guess this is useful for those who need to clear their minds. —— is useful for those who need to cleartheir minds. —— makes is useful for those who need to clear their minds. —— makes perfect sense. it is £200. you would have to be pretty stressed out. it looks relaxing but if you need more help concentrating at hunters might do thejob. —— concentrating at hunters might do the job. —— concentrating concentrating at hunters might do thejob. —— concentrating at home this might do the job. if you have ever worked from home there is properly some think you have struggled with, not noisy neighbours are running out of coffey, but something much, much worse. i am talking about

procrastination. —— coffee. home alone, the only person who is going to know if you are slacking off is yourself. but what if someone were watching you, holding you to account for how you are spending your time? that is the idea with focus mate. why go to the office with someone can watch you from your own home. the idea is to connect you to another person who is also struggling to get stuff done. you agree a day and time on the site and you meet up for some virtual co— working. so far so good. this is when things get a little bit weird. when the introduction is over you spend 50 minutes working in total silence. the web cams are still on you can spy on them and they can spy on you. hope is that if you know someone is watching it you will both be more productive. that is the idea. but what is it actually like to use? i have got my first session booked in with focusmate's founder. you are at home right now. this is

your living room, is it? it is. yes. what is wrong with good old—fashioned willpower when what is wrong with good old —fashioned willpower when it comes to working? laughter. it doesn't work. even if your willpower is just amazing and you are way out there, off the charts, you are still contending with more distractions than you are built to handle. taylor says that focusmate is founded in real science. by activating behavioural triggers around commitment, accountability, and social pressure, the thinking is you are more likely to get into the flow. each call is meant to begin with you by stating with what you wa nt to with you by stating with what you want to get done any time and then end with you revealing what you actually achieved. it is we collect is that taylor claims make all the difference. what we have done is that we have baked in this structure that we have baked in this structure that says if you adhere to this format are great, if you don't, there is a potential penalty of no longer being in the good graces of

the community and that is a huge driver behaviour. the focusmate community is still quite small. you will see familiar faces cropping up all over the calendar, but while there is not many of them it is clear that something keeps the users coming back. bennett lives in london and has been using focusmate for several months. there has been a lawyer from germany who has been studying for her exams. i met a guy from romania who is trying to learn a language. and then i met a guy from california who spent about 25 minutes stretching in front of the camera. minutes stretching in front of the camera. the number of people working in 0atley is growing every year. and so will focusmate probably isn't for everyone, tools like this will probably be a lot more important —— remotely. i have to say, though, someone watching you through a camera while you are doing yourjob, it sounds a bit creepy to me. anyway, that's it for this year was make clickmas special. thank you for being great to work with for another year. we have one more present for you. if you were not in the audience

of our recent click live show next week you can on tv. from us you. and from all of us, mary clickmas! —— merry. hello there. the weekend is upon us now it's looking like being a tale of two halves. saturday is expected to be the drier day of the two, with many places staying dry, with sunshine. a few showers in the north. for sunday, another weather system moving in. it will bring rain and more of a breeze for many areas. early on saturday, lots of showers around. these tending to become more confined to western scotland, northern ireland and north—west england by around dawn, with some clear skies further south and east. now, it will be a mild start to the day across the south. one or two chilly spots for the north—east of scotland — subzero values and one or two spots of frost.

for saturday, this is the ridge of high pressure which should bring most of us some fine weather. this is the area of low pressure i was talking about which will bring sunday the wetter and breezier weather. so this morning starts up dry for many. lots of sunshine across the south and the east. after that chilly start, temperatures will rise. there will be though a few showers pushing through western scotland, northern ireland and north—west england and that light to moderate west or north—west breeze. it'll be fairly cool here. temperatures pretty typical for the time of year. further south it's going to be fairly mild again for the time of year, with 11—12 degrees. this next weather system moves in for sunday, brings outbreaks of rain initially to northern ireland, then in towards parts of england and wales. some of the rain is going to be heavy, quite slow moving as well, through the northern ireland, into parts of wales, the midlands and northern england. it will eventually become confined to the eastern side of england, into the afternoon. meanwhile, much of scotland will have a dry but quite a chilly day. temperatures in mid—single digits. further south, though, it's going to be mild again — 12—13 celsius across southern england and south wales. this weather front lingers on across southern parts of the country as we head into monday, of course, that's christmas eve, but with a big area of high pressure expected to establish

itself over the country, it will tend to squeeze that weather front out so conditions will become dry here later on christmas eve. so we could see some cloud and rain across the far south of england, eventually becoming confined to the far south—west. devon and cornwall will hold on to the milder air — 12 or 13 celsius. further north, drier, brighter, with some sunny spells but cooler and certainly much cooler across scotland. for christmas day, or for the christmas period, that's into boxing day as well, with high pressure nearby, it looks like it will be dry for most. the morning starts off quite chilly, particularly across northern areas. and we should see a little bit of sunshine, but there will be quite a bit of cloud too. so this is christmas day's weather. quite a chilly start, north—east scotland, maybe north—east england, a touch of frost. 0therwise most places will be dry through the day, with quite a bit of cloud around. and those temperatures close

to the seasonal normal, even fairly mild in the far south. welcome to bbc news — broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. i'm reged ahmad. our top stories: a partial shutdown of us government starts in an hour — after democrats fail to agree funding for president trump's border wall with mexico. the shutdown spooks us markets, with heavy losses in wall street's worst week since the financial crisis. police investigating the drone flights that disrupted london's gatwick airport make two arrests, after three days of travel chaos. anger at hungary's so—called slave labour laws. thousands of protestors are back on the streets of the capital, budapest. and it's a festive fixture in britain but can pantomime charm audiences in new york? it certainly seems to be off to a good start.