this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: vigils in france and the uk for missing footballer emiliano sala. with his plane still missing, owners of his new club say they're in shock. we really feel sad to hear of this news. because we have met such a great person. as the us government shutdown enters its second month, some unpaid federal workers are forced to turn to foodbanks. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme. how dare you? close your eyes. the favourite and roma lead the charge for this year's oscars, with ten nominations apiece. and we'll explain why greece's new tennis star stefanos tsitsipas is proving to be such at hit

at the australian open. good morning. it's 9am in singapore, 1am in the morning in london, and the search for a small plane carrying cardiff city's new striker emiliano sala has been suspended in the english channel. all contact with the plane was lost near the island of guernsey on monday. the 28—year—old argentine signed for the club at the weekend, and was flying to cardiff after saying goodbye to his team mates in france. the pilot is also missing. jon kay reports. he only signed for cardiff city at the weekend, and was due to meet his new teammates today.

but tonight, emiliano sala is missing. he was so happy tojoin cardiff city. we have a lot of fans and supporters who are very concerned, and we can understand their concern, and we are too. emiliano sala had played in france for the last four years. last night he was the only passenger on a light aircraft flying from there to cardiff, but the plane lost contact in the channel islands. the pilot has not been named. we've now searched over 1,000 square miles of sea, by day and night. the search continues, using assets from the uk and from france, alongside our own channel islands search assets. some items have been spotted floating in the sea, but rescue teams don't know yet if they are from the missing plane. in argentina, the striker‘s father told a tv channel he was desperate for news. our thoughts are with his family, the pilot's family...

in cardiff, they had hoped their record signing would bring much—needed luck. he looked the type of player and the type of person that the fans would have taken to. they'd already started making up songs for him, to sing about him on the terrace. so, you know, it's heartbreaking, really, really heartbreaking. emiliano sala had posed with cardiff fans at the weekend. and last night, before boarding the plane, he tweeted a message to his old club. it means, "the last goodbye". jon kay, bbc news. chethan pathak from the bbc sport centre gave me this update. as you heard in that video there, fans describing their shock at what has happened. we have not heard from cardiff's vincent tan yet, the club's malaysia—chinese owner, but they did release a statement saying, we are very

shocked upon hearing the news, we all very distressed about the situation, we continue to pray for positive news. the signing of emiliano sala was a significant one for cardiff. they are in the relegation zone in the english premier league, they have only scored 19 goals all season. huddersfield, who are bottom of the table, are the only team who have scored fewer goals. when he left his native argentina, he went to france and played for a range of clubs, including bordeaux and then nantes, where he scored 42 goals sincejoining them in 2017, that sort of effect would help cardiff city. it was a big announcement, no mistake about that. the hope there that cardiff might be able to survive relegation but of course, no wonder‘s minds really on football today when the news first emerged

that the light aircraft had gone missing. police say the search of course at the moment has been suspended with no sign of that light aircraft. indeed, the transition of emiliano sala to the front lines would have been a big signing for cardiff city and this was a club record for the club owners, £15 million. it was, i think there is some understanding that vincent tan, who of course took over at cardiff city in 2010, had learned from 2013, 2014, when he said by his own admission they did not quite manage the money right, they paid a little too high wages, they were little more conservative in their this season. vincent tan had taken on the fans. a few years ago, he changed the club's colours, the clouds home kit from blue to red. he thought that would have more pertinence in the east, asian and chinese markets. the cloud in fact were not happy and then he changed his mind.

this £15 million was significant, as you say a club record, in the hope that it will provide the team with the goals they needed to have a chance of staying in the premier league. but as i say, listening to what fans were saying there and indeed at nantes, in his former club, they were very much talking about prayers for him and hoping for the best and that is very much the message out of cardiff at the moment. our other top stories this hour: the partial shutdown of the us government is entering its second month with 800,000 federal workers still without pay. despite president trump's offer of what he called a compromise, there is no sign of negotiation. republicans and democrats remain opposed to each other over the funding of trump's border wall. here's anthony zurcher in washington. it was part of donald trump's announcement this weekend that he was going to offer a compromise legislation in the senate that would offer some sort of conciliation with the democrats for immigration

changes, but details of the legislation are just starting to come out now in the senate and it is going to be very difficult for democrats to this legislation. the protections for these childhood undocumented migrants are not as broad as donald trump made not to be on saturday, there are changes to asylum laws for minors, who will no longer be able to seek asylum at the us border, they will have to apply their central american home countries. it seems unlikely the democrats are going to support this but for republicans in the senate, this will lease given the chance to vote for something that will reopen the government, but you will continue to have the stand—off between the democrats in the house and the republican—controlled senate and donald trump, and there does not seem to be any real signs of compromise from either side. also this hour: the us supreme court has temporarily allowed president trump's ban on some transgender people serving in the military to take effect. thejudges ruled in favour of a government request for the policy to go ahead, while legal challenges are heard

in lower courts. lgbt activists say the ban is cruel and irrational. zimbabwe's opposition mdc party is accusing the security forces of brutally suppressing its members, in response to last week's protests against a sharp rise in the price of fuel. president emmerson mnangagwa has cut short a foreign trip to return home, promising that abuses would not be tolerated. human rights campaigners say at least twelve people have been killed since the protests began. there's been uproar over what's being called rampant sexism in australia's federal parliament. a greens senator was expelled from the chamber for calling a conservative rival a sexist pig in response to alleged bigoted comments. a female mp has also quit government alleging intimidation and harassment from male colleagues. from sydney, the bbc‘s phil mercer reports. australia sees itself as a beacon of equality,

but the battle of the sexes is often not a fair fight. where there should be equal opportunity, there can be bigotry. in a lot of the research indicators, australia is more sexist than comparable western liberal democracies. let's not forget the sex discrimination act, the federal act in australia, was passed in 1984. it is over 30 years since that act was passed and we are still seeing significant sexual harassment, significant gender gaps. australians say that it has no place in society, yet studies show 30% of young women have been harassed in the street in the last year. -- 4096. experts say there is a high level of low—level sexism in this country. its impact is demeaning and upsetting. as a woman, you kind of get a lot

of things towards you. just coming down the street here, we had guys in vansjust whistling at us. i have often walked to a bar to get a drink and had my bum pinched. i will not be lectured about sexism and misogyny by this man... seven years ago, australian's first and only female prime minister, julia gillard, delivered one of parliament's most memorable speeches when she took aim at the behaviour of a conservative rival. the problem of sexism in australian politics has not gone away. real men don't insult and threaten women, they do not slut shame them, and they don't attack them and make them feel within their work place. and believe that politicians are behaving badly. they are supposed to be good role models for younger people,

but then acting like that is setting a bad example. women are just as capable of doing things as men are. you shouldn't treat a different gender differently, just because they're not the same as you. they are still a person. the gender pay gap is getting smaller in australia, but the intimidation and bullying of women at work are common. there is, though, one key area where females here invariably do better than men — they live a lot longer. phil mercer, bbc news. could technology be the answer to solving climate change? a group of scientists hope a mix of current technologies and re—planting forests could help. the research funded by the actor leonardo dicaprio's foundation has been presented at the world economic forum in davos. carlos alvarado is the president of costa rica, and he announced a plan to make his country carbon neutral by 2021. the bbc spoke to him earlier from davos. i'm trying to tell the world

he is, it is possible to decarbonise the economy. for us, it is possible to have an electric grid that is 99% renewable energy, and it's possible to plug into transportation and it is possible to have a better and positive world, and i'm saying that through example, and i do believe that the data, it is there for people to look at, and it is possible to say economic growth can go hand in hand with decarbonisation and with sustainability, so that as an example we want to share with the world, which means also a blueprint with hope. the new plan is known as the one earth climate model, and a little earlier i spoke to its lead author, sve n tes ke. we did a two—year analysis of the global potential for renewables, and the possibilities to implement renewable energy sources to power the entire energy system worldwide with renewable energy.

and we have broken down this research into more than 70 sub—regions, so we have a very clear idea for what is possible in what country, and that is also a model which shows that we can phase out fossil fuels within one generation. it is economically and ecologically viable. but what more does the blueprint tell us about how we need to act and when we need to do it by? basically, we have a plan which needs to be implemented by 2020 onwards. basically we have 12 months to prepare the right policies in order to start implementing the technologies. implementing some technologies takes 15 to sometimes 20 years, but we need to start now on the main barrier that we have now is the policy framework in many countries is not in place.

is concerning when you put it like that to know that time, i suppose, is running out, when we look at the legislation perhaps over a decade, when you are saying that in just one year alone we need to act. what do you think can be done to provide a framework for something like this model to be introduced? we need to have a few front—runner countries who just start. we have a lot of countries right now, we havejust heard costa rica and we are actually involved in a technical plan for costa rica as well, but also china is implementing a lot of renewable energy. in fact, 50% of all solar and wind plants installed last year and over the last few years are installed in china, so also big countries go into that field of renewables because it is simply cheaper. the cost of implementing our plan could be covered to a large extent,

90% by fossil fuel savings, so it is economically viable, technically viable, but we do need the right policy framework in order to implement it. and how much does it cost? it's an investment of about $1.7 trillion a year. that sounds like a huge amount of money, it is a huge amount of money, but this is basically the same amount of money spent for weapons, for example, in 2017 worldwide, and if we compare it to global subsidies for fossil fuels, it also matches. there are different estimations how many subsidies are paid, they are going from $500 million to $5 trillion, so if we phase out fossil fuel subsidies, we can actually invest in renewable energy. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: we'll take a look at the oscars nominations, as hollywood announces who is in the running. also on the programme:

could men's tennis be about to get a new star? why greece's stefanos tsitsipas is taking the australian open by storm. 75010071/?type=3&theater#the united states. donald trump is now the 45th president of the united states. he was sworn in before several hundred thousand people on the steps of capitol hill in washington. it's going to be only america first — america first. demonstrators waiting for mike gatting and his rebel cricket team were attacked with tear gas and set upon by police dogs. anti—apartheid campaigners say they will carry on the protests throughout the tour.

they called him 'the butcher of lyon'. klaus altmann is being held here on a fraud charge in bolivia, but the west germans want to extradite him for crimes committed in wartime france. there, he was the gestapo chief, klaus barbie. millions came to bathe as close as possible to this spot, a tide of humanity that's believed by officials to have broken all records. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore. i'm babita sharma in london. our top stories: the malaysian owners of the premier league club cardiff city say they're 'very shocked' after a plane carrying their new signing emiliano sala to the uk went missing. with some unpaid federal workers now forced to turn to foodbanks.

let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. starting with the financial times, who are also reporting on james dyson's decision to move his company's hq to singapore. the move is being called hypocritical by some, who say it's at odds with his enthusiastic public support for brexit. the south china morning post is reporting on the continuing diplomatic rift between china, and the united states and canada. the paper says beijing is promising retaliation against both countries if they go ahead with plans to extradite huawei's chief financial officer meng wanzhou. and the japan times has a story about the royal wedding that didn't happen. they say that kei komuro, who was supposed to marry japan's princess mako, is claiming that the financial

troubles blocking his way to marriage have already been resolved. the british technology firm dyson says it's planning to move its corporate headquarters from the uk to singapore. the compa ny‘s owner, sirjames dyson, is a vocal supporter of britain leaving the european union. but he insists the move has nothing to do with brexit — which he says would have no practical impact on the business. he says dyson's manufacturing operations and an increasing majority of its customers are now in asia. so rico, why singapore then? so many opportunities in asia. well, babita, singapore is home to many multinational companies and global headquarters for decades. many companies see it as a place that has a stable government, safe, it friendly a city of low taxes and closer to china. also analysts say it makes sense

for dyson because they already have a presence in singapore. in october the company announced plans to build its new electric car in its new factory here. two executives will relocate — chief financial officer and the chief technical officer. we will watch that closely. the period drama the favourite and netflix‘s roma are leading the nominations for this year's 0scars, with both films receiving 10 each. the academy awards are held in hollywood next month. 0ur arts editor will gompertz has more details. did you just look at me? did you? look at me! look at me! how dare you! close your eyes! olivia colman giving what might well turn out to be an oscar—winning performance as a potty—mouthed queen anne in the favourite. alongside fellow british actress rachel weisz,

who is shortlisted in the supporting actress category with co—star emma stone. i'm a servant. where would i get a horse? many of the scenes in the favourite were filmed here in the cartoon gallery at hampton court palace, which is now full of the costumes that featured in the film, including the one worn by olivia colman playing queen anne in her nightdress. now, queen anne also lived here in the early part of the 18th century when she was monarch, using this very space for her privy council meetings. the favourite has ten nominations, as does alfonso cuaron‘s roma, a memoir of his childhood growing up in mexico city. it gives streaming service netflix its first—ever best film nomination and, should cuaron win best director, a very public platform on which to give his opinion about president trump's proposed wall. diversity is a theme amongst this year's nominations. black panther, a film

celebrating black culture, is the first superhero movie to be shortlisted for best picture. along with two films exploring racism in america — spike lee's blackkklansman, for which the director gets his first nomination in decades and green book, an interracial road movie whose stars mahershala ali and viggo mortensen are both nominated. you never win with violence, tony. you only win when you maintain your dignity. dignity always prevails. almost every single person has told me they like the way i sounded but they didn't like the way i look. i think you're beautiful. lady gaga is in with a shout for best actress for her performance in the eight—times nominated a star is born. but she's got some stiff competition, not only from olivia colman, but also glenn close who is on top form in the wife. quiet, please. and. . .action! so far, so diverse. although not so much behind the camera. there are no women, for example, recognised in either the best director or cinematography categories. a situation which many argue is caused by a lack of opportunity, not a lack of talent. will gompertz, bbc news. the greek tennis player stefanos tsitsipas has shocked

the world at the australian open this month. he's already beaten number three seed roger federer and he's set to face rafa nadal in the semi—finals. understandably he's creating quite a buzz in melbourne, which boasts a big greek population. one restaurant is even naming a dish after him! nicole papasavas is the owner of stalactites restaurant and she told me what the atmosphere is like in the city at the moment. oh, it's very, very exciting at the moment. there is such a big buzz around all melbourne. it's a sea of blue and white everywhere you look. in the restaurant, at the tennis, at the australian open itself, it's just, the energy is just electric at the moment. and of course, stalactites which you are the managing director of, is supposed to name a souvlaki after stefanos! will you only name the souvlaki after stefanos if he wins the grand slam tournament or if he beats rafael nadal?

no, no, we actually have already said that, we're happy to do it now because he's done so well. we are so proud of him. he's done an amazing job and getting to the semifinals is such a big achievement so we are going to name it, even from now. we're just awaiting him to come in and choose his ingredients. what you think will be the ingredients of this souvlaki? well, he did mention that he likes pomegranate, he likes tzatziki, french fries, tomato and basil which is quite an interesting combination! but i'm sure we can make it work for him if that's what he likes. so what will it be named? stefanos souvlaki ? possibly but we thought maybe the tsitsipas souvlaki just to keep it true to his name. what has been the reaction in the community right now with the emergence of this tennis superstar, from australia? oh, young greek australians arejust, they're going crazy.

they're so happy with everything that's happening. it's someone we can get behind and it gives us a really good exciting atétbemoment— — or stefanos tsitsipas? i spoke with nicole after the show andi i spoke with nicole after the show and i said that i love souvlaki and she said she would name a souvlaki babita and rico. i'm sure it would

be very tasty. goodbye. hello there. some of us got to see some sleet and snow during tuesday, particularly during the second half of the day. some of the snow was pretty heavy like this weather watcher picture suggests. across some of the chilterns, we saw a good covering of snow on into the evening. that has left a legacy of ice and further wintry showers to take us into wednesday. disruption could be likely on some untreated surfaces. keep tuned to your bbc local radio and take extra care if you're heading out. it is a cold start to this morning, widespread subzero temperatures with some ice and we could be looking at temperatures below minus five celsius in northern areas. also a few wintry showers across the far south—east of england which could amount to another couple of centimetres in places, something to bear in mind. there will also be freezing fog patches around. widespread ice and further wintry showers pushing through the cheshire gap in towards the midlands. could see further ice as well

across northern ireland and into scotland with some sunshiny showers from the word go across western areas. could be looking at temperatures down to —12 celsius in one or two sheltered glens of eastern scotland. but, on the plus side, there could be plenty of sunshine around once the mist and fog tend to clear away. we should start to see showers easing away from the south—east corner and just a few others dotted around western areas. temperatures really will struggle after that — very cold start. no higher than 3—5 degrees. as we look into thursday, a weather front approaches this north—west corner. ahead of it, some showery bursts of rain which will continue to move southwards. it might turn into sleet and snow in cold air into the south—east, something to keep an eye on. further west, clouds build up

with outbreaks of showery rain and more of a breeze. much of the country except for a few showery burst of rain, dry with some good spells of sunshine but still chilly. on into friday, the warm front, as the name suggests, will introduce something less cold to many parts of the country. we start to pick up some milder air off the atlantic but it will be short—lived because on into the weekend, it turns colder once again. this front will bring quite a lot of cloud around through friday, showery bursts of rain which should clear off into the north sea although further showers will pile into scotland and northern ireland. more of a breeze as well so less sunshine around but 11 milder temperatures in the upper single digits, maybe 10, 11 across western areas. it's short—lived, it will turn cold again on into the weekend. looks like a sunday will be the drier and brighter day. i'm babita sharma with bbc world news. our top story: hope is fading that a premier league footballer whose plane went missing on the way to the uk will be found alive. emiliano sala had just signed for cardiff city. the club's malaysian owners say they're very shocked at the news and their thoughts are with his family. the partial us government shutdown has gone into a second month, with no signs of republicans

and democrats breaking the deadlock. some unpaid federal workers have been forced to turn to foodbanks. and the oscar nominations have been announced in hollywood. netflix has scored its first nomination for the spanish language film, roma, which is up for ten awards. the period drama, the favourite, is also up for ten, including best actress for its star olivia coleman. that's all. stay with bbc world news. and the top story in the uk: