0:00:14 > 0:00:20Good evening. This is BBC Newsline with Noel Thompson and Sarah
0:00:20 > 0:00:25Travers. The headlines this Monday evening: It's all change at
0:00:25 > 0:00:28Belfast's A&E departments. Do you know where to go in an emergency?
0:00:28 > 0:00:33I'm live with the details. How a woman from Lisburn has forced
0:00:33 > 0:00:37a UK retailer into a poppy U-turn. The man who discovered the Titanic
0:00:37 > 0:00:47on the bottom of the ocean comes to see how we are getting ready for
0:00:47 > 0:00:48
0:00:48 > 0:00:51the ship's centenary. Go I'm glad that Belfast has finally - - is
0:00:51 > 0:00:57finally proud of having built the Titanic. They build an amazing
0:00:57 > 0:01:00shape. It's only six days to go until the
0:01:00 > 0:01:03MTV awards. The stage is going up at the City Hall, but what will
0:01:03 > 0:01:06Belfast get out of it? Find out later in the programme.
0:01:06 > 0:01:13No big scares in tonight's forecast, but just to be sure I'll have the
0:01:13 > 0:01:15weather for the week ahead later in the programme.
0:01:15 > 0:01:18Belfast will have one fewer Accident & Emergency department
0:01:18 > 0:01:22within hours. The Medical Director of the Belfast Trust has admitted
0:01:22 > 0:01:25the unit at the City Hospital is unlikely to reopen in the immediate
0:01:25 > 0:01:28future. Health unions believe it's closed for good. The closure is
0:01:28 > 0:01:34expected to mean 40,000 extra patients for the Royal, Mater and
0:01:34 > 0:01:38the Ulster Hospitals. So, how will they cope? The City's A&E will
0:01:38 > 0:01:42close at 8.00am tomorrow morning. If you turn up after that you will
0:01:42 > 0:01:48be redirected to the nearby Royal Victoria Hospital. Emergency cases
0:01:48 > 0:01:55will be transported by ambulance. Nursing staff will examine patients
0:01:55 > 0:01:58and then decide to admit or transfer people to other hospitals.
0:01:58 > 0:02:01Some may be asked to see their GP or simply be sent home. Well,
0:02:01 > 0:02:04Halloween night is always a busy one for emergency staff. We can now
0:02:04 > 0:02:12go live to our Health Correspondent, Marie-Louise Connolly to see how
0:02:12 > 0:02:17the Royal is gearing up to be Belfast's main A&E centre.
0:02:17 > 0:02:21It may not appear busy now, but I need this time tomorrow night when
0:02:21 > 0:02:26the Royal Victoria Hospital becomes the main hub for accident and
0:02:26 > 0:02:29emergency care in Belfast this area will be available to treat the
0:02:29 > 0:02:34patients that will come as the result of the City's accident and
0:02:34 > 0:02:39emergency closure, but to hear how the hospital and its staff are
0:02:39 > 0:02:42queuing up for that, I am joined by the trust's medical director. The
0:02:42 > 0:02:49Royal College of Nursing has told the BBC that its members are
0:02:49 > 0:02:52concerned there were not enough beds available. And we are not
0:02:52 > 0:02:58going to expect to see any more patients coming through our doors.
0:02:58 > 0:03:03We had the same bed as we always have. We are increasing the
0:03:03 > 0:03:11physical capacity of our emergency capacity to increased - - to deal
0:03:11 > 0:03:15with increased demand. Waiting times have been up significantly.
0:03:15 > 0:03:19For the members of the public, will they have to wait longer to be
0:03:19 > 0:03:23treated? The that must be everybody's concern, but we work
0:03:23 > 0:03:28very hard to try and ensure that that does not happen. We will
0:03:28 > 0:03:33continue to have a medical admission - - Admissions Unit on
0:03:33 > 0:03:39the City Hospital side. We will have more experience that working
0:03:39 > 0:03:44longer ours on each of our sites. We expect them to be able to move
0:03:44 > 0:03:48patients through the system quicker. We believe we have taken the steps
0:03:48 > 0:03:53and changed the way we do things in order to make sure waiting times do
0:03:53 > 0:03:56not increase. Considering the millions that have been spent under
0:03:56 > 0:04:01refurbishment at the Ulster Hospital and here, you aren't still
0:04:01 > 0:04:09insisting that that is - - that this move is temporary. We made
0:04:09 > 0:04:14this move for operational reasons on a temporary basis. If we do
0:04:14 > 0:04:17succeed in recruiting the staff we need, we will reopen the City
0:04:17 > 0:04:22Hospital and there will be a wider consultation with the public about
0:04:22 > 0:04:28the future planning, but ultimately that is not a decision for us. That
0:04:28 > 0:04:32is a decision for a minister. order for this move to work and ran
0:04:32 > 0:04:36very smoothly, aren't you relying on the goodwill of the public? A
0:04:36 > 0:04:42lot of people who we have spoken to were even aware of the changes.
0:04:42 > 0:04:47Have you done enough to educate the public? I believe that we have. I
0:04:47 > 0:04:51think people will rapidly understand what is happening. We do
0:04:51 > 0:04:57need the goodwill of the public, but we need to earn it. We believe
0:04:57 > 0:05:02we are modernising our service to deliver the service they expect.
0:05:02 > 0:05:06We can actually hear the fireworks from where we're standing and its
0:05:06 > 0:05:11staff are appealing to the public to be safe to reduce the amount of
0:05:11 > 0:05:14pressure here. And that story has got some of you
0:05:14 > 0:05:23talking on our Facebook page. You can join the debate and add your
0:05:23 > 0:05:27thoughts at Facebook.com/bbcnewsline.
0:05:27 > 0:05:31A man in his 50s has died following a fire at a flat in Sydenham in
0:05:31 > 0:05:35East Belfast. He was rescued by firefighters from the first-floor
0:05:35 > 0:05:37flat at Station Road at around 8.00pm last night. He was taken to
0:05:37 > 0:05:41hospital, but died during the night from the effects of smoke
0:05:41 > 0:05:45inhalation. Early indications suggest the fire was accidental.
0:05:45 > 0:05:48The police say the sudden death of an elderly man near the village of
0:05:48 > 0:05:52Clady in County Londonderry was not suspicious. Hugh Scullion was found
0:05:53 > 0:05:55dead at his home on the Clady Road near Portglenone last night.
0:05:55 > 0:05:58A woman in Northern Ireland has managed single-handely to change
0:05:59 > 0:06:01the policy of a major UK chain store. The discount chain Poundland
0:06:01 > 0:06:09didn't allow its employees to wear poppies, until Lyndsey Patterson
0:06:09 > 0:06:13got involved. Mervyn Jess takes up the story.
0:06:13 > 0:06:19It is not every day that a member of staff brings about a change in
0:06:19 > 0:06:26company policy within 48 cars. That is what Lindsey Patterson did. Last
0:06:26 > 0:06:29Friday she went into her place of work wearing this poppy pin on her
0:06:29 > 0:06:34uniform. She was told by her manager that it was against company
0:06:34 > 0:06:39policy and she had to remove it. She refused and walked out of the
0:06:39 > 0:06:45store. The story hit online site of angry customers bombarding pine
0:06:45 > 0:06:49and's management with complaints. Within 48 hours the company's chief
0:06:49 > 0:06:52executive had changed the policy for their entire UK operation,
0:06:52 > 0:06:58leaving it up to the discretion of staff whether they wear a poppy or
0:06:58 > 0:07:03not. I feel it should not have got to the stage. I thought I should
0:07:03 > 0:07:09have been able to wear it. It shouldn't have been a problem.
0:07:09 > 0:07:15fact that it has been sorted, are you happier now? Yes, I am happy
0:07:15 > 0:07:23that I'm able to show respect to that troops. It is a win-win now
0:07:23 > 0:07:29four or that employee of, and any other employee can wear their poppy.
0:07:29 > 0:07:33We have changed what was our politically correct policy, but it
0:07:33 > 0:07:39and then the people. Puntland said that the policy review took place
0:07:39 > 0:07:43after listening to the feedback of staff and customers on the issue.
0:07:43 > 0:07:46Stay with us, still to come on the programme: The Snow Patrol stage is
0:07:46 > 0:07:52going up here at the City Hall and MTV has announced more big names,
0:07:52 > 0:08:02so who is coming? All the details in a few minutes.
0:08:02 > 0:08:03
0:08:03 > 0:08:0625 years of ghosts and ghouls on the banks of the Foyle.
0:08:06 > 0:08:09The man who found the Titanic was in Belfast today. He discovered the
0:08:09 > 0:08:12wreck just over 25 years ago off the coast of Canada. Today he was
0:08:12 > 0:08:15visiting the new Titanic project and the drawing office where the
0:08:15 > 0:08:25ship began its life. That's where Mike McKimm caught up with him, as
0:08:25 > 0:08:26
0:08:26 > 0:08:29he met a new generation of Titanic enthusiasts.
0:08:29 > 0:08:34Today the latest discovery about the Titanic was being made by
0:08:34 > 0:08:37Belfast schoolchildren. There had been invited along to meet the
0:08:37 > 0:08:42explorer and find that he had discovered the ship back in 1985.
0:08:42 > 0:08:47He also had a chance to visit what has become known as the Titanic
0:08:47 > 0:08:51signature project, part of which depicts the bow of the doomed ship.
0:08:51 > 0:08:55Next year live video pictures from the wreck will be shown here. Even
0:08:55 > 0:09:03a quarter of a century after the fine, he is still excited by the
0:09:03 > 0:09:07story. I know that it is constantly rediscovered by every generation. I
0:09:07 > 0:09:12find the most useful part about it is the fascination of young people.
0:09:12 > 0:09:17I was surprised actually when we came home to find 16,000 letters on
0:09:17 > 0:09:22my desk from young people. I am able to use their fascination in
0:09:22 > 0:09:28the Titanic to get them to be fascinated in science and
0:09:28 > 0:09:33technology. We felt the Titanic in 2005 and it was clear that the ship
0:09:33 > 0:09:42was collapsing in on itself. Some would suggest that in time it would
0:09:42 > 0:09:46only be a rusty pile left on the seabed. I don't believe that. I
0:09:46 > 0:09:51think the greatest damage being done to the Titanic are by people
0:09:51 > 0:09:58going down and hitting with submarines. When time - - when
0:09:58 > 0:10:04cameras have gone deep inside the Titanic, it is in a high state of
0:10:04 > 0:10:10preservation. There is a kind of mixed feelings about the Titanic in
0:10:10 > 0:10:16Northern Ireland. Well, I am glad that Belfast is finally proud of
0:10:16 > 0:10:23having built the Titanic. They build an amazing shape. It wasn't
0:10:23 > 0:10:30their fault that it sank. It was an amazing piece of engineering. I am
0:10:30 > 0:10:34really pleased that they now are proud. He will be back in Belfast
0:10:34 > 0:10:38next year to mark the centenary of the sinking of the ship. Today
0:10:38 > 0:10:41young people got him to sign off on that.
0:10:41 > 0:10:44Now you may have noticed that there's a bit of excitement in
0:10:44 > 0:10:47Belfast surrounding the MTV Awards being held at the Odyssey arena on
0:10:47 > 0:10:50Sunday. Yesterday morning hundreds of fans queued outside the
0:10:50 > 0:10:53Waterfront hall to audition for a place in the audience. The
0:10:53 > 0:10:58screamers, as they're called in the industry, had to prove their
0:10:58 > 0:11:02passion, by, well, screaming! And that's not all that's been
0:11:02 > 0:11:07happening, the City Hall has been closed off, too. Our reporter
0:11:07 > 0:11:11Natasha Sayee is there. Natasha what's going on there?
0:11:11 > 0:11:13Yes, this is as close as we can get because MTV has completely closed
0:11:13 > 0:11:19off the site, that's because they're working on the stage for
0:11:19 > 0:11:29Sunday's massive Snow Patrol concert. Of course there is a lot
0:11:29 > 0:11:34
0:11:34 > 0:11:38of excitement, but there will also be a bit of disruption around here.
0:11:38 > 0:11:41One lane here is closed to traffic. And if you're not that into MTV's
0:11:41 > 0:11:47music, you might be wondering what all the fuss is about. What will
0:11:47 > 0:11:52Belfast get out of this? Well, I've been finding out.
0:11:52 > 0:11:56It is only six days to go until the MTV awards had Belfast and it is
0:11:56 > 0:12:04hoped we will be swamped with big so that - - big celebrities and
0:12:04 > 0:12:10tourists. Why did they decide to come here? We came over in early
0:12:10 > 0:12:13January and had a really good chance to it get to know the city,
0:12:13 > 0:12:20enjoy some of the famous hospitality and that is what sold
0:12:20 > 0:12:24it, really. Combined with this great world-class venue, great
0:12:24 > 0:12:29hotels and the infrastructure can supported. Belfast is the smaller
0:12:29 > 0:12:39city we have ever done this show in, so are many ways it is a leap for
0:12:39 > 0:12:40
0:12:41 > 0:12:43us, but fingers crossed we will pull it off! It has cost the city
0:12:44 > 0:12:49council and the tourist board almost a million pounds to get MTV
0:12:49 > 0:12:53here, but it is thought our economy will make �10 million out of it. 19
0:12:53 > 0:12:59local companies are involved, including this one. Its staff will
0:12:59 > 0:13:06be serving drinks to the VIPs. is pretty exciting. A big kick for
0:13:06 > 0:13:11ourselves, probably one of the bigger sponsor will ever do.
0:13:11 > 0:13:16Apartments here have been rented for almost �1,000 and nights. Every
0:13:16 > 0:13:20fully - - free flat in this building has been booked and 8000
0:13:20 > 0:13:25hotel rooms are gone. Speaking to hotelier's in the last couple of
0:13:25 > 0:13:35days, they are ready. They are looking forward to hearing
0:13:35 > 0:13:39champagne corks popping. 20,000 people are expected to come from
0:13:39 > 0:13:42all over the world. Of course, they will be spending money when they
0:13:42 > 0:13:46are here, but it is what they tell people when they get and that is
0:13:46 > 0:13:52really important. This is again ginger. We have never been at this
0:13:52 > 0:13:55level before. We have had tall ships, Special Olympics, presidents
0:13:55 > 0:13:59and prime minister's visit, but this goes all that out of the water
0:13:59 > 0:14:04in my opinion. It takes us into another international level of
0:14:04 > 0:14:09competency. So big expectations for raising the profile of the city and
0:14:09 > 0:14:14the economy, but let's not forget the music. Last night General
0:14:14 > 0:14:19fiasco kicked up Belfast Music Week. 170 gigs across the city in the
0:14:19 > 0:14:26run-up to the main event, so what does MTV, and you mean to them?
0:14:26 > 0:14:29can only be a great thing. Local artists are emerging. Hopefully a
0:14:29 > 0:14:33lot of tourists will come into Northern Ireland to help the
0:14:33 > 0:14:43economy. I think it is fantastic, and jam-packed week. You couldn't
0:14:43 > 0:14:52
0:14:52 > 0:14:57Just before I hand back here - some news from MTV. Justin Bieber will
0:14:57 > 0:15:05be performing at the awards and for those of us were a little bit older,
0:15:05 > 0:15:10David Hassell off will be there as well. -- David Hassell off.
0:15:10 > 0:15:20If he sticks up around as long as David Hassell of has, we will call
0:15:20 > 0:15:22
0:15:22 > 0:15:30him a star. Rory McIlroy is one. Two �5 million richer this evening.
0:15:30 > 0:15:32Not bad for a week's work. It's the biggest ever first prize in world
0:15:32 > 0:15:35golf. Last week Rory McIlroy switched his management company and
0:15:35 > 0:15:37it did not taken long to deliver them a win. He celebrated his
0:15:37 > 0:15:40fourth win as a professional after beating American Anthony Kim in a
0:15:40 > 0:15:49play-off at the Shanghai Masters. He has another chance to win lots
0:15:50 > 0:15:57more money in China this week. Golf's richest prize comes with
0:15:57 > 0:16:00some serious pressure. When this million-pound putt shaved a hole in
0:16:00 > 0:16:03the 18th green, Rory must have wondered whether another win was
0:16:03 > 0:16:10going to slip through his fingers. going to slip through his fingers.
0:16:10 > 0:16:18He had to go to sudden-death. The difference between first and second,
0:16:18 > 0:16:24�700,000. He was in pole position. He left himself a testing part.
0:16:24 > 0:16:31When the American nest, he tapped in to pick up his and the sport's
0:16:31 > 0:16:33biggest ever checked. He has now won four times in his professional
0:16:33 > 0:16:38career but admits that figure career but admits that figure
0:16:38 > 0:16:42should be higher. I would be the first is the I have not won enough
0:16:42 > 0:16:47first is the I have not won enough in my four years as a professional.
0:16:47 > 0:16:52Today was great for me, I was under pressure on the back nine. To be
0:16:52 > 0:16:57able to win from that position gives me a lot of satisfaction.
0:16:57 > 0:17:06tees off on Thursday in another lucrative event in China but for
0:17:06 > 0:17:09rain, it is the winning not the money that matters.
0:17:09 > 0:17:11The police and GAA in Antrim are investigating an attack on a
0:17:11 > 0:17:13referee at the end of a gaelic football match in Ballymena on
0:17:14 > 0:17:16Saturday. Ray Matthews was taken to hospital after allegedly being
0:17:16 > 0:17:19assaulted by a group of players and supporters at the end of an U21
0:17:19 > 0:17:25championship game. Matthews had sent off three players near the end
0:17:25 > 0:17:28of the match. It was billed as a clash of the
0:17:28 > 0:17:31Gaelic football club heavyweights. The All Ireland champions of the
0:17:31 > 0:17:36last two years going head-to-head in the AIB Ulster Club the quarter-
0:17:36 > 0:17:39final. In the end it was all too easy for Crossmaglen. They beat St
0:17:39 > 0:17:49Galls and will now play Ballinderry in the last four. Thomas Kane was
0:17:49 > 0:17:50
0:17:50 > 0:17:54at Casement Park. 12 months ago Crossmaglen welcomed
0:17:54 > 0:17:59the All Ireland champions onto the pitch with a guard of honour. The
0:17:59 > 0:18:05gesture was reciprocated this time round, but that was where the
0:18:05 > 0:18:08friendly relations ended. There whereas many yellow-card as scores
0:18:08 > 0:18:15in the first half but once stood out in particular - Jamie Clark
0:18:15 > 0:18:24with the coolest of finishes. Two Crossmaglen goals all but ended the
0:18:24 > 0:18:28game as a contest. This strike was followed up by at penalty. They
0:18:28 > 0:18:35replied with two goals of their own but they were little more than
0:18:35 > 0:18:40consolation. We were unsure of where we where relay. Things have
0:18:40 > 0:18:46been not up to scratch. Today was about trying to get over this game
0:18:46 > 0:18:56and get momentum going far as again. Crossmaglen Rangers have never lost
0:18:56 > 0:19:00
0:19:00 > 0:19:03a game at Cup -- at Casement Park. Ulster welcomed back their Rugby
0:19:03 > 0:19:07World Cup players at the weekend but sadly couldn't get back to
0:19:07 > 0:19:10winning ways. They slumped to their fourth defeat in a row, beaten by
0:19:10 > 0:19:13the Scarlets in Wales. Ulster trailed by 13 points to 3 at half
0:19:13 > 0:19:17time, before some quick thinking by Andrew Trimble got them back into
0:19:17 > 0:19:20the game in the second half. He nipped in to touch down for a try
0:19:20 > 0:19:25in the corner. But the Dragons sealed the victory with a second
0:19:25 > 0:19:28try just before the end. Next up for Ulster - Connacht this Saturday.
0:19:28 > 0:19:30In local football Linfield are 5 points clear at the top of the
0:19:30 > 0:19:33Carling Premiership. Aaron Burns scored the winner against Dungannon
0:19:33 > 0:19:37Swifts. Second placed Portadown lost their unbeaten home record to
0:19:37 > 0:19:42third placed Cliftonville. Martin Donnelly on target. Glentoran are
0:19:42 > 0:19:48in fourth. Stephen Carson was among the scorers in the 4 nil win over
0:19:48 > 0:19:53Donegal Celtic. Best goal of the day - Mark McSkimmins' last minute
0:19:53 > 0:19:58strike for Glenavon as they earned a draw with Coleraine. And look
0:19:58 > 0:20:07away now if you are Carrick goal keeper Maros Valko. Stuart Dalls
0:20:07 > 0:20:12took advantage of the blunder. Crusaders went on to win 5-1. A bit
0:20:12 > 0:20:18of a horror story to finish. Never mind all that - you know what
0:20:18 > 0:20:21tonight is - its Halloween! Yes, all kinds of ghoulish goings ons
0:20:21 > 0:20:25happening and not just here in the BBC Newsline studio, but as usual
0:20:25 > 0:20:27the North west is throwing the biggest party of the year.
0:20:27 > 0:20:31Yes, it's fright night in Londonderry and once again the
0:20:31 > 0:20:34banks of the Foyle will be teeming with carnival crowds dressed in the
0:20:34 > 0:20:38most weird and wonderful costumes, and the sky will be alive with
0:20:38 > 0:20:41fireworks. Our reporter Keiron Tourish is
0:20:41 > 0:20:51there live for us this evening. And Keiron, we're terrifying ourselves
0:20:51 > 0:20:52
0:20:52 > 0:20:57here but 2011 is a special year for the festivities up there.
0:20:57 > 0:21:02Another scary moment there. Yes indeed this is a very special here,
0:21:02 > 0:21:07the 25th anniversary of this carnival. It is hard to believe 25
0:21:07 > 0:21:12years have rolled in. Lots of people have got into this carnival,
0:21:12 > 0:21:18as you can see, I am joined by people at the moment. It is as
0:21:18 > 0:21:22popular as ever now. The tills have been ringing as people came out in
0:21:22 > 0:21:27huge numbers this year to stack up for Hallowe'en. It has grown to
0:21:27 > 0:21:34such an extent that some shops like this one specialise in merchandise
0:21:34 > 0:21:39just for the occasion. It is for her friends, they get decorations.
0:21:39 > 0:21:43A lot of people are having home parties the -- this year. Everyone
0:21:43 > 0:21:50wants to be part of the celebrations. Shopkeepers are able
0:21:50 > 0:21:58to cash in. The highlight of course is a massive fireworks display on
0:21:58 > 0:22:03the River Foyle. Thousands of people lined the route, all keen
0:22:03 > 0:22:08for a glance of the colourful spectacle. Over the last 25 years,
0:22:08 > 0:22:14the costumes have been imaginative. There is still great enthusiasm for
0:22:14 > 0:22:21a party in 2011. It is so legend ary, some of the best celebrations
0:22:21 > 0:22:26are here. It is really special. Looking forward to more they year
0:22:26 > 0:22:32than last year, I will go down in see the fireworks and staff.
0:22:32 > 0:22:36Hallowe'en festivities have grown over the years. They have -- they
0:22:36 > 0:22:41contribute a lot to the local economy. We are talking about
0:22:41 > 0:22:48millions in terms of what it can do, it is not just about accommodation,
0:22:48 > 0:22:52it is about shops, restaurants, bars, visitor attractions. It is
0:22:52 > 0:22:59about everything which makes a complete product for the people
0:22:59 > 0:23:04coming here. I am sure you will be it is a carnival of colour. I am
0:23:04 > 0:23:09joined by a member of the council. Every year this event attracts
0:23:09 > 0:23:14thousands of people to come into the city centre. We have a great
0:23:14 > 0:23:20community behind the events and families come out in their costumes
0:23:20 > 0:23:26unique and special. We have just added music and attractions over
0:23:26 > 0:23:31their three-day event. This year is it -- this year it is the 25th
0:23:31 > 0:23:35anniversary and we hope people will get an extra up Spicer fun and it
0:23:35 > 0:23:42will be extra special. I remember when there was only about two or
0:23:42 > 0:23:46300 people but now they are about 25,000. Yes, we plan for about
0:23:46 > 0:23:5225,000 people coming into the city centre and I think it is because it
0:23:52 > 0:23:56has a good reputation, all ages enjoy it. The word has spread and
0:23:56 > 0:24:02we work on the marketing side to bring in the tourists. It is an
0:24:02 > 0:24:07occasion for the year that people plan to come to and enjoy. Economic
0:24:07 > 0:24:12rate is very important for pubs, clubs and would tells, it generates
0:24:12 > 0:24:20a lot of income? Events are very important for the city yet, as you
0:24:20 > 0:24:25know. They generate income through accommodation. Because of the
0:24:25 > 0:24:33spread over the weekend and the bank holiday, there had been a lot
0:24:33 > 0:24:36of people from the Republic of Ireland to her here. After the
0:24:36 > 0:24:42parade and the fireworks, we hope they will remain. We hope they will
0:24:42 > 0:24:46enjoy the city for what it is. The community here makes it special.
0:24:46 > 0:24:51Thank you for joining us on the programme. We leave you with a
0:24:51 > 0:25:01glimpse of some of the talent available here in the city. This
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0:25:16 > 0:25:21art group are going to perform and We are going pumpkin crazy here in
0:25:21 > 0:25:24the studio. As you can see, it has dried up in the north-west,
0:25:24 > 0:25:29dried up in the north-west, conditions are quite good for the
0:25:29 > 0:25:33fireworks display later on. This is where the rain is at the moment. It
0:25:33 > 0:25:38is clinging on to the east coast but it should move away within the
0:25:39 > 0:25:43next hour. If you're heading out tonight, we will see the rain
0:25:43 > 0:25:48cleared and we will see some stars appear. Hopefully most places will
0:25:48 > 0:25:56have a good evening for Hallowe'en. A largely dry night coming up but
0:25:56 > 0:26:04it will be cooler with temperatures down to five or six. Clear skies
0:26:04 > 0:26:10tonight means clear skies tomorrow. You may catch and a sunrise
0:26:10 > 0:26:14tomorrow morning. If you are off on half-term, Newcastle was paved with
0:26:14 > 0:26:20rain and big wins and a lot of low cloud. Tomorrow there should be
0:26:20 > 0:26:23sunshine so no excuse not to go outside tomorrow. A nice morning to
0:26:23 > 0:26:30start of November, a little bit chilly to start off with but it
0:26:30 > 0:26:35will recover. Lunchtime tomorrow we are looking at highs of 12 or 13
0:26:35 > 0:26:40degrees. Not to windy and not too many clouds around, so we should be
0:26:40 > 0:26:47an ice afternoon. We're still looking at a little bit above
0:26:47 > 0:26:51average temperatures. Much more pleasant compared to today. Dryness
0:26:51 > 0:26:56continues into the evening but the breeze will pick up again. Tomorrow
0:26:56 > 0:27:01night we are looking for our next area of rain to imagine from the
0:27:01 > 0:27:06Atlantic. As the breeze comes along, it will not be as Chile. On
0:27:06 > 0:27:11Wednesday we will have both heavy rain and heavy winds. A dry start
0:27:11 > 0:27:17to Wednesday but it will end up wet as the next weather system moves in
0:27:17 > 0:27:22from the West. We could see up to 10 mm of rain on Wednesday,
0:27:22 > 0:27:28possibly more on the hills. It will feel quite unpleasant combined with
0:27:28 > 0:27:32the winds. We are keen to keep an eye on the rainfall. It clears up
0:27:32 > 0:27:36towards the end of the week, some sharp showers, still mild but
0:27:36 > 0:27:41fairly windy. Thank you for that a reminder of
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0:27:44 > 0:27:47before the closure of the accident and emergency unit at Belfast City
0:27:47 > 0:27:51Hospital. Casualties will have to go to the Royal and other hospitals