0:00:11 > 0:00:15Good evening. This is BBC Newsline. The headlines this evening.
0:00:15 > 0:00:20Emergency talks to try to persuade the boss of Northern Ireland Water
0:00:20 > 0:00:25to stay on. Liam Adams, brother of the Sinn
0:00:25 > 0:00:30Fein president Gerry Adams, appears in court on sex-abuse charges.
0:00:30 > 0:00:38Weeks after the rescue of a toddler, locals swimming pool, new rules on
0:00:38 > 0:00:41the number of children per adult. We reveal what is left of the
0:00:41 > 0:00:50secret plan to generate electricity. This is the hope in, it has been
0:00:50 > 0:00:55sealed off for over 30 years. are gearing up for the MTV awards
0:00:55 > 0:01:01but tonight at the Ulster Hall it will talk about Northern Ireland's
0:01:01 > 0:01:05finest talent. And after today's downpours, the ground is once again
0:01:05 > 0:01:09super saturated - will it get a chance to dry out?
0:01:09 > 0:01:12I'll have all the weather for you later.
0:01:12 > 0:01:15Emergency talks have been held at Northern Ireland Water throughout
0:01:15 > 0:01:19the day as the company appears to be making desperate efforts to hold
0:01:19 > 0:01:22on to its Chief Executive. But it's up to Regional Development Minister
0:01:22 > 0:01:25Danny Kennedy to approve any deal. Yesterday we revealed that Trevor
0:01:25 > 0:01:29Haslett had signalled he wants to go. But, according to the company,
0:01:29 > 0:01:36he hasn't yet formally resigned. Jim Fitzpatrick, who broke this
0:01:36 > 0:01:40story yesterday, has the latest on what's going on.
0:01:40 > 0:01:48There is a problem at the top of Northern Ireland Water. It cannot
0:01:48 > 0:01:52keep its chief executives imposed. First Catherine Bryant jumped ship
0:01:52 > 0:01:59in 2008 over mistaking financial projections. Her successor, Chris
0:01:59 > 0:02:06Mellor, was pushed out in 2010 p in a row over contracts. Morris
0:02:06 > 0:02:14McKenzie ended his time at the top in January of this year. Now Trevor
0:02:14 > 0:02:19Haslett wants to go as well. 10 years is the main issue. He
0:02:19 > 0:02:23received �130,000 per year, a good weight by Northern Ireland
0:02:23 > 0:02:30standards but the previous boss had a total package closer to 200 to
0:02:30 > 0:02:33�2,000. The boss of Trans link is paid �200,000 and the chief
0:02:33 > 0:02:39executive of a similar-sized company in the private sector would
0:02:39 > 0:02:46probably earn �300,000. But money is only part of the problem.
0:02:46 > 0:02:51Remember this? I asked them to consider in the light of the report,
0:02:51 > 0:02:57they felt it did not merit a resignation. I felt that it did and
0:02:57 > 0:03:03I have subsequently dismissed the board. All this? He has been
0:03:03 > 0:03:07shambolic at stages. It has been ineffective. It has not been the
0:03:07 > 0:03:16kind of organisation that is fit for purpose. Political interference
0:03:16 > 0:03:20makes the job even less attractive. I think him I was to put this job
0:03:20 > 0:03:24up on the board for him papers I do not think I would get any
0:03:24 > 0:03:30application from private-sector people who could run this place
0:03:30 > 0:03:34because of the interference. With all his predecessors meeting an
0:03:34 > 0:03:37untimely end up the company, it is perhaps no wonder that Trevor
0:03:37 > 0:03:41Haslett is seeking a little bit of security of tenure.
0:03:41 > 0:03:44A brother of Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams has been in court in
0:03:44 > 0:03:50Belfast on sex abuse charges. Liam Adams was extradited from the
0:03:50 > 0:03:54Republic last night. Julie McCullough was in the court.
0:03:54 > 0:03:59It has been almost two years since Liam Adams handed himself in to
0:03:59 > 0:04:05police in Dublin after a European arrest warrant had been issued by
0:04:05 > 0:04:09the PSNI. He faces 18 charges of sexual abuse including rape, gross
0:04:10 > 0:04:14indecency and indecent assault. Liam Adams denies the allegations
0:04:14 > 0:04:19and had fought against extradition to face the charges but was handed
0:04:19 > 0:04:24over to PSNI officers yesterday evening. His alleged victim is his
0:04:24 > 0:04:28daughter, Aine Tyrell, who has waived her right to anonymity. She
0:04:28 > 0:04:32was in court today as was his second wife and a daughter from
0:04:32 > 0:04:36this marriage. This was Liam Adams's first appearance in a
0:04:36 > 0:04:40Northern Ireland Court on these charges. His solicitor told the
0:04:40 > 0:04:45court that his client had nowhere to run but bail was refused on the
0:04:45 > 0:04:49grounds that he is a real flight risk. He is due to appear in court
0:04:49 > 0:04:52again by a video link on Tuesday week.
0:04:52 > 0:04:55Two 17-year-old youths and a 16- year-old have been in court,
0:04:55 > 0:04:58accused of incitement to hatred, after a social networking site
0:04:58 > 0:05:01published a photograph which appeared to show two of them
0:05:01 > 0:05:04burning a poppy. The incident, which happened in Coleraine, was
0:05:04 > 0:05:10reported to the police on Tuesday. The 16-year-old was also charged
0:05:10 > 0:05:12with improper use of a social networking site.
0:05:12 > 0:05:15Castlereagh Borough Council has changed its policy on parents and
0:05:15 > 0:05:20children swimming at the Robinson Centre after a toddler almost
0:05:20 > 0:05:24drowned there last month. But it seems the new restrictions are
0:05:24 > 0:05:28frustrating some parents of more than one young child. The centre's
0:05:28 > 0:05:37new policy is now one adult to one child under four, as the council
0:05:37 > 0:05:40has been explaining for this week's family focus. We have taken the
0:05:40 > 0:05:45opportunity to review the procedures and a number of
0:05:45 > 0:05:50procedures show at the centre. What we can he have in place is that in
0:05:50 > 0:05:54the main pool we still enforce the ratio of one adult of 16 above
0:05:54 > 0:05:59supervising one child under the age of four. In the topical and the
0:05:59 > 0:06:05learner pool at the far end we have tried to relax the ratio slightly
0:06:05 > 0:06:09to make it more friendly and those races will be 1-1 in normal
0:06:09 > 0:06:15circumstances but if the parents comes along and one of the children
0:06:15 > 0:06:18are wearing life arm bands them we can allow a two to want ratio.
0:06:18 > 0:06:21There's no actual law covering the number of children to an adult, but
0:06:21 > 0:06:24the change of policy at the Robinson Centre came from guidance
0:06:24 > 0:06:28recommended by the Institute of Sport and Recreation Management,
0:06:28 > 0:06:35who advise swimming pools on this issue. I spoke to Sean Holt from
0:06:35 > 0:06:39the Institute earlier. For children under the age of seven we would
0:06:39 > 0:06:44advocate that the parent could bring those children into their
0:06:44 > 0:06:50local swimming pool in a non swimming area and have a ratio of
0:06:50 > 0:06:54123, because safety is our key concern as it is for the council
0:06:54 > 0:06:58and large operators. One adult to one child under four is terribly
0:06:58 > 0:07:03restricted to parents of may be two small children and they will want
0:07:03 > 0:07:10to bother going to the swimming pool. In 2005, when we did the last
0:07:10 > 0:07:15survey of customers that a 10 swimming pools, over 77% of parents
0:07:15 > 0:07:19surveyed welcomed the guidance, and that is what it is. It is down to
0:07:19 > 0:07:23the local council or the operator of the swimming pool to do no risk
0:07:23 > 0:07:27assessment of that swimming pool and that environment because, as
0:07:27 > 0:07:31you can appreciate, every pool is different and they have different
0:07:31 > 0:07:35challenges. Under taking a risk assessment from the operator's
0:07:36 > 0:07:39perspective gives them the guidance that they need to make sure that
0:07:39 > 0:07:44the environment they are operating is safe for young children to go
0:07:45 > 0:07:50and enjoy that with their parents. How common are drowning incidents
0:07:50 > 0:07:57or potential training incidents, as we saw in the Robinson Centre, in
0:07:57 > 0:08:03the UK? Before our guidance was published, in conjunction with the
0:08:03 > 0:08:08help and Safety Executive in 1992, there were around 25-35 drownings
0:08:08 > 0:08:12each year. Because of the guidance and because of good practice from
0:08:12 > 0:08:17councils and leisure operators, last year there were around five
0:08:17 > 0:08:21drownings. Anyone drowning is a drowning to many but I am sure your
0:08:21 > 0:08:27viewers will appreciate that we want to create a safe environment
0:08:27 > 0:08:34and that is a massive improvement be fought 1992, was sadly we do
0:08:34 > 0:08:40have a number of instance a result it in children drowning.
0:08:40 > 0:08:43It is an issue that has got a lot of you talking on our Facebook page.
0:08:44 > 0:08:53You can join the debate at the address shown.
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0:08:55 > 0:09:01Still to come on the programme. TV is so impressed by Bell us that
0:09:01 > 0:09:08it is coming back. But when? Find out later. And will be talking to a
0:09:08 > 0:09:11local man who turned his passion into a business. Prisoner welfare
0:09:11 > 0:09:15has long been a contentious issue at Maghaberry Prison.
0:09:15 > 0:09:18And today, a new phase of prisoner care was unveiled - a revamped �3
0:09:18 > 0:09:24million Learning and Skills Centre. And, as Kevin Sharkey reports, it's
0:09:24 > 0:09:30providing a new look at the beleaguered prison.
0:09:30 > 0:09:38The changing face of life in prison. Helping to rehabilitate offenders
0:09:38 > 0:09:44in different ways. BT also has a place, as well as music. And the
0:09:44 > 0:09:49intention is less of this. Outside investigations and damning reports
0:09:49 > 0:09:54have put prisoner welfare among some of the issues coming short.
0:09:54 > 0:09:59There have been many calls for change and new facilities like this
0:09:59 > 0:10:03are part of that change. Part of the plan is done when prisoners
0:10:03 > 0:10:08over. It is something that will produce tension to make life better
0:10:08 > 0:10:15for prisoners. If prisoners are happier and more content they are
0:10:15 > 0:10:20more likely to be rehabilitated when they come out. There are about
0:10:20 > 0:10:251000 prisoners in total in Maghaberry. Traditionally, it is
0:10:25 > 0:10:30very much punitive, behind a door scenario, now we are more aware and
0:10:30 > 0:10:37more into an active, opening a door and talking to people.
0:10:37 > 0:10:43something's will stay the same. The SDLP will elect a new leader at
0:10:43 > 0:10:46the weekend. But who will it be? Four men - one job. And a party
0:10:46 > 0:10:52that has been losing votes for years. Our political correspondent
0:10:52 > 0:10:57Martina Purdy takes a look at the candidates.
0:10:57 > 0:11:04It has been less than it two years since Margaret Ritchie sees the top
0:11:04 > 0:11:10job in the SDLP, beating the South Belfast MP by a narrow margin. Now
0:11:10 > 0:11:14she is bowing out and Alasdair McDonnell is back in the race,
0:11:14 > 0:11:19insisting he has the track record to restore the glory days. People
0:11:19 > 0:11:24want me to take the south Belfast recipe and extend the right across
0:11:24 > 0:11:28the North. I have been growing vote in south Belfast and I have no
0:11:28 > 0:11:33difficulty, knowing people right across every constituency, people
0:11:33 > 0:11:38are interested, in private, they asked me how due to it, and Kennedy
0:11:38 > 0:11:43that elsewhere? I believe I can. But this time there is more
0:11:44 > 0:11:48competition. Patsy McGlone, the deputy leader, was first in the
0:11:48 > 0:11:52race, and makes no apologies for seizing the initiative. Many said
0:11:52 > 0:11:57there was no crisis of leadership, no crisis of management, including
0:11:57 > 0:12:02some who are in the race today. But that is why we are here, to say
0:12:02 > 0:12:10enough is enough. We will stop any internal division, will put an end
0:12:10 > 0:12:15to the cliques. Real change has been promised by this MLA, who
0:12:15 > 0:12:21thinks it is time for a new generation to take charge. I want
0:12:21 > 0:12:26to lead the SDLP because, bluntly, someone still needs to speak out.
0:12:26 > 0:12:31And this party, and what we stand for, our boys, News to be heard.
0:12:31 > 0:12:37Someone needs to speak out because whilst Stormont is stable, working
0:12:37 > 0:12:44families have never had it tougher. Talking of tough, try me, says this
0:12:44 > 0:12:49government minister, who insists he has a proven record. All that, in
0:12:49 > 0:12:52my view, is proven leadership. Being in the toughest places of
0:12:53 > 0:13:02political life and making the argument and that argument
0:13:03 > 0:13:03
0:13:03 > 0:13:07prevailing. Skills that I learnt from... He will win? It is hard to
0:13:07 > 0:13:12say. The result will be known on Saturday afternoon when around 300
0:13:12 > 0:13:22and a great vote at the annual conference here at this Belfast
0:13:22 > 0:13:26
0:13:26 > 0:13:32A decision to abandon the tunnel means we are paying more for our
0:13:32 > 0:13:38power. It runs under land owned by Northern Ireland Electricity which
0:13:39 > 0:13:46has just come up for sale. The tunnel has just been rediscovered.
0:13:46 > 0:13:49Every day, we waste electricity. It is generated by power stations,
0:13:50 > 0:13:55especially at night time. Today, that includes power from wind
0:13:55 > 0:14:01turbines. Over 40 years ago it was decided to build a system hit to
0:14:01 > 0:14:06solve the problem. These are the hills above this lake at Camlough.
0:14:06 > 0:14:11It started in the Sixties, plans to build up a pump station under the
0:14:11 > 0:14:19hills with a vast reservoir on the top. A huge access tunnel would be
0:14:20 > 0:14:23carved into the mountain. It would have a 200 and -- 200 plus megawatt
0:14:24 > 0:14:29power station. There would be a vertical tunnel to generate
0:14:29 > 0:14:33electricity. At night-time, the water would be pumped back up into
0:14:33 > 0:14:38the reservoir ready for the next morning's power demand. Somewhere
0:14:38 > 0:14:43in these hills work began but was never finished. He long tunnel was
0:14:43 > 0:14:51dire, it was claimed, but it has long since been forgotten. Deep
0:14:51 > 0:14:58underground, is an almost identical system. It also studied did the
0:14:58 > 0:15:04late 1960s. It is 1000 ft below the mountain and it is a critical part
0:15:04 > 0:15:08of Scotland Electricity Supply. Whenever for it all comes to half-
0:15:08 > 0:15:16time and everyone puts the kettle on, you need energy supply quickly
0:15:16 > 0:15:22and often that comes from here where we go from 0 to a maximum
0:15:22 > 0:15:27output of 440 megawatts in a matter of seconds. Power can then be used
0:15:27 > 0:15:32the next day. In effect, It is storing electricity that would
0:15:32 > 0:15:35otherwise be wasted. We know work had started on a be identical
0:15:35 > 0:15:41scheme in Northern Ireland but the locals we spoke to did not know
0:15:41 > 0:15:45where it was and had not even heard of it. Then, after a day, we found
0:15:46 > 0:15:49the access tunnel. This is the opening that has been sealed off
0:15:49 > 0:15:53for over 30 years. It goes a kilometre level into the hillside
0:15:53 > 0:15:59and this is where they would have taken lorries carrying the whole
0:15:59 > 0:16:04power station in to build it. Anything had to go through here.
0:16:04 > 0:16:09Inside is just a very dark tunnel hacked out of the local rock but
0:16:09 > 0:16:14with a cement roadway. We have not got enough like to see very far. It
0:16:14 > 0:16:18is very wet and it is flooded behind so why were not going the
0:16:18 > 0:16:23further. There is the risk of dangers gases building up further
0:16:23 > 0:16:27in So the safest thing to do his head out. Since finding the tunnel
0:16:27 > 0:16:31we have found his photograph taken during its construction. All the
0:16:31 > 0:16:36bits to make the power station were constructed and brought to Northern
0:16:36 > 0:16:39Ireland. All that was required was somebody to put them together but
0:16:39 > 0:16:45that never happened. It is understood that in the early
0:16:45 > 0:16:51Nineties it was sold off, probably for scrap. As a result, we have all
0:16:51 > 0:16:56had to pay a bit more for electricity ever since.
0:16:56 > 0:17:00The lovely Stephen Watson has joined me for the sport in a moment.
0:17:00 > 0:17:04Well, folks, it's finally happening. The stars are descending on Belfast
0:17:04 > 0:17:07for the MTV awards. Well, one of them anyway. Singer Bruno Mars is
0:17:07 > 0:17:17in town and Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber are due in their private
0:17:17 > 0:17:18
0:17:18 > 0:17:21jets tomorrow. But before that, our home grown musical talent are
0:17:21 > 0:17:28playing a sold out gig in the Ulster Hall and our reporter
0:17:28 > 0:17:37Natasha Sayee is there live for us. Natasha, what's happening?
0:17:37 > 0:17:45It is probably the biggest gig of a whole event. With me is the front
0:17:45 > 0:17:51man from Ash, Tim Wheeler. This is a big bonus for you, isn't it?
0:17:51 > 0:17:55it is. My dad died from Alzheimer's in January and a wanted to do
0:17:55 > 0:17:59something for the disease. He got amazing care from the Alzheimer's
0:18:00 > 0:18:06Society. You feel helpless when someone you know -- love is
0:18:06 > 0:18:10suffering from Alzheimer's. I also knew that Neil Hammond from the
0:18:10 > 0:18:15Divine Comedy has it and has spoken about it so it help knowing a
0:18:15 > 0:18:19friend was going through the same thing as myself. I thought is that
0:18:20 > 0:18:28two of us got together and did a gig it would be a men as -- amazing
0:18:28 > 0:18:34and we could raise awareness. Luckily, thanks to MTV and all that
0:18:34 > 0:18:39stuff, there is this music week. I mentioned it to some of the
0:18:39 > 0:18:44organisers a long time ago and they said, would you like and night at
0:18:44 > 0:18:49the Ulster Hall? We jumped at it. We needed someone else to make it
0:18:49 > 0:18:55extra special so we asked The Undertones. Thank you and we hope
0:18:55 > 0:19:01it goes really well. It is sold out. If you can't get to it, don't panic.
0:19:01 > 0:19:06It is being strained by Northern Ireland. One thing before I hand
0:19:06 > 0:19:12back, MTV has announced it is so impressed by Belfast it is coming
0:19:12 > 0:19:17back for the Titanic centenary send abrasions and there will be an
0:19:17 > 0:19:20outdoor gig on the slipway. Good luck to Tim and the boys.
0:19:20 > 0:19:25It will be a great concert. Our golfers are very much in
0:19:25 > 0:19:27contention in the World Championship event in China. Here's
0:19:27 > 0:19:30Stephen Watson. All three of our major winners -
0:19:31 > 0:19:33Darren Clarke, Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell - are vying for the
0:19:33 > 0:19:37�750,000 first prize. After today's opening round, Portrush's McDowell
0:19:37 > 0:19:39is the best placed - four shots off the lead. But it's Rory McIlroy who
0:19:40 > 0:19:46unsurprisingly got the most attention, as Thomas Niblock
0:19:46 > 0:19:53reports. All eyes on Rory McIlroy this week.
0:19:53 > 0:19:57He was accompanied by his girlfriend and world tennis number
0:19:57 > 0:20:06one. He won the Shanghai Masters on Sunday and is favourite to win
0:20:06 > 0:20:10again this week. Although not everything went according to plan.
0:20:10 > 0:20:17Rory McIlroy finished on two under par and and not keep -- unlucky not
0:20:17 > 0:20:21to be closer to the leaderboard. One shot ahead of him is Graeme
0:20:21 > 0:20:31McDowell who is four shots off the lead despite an horrendous triple
0:20:31 > 0:20:34
0:20:34 > 0:20:40Graeme McDowell hit seven birdies, leaving him very much in contention.
0:20:40 > 0:20:44But leading the way on seven under par he's the US PGA champion,
0:20:44 > 0:20:48Keegan Bradley. Darren Clarke is eight shots off
0:20:48 > 0:20:52the lead. Michael Hoey, 11 behind. Steve Lomas was unveiled as the new
0:20:52 > 0:20:54manager of Scottish Premier League side St Johnstone. The 37-year-old
0:20:54 > 0:20:57former Northern Ireland international has signed a two-and-
0:20:57 > 0:21:07a-half year contract, and is keen to continue the good work of his
0:21:07 > 0:21:11predecessors. They have done a good job but a lot of credit has to go
0:21:11 > 0:21:14to St Johnstone. They gave a lot of support and credit to a young
0:21:14 > 0:21:17manager so that was one of the key elements for me.
0:21:17 > 0:21:19Ireland's leading Gaelic footballers are getting ready to
0:21:19 > 0:21:23play Australia tomorrow morning in the second and final International
0:21:23 > 0:21:26Rules test match. The one-sided nature of Ireland's victory in the
0:21:26 > 0:21:30first game by 44 points has raised doubts about the long-term future
0:21:30 > 0:21:40of the series. However, Ireland are expecting a robust response from
0:21:40 > 0:21:41
0:21:41 > 0:21:49their opponents tomorrow. We are not stupid. We will be going out to
0:21:49 > 0:21:54win it as much as last Friday night. The boys are very focused. It will
0:21:55 > 0:21:58be read the focused and we will be ready for whatever is ahead of us.
0:21:58 > 0:22:02With the recent turn in the weather you might think it's time for our
0:22:02 > 0:22:05cyclists to put their bikes in hibernation. But, not so. Instead,
0:22:05 > 0:22:09they head off the beaten track and into our Parks for some off-road
0:22:09 > 0:22:19racing. Nial Foster went to Sir Thomas and Lady Dixon Park in
0:22:19 > 0:22:20
0:22:20 > 0:22:25Belfast to find out what it's all Through the leaves and between the
0:22:25 > 0:22:33trees, that is what attracts hundreds of cyclists to the winter
0:22:33 > 0:22:38sport. They want fitness throughout the year. They want a safe
0:22:38 > 0:22:43environment also. The idea that they have 10 laps of a small and
0:22:43 > 0:22:46short circuit. Liz takes place at six different venues all over
0:22:46 > 0:22:54Northern Ireland which means riders can stay in the saddle all year
0:22:54 > 0:22:59round. Ruud racing is from March to six -- September as well as
0:22:59 > 0:23:04mountain racing. It was something to keep racing during the winter
0:23:04 > 0:23:09and that is how it involved -- evolved. The rough terrain provided
0:23:09 > 0:23:14different type of challenge. There is a lot of training you have to do
0:23:14 > 0:23:18in the winter for the road season and this is a distraction from the
0:23:18 > 0:23:23usual bike rides. It is good to come out, there are lots of people
0:23:23 > 0:23:31around and it is social. But this day in the park as a competitive
0:23:31 > 0:23:35edge. Looks like to -- good fun.
0:23:35 > 0:23:39Mucky! These may be difficult times to launch a new business but where
0:23:39 > 0:23:42there's a passion, it seems there is a way. Lisburn man Davy
0:23:42 > 0:23:45Uprichard started making cider as a hobby but with the orchards of
0:23:45 > 0:23:48Armagh not too far away, his pastime is fast becoming full-time.
0:23:48 > 0:23:58Our rural affairs correspondent Martin Cassidy went along to find
0:23:58 > 0:24:01
0:24:01 > 0:24:06With the big harvest to process, the Apple Press is busy. Here, the
0:24:06 > 0:24:12Jews is squeezed from chopped apple. Fermentation can take up to six
0:24:12 > 0:24:19months to produce the taste and character of an artisan cider.
0:24:19 > 0:24:24is a small project. He is making cider as he would like to drink it.
0:24:24 > 0:24:29As he would say, there are as many different varieties as there are
0:24:29 > 0:24:37two wind. You would not expect every wine to taste the same and
0:24:37 > 0:24:46this is the same for cider. That is the last of cold stored, Discovery.
0:24:46 > 0:24:53They are nice and sweet. These are a nice crisp, acidic apple. Be in
0:24:53 > 0:24:59your ordinary Bramley. What started as a hobby... What started as a
0:24:59 > 0:25:04hobby has become a passion. We have signed up with a distributor to get
0:25:04 > 0:25:10cider around the north. We are in discussion with a distributor in
0:25:10 > 0:25:15Dublin. We went to a beer festival and handed out samples in Dublin.
0:25:15 > 0:25:19Fantastic response there so there is a lot of interest from
0:25:19 > 0:25:23distributors in the south. Still early days but he is predicting the
0:25:23 > 0:25:29business will eventually employ between 5 and ten people. But for
0:25:29 > 0:25:36now, there are a lot of apples to process and bottles to label.
0:25:36 > 0:25:45That is making us thirsty! Absolutely!
0:25:45 > 0:25:51Really bad weather out there so let Hello. It is probably the worst day
0:25:51 > 0:26:01of the week. There have been reports of flooding, particularly
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0:26:02 > 0:26:07across parts of It down and Armagh. -- Down. Although the worst of the
0:26:07 > 0:26:12downpours are moving away, for the next couple of hours they could be
0:26:12 > 0:26:17minor flooding on some roads so that is something to be aware of.
0:26:17 > 0:26:23Still the odd shower coming through but it will ease off with a lot of
0:26:23 > 0:26:31places becoming drive. Late in the night, there will be further heavy
0:26:31 > 0:26:39showers kipping parts of the East Coast. -- clipping. Clear skies in
0:26:39 > 0:26:41the West and maybe the odd hint of mist or fog. The blue skies we saw
0:26:41 > 0:26:45early in the week are coming back tomorrow and they should hang
0:26:46 > 0:26:51around for a good part of the weekend. Pleasant sunshine to look
0:26:51 > 0:26:58forward to by the end of the morning. One or two sharp showers
0:26:58 > 0:27:03first been on the East Coast but they will be temporary. Today, at
0:27:03 > 0:27:08lunchtime and early afternoon, you may have got a good soaking but to
0:27:08 > 0:27:15date -- tomorrow we are looking at dry conditions. Plenty of sunshine
0:27:15 > 0:27:19and light wings. Temperatures a little above average and it will
0:27:19 > 0:27:29feel pleasant in the sunshine and we will probably seek scenes like
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0:27:30 > 0:27:34this. If you like to take photographs, send them to us. As
0:27:34 > 0:27:39the clear skies persist tomorrow night, it will be cooler and