:00:15. > :00:19.Good evening. This is BBC Newsline with Donna Traynor and Noel
:00:19. > :00:25.Thompson. The headlines this Friday evening. The penalty for falling
:00:25. > :00:27.foul of planning laws. This man is going to jail for a year. Why
:00:27. > :00:33.questions are being asked in Europe about the Titanic Signature
:00:33. > :00:36.building. Who wants a get out of jail card? It might surprise you to
:00:36. > :00:41.learn it's the prison officers. The Policing Board comes under fire for
:00:41. > :00:43.running up a six figure legal bill. Manchester United's Sir Alex
:00:43. > :00:52.Ferguson pays tribute to the longest-serving boss in local
:00:52. > :00:57.football. Well done, amazing achievement. Good luck and keep
:00:57. > :01:04.going. It isn't easy but keep going. Be aware of ice forming on roads
:01:04. > :01:08.and footpaths tonight. A warning is in force. I'll have more shortly. A
:01:08. > :01:13.County Tyrone man has been sent to jail for a year for not paying a
:01:13. > :01:16.planning fine. Fergal O'Neill converted outbuildings on his land
:01:16. > :01:19.in Ardboe without permission. When we asked the Department of the
:01:19. > :01:22.Environment if he was the first person to be jailed for this, a
:01:22. > :01:29.spokesman said they weren't aware of anyone else. Louise Cullen has
:01:29. > :01:33.more. These are the terraced houses for which Fergal O'Neill has been
:01:33. > :01:36.sent to prison. During the Second World War they were used as an
:01:36. > :01:40.ancillary barracks and soldiers were billeted here by the worked at
:01:40. > :01:45.the local airfield. Some years ago, Mr O'Neill converted them into
:01:45. > :01:48.houses and began work and one other houses is complete. When the
:01:48. > :01:52.Planning Service find out, they declare this an unauthorised
:01:52. > :01:56.dwelling and ordered the building to be removed. Since then, Mr Neil
:01:56. > :02:00.has been in court on numerous occasions, appealing the notice to
:02:00. > :02:06.demolish the building. He was given a fine of �15,000 for refusing to
:02:06. > :02:09.comply with that and because he has not paid that fine, he has been
:02:09. > :02:12.imprisoned and will serve one year. It is believed he is appealing that
:02:12. > :02:15.sentence and that case will be heard in January. It's not the
:02:15. > :02:19.first time a building on the site has been subject to a demolition
:02:19. > :02:24.notice. Some years ago, about building had to be removed and a
:02:24. > :02:27.barn here is also facing possible abolition. It is believed to be the
:02:27. > :02:30.first time that anybody has ever been jailed in Northern Ireland for
:02:31. > :02:34.non-payment of a planning compliance fine. The time spent in
:02:34. > :02:44.jail will clear the fine but the building was still be subject to a
:02:44. > :02:46.
:02:46. > :02:49.demolition notice when Mr O'Neill is released. In what will certainly
:02:49. > :02:52.be seen as a confirmation of the low state of morale in the Prison
:02:52. > :02:54.Service, Newsline has learned that 99% of the officers eligible for
:02:54. > :02:57.the recently announced redundancy package have indicated they would
:02:57. > :03:00.be prepared to take it. Enhanced lump sums are on offer to encourage
:03:00. > :03:08.the longest-serving officers to leave. Vincent Kearney has this
:03:08. > :03:12.exclusive report. There are around 1800 prison officers in Northern
:03:12. > :03:18.Ireland. The Prison Service hopes 540 of them will volunteer to
:03:18. > :03:23.retire early. To make way for new recruits on lower salaries. Last
:03:23. > :03:28.month, ate lobster redundancy scheme targeted at around 650 of
:03:28. > :03:34.the highest paid members of staff aged over 50. The response exceeded
:03:34. > :03:38.the expectations of the service. 99% of the officers eligible to
:03:38. > :03:43.apply for the scheme have lodged formal expressions of interest and
:03:43. > :03:46.asked for details of the financial package. That does not mean they
:03:46. > :03:50.have signed up for voluntary redundancy but it does suggest they
:03:50. > :03:54.like the sound of what is on offer. The sums on offer are much lower
:03:54. > :03:58.than the packages for police officers under the Patten
:03:58. > :04:02.redundancy scheme. But they are more generous than standard public
:04:02. > :04:07.sector pension schemes. Payments will depend on lengths of service
:04:07. > :04:13.and salary. The most experienced but receive a lump sum of more than
:04:13. > :04:15.�55,000. They would have been entitled to this anyway as part of
:04:15. > :04:20.the Civil Service early retirement scheme. They were also received a
:04:20. > :04:27.number of enhanced payments. Equivalent to 21 months' salary. It
:04:27. > :04:33.brings the total to just over �120,000. Plus an annual pension of
:04:33. > :04:37.�18,800. The Prison Service says this redundancy scheme is essential
:04:37. > :04:42.for a new beginning. The fact that nearly every eligible officer has
:04:42. > :04:46.expressed an interest means the Prison Service will be confident it
:04:46. > :04:50.can achieve its am without the need for compulsory redundancies. That
:04:50. > :04:54.could provoke industrial action and opposition from Unionist
:04:54. > :04:57.politicians. On the downside, it could also mean that many of the
:04:58. > :05:02.officers are unhappy with the direction the service is taking and
:05:02. > :05:06.do not want to be part of it. The Prison Officers' the express an
:05:06. > :05:10.interest in the scheme will each receive details of how much their
:05:10. > :05:14.packages worth early next month. They will then have four weeks to
:05:14. > :05:16.decide whether to accept. Newsline has learned that the flagship
:05:16. > :05:21.Titanic Signature building in Belfast could be facing a �20
:05:21. > :05:24.million EU funding shortfall. An application for grants towards the
:05:24. > :05:34.cost of the building is being queried by the European Commission.
:05:34. > :05:34.
:05:34. > :05:38.Kevin Magee has this exclusive report. Work on a landmark
:05:38. > :05:44.signature building is almost finished and is due to open to the
:05:44. > :05:48.public as a scheduled next March. But behind the scenes, the funding
:05:49. > :05:52.it is costing around �80 million and the Executive is paying for a
:05:52. > :05:56.large part of that. But questions have been raised in Europe about to
:05:56. > :06:03.grant application for almost a quarter of the overall cost.
:06:03. > :06:07.According to an influential report due out soon, an application for EU
:06:07. > :06:10.funding for 24 million euros has been queried by the Commission. In
:06:10. > :06:14.its view, there was a lack of competition in the tendering for
:06:14. > :06:18.the construction of the building. Something the Department of
:06:18. > :06:21.Enterprise denies. It says it is optimistic it can address this
:06:21. > :06:28.query and that is why it did not inform the Stormont Enterprise
:06:28. > :06:34.Committee. I certainly was not appraised of this. And it really is
:06:34. > :06:39.a very serious situation that the Department is in. If it does not
:06:39. > :06:44.get the 20 million euros from Europe, which it hoped to do, I
:06:44. > :06:49.hope the department had anticipated at least that they might be in this
:06:49. > :06:54.situation, though obviously the position has not yet been clarified.
:06:54. > :06:59.I hope the Department made plans to make this. The funding application
:06:59. > :07:03.is being examined by legal advisers on both sides. In a report due to
:07:03. > :07:06.be published next week, the enterprise department says if it's
:07:06. > :07:16.legal arguments are unsuccessful, it will provide the funding from
:07:16. > :07:17.
:07:17. > :07:20.other sources. The question is, from where? The new deal to
:07:20. > :07:23.safeguard the Euro could leave Northern Ireland at a disadvantage.
:07:23. > :07:25.The UK's decision not to join the Eurozone countries and others in
:07:25. > :07:29.having closer fiscal coordination may also put paid to moves to
:07:29. > :07:37.reduce corporation tax. Before we came on air, Jim Fitzpatrick
:07:37. > :07:40.explained what the Euro agreement means for us. It will require
:07:40. > :07:45.economic acrobatics. Northern Ireland as part of the UK but the
:07:45. > :07:49.Republic is a huge trading partner but we now have these camps, the UK
:07:49. > :07:53.on one side and the Republic and the rest of the eurozone and some
:07:53. > :07:56.other countries on the other. They head in different directions. We
:07:56. > :08:00.have our foot in both camps and we will have to learn how to do the
:08:00. > :08:06.splits. How do we maintain all those trade links with the Republic,
:08:06. > :08:10.cross-border business, all of that activity, while we are in the UK,
:08:10. > :08:14.heading perhaps in the opposite direction. What implications could
:08:14. > :08:19.this have for us, attracting investment here? It does have
:08:19. > :08:21.indications because it changes the selling basis for Northern Ireland.
:08:22. > :08:25.Companies that want to be at the heart of Europe will not
:08:25. > :08:30.necessarily choose you. And companies that want to be at the
:08:30. > :08:33.heart of the UK will not either. We are disadvantaged on both fronts.
:08:33. > :08:40.There are complications perhaps with Corporation Tax. What about
:08:40. > :08:43.that? Those levels, North and South? The reason for trying to get
:08:43. > :08:48.Corporation Tax powers to Stormont has been that we are competing with
:08:48. > :08:52.the Republic and its lower rate. Now, the Republic could be under
:08:52. > :08:58.pressure to harmonise with the rest of Europe. What happens for
:08:58. > :09:01.Northern Ireland? Does it make it easier for us? But lessons the
:09:01. > :09:04.argument for getting the powers here in the first place. It also
:09:04. > :09:10.delays the argument, already complicated by what is happening
:09:10. > :09:12.throughout the UK and in relation to Scotland, now perhaps the
:09:12. > :09:17.argument for getting Corporation Tax powers here is complicated by
:09:17. > :09:19.what is happening elsewhere in Europe. J M Fitzpatrick. The former
:09:19. > :09:22.head of the Anglo-Irish Bank, Sean Fitzpatrick, has been arrested as
:09:22. > :09:25.part of an investigation into alleged financial irregularities.
:09:25. > :09:28.He was arrested by appointment this morning at Bray Garda Station in
:09:28. > :09:30.County Wicklow. It is the second time he has been detained in
:09:30. > :09:35.connection with alleged irregularities at the bank. You're
:09:35. > :09:39.watching BBC Newsline. Still to come on the programme. A wintry
:09:39. > :09:42.weekend is in store. What's it like where you are? And as one of our
:09:42. > :09:52.best-known sports stars battles it out on the green, we meet an
:09:52. > :09:55.Olympic hopeful and star of the future. The Policing Board has been
:09:55. > :10:02.criticised for running up a six- figure legal bill fighting a fair
:10:02. > :10:04.employment case which it eventually settled after five years. The BBC
:10:04. > :10:07.can reveal that an investigation by the Audit Office questioned whether
:10:07. > :10:16.the cost to the public purse was allowed to mount without
:10:16. > :10:20.consideration and control. Julian O'Neill has the story. Journalist
:10:20. > :10:24.Chris Ryder took a case against the Policing Board after he failed to
:10:24. > :10:28.be shortlisted for interview for a job as director of communications.
:10:28. > :10:34.He ended up winning damages and then complained to the Audit Office
:10:34. > :10:40.when he discovered the boy spent �152,000 in legal costs fighting
:10:40. > :10:45.him over five years. There is a certain profligacy about the way
:10:45. > :10:49.money is spent on legal fees. I think there is a runaway horse that
:10:49. > :10:53.needs to be tied up and stabled. And that proper value for money is
:10:53. > :10:57.obtained. And that legal fees are kept under control. In many cases,
:10:58. > :11:04.they are exorbitant. The Audit Office drilled into the figures and
:11:04. > :11:11.found the board initially estimated its fees at 40-�45,000. Within one
:11:11. > :11:17.year, that had soared to �152,000. The board settled for �35,000 and
:11:17. > :11:26.also paid Chris Ryder's legal costs, just �12,000. Bringing the total
:11:26. > :11:29.outlay from the public purse to �197,000. Today, a board committee
:11:29. > :11:32.met behind closed doors and on the table was the Audit Office findings.
:11:32. > :11:37.They reveal that they could have been better value for money
:11:37. > :11:42.considerations. The office could not find any justification for the
:11:42. > :11:46.board hurrying but senior and junior legal counsel. It also
:11:46. > :11:50.identified other shortcomings, like not informing the Department of
:11:50. > :11:56.Justice in or about the high costs. And questioning whether they be
:11:56. > :11:59.allowed to spiral without consideration. We have to make sure
:11:59. > :12:04.that the taxpayer isn't seen as a soft touch, particularly when it
:12:04. > :12:09.comes to the issuing of legal costs. The issue of making sure it doesn't
:12:09. > :12:12.happen again means I have taken heart that the interim Chief
:12:12. > :12:17.Executive is like in the process of setting up a commission to take a
:12:17. > :12:21.look at this specific issue. And certainly I think we will be
:12:21. > :12:25.waiting with great anticipation to see the outcome. So the board is
:12:25. > :12:28.promising to learn lessons. It is also pledging to give a fuller
:12:28. > :12:33.explanation of what happened to the Public Accounts Committee at
:12:33. > :12:36.Stormont. The mother of a baby girl who was murdered in Enniskillen has
:12:36. > :12:39.appeared in court with her former boyfriend to face charges arising
:12:39. > :12:47.out of the death. The child was killed two years ago this weekend.
:12:47. > :12:52.Millie Martin was just 15 months old when she was killed. On the
:12:52. > :12:55.night of her death she was taken from this house in Enniskillen to
:12:56. > :13:01.the local hospital. By the time she arrived she was in a lifeless
:13:01. > :13:06.condition and could not be saved. The man accused of murdering her is
:13:06. > :13:11.32-year-old Barry Michael McCarney, originally from County Tyrone. At
:13:11. > :13:16.the time of the toddler's death, he was the boyfriend of Millie's
:13:16. > :13:20.mother and has always protested his innocence. He is also charged with
:13:20. > :13:28.Seriously sexually assaulting the young child. Millie's mother,
:13:28. > :13:32.Rachel, now with an address in Cheshire, is accused of wilful
:13:32. > :13:37.neglect. She has since given birth to another baby.
:13:37. > :13:40.Today, Barry Michael McCarney and Rachel Martin appeared at a court
:13:40. > :13:45.in Belfast to have the charges put formally to them. Both deny having
:13:45. > :13:51.any part in the Millie's death. Their trial is due to begin next
:13:51. > :13:55.year. In Dublin, the DUP MP Jeffrey
:13:55. > :14:01.Donaldson has told at the Smithwick Tribunal former British agent in
:14:01. > :14:06.the IRA told him a Garda sergeant in dark -- been done Doc had passed
:14:06. > :14:11.a number of -- information on the organisation. The tribunal is
:14:11. > :14:17.investigating alleged collusion in the murder of two senior RUC
:14:17. > :14:21.officers in 1989. Our reporter joined us live from Dublin. What
:14:21. > :14:26.did Mr Donaldson have to say about the evidence of previous witnesses
:14:26. > :14:32.who describes Kevin Fulton as a fantasist or intelligence nuisance.
:14:32. > :14:37.Bristol Donaldson said he had a will concerns about the rare but --
:14:37. > :14:41.reliability of Kevin Fulton. He said he was able to verify it
:14:41. > :14:45.the voracity of his information with as it -- senior RUC member. He
:14:45. > :14:51.said there was a difference between falsely picking out information and
:14:51. > :14:53.information that was faults. He said he had an open mind on
:14:54. > :14:58.collusion and that the tribunal would determine what information
:14:58. > :15:02.was accurate. Did Mr Donaldson denied that he had
:15:02. > :15:09.effectively turned into a prosecutor by naming the sergeant?
:15:10. > :15:13.That is right. 11 years ago when Mr Donaldson stood in the Haydn --
:15:13. > :15:23.House of conduct -- House of Commons and named a Garda officer,
:15:23. > :15:28.he has denied collusion. It was said he had committed one of the
:15:28. > :15:33.most egregious acts of parliamentary privilege abuse since
:15:33. > :15:38.the Bill of Rights. He refuted that suggestion. He denied that he had
:15:38. > :15:44.somehow contributed to the murders by Ewing's -- using Owen Corrigan
:15:44. > :15:48.as bait of. The that is not the case. In the
:15:48. > :15:52.House of Commons and made clear that my decision to be
:15:52. > :15:59.disinformation in the public domain was with one purpose - to secured
:15:59. > :16:04.agreement to a public inquiry. I achieved that objective and it is
:16:04. > :16:07.now up to the inquiry to establish the facts.
:16:07. > :16:11.Mr Donaldson also said his motivation was to find out the
:16:11. > :16:19.truth of what had happened. The tribunal resumes hearing evidence
:16:19. > :16:22.from further witnesses next week. It is not offer we have the
:16:22. > :16:26.Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson on the programme, but he
:16:26. > :16:32.is on tonight pay in trouble -- tribute to a local football boss.
:16:32. > :16:35.Yes, a big landmark this weekend for Ronnie McFall, the manager of
:16:35. > :16:41.Portadown Football Club, celebrating an amazing 25 years in
:16:41. > :16:45.the job. He is the second longest serving manager in Europe, beating
:16:45. > :16:49.only -- beaten only by Sir Alex Ferguson. They may be working at
:16:49. > :16:54.different levels, but have one thing in common - both are not
:16:54. > :16:59.ready to retire just yet. It is a remarkable footballing
:16:59. > :17:05.story of success and long service. Ronnie McFall has guided Portadown
:17:05. > :17:08.to 24 trophies in 25 years. He has been in the job just six weeks less
:17:08. > :17:13.than sir Alex Ferguson, who recorded a special message for his
:17:13. > :17:17.Irish lead counterpart to watch this afternoon.
:17:17. > :17:22.Ronnie, I would like to congratulate you on reaching that
:17:22. > :17:26.milestone I experienced a few weeks ago, 25 we it -- 25 years. I know
:17:26. > :17:32.exactly what you have gone through, the emotions, frustrations, bad
:17:32. > :17:35.days, good days, you get them all in a 25 you spell. The amazing
:17:35. > :17:39.thing is, you have survived and shown a fantastic determination and
:17:39. > :17:43.conviction to get through, because it is not an easy profession, as I
:17:43. > :17:50.know. Keep going. That is what Ronnie is planning to
:17:50. > :17:54.do, with the club he transformed a quarter of a century ago.
:17:54. > :17:59.When I took of her they were at the bottom of the table. They were a
:17:59. > :18:04.poor side. Not really quality players, and within three-and-a-
:18:04. > :18:07.half years we had won the League and turned it all around. I said
:18:07. > :18:13.then to try and keep it going because you create your own
:18:13. > :18:16.pressure. You have your highs and lows, you could days and bad days,
:18:16. > :18:21.but you have to bring your own perspective to that. The most
:18:21. > :18:26.important thing is your health, as well as that holds, my enthusiasm
:18:26. > :18:36.and hunger is as strong as ever. I intend to keep going.
:18:36. > :18:36.
:18:36. > :18:41.Ronnie will celebrate his anniversary and is 1.285th game in
:18:41. > :18:46.charge against Glentoran, the club that sacked him all those years ago.
:18:46. > :18:50.This man was not even born when Ronnie McFall started as manager of
:18:50. > :18:55.Portadown - Rory McIlroy, with his eyes on the price of finishing the
:18:55. > :19:05.season as Europe's Cup golfer. He is joint third in the second round
:19:05. > :19:09.
:19:09. > :19:13.of the Dubai World Championship. -- You see the way he dips into it?
:19:13. > :19:18.Michael Bannon once again passing on his golfing expertise. Just like
:19:18. > :19:28.he did with Rory Michael Wright when he was a child. And today as a
:19:28. > :19:31.
:19:31. > :19:35.major winner, hoping to win that the race to go by. -- Dubai.
:19:35. > :19:43.Rory McIlroy's exploits on the course have brought him success and
:19:43. > :19:46.his coach Michael Banham, the 2011 European Court of the year. The I
:19:46. > :19:50.enjoyed teaching everyone, it is for everyone.
:19:50. > :19:55.It is great to introduce young girls and boys and teach people of
:19:55. > :19:58.all ages and standards. To see Rory McIlroy Blair he is, it is the
:19:58. > :20:02.pinnacle of what I have been able to achieve.
:20:02. > :20:06.Today the world number one, Luke Donald, put Rory McIlroy under
:20:06. > :20:10.pressure. He has made it three in a role at
:20:10. > :20:17.the 18th. How significant will that be come Sunday afternoon?
:20:17. > :20:25.However, raw meat in turn is keeping the pressure on him. --
:20:25. > :20:30.Rory McIlroy in turn. But he struggled towards the end of
:20:30. > :20:34.the round, getting a bogey on the 17th and here again at the 18th. He
:20:34. > :20:39.is tied third, five shots off the lead in a competition he simply
:20:39. > :20:43.needs to win. He will be in the wit -- in the mix
:20:43. > :20:46.at the weekend, no doubt. Mark Allen is in the semi-final of
:20:46. > :20:51.the UK snooker championships after a dramatic quarter-final victory
:20:51. > :20:58.over Marco Fu last night. He had a bit of luck in the fifth frame of a
:20:58. > :21:01.tight match. He came from 5-4 down to win the 6-5. He will play Ricky
:21:02. > :21:06.Walden for a place in the final tomorrow. Earlier this week, Mark
:21:06. > :21:16.Allen was referred to the game's governing body following a
:21:16. > :21:16.
:21:16. > :21:22.controversial outburst against the sniggered chairman, Barry Hearn.
:21:22. > :21:25.Ulster are to play Bere Alston Trekkers in the Heineken Cup. It is
:21:25. > :21:29.the first of two games against the Italians. Also need to win both
:21:29. > :21:34.games to qualify for the competition.
:21:34. > :21:38.We need to get 10 points over the next two weeks, and the only thing
:21:38. > :21:43.we worry about is Friday night. We are not looking ahead to much at
:21:43. > :21:46.this stage, where we will end up and how many points we have to get.
:21:46. > :21:51.At this stage all the focus is on our game at home.
:21:51. > :21:56.You can listen to live coverage on that game on BBC also at medium
:21:56. > :21:59.wave. The European -- the Badminton
:21:59. > :22:05.Championships qualifying event is taking place in Lisburn over the
:22:05. > :22:10.weekend. Over 250 badminton players from several countries are trying
:22:10. > :22:14.to win a place at their games, including Northern Ireland's top
:22:14. > :22:19.female player. She made her Olympic debut as a
:22:19. > :22:24.teenager in Beijing. Now four years older and wiser, Donegal's Chloe
:22:24. > :22:27.Magee is on course to reach her second Olympic Games. If the
:22:27. > :22:32.qualification deadline was to be instead of next April, she would be
:22:32. > :22:35.going. But in badminton, the road to London is a marathon, not a
:22:35. > :22:39.sprint. It is your best 10 tournaments
:22:39. > :22:42.throughout the year, so if you have 10 good tournaments you are in
:22:43. > :22:47.there. You can never be sure, you got what to say anything until you
:22:47. > :22:51.see the list with your name on it. She is also trying to qualify with
:22:51. > :22:54.her brother, Sam, for the mixed doubles in London, but it is the
:22:54. > :22:57.single event which remains her objective.
:22:57. > :23:02.Seoul, do you have to put friendships on hold with the people
:23:02. > :23:05.behind you until you get there? Yes, badminton is an individual
:23:05. > :23:10.sport, everyone is going for the same thank, and I don't think there
:23:10. > :23:16.are too many real friends, but of course, it side of badminton you
:23:16. > :23:19.can relax and it is all very chilled out.
:23:19. > :23:24.With several bank high players in the drop in Lisburn this week it --
:23:24. > :23:28.this week, she is not expecting to win the Irish Open but Olympic
:23:28. > :23:33.prospects remain strong. There was an impressive winner for
:23:33. > :23:42.the Irish woman's hockey team today, they beat India 1-0 in the four-
:23:42. > :23:46.nations tournament in Argentina. It is bound to be called at
:23:46. > :23:49.Ravenhill tonight, hat and scarf to the ready. It may be too early to
:23:49. > :23:51.predict at the moment if we will have a white Christmas like last
:23:51. > :23:55.have a white Christmas like last year, but there were some flurries
:23:55. > :24:00.today. Have a look at these pictures. They were taking a few
:24:00. > :24:05.miles outside Belfast. Some vehicles were finding it difficult
:24:05. > :24:11.to move on minor roads. People living close to the Saltburn will
:24:11. > :24:17.be ready to deal with any more snow. Some are even looking forward to it.
:24:17. > :24:22.I quite enjoy it, believe it or not. The snow appear last year in the
:24:22. > :24:30.early part of the Year, over Christmas, and I am interested in
:24:30. > :24:33.art, and the scene here was absolutely beautiful. The morning I
:24:33. > :24:36.saw the snow melting, I was distraught.
:24:36. > :24:44.There is still something magical when you see the first snowflakes
:24:44. > :24:51.fall. Unfortunately we will not have snow,
:24:51. > :24:55.the biggest issue over the next 24 hours is ice. We already have had
:24:55. > :25:00.some tweets of treacherous conditions. The Met Office has
:25:00. > :25:04.warned of icy conditions through this evening and overnight. Bear
:25:04. > :25:08.that in mind if you're heading out. The blue on the map indicates how
:25:08. > :25:14.cold it will be, especially in the east and south-east as temperatures
:25:14. > :25:24.fall below zero. In northern areas and the West we will have cloud
:25:24. > :25:27.
:25:27. > :25:31.cover, but still actually one or two Celsius. -- still at chilly. By
:25:31. > :25:38.the weekend it will turn much cloudier and damp by the end of
:25:38. > :25:43.Saturday. Further west, the cloud will roll in during the day. It
:25:43. > :25:50.will be very grey at times. For the western areas during the first part
:25:50. > :25:55.of the afternoon, light rain and drizzle at times. Until the evening
:25:55. > :26:04.we will see outbreaks of rain, hitting parts of antrum and County
:26:04. > :26:10.Down. -- County Antrim and County Down. Winds will make it feel
:26:10. > :26:16.colder. Into Sunday, not quite as chilly. Temperatures dipping to one
:26:16. > :26:23.or two Celsius, but as the cloud clears temperatures will fall Laura.
:26:23. > :26:28.A touch of frost to developing in the countryside of parts of County
:26:28. > :26:34.Down and County Fermanagh. Sunday will get off to a dry start, but it
:26:34. > :26:39.during the day the showers will feed in from the north and west.
:26:39. > :26:43.Into Monday, some of the showers will turn wintry, especially
:26:43. > :26:51.towards the higher ground. Next week, we are looking out for the
:26:51. > :26:55.next weather front edging its way in from the Atlantic. The winds
:26:55. > :27:05.will pick up quite a bit. We will be looking at that over the weekend,
:27:05. > :27:07.
:27:07. > :27:10.so stay tuned to the forecasts. We are also on Twitter. Wrap up warm.
:27:10. > :27:14.Before we go, a reminder of our main stories...
:27:14. > :27:18.And a man has been sent to prison for a year after falling foul of
:27:18. > :27:20.planning laws. But he failed to pay a fine over a set of buildings on
:27:20. > :27:23.his land. his land.
:27:23. > :27:26.The BBC has learned that 99 % of eligible prison officers have
:27:26. > :27:31.expressed an interest in applying for the voluntary redundancy
:27:31. > :27:35.package brought in to speed up reform of the Prison Service.
:27:35. > :27:38.The Prime Minister David Cameron has defended his decision to block
:27:38. > :27:45.an EU deal to tackle the eurozone crisis despite warnings it will
:27:45. > :27:52.leave the UK isolated. That was BBC Newsline on 9th December, a