:00:16. > :00:25.Good evening. This is BBC Newsline with Donna Traynor and Noel
:00:25. > :00:30.Thompson. The headlines this Monday evening.
:00:30. > :00:35.BBC Newsline learns police are investigating six allegations of
:00:35. > :00:39.abuse at children's psychiatric hospitals. After more plans finds
:00:39. > :00:45.in Londonderry, a quarter of a million pounds is pledged for
:00:45. > :00:49.repairs. We do not want to move, it is just before Christmas. One of
:00:49. > :00:54.the men on trial for the murder of two soldiers in Antrim says he has
:00:54. > :00:58.only years to live and had nothing to do with the attack. Sean Quinn
:00:58. > :01:03.is accused in High Court of indulging in bankruptcy tourism.
:01:03. > :01:08.Why are we paying up to four times more for ferry crossings compared
:01:08. > :01:12.to trips across the English Channel?
:01:12. > :01:15.Belfast teenager Rory Donnelly is on the verge of a move to
:01:15. > :01:22.footballing big time. But which Premier League club is he going to
:01:22. > :01:27.sign for? And milder weather has returned, but it isn't always going
:01:27. > :01:32.to be the sunniest. Join me later. First tonight we start with some
:01:32. > :01:40.breaking news. A five-year-old boy has died after being hit by a car
:01:40. > :01:43.in South Belfast. The accident happened on private property of the
:01:43. > :01:47.Upper Lisburn Road this afternoon. It is understood one car was
:01:47. > :01:50.involved. BBC Newsline has learned police are
:01:50. > :01:52.investigating six cases linked to alleged abuse at two hospitals.
:01:52. > :01:55.People who claim they suffered abuse have come forward to the
:01:55. > :01:59.police since a health service report was leaked to the media two
:01:59. > :02:01.months ago. The Stinson report contained allegations of abuse at
:02:01. > :02:09.Lissue Children's Hospital near Lisburn and Forster Green Hospital
:02:09. > :02:17.in Belfast. Those claims related to the 1980s and 1990s. Our reporter,
:02:17. > :02:23.Chris Page, has more. What is the latest? Are the Stinson
:02:23. > :02:27.report was completed in 2009 but never published. It was leaked to
:02:27. > :02:34.the Irish News in of toper. The allegations were that children
:02:34. > :02:37.suffered a physical, emotional and sexual abuse. The Health Minister
:02:37. > :02:41.told the Assembly that the Stinson report indicated that the regime
:02:41. > :02:47.was harsh and a small number of staff may have committed acts of
:02:47. > :02:54.abuse. Lissue Hospital just outside Lisburn closed around 20 years ago.
:02:54. > :02:58.What are these allegations? Will police have received six reports
:02:58. > :03:01.from people has ever suffered abuse of these hospitals. I have this
:03:01. > :03:08.update through a Freedom of Information Act request made to the
:03:08. > :03:12.police. I asked them to tell me about the investigation they are
:03:12. > :03:17.currently running into this. All six allegations are being
:03:17. > :03:23.investigated by the police. At the moment we should stress that they
:03:23. > :03:28.are just allegations. To those allegations date from 1979 but one
:03:29. > :03:33.happened this year in 2011. The West Belfast Health Trust were
:03:33. > :03:38.asked about this and they described it as an undisclosed allegation of
:03:38. > :03:42.abuse. They point out that Lissue is closed and Forster Green does
:03:42. > :03:50.not operate as a child and adolescent hospital any more. The
:03:50. > :03:54.Trust also say there were not given appropriate Right to Reply. But
:03:54. > :04:00.these are the facts we have learnt from the police through this
:04:00. > :04:03.freedom of information request. We will keep looking into this. In the
:04:03. > :04:07.meantime you have met some people who came forward after the coverage
:04:07. > :04:14.of the story to say that they had been abused? Several people did get
:04:14. > :04:20.in touch with us. One is a professor at Queen's who was at
:04:20. > :04:23.Lissue Hospital in the mid- 1970s. He said he remembered being shot in
:04:23. > :04:33.his room for days because he did not eat the food put in front of
:04:33. > :04:34.
:04:34. > :04:37.him. His memories of that time he said he had shut out as a kind of
:04:37. > :04:42.defence mechanism. He is not one of those who made a report to the
:04:42. > :04:46.police. He said he thinks he suffered less than others but feels
:04:46. > :04:48.for people who were abused. The Environment Minister has
:04:48. > :04:52.announced �250,000 in funding to help a retaining wall which has
:04:52. > :04:55.caused two landslides beside terraced houses in Londonderry. The
:04:55. > :05:00.remaining part of the 20 foot high wall is now so dangerous that some
:05:00. > :05:02.families are being told to move out of their homes. But, even with
:05:03. > :05:07.funding now available, it's still not known when a contractor will
:05:07. > :05:14.move onto the site. Our reporter, Kevin Sharkey, has spent the day at
:05:14. > :05:20.the scene. This garden shed is still in place.
:05:20. > :05:27.For now. But for how long? The remaining part of this wall is
:05:27. > :05:31.hanging precariously. The wall is around 100 metres long. The second
:05:31. > :05:37.part gave way at the weekend bringing down tons of rubble and
:05:37. > :05:41.debris. Last week when I reported on the beginning of this crisis,
:05:41. > :05:51.the first fall happened about 20 metres to the left of where I'm
:05:51. > :05:52.
:05:52. > :05:56.standing. I spoke to a man at the time and he thought at the time his
:05:56. > :06:04.workshop was safe but look at it now. There are large chunks of
:06:04. > :06:08.masonry all around. Residents are stunned by what has happened. Other
:06:08. > :06:12.residents below are facing new dangers and health hazards. Not the
:06:12. > :06:17.Christmas week that these families expected. How old are you feeling
:06:17. > :06:23.this morning's desperate. We were out there this morning and water
:06:23. > :06:32.was coming down. Just panicking. do not want to move, it is a week
:06:32. > :06:35.before Christmas. I kept my boy beside me all night. One the
:06:35. > :06:41.residents look for answers, others have just come to look. But
:06:41. > :06:47.everyone is shocked and they are turning to the city council. Derry
:06:48. > :06:51.City Council is working in full partnership with MLAs, and and MPs
:06:51. > :06:55.to try to find a way to resolve this situation in the quickest and
:06:55. > :06:59.most efficient way possible. Council engineers visited the scene
:06:59. > :07:04.often today, assessing the damage and looking out for potential new
:07:04. > :07:09.risks. Sometimes when they came, something else had just happened.
:07:09. > :07:13.This tree came down just after lunch. This regularly changing
:07:13. > :07:20.landscape has left many families worried. On the terrace below and
:07:20. > :07:25.the homes above, residents are facing another night with the
:07:25. > :07:27.problems of nature and time. One of the men accused of murdering
:07:27. > :07:33.two soldiers at Masserene Barracks in March 2009 has appeared in the
:07:33. > :07:36.witness box at his trial. Brian Shivers told the court that just
:07:36. > :07:43.months before the attack he'd been told he only had a few years left
:07:43. > :07:50.to live. He denies any involvement. Our district journalist, Ciara
:07:50. > :07:54.Riddell reports. Brian Shivers, seen here at an earlier court
:07:54. > :07:57.hearing, told the court he had nothing to do with the attack at
:07:57. > :08:01.the Massereene Barracks. Mark Quinsey and Patrick Azimkar were
:08:02. > :08:06.shot dead as they collected pizza at the army barracks in Antrim just
:08:06. > :08:10.hours before they were due to be deployed to Afghanistan. Today one
:08:10. > :08:14.of the accused, Brian Shivers, told the court he had cystic fibrosis
:08:14. > :08:19.and had been told by doctors just four months before the attack that
:08:19. > :08:23.he had just five or six years to live. It was hard hitting, he said.
:08:23. > :08:28.I had other things in life rather than getting involved in anything
:08:28. > :08:31.like this. Brian Shivers said he had been to three or four meetings
:08:31. > :08:36.of the Republican political organisation but had never joined
:08:36. > :08:40.the group. He said he had only gone because he was invited by Dominic
:08:40. > :08:44.McGlinchey, the man he had become friendly with the year before the
:08:44. > :08:49.attack. And that he had no desire to be involved in anything
:08:49. > :08:55.political. Under cross examination, he said he had often smoked
:08:55. > :08:57.cigarettes with Dominic. He had been arrested and released after
:08:57. > :09:01.the mattering shootings. Brian Shivers said it had become a
:09:02. > :09:08.running joke that Dominic would often disappear with his matches.
:09:08. > :09:12.The prosecution case is that Brian Shivers's DNA was discovered on the
:09:12. > :09:16.mobile phone and matches Flint to the getaway car. The ballast -- the
:09:16. > :09:20.barrister for the Crown asked him why he had never before named
:09:20. > :09:23.Dominic McGlinchey. He said he had been in fear of his life and had
:09:23. > :09:27.not wanted to give any names because others he had mentioned had
:09:27. > :09:31.been threatened. He said he only maintained when his solicitor asked
:09:31. > :09:35.about the matches. Brian Shivers outlined his movements on the day
:09:35. > :09:40.of the attack but admitted that no one could vouch for him. The
:09:40. > :09:43.prosecution barrister put it to him that they were too many
:09:43. > :09:48.coincidences at play. You're involved in this attack along with
:09:48. > :09:51.your friend, Dominic, he said. I suggest you have indicated you
:09:51. > :09:56.support by the attendance at meetings at an organisation that
:09:56. > :10:01.can only be described as a dissident side of republicanism.
:10:01. > :10:07.You have manipulated your fiance to try to concoct a story. Brian
:10:07. > :10:09.Shivers denied this. The case continues.
:10:09. > :10:13.The police are continuing to question a 34-year-old man about
:10:13. > :10:15.the death of a man in Portrush at the weekend. 48-year-old Colin
:10:15. > :10:25.McLeester, from Coleraine, died at the Playhouse entertainment complex
:10:25. > :10:30.
:10:30. > :10:32.in the early hours of Saturday morning.
:10:32. > :10:34.The police in Bangor now say there's nothing suspicious about
:10:34. > :10:36.the death of a man in Bangor at the weekend. 28-year-old Ryan Anderson
:10:36. > :10:38.from Portavogie was found injured near the Flagship Shopping Centre.
:10:38. > :10:45.He died later in hospital. You're watching BBC Newsline and
:10:45. > :10:51.still to come on the programme. Why crossing the Irish Sea can cost
:10:51. > :10:56.four times as much as a trip across English Channel. And the colourful
:10:56. > :10:59.life of St George's market in Belfast, captured on canvas.
:10:59. > :11:04.The police say an incident in which three men were run down by a car
:11:04. > :11:06.early this morning in east Belfast was attempted murder. The men were
:11:06. > :11:10.struck by a car which police say was being driven recklessly on the
:11:10. > :11:13.Lower Newtownards Road at about three o'clock. Two of the men are
:11:13. > :11:16.in a serious condition in hospital. A fourth man was found assaulted
:11:16. > :11:18.nearby. Police are investigating a possible link between the incidents.
:11:18. > :11:28.The car thought to have been involved was discovered on fire
:11:28. > :11:34.near Conway Street in west Belfast. There was an altercation somewhere
:11:34. > :11:41.along the road here. A car drove into a number of people who had
:11:41. > :11:45.been walking home from some kind of function. Two of those were
:11:45. > :11:50.seriously injured. Our thoughts and prayers go to their families this
:11:50. > :11:54.morning. The people in this area are shocked because coming up to
:11:54. > :11:58.Christmas, no one wants this to happen to any family. There are two
:11:58. > :12:00.men in hospital this morning, seriously injured.
:12:00. > :12:06.The businessman Sean Quinn is involved in "a form of bankruptcy
:12:07. > :12:10.tourism," a barrister for the former Anglo Irish Bank has claimed.
:12:10. > :12:12.The comment came at the High Court in Belfast on the first day of a
:12:12. > :12:15.challenge to Mr Quinn's bankruptcy status. The bank claims Mr Quinn
:12:15. > :12:21.should not have been allowed to declare bankruptcy on this side of
:12:21. > :12:25.the border. Our Business Correspondent, Kevin Magee, reports.
:12:25. > :12:30.Sean Quinn, formerly Ireland's richest man, was in court today
:12:30. > :12:35.that members of his family to hear a challenge to his bankruptcy
:12:35. > :12:40.status. He may himself bankrupt in Northern Ireland earlier this year.
:12:40. > :12:44.The former Irish Bank claims he owes them around �3 billion and it
:12:44. > :12:48.wants the bankruptcy decision here to be annulled all of return. Much
:12:48. > :12:52.of the evidence today focused on whether Sean Quinn conducts his
:12:52. > :12:55.business interests from a new premises in County Fermanagh or
:12:55. > :12:59.whether he is headquartered just over the border in the Irish
:12:59. > :13:04.Republic. The bank maintains the so-called central interest is in
:13:04. > :13:09.County Cavan and Mr Quinn should be subject to the tougher bankruptcy
:13:09. > :13:12.laws in the republic. But Mr Quinn said he recently moved his business
:13:12. > :13:17.headquarters to a unit in an industrial estate on the northern
:13:17. > :13:21.side of the border. The lease on the property was examined in detail.
:13:21. > :13:26.It was signed in May of this year without any witnesses or solicitor
:13:26. > :13:29.present. The QC for the bank said there was a series suspicion that
:13:29. > :13:36.this was a document created for the purpose of the proceedings today.
:13:36. > :13:46.In the Republic, bankruptcy to the great lasts 12 years were as in
:13:46. > :13:50.
:13:50. > :13:54.Northern Ireland it can take 12 A new Consumer Council report shows
:13:54. > :13:57.ferries travelling from Larne and Belfast to ports in Britain can
:13:57. > :14:05.cost four times more than comparable journeys across the
:14:05. > :14:08.English Channel. The Executive at Stormont has been asked to respond.
:14:09. > :14:12.The next few days will be some of the busiest of the year for the big
:14:12. > :14:16.ferry companies to carry more than 2 million passengers per year
:14:16. > :14:21.between Northern Ireland and Britain. Most passengers it seems
:14:21. > :14:25.are satisfied with the cost of travelling by ferry. A new survey
:14:25. > :14:28.by the Consumer Council raises questions about the price has been
:14:29. > :14:32.charged on Irish Sea routes. consumers look across to other
:14:32. > :14:37.similar journey lengths in the English Channel BC but they are
:14:37. > :14:41.paying more for their ferry travel, in some instances up to five times
:14:41. > :14:46.as much. The Consumer Council compared prices last summer and the
:14:47. > :14:52.average cost for a father of -- family of four on a Larne to
:14:52. > :14:58.Cairnryan writ was just over �268. On Stena line Belfast to Stranraer,
:14:58. > :15:03.the cost was just over �261. By comparison, the fare for that same
:15:03. > :15:08.family travelling a similar to our crossing from Dover to Dunkirk was
:15:08. > :15:12.just over �56. That means the Irish Sea crossing cost over four times
:15:12. > :15:16.more than a journey of a similar distance across the English Channel.
:15:16. > :15:19.Eno says that the comparison of fares between the Irish Sea and
:15:20. > :15:22.English Channel routes is misleading and claims that too many
:15:22. > :15:27.boats and subsidised foreign competition have driven prices on
:15:27. > :15:31.English Channel routes to unrealistically low levels. The
:15:31. > :15:36.other big operator Stena also defends the prices charged on Irish
:15:36. > :15:40.Sea routes. The Dover-Calais prices have always been unrealistically
:15:40. > :15:45.low and it does price levels it is unsustainable for an Irish Sea
:15:45. > :15:49.operation. A lot of factors come into play, but you look at the pace
:15:49. > :15:53.of price development since 1993 and you can see that we have not
:15:53. > :15:57.covered inflation and during this period, fuel prices have increased
:15:57. > :16:00.by 500%. The Consumer Council is clear on what it wants and that is
:16:00. > :16:04.for a ferry passengers here to enjoy the same value for money as
:16:04. > :16:07.travellers using other ports and the UK. There is work that the
:16:07. > :16:11.Northern Ireland Executive and the Scottish Executive and Department
:16:11. > :16:15.of Transport can do to try and lower the cost to consumers. Very
:16:15. > :16:19.comely say that fare increases have been kept below the cost of
:16:19. > :16:23.inflation and at a time when they are investing in new boats and port
:16:23. > :16:28.facilities, the operators will be reluctant to cut costs from their
:16:28. > :16:32.Irish Sea routes. We have been discussing this on our Facebook
:16:32. > :16:38.page and most people are in agreement at -- with the consumer
:16:38. > :16:41.council. You can contact us by e- mail. The fishing industry got a
:16:41. > :16:44.better than expected deal over quotas during talks in Brussels at
:16:44. > :16:48.the weekend. Last week, there were concerns that the EU will cut the
:16:48. > :16:52.amount of fish that could be caught in the Irish Sea. Although there
:16:52. > :16:58.were some cuts in the quantities of cod and herring become the landed,
:16:58. > :17:01.the important prom quartet will remain untouched. The vast majority
:17:01. > :17:06.of fishermen will be breathing a sigh of relief, because the
:17:06. > :17:11.Minister in Brussels was able to securing a roll over in the prom
:17:11. > :17:14.quarter which is our most important fishery. We were able to avoid the
:17:14. > :17:20.position of conservation measures and the number of days at sea that
:17:20. > :17:23.the fishermen get as well should be able to see us through 2012.
:17:23. > :17:28.Belfast artist whose work can sell for thousands has been given his
:17:28. > :17:31.precious paintings away. In return for crepes and copies, he is
:17:31. > :17:38.creating portraits at St George's Market even though he hates doing
:17:38. > :17:41.that sort of painting. He set up his easel in this Belfast market
:17:41. > :17:46.inspired by the faces and fashions of the regular traders. Brian
:17:46. > :17:51.Ballard says his work around the world, but these will not be going
:17:51. > :17:54.into his portfolio. This collection of portraits started with a whim,
:17:54. > :17:58.an artist who also happens to be a fan of St George's Market has shown
:17:58. > :18:02.his loyalty by not only painting the traders, but also giving them
:18:02. > :18:08.the work for free. He is modest about the quality of this art,
:18:08. > :18:12.although his work can command between two and �10,000. They are
:18:12. > :18:17.not exactly works of art, and they are only quick likenesses and
:18:17. > :18:22.sometimes they capture a bit of them and they enjoyed the results
:18:22. > :18:25.in the main. It gives -- I give in the painting because it suits them.
:18:25. > :18:32.Our no shortage of candidates willing to take time out from
:18:32. > :18:36.selling to sit for portraits. painted by such a famous person and
:18:36. > :18:43.to actually witness Henman doing the painting and doing it so
:18:43. > :18:49.skilfully and quickly was amazing. Why do you think he chose you?
:18:49. > :18:56.have a lived-in face! It has been good for me to be excepted and made
:18:56. > :19:02.to feel welcome. I get smiles and I get free craps and coffee. It is a
:19:02. > :19:10.good result for me. This is one of the special Christmas opening days
:19:10. > :19:15.and it has taken shoppers by surprise. I would like to have more
:19:15. > :19:20.in the market taking into account in a bigger way. I get and they
:19:20. > :19:23.sometimes when people do not even know the market is on. For me,
:19:24. > :19:27.coming from Spain and having a market like this is a beautiful
:19:27. > :19:31.thing to have in the city. Belfast city council says it has
:19:31. > :19:36.done its best to advertise the Christmas opening this week, via
:19:36. > :19:46.Twitter and newspaper adverts, but the message apparently has not got
:19:46. > :19:47.
:19:47. > :19:50.through. I like that line, lived-in face! I think the Markets are not
:19:50. > :19:54.the only place where it is a bit quiet, it is a difficult time for
:19:54. > :19:58.people. We will continue our festive cheer and now for the sport
:19:58. > :20:03.and another fantastic success the weekend For Ulster Rugby in the
:20:03. > :20:07.Heineken Cup. Lots of balls to rugby festive cheer at the weekend.
:20:07. > :20:11.Ulster beat Italian side Aironi for the second time in a week. 10
:20:11. > :20:14.points achieved in two matters means Ulster at now lead pulled
:20:14. > :20:18.four. Now the tricky qualification Maz begins with the crucial
:20:18. > :20:25.remaining matches against Leicester and Clermont Auvernge in the New
:20:25. > :20:29.Year. Back to back bonus point when his means Ulster are top of the
:20:29. > :20:35.Heineken Cup tree over Christmas and strengthens the chances of
:20:35. > :20:41.qualifying for a quarter-final spot for the second successive year.
:20:41. > :20:45.There is that valuable try! I think they needed 10 points and they did
:20:45. > :20:49.that. At the end of the group stages we will find it welcome down
:20:49. > :20:53.to one point between second and third, if the rest of the Games go
:20:53. > :20:58.to form. Then you are battling for that second spot if you do not top
:20:58. > :21:02.your grip. I think it was vital that they got the 10 points and the
:21:02. > :21:08.played some good rugby as well. Ulster scored six tries against
:21:08. > :21:13.Aironi, something similar would be perfect at home to Leicester.
:21:13. > :21:16.points would be ideal, but they should go out to win again. If you
:21:16. > :21:21.are being realistic, does the four points and not allowing Leicester
:21:21. > :21:27.to get within seven points would be a good achievement. But difficult
:21:27. > :21:34.road awaits, but Ulster's Heineken Cup progression is in their own
:21:34. > :21:38.hands. Two wins and they are there. Michael O'Neill had his into the
:21:38. > :21:41.today for the Northern Ireland manager's post. He had his last
:21:41. > :21:44.game in charge of Shamrock Rovers last week as they bowed out of the
:21:44. > :21:50.Europa League group stages. The IFA announcing all three candidates,
:21:50. > :21:55.after interviewing Ian -- Iain Dowie Lee and Jim Magilton last
:21:55. > :21:58.week. Now, Liverpool are the latest club to express interest in
:21:58. > :22:02.Cliftonville striker Rory Donnelly. Kenny Dalglish contacted the
:22:02. > :22:06.Belfast club over the weekend. But Donnelly is in Wales today,
:22:06. > :22:14.discussing terms with Swansea city. Their manager Brendan Rogers is
:22:14. > :22:19.confident he can persuade the teenager to sign for them. For any
:22:19. > :22:23.player you want to get an idea of where they fit into the structure
:22:23. > :22:28.of the group and how, especially as a young player, how you will
:22:28. > :22:35.improve. It is also very much about the club and the city as well. I
:22:35. > :22:43.feel that after a couple of days here, there is still that fission
:22:43. > :22:47.to him, we can sell and the culture of how we work. I am hopeful that
:22:47. > :22:50.we can get that sealed. Roy's club Cliftonville lost the 10 match
:22:50. > :22:55.unbeaten run in the Irish league at the weekend. That allowed Linfield
:22:55. > :22:59.to open up a five-point lead going into a busy festive period, which
:22:59. > :23:04.includes the traditional Boxing Day clash against Glentoran. In years
:23:04. > :23:09.gone by, the game has been a 10,000 sell-out, but this year because of
:23:09. > :23:14.health and safety, only half that number of fans are able to attend.
:23:14. > :23:19.Linfield had started to show their championship credentials, a win at
:23:19. > :23:24.Windsor was the sick in a row. There is danger here! The manager
:23:24. > :23:28.was happy with the performance, but not with the in forced reduced
:23:28. > :23:33.attendance at the biggest game of the season. You should never ever
:23:33. > :23:37.compromise on spectator safety, but I think that is draconian. Unless
:23:37. > :23:41.we start getting some help, make the rules, certainly make the rules,
:23:41. > :23:45.but then give us the money to upgrade the stadium and make sure
:23:45. > :23:52.it is safe, to whatever standards they are supposed to be. The bottom
:23:52. > :23:56.of the table provided some of the best excitement of the day. And the
:23:56. > :24:01.best goal by Distillery's David Critchley. Three goals in three
:24:01. > :24:05.minutes pretty much sealed the win for Carrick Rangers. Though the
:24:06. > :24:10.entertainment was not quite over, straight from the restart they
:24:10. > :24:17.capitalised on some sloppy Karaka defending. Portadown moved into
:24:17. > :24:21.second place on the table thanks to this goal. The score a hat-trick in
:24:21. > :24:27.the win over Donegal Celtic. Coleraine beat their place
:24:27. > :24:34.Cliftonville for the second time in five days. Curtis Alan and netted
:24:34. > :24:39.the winner. And Crusaders defeated Dungannon Swifts 2-0 at Seaview,
:24:39. > :24:43.helped by this go. There is a full programme of games tomorrow night
:24:43. > :24:46.and we will have the goals on Wednesday's programme. The Belfast
:24:46. > :24:50.I is going to Christmas top of the elite league table after a narrow
:24:50. > :24:54.win over the Dundee Stars at the Odyssey Arena. It was local boy
:24:54. > :24:59.Graham Walton who opened the scoring early in the game. The time
:24:59. > :25:03.and that followed his goals of the annual Christmas teddy bear toss.
:25:03. > :25:06.Good pictures these. The Giants players will deliver alternated
:25:06. > :25:09.Tories to the Royal Victoria Hospital for Sick Children and the
:25:09. > :25:13.Ulster Hospital Children's Ward later this week. With playback
:25:13. > :25:18.underway, the Giants edged a close game, thanks mainly to the exploits
:25:18. > :25:21.of Jon Pellay, who contributed to macro fine goals in at 5-4 win.
:25:22. > :25:25.Belfast maintain their lead at the top of the table but have now lost
:25:25. > :25:31.another of the top scorers, because Brock McBride is heading off to a
:25:31. > :25:36.new contract in the Austrian League. Lots of teddy bears off to some
:25:36. > :25:44.very good homes! If you had the tries, Liverpool or Swansea city,
:25:44. > :25:54.what would you choose? I would play for Alan first. And she has the
:25:54. > :25:58.
:25:58. > :26:01.Temperatures creeping up with eight or nine degrees and that will have
:26:01. > :26:05.helped to thought some of the line snow over the hill tops. We have a
:26:05. > :26:08.bit of brightness hoping that as well. A bit of a price to pay
:26:08. > :26:12.before we got those bright spells, and very dismal and wet start this
:26:12. > :26:15.morning, but those heady spells of rain. We are seeing the cloud
:26:15. > :26:21.increasing again, about and showery rain moving into Donegal and parts
:26:21. > :26:25.of the west. It will turn damp, and rain showers and snow moving in on
:26:25. > :26:29.that breeze. This batch of showery rain edges across most parts during
:26:29. > :26:34.the night, but it will break up as it does so, some not so much across
:26:34. > :26:37.the south and east. Later in the night, it will clear. We could see
:26:37. > :26:41.temperatures in rural spots dipping to two or three degrees, low enough
:26:41. > :26:45.for the odd patch of ice or ground frost, but it will not be
:26:45. > :26:49.widespread as we have been used to lately. Into tomorrow, showers will
:26:49. > :26:53.move away and for a good part of the day we will get away with a lot
:26:53. > :26:56.of dry weather, but a lot of cloud. First thing in the morning, we may
:26:56. > :26:59.get a glimmer of brightness particularly in the eastern
:26:59. > :27:04.counties, but by the end of the rush hour, but will be squeezed
:27:04. > :27:07.away and the breeze will bring more cloud. The wind will ease for a
:27:07. > :27:12.time in the afternoon, but apart from the odd shower, it looks
:27:12. > :27:15.mainly dry across Londonderry, Antrim, Belfast County Down and
:27:15. > :27:20.Armagh. Temperatures will be down to six degrees, which is average
:27:20. > :27:24.for the time of year. Later in the afternoon, we will see showery rain
:27:24. > :27:27.push in across Fermanagh and Tyrone. That is edging its way eastwards
:27:27. > :27:32.and that will give us a pretty wet spell through tomorrow evening and
:27:32. > :27:36.the first part of tomorrow night. A breeze will pick up as well. There
:27:36. > :27:40.will be enough cloud and breeze to prevent any frost problems, around
:27:40. > :27:44.five or six degrees. As that rain clears the way, we will see some
:27:44. > :27:47.mild air pushing in through the middle part of the week, so for
:27:47. > :27:54.Wednesday and Thursday, temperatures in double figures. Can
:27:54. > :27:57.you believe it! A late summer is here on BBC One at 10:25pm you can