:00:21. > :00:25.How low. This is BBC Newsline. Her the headlines.
:00:25. > :00:29.It has emerged that 26 people have died with the pseudomonas infection
:00:29. > :00:35.over the past four years. The prison services to take on up
:00:35. > :00:40.to 200 new staff in its first recruitment drive in 20 years.
:00:40. > :00:45.The Executive denies trying to bury bad news about its own performance.
:00:45. > :00:50.As Castlecourt is sold, what does the departure of one of the world's
:00:50. > :00:55.biggest retail developers tell us about our local economy?
:00:55. > :00:58.A County Tyrone gentleman's legacy to to -- to charity is finally
:00:58. > :01:05.restored. The weather has been very settled,
:01:05. > :01:08.but it changes on the way. I will have details shortly.
:01:09. > :01:13.Good evening. Until the recent deaths of four babies, not many
:01:13. > :01:19.people outside hospital had heard of pseudomonas. Now we know that it
:01:19. > :01:23.has contributed to the deaths of 26 people in the last four years.
:01:23. > :01:27.Every year, around 85 people are diagnosed as having the infection.
:01:27. > :01:32.We can all carry it on our skin, but it only has a serious impact on
:01:32. > :01:36.those who are very ill. Since last December, four babies have died
:01:36. > :01:39.consider mourners. The first was an Altnagelvin Hospital and three
:01:40. > :01:43.others died in the Royal Jubilee Maternity Hospital in January. The
:01:43. > :01:49.latest news from the Public Health Agency is that seven babies are
:01:49. > :01:52.being treated for the infection in the Royal Jubilee. Six others have
:01:52. > :01:55.traces of it on their skin and in Altnagelvin Hospital, Creek Tavern
:01:55. > :01:59.and Antrim Hospital, five infants have also been found to have it on
:01:59. > :02:02.the skin. Our health correspondent is following the story and she
:02:02. > :02:07.joins us from Stormont, where the Health Minister Edwin Poots
:02:07. > :02:14.preached his committee this afternoon. 30 people appears an
:02:14. > :02:18.awful lot. How did the Minister explain the figures? While the 30
:02:18. > :02:22.people on the surface does appear to be quite a lot, as the Health
:02:22. > :02:27.Minister explain to the community this afternoon, that figure should
:02:27. > :02:33.be read in the context that every year in Northern Ireland, between
:02:33. > :02:37.80 and 95 people are diagnosed with the bacterial infection pseudomonas.
:02:37. > :02:42.What the Minister did say, and he was very keen to indicate what the
:02:42. > :02:47.figure highlights, is that pseudomonas is very much on the
:02:47. > :02:52.radar of health professionals with in the hospitals. There were 80-95
:02:52. > :02:57.people diagnosed with the infection, around 26 people we know over the
:02:57. > :03:00.past reviewers had died with with the infection on the death
:03:00. > :03:05.certificate and then there were the four deaths of the babies. The
:03:05. > :03:12.Minister was keen to highlight that pseudomonas was on their radar.
:03:12. > :03:20.2008, 10 people died as a result of the pseudomonas, 2009, three people,
:03:20. > :03:24.to 20 10th 10 people died and already there are three this year.
:03:24. > :03:27.Therefore, for the trusts to have got a letter highlighting
:03:28. > :03:33.pseudomonas, it is some think they would have been aware off and aware
:03:34. > :03:36.of the dangers. Communication wasn't raised today and the
:03:36. > :03:41.question, did the Chief Medical Officer communicate information
:03:41. > :03:47.about the bacterial infection quickly enough. What was said about
:03:47. > :03:51.that? It is very important. It in dos asked that question, did the
:03:51. > :03:55.Chief Medical Officer act quickly enough when he heard from
:03:55. > :04:00.Altnagelvin Hospital that a baby had died from the pseudomonas
:04:00. > :04:03.infection? Of course, nearly every day more information emerges and as
:04:03. > :04:08.it emerged today, we know that pseudomonas was on their radar and
:04:08. > :04:10.they were aware of the infection. The Chief Medical Officer said
:04:10. > :04:15.there had been numerous communications over the years and
:04:15. > :04:20.once again, on 22nd December he alerted his staff that each side
:04:20. > :04:27.had died. One dyke -- one child had died, but does not constitute an
:04:27. > :04:36.outbreak. He says he was perfectly right in the action he took.
:04:36. > :04:39.identified to a wide range of staff that -- both with in the
:04:39. > :04:46.organisation's - the risks to babies and the actions required to
:04:46. > :04:51.be taken. We did not wait. We were very keen to get out the
:04:51. > :04:54.information as early as we possibly could. What is the latest on the
:04:54. > :04:59.independent review? The independent review is underway and we know the
:04:59. > :05:06.remit. It is to investigate the action taken as soon as the
:05:06. > :05:10.outbreak was announced, to identify the reasons behind the outbreak, to
:05:10. > :05:15.report on the experiences of all the families involved. We should
:05:15. > :05:18.report that at this stage, there have been no new cases reported of
:05:18. > :05:22.pseudomonas since 24th January. Thank you.
:05:22. > :05:25.The Health Minister has other problems on his plate. Health
:05:25. > :05:28.promotion targets set by the Executive have proved challenging
:05:28. > :05:32.and Mr Poots will be under pressure to ensure targets and have missed
:05:32. > :05:35.in the last term I met in this session. Our political
:05:35. > :05:41.correspondent has been examining how well the Executive is
:05:41. > :05:45.delivering on its pledges. Moving forward. The DUP's big slogan at
:05:45. > :05:48.the last election. The party, along with Sinn Fein, have been in the
:05:48. > :05:55.driving seat at Stormont for some time, pledging improvements in
:05:55. > :05:59.schools, hospitals and jobs. So, where are they heading and how fast
:05:59. > :06:04.I they delivering? I think we have done exceedingly well, much better
:06:04. > :06:09.than was the case under direct rule in meeting targets. Others have not
:06:09. > :06:16.been prepared to set targets, in case they might be found lacking.
:06:16. > :06:20.We have set a challenging target. Well, he would say that with 90?
:06:20. > :06:26.What do others say? Success is measured by the First and Deputy
:06:26. > :06:29.First Minister's economic policy unit which has just published his
:06:29. > :06:34.report, which uses the traffic analogy to measure targets. When it
:06:34. > :06:39.comes to measuring government success, green is good. Targets are
:06:39. > :06:44.on time were have already been met. Amber means progress is slower than
:06:44. > :06:50.expected and red means the target was missed. So, how did the
:06:50. > :06:53.Executive do last term? There were successes, promoting safer roads
:06:53. > :06:58.and flatter management, but other targets were missed. Reducing the
:06:58. > :07:02.number of smokers, halting obesity and cutting suicide rates. There
:07:02. > :07:06.has been criticism about these failures and how the information
:07:06. > :07:12.came to light. MLAs were given a report yesterday when they were
:07:12. > :07:17.busy discussing good news. A �600 million spending programme by the
:07:17. > :07:20.Executive. 1 MLA claims this was a deliberate attempt to bury bad news.
:07:20. > :07:24.The normal protocol for such a statement of such importance would
:07:24. > :07:27.be to bring it to the floor of the Assembly, to give an opportunity
:07:27. > :07:31.for MLAs to reference the good points and some of the bad points
:07:31. > :07:37.and also to include the relevant committee in the process. That, as
:07:37. > :07:40.far as I'm aware, has been overlooked. This is nonsense, says
:07:41. > :07:45.the Deputy First Minister. The is impossible to very bad news. Let us
:07:45. > :07:48.put it in perspective, the music overall is good. Two-thirds of the
:07:48. > :07:53.target reach. There is a problem with in health and that will
:07:53. > :07:57.require attention over a longer time frame. We will know in a few
:07:57. > :08:02.months when a new report is published, if there has been more a
:08:02. > :08:07.green lights. The Indian owned group which is
:08:07. > :08:14.closing a call centre in -- Armagh is opening a new one in the Irish
:08:14. > :08:19.Republic. But -- earlier this week, HCL announced the loss of 170 jobs
:08:19. > :08:23.it is part of a programme of redundancies that will affect about
:08:23. > :08:25.255 staff in Belfast and Armagh. The countries in the two
:08:25. > :08:30.developments were unconnected. The Prison Service will tomorrow
:08:30. > :08:33.launch a recruitment drive for up to 200 new staff. They will replace
:08:33. > :08:39.the officers leading as part of the redundancy scheme. The new custody
:08:39. > :08:45.officers will start on the salary of �18,000. It is the first
:08:45. > :08:49.recruitment campaign for 20 years. There are more than 1,700 prison
:08:49. > :08:54.officers in Northern Ireland and the Prison Service wants 540 of
:08:54. > :08:58.them to retire early, to make way for new recruits on lower salaries.
:08:58. > :09:03.A redundancy scheme has been introduced for officers aged over
:09:03. > :09:11.50. Many qualify for lump-sum payments of more than �100,000,
:09:11. > :09:16.plus an annual pension of �18,500. So far, 371 officers have
:09:16. > :09:19.volunteered to leave and that number is expected to rise by the
:09:19. > :09:23.time applications close on Friday. The Prison Service will tomorrow
:09:23. > :09:30.launch a recruitment drive to bring in new staff to replace those
:09:30. > :09:34.leaving. Up to 200 jobs will be available for custody officers, who
:09:34. > :09:39.will be responsible for maintaining security and supervising the
:09:39. > :09:43.movement of prisoners. Prison officers to take redundancy can
:09:43. > :09:47.apply to be re-employed in the new roles. Sources say that is unlikely
:09:47. > :09:51.to happen, because the new jobs will not be as financially
:09:51. > :09:57.attractive. Custody officers will start on a salary of �18,000,
:09:57. > :10:01.rising to a maximum of �23,000. The officers targeted in this
:10:01. > :10:05.redundancy scheme can earn up to �38,000 per year. Applicants will
:10:05. > :10:10.also have to pass a number of test to be shortlisted for an assessment
:10:10. > :10:14.centre. Those appointed, will undergo regular, on the job
:10:14. > :10:19.training and testing to move up the salary scale. Unlike the Patten
:10:19. > :10:22.reforms of policing, they will not be a 50-50 recruitment process, but
:10:22. > :10:27.advertisement will welcome applications from Catholics, who
:10:27. > :10:33.currently make up 10% of the Prison Service workforce. They will also
:10:33. > :10:37.target women, who account for 22% of staff. The redundancy scheme and
:10:37. > :10:41.the recruitment of new staff are key parts of a programme of radical
:10:41. > :10:49.reform of the prison service that has been widely criticised in
:10:49. > :10:53.recent years. The aim, as a new approach as well as new faces.
:10:53. > :10:55.The giant retail developers Westfield has sold the stake in
:10:55. > :10:58.Castlecourt shopping centre in Belfast to their Investment
:10:58. > :11:02.Partners in the centre. The company said the property was no longer
:11:02. > :11:06.core to their business. So what does that say about the retail
:11:06. > :11:13.scene in Northern Ireland? Our correspondent is at Castlecourt.
:11:13. > :11:16.Why should we care who owns Castlecourt? First of all, because
:11:16. > :11:20.Castlecourt has been very important to the regeneration of Belfast. In
:11:20. > :11:24.the 1980s, the government put money into the centre to get the city
:11:24. > :11:30.back on its feet. In recent years it has had different owners, most
:11:30. > :11:34.recently it has had two owners, one of them West filled and the others
:11:34. > :11:36.effectively at pension fund called Hermes real estate. Weston -- West
:11:36. > :11:41.could have sold to Hermes real estate and that means the retail
:11:42. > :11:45.specialists are gone. These people develop a huge shopping centres in
:11:45. > :11:49.London and asked a commercial estate agent earlier why was that
:11:49. > :11:53.Belfast was not seen at that kind of development. Belfast, like
:11:53. > :11:57.anyone UK, is going through difficult times from a property
:11:57. > :12:01.perspective. Belfast is a city within the retail hierarchy of the
:12:01. > :12:06.UK and it isn't a London, a Birmingham and the pecking order of
:12:06. > :12:11.things means that Belfast is having to wait its time it as far as
:12:11. > :12:16.recovery is concerned. Now, we know that Hermes real estate have got a
:12:17. > :12:21.rock-bottom price for this. Be paid �107 million for a stake in three
:12:21. > :12:24.shopping centres, so they got a good price and Westfield have said
:12:24. > :12:29.that Castlecourt was no longer core to its business, in other words
:12:29. > :12:32.Belfast did not really matter. Those close to Westfield are saying
:12:32. > :12:36.that these guys were here, had a lot of money to spend and wanted to
:12:36. > :12:39.develop the place, but they were thwarted by planning policy in
:12:39. > :12:44.Northern Ireland and effectively they are gone and that kind of
:12:44. > :12:49.development we will not see. Be unemployment figures came out
:12:49. > :12:55.today, by one measure thereat, by another they are down, can you
:12:55. > :12:59.explain? I will try. It is a bit of a head knelt to. The official
:12:59. > :13:04.figures first of all, in terms of the Labour Force Survey, it is down
:13:04. > :13:08.not 0.1%, which means unemployment here officially is less than the UK
:13:08. > :13:14.average. If we look at the dole queues, the number of people
:13:14. > :13:18.claiming Jobseeker's Allowance, but has gone up by 600 to 61,500 people.
:13:18. > :13:22.Some economists prefer to use the claimant count, because it is a
:13:22. > :13:27.hard figure and those are real people. The lesson here is do not
:13:27. > :13:31.rely on one figure. We know that we have the highest level of economic
:13:31. > :13:35.activity here, according to the jobless claimant count figure, we
:13:35. > :13:39.are the second worst in the UK. If you take the whole picture as a
:13:39. > :13:49.whole, it is much more complicated than same we are better than
:13:49. > :13:54.
:13:54. > :13:58.Catching a taxi at the weekend could cost you more.
:13:58. > :14:05.A major shake-up in taxi fare regulations could see customers
:14:05. > :14:08.paying more for their cabs. Some operators say the proposals by the
:14:08. > :14:13.Department of the environment could be disastrous.
:14:13. > :14:17.The proposals apply to all taxes, public or private hire. By
:14:17. > :14:22.increasing the maximum basic rates, which is what you see on the knee
:14:22. > :14:32.to when you get into the taxi, it will cost more to travel by taxi at
:14:32. > :14:38.the weekend and evenings. The price will rise to �3.40 on week nights.
:14:38. > :14:48.It will rise to �4.20 from 8pm on Friday night until 6am on Monday
:14:48. > :14:49.
:14:49. > :14:56.morning. The weekend rate is a high of 40% -- hike of 40%. Some taxi-
:14:56. > :14:59.drivers have slammed the door on the proposals. It is going to be a
:14:59. > :15:06.disaster to the taxi industry across Northern Ireland, not just
:15:06. > :15:11.Belfast. What you think of it? put it up to �4.20 over the weekend,
:15:12. > :15:18.you are going to chase business away. Those who resisted, those who
:15:18. > :15:22.do not want regulation, especially some of these large firms, they
:15:22. > :15:25.have to ask themselves serious questions about why they resist
:15:26. > :15:32.good regulation to protect taxi- drivers and to protect consumer
:15:32. > :15:37.rights. What do those people who would be using taxi during premium
:15:37. > :15:44.and hours think? I think for the students that live here, it will
:15:44. > :15:47.match them a bit. It is disgraceful. This proposes to set a maximum fair
:15:47. > :15:51.level that the taxi driver can charge. There will be no problems
:15:51. > :15:56.with the taxi driver charging less than that, and we believe that
:15:56. > :16:01.brings competition into the market and clarity for consumers.
:16:01. > :16:03.consultation will continue into of February 17th.
:16:03. > :16:07.The First and Deputy First Ministers have revealed they both
:16:07. > :16:10.suffer from hearing difficulties. At the opening of a new support
:16:10. > :16:14.services office for the charity Action On Hearing Loss, Martin
:16:15. > :16:20.McGuinness said he suffers from to knitters in his right ear. Peter
:16:20. > :16:24.Robinson has less than 20% hearing in his left ear. Could not hear
:16:24. > :16:34.anything at all with my left ear. Worker in the morning, no illness
:16:34. > :16:35.
:16:36. > :16:43.or accident associated with it, and my first reaction was alarm. Then
:16:43. > :16:47.you start to work round it, I saw a specialist. It requires you to work
:16:47. > :16:54.around the issue, made sure that you are facing people and if they
:16:54. > :17:03.are speaking save - Maxi can pick it up properly. We sit together at
:17:03. > :17:12.the Executive table. His left ear is better side -- decide my right
:17:12. > :17:17.here. Sometimes I haven't got a clue what he is saying!
:17:17. > :17:22.That's why they get on so well! There are a lot of potential jokes
:17:22. > :17:25.there. A positive outcome to a problem we
:17:25. > :17:29.highlighted just before Christmas. Two charities claimed that Derry
:17:29. > :17:39.City Council owed them thousands of pounds in unpaid ground rent. They
:17:39. > :17:43.
:17:43. > :17:46.Raymond Saville Conolly de Montmorency Lecky-Browne-Lecky from
:17:46. > :17:53.County Tyrone spent his life raising money for those less
:17:53. > :17:57.fortunate than him. This flamboyant gentleman, won a violin's most
:17:57. > :18:02.renowned female impersonators, was passionate about the arts. When he
:18:02. > :18:06.died 50 years ago, he wanted two charities you helped actors and
:18:06. > :18:12.musicians to benefit after his death. He left them a number of
:18:12. > :18:15.ground rents in Londonderry, with the council to pay �600 here. More
:18:15. > :18:20.than a decade ago, the payment stopped and the charities gave up
:18:20. > :18:27.hope of getting the money. When I last talks to Richard and she
:18:27. > :18:31.Attenborough, who are in charge of the charity, they told me I should
:18:31. > :18:36.not expect to get anything. Things changed after Christmas, following
:18:36. > :18:42.a report on BBC Newsline. The council and the charities got
:18:42. > :18:49.talking. We did receive correspondence from Derry City
:18:49. > :18:59.Council. We replied to that and gave them the information in detail
:18:59. > :19:00.
:19:00. > :19:05.regarding how the ground rent was paid. They responded by paying the
:19:05. > :19:10.outstanding ground rent for a period of 12 years. We had no idea
:19:10. > :19:16.at all that anyone was owed anything, so when the BBC ran the
:19:16. > :19:19.story, I asked people to have a look and we had to research our
:19:19. > :19:26.files and to liaise with the legal team acting on behalf of the
:19:26. > :19:30.charities, because we cannot pay out money without invoices. We
:19:30. > :19:36.subsequently substantiated the claim, and repaid the charities
:19:36. > :19:42.what they were due. In total, the two London based charities each
:19:42. > :19:46.received nearly �3,500. Immediately, I'm thinking that we have an
:19:46. > :19:52.actress's has the two has died and she has three small children. We
:19:52. > :19:57.want to help them intensively. She cannot drive them to school at the
:19:57. > :20:02.moment, so we are transporting them. That money does a huge amount to
:20:02. > :20:09.help. It is wonderful. It has come at a fantastic time for us, because
:20:09. > :20:14.last year we had 80% more people apply to was in crisis,
:20:14. > :20:21.professional musicians who while or have experience an accident. This
:20:21. > :20:31.Czech means -- this cheque means we can help people at a difficult time
:20:31. > :20:33.
:20:33. > :20:38.in their career. Not only have these charities both received money,
:20:38. > :20:44.but both charities are going to continue getting money, several
:20:44. > :20:51.hundred pounds the year, for many years to come. That is what Browne-
:20:51. > :20:56.Lecky wanted. Tomorrow, we'll be taking a closer
:20:56. > :20:59.look at ground rents in general. It is still months away, but the
:20:59. > :21:05.organisers of this year's Irish Open Golf Championship were hard at
:21:05. > :21:09.work at Royal Portrush. They had a familiar face helping them.
:21:09. > :21:12.I was up at Portrush today with a delegation of senior European Tour
:21:12. > :21:21.officials. Who better to show them round the Dunluce course on the
:21:21. > :21:27.North coast then our Open champion Darren Clarke. He lives in Portrush.
:21:27. > :21:31.The venue has been stepping up his preparations for this year's
:21:31. > :21:36.championships. The man who will be in charge of
:21:36. > :21:41.running the Irish Open was very impressed today. Tournament
:21:41. > :21:49.director was given a guided tour of the spectacular Royal Portrush
:21:49. > :21:53.links. It was given by Darren Clarke. This is one of the best
:21:53. > :22:03.golf courses in the world, and I have not been here for 13 years
:22:03. > :22:03.
:22:04. > :22:09.since the last British Open. It is just fabulous. They have a lot of
:22:09. > :22:15.new facilities. It is one of the hidden gems, one of the best golf
:22:15. > :22:20.courses in the world. Those who know the golf course are going to
:22:20. > :22:25.love it, and those who do not know it will be amazed. Darren Clarke is
:22:25. > :22:28.one of Royal Portrush's official ambassadors for the Irish Open,
:22:28. > :22:33.which is coming to Northern Ireland for the first time in 65 years.
:22:33. > :22:41.They wanted somebody's opinion for the golf course, and I am at home
:22:41. > :22:51.at the moment. I can show them the obvious short cuts, had to cut
:22:51. > :22:54.
:22:54. > :22:59.corners. A massive teams of green keepers is already working round
:22:59. > :23:05.the clock to make sure the causes in pristine condition. Nothing will
:23:05. > :23:12.be left to chance. This is the basic way of repairing bunkers on a
:23:12. > :23:19.links course. It is all stacked up on top of each other at a nice
:23:19. > :23:25.angle. It could be a week to do one bunker. Not a day goes by when the
:23:25. > :23:30.phone is not winning, inquiring about tickets and what is going on
:23:30. > :23:34.with the golf course. Everybody is talking about it. There is a real
:23:34. > :23:36.buzz at the moment. Portrush is confident that it will stage one of
:23:36. > :23:42.the best sporting events in Ireland this year.
:23:42. > :23:48.You can see the full interview with Darren Clarke on the BBC sport
:23:48. > :23:52.website. The address is bbc.co.uk/sportni.
:23:52. > :23:56.Eugene Laverty suffered a fractured hand in a crass during World
:23:56. > :24:00.Superbike testing in Australia today. The Toomebridge rider he was
:24:00. > :24:06.practising for his new Aprilia team tweeted afterwards that he came off
:24:06. > :24:11.his back at just under 200 mph. He hopes to recover in time for the
:24:11. > :24:15.start of the 2012 series next week. It is only a matter of months
:24:15. > :24:20.before the start of the Olympics in London. The demand for tickets has
:24:20. > :24:24.been huge, but 18 local people will get in for free. But there is a
:24:24. > :24:29.catch. They are building the showjumping circuit and have to
:24:29. > :24:33.raise �35,000 to pay their own way. We caught up with them as they
:24:33. > :24:38.prepared for a fund-raising exhibition in Belfast.
:24:38. > :24:44.Rehearsing for the gig of a lifetime, these local volunteers
:24:44. > :24:49.known as the Mossvale Arena party get to build the jumps for the best
:24:49. > :24:54.riders in the world. They beat off competition to get to the Olympics.
:24:54. > :24:58.The course designer insisted on having a team from Northern Ireland.
:24:58. > :25:03.They are first class, not only are they quick, but they are good,
:25:03. > :25:07.experienced. Some of the guys are designers in their home right. I
:25:07. > :25:12.have worked with them around the world, and they are the best.
:25:12. > :25:16.Needless to say, the team are delighted to be going to the Games.
:25:16. > :25:20.Everybody aims to get to the Olympics. I am very honoured to
:25:21. > :25:24.work with Bob. I am glad to have the privilege of working with him
:25:24. > :25:29.that such a prestigious event. There is a lot of hard work going
:25:29. > :25:35.into it. Will volunteers, and we have a lot of money to them to pay
:25:35. > :25:40.our way. The need to raise �35,000. At other such events, the teams get
:25:40. > :25:44.expenses, but not at the Olympics. A spokeswoman said there was not
:25:44. > :25:51.the money to pay all 70,000 volunteers. But the Olympic Games
:25:51. > :25:55.could not happen without them. Certainly cannot fault their
:25:55. > :26:05.commitment. Good luck to them! Now with the
:26:05. > :26:06.
:26:06. > :26:16.A mixed day, largely settled it with some spots of light rain here
:26:16. > :26:22.and there. This evening and overnight, the cloud sticks with us.
:26:22. > :26:26.It will be six or seven Celsius, so no frost to worry about. The high
:26:26. > :26:31.pressure has begun to shift southwards, and as it does so, it
:26:31. > :26:39.will be followed by rain from the West. That will be from the
:26:39. > :26:44.beginning of the day, concentrated on the North and West. Into the
:26:44. > :26:49.afternoon, it looks like much of Antrim and Belfast and County Down
:26:49. > :26:54.will stay dry, but rather cloudy. The rain moves over during the
:26:54. > :27:04.second part of the day. The West has a wet today, with temperatures
:27:04. > :27:11.at about ten Celsius, above average for this time of year. Parts of
:27:11. > :27:17.County Down will stay dry for most of the day. Friday will be cooler,
:27:17. > :27:22.but there will not be any frost to worry about. Eventually, the rain
:27:22. > :27:29.begins to merge its way in again. Temperatures will stay up, possibly
:27:29. > :27:35.11 degrees Celsius. Enjoy those figures, because it is all going to
:27:35. > :27:40.change. Wild Air pash -- pushes southwards, and it will become
:27:40. > :27:46.Calder. You will notice it if you are out and about. Sunday is
:27:46. > :27:51.shaping up to be drier, brighter, but perhaps a bit crisper. For the