:00:17. > :00:26.Good evening. This is BBC Newsline with Donna Traynor and Sarah
:00:26. > :00:30.Travers. The headlines this Thursday evening. As a man dies
:00:30. > :00:34.while waiting on a hospital trolley, we hear from patients about
:00:34. > :00:41.emergency department pressure. was horrific, the place was like a
:00:41. > :00:47.cattle market. That would have been more dignified. MLA pay, how does
:00:47. > :00:52.it compare? The injuries suffered by dogs used and badger baiting.
:00:52. > :00:57.The latest in our investigation. Scenes of joy as James Nesbitt and
:00:57. > :01:01.Riverside Theatre are the toast of Cheltenham. And for the moment the
:01:01. > :01:08.cloud is still with us, but this time it's bringing some rain as
:01:08. > :01:11.well. The BBC has been told that a robust action plan is being put in
:01:11. > :01:18.place to move patients through the Royal Victoria's emergency system
:01:18. > :01:24.as quickly as possible. An elderly man was found dying on a trolley
:01:24. > :01:27.there while waiting to be transferred to another hospital.
:01:27. > :01:30.The chief executive of the Health and Social Care board, John Compton,
:01:30. > :01:32.says this has not been brought in because of the death, but because
:01:32. > :01:42.the Royal's A&E has been persistently breaching waiting
:01:42. > :01:45.targets. Our health correspondent, Marie-Louise Connolly, reports. The
:01:45. > :01:48.elderly man was brought by a member of his family to the emergency
:01:48. > :01:51.department at the Royal Victoria Hospital. As there were no beds
:01:51. > :01:54.available, staff made arrangements for him to be transferred to the
:01:54. > :01:57.City Hospital instead. But when paramedics arrived to lift him,
:01:57. > :02:06.they found him unresponsive. According to the Belfast Health
:02:06. > :02:10.Trust, at that stage the man wasn't dead but died a short time later.
:02:11. > :02:14.We need to get the answers. The Belfast Trust needs to go was the
:02:14. > :02:17.answers to these questions. There has been a massive response to the
:02:17. > :02:21.story, which was first reported in this morning's Irish News. This
:02:21. > :02:25.woman had to wait over 12 hours on Monday for a bed. A former nurse,
:02:25. > :02:30.she told me the emergency department resembled a battlefield.
:02:30. > :02:34.The place was full of patients and relatives. The staff were unable to
:02:34. > :02:38.cope, it too many people and know where to put them. They were lined
:02:38. > :02:44.up in trollies, wheelchairs, ordinary chairs, some people had
:02:44. > :02:49.relatives. After all the times we have been, it seemed odd that they
:02:49. > :02:54.were taking vitals from patients waiting outside the X-ray unit and
:02:54. > :02:59.we were told this is routine. We have never seen this before and I
:02:59. > :03:01.said, I bet someone has died! latest incident joins a catalogue
:03:01. > :03:04.of stories reported almost daily since the City Hospital's A&E
:03:04. > :03:07.closure last year. In January, an email leaked to the BBC revealed
:03:07. > :03:11.senior managers advising there was a shortage of hospital beds and
:03:11. > :03:18.that patients should be discharged where possible. Those on the
:03:18. > :03:22.frontline say no one is attempting to fix a system that's broken.
:03:22. > :03:28.are dealing with what be described as the symptom, the numbers, and
:03:28. > :03:31.not the disease, why does this happen? That is why the College of
:03:31. > :03:36.Nursing has called on the Department of Health, commissioners
:03:36. > :03:38.and hospitals to do this for some time. As well as the public,
:03:38. > :03:41.doctors are also appealing for help. Stormont's Health Committee has
:03:41. > :03:44.received this letter. In it, the doctor says things are really awful
:03:44. > :03:48.here. Patients wait on trolleys in corridors and reception areas for
:03:48. > :03:52.hours. I have seen junior doctors in tears and staff shouting at each
:03:52. > :04:02.other. The Health Board has told BBC Newsline that from today, a new
:04:02. > :04:07.plan has been triggered to ensure targets are met by June. We have
:04:07. > :04:09.renewed effort in the running of the emergency departments and have
:04:09. > :04:13.a commitment from organisations and we will police this aggressively to
:04:14. > :04:18.make sure we get to a different place within three months. While
:04:18. > :04:25.expected that people will die in accident and emergency departments,
:04:25. > :04:29.the question is, how long was this man left lying on it? As nurses are
:04:29. > :04:33.expected to carry out observations every 30 minutes, that answer will
:04:33. > :04:36.be available in his own hospital notes. Just before we came on air,
:04:36. > :04:41.I spoke to Colm Donaghy, the chief executive of the Belfast Health
:04:41. > :04:46.Trust. He's unable to speak about specific cases, including the death
:04:46. > :04:49.of this elderly man. However, he was prepared to talk about the
:04:49. > :04:57.problems in A&E, or the emergency department, which he calls ED, and
:04:57. > :05:01.why things there seem to have broken down. I do not believe the
:05:01. > :05:07.system has broken down. I have to say that we have been under
:05:07. > :05:10.pressure at times in the department but it has not broken down. We will
:05:10. > :05:15.continue to improve but the processes and the care that we give
:05:15. > :05:19.to patients, in the emergency department and outside, because we
:05:19. > :05:23.have to understand that this isn't just how people are cared for, it
:05:23. > :05:28.is about the patient pathway and the demand for emergency
:05:28. > :05:35.departments and people who are attending. And also the hospital
:05:35. > :05:39.processes and also discharge at our primary and community care. With
:05:39. > :05:44.respect, you say the system has not broken down and you are not times
:05:44. > :05:49.under pressure. But for months you have been breaching targets. We
:05:49. > :05:53.have been told by someone in the trust that on no fewer than eight
:05:53. > :05:56.occasions in December there have been over 110 patients in the
:05:56. > :06:02.accident and emergency in the Royal Hospital on Friday and Saturday
:06:02. > :06:08.nights. What more has to happen for urgent, immediate action to be
:06:08. > :06:13.taken to relieve that pressure? are absolutely right. There are
:06:13. > :06:19.very high attendances at times and we do prepare for that but I would
:06:19. > :06:22.say that in terms of how we make changes, they have to be made in
:06:23. > :06:27.co-operation with the primary care colleagues and also what the
:06:27. > :06:31.community services as well, so it isn't just about the hospital
:06:31. > :06:34.system and the hospital emergency departments, it is about the wider
:06:34. > :06:39.system and we are putting in an improvement plan to deal with those
:06:40. > :06:44.issues. Why not reopen the accident and emergency department of the
:06:44. > :06:48.City Hospital? The reason we had to make the change very quickly at
:06:48. > :06:52.Belfast City Hospital was because of quality and safety reasons and
:06:52. > :06:57.the fact that we did not have enough staff for three emergency
:06:57. > :07:01.departments and we still do not have enough staff for that. What we
:07:01. > :07:05.have been able to do is ensure that the staff who work here in the
:07:05. > :07:10.Belfast City Hospital now work in both the Royal Hospital and the
:07:10. > :07:15.Mater Hospital and our doctors and consultants work until 10pm at
:07:15. > :07:19.night and they were working until 6pm and now it is 10pm, we have
:07:19. > :07:25.seen a DRS in the Royal Hospital from midnight until 8:00am, which
:07:25. > :07:30.we did not have met both departments open. Colm Donaghy from
:07:30. > :07:33.the Belfast Trust. Marie-Louise Connolly has been across this from
:07:33. > :07:39.the beginning of the year and she would be keen to hear your own
:07:39. > :07:42.views. There's been a largely hostile reaction to an independent
:07:42. > :07:45.review which says MLAs should get an 11% pay rise. Many Assembly
:07:46. > :07:48.members have taken to the airwaves to say they, too, are opposed to a
:07:48. > :07:51.salary increase. The proposals would see MLAs' basic salary rise
:07:51. > :07:56.to �48,000. Those who are ministers or senior members of committees
:07:56. > :07:58.already earn significantly more than that. In comparison, official
:07:58. > :08:01.figures suggest that the average full-time salary in Northern
:08:01. > :08:11.Ireland is �23,882. The average full-time wage in the best-paid
:08:11. > :08:14.
:08:14. > :08:16.group, the professional occupations, is �36,629. However, research
:08:17. > :08:25.carried out on behalf of the independent review suggests that
:08:25. > :08:29.someone with a similar job to an MLA earns on average �48,500. For
:08:29. > :08:32.further comparison, we've looked at some job ads in today's papers.
:08:32. > :08:38.They include vacancies for a project manager with experience in
:08:38. > :08:43.managing contracts of more than �1 million. That job has a maximum
:08:43. > :08:45.salary of just under �39,000. Joining me to discuss this are
:08:45. > :08:55.recruitment consultant Ciaran Sheehan and Advice NI's Kevin
:08:55. > :09:00.Higgins. If I can start with Kevin, an extra five grand in the Saturday
:09:00. > :09:04.starting from April, that leaves a bad taste with many people?
:09:04. > :09:10.suppose it pay freezes are the norm within the advice sector with
:09:10. > :09:15.uncertain futures. And increasing workloads with people affected by
:09:15. > :09:19.joblessness and rising costs and living. The other thing is, we have
:09:19. > :09:24.people coming through the doors and they are reliant on social security
:09:24. > :09:28.and want to top up end comes. Yes, people would be slightly envious
:09:28. > :09:33.looking at this but I suppose what I would say is that there is a big
:09:33. > :09:37.job of work approaching MLAs in terms of the legislation, the
:09:37. > :09:43.Welfare Reform Bill, so if they get stuck into that and do good work,
:09:43. > :09:47.we would not begrudge this. Before almost related pay? Perhaps. They
:09:47. > :09:53.have work to do in terms of this, which impacts on practically every
:09:54. > :09:57.household. If they get stuck into that, make real change, good
:09:57. > :10:02.changes, then certainly we would not begrudge that. You might change
:10:02. > :10:06.and a penny if that happens. You are recruitment consultant working
:10:06. > :10:12.in the private sector. How does this compare with the private
:10:12. > :10:15.sector? In context, 11% sounds excessive in the current climate
:10:15. > :10:23.and that is equivalent to any senior management salary across
:10:23. > :10:26.private companies. For the amount of responsibility and for the
:10:26. > :10:33.invasion in their personal life, that isn't excessive. The average
:10:33. > :10:38.professional salary is �36,629, they would be on over �12,000 more
:10:38. > :10:43.than that. P BO need to have above average performers in the Assembly
:10:43. > :10:47.and they deserve that money. If you consider the responsibilities they
:10:47. > :10:51.have come up budget responsibilities, the pressure in
:10:51. > :10:56.driving public services, that is good value. Classroom assistants
:10:56. > :11:01.and nurses would say that they work and make sacrifice is also, are
:11:01. > :11:05.then not as important? They absolutely are. But they need to be
:11:05. > :11:09.real about the situation. We are trying to drive efficient public
:11:09. > :11:14.sector services were everybody benefits and we are trying to
:11:14. > :11:20.create jobs. We need the people with the responsibility to take
:11:20. > :11:25.those decisions. I am not apologising for their pay, but we
:11:25. > :11:29.need good calibre people to drive government here and you want to
:11:29. > :11:35.show that the Government makes a difference and most of all, people
:11:35. > :11:39.want to see performance management. There is an issue where government
:11:39. > :11:44.has not seen to deliver and that is a problem. If it is linked to
:11:44. > :11:48.performance, there is no issue. I would like to see a serious issue
:11:48. > :11:53.which is do we need less of them? We need an argument for good value
:11:53. > :11:59.and good delivery. Kevin, you have not seen performance that merits
:11:59. > :12:03.this pay rise at the moment. Should they forgo this pay rise and there
:12:03. > :12:08.would be more solidarity with people? I suppose that will be a
:12:08. > :12:13.decision for them and I know they say it is out of their hands, but
:12:14. > :12:18.in some ways, is this an increase or sleight of hand? On the one hand
:12:18. > :12:22.it is an increase but there is a decrease in allowances. I have
:12:22. > :12:25.looked out pension credit and state pension increases and actually,
:12:25. > :12:31.that is for older people on benefits but that has been funded
:12:31. > :12:35.through cuts to the pension credits, which is Savings Credit, so there
:12:35. > :12:39.is light of hand. Giving with one and taking away with the other.
:12:39. > :12:45.Perhaps MLAs are not in the one boat with that. This might be
:12:45. > :12:51.something that is happening more as well. Gentleman, thank you for
:12:51. > :12:54.joining us. Still to come on the programme. The young people setting
:12:54. > :13:02.tomorrow's news agenda. And the local actor with more than a
:13:02. > :13:04.passing interest in today's 2.40 at All this week on BBC Newsline,
:13:04. > :13:10.we've been investigating the cruelty being inflicted by badger-
:13:10. > :13:14.baiting gangs. The badger is a protected species and killing one
:13:14. > :13:17.can lead to a prison sentence. The main tool used by the gangs are
:13:17. > :13:23.their dogs, terriers which are sent underground to pin the badger in
:13:23. > :13:27.its sett. These dogs can also suffer terrible injuries and
:13:27. > :13:30.tonight we focus on their plight. I must warn you that from the start
:13:30. > :13:40.you may find some of the images coming up disturbing. Gordon Adair
:13:40. > :13:43.
:13:43. > :13:47.has this exclusive report. These pictures are not like any family
:13:47. > :13:51.snaps you will see. They can actually all of them for legal
:13:51. > :13:55.reasons and also because some are simply too horrific. Those who left
:13:55. > :13:59.these pictures at the chemist might pay a higher price for those prints
:13:59. > :14:06.as the police have their details. Sadly, these pictures are far from
:14:06. > :14:11.isolated. The amount of damage or costume -- future might have
:14:11. > :14:17.discomfort. Recently, we told you about how this terrier had been
:14:17. > :14:23.seized by police and handed to the USPCA. The experts are convinced
:14:23. > :14:27.from the type of injuries that the dog was used to fight badgers.
:14:27. > :14:32.About you would be down in its own set, it would have a low angle,
:14:32. > :14:41.that is why it is the lower jaw. The injuries with another dog tend
:14:41. > :14:46.to be less of terrain and less soft tissue damage than in this case.
:14:46. > :14:50.This would be consistent with what we have seen with badgers. Badger
:14:50. > :14:54.baiting at any time is bad enough but this time they have young and
:14:54. > :14:59.the mother will be ferocious in protecting that. The dog gets
:14:59. > :15:05.ripped to shreds, I have seen dogs with lower jaws missing completely.
:15:05. > :15:10.What has been unearthed by the USPCA is especially dog sheet where
:15:10. > :15:13.the dog has pertained at one end and a captured badger at the other.
:15:13. > :15:17.There is no way of knowing how many people are involved in badger-
:15:17. > :15:21.baiting like this, but there is a suspicion that in the recent past,
:15:21. > :15:28.these could attract large numbers of people, some travelling to and
:15:28. > :15:32.from mainland Britain to test their dog. If the dog is booked into one
:15:32. > :15:37.end, faced down by a badger and then re-emerges, that dog is deemed
:15:38. > :15:41.to be of no use. One source told me that at times he had seen dogs that
:15:41. > :15:46.were turned killed on the spot by their udders and on one occasion,
:15:46. > :15:51.simply put over the head with a shovel. No gang will keep a dog
:15:51. > :15:55.that is no use and when those dogs get to the end of the season, if
:15:55. > :16:00.those dogs are severely damaged, and they cannot fight next season,
:16:00. > :16:04.they will be just killed. De UN said kill badgers become valuable
:16:04. > :16:09.currency. And suspicion is that rogue vets have hard at their
:16:09. > :16:13.services to the diggers. Qualified surgeons know what has happened to
:16:13. > :16:19.those animals and they should be lifting the phone immediately and
:16:19. > :16:24.alerting the PSNI of what they have seen. If, as we suspect, they're
:16:24. > :16:27.being paid to do this, shame on them. N estate and, at the Royal
:16:27. > :16:30.College said it could not comment on the police have a third party
:16:30. > :16:34.but added that there is an expectation that all bets abide by
:16:34. > :16:40.the lough. Injured dogs have been found across the country. These
:16:40. > :16:43.animals were recently seized in Portadown. These were in Rostrevor.
:16:43. > :16:48.The RSPCA and police have been working to rescue as many dogs as
:16:48. > :16:50.possible, but housing them is another challenge. The charity is
:16:50. > :16:53.worried that on a least two occasions since Christmas there
:16:53. > :16:57.have been attempts to break into their own kennels to steal back
:16:57. > :17:02.dogs which could become evidence in forthcoming court cases, but
:17:02. > :17:06.despite this, with more information coming forward, the USPCA insists
:17:06. > :17:12.it will continue to seek the prosecution and destruction of all
:17:12. > :17:16.those involved in badger persecution across Northern Ireland.
:17:16. > :17:20.Our Facebook page has been inundated with reactions to this
:17:20. > :17:22.investigation. People are shocked and horrified. On tomorrow night's
:17:22. > :17:25.programme, we'll be hearing from the Environment Minister, Alex
:17:25. > :17:30.Attwood, about the measures the Executive is taking to stop badger-
:17:30. > :17:33.baiting. The Assembly Member for Strangford, Mike Nesbitt, has
:17:33. > :17:36.announced he's standing for the leadership of the Ulster Unionist
:17:36. > :17:40.Party. The other MLA in the race so far, John McCallister from South
:17:40. > :17:43.Down, has said if he won he would pull the party out of the Executive
:17:43. > :17:51.and go into opposition at Stormont. But Mr Nesbitt says he does not
:17:51. > :17:56.think that would be his plan. are a business out to make a profit,
:17:56. > :18:00.like any others, but our happens to be in power rather than pounds and
:18:00. > :18:08.we do not have enough power, we are not profitable, so I would be
:18:08. > :18:10.reluctant to jump into opposition. Mike Nesbitt. Hundreds of young
:18:10. > :18:13.people from more than 40 schools across Northern Ireland have been
:18:13. > :18:16.taking part in the BBC's School Report. It's a UK-wide project
:18:16. > :18:19.giving young people a chance to engage with news. In County Antrim,
:18:19. > :18:22.a group of budding young reporters broadcast their very own live news
:18:22. > :18:25.programme on the big screens at the City Hall in Belfast, in
:18:25. > :18:31.Londonderry and over the internet. Our district journalist, Ciara
:18:31. > :18:35.Riddell, spent the day with them. In the news from, the young team
:18:35. > :18:39.are handing out assignments and building the running order for the
:18:39. > :18:42.day. 16 youngsters from four schools in County Antrim are
:18:42. > :18:46.involved in today's live news programme, under the guidance of
:18:46. > :18:52.their mentor, used reporter Karen Atkinson, learning the tricks of
:18:52. > :18:58.the trade. This is really good because we started the media club
:18:58. > :19:02.in the scale and now we are here, so it's great. The I do is to
:19:02. > :19:07.encourage young people to engage with news and affairs and give them
:19:07. > :19:13.skills and experience in broadcasting. At 2:30pm, a live
:19:13. > :19:17.programme goes on air and it runs smoothly. Welcome to BBC News
:19:17. > :19:21.School Report. It has been a great experience, I was doing the weather
:19:21. > :19:24.and I had to research at myself and write it up, it has been a great
:19:24. > :19:28.experience and something I will take away with me. It went really
:19:28. > :19:33.well. It was a once-in-a-lifetime experience. The easy and
:19:33. > :19:41.journalists are making plans to do it again next year. -- these young
:19:41. > :19:48.journalists. Watch out, Sarah! Don't joke! The Irish hockey team
:19:48. > :19:52.is winning 1 - 0 against Chile in Dublin in the Olympic qualifier.
:19:52. > :19:58.And Riverside Theatre one the Ryanair Chase at Cheltenham today,
:19:58. > :20:02.which meant one have been a loner. -- won had the honour. Another one
:20:02. > :20:07.of those great days. The day belonged to this man, James Nesbitt.
:20:07. > :20:12.Just before we hear from you, we were with you throughout the race,
:20:12. > :20:20.the only camera on you as your horse -- your horse crossed the
:20:20. > :20:27.line. Let's look at your reaction. In full flow, Riverside Theatre!
:20:27. > :20:37.Running really well! Riverside Theatre is getting out! Riverside
:20:37. > :20:42.
:20:42. > :20:48.Theatre on the nearside! Tremendous finish! How does that fair?
:20:48. > :20:52.unbelievable, but best ride I have ever seen. You're are in a state of
:20:52. > :20:57.shock, the adulation is years, Riverside Theatre for Coleraine.
:20:57. > :21:03.am delighted. You have some hours to take stock, this must be
:21:03. > :21:08.remarkable? Extraordinary, I have not taken stock at all, big bucks
:21:08. > :21:13.has just one, the day belonged to Ruby Walsh and Paul as well. But it
:21:13. > :21:18.was incredible, I felt very comfortable this morning, he ran
:21:18. > :21:22.very well at Ascot and had won the right with injury. He just was not
:21:22. > :21:28.travelling well during the race. You were jaded yourself. How does
:21:28. > :21:32.it feel to have done it? Incredible, I am very lucky to be involved in
:21:32. > :21:36.horse on a ship. I have been coming here for over 20 years and I never
:21:36. > :21:40.thought I would have a horse as good as theirs and to have one that
:21:40. > :21:46.ran as strongly as that and has courageously, with one of the great
:21:46. > :21:51.rides. Barry Geraghty. This is a privilege. It could be quite a
:21:51. > :21:55.weekend for Coleraine, Kenny Shiels in the Scottish Cup final. They
:21:55. > :22:01.will take on Celtic and Neil Lennon and Nikki Gregg has been to meet
:22:01. > :22:04.the other Coleraine man at the heart of the action... Be it on the
:22:04. > :22:06.training pitch or analysing the opposition, Kenny Shiels is leaving
:22:06. > :22:10.nothing to chance as he bids to mastermind Kilmarnock's first ever
:22:10. > :22:12.League Cup victory. That involves weighing up a major selection
:22:12. > :22:15.dilemma. His son, midfielder Dean, is serving a league suspension on
:22:15. > :22:22.games either side of the final. Parachuting him back into the
:22:22. > :22:29.starting lineup for the showpiece would raise an inevitable issue.
:22:29. > :22:32.try to make sure that we do not make changes that sand towards
:22:32. > :22:38.favouritism so I have to be careful. That is the worst thing about
:22:38. > :22:43.having a son playing. He is a top goalscoring midfielder in the SPL
:22:43. > :22:46.and that just epitomises then, he is creative and scores goals.
:22:46. > :22:49.recent form has been rewarded with a recall to the international squad.
:22:49. > :22:52.Dean was a standout in Northern Ireland's defeat to Norway last
:22:52. > :22:59.month. His loan spell at Kilmarnock is due to end this summer. As for
:22:59. > :23:02.working with Dad? Well, he's simply the gaffer. We all have a job to do
:23:02. > :23:06.and we are all going in the same direction and we want to be
:23:06. > :23:10.successful. Apart from the fact that he is my father, on the pitch,
:23:10. > :23:15.he is the manager first and foremost. The odds might be stacked
:23:15. > :23:20.against Kilmarnock here at Hampden Park on Sunday but as the club's
:23:20. > :23:25.assistant manager knows, you can never rule out an upset. Jimmy
:23:25. > :23:30.Nicholl was at the helm when Raith Rovers done Celtic in the 94 League
:23:30. > :23:36.Cup Final. Massive underdogs. As we all know. It was just keeping the
:23:36. > :23:39.boys settled. Keep them believing. Beating Rangers home and away in
:23:39. > :23:42.the league for the first time in the club's history has certainly
:23:42. > :23:52.helped confidence. Overcoming the other side of the Old Firm would
:23:52. > :23:52.
:23:52. > :23:57.make it a breakthrough season. James, he will want to wish Kenny
:23:57. > :24:01.all the best? Absolutely, it should be fantastic. It is good for Kenny.
:24:01. > :24:08.All the best. I was at Coleraine last week when they beat the crews
:24:08. > :24:18.finally! That was great. Who will tomorrow's Gold Cup belong to? Long
:24:18. > :24:21.run? I love them both, the stable is in fine form. But I am thrilled.
:24:21. > :24:27.Never set the ETA is where I started, I played the artful Dodger
:24:27. > :24:31.of 34 years ago. It holds a very special place in my heart. Because
:24:31. > :24:34.of this when, other people will have heard of Riverside Theatre and
:24:35. > :24:41.if they're going through the triangle they might trouble it!
:24:41. > :24:49.to the people of Coleraine, I hope you were on a horse. I hope I can
:24:49. > :24:55.go back now! Back to Belfast. Whereas the party? No, no, I am
:24:55. > :25:05.working... No, not until Sunday. Goodbye! There had to be some drink
:25:05. > :25:06.
:25:06. > :25:11.at the end of it for Jiminez but! There has been a transition today
:25:11. > :25:15.and after four days of gloom, we have seen some changes. There was
:25:15. > :25:20.some brighter some places this morning, this photograph was taken
:25:20. > :25:24.at Castlerock this morning. Red Sky in the morning, sealers warning.
:25:24. > :25:29.The rain arrived about one hour later. That was the other change,
:25:29. > :25:33.we lost the brightness as a football crowd edged in to bring
:25:33. > :25:36.some rain to northern and western areas. Although that has eased down,
:25:36. > :25:41.we still have some cloud this evening and tonight so eventually
:25:41. > :25:45.we will see the rain returning from the south-west and spreading across
:25:45. > :25:49.all parts. Some of that is likely to be persistent as well, maybe
:25:49. > :25:53.breezy in a few spots but it is still mild and frost-free with
:25:53. > :25:57.temperatures at seven or eight degrees. Tomorrow looks like it
:25:57. > :26:01.will be fairly wet to start the day before we eventually see some
:26:01. > :26:06.improvement. Reigning across many areas tomorrow morning for the rush
:26:06. > :26:10.hour but it will be central and eastern areas catching the heaviest
:26:10. > :26:16.bursts so bear that in mind, there could be surface water and sprayed
:26:16. > :26:20.on the roads. That rain will shift away, clearing along the east coast
:26:20. > :26:24.for May Day and leaving some cloudy skies but hopefully it'll brighten
:26:24. > :26:28.and temperatures should get up to 11 degrees. It will brighten up in
:26:28. > :26:33.the afternoon, across Fermanagh, Tyrone and Londonderry with
:26:33. > :26:37.scattered showers. Able he's away tomorrow evening and that will
:26:37. > :26:41.leave and dry night tomorrow night and clear skies, colder with
:26:41. > :26:46.temperatures close to freezing. Quite widespread ground frost and