:00:14. > :00:23.Good evening. This is BBC Newsline, with Donna Traynor and Sarah
:00:23. > :00:28.Travers. The headlines: A former Secretary
:00:28. > :00:31.of State claims victory after he was taken to court for criticising
:00:31. > :00:36.a judge. A Government lawyer who brought the
:00:36. > :00:40.case defends his decision. This was an important case do bring and one
:00:40. > :00:44.where the outcome today entirely vindicates the decision to bring
:00:44. > :00:54.the proceedings. A bereaved mother says her son's killers are
:00:54. > :00:58.destroying the image of Londonderry. In my eyes this is a murder.
:00:58. > :01:03.A doctor in the case of the death of a severely disabled teenager
:01:03. > :01:07.admits she may have kept some details back.
:01:08. > :01:13.Why this famous old Belfast jail will soon be distilling a drop of
:01:14. > :01:16.the hard stuff. Racing is under way at the 2012
:01:17. > :01:20.North-West 200. Join me live on the grid later in the programme.
:01:20. > :01:29.And we have another grey, cold and damp day to come on Friday, but
:01:29. > :01:32.will it improve for the weekend? An extraordinary legal action which
:01:32. > :01:38.pitted a former Secretary of State against Stormont's most senior
:01:38. > :01:41.legal adviser has been settled. The Attorney General, John Larkin, had
:01:41. > :01:46.been trying to prosecute Peter Hain over critical remarks he made in
:01:46. > :01:50.his memoirs about a judge. Mr Larkin's move was heavily
:01:50. > :01:54.criticised by politicians at Stormont and Westminster. Today the
:01:54. > :01:57.two sides reached a compromise. Mr Hain claimed it was victory for
:01:57. > :02:00.freedom of speech. The Attorney General defended his decision to
:02:00. > :02:09.take the case. Our political correspondent, Gareth Gordon, was
:02:09. > :02:15.at the High Court. They say there is no such thing as bad publicity.
:02:15. > :02:21.Peter Hain certainly got plenty when he attacked Lord Justice
:02:21. > :02:26.Gervin in his memoir. The Attorney General brought contempt of court
:02:26. > :02:33.proceedings under an ancient charge of scad liesing a court. The --
:02:33. > :02:36.canned liesing a court. -- scand liesing a court.
:02:36. > :02:41.The former Secretary of State said he never intended to question the
:02:41. > :02:43.judge's motivation or capabilities. Nor was it his intention to
:02:43. > :02:48.undermine the administration of just in this Northern Ireland or
:02:48. > :02:55.the independence of the judiciary. The case which had angered Mr Hain
:02:55. > :03:00.was a judicial review in 200 of his appointment of Bertha McDougall. He
:03:00. > :03:06.said in his letter it came in the middle of difficult political
:03:06. > :03:11.negotiation and he was exasperated by the way the judge had handled it.
:03:11. > :03:16.Mr Hain's legal team wanted the case withdrawn. Mr Larkin said it
:03:16. > :03:21.should remain on the books. After two adjournments he got his way,
:03:21. > :03:25.but only after an assurance he wouldn't proceed at a later date.
:03:25. > :03:31.Peter Hain said he was delighted that taxpayers had been spared the
:03:31. > :03:35.expense of a longer hearing. Mr Larkin on the other hand claimed he
:03:35. > :03:39.had been vindicated. People are free of course to express their
:03:39. > :03:44.views about any proceedings that I take. They did so. Did it cause me
:03:44. > :03:50.to change course? No. Not at all. What caused me to change course was
:03:50. > :03:55.the shift in Mr Hain's stance. You may recall that when the Lord Chief
:03:55. > :04:02.Justice published his statement setting out his concerns, the one-
:04:02. > :04:10.word response to that was, "Baloney" from Mr Hain. We've moved
:04:10. > :04:15.from baloney to a disavowal. what now for his future as Attorney
:04:15. > :04:18.General? If I'm reappointed, fantastic. I have to keep my eye
:04:18. > :04:22.focused on my term and I'm determined to focus on the work
:04:22. > :04:27.that I have to do. This case has attracted an extraordinary amount
:04:27. > :04:31.of attention. In the end both sides deny they climbed down. The only
:04:31. > :04:34.real question now is, what has it done for the relationship between
:04:34. > :04:40.Mr Larkin and the people who appointed him Attorney General?
:04:40. > :04:42.First place - the executive? The mother of a man murdered by the
:04:43. > :04:50.vigilante group, Republican Action Against Drugs, says they're a gang
:04:51. > :04:53.of thugs who are ruining the image of Derry. -- Londonderry. This week
:04:53. > :04:56.the police have admitted they are struggling to deal with the threat
:04:56. > :04:59.from RAAD, who've been targeting mainly young men in the north-west.
:04:59. > :05:02.Some have been exiled, threatened or shot. The police say its proving
:05:02. > :05:10.difficult to convict the vigilantes. Here's our north-west reporter,
:05:10. > :05:15.Keiron Tourish. The family of Andrew Alan say there are no words
:05:15. > :05:19.to express their grief at the loss of a much-loved family member. The
:05:19. > :05:23.24-year-old father of two young children, a boy and a girl aged six
:05:23. > :05:29.and four, was the first victim of the RAAD campaign to lose his life
:05:29. > :05:34.in the north-west. He was shot dead at his home in County Donegal in
:05:34. > :05:39.February. His mother has nothing but contempt for RAAD, or
:05:39. > :05:43.Republican Action Against Drugs. They tried to say he was a drug
:05:43. > :05:46.dealer, which I know he wasn't. He never had a penny. Anybody will
:05:46. > :05:51.tell you, he was always borrowing money. That was their way of the
:05:51. > :05:57.trying to justify what they had done but there is no justification
:05:57. > :06:01.for this, so there isn't. Now I'm left without a son and the children
:06:01. > :06:05.without a father. It's devastating. RAAD has targeted mainly young men
:06:05. > :06:09.in the city. In the last year police believe they've been behind
:06:09. > :06:14.eight shootings and three assaults. Most of those singled out are too
:06:14. > :06:18.afraid to speak on camera, but one 21-year-old man who admitted drug
:06:18. > :06:25.dealing and stealing cars told the BBC about a death athlete he
:06:25. > :06:30.received. There was a threat against my life. A death threat. To
:06:30. > :06:35.my house. They said I'm going to be shot. Nobody likes them but they
:06:35. > :06:39.probably hate me for what I've done. In this case a threat was lifted
:06:39. > :06:45.when a community organisation intervened. Given the experience of
:06:45. > :06:50.40 years of conflict, shooting drug dealers isn't going to cure the
:06:50. > :06:53.problem of drugs in our community. The police say RAAD are largely
:06:53. > :07:03.made up of former experienced members of the Provisional IRA.
:07:03. > :07:07.They plate a small geographical area, in places like the Bogside.
:07:07. > :07:11.The PSNI says it's struggling to deal with the threat. So fa
:07:11. > :07:15.there've been two convictions. The area's senior police officer says
:07:15. > :07:18.it is not good enough. disappointed with our level of
:07:18. > :07:21.success with the conviction rate. I want to reassure people this is a
:07:21. > :07:25.priority for us. We'll continue to do everything we can, and to appeal
:07:25. > :07:28.to the community to give us that extra help that might just make the
:07:28. > :07:32.difference in us being able to catch these people and stop what
:07:32. > :07:36.they are doing. The family of Andrew Alan would strongly support
:07:36. > :07:39.that view. A doctor at the centre of a case
:07:39. > :07:42.involving the death of a severely disabled teenager has admitted she
:07:42. > :07:46.may have withheld some details about how she examined the child,
:07:46. > :07:50.in order to protect her professional reputation. Rebecca
:07:50. > :07:53.McKeown died in hospital in March 2001. Her grandparents are accused
:07:53. > :08:03.of causing her death following an alleged sexual assault. Will Leitch
:08:03. > :08:07.
:08:07. > :08:12.reports. This is Dr Mary Donnelly, the GP whose evidence today came to
:08:12. > :08:16.the foreon this case. As a lo come she was asked to examine 14-year-
:08:16. > :08:21.old Rebecca McKeown in March 2001, shortly before she was admitted to
:08:21. > :08:28.hospital. At her home Rebekah, who was profoundly disabled, was
:08:28. > :08:31.reported to be bleeding heavily. Dr Donnelly told the court she was
:08:31. > :08:36.always worried that her statement was incomplete and potentially
:08:37. > :08:40.misleading, leaving out the extent of her full examination of Rebekah.
:08:40. > :08:45.She now knows that her examination of the child was unusual and
:08:45. > :08:50.abnormal but didn't realise it at the time. The court heard Dr
:08:50. > :08:54.Connolly had given evidence at Rebekah's inquest but didn't take
:08:54. > :08:57.the opportunity to set the record straight. The coroner had wanted to
:08:57. > :09:07.pursue whether the examination could have contributed to Rebekah's
:09:07. > :09:15.
:09:15. > :09:18.Later Dr Donnelly was asked about a child protection review of the case
:09:18. > :09:25.in 2007 where again she withheld some information. She admitted that
:09:25. > :09:29.once more she could have said more. Will the defence barrister asked if
:09:29. > :09:39.her answers weren't 1 million miles from being canned it, clear and
:09:39. > :09:47.
:09:47. > :09:51.complete. She said, "I could have Rebekah's grandparents are charged
:09:51. > :09:58.with her manslaughter. The case continues.
:09:58. > :10:02.You're watching BBC Newsline. Still to come on the programme: These
:10:02. > :10:06.pensioners show us how their moves are helping people with dementia
:10:06. > :10:10.and depression. And so close to winning the big
:10:10. > :10:18.prize. Ulster's players prepare for Saturday's Heineken Cup final
:10:18. > :10:22.against Leinster. Former prisoners once lost
:10:22. > :10:28.privileges for making alcohol, but now Belfast's Crumlin Road jail is
:10:28. > :10:33.to be turned into the city's first new distillery in almost 100 years.
:10:33. > :10:37.Peter laverry wants to sink �5 million into turning a wing of jail
:10:37. > :10:44.into a business that can turn out hundreds of thousands of bottles of
:10:44. > :10:49.whisky every year. Since 1845 it's been home to some
:10:49. > :10:52.of our most infamous prisoners. It was designed by the same man who
:10:52. > :10:59.came up with Queen's University, but it was never designed to deal
:10:59. > :11:05.with the hundreds of loyalists and republicans remanded there during
:11:06. > :11:10.the Troubles and it struggled to contain them. Now hate a new role
:11:10. > :11:15.as a distillery and tourist attraction. The man behind it,
:11:15. > :11:18.Belfast lottery millionaire, Peter laverry. It's 16 years since he won
:11:18. > :11:26.�10 million on the National Lottery That time he's diversifyed into
:11:26. > :11:30.lots of businesses, including whisky. He has two brands produced
:11:30. > :11:39.in County Louth. This �5 million development will see that work
:11:39. > :11:48.coming back to Belfast. We'll have two malt (Inaudible) 25,000 cases
:11:48. > :11:53.of whisky a year. A blend of whisky, 300,000 barrels of whisky. In five
:11:53. > :11:58.years the first bottle of whisky will be ready. The plan is to
:11:58. > :12:03.convert a wing into a small distillery. There'll also be a
:12:03. > :12:08.centre, tasting room and commercial outlets. The distillery will create
:12:08. > :12:13.around five jobs. The other interests another 55. This �5
:12:13. > :12:17.million development means it's the first time in 75 years that whisky
:12:17. > :12:21.will have been distiled in Belfast. Given the history of this jail it's
:12:21. > :12:26.probably fair to say it is not the first time that whisky will have
:12:26. > :12:31.been produced on this wing. At the launch a junior Minister
:12:31. > :12:35.told the guests her husband had spent time in A wing as a
:12:35. > :12:42.republican prisoner. Its conversion to a distillery, she said, sheed
:12:42. > :12:47.how far things have moved on. Changed times at Crumlin Road jail.
:12:47. > :12:50.Now, you will rarely hear a farmer admit they are making money - fair
:12:50. > :12:55.play. But the local agricultural sector has been thriving in the
:12:55. > :13:03.last few years, while the rest of the economy has suffered. Last year
:13:03. > :13:06.over 20%, but are the good times drawing to a close?
:13:07. > :13:09.While many sectors of the economy have been struggling, it's a
:13:09. > :13:14.different story for Northern Ireland's biggest export industry,
:13:14. > :13:19.which is based on farming and too processing. Many sectors have been
:13:19. > :13:24.forced to lay people off, but food firms like this pork plant in
:13:24. > :13:28.Cookstown have been hiring staff to help meet new export orders. Trade
:13:28. > :13:32.made possible by a 25 % fall in the value of the pound, which has
:13:32. > :13:36.helped make our produce better value abroad, especially in Europe.
:13:36. > :13:42.In the last four years the number of people working in the farming
:13:42. > :13:48.and food sector has grown by nearly 3.5 %. Compare that to the rest of
:13:48. > :13:53.the economy, where the number of jobs has shrink by more than 5%.
:13:53. > :13:57.And sales - since 2007 in farming and food they've risen 15%. In
:13:57. > :14:02.manufacturing, there's been a plunge of more than 20%.
:14:02. > :14:08.But is the farming and food boom at risk because of what's happening
:14:08. > :14:18.with the euro? An event at the Balmoral Show, industry leaders
:14:18. > :14:18.
:14:18. > :14:23.acknoged Northern Ireland's The Greek crisis under threat that
:14:23. > :14:27.the euro will plummet against sterling will impact on Derry
:14:27. > :14:33.prices and all live stock prices and the Derry food industry. Sheep-
:14:33. > :14:41.shearing is always popular at the fair. The falling euro is hitting
:14:41. > :14:46.our farmers hard. The value of a lamb is now around �70. The falling
:14:46. > :14:50.euro will also wipe an estimated �20 million of European farm
:14:50. > :14:56.subsidies here this year. That means less money circulating in our
:14:56. > :15:01.rural economy. We will certainly see a short term issue that we have
:15:01. > :15:05.to work too. We are still very confident in the medium to long
:15:05. > :15:15.term. The mood may still be bullish but the optimism is now tempered by
:15:15. > :15:21.
:15:21. > :15:31.the euro crisis. Next we introduce you to a dance company like no
:15:31. > :15:32.
:15:32. > :15:35.People who've been badly injured in the Troubles say they're
:15:35. > :15:37.experiencing more stress and upset as a result of changes to the
:15:37. > :15:40.disability benefits system. Campaigners for victims have handed
:15:40. > :15:42.in a petition to Stormont to highlight what they say is a
:15:42. > :15:44.staggering shortfall in services for those injured. Chris Page
:15:44. > :15:47.reports. Almost 4,000 people died in the Troubles but the injured may
:15:47. > :15:50.run into many more. Many still live with pain, physical and
:15:50. > :15:53.psychological. This bomb attack on a taxi in 1991 led to this man with
:15:53. > :15:59.just one leg. He said the trauma was bad enough but now he is
:15:59. > :16:02.worried about financial pain as well because of changes to benefits.
:16:02. > :16:08.You're frightened that something will come through the door in case
:16:08. > :16:12.it is a bill or some form of something from the Welfare Reform
:16:12. > :16:20.Bill. It is just pressure after pressure. There are very little
:16:20. > :16:25.people you can turn to. Nobody seems to want to help us. Today, he
:16:25. > :16:29.and other victims were at Stormont to ask MLAs to take action. A
:16:29. > :16:34.research group has commissioned research that says there is a big
:16:34. > :16:38.shortfall in services. The organisation has also warned that
:16:38. > :16:42.the reassessment process is putting a strain on people with lifelong
:16:42. > :16:46.injuries. People have to do with what has happened to them and the
:16:46. > :16:49.trauma of being reassessed and going through that and having to
:16:49. > :16:56.explain it time and time again what happened in relation to their
:16:56. > :17:00.injuries. It is very difficult. We would urge people to take priority
:17:00. > :17:04.on the issue. He these people have criticised what they see at the
:17:04. > :17:09.lack of potential -- political will to help them. Today they are in
:17:09. > :17:16.Stormont and next week they will go to the Dail and Downing Street.
:17:16. > :17:19.They hope their stories will have a significant impact in the places of
:17:19. > :17:23.power. Next we introduce you to a dance
:17:23. > :17:26.company like no other. The Black Widows Dance Company are
:17:26. > :17:28.silver haired, the youngest member is 85 and they all suffer from
:17:28. > :17:30.dementia. The dance company is taking part in
:17:30. > :17:32.an International conference in Belfast which is focussing on how
:17:32. > :17:37.art can complement conventional medications when treating people
:17:37. > :17:39.with dementia, depression, even cancer. Our Health Correspondent,
:17:39. > :17:47.Marie-Louise Connolly is at rehearsals at Stranmillis College
:17:47. > :17:53.in Belfast. Good evening. None of us like being
:17:53. > :17:57.ill, but just imagine how access to the arts, such as dancing, flinging
:17:57. > :18:02.and even painting might help you, not only cope better with you
:18:02. > :18:05.illness, but also help you back on the road to recovery. That is the
:18:05. > :18:09.thinking behind a major international conference that is
:18:09. > :18:13.taking play for this week in Belfast. Some of you might need a
:18:13. > :18:23.little bit of convincing so let us hear from the experts. Am joined by
:18:23. > :18:27.Jenny and yet and also a dancer. Who can benefit by this? Anybody
:18:27. > :18:33.can really benefit from it, people with cancer, dementia, again people
:18:33. > :18:37.with mental health, young people in care. Just a whole range of people.
:18:37. > :18:42.Earlier we heard from the Black Widows Dance Company who focus
:18:42. > :18:47.really on that dementia. What can they get out of it? They can get
:18:47. > :18:51.physical fitness. Dance is very important terms of physical fitness.
:18:51. > :18:56.Also coming together and having fun. It is a great activity for
:18:56. > :19:01.enhancing mood. You are one of the dancers, why do you like dancing?
:19:01. > :19:06.It is an opportunity to help you relax and a wonderful experience to
:19:06. > :19:12.go to wonderful places such as at the Opera House and Stranmillis
:19:12. > :19:19.College and Queen's University and also I would recommend anybody to
:19:19. > :19:23.join in the dance company. important is it to get out and meet
:19:23. > :19:27.people, it is more than taking meditation isn't it? It is
:19:27. > :19:30.absolutely critical to get out and about and meet people and also to
:19:30. > :19:34.tap into your creativity is something that people are really
:19:34. > :19:40.beginning to realise. Whenever you combine with artists and creativity
:19:40. > :19:44.are really enhances your well-being. Thank you very much. The conference
:19:44. > :19:51.is continuing at the Theatre tomorrow but the curtain is due to
:19:51. > :19:54.go up here tomorrow -- in less than 15 minutes.
:19:54. > :19:59.Thank you very much. Good luck to all of the dancers here.
:19:59. > :20:03.The weather was not the best for all of us but think of the bikers
:20:03. > :20:07.up at the North-West 200! Terrible for practice and with the start of
:20:07. > :20:14.racing this evening into classes, let's hope it has improved. What is
:20:14. > :20:17.it like? Grey skies at the moment but thankfully it is not currently
:20:17. > :20:22.reigning. There was horrible conditions for practice earlier on
:20:22. > :20:26.today but so far so good. It is the first ever Thursday night racing.
:20:26. > :20:30.The super stock classes currently taking place and they are about to
:20:30. > :20:35.come into the final lap. Next up is a super twin race with two local
:20:35. > :20:39.riders hoping to be in contention for that. One has raced here
:20:39. > :20:46.throughout his career and the other is making his debut. Do you think
:20:47. > :20:56.he knows where he's at? These men have been involved in bikes all
:20:57. > :20:57.
:20:57. > :21:04.their lives. One has won more national road races than anybody
:21:04. > :21:07.else. McWilliams has completed at the top level as a short circuit
:21:07. > :21:12.rider. He has gone out of his way to prepare a bike that is the same
:21:12. > :21:18.as his bike. I cannot thank him enough. It is the only team I could
:21:18. > :21:24.write for. He put the bike himself - Ricky put the bikes together
:21:24. > :21:28.himself. He is not just helping others as a rider but he is also a
:21:28. > :21:33.team manager. It put pressure on me on a different way. All winter I
:21:33. > :21:37.have had the pressure to get the bikes prepared as best she can. It
:21:37. > :21:42.was great getting Jeremy on board to come to the North-West 200 as a
:21:42. > :21:46.newcomer. It is one of the biggest days in my racing career. We have
:21:46. > :21:52.got four bikes out in the Super twin class. I am really nervous and
:21:52. > :22:00.my head is doing 300 miles an hour. Hopefully, come tonight, it will
:22:00. > :22:05.all be worthwhile. We will find out in a couple of hours of time if his
:22:05. > :22:10.dream comes true. Few people know better than this man on how to win
:22:10. > :22:17.here. What do you think of the first light racing? Thursday is a
:22:17. > :22:21.great time to be racing. Two good races in super stock which -- we
:22:21. > :22:27.are just in the end of the race. Then we will have Ireland's
:22:27. > :22:32.favourite riders completing. eyes are on the skies. Describe
:22:32. > :22:37.just how difficult it was in practice. Practice was very wet
:22:37. > :22:41.this morning but consistent all round the lap. What we have now is
:22:41. > :22:47.a circuit that is driving very fast and we hope it will stay dry for
:22:47. > :22:56.the second race. Everybody has got their eyes on the surface and the
:22:56. > :23:00.guys like Ryan far choir who is out there is out in this race and he is
:23:00. > :23:10.looking out for Jeremy. You're not taking part this year said he would
:23:10. > :23:14.you be looking out for? In my opinion it if you had to put a bet
:23:14. > :23:24.on one person for sure there is juniper on the last chicane. He
:23:24. > :23:26.
:23:26. > :23:29.will be pushing hard for the ring. -- winner. Thank you very much.
:23:29. > :23:31.It's less than 48 hours to Ulster's biggest game for 13 years.
:23:31. > :23:34.Saturday's Heineken Cup Final against the holders Leinster. Both
:23:34. > :23:39.squads are at full strength for the big game and relishing the
:23:39. > :23:44.challenge ahead, as Nial Foster reports.
:23:44. > :23:47.On an opportunity the Ulster players have been reflecting on an
:23:47. > :23:53.opportunity that comes only once in a rugby player's career. I firmly
:23:53. > :23:58.believe this could be our year. We are underdogs but we have done well
:23:58. > :24:05.before and Leinster are an awesome side but I think if we pay to a
:24:05. > :24:15.potential, I think it's not beyond the realms that we could win this
:24:15. > :24:18.
:24:18. > :24:23.tournament. Ulster have a certain South African. It is going to be
:24:23. > :24:29.key when you have a guy who is able to knock over penalties from 55 and
:24:29. > :24:36.60 out, you can't afford to be giving away silly penalties. This
:24:36. > :24:39.is a massive opportunity for them to step up to the play does well.
:24:39. > :24:46.They should do something that they threatened last year and have been
:24:46. > :24:50.building over the last 10 years since they won in 99. Every time
:24:50. > :24:57.you play I'll stay you have to front up to their back. Any time
:24:57. > :25:01.you play them you really have to face hard combat up there. We will
:25:01. > :25:09.not expect anything different. I am sure they will be coming forth with
:25:09. > :25:12.everything they have got. All the ingredients are there for a classic
:25:12. > :25:17.encounter. This is the first time in my time that both teams are
:25:17. > :25:23.going to be at full strength or close to it anyway. From our point
:25:23. > :25:26.of view, we are looking forward to it. They are a smashing rugby side
:25:26. > :25:30.and there is no doubt about that. We are looking forward to playing
:25:30. > :25:34.them. We are not going to make up the numbers, we are going to
:25:34. > :25:42.Twickenham to make sure that we perform. If they win there will be
:25:42. > :25:49.no better way to end the reign of the coach.
:25:49. > :25:51.We have a special piece from Twickenham on tomorrow night
:25:51. > :25:54.programme. Meanwhile Graeme McDowell beat Robert Karlsson by
:25:54. > :26:00.one hole in his first match at the Volvo Match Play Championship in
:26:00. > :26:08.Spain. Alistair has just won the Super
:26:08. > :26:15.stock in the last few moments. You can see more online. You can watch
:26:15. > :26:19.full coverage. All eyes to the sky, tell we will not rain!
:26:19. > :26:22.tell we will not rain! Let ask the man who knows.
:26:22. > :26:27.I would love to say No But there is more to come but probably not as
:26:27. > :26:34.much as today. Across many places this evening we have the patchy
:26:34. > :26:38.rain continuing. It will become drier for a wee while overnight. No
:26:38. > :26:44.frost to worry about tonight but we do it all again tomorrow. It will
:26:44. > :26:47.be cold and grey and damp. It will probably not be as wet as today but
:26:47. > :26:51.the patchy rain is coming and going right through the morning and into
:26:51. > :26:59.the afternoon. Tomorrow we have a different feature. We have the
:26:59. > :27:05.easterly winds along the east coast. It will feel cold. Further west a
:27:05. > :27:08.few patches of rain as well. Temperatures are up to a packed
:27:08. > :27:12.nine degrees. Little would change as we go into the second part of
:27:12. > :27:16.the afternoon and evening. We will hold on to the patchy rain but as
:27:16. > :27:22.we go through into tomorrow night and into the weekend, most of it
:27:22. > :27:28.will clear away. The temperatures will be about the same as tonight.
:27:28. > :27:34.Some of the cloud will linger -- linger overnight and we will have a
:27:34. > :27:41.cloudy start on Saturday. It will clear away and then be an
:27:41. > :27:45.improvement with temperatures beginning to each up into double
:27:45. > :27:48.figures. On the eastern coast it will feel a bit fresher. At the end
:27:48. > :27:52.of the weekend the sunny spells will start to come out. They will
:27:52. > :27:56.spill over into the beginning of next week so we should be a good