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Good evening. The headlines on BBC Newsline: | :00:15. | :00:18. | |
Carrick Hill residents' legal bid over the Covenant centenary parade | :00:18. | :00:23. | |
fails. A first look at the new scanner | :00:23. | :00:28. | |
that may reduce the number of strip searches in our prisons. | :00:28. | :00:33. | |
And local apple growers count the cost after a poor autumn harvest. | :00:33. | :00:36. | |
I'm at Ballyclare Golf Club where pros and amateurs alike have been | :00:36. | :00:38. | |
watching the Ryder Cup get underway, with Rory McIlroy and Graeme | :00:38. | :00:46. | |
McDowell leading Europe's charge. And we still have some showers | :00:46. | :00:49. | |
around this evening. But will they clear off in time for the weekend? | :00:49. | :00:59. | |
Find out later in the programme. "Troubled waters that have been | :00:59. | :01:03. | |
calmed should not be disturbed by futile judicial reviews." Those | :01:03. | :01:07. | |
were the words of a judge today who turned down an attempt by a | :01:07. | :01:09. | |
nationalist to have tougher conditions imposed on part of | :01:09. | :01:12. | |
tomorrow's Ulster Covenent parade in Belfast. The resident of the | :01:12. | :01:14. | |
Carrick Hill was contesting a Parades Commission ruling covering | :01:14. | :01:17. | |
a feeder march which passes St Patrick's Church in the north of | :01:17. | :01:27. | |
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the city. Members of Carrick Hill residents' | :01:30. | :01:34. | |
Association of were in court for the hearing but the action was | :01:34. | :01:39. | |
brought by a single resident from the area who is not a member of the | :01:39. | :01:42. | |
association but does attend St Patrick's Church. He was granted | :01:42. | :01:46. | |
anonymity by the court because of the tensions around the parade. It | :01:46. | :01:51. | |
hinged on the Parades Commission's decision to allow parades to play | :01:51. | :01:56. | |
music as they passed the church. The applicant wanted it to be a | :01:56. | :02:01. | |
single drum beat. The lawyer argued said other tunes can be said to | :02:02. | :02:06. | |
other words and can become sectarian. The judge referred to an | :02:07. | :02:12. | |
Orange Order statement which gave assurances only religious songs | :02:12. | :02:21. | |
would be played. He stressed that is clear for everyone. Other | :02:21. | :02:26. | |
grounds for quashing the ruling were kicked into touch by the judge. | :02:26. | :02:32. | |
The resident gave their reaction. Disappointed but not surprised. I | :02:32. | :02:37. | |
am amazed that we have the Orange Order, who do not make any | :02:37. | :02:42. | |
representation to the Parades Commission, produce a then non | :02:42. | :02:51. | |
substantiated argument that have had a major impact on the outcome. | :02:51. | :02:55. | |
The people of Carrick Hill will take it and hold our protests in a | :02:55. | :03:03. | |
peaceful dignified way. We will continue that until they talk to us. | :03:03. | :03:06. | |
It refusing the application, the judge made some comments regarding | :03:06. | :03:10. | |
the circumstances. In a clear reference to the tensions | :03:10. | :03:15. | |
surrounding to oppose a parade, he said, troubled waters that have | :03:15. | :03:22. | |
been calmed should not be disturbed by such futile judicial reviews. | :03:22. | :03:25. | |
Tomorrow's event is expected to be the biggest Unionist parade seen in | :03:25. | :03:28. | |
Belfast for decades. The chief constable says his officers will be | :03:28. | :03:32. | |
working hard to ensure it passes off in a way that brings credit to | :03:32. | :03:42. | |
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all involved. We report on the preparations. | :03:43. | :03:47. | |
The soldier -- the Covenant cufflinks have arrived and | :03:47. | :03:51. | |
preparations are underway. It is expected to be the biggest | :03:51. | :03:56. | |
demonstration in years. There will be exhibitions, music and family | :03:56. | :03:59. | |
entertainment. The run-up to this celebration has been overshadowed | :03:59. | :04:03. | |
by the dispute over a section of the route passing a North Belfast | :04:03. | :04:09. | |
church. That has upset organisers. The opposition there has been to | :04:09. | :04:15. | |
mind that one big parade in this decade of centenary has got the | :04:15. | :04:20. | |
decade off on a sour note. I have been disappointed there has been so | :04:20. | :04:26. | |
much opposition to our parade from the nationalist community. The mood | :04:26. | :04:32. | |
music around the contested section appears relatively calm. The | :04:32. | :04:42. | |
determination -- rules say they must be a non-religious. Residents | :04:42. | :04:46. | |
met to discuss last night. They took 55 minutes for them to be | :04:46. | :04:55. | |
briefed and air their rules. The result was unanimous. The mood is | :04:55. | :05:01. | |
hurt. People have been offended. People will be dignified here and | :05:01. | :05:09. | |
are united in their protest and they believe that protest should be | :05:09. | :05:14. | |
peaceful and I believe it will be peaceful. There will be a sizeable | :05:14. | :05:17. | |
police operation in place tomorrow at large parts of the centre will | :05:17. | :05:25. | |
be affected, particularly in the morning as marchers assembled. It | :05:25. | :05:31. | |
is hoped the day that commemorates our history will pass off without | :05:31. | :05:39. | |
incidents. There will be widespread traffic destruction, particularly | :05:39. | :05:46. | |
in east Belfast. The Orange Order is describing it is an family day. | :05:46. | :05:52. | |
It begins at 10:15am. Two separate parades, each with bans, will set | :05:52. | :06:00. | |
off from Carlisle Circus to the city all. For -- bands. There will | :06:00. | :06:04. | |
be protests on Clifton Street and outside St Patrick's Church as the | :06:04. | :06:08. | |
parade passes. The main lodge is due to set off at 11am from the | :06:08. | :06:18. | |
city hall. -- main parade. The route takes the parade passed St | :06:18. | :06:23. | |
Matthew's Church. The bans have been told they can play only | :06:23. | :06:30. | |
religious souls. It will arrive at Stormont at 1pm. -- religious songs. | :06:30. | :06:35. | |
After a speech and the grande master, they will start the return | :06:35. | :06:45. | |
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route at 4:15pm. It is all expected to be over by 6pm. You can see more | :06:47. | :06:51. | |
details of the parade on the our news websites, including a link to | :06:51. | :06:59. | |
traffic warnings. Later in the programme, Julian O'Neill will be | :06:59. | :07:02. | |
looking at how the Covenent was reported in the newspapers in 1912. | :07:02. | :07:06. | |
You are watching BBC Newsline. Still ahead on the programme: | :07:06. | :07:09. | |
McIlroy and McDowell get Europe's first point on the board at the | :07:09. | :07:15. | |
Ryder Cup. BBC Newsline has obtained pictures | :07:15. | :07:21. | |
of the new search scanner which is being piloted in Magilligan Prison. | :07:21. | :07:24. | |
It comes at a time when there has been controversy over strip | :07:24. | :07:27. | |
searching in Maghaberry jail. Dissident Republicans have objected | :07:27. | :07:33. | |
to intimate body searches and have been on a dirty protest. With this | :07:33. | :07:35. | |
exclusive look at the Magilligan scanner, here is our North-West | :07:35. | :07:42. | |
reporter. The new scanner are now being used | :07:42. | :07:46. | |
at Magilligan Prison is among one of the most sophisticated on the | :07:46. | :07:50. | |
market. The person being searched stands in front of the machine and | :07:50. | :07:55. | |
turns full circle while images are taken. The system is being used up | :07:55. | :08:01. | |
at airports like Heathrow. increases the security and | :08:01. | :08:07. | |
detection capability in checkpoints and search areas. It uses a safe | :08:07. | :08:11. | |
Radia waif based technology to screen a person. -- radio wave | :08:11. | :08:18. | |
based technology. It will detect objects of any material. If it is | :08:18. | :08:23. | |
plastic, metallic, a liquid, narcotics, anything that is | :08:23. | :08:28. | |
different to the body will be highlighted by the scanner. | :08:28. | :08:33. | |
Dissident republicans in Magilligan Prison have been engaged in a long- | :08:33. | :08:37. | |
running protest. -- Maghaberry prison. For all body searching is | :08:37. | :08:43. | |
in every prison on the same basis. We are making changes following up | :08:44. | :08:49. | |
or what we were recommended to do. We recognise a full body searching | :08:49. | :08:53. | |
is not pleasant for the prisoners or officers. We must have something | :08:53. | :08:58. | |
which maintain security. The new scanning system the officially | :08:58. | :09:03. | |
began this morning. It will be used alongside existing and traditional | :09:03. | :09:07. | |
methods of searching. The pilot period will be for several months. | :09:07. | :09:12. | |
At a similar scanner from a different supplier will be trial to | :09:12. | :09:16. | |
in other prisons. Both systems will be evaluated after the pilot | :09:16. | :09:20. | |
programmes finish. On Wednesday you may remember I was | :09:20. | :09:22. | |
reporting on how the erratic weather since the spring has played | :09:22. | :09:25. | |
havoc with the potato crop. Well, apple growers are suffering just as | :09:25. | :09:28. | |
much, with some harvesting as little as a fifth of their normal | :09:28. | :09:32. | |
yield. Our district journalist has been in the orchards of Armagh | :09:32. | :09:42. | |
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getting to the core of the problem. With something like 6,000 acres of | :09:43. | :09:49. | |
Armagh covered in orchards, a bad harvest is bad news. A normal yield | :09:49. | :09:55. | |
in Armagh is about 10 tons of apples per acre. I would say this | :09:55. | :10:03. | |
year we will be getting up three tons. We had the darkest, wetter | :10:03. | :10:10. | |
summer we have ever had. Here at this institute, they have row upon | :10:10. | :10:15. | |
row of trees being tested for everything, from the best way to | :10:15. | :10:20. | |
plant them to the best way to deal with the depressingly wet summer. | :10:20. | :10:25. | |
You can see an apple which grew at the proper time and then a flower | :10:26. | :10:30. | |
which developed and became a small apple about six weeks later in the | :10:30. | :10:36. | |
growing season. This represents the fact of the physiology of the trees | :10:36. | :10:41. | |
are totally out of kilter by the weather. The bad harvest effects | :10:41. | :10:46. | |
for the growing number of small artisan cider makers. We find it | :10:46. | :10:51. | |
hard to get the fruit. By Matt and or supplier could not supply us. He | :10:51. | :10:56. | |
did not have the quality we wanted. If -- our supplier. Fife it was | :10:56. | :11:03. | |
harder to find what we needed. This man is a large scale apple grower | :11:03. | :11:08. | |
and Armagh's biggest cider producer. He believes the changing climate | :11:08. | :11:15. | |
means it time for local growers to look beyond the Bramley. There is a | :11:15. | :11:20. | |
market but it is an expensive Apple to grow. It is uneconomic to grow | :11:20. | :11:26. | |
it for cider. The growing costs are too high. The rain has finally | :11:26. | :11:30. | |
eased off and the farmers are high at least getting into the fields to | :11:30. | :11:35. | |
save what they can. But it does look like it is too little, too | :11:36. | :11:38. | |
late. On the fourth Saturday of September | :11:38. | :11:40. | |
1912, thousands of unionists gathered to sign the Ulster | :11:40. | :11:44. | |
Covenant. The biggest rally by far was in Belfast. As unionists | :11:44. | :11:46. | |
prepare to mark the centenary, BBC Newsline's Julian O'Neill's been | :11:46. | :11:49. | |
discovering that the city of the present has some parallels in the | :11:49. | :11:59. | |
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city of the past. September 1912 and union this | :12:02. | :12:05. | |
master in Belfast to cider the Ulster Covenant. Not simply a | :12:05. | :12:13. | |
document opposing a home that role but a call to arms. -- to sign. If | :12:14. | :12:18. | |
passed, the Bill would see Ulster and the rest of our Ireland | :12:18. | :12:22. | |
governed by a Dublin parliament, exercising extensive power devolved | :12:22. | :12:27. | |
from Westminster. Then, as now, political boundaries were divided | :12:27. | :12:32. | |
along sectarian lines. The papers of the day devoted acres of | :12:32. | :12:38. | |
newsprint to the issue but had very different takes on the | :12:38. | :12:42. | |
demonstrations. A rousing call to arms, said to the newsletter of one | :12:42. | :12:47. | |
rally. It referred to have a stirring speech where someone | :12:47. | :12:56. | |
said... A thousands of men are joined the profession -- position. | :12:56. | :13:01. | |
Over the church tower, there was the union Jack and the square was | :13:01. | :13:08. | |
gay with bunting. The colours blended harmoniously in the bright | :13:08. | :13:16. | |
sunshine. The Irish News, referring to orange ruffs insulting a parish | :13:16. | :13:22. | |
priest while a policeman took no action, said, conductor with | :13:22. | :13:28. | |
Unionists in the north of Ireland is aggressive and to intolerable. | :13:28. | :13:32. | |
It is a moot question whether the Government is acting wisely | :13:32. | :13:36. | |
ignoring the condition of things which would not be tolerated in a | :13:36. | :13:42. | |
civilised country. Some traders were keen to chime with the spirit | :13:42. | :13:49. | |
of the times. One a lost no time in urging readers to sign the covenant, | :13:49. | :13:56. | |
with one of its fountain pens. Another said their desert and table | :13:56. | :14:01. | |
knives had handled a blaze which would not separate, like unionist | :14:01. | :14:06. | |
bloc. Belfast Ladies have their last chance to see a demonstration | :14:06. | :14:12. | |
of corsets. On the day before the rally, many of the shops were | :14:12. | :14:16. | |
closing on the day itself. The Tramway company announced it would | :14:16. | :14:23. | |
not be running normal services, on the day when the covenant was | :14:23. | :14:27. | |
signed. A lot of people thought, let them have their day. To disrupt | :14:27. | :14:31. | |
it would playing into their own hands that Ireland was not | :14:31. | :14:36. | |
governable. In the end, this remarkable event was held and it | :14:36. | :14:40. | |
was well organised. There were stewards. The town returned to | :14:40. | :14:45. | |
normal pretty quickly. A normal life came back quickly. They had | :14:45. | :14:51. | |
got their gesture to the world. Aside from the Home Rule debates, | :14:51. | :14:58. | |
the papers carried more promising news for music lovers, with the | :14:58. | :15:01. | |
announcement bass singing sensation would be appearing at the Ulster | :15:01. | :15:05. | |
Hall. Internationally, there were fears about the future of the | :15:05. | :15:09. | |
American economy. It depended on the outcome of the country does | :15:10. | :15:16. | |
look forthcoming election. More ominously, a few column inches were | :15:16. | :15:20. | |
devoted to events in the Balkans, events which would lead to Germany | :15:20. | :15:25. | |
sending guns to both sides in Ireland ahead of the outbreak of a | :15:25. | :15:31. | |
much bigger conflict. The First World War swept aside the Home Rule | :15:31. | :15:38. | |
debate. The lives of thousands of yearss and nationalists for and | :15:38. | :15:44. | |
anyone a Westminster to oppose those who had signed that they work. | :15:44. | :15:49. | |
-- Covenant. And we would like to thank the | :15:49. | :15:52. | |
Public Records Office of Northern Ireland - PRONI - for allowing us | :15:52. | :15:55. | |
to use some of their still pictures in that piece and throughout this | :15:55. | :16:05. | |
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week looking back at the events of Still to come - if they may be long | :16:07. | :16:12. | |
gone but the sound of our old steam engines will be heard again at this | :16:12. | :16:20. | |
weekend. But then you may be Chicago but | :16:20. | :16:25. | |
Ryder Cup fever has spread across the Atlantic thanks to the | :16:25. | :16:32. | |
performances of two Ulstermen. I am sure there was not much golf played | :16:32. | :16:42. | |
behind due today. 100 golfers were playing in an | :16:42. | :16:47. | |
event here. While they were concentrating on their own golf, | :16:47. | :16:53. | |
they were checking for Updates on the Rory McIlroy and Graeme | :16:53. | :17:03. | |
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McDowell. They Ulster drew water does not | :17:04. | :17:12. | |
disappoint today. The sun was barely act as Rory | :17:12. | :17:20. | |
McIlroy what to the practice range. It was an early start. The two team | :17:20. | :17:30. | |
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that successfully at the last Ryder Cup. He will be nervous. I was | :17:35. | :17:41. | |
watching him on the range. He seemed so relaxed. I hope they will | :17:41. | :17:51. | |
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do the business. An intimidating atmosphere awaited. Friends and | :17:53. | :17:56. | |
family were among the European support being drowned out by the | :17:56. | :18:06. | |
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home crowd. Soon it was time to enter this unique sporting arena. | :18:08. | :18:18. | |
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There was one of very proud person. It was amazing. I did think he | :18:20. | :18:25. | |
looked nervous, but he will be all right. He will get out there and | :18:25. | :18:32. | |
forget all about his notes. They will do well. They proved to be a | :18:32. | :18:38. | |
formidable pair. Rory McIlroy showing why he is the best in the | :18:38. | :18:48. | |
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business. Graeme McDowell also rose to the occasion. He rolled and Pat | :18:56. | :19:06. | |
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after putt. -- rolled in the shot after shot. | :19:16. | :19:24. | |
Graeme McDowell held his nerve again. | :19:24. | :19:32. | |
It was an nervous finish to that contest. | :19:32. | :19:37. | |
What a thrilling contest. How was it? It was tough at their end. We | :19:37. | :19:44. | |
got off to a great start. It was looking good. The Americans came | :19:44. | :19:52. | |
back at us. We had to hang in there. We got a lucky break and made the | :19:52. | :19:59. | |
most of that. Nerves of steel. do not know about that, but I found | :19:59. | :20:05. | |
the bottom of the cup which was nice. We fed off each other really | :20:05. | :20:12. | |
nicely. We made some nice shots. But you expect these guys to come | :20:12. | :20:22. | |
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back all time. They did. They came back at as. It was nerve-racking. | :20:22. | :20:27. | |
The two have you made some fantastic shots. I had a chip on at | :20:27. | :20:36. | |
four. That got us going. That got as fired up. We went on from there. | :20:36. | :20:38. | |
Do you realise the roller-coaster of emotions you are putting | :20:38. | :20:43. | |
everyone through at home at the moment? This is the Ryder Cup. | :20:43. | :20:49. | |
There is more of that to come. Do not expect an easy ride. But he | :20:49. | :20:55. | |
made some good shots. That is what we did. What about this afternoon? | :20:55. | :20:59. | |
We are going to get prepared. Have some lunch. We will be out again | :20:59. | :21:04. | |
together. We are not sure where in the order, but we are out again | :21:04. | :21:11. | |
together. Good luck. They have just began their next | :21:12. | :21:21. | |
match. We will have news of that on our next bulletin. | :21:21. | :21:30. | |
I am joined by Damian McGrane. European side need to get hot to a | :21:30. | :21:36. | |
good start. Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell needs to get off to a good | :21:36. | :21:41. | |
start. Rory McIlroy being world number one that puts pressure on | :21:42. | :21:51. | |
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him. It is fantastic. Both players are world class. They are young men | :21:52. | :21:58. | |
that they have become flagship bearers. Absolutely. They have a | :21:58. | :22:07. | |
good record. They will add to it this year. The team rely on it Rory | :22:07. | :22:12. | |
McIlroy and Graeme McDowell. They are great players. The most | :22:12. | :22:20. | |
important thing is they love the Ryder Cup. They love that format. | :22:20. | :22:24. | |
Would you keep them together for the rest of the weekend? Once the | :22:24. | :22:33. | |
players are content and happy it is easy. Those guys are playing great. | :22:33. | :22:37. | |
They love the atmosphere of the event. I am sure they will want to | :22:37. | :22:47. | |
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play all day every day. It is due to to. | :22:51. | :23:01. | |
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In the Pro 12 Ulster will be playing against the Cardiff Blues. | :23:06. | :23:10. | |
After the memorial service last Sunday the players all got a chance | :23:10. | :23:16. | |
to meet the family of Nevin Spence. We have got to go out and start | :23:16. | :23:21. | |
playing again. Bat has been a huge inspiration for all of us. -- that | :23:21. | :23:31. | |
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has been. There is live coverage on BBC Two from 7pm it. | :23:34. | :23:38. | |
Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell are currently two down in it their | :23:38. | :23:44. | |
match. Before you switch over for the | :23:44. | :23:49. | |
rugby we have a trip of nostalgia. 55 years ago the last train | :23:49. | :23:54. | |
departed Enniskillen. It was the end of the Great Northern Railway | :23:54. | :24:03. | |
and the steam engines. The traction engines are reducing the routes. -- | :24:03. | :24:13. | |
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read tracing the roots. Andorran was once a popular | :24:14. | :24:23. | |
destination by a train. 55 years after the last train departed these | :24:23. | :24:30. | |
traction engines set off on a nostalgic trip. The tracks have | :24:30. | :24:40. | |
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long since disappeared but the memories have not. | :24:48. | :24:54. | |
Letting off steam. The new generation experiencing the sites | :24:54. | :25:04. | |
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and the sounds of steam. The smell is OK. There noise is loud. I think | :25:06. | :25:12. | |
they are very good. I like the crystals on them. 60 years ago | :25:12. | :25:19. | |
people relied on the railways to get about and even to tell the time. | :25:20. | :25:28. | |
This is the path of the old railway line. The last 55 years have taken | :25:28. | :25:36. | |
their toll. Another one is over there at the edge of the shed. | :25:36. | :25:41. | |
station master still lives in the Old Station House. They were great | :25:41. | :25:51. | |
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days. Steam it may not be an express mode of transport that it | :25:56. | :26:03. | |
is still fondly remembered. is still fondly remembered. | :26:03. | :26:10. | |
Here is the weather: You may have noticed and are in their ear. We | :26:10. | :26:18. | |
have a few showers. This time last year we had temperatures of 24 | :26:18. | :26:22. | |
Celsius. We were in the middle of an autumn heat wave. To date many | :26:22. | :26:29. | |
areas struggle to get near 14 Celsius. A few showers to come this | :26:29. | :26:34. | |
evening for the north and west. Some clear skies tonight. A few | :26:34. | :26:41. | |
cold spots in the countryside. Tomorrow is going to be a decent | :26:41. | :26:51. | |
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day, certainly better than today. We are looking at more sunshine. | :26:51. | :26:55. | |
There will be some cloud beginning to roll in it during afternoon from | :26:55. | :27:05. | |
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the West. The winds may be lighter that they will stay in Basque. | :27:12. | :27:22. | |
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Tomorrow will be largely dry. -- the wins will stay brisk. | :27:24. | :27:32. | |
There is a positive. With that cloud around it will not be as cold. | :27:32. | :27:40. | |
Some of the rain will stay but as as we go into Sunday. There will be | :27:40. | :27:47. | |
more in the way of dry weather as it clears away. Temperatures on | :27:47. | :27:55. |