:00:24. > :00:27.Good evening, welcome to BBC Newsline. Here, are the headlines.
:00:27. > :00:33.Two arrest after an investigation into the financial abuse of
:00:33. > :00:38.vulnerable a dulls at a care home. The police have approached the
:00:38. > :00:41.Parades Commission over Belfast City centre Saturday flag protests.
:00:41. > :00:47.Housing associations could buy up millions of pound worth of empty
:00:47. > :00:51.homes here. A warning women here are among the least aware at
:00:51. > :00:56.recognising ovarian cancer symptoms. I feel that six weeks could have
:00:56. > :01:05.made a difference. I might not have, but it might have, I will never
:01:05. > :01:08.know that, because now it is too late. �1 million is to be spent
:01:08. > :01:13.encourage people back in to Belfast, especially at night. I am here in
:01:13. > :01:17.one of the newest restaurants to learn more about that advertising
:01:17. > :01:24.message and predictions for its success. We have the goals from
:01:24. > :01:33.Crusaders Irish Cup win against Linfield. And less fresh snow but
:01:33. > :01:37.ice is a major hazard, I will have more for you shortly. BBC Newsline
:01:37. > :01:42.has learned that a couple could be banned from operating two care
:01:42. > :01:49.homes, after the regulator found they had been responsible for what
:01:49. > :01:55.it called significant financial abuse of six vulnerable adults. The
:01:55. > :02:05.regulator's investigation focused on the care home in County Armagh.
:02:05. > :02:13.
:02:13. > :02:18.The police are investigating. We And we will try and bring you that
:02:18. > :02:22.report later in the programme. But moving on to senior officers from
:02:22. > :02:28.the Metropolitan Police who ran the operation in response to the London
:02:28. > :02:32.riots are helping the PSNI with the flag protests here, it has merged
:02:32. > :02:36.the police are in discussion with the Parades Commission about
:02:36. > :02:40.whether it should make a der nag about the weekly parade to Belfast
:02:40. > :02:50.City Hall. The Parades Commission says it is taking legal advice on
:02:50. > :02:55.
:02:55. > :02:59.And I am sorry sweem to be having a few technical problems with the
:02:59. > :03:02.first two story. Donna will join us with news of a poup 1 million
:03:02. > :03:06.response to the economic damage caused by the flag protest and
:03:06. > :03:10.riots and we will try and bring you those opening two reports later in
:03:10. > :03:15.the programme. But for the first time housing associations here will
:03:15. > :03:19.be able to offer houses for sale, rather than just providing social
:03:19. > :03:23.housing for rent. It is part of a new �12 million scheme, which aims
:03:23. > :03:29.to turn empty houses into a affordable homes. Our business
:03:29. > :03:33.correspondent has been finding out more. Refurbishing derelict houses
:03:33. > :03:39.like these and bringing them back in to use is one of the key aims of
:03:39. > :03:45.this new �12 million scheme. Until now, housing associations normally
:03:45. > :03:48.only provide rented accommodation. But a fund has been made available,
:03:48. > :03:52.which will give them an enhanced role.
:03:52. > :03:56.PROBLEM WITH SOUND . Here on BBC Newsline we are
:03:56. > :04:02.having some fairly serious sound problems, which we will try and
:04:02. > :04:06.resolve as soon as we can. Now, more than 150 investigations into
:04:06. > :04:14.allegations of criminal activity and misconduct by police officers
:04:14. > :04:17.are to resume. The investigations by the police ombudsman were
:04:17. > :04:21.inspected, after officers said the independence of the office had been
:04:21. > :04:25.compromised. Many of the cases involve allegation of collusion,
:04:26. > :04:32.the majority were refurred to the ombudsman by the historical
:04:32. > :04:42.inquiries team. Which was legally barred from investigations. Our
:04:42. > :04:54.
:04:54. > :04:58.Home Affairs correspondent reports. Well, as you can tell we are having
:04:58. > :05:02.some more technical problems this evening. Apologies for that, we
:05:03. > :05:11.will try and cross to Donna, who is in our Belfast City centre
:05:11. > :05:15.restaurant. Yes, a lot of glitches tonight. In the wake of the union
:05:16. > :05:20.flag protests, I am in a part of the city that has been rejuvenated
:05:20. > :05:25.over the past couple of year, it has lots of new restaurants and
:05:25. > :05:31.hotels, and also a theatre. Now, January is normally not a great
:05:31. > :05:35.time for this type of business, but over the past eight weeks or so,
:05:35. > :05:39.BBC Newsline has seen how people have been discouraged because of
:05:39. > :05:44.the demonstrations from coming into this city centre to shop and also
:05:44. > :05:47.to socialise. Now, two gentlemen who are behind a big marketing
:05:47. > :05:51.campaign to get Belfast buzzing again, so to speak are with me.
:05:51. > :05:57.People who are involved in the protest have told our reporter,
:05:57. > :06:02.journalists, that you in a sense, and people like you, are making
:06:02. > :06:05.them a scapegoat, post-Christmas and in a recession people aren't
:06:05. > :06:11.going to come into the centre. have never commented on the protest.
:06:11. > :06:15.We are not talking about being down on normal trade, we have adjusted
:06:15. > :06:20.the figures we know what to expect and we are down on those. You have
:06:20. > :06:23.to remember we are also down on the hospitality sector, it earns its
:06:23. > :06:27.keep for quarter of year's turn over is done in the five-weeks of
:06:27. > :06:34.Christmas, we didn't get that, that impact is crippling the industry.
:06:34. > :06:38.How many jobs have been lost, how many are in jeopardy? Well, I mean,
:06:38. > :06:45.in actual fact one company paid off 506789 I was ringing round before
:06:45. > :06:49.we came here, that has hit the 100 odd. We asked them to hold the line,
:06:49. > :06:52.we were coming with this campaign, because we need to make sure when
:06:52. > :06:55.people come into Belfast, we have the staff. The places are ready to
:06:55. > :06:59.go, so the industry has come up to the channel. We are holding staff.
:06:59. > :07:04.We are going to be here. Belfast is going to be fun, it really s we are
:07:04. > :07:09.back in business. We are back in Belfast. This will be up to a �1
:07:09. > :07:13.million marketing campaign, John. What is the message? The simple
:07:13. > :07:17.message to the people of Belfast and first and foremost, Belfast is
:07:17. > :07:20.open for business. It's the same great city, lots of crack, great
:07:20. > :07:24.offer, fantastic offers in the bars and restaurants and in the retail
:07:24. > :07:27.environment. The only thing that has been missing has been the
:07:28. > :07:31.citizens coming back into town. You are right, there are a lot of
:07:31. > :07:36.reasons but all of them together, it has been a difficult time.
:07:36. > :07:40.are you targeting the message too? It is just local people? Working
:07:40. > :07:44.with the City Council and through Belfast visitor bureau and with
:07:44. > :07:48.Colin and the pubs of Ulster, we are targeting greater Belfast. The
:07:48. > :07:52.people who live and work there. If we can get them to stay in town at
:07:52. > :07:56.night. Come back in and enjoy what it has to offer, that is a start.
:07:56. > :08:00.We do have to move further out, but for now, between now and certainly
:08:01. > :08:08.the end of February, the concentration is the people of
:08:08. > :08:12.Belfast. Yet as I said frugal times, yet we saw the post-Christmas sale,
:08:12. > :08:16.one anchor tenant had record bids. Perhaps people are holding back on
:08:16. > :08:20.their money. They don't want to spend so much. They don't want to
:08:20. > :08:24.spend in a pub or restaurant. is fair to say retail hasn't been
:08:24. > :08:27.as badly hit. Which is why the council is supporting the evening
:08:27. > :08:30.economy and the entertainment economy. If you didn't get a chance
:08:30. > :08:35.to get into town to buy a watch today, you can go back tomorrow. If
:08:35. > :08:39.you didn't sit in a pub, that day has gone. If you didn't lie down on
:08:39. > :08:44.a bed in a hotel that evening is gone. It is vital for the economy,
:08:44. > :08:49.for the jobs and the sense of the place. We need the vibrancy back.
:08:49. > :08:53.Colin, how big and how quick a turn round do you need this to be?
:08:53. > :08:58.need it overnight, and we are saying we started a viral campaign
:08:58. > :09:02.ourself, last weekend, and we seen an upturn. It is turning into a
:09:02. > :09:05.movement, the number of people contacting us. This will turn round,
:09:05. > :09:08.I have no doubt. We will have people back in. The problem is we
:09:08. > :09:14.have to recover, keep going and rebuild what we lost, but we are on
:09:14. > :09:17.the move. OK. I must leave it there so �600,000 has been secured from
:09:17. > :09:20.Stormont for that marketing campaign. More money has still to
:09:20. > :09:24.be finally approved by Belfast City centre, the traders are hoping that
:09:24. > :09:31.the effect of that marketing campaign will happen sooner rather
:09:31. > :09:35.than later. Thank you. Now, we will return to tonight's top story. Let
:09:35. > :09:39.us hope we have fixed the sound issues we had at the start of the
:09:40. > :09:45.programme. We have learned a couple could be banned from operating two
:09:45. > :09:49.care homes, after the regulator found they had been responsible for
:09:49. > :09:55.significant financial abuse of six vulnerable adults. The regulator's
:09:55. > :10:03.investigation focused on a care home in County Armagh. The police
:10:03. > :10:08.are investigating. It was concerns about possible financial abuse of
:10:08. > :10:15.vulnerable adults that sparked an investigation by the social care
:10:15. > :10:23.trust, here at this care home and here at its sister home a few miles
:10:23. > :10:26.away. Both are owned and run by Norman and Mildred Wiley. The
:10:26. > :10:32.independent body with responsibility for inspects health
:10:32. > :10:38.and social care services is the -- regulation and Quant quality
:10:38. > :10:42.improvement. It has moved against the couple, deeming them to be
:10:42. > :10:47.unfit. It says on the balance of probability, significant financial
:10:47. > :10:51.abuse of six vulnerable adults did take place. This took the form of
:10:51. > :10:55.unjustified and significant overpayment, in relation to meals,
:10:55. > :11:01.the same in respect of the home's transport scheme, and unjustified
:11:01. > :11:06.and significant supervision charges. When I called I was told nobody was
:11:06. > :11:12.available for interview. This afternoon I have spoken to several
:11:12. > :11:17.people close to inquiries into the care home here, and the other one.
:11:17. > :11:23.One man who had a relative there said the vast majority of families
:11:23. > :11:26.were supportive of the owners. They say they didn't believe anybody had
:11:26. > :11:30.been duped. However, another source close to the inquiry told me that
:11:30. > :11:36.while that did reflect the position of some of the families, it wasn't
:11:36. > :11:39.the view of all of them. The police confirmed to me they were aware of
:11:39. > :11:42.the allegation and an investigation was under way. They confirmed man
:11:42. > :11:49.and woman had been arrested, questioned and released on bail,
:11:49. > :11:53.pending further inquiries. Two senior officers from the
:11:53. > :11:58.Metropolitan Police who ran the operation in response to the London
:11:58. > :12:01.riots are helping the PSNI with the flag protest here. It has merged
:12:01. > :12:04.that the police are in discussion with the Parades Commission about
:12:04. > :12:07.whether it should make a determination about the weekly
:12:07. > :12:12.loyalist parade to Belfast City Hall. The Parades Commission says
:12:12. > :12:17.it is taking legal advice on the matter. The police have said
:12:17. > :12:19.publikely they are only part of the answer to the flags' issue. Today
:12:19. > :12:25.they repeated that they would pursue people who had been involved
:12:25. > :12:29.in criminal acts during that dispute. And that a team of 70 had
:12:29. > :12:33.been set up to do the work. It is understood the police feel there's
:12:33. > :12:37.is a public appetite for a firmer response after seven weeks of
:12:37. > :12:41.disruption. They have promised that and in addition they say they will
:12:41. > :12:44.be searching through hundreds of hours of CCTV for pictures of
:12:44. > :12:49.people attacking their Officers, and blocking roads. Blocking the
:12:49. > :12:55.road is a criminal act. If you are obstructing the high way we will
:12:55. > :12:59.investigate that. If you want to attack police, if you want to throw
:12:59. > :13:02.petrol bombs at them, fire fireworks at them. Those are
:13:02. > :13:06.criminal acts. Through our work with the public prosecution service
:13:06. > :13:10.and the various mechanisms we have for disposing of the different case,
:13:11. > :13:20.we will come to some arrangement where by as many people as possible
:13:20. > :13:28.feel and understand the Some of the protests have drawn
:13:28. > :13:33.large crowds. So far, 174 people have been arrested. Two senior
:13:33. > :13:41.officers from the Metropolitan Police, who oversaw the London
:13:41. > :13:49.riots to no good years ago, are now working alongside the PSNI. -- two
:13:49. > :13:55.years ago. The PSNI is currently 7,000 strong. The part social media
:13:55. > :14:05.has played in this is also believed to have caused some difficulties.
:14:05. > :14:12.
:14:12. > :14:18.So far, comments have been referred, but none have been charged to have
:14:18. > :14:22.been in relation with their protests. The police have been in
:14:22. > :14:28.contact with the Parades Commission to establish whether there should
:14:28. > :14:32.be a determination made about any decisions made. Go for the first
:14:32. > :14:38.time, housing associations here will be able to offer houses for
:14:38. > :14:45.sale, rather than just offer social housing for rent, are as part of a
:14:45. > :14:49.new scheme that will turn empty houses into affordable homes.
:14:49. > :14:55.Refurbishing derelict houses like these and bringing them back into
:14:55. > :14:59.use is one of the key aims of this new �12 million scheme. Until now,
:14:59. > :15:04.housing associations normally provided rented accommodation, but
:15:04. > :15:09.now they will have an enhanced role, and that -- allowing them to buy
:15:09. > :15:14.repossessed houses and, for the first time, sell them on to members
:15:14. > :15:20.of the public. The affordable housing sector is immensely
:15:20. > :15:25.important, because for some people, it is the only option. We need the
:15:25. > :15:29.help from all of the different sectors of society. It will show
:15:29. > :15:33.that housing associations can set - - step up to the mark and be
:15:33. > :15:40.innovative. We need a strong housing association sector in
:15:40. > :15:45.Northern Ireland. Most of the �12 million will go towards building
:15:45. > :15:49.new homes for sale through shared equity schemes, but the remainder
:15:49. > :15:54.will go on empty properties. Some of the money will be spent by
:15:54. > :15:58.housing associations buying vacant properties like these. Contractors
:15:58. > :16:03.will then be on hand to refurbish them. The scheme will bring some
:16:03. > :16:08.employment along the way. The houses will be sold on to people on
:16:08. > :16:12.a coal ownership tied basis, which will make them more affordable, but
:16:12. > :16:17.not everyone is convinced the scheme is a good idea. This
:16:17. > :16:25.apartment went on the market today for �25,000. The continuing slide
:16:25. > :16:31.in property prices, one expert says, is because people cannot get
:16:31. > :16:35.finance. -- financing. That money could be spent giving 1,000 first-
:16:35. > :16:39.time buyers money to go out and get their properties. They would be
:16:39. > :16:46.better off writing a first-time buyer a cheque and telling them
:16:46. > :16:53.that they could go get a home and said of trying to put properties.
:16:53. > :17:03.Some housing associations are already have their eyes are on some
:17:03. > :17:05.
:17:05. > :17:07.vacant homes they want to refurbish. More than 150 investigations into
:17:07. > :17:14.allegations of criminal activity and misconduct by police officers
:17:14. > :17:16.are to resume. The investigations by the Police Ombudsman were
:17:16. > :17:19.suspended 16 months ago after inspectors said the operational
:17:19. > :17:22.independence of the office had been compromised. Many of the cases
:17:22. > :17:24.involve allegations of collusion. The majority were referred to the
:17:24. > :17:26.Ombudsman by the Historical Enquiries Team, which is legally
:17:26. > :17:35.barred from investigating allegations of misconduct by police
:17:35. > :17:40.officers. This man was a Catholic police officer, shot dead in 1977.
:17:40. > :17:45.It has been claimed that or you see colleagues helped his killers. The
:17:45. > :17:51.investigation into those claims was more than 150 cases suspended by
:17:51. > :17:57.the Police Ombudsman 16 months ago. Michael Maguire was appointed last
:17:57. > :18:01.summer. In his previous role, he produced a hearty critical report
:18:01. > :18:07.about the office he now leads. He said the way historical
:18:07. > :18:11.investigations were carried out had compromise the independence of the
:18:11. > :18:15.Office from the police. He said that the relationship between the
:18:15. > :18:20.Ombudsman and the police had become too cosy. Some inspectors have said
:18:20. > :18:26.that a number of reports into historical events had been altered
:18:26. > :18:30.to produce criticism of the police. One report said that the reports
:18:30. > :18:34.and to historical events should be suspended and will problems had
:18:34. > :18:44.been addressed. Another report today said that enough improvement
:18:44. > :18:47.had been made to resume those investigations. Some people have
:18:47. > :18:55.come into the organisation with significant investigative
:18:55. > :19:00.experience. That gives us a lot of confidence within forward.
:19:00. > :19:04.Office of the Ombudsman has been given �12 million for a dedicated
:19:04. > :19:08.team of 40 investigators to complete more than 150 historical
:19:08. > :19:11.cases during the next six years. Michael Maguire has welcomed the
:19:11. > :19:16.green light to resume the investigations, but will the time
:19:16. > :19:23.and money he has been given be enough? I think it is an achievable
:19:23. > :19:28.-- I think it is achievable. It is ambitious. I do not have resources
:19:28. > :19:32.to address all of the concerns. Sinn Fein has welcomed the move and
:19:32. > :19:38.says it will help restore public confidence in the Ombudsman's
:19:38. > :19:42.Office. But the DP takes a very different view. We remain of the
:19:42. > :19:49.few that these cases should not be dealt with by the Police Ombudsman.
:19:49. > :19:54.The Ombudsman was made to deal with current cases. We feel it
:19:54. > :19:58.undermines the Ombudsman. These historical cases require a large
:19:58. > :20:02.amount -- amount of time and resource, and we feel it would be
:20:02. > :20:09.better if they were dealt with elsewhere. I think Michael Maguire
:20:09. > :20:13.is up to the task and has made the changes that are necessary. We are
:20:13. > :20:21.very much up for that. This is the right place to do these
:20:21. > :20:26.investigations into wrong doings in the past. We will also be dealing
:20:26. > :20:36.with present issues as well. Michael Maguire knows he cannot
:20:36. > :20:37.
:20:37. > :20:40.afford to make the mistakes he said were made in the past.
:20:40. > :20:43.A woman who is terminally ill with ovarian cancer says more needs to
:20:43. > :20:45.be done to raise awareness of the disease especially among GPs in
:20:45. > :20:48.Northern Ireland. According to the latest statistics, 119 women died
:20:48. > :20:58.here from the cancer last year. With poor early detection rates it
:20:58. > :20:59.
:20:59. > :21:04.is felt that many lives are being lost unnecessarily.
:21:04. > :21:08.This woman is getting ready to hit the road, having produced her own
:21:09. > :21:13.album, through music, she is spreading her knowledge of ovarian
:21:13. > :21:19.cancer, a condition she was diagnosed with three years ago. She
:21:19. > :21:29.first Duchy had irritable bowel syndrome, -- she first thought she
:21:29. > :21:30.
:21:31. > :21:35.had irritable bowel syndrome, when a tumour was released -- discovered.
:21:35. > :21:42.I think there could have been a difference if the diagnosis was
:21:42. > :21:49.made earlier. A part of the problem is that sentence of ovarian cancer
:21:49. > :21:56.at similar to other conditions. Among them are or a pain in the
:21:56. > :22:03.pelvis or abdomen. Those involved in current research say that more
:22:03. > :22:08.cases must be detected sooner. recognise that survival is better
:22:08. > :22:15.if the disease is picked up at an earlier stage, however, many of
:22:15. > :22:22.these women, the survival figures, comparing them with 10 years ago,
:22:22. > :22:27.have changed dramatically. Last year, 119 women died of the disease.
:22:27. > :22:32.Criticism that GPs are ill-equipped to spot different types of cancer
:22:32. > :22:40.has been rejected by the BMA. feel that the GM's -- GPs are very
:22:40. > :22:44.aware of cancer. This is the silent killer, and we as GPs have for many
:22:44. > :22:48.opportunities to learn, online and through small learning groups, and
:22:48. > :22:52.I believe that we have improved how we learn about all sorts of
:22:52. > :23:01.conditions, but this is very important to women because it is a
:23:01. > :23:07.silent killer. Off the five Belfast women who the support men that
:23:07. > :23:11.during her treatment, she is the last one remaining. She is hoping
:23:11. > :23:21.to strike a chord with health professionals and women across
:23:21. > :23:31.Northern Ireland. I'll Enfield in danger of finishing this season
:23:31. > :23:34.
:23:34. > :23:39.without a trophy? It is a possibility. There is still the
:23:39. > :23:42.Setanta Cup to come. But David Jeffrey's side are 16 points behind
:23:42. > :23:44.leaders Cliftonville in the league. And their defeat to Crusaders in a
:23:44. > :23:47.fifth round replay suggests Linfield's grip on the domestic
:23:47. > :23:51.trophies has well and truly loosened. This defeat was a bitter
:23:52. > :23:56.pill to swallow for Linfield. Not only was at one of their former
:23:56. > :24:03.players who made the goal, it was yet another sign that the balance
:24:03. > :24:12.of power in the local game may have switched from Belfast's traditional
:24:12. > :24:16.big two to North Belfast's Club, Crusaders and Cliftonville. We won
:24:16. > :24:26.this trophy six of the last seven years. The FT does not rest easy
:24:26. > :24:29.
:24:29. > :24:37.with us. You cannot do it every year. -- de feat. You can take
:24:37. > :24:42.defeat on the chin. There are some things over which you have no
:24:42. > :24:49.control and it is pretty hard to take. Things had started so well
:24:49. > :24:53.for Linfield. A decision came which for Linfield. A decision came which
:24:53. > :25:02.annoyed the Linfield manager. He felt this was a clear penalty.
:25:02. > :25:09.Instead, the referee booked this player for diving. A penalty was
:25:09. > :25:16.given shortly after. Gary Mackay action step up to dispatch on the
:25:16. > :25:23.spot. Then the winner set Crusaders spot. Then the winner set Crusaders
:25:23. > :25:28.are -- sent Crusaders through. There is a winning mentality here.
:25:28. > :25:33.Everyone just believes they can win every trophy we go for. That is the
:25:33. > :25:38.way we approach every game. Crusaders now face Glenavon and the
:25:38. > :25:48.next round. The more immediate aim for Stephen Baxter's side is a
:25:48. > :25:48.
:25:48. > :25:50.League Cup final against Cliftonville on Saturday.
:25:50. > :25:53.This year's Six Nations championship was officially
:25:53. > :25:56.launched in London today. Ireland's campaign will begin with an trip to
:25:56. > :25:59.Cardiff on Saturday week to play Wales. The Welsh won the
:25:59. > :26:01.corresponding game in Dublin last year. Ireland will have a score to
:26:01. > :26:04.settle. However, the coach today found himself fielding more
:26:04. > :26:06.questions about his decision to switch the captaincy from Brian
:26:06. > :26:12.O'Driscoll to Jamie Heaslip. needed to give Brian O'Driscoll
:26:12. > :26:17.some space so he could get up and going. Sometimes you have to do
:26:17. > :26:21.what do you think is right for the player. Hopefully, by giving him
:26:21. > :26:26.this time and space, he will be stronger when he comes back. You
:26:26. > :26:32.always a need him as a player more than union -- more than you need
:26:32. > :26:37.him as a captain. I know you like to belt out a tune, but some people
:26:37. > :26:41.do not have a musical note in their head. Others are naturally talented,
:26:41. > :26:47.like Steven Bell. He spent last year composing a song for every
:26:47. > :26:57.single date in 2012. Why? We found out when we went to take a look at
:26:57. > :27:02.his remarkable audio diary. Some people find an achievement in
:27:02. > :27:08.writing one song, but Steven Bell wrote one for every day last year.
:27:08. > :27:14.He explains why he did it. John Lennon said that a song should be
:27:14. > :27:17.Britain on one day, a record at the next day, pressed the next day,
:27:17. > :27:22.promoted the next day and released the following day. I wanted to do
:27:22. > :27:29.all of that in one day. That is where the idea came from. It was
:27:29. > :27:35.just a moment of madness, really. His two children were among many
:27:35. > :27:41.things that gave the full-time dad inspiration. Just from what I was
:27:41. > :27:47.doing, those days, sometimes you pick up the paper and read
:27:47. > :27:52.something or you just hear a phrase, and sometimes you write out of
:27:52. > :27:56.frustration. If you were trying to write a diary for a year, every day,
:27:56. > :28:00.it would be difficult. Putting a song together every day is fraught,
:28:00. > :28:05.and there would be times when he would have to come to our House to
:28:05. > :28:12.work on his songs and record at 12 o'clock at night. It has been very
:28:12. > :28:17.difficult. It takes a lot of commitment and hard -- hard work.
:28:17. > :28:27.Along with pursuing a career in music, he hopes to perform all of
:28:27. > :28:30.
:28:30. > :28:38.The winter is still very much here. At least no more snow today. Yes,
:28:38. > :28:45.things are at a good deal, then they were. Not much and the way of
:28:45. > :28:51.fresh snow. It did not get the chance to fall, really, either. You
:28:51. > :28:55.can see in this picture, the waterlogged day. It is not really
:28:55. > :29:01.until the end of the week that we will see a decent bowl. We have
:29:01. > :29:05.lost the snow, but we have seen some ice causing some pretty major
:29:06. > :29:11.problems on our roads. The ice is likely to cause a fair bit of
:29:11. > :29:20.disruption. Tonight, another bitterly cold night to calm. We
:29:20. > :29:25.could see -- another cold night to come. We have got some freezing fog
:29:25. > :29:30.patches around, and they might be quite slow to clear in the morning.
:29:30. > :29:38.It will certainly be a cold start and an I c one as well. Probably
:29:38. > :29:43.the best day to get out and about, though. Through the afternoon, the
:29:43. > :29:48.breeze will pick up, and we have got some FTSE thickening up, and