:00:17. > :00:19.Good evening, the headlines on BBC Newsline.
:00:19. > :00:24.The developers withdraw their planning application for John Lewis
:00:24. > :00:27.- the battle moves to the Executive table.
:00:27. > :00:37.The parents of a nine-year-old girl tell an inquiry that Altnagelvin
:00:37. > :00:41.hospital are to blame for their daughter's death. Raychel would be
:00:41. > :00:44.21 on Monday, but instead of going shopping and doing the normal
:00:44. > :00:47.things, we will be going to the cemetery.
:00:47. > :00:49.The murders of two senior RUC officers - former IRA members say
:00:50. > :00:55.Gardai weren't involved. A plan in County Down to generate
:00:55. > :00:58.millions of pounds from mountain biking.
:00:58. > :01:01.Ireland kick off their Six Nations rugby campaign tomorrow in Wales -
:01:01. > :01:09.we'll all have the big match build And the weather and temperature is
:01:09. > :01:12.see-sawing a bit this weekend. I'll have the forecast.
:01:12. > :01:14.The First Minister Peter Robinson has said the Executive and not the
:01:14. > :01:21.Environment Minister will decide planning policy for major retail
:01:21. > :01:23.developments. It follows a decision by John Lewis to withdraw its
:01:23. > :01:33.application for a store at Sprucefield after the minister put
:01:33. > :01:35.restrictions on future development there. The retailer, and the
:01:35. > :01:45.developers behind the proposed out- of-town centre, say they will
:01:45. > :01:48.
:01:48. > :01:54.reconsider if the Executive acts in their favour.
:01:54. > :02:04.# So please, please, please let me get what I want #.
:02:04. > :02:07.# Lord knows, it would be the first time... #.
:02:07. > :02:10.And this is what John Lewis and the developers at Sprucefield want, a
:02:10. > :02:17.500,000 square foot shopping centre on the outskirts of Belfast and
:02:17. > :02:25.Lisburn with the popular retailer as anchor tenant. The Environment
:02:25. > :02:29.Minister says that's not a itable development for out-of-town. -- A
:02:29. > :02:37.suitable development. Schemes like this, he believes, should be in
:02:37. > :02:40.town and city centres. And a bit a like a child who doesn't get what
:02:40. > :02:46.he wants, John Lewis has threatened to take its toys elsewhere, perhaps
:02:46. > :02:51.to Dublin. So what do shoppers make of it? Truthfully, I do not think
:02:51. > :02:59.they are listening to the people. Everyone I know once John Lewis.
:02:59. > :03:04.it is going to bring work, I think the paper said 1,500, it would take
:03:04. > :03:08.them off the brew, which would be a good idea. What about the people
:03:08. > :03:13.with the other shops? Drummers is a great shot then London but the
:03:13. > :03:17.other shops are going to have to close. -- John Lewis is a great
:03:17. > :03:20.shop in London. The row is has provoked an Executive crisis. With
:03:20. > :03:22.DUP colleagues lobbying hard on behalf of Sprucefield, First
:03:22. > :03:24.Minister Peter Robinson is threatening to over-rule the
:03:24. > :03:27.Environment Minister This is where the Environment Minister would like
:03:27. > :03:30.John Lewis to locate - a site earmarked for retail development in
:03:30. > :03:32.the centre of Belfast called Royal Exchange. Her is entitled to take a
:03:32. > :03:36.decision? The Executive is entitled. Not just one minister. BJ Botha
:03:36. > :03:42.might have our own view on it. We will come to a collective decision.
:03:42. > :03:46.It has to be a decision of the Executive. This is where the
:03:46. > :03:50.environment minister would like John Lewis to be. It is called
:03:50. > :03:54.Royal Exchange and is in the centre of Belfast and is earmarked for
:03:54. > :03:58.retail. It does not have any retailers yet. John Lewis said
:03:58. > :04:04.there were only interested in sprays feet and with the First
:04:04. > :04:07.Minister now it St this is a matter for the Executive as a whole, --
:04:07. > :04:17.night saying this is a matter for the Executive as a whole, this
:04:17. > :04:22.
:04:22. > :04:25.issue is far from resolved. How comfortable are you with your
:04:25. > :04:30.decision, which has turned away the developer and the creation of
:04:30. > :04:35.hundreds of jobs? What we also have to creation -- consider is there
:04:35. > :04:38.are thousands of jobs in Belfast city centre and Lisburn City Centre,
:04:38. > :04:44.and in Greater Belfast retail centres, and hundreds of businesses
:04:44. > :04:47.that have been struggling in recession with a shot vacancies and
:04:47. > :04:52.redundancies and in getting me to a policy right, we have to protect
:04:52. > :04:56.those thousands of jobs and has hundreds of businesses. That is
:04:56. > :05:03.what the policy of this government was. But with the policy of Peter
:05:03. > :05:07.Robinson, but he endorsed last year. What do you think of this viewer
:05:07. > :05:11.who says, this is a massive loss. John Lewis would have from
:05:11. > :05:20.thousands of people into Lisburn from all over the island -- all
:05:21. > :05:24.over Ireland. He says it means Lisburn has lost out. That is not
:05:24. > :05:30.what traders in a lot of the city and town centres and Greater
:05:30. > :05:36.Belfast are saying. They are saying this is an important moment, where
:05:36. > :05:45.we protect city and town centre trading, and let Ospreys be
:05:45. > :05:52.developed. -- LED Sprucefield it develop. The notion at Sprucefield
:05:52. > :05:57.of 20 shops with 1.5 times the size of Victoria Centre, the notion that
:05:57. > :06:01.that would not have an impact does not stack up. The shoppers are
:06:01. > :06:06.crying out for a free parking, for accessibility. That is something
:06:06. > :06:12.they can get at out-of-town complexes, just like Sprucefield,
:06:12. > :06:16.and not in city centres. Those who make that argument are probably
:06:17. > :06:20.with Peter Robinson tonight. He is saying to all of those hundreds of
:06:20. > :06:26.businesses and those thousands of employees, in Belfast city centre
:06:26. > :06:32.and in other town centres, you are on your own, sink or swim. It is
:06:32. > :06:36.Sprucefield at all costs, a 1.5 times the Victoria Centre at that
:06:36. > :06:42.location. Is that the message that we send to people tonight? Or do we
:06:42. > :06:47.say, you could have a balanced retail policy that sees sprees been
:06:47. > :06:52.developed as a bulk goods place and Belfast city centre protected. --
:06:52. > :06:55.spruce been developed. Peter Robinson says this is a decision
:06:55. > :07:03.that should be taken by the Executive. What are you going to
:07:03. > :07:06.do? I have a must -- ministerial responsibility to say to the
:07:06. > :07:10.planning inquiry that when it comes to a development of retail in
:07:10. > :07:16.Northern Ireland, the government policy is, be government policy is
:07:16. > :07:21.since last summer, but it is Belfast first, protect town centres
:07:21. > :07:27.in Greater Belfast... So, Peter Robinson is wrong? Peter Robinson
:07:27. > :07:31.is making that argument. There have been many examples in recent times
:07:31. > :07:36.were Peter Robinson says that his will will prevail when the fact is,
:07:36. > :07:40.good planning, a good policy, a good retail policy and ministerial
:07:40. > :07:48.authority should prevail. We will see when that goes. Thank you for
:07:48. > :07:56.joining us. You can add your views on our Facebook page.
:07:56. > :08:01.Still the come... As Basil McCrae continues to face
:08:01. > :08:04.an Ulster Unionist disciplinary hearing, I will have the latest.
:08:04. > :08:07.Parts of a pipe bomb have been found outside a Catholic church in
:08:07. > :08:12.Ballyclare. The army was called to Sacred Heart Church this morning to
:08:12. > :08:15.examine several suspicious devices. Homes nearby were evacuated. The
:08:15. > :08:20.administrator of the church says nothing like it has happened there
:08:20. > :08:25.for more than ten years. A nationalist resident has won the
:08:25. > :08:28.first part of his legal challenge over the flag protests. The unnamed
:08:28. > :08:34.Short Strand resident is arguing that the weekly flag protest to and
:08:34. > :08:37.from City Hall is an unauthorised parade and therefore illegal. He's
:08:37. > :08:43.been given permission to launch a legal bid over claims that police
:08:43. > :08:46.are allowing illegal marches. The judge said the case raised
:08:46. > :08:51.important points in relation to the obligations on the PSNI and the
:08:51. > :08:54.Secretary of State. The public inquiry into the
:08:54. > :08:56.hospital deaths of five children has heard the parents of a nine-
:08:56. > :09:01.year-old girl claim that Altnagelvin hospital was
:09:01. > :09:05.responsible for their daughter's death. Raychel Ferguson died after
:09:05. > :09:15.an appendix operation. Our Health Correspondent Marie-Louise Connolly
:09:15. > :09:16.
:09:16. > :09:20.was at the hearing in Banbridge. Before her death in 2001, the court
:09:20. > :09:26.heard that Raychel Ferguson was a happy and healthy terms. After
:09:26. > :09:34.complaining of stomach pains, her parents to go to other govern's A&E,
:09:34. > :09:40.where she was admitted. -- to occur to Altnagelvin's A&E. They question
:09:40. > :09:46.why proper records were not kept, including numerous episodes of
:09:46. > :09:49.vomiting and by the consultant was not aware that because it -- the
:09:49. > :09:52.child was under to his care until after she was dead. The judge said
:09:52. > :09:56.the parents do not just want those on the ground bearing
:09:56. > :10:00.responsibility, in fact they want the inquiry to identify those in
:10:00. > :10:04.control of the system and all management structures. He said, but
:10:04. > :10:08.parents feel very strongly they were not told the whole truth about
:10:08. > :10:13.their daughter's death and they believe Raychel was killed by
:10:13. > :10:21.Altnagelvin Hospital. Raychel's death is one of five races being
:10:21. > :10:25.examined. The comment thread is the condition, hyponatraemia, the
:10:25. > :10:32.mismanagement of its limits, which in some cases cost their deaths.
:10:32. > :10:37.The court was told Raychel was getting 50% more or than her
:10:37. > :10:42.calculated environments. They also said the fact that she was getting
:10:42. > :10:45.the wrong for the red, she never had a chance. Raychel was one of
:10:45. > :10:50.four children. In court her brothers and mum and Dad heard that
:10:50. > :10:54.this Monday, she should have been celebrating her 21st birthday.
:10:54. > :11:01.would have been a busy weekend. Raychel would have been 21 on
:11:01. > :11:07.Monday. Instead of going shopping and doing the normal things that a
:11:07. > :11:12.family would do, well, we will be going to the cemetery instead.
:11:12. > :11:22.While Altnagelvin has never accepted responsibility, in 2005
:11:22. > :11:27.
:11:27. > :11:30.the Trust wrote to the Ferguson -- the barrister said they wanted
:11:30. > :11:33.to get to the truth. Former IRA members have told a
:11:33. > :11:36.collusion inquiry that they were NOT helped by rogue Garda officers
:11:36. > :11:39.when they killed two senior RUC men. The inquiry in Dublin is
:11:39. > :11:42.investigating the killings of Harry Breen and Bob Buchanan in 1989. A
:11:42. > :11:46.statement was read to the inquiry this afternoon but none of the
:11:46. > :11:51.former IRA men appeared in person. Our Dublin Correspondent Shane
:11:51. > :11:53.Harrison reports. The IRA told representatives of the
:11:53. > :11:56.Smithwick tribunal in unsworn statements that at least 40 of its
:11:56. > :11:58.members were involved in the operation that led to the murders
:11:58. > :12:06.of Chief Superintendent Harry Breen and Superintendent Bob Buchanan,
:12:06. > :12:09.after they visited Dundalk Garda station. An operation, the three
:12:09. > :12:11.former paramilitaries hinted, that began around nine months beforehand
:12:11. > :12:20.with the chance discovery of another RUC officer as a passenger
:12:20. > :12:22.in Bob Buchanan's red Vauxhall Cavalier car at the station. The
:12:23. > :12:25.IRA told the tribunal that British security forces personnel "were
:12:26. > :12:28.creatures of habit" and that with a note of the car's registration
:12:28. > :12:31.number and Dundalk Garda station under near constant surveillance
:12:31. > :12:41.from a nearby derelict house, its members were able to capitalise on
:12:41. > :12:43.what it called "sloppy work by our enemy". The IRA claimed its
:12:43. > :12:50.operation was "lengthy and detailed" and that "at no time was
:12:50. > :12:53.there any input from Gardai or any other source". The republican
:12:53. > :12:59.paramilitary group told that in all there were four operations aimed at
:12:59. > :13:01.killing the occupants of the car. Judge Peter Smithwick has heard
:13:01. > :13:08.accusations against three former Garda sergeants alleging they were
:13:08. > :13:10.IRA moles. All three vehemently deny the allegation. The judge has
:13:10. > :13:12.said that despite giving the IRA members assurances on protecting
:13:12. > :13:15.their identities and guaranteeing their security, he was disappointed
:13:15. > :13:23.by their decision not to give evidence in person under oath and
:13:23. > :13:25.allow their evidence to be tested by cross-examination. The Taoiseach,
:13:25. > :13:34.Enda Kenny, today criticised the IRA's non-appearance and contrasted
:13:34. > :13:37.it with Sinn Fein's calls for a Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
:13:37. > :13:41.The Lagan Valley assembly member Basil McCrea has been facing an
:13:41. > :13:44.Ulster Unionist Party disciplinary panel. Mr McCrea is in trouble for
:13:44. > :13:54.publicly criticising his party's handling of the controversy over
:13:54. > :13:54.
:13:54. > :13:57.the flying of the union flag. -- Union flag. Our Political
:13:57. > :14:00.Correspondent Gareth Gordon is at UUP headquarters where the hearing
:14:00. > :14:05.is taking place. Gareth what happened?
:14:05. > :14:10.Basil McCrae is facing two charges, one of which questions his loyalty
:14:10. > :14:13.to the party. He arrived here just before their hearing was due to
:14:13. > :14:18.begin at 4 o'clock. He is not allowed to bring a legal
:14:18. > :14:23.representative, so instead he was accompanied by a female note taker,
:14:23. > :14:26.who is going to record what took place. He was carrying a large blue
:14:26. > :14:30.bag containing a series of documents which he believes will
:14:30. > :14:36.help prove he is innocent of both these charges. He told me he
:14:36. > :14:42.believes he has a good case. I am certainly quite confident that I
:14:42. > :14:45.have acted on party policy at all times and I really do want to make
:14:46. > :14:52.sure that that message gets out loud and clear. I will take
:14:52. > :14:56.whatever avenues are open to me. There is a procedure within the
:14:56. > :15:00.party hard to go forward if you are not happy with the outcome, but I
:15:00. > :15:05.am confident I will get a satisfactory outcome. Be hearing is
:15:05. > :15:08.continuing. It is too 0.5 hours after it began. We do not expect a
:15:08. > :15:11.verdict tonight. If we get one we will bring it to you.
:15:11. > :15:15.The Chief Executive of Derry City Council has insisted the city will
:15:15. > :15:18.be able to cope with the huge numbers of visitors attending UK
:15:18. > :15:22.City of Culture events. Tens of thousands of people are expected to
:15:22. > :15:28.be there for the BBC Radio 1 music festival in May and almost all
:15:28. > :15:38.hotel rooms have been booked in the city centre. Here's our North-West
:15:38. > :15:41.
:15:41. > :15:48.reporter, Keiron Tourish. Since BBC Radio 1 announced it was
:15:48. > :15:53.staging the big weekend here, the impact has been phenomenal. There
:15:53. > :15:59.will be several stars here during the three-day event. A impossible
:15:59. > :16:02.to put a price on its coverage. We will have international stars.
:16:02. > :16:06.major international peace conference will bring more than
:16:06. > :16:11.1,000 delegates here from all around the world. It is on at the
:16:11. > :16:16.same time as the BBC Radio 1 music weekend. Demand for a bleak
:16:16. > :16:20.accommodation has been unprecedented. -- for accommodation.
:16:20. > :16:25.We are working to get both events accommodated. It will spread out to
:16:25. > :16:34.Limavady and Dundee golf. It is similar to a big event in Belfast.
:16:34. > :16:37.It will come to it surrounding areas. In 2004, 20,000 people were
:16:37. > :16:44.able to see some of the biggest names in pop music. It promises to
:16:44. > :16:51.be even bigger this time around. Are you excited it is going to be
:16:51. > :16:55.happening here? Terribly. The City Council insists it can cope with
:16:55. > :16:59.visitor numbers through a range of accommodation. The City will be
:16:59. > :17:04.bursting at the seams. We need everything from campsites through
:17:04. > :17:09.to budget hotels, we need space were motor homes, and we need to be
:17:09. > :17:13.cheap and cheerful, but houses at home hosting, self-catering. It is
:17:13. > :17:18.the fault next. There is no doubting the significant economic
:17:18. > :17:21.benefit to the wider north-west. These two events alone should
:17:21. > :17:25.generate several million pounds for the local economy. Getting everyone
:17:25. > :17:28.a bed for the night could be their biggest challenge.
:17:28. > :17:31.While Derry has secured so many visitors this year, across in South
:17:31. > :17:35.Down they are looking to pedal power to attract people. New
:17:35. > :17:38.mountain biking trails, which are to open in the next few months, are
:17:38. > :17:41.described as "among the world's best". Mountain biking contributes
:17:41. > :17:47.tens of millions each year to the Scottish and Welsh economies so
:17:47. > :17:50.what could be generated here? Our district reporter Gordon Adair
:17:50. > :18:00.visited Rostrevor, which will be home to 27 kilometres of
:18:00. > :18:04.
:18:04. > :18:09.spectacular trails including two terrifying downhill runs.
:18:09. > :18:12.Mountain biking is one of the world's fastest-growing adventure
:18:12. > :18:19.activities. In Northern Ireland we have a landscape that is just made
:18:19. > :18:23.for it. I am more police with this than anything else I have done. The
:18:23. > :18:27.-- pleased with this. This is one of the world's top mountain-bike
:18:27. > :18:33.real designers. He is behind a series of trails that could give
:18:33. > :18:38.the economy of South Down a massive boost. In Scotland they have
:18:38. > :18:43.training centres. They are getting 600,000 Meite back visitors a year.
:18:43. > :18:51.The Scottish economy generates that -- reckons that generates 80
:18:51. > :18:57.million. Mountain biking trails are in rural communities. It is a big
:18:57. > :19:00.boost to the local economies. is what our economy needs. We have
:19:00. > :19:05.got the setting and the people and we need to bring these people here
:19:05. > :19:09.to see what we have got. When you look at Warrenpoint, how many
:19:09. > :19:14.people have come across to the east coast of is that? If it is one of
:19:14. > :19:21.the most beautiful places in the world and we have a lot to offer.
:19:21. > :19:25.This hidden gem has been discovered, so it will be lovely to see that
:19:25. > :19:30.people come and visit. Building materials has been an immense
:19:30. > :19:35.challenge. Probably the most technically difficult trail bell
:19:35. > :19:40.but I have been involved then. Mostly because of the nature of the
:19:40. > :19:45.terrain and the ground conditions. The aim of us developing and the
:19:45. > :19:50.design of these trails has been to have as little impact on the
:19:50. > :19:58.landscape as possible. I think they are going to be iconic, not just
:19:58. > :20:01.for Ireland but for the British Isles. Is it possible they will
:20:01. > :20:06.make Northern Ireland a destination for mountain bikers outside the
:20:06. > :20:10.country? Definitely. This trail in Rostrevor is probably one of the
:20:10. > :20:16.best purpose-built mountain-bike trails anywhere. It is with people
:20:16. > :20:21.travelling over here just to do this. I think that with the other
:20:21. > :20:25.developments on the cards, Northern Ireland definitely has potential to
:20:25. > :20:32.be an international destination. The trails are due to open in the
:20:32. > :20:42.spring. Ireland's rugby players get their
:20:42. > :20:45.
:20:45. > :20:48.Six Nations campaign under way It is not going to be easy for them.
:20:48. > :20:52.The normally, Aaron and do well in Wales.
:20:52. > :20:57.The last time they won there was 2009 and they went on to win the
:20:57. > :21:00.Grand Slam. In recent years the record has not been good. Wales
:21:00. > :21:05.have won on the last three occasions. Thomas Niblock is in
:21:05. > :21:12.Cardiff for us. It is a match between two said to always produced
:21:12. > :21:20.plenty of Six Nations drama. What separates Wales and Ireland in
:21:20. > :21:29.the Six Nations can be measured in inches... This cake in 2009, two
:21:29. > :21:34.short. Iron snatch their first Grand Slam title since 1948. Recent
:21:34. > :21:43.catches have not been as fortunate. In 2011 there was the infamous
:21:43. > :21:53.wrong call from a touch judge. The result of that was a Welsh try with
:21:53. > :21:53.
:21:53. > :21:58.a decisive score at that condemned Ireland. A World Cup lost to Wales
:21:58. > :22:04.before the 2012 Six Nations, and that Steven Ferris tackle. Many
:22:04. > :22:09.argued still whether it was a penalty and a yellow card. Wales
:22:09. > :22:13.went on to win a Grand Slam, Ireland did did not. It is only
:22:13. > :22:20.their first game of their Championship tomorrow but one that
:22:20. > :22:26.neither side can afford to lose. have to start well. We are fully
:22:26. > :22:30.focused on that. We want to get off to a good start and it will go a
:22:30. > :22:36.long wait to performing well for the rest of the tournament. I know
:22:36. > :22:43.exactly what Wales are about. They are a great side with great players.
:22:43. > :22:51.They will be tough to beat. Simon Zebo and Craig Gilroy come into
:22:51. > :23:00.this side, a fresh sprinkling of attack. They have got a lot of
:23:00. > :23:03.intelligence in their best -- back line. I think they have broken the
:23:03. > :23:08.record for centre partnership this weekend. It will be an interesting
:23:08. > :23:14.match. There is almost a sense of depression around Welsh rugby. None
:23:14. > :23:18.of their side qualified for the quarter-final of the Heineken Cup.
:23:18. > :23:27.You get the sense if they beat Ireland tomorrow, all will be
:23:27. > :23:30.forgiven. It is live on BBC One and Radio Ulster.
:23:30. > :23:34.Ulster rugby's John Afoa has indicated that he intends to return
:23:34. > :23:38.home to New Zealand next year. He says he wants to chase a spot in
:23:38. > :23:41.the All Blacks' World Cup squad in 2015. Afoa is back home for a break
:23:41. > :23:44.and made the comments to TV New Zealand on a visit to the Auckland
:23:44. > :23:47.Blues club. The 29-year-old has been a big hit at Ravenhill since
:23:47. > :23:52.moving here at the start of last season, with his contract due to
:23:52. > :23:59.expire in 2014. What chance have you coming home
:23:59. > :24:05.after that? Pretty good. My wife is due in about 10 weeks. Like most
:24:05. > :24:12.people you want to be close to your friends and family. He is one of
:24:12. > :24:15.our guys, if he wants to come home we would love to talk to him.
:24:15. > :24:20.Glentoran players will not go on strike, despite not being paid
:24:20. > :24:25.again. In December they boycotted training. The club received a cash
:24:25. > :24:31.injection but has encountered more financial problems. Tomorrow,
:24:31. > :24:37.Glentoran take on Portadown. But sides will battle for the top six
:24:37. > :24:43.of the Premiership. A at Windsor Park, Linfield have
:24:43. > :24:48.won their last five League games. They face Ballymena United, who
:24:48. > :24:52.have been one of David Jefferies' bogy sides.
:24:52. > :25:00.It will be very tight and very difficult, there is no doubt.
:25:00. > :25:04.Ballymena, may be just in the County Antrim shoot. -- they beat
:25:04. > :25:14.us in the County Antrim Shield. Coming to Windsor Park will hold no
:25:14. > :25:16.
:25:16. > :25:18.fear for them. We have to concentrate on ourselves.
:25:18. > :25:21.Gaelic football's National League gets underway tomorrow. Down will
:25:21. > :25:24.be firm underdogs when they take on McKenna Cup winners Tyrone in their
:25:24. > :25:28.Division One game. And according to Down's star forward, Benny Coulter,
:25:28. > :25:31.his team will be up against it. But this year the focus will be on the
:25:31. > :25:34.Ulster Championship, so they don't mind if they win or lose.
:25:34. > :25:37.What we would be looking for his surviving. If you do not survive it
:25:37. > :25:40.is not the end of the world, as long as we give good performances
:25:40. > :25:43.and have a good game plan. That is what we are going to go for this
:25:43. > :25:51.year. Last year and a couple of years before, our aim was to avoid
:25:51. > :25:54.relegation but now, we are going to try and build a good team. If that
:25:54. > :25:59.means relegated, it means getting relegated.
:25:59. > :26:02.Gareth Maybin's strong early-season form is continuing. He is eight
:26:02. > :26:12.under par at the Dubai Desert Classic, four shots off the lead at
:26:12. > :26:18.Let's get the forecast. We are into February. It feels as
:26:18. > :26:23.wintry as ever. The northerly winds continue to ease. We have clear
:26:23. > :26:28.skies edging in from the north. That is setting us up for a cold,
:26:28. > :26:33.dry and crisp start. It will cloud over tonight into Sunday. A less
:26:33. > :26:40.cold day but breezy again. There will be rain around as well. Dry
:26:40. > :26:45.tonight and with clear skies and easing wins it will be cold. --
:26:45. > :26:50.easing winds. Many areas seeing frost, things slippery into
:26:50. > :26:54.tomorrow morning. It is a fine day coming up, dry and bright, with
:26:54. > :27:01.crisp wintry sunshine around. Quite a bit of frost on the ground which
:27:01. > :27:07.could linger. Fairly blue skies across eastern counties in
:27:07. > :27:14.particular well into the afternoon tomorrow. Further west, there could
:27:14. > :27:20.be some high cloud edging in, but it is dry. There is a light wind
:27:21. > :27:25.tomorrow, so no wind-chill factor. Similar conditions if you are
:27:25. > :27:29.heading to the Millennium Stadium tomorrow.
:27:29. > :27:34.There is a chance we could see some ice at first tomorrow night while
:27:35. > :27:40.it is still clear. The breeze picks up, wet weather may be in from the
:27:40. > :27:44.West, and that will be lifting a temperatures. Into Sunday, a cloudy
:27:44. > :27:47.a day and a breezy day and there is the prospect of more rain moving
:27:47. > :27:53.into the West later on. Temperatures, eight or nine degrees,