:00:00. > :00:00.Sunday. Make the most of Saturday because Sunday looks pretty filthy.
:00:00. > :00:19.Thank you. Good evening, the headlines on BBC
:00:20. > :00:22.Newsline... The chief constable announces his
:00:23. > :00:31.retirement - we'll assess the highs and lows of his time here.
:00:32. > :00:34.And alleged victim of sexual abuse tells a Coleraine court she was
:00:35. > :00:37.raped every time she visited her father.
:00:38. > :00:39.Why a last-minute compromise could help the Executive stub out
:00:40. > :00:42.cigarette smoking. The driving scheme that lets
:00:43. > :00:46.children as young as ten behind the wheel of a car.
:00:47. > :00:53.Ireland's bid to host the Rugby World Cup gathers momentum.
:00:54. > :00:55.And the Irish Cup serves up a classic.
:00:56. > :01:05.Sunshine and showers today, more of the same tomorrow - but rain is on
:01:06. > :01:12.the way. I'll have more shortly. The Chief Constable has announced
:01:13. > :01:16.he's to retire later this year. Matt Baggott has been in charge of the
:01:17. > :01:20.PSNI for five years. His current contract is due to end in September.
:01:21. > :01:25.He could have asked for an extension, but hasn't done so. As
:01:26. > :01:28.our home affairs correspondent, Vincent Kearney, reports, his
:01:29. > :01:32.decision isn't a total surprise. His report starts with some flash
:01:33. > :01:38.photography. Hailed as a new man who would
:01:39. > :01:43.oversee a new style of Pete -- repeating policing, Matt Baggot
:01:44. > :01:45.found himself the subject of constant scrutiny from when he took
:01:46. > :01:50.office. I am pleased to be appointed as
:01:51. > :01:53.chief of the PSNI at this time. I am grateful for this opportunity and
:01:54. > :01:57.privilege. But events on the streets and
:01:58. > :02:00.reminders from the past were never far away. The threat posed by
:02:01. > :02:05.dissident republicans was higher than he had anticipated and made it
:02:06. > :02:10.impossible to introduce a softer policing profile, with more officers
:02:11. > :02:17.on the beat. The murder of Constable roving camera was a stark reminder
:02:18. > :02:25.of that threat. -- PC running terror.
:02:26. > :02:33.-- Ronan Kerr. One of his successes in his time in office was securing
:02:34. > :02:37.additional funds from the Treasury to combat the dissident threat.
:02:38. > :02:43.Another highlight was overseeing what was described as the safest G8
:02:44. > :02:48.summit ever held. The police are strangely friendly
:02:49. > :02:52.and armed to the teeth, it is a funny combination.
:02:53. > :02:53.I want to thank Chief Constable Matt Baggot for working to keep everyone
:02:54. > :03:08.safe this week. But there were cheers as well as
:03:09. > :03:10.cheers. Matt Baggot find himself heavily criticised by unionists and
:03:11. > :03:17.nationalists over the way the PSNI ELT with right protests and parades.
:03:18. > :03:23.-- flag protests. The chief constable's response to a report
:03:24. > :03:27.criticising the historical enquiries team and the defence of his leader
:03:28. > :03:31.David Fox annoyed many on the policing board.
:03:32. > :03:37.I am told that some board members even discussed the possibility of a
:03:38. > :03:41.note confidence vote in his leadership. That never materialised.
:03:42. > :03:47.The fact it was even discussed indicates all was not well.
:03:48. > :03:50.This is the making of our reputation.
:03:51. > :03:53.A private man, the chief constable is a committed Christian who spent
:03:54. > :03:59.many of his weekends at religious events. But he was viewed by some as
:04:00. > :04:04.aloof and out of touch with officers on the ground. Even fishing from
:04:05. > :04:06.Comput -- if he had been fishing for continents from his employers in
:04:07. > :04:11.recent months he would have find them difficult to come by. He could
:04:12. > :04:14.have asked for an extension to his contract but did not.
:04:15. > :04:19.Our sources told us that Matt Baggot saw the writing on the wall. My
:04:20. > :04:23.understanding is that he realised he may not have been able to secure
:04:24. > :04:26.enough support if you requested an extension to his contract. I
:04:27. > :04:31.announcing his retirement he has avoided a potentially averaging
:04:32. > :04:36.public debate and rejection by the board.
:04:37. > :04:40.-- potentially damaging. Matt Baggot has not said exactly
:04:41. > :04:44.when he believe. Potential successors may hope he does them a
:04:45. > :04:48.favour and stays long enough to deal with this summer's marching season.
:04:49. > :04:50.We will hear more from Vincent in a moment.
:04:51. > :04:53.During his time in Northern Ireland, Matt Baggott frequently found
:04:54. > :04:55.himself at the centre of political controversy. Today, however,
:04:56. > :04:59.politicians from all sides united to wish him well. Our political
:05:00. > :05:06.correspondent, Gareth Gordon, has been gauging reaction.
:05:07. > :05:11.He had his share of political critics, but today they showed
:05:12. > :05:15.understanding for the community policeman who came to oversee peace
:05:16. > :05:19.but found himself mired in many of the symbol problems.
:05:20. > :05:24.We had a terrorist threat he has had to control.
:05:25. > :05:27.-- the same old problems. We have had attacks on his officers and he
:05:28. > :05:32.has done a good job based on his abilities.
:05:33. > :05:36.He also had all of the flag protests in the past year, do you think the
:05:37. > :05:40.adapted to his situation? Was difficult, because no one was
:05:41. > :05:43.expecting that. He has seen major changes within the
:05:44. > :05:50.bleeding organisation in Northern Ireland.
:05:51. > :05:55.There were kind words, too, from nationalists, though no disguising
:05:56. > :06:01.the reservations they had. He certainly made a grave mistake
:06:02. > :06:06.when he effectively end the ombudsman's report into one bombing,
:06:07. > :06:09.and he did not get to grips with the whole issue of retiring and
:06:10. > :06:14.rehiring, whether there was a revolving door process of officers
:06:15. > :06:19.retiring and coming back into sensitive roles within the PSNI.
:06:20. > :06:24.It is no secret there were concerns raised around the police on the
:06:25. > :06:32.parades and flag protests, and more recently in relation to how the HDTV
:06:33. > :06:37.unit was being managed. It is still a difficult job, no
:06:38. > :06:40.matter who's in charge. I think the PSNI Chief Constable, it
:06:41. > :06:46.is possibly the most challenging job in the UK. It is inevitable you will
:06:47. > :06:49.attract controversy from those not prepared to look at the big picture,
:06:50. > :06:53.those who don't recognise the job that needs to be done, and I think
:06:54. > :06:58.we have seen significant increasing satisfaction levels in how people
:06:59. > :07:00.see the local police as a good example of the work he has been
:07:01. > :07:05.doing. It could be said Matt Baggot's time
:07:06. > :07:11.in Northern Ireland was the -- bedevilled with the same problems
:07:12. > :07:13.that proved insoluble for Richard Haass - flags, parades and the
:07:14. > :07:14.past. Where Our Home affairs
:07:15. > :07:15.correspondent, Vincent Kearney, joins me.
:07:16. > :07:25.Have we seen that before? Viewers tonight may be surprised to
:07:26. > :07:30.hear that some of the senior PSNI officers cannot apply for this post?
:07:31. > :07:34.Indeed, that is because of a rule the policing board has, and you must
:07:35. > :07:39.have served as assistant chief constable or higher for at least two
:07:40. > :07:42.years in a police force outside of Northern Ireland. That rule is going
:07:43. > :07:46.to be changed but not in time for this process. That means some
:07:47. > :07:51.high-profile candidates are out of the running, for example Deputy
:07:52. > :07:55.Chief Constable Judith... -- Judith Gillespie. I understand that was one
:07:56. > :08:01.of the factors in her decision to retire last year because she could
:08:02. > :08:04.not be Chief Constable. Also, assistant chief constable will care
:08:05. > :08:11.and Drew Harris on the right are also out of the running.
:08:12. > :08:16.Who are the strong candidates? The only PSNI officer eligible to
:08:17. > :08:22.apply is Assistant Chief Constable George Hamilton on the left. Former
:08:23. > :08:26.PSNI officer Mark Gillmor has also been referred to as a contender.
:08:27. > :08:32.Both have served as police here but have also served as well. --
:08:33. > :08:38.elsewhere. George Hamilton served three years as assistant chief
:08:39. > :08:41.constable in Scotland. Mark Gillmor is currently Chief Constable in
:08:42. > :08:44.Yorkshire but was only appointed in February last year. There is a
:08:45. > :08:46.feeling he may not want to apply for another senior posting at this
:08:47. > :08:51.stage. Will it attract other candidates?
:08:52. > :08:55.I think it certainly will, this is one of the most high-profile jobs in
:08:56. > :08:59.pleasing anywhere, so it is likely to attract other candidates from
:09:00. > :09:02.other police forces in the UK and potentially elsewhere. On the
:09:03. > :09:05.downside, many of the problems we heard in the report. The successor
:09:06. > :09:10.will have the same problems Matt Baggot had to deal with. That is to
:09:11. > :09:15.try to please politicians, the public and the police officers he
:09:16. > :09:17.believed. Many potential candidates may look at the experience Matt
:09:18. > :09:23.Baggot had and have second thoughts.
:09:24. > :09:26.Plenty to come on the programme, including good news on the jobs
:09:27. > :09:34.front as the economy continues to look up in some areas.
:09:35. > :09:37.The second day of the trial of three men charged with serious sex
:09:38. > :09:41.offences against two children has heard from another of the alleged
:09:42. > :09:47.victims. She told Coleraine Crown court that some assaults were
:09:48. > :09:50.recorded on video. The men face over 56 charges including multiple counts
:09:51. > :09:54.of rape. Here's our North East reporter, David Maxwell, and you may
:09:55. > :10:01.find some of the details in his report disturbing.
:10:02. > :10:04.The brother and sister who allege they were seriously sexually abused
:10:05. > :10:08.when they were children both took the witness stand today. The woman
:10:09. > :10:13.told the court her father started the abuse when she was six years
:10:14. > :10:16.old. She said the abuse court worse over the years and after her parents
:10:17. > :10:22.separated she was raped every time she visited her father, sometimes on
:10:23. > :10:27.multiple occasions. Her voice broke with occasions as she relate
:10:28. > :10:31.specific incidents. She also told the court that on occasion her
:10:32. > :10:34.father and uncle would use a video camera to record themselves
:10:35. > :10:39.assaulting her and then make her watch it. On one occasion she said
:10:40. > :10:43.she attempted to run out of the house naked but was stopped, choked
:10:44. > :10:48.and hit with a belt. Her brother took the stand for a second day.
:10:49. > :10:52.A defence lawyer questioned why he had not given more details to social
:10:53. > :10:56.services when he was interviewed in 1997. He said he did not because it
:10:57. > :11:01.became clear the social worker did not believe what he was saying. He
:11:02. > :11:04.also denied suggestions flashbacks could affect the right ability of
:11:05. > :11:12.his men marry and he recalled an episode where he was abused by more
:11:13. > :11:23.than one man. -- the reliability of his memory. The trial continues.
:11:24. > :11:25.Police in Dungannon are investigating allegations of abusive
:11:26. > :11:28.comments sent via Twitter to footballer Stan Collymore. The
:11:29. > :11:31.former England player has accused Twitter of not doing enough to stop
:11:32. > :11:34.users sending abusive messages. Twitter says it takes action when
:11:35. > :11:38.content breaks its rules or is illegal and has a clear process for
:11:39. > :11:42.working with the police. The son of a farmer accused of
:11:43. > :11:45.murdering a man two years ago near Comber has testified against his
:11:46. > :11:49.father today at Belfast Crown Court. He accused him of being at the scene
:11:50. > :11:53.of the crime with a shotgun. Andy West was at the trial.
:11:54. > :11:58.37-year-old Philip Strickland's body was found in his car in 2012. He had
:11:59. > :12:03.been shot in his leg at a yard just outside Comber and bundled into the
:12:04. > :12:07.boot of his vehicle. He was driven on to Ballydrain Road where he
:12:08. > :12:11.escaped and was then shot again in the forehead. Today at Belfast Crown
:12:12. > :12:16.Court, 29-year-old Ian Weir testified against his own father,
:12:17. > :12:18.55-year-old Jimmy Seales, who denies murdering Philip Strickland,
:12:19. > :12:23.claiming to have been at home at the time of the Ville ice killing. His
:12:24. > :12:26.son told the jury he saw his father at the scene of both shootings and
:12:27. > :12:31.he believed he was holding a shotgun, and that he heard too loud
:12:32. > :12:35.bangs. The defence implied that Jimmy Seales's son was an unreliable
:12:36. > :12:40.witness pointing to a history of cannibal addiction.
:12:41. > :12:43.Ian Weir admitted smoking five cannabis joints on the day of the
:12:44. > :12:46.murder but he maintained that despite initially lying he was
:12:47. > :12:51.telling the truth. You can believe what you want to, he told the court,
:12:52. > :12:55.but my father was there. He added his father had told him to live. If
:12:56. > :13:01.my father said jump, I would say, how high. He added I love him today
:13:02. > :13:06.and always will. Ian Weir and his youngest son, Jason
:13:07. > :13:09.Weir, have already pleaded guilty to the murder. A fourth man, Stephen
:13:10. > :13:18.Charles McCaughey, denies murder. The trial continues.
:13:19. > :13:22.Car brakes were allegedly tampered with and a bullet was sent through
:13:23. > :13:25.the post to intimidate a key witness to the loyalist murders of two
:13:26. > :13:28.catholic workmen in north Belfast 20 years ago. The claims were made
:13:29. > :13:31.during a High court bail application. The court was told a
:13:32. > :13:34.significant witness had come forward claiming the accused had been in the
:13:35. > :13:39.killers' getaway vehicle. A relative of this witness was sent a bullet in
:13:40. > :13:47.the post, and a few days later the witness's partner discovered her
:13:48. > :13:50.car's brake pipe had been cut. A last-minute compromise has paved
:13:51. > :13:54.the way for Northern Ireland to be included in a new UK law hich would
:13:55. > :13:57.force cigarette makers to use plain packaging. There had been concerns
:13:58. > :14:01.that the Stormont Executive was going to miss the deadline set by
:14:02. > :14:05.the government. With the latest I'm joined by our political
:14:06. > :14:10.correspondent, Martina Purdy. First of all, remind us what is the
:14:11. > :14:14.point in this new law? In Northern Ireland, around 2000
:14:15. > :14:18.people die of tobacco related illnesses every year, and research
:14:19. > :14:22.shows more and more young people are taking up smoking, despite health
:14:23. > :14:26.warnings. There has been an idea it is the packaging that is part of the
:14:27. > :14:30.problem, in other words tobacco companies should be stripped of
:14:31. > :14:35.branding and the health warnings should come in a package that is
:14:36. > :14:39.very plain or unattractive. This is done in Australia, where there is
:14:40. > :14:42.evidence to show, according to Cancer Research UK, that the
:14:43. > :14:46.packaging is unattractive to young people and they are less likely to
:14:47. > :14:53.smoke. Westminster wanted to pass a law to make cigarette packaging very
:14:54. > :14:59.plain and they asked Northern Ireland that these laws should be UK
:15:00. > :15:03.wide and to let Westminster take the lead.
:15:04. > :15:06.What was the problem? The health minister liked the idea
:15:07. > :15:11.and Martin McGuiness signed off on this but Peter Robinson had not. The
:15:12. > :15:14.problem I am told is that Westminster was asking for a blank
:15:15. > :15:17.cheque, in other which they would design the laws and in a few months
:15:18. > :15:23.if they passed and northern la Ireland didn't like the law it was
:15:24. > :15:26.too bad. After some legal consultation it was agreed that
:15:27. > :15:29.Westminster would design the laws, and if Northern Ireland liked even
:15:30. > :15:35.the good opt in. Do you think we will get this law
:15:36. > :15:38.here know then? There are still opposition to this
:15:39. > :15:41.law. The tobacco industry says it could pave the way for
:15:42. > :15:45.counterfeiters. We will have to see of Westminster has the will to
:15:46. > :15:50.follow through, but at least Northern Ireland has the option to
:15:51. > :15:56.agree to a UK wide law. Still to come before 7pm. Mark
:15:57. > :16:01.Sidebottom is life in Londonderry. A matter of weeks ago he was in a
:16:02. > :16:09.wheelchair. Now he is doing this. We're live at City of Derry rugby
:16:10. > :16:13.club. Official figures have provided more evidence that the economy is
:16:14. > :16:16.continuing to pick up. Unemployment keeps falling, the manufacturing
:16:17. > :16:19.sector is thriving and even the construction industry is making a
:16:20. > :16:30.comeback of sorts. Our business correspondent Julian O'Neil has
:16:31. > :16:35.more. Things are looking up for the
:16:36. > :16:39.economy. Optimism is on the horizon, figures out today paint a
:16:40. > :16:46.picture of improvement in many key sectors. Take construction. Output
:16:47. > :16:53.increased and jobs with it. Still, like economy overall, for the
:16:54. > :16:57.recovery is a long way off. Business for local service companies recorded
:16:58. > :17:01.strong growth. This package career organises pick-ups and deliveries
:17:02. > :17:06.all over the world for holiday-makers and others looking to
:17:07. > :17:12.make savings on airline fees. In spite of the economic climate,
:17:13. > :17:18.people are still making an effort to travel, that's a great thing for us
:17:19. > :17:22.and other travel sector businesses. Jobless figures keep on falling.
:17:23. > :17:26.December saw 600 fewer people claiming unemployment and related
:17:27. > :17:34.benefits. The overall total stands at 59,500. Our unemployment rate is
:17:35. > :17:42.7.3%. 11 successive monthly declines is positive, if not without lips. I
:17:43. > :17:48.think of the people who have been made redundant here, I know people
:17:49. > :17:51.will have been thinking of that, while it is good news and I welcome
:17:52. > :17:57.that, there is always more work to be done. There are some downsides.
:17:58. > :18:03.Youth unemployment is higher than it was a year ago, and our overall
:18:04. > :18:07.unemployment rate is higher than the UK average, which is now standing at
:18:08. > :18:12.7.1%. It is a mere fraction above the threshold at which the Bank of
:18:13. > :18:16.England has said it will consider raising interest rates. Although
:18:17. > :18:22.that standpoint may change in the weeks ahead.
:18:23. > :18:29.Would you allow your ten-year-old child to drive a car even under
:18:30. > :18:32.strict supervised conditions? That's the project currently running in the
:18:33. > :18:38.North-West to give young people more driving experience. And today the
:18:39. > :18:45.Environment Minister paid a visit to see how one youngster got on behind
:18:46. > :18:50.the wheel. This project was set up to give children the chance to be
:18:51. > :18:53.taught how to drive. The cars are dual controls there is plenty of
:18:54. > :18:59.reassurance for youngsters, like this living -year-old. It just
:19:00. > :19:03.started, you do get quite nervous about speeds, but once you get into
:19:04. > :19:11.it, you get used to it after a while. Michael, and the instructor,
:19:12. > :19:17.is also her father. He had no hesitation allowed into the driving
:19:18. > :19:22.seat. They have a lot more experience so whenever you're coming
:19:23. > :19:28.to do 17-year-olds, you have a limited amount of hours. If you are
:19:29. > :19:33.coming to a project like this first of all, you learn to become a really
:19:34. > :19:41.good, secure, confident driver and a new test is a test of your ability.
:19:42. > :19:47.In the first 15 days of 2014, seven people died on our roads. Prompted
:19:48. > :19:53.by an increase in red fidelity is, people are being warned of
:19:54. > :19:59.dangerous. -- dangers. As part of my road traffic amendment goal which I
:20:00. > :20:01.hope to bring before the Assembly, I will be looking at introducing a
:20:02. > :20:11.graduate of learning programme which will be about teaching young people
:20:12. > :20:16.how to pass the -- how to drive instead of how to pass the driving
:20:17. > :20:20.test. Those behind this project believe research underlined its
:20:21. > :20:24.value in preventing death and serious injury. While that debate
:20:25. > :20:34.continues, the minister wants everyone to focus on exercising care
:20:35. > :20:38.and caution on the roads. Rugby's Six Nations Championship kicks off
:20:39. > :20:41.in just ten days time - but could the rugby world cup be staged in
:20:42. > :20:46.Ireland in ten years time? Here's Gavin. Well that possibility moved a
:20:47. > :20:49.step closer today. At a North-South ministerial meeting in Armagh this
:20:50. > :20:54.morning details of a potential bid were outlined. And Belfast venues,
:20:55. > :21:03.Ravenhill and Casement Park, could play an important role. Nikki Gregg
:21:04. > :21:08.reports. This is the line-up hoping to bring rugby's greatest tournament
:21:09. > :21:11.to these shores. A working group made up of representatives of the
:21:12. > :21:17.Northern Ireland executive and Irish government, both tourist boards has
:21:18. > :21:22.been setup to provide a framework for the potential bid for the 2023
:21:23. > :21:24.World Cup. The joint venture would see matches staged across the
:21:25. > :21:29.island, including Ravenhill and Casement Park. A decision will be
:21:30. > :21:34.taken this summer in order to proceed, so this is a work in
:21:35. > :21:43.progress but ministers are confident the project is gathering momentum.
:21:44. > :21:47.Details will follow shortly. But we have been working towards the idea
:21:48. > :21:55.of this for a long time. As governments, we have come together
:21:56. > :22:00.to make this happen. We have all the transport infrastructure we need,
:22:01. > :22:03.the stadium improvement is already happening, Ravenhill is being
:22:04. > :22:10.renovated, there are big plans for Casement Park in Belfast. These
:22:11. > :22:13.venues could face stiff competition, South Africa, France and Argentina
:22:14. > :22:19.are expected to be in the running with bids due to be submitted in
:22:20. > :22:23.2016. Now to the story of a 15 year Rugby
:22:24. > :22:27.player who's defied the odds. Last summer Ryan O'Hagan broke his back
:22:28. > :22:29.while playing for his club. Surgeons told the teenager he'd be
:22:30. > :22:34.wheelchair-bound for at least six months. Well he's surprised everyone
:22:35. > :22:40.- six months on and he's back playing the sport he loves. Ryan and
:22:41. > :22:46.his father Paddy are live at City of Derry rugby club with our reporter
:22:47. > :22:50.Mark Sidebottom. It is a truly remarkable story. As Ryan's Dancy
:22:51. > :22:56.with his mum and dad and his mates, all of them are expecting the man to
:22:57. > :23:00.still be in a wheelchair. The freak accident in training happened in
:23:01. > :23:04.September, you broke your back. Initially, a great period of
:23:05. > :23:07.uncertainty, you didn't know if you would ever walk again, but you must
:23:08. > :23:14.feel like you are one of the luckiest 15-year-olds around! I'm
:23:15. > :23:18.grateful just to be even walking. It's crackers that I am back this
:23:19. > :23:24.quick, compared to what I was told. How long I would be lying on my
:23:25. > :23:29.back. It's great. Remarkable powers of recovery. We could take a look at
:23:30. > :23:33.that period, your mates were a big cock to you, so too were the
:23:34. > :23:39.hospital staff. There are lots of people you want to thank. All my
:23:40. > :23:44.friends and my school, everybody would be as helpful as they could, I
:23:45. > :23:50.was never left stranded and everybody was great in helping out.
:23:51. > :23:55.Paddy, your dad and a coach of the under 13 is here. You refer to the
:23:56. > :24:01.initial couple of months as the last months, did you ever think you would
:24:02. > :24:06.see this day? I hoped for it, I never thought I would, but it is his
:24:07. > :24:12.own determination. There was no pressure from us whatsoever. He is
:24:13. > :24:18.actually going to play again in March. This really is a remarkable
:24:19. > :24:29.story. Q what do you put it? Was at his own fitness? 90% of it, and 10%
:24:30. > :24:38.determination. He was the buffet, he was at the top of his game. Every
:24:39. > :24:41.match, he came out. Let me ask you the difficult but obvious question.
:24:42. > :24:48.As parents, we know these accidents happen and many have not been so
:24:49. > :24:55.lucky as you, how do you as a family decide to allow him back? It is his
:24:56. > :24:58.passion, and to be fair, to stop him would take his passion away from
:24:59. > :25:04.him. His determination to get backers been fabulous and the fact
:25:05. > :25:06.this is what Ryan wants to do, he would love to be a professional
:25:07. > :25:11.rugby player. The meats take that away from him I would just be
:25:12. > :25:17.destroyed him. -- for me to take that away from him. The support from
:25:18. > :25:21.your mum and dad and mates has helped, but for you, I know it is
:25:22. > :25:27.number ten new play, what does the future hold? Hopefully just to get
:25:28. > :25:34.back out here, I would be training every week. Just to get back as best
:25:35. > :25:40.I can. We wish you well, this truly remarkable story of recovery and
:25:41. > :25:44.athleticism. Back to the studio. Coleraine are through to the last 16
:25:45. > :25:46.of the Irish Cup where they'll meet Dungannon Swifts. In last night's
:25:47. > :25:55.fifth round replay they beat Cliftonville 4-3 at the showgrounds.
:25:56. > :26:05.This is a classic cup replay. Coleraine took persist the league
:26:06. > :26:16.duty persistence. -- took the lead you to persistence. They then got
:26:17. > :26:20.three goals ahead, he picked himself up to drill from the spot.
:26:21. > :26:32.Cliftonville pulled one back through oh Carol. The ten men then made it
:26:33. > :26:40.four. But the champions came back. Caldwell scored their second.
:26:41. > :26:42.Gormley with a third to set up a thrilling finish. Despite a late
:26:43. > :26:50.barrage, Coleraine held on and the fans breathed a collective sigh of
:26:51. > :26:54.relief. And that's the sport. Work has started on the restoration
:26:55. > :26:57.of a signal box, that was lost in Fermanagh for almost 60 years. The
:26:58. > :26:59.Bundoran Junction North cabin spent years as a garden shed in
:27:00. > :27:06.Ballinamallard, before being saved by the Downpatrick and County Down
:27:07. > :27:10.Railway. They've just received a ?10,000 Heritage Lottery Fund grant
:27:11. > :27:12.to restore the box - and are appealing for photos of the men who
:27:13. > :27:18.worked in it or for anyone who remembers it in action to contact
:27:19. > :27:23.them. There must be a few pictures out there. What will the elements
:27:24. > :27:33.like for the rest of the week? It was a fairly typical winter 's
:27:34. > :27:38.day, tomorrow will be like that as well. Scattered showers and
:27:39. > :27:42.sunshine. We do have a few showers lingering this evening, most will
:27:43. > :27:51.die away but we will have this band of rain, perhaps some thunder and
:27:52. > :27:56.lightning. Behind it, it will turn quite chilly, a few showers, could
:27:57. > :28:02.be wintry. Where we have clear skies, the risk of some ice forming
:28:03. > :28:05.on roads. Otherwise, like today, largely the same, sunny with some
:28:06. > :28:13.scattered showers. The big difference will be the temperatures.
:28:14. > :28:17.Even at some low levels, we may see the odd flurry of sleet or snow.
:28:18. > :28:22.Through into the afternoon, most of the showers will fall as rain but
:28:23. > :28:29.not by a large amount. For five degrees typically, feeling quite
:28:30. > :28:33.cold. It will turn largely dry for a good while, as we go towards the
:28:34. > :28:40.evening, the crowd is going to roll in, because we have a low pressure
:28:41. > :28:44.system pushing in from the Atlantic. You can see a fair amount of rain
:28:45. > :28:47.for us all. Tomorrow evening, the wind is picking up, the rain
:28:48. > :28:56.reaching the West first, moving eastwards. Temperatures feeling a
:28:57. > :29:03.bit colder weather rain. Not a great start for rush-hour on Friday.
:29:04. > :29:07.Temperatures may be above what they should be for the time of year, but
:29:08. > :29:12.with the wind and the rain, it will feel much colder than that. Most of
:29:13. > :29:17.it will clear as we go into Saturday, some scattered showers, a
:29:18. > :29:22.few of them could be thundery, but Sunday is the next big weather
:29:23. > :29:28.picture. Rain, strong winds, we have a weather warning in force.
:29:29. > :29:34.The Chief Constable has announced his retirement. Matt Taggart has
:29:35. > :29:36.been in charge of the PS and I for almost five years. Our late summary
:29:37. > :29:48.is at 10.25. See you then. your family and hard-working
:29:49. > :29:52.people in your area,