:00:00. > 3:59:59four x 400 m relay team. That's
:00:00. > :00:12.Good evening. Stars of the theatre have been paying tribute to the
:00:13. > :00:17.Belfast born actor and writer James Ellis who died yesterday. He was 82
:00:18. > :00:20.and took seriously ill almost two weeks ago. Our arts correspondent
:00:21. > :00:27.Maggie Taggart looks back on his life.
:00:28. > :00:31.James Ellis received an honorary doctorate for his service to the
:00:32. > :00:35.performance arts as a tribute to his wife's work as an actor on the key
:00:36. > :00:43.stage, as an actor and writer and translator. His early break came in
:00:44. > :00:49.the 1960s in Z cars. His Belfast accent was the first to be held
:00:50. > :00:56.regularly on network television. You are married to an angel!
:00:57. > :01:03.In 1960, James Ellis courted controversy doing the play Over The
:01:04. > :01:12.Bridge about sectarianism on the Belfast shipyards. They bucked the
:01:13. > :01:16.trend and the establishment at that time, a very brave thing to do. A
:01:17. > :01:28.new bridge is being built at the touring Park to commemorate his
:01:29. > :01:32.life. On the BBC television series, Ali
:01:33. > :01:39.Plays, he played the flawed father alongside Kenneth Branagh. Every
:01:40. > :01:48.morning he came in with the new anecdote. He and acted the skin of
:01:49. > :01:51.that character. He made frequent twits -- traps to Belfast and
:01:52. > :01:59.attended the opening of an updated play. We are very sad but road as
:02:00. > :02:05.well. Last night at the theatre there was a standing ovation for
:02:06. > :02:09.him. We like to think that we were standing up for a man who stood up
:02:10. > :02:12.for us. His family say he was locked Belfast and despite decades of
:02:13. > :02:25.living in England he never forgot his roots. He never stops talking
:02:26. > :02:30.about Belfast with great fondness. It is heartening when you talk to
:02:31. > :02:34.Jenny Nisbet and Kenneth Branagh that the never stop seeing how they
:02:35. > :02:39.blazed a trail for Northern Irish actors. He died in hospital at the
:02:40. > :02:43.age of 82 following a stroke. His family say they will be buried in
:02:44. > :02:47.the home city that he loved. A baby remains in a critical
:02:48. > :02:49.condition in intensive care after an incident in East Belfast on Friday.
:02:50. > :02:52.Forensic officers have been examining a property in Connsbrook
:02:53. > :03:00.Avenue. It's understood the infant's mother has been arrested and is
:03:01. > :03:03.being questioned by the police. A man's been injured in a hijacking
:03:04. > :03:07.incident in Londonderry. Two men assaulted the driver of a van in De
:03:08. > :03:11.Burgh Terrace before taking the vehicle. It was later involved in a
:03:12. > :03:14.collision and was set on fire. The victim was taken to hospital for a
:03:15. > :03:20.suspected broken cheek bone. Two men have been arrested. Two women and a
:03:21. > :03:25.man have escaped injury during an attack on a house in Larne. The
:03:26. > :03:28.front windows of the property in Greenland Parade were smashed and
:03:29. > :03:31.paint was thrown over it during the incident which took place in the
:03:32. > :03:34.early hours of Sunday morning. It's the second time the house has been
:03:35. > :03:43.attacked in a week. To sport now and there was
:03:44. > :03:45.disappointment for both Ulster counties in gaelic football's
:03:46. > :03:53.national league Division One today. Derry lost to Cork by a point. Well
:03:54. > :03:57.income are any, Tyrone suffered one of their heaviest defeats in recent
:03:58. > :04:04.years. This goal helped Kerry to a 15 points victory. It is Tyrone 's
:04:05. > :04:07.first defeat in 2014. Ireland can win the Six Nations
:04:08. > :04:11.Championship next weekend if they defeat France in Paris. Yesterday
:04:12. > :04:17.they set up an exciting finale to the CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
:04:18. > :04:21.Tournament by beating Italy 47 - 17. It was an emotional afternoon for
:04:22. > :04:28.Brian O'Driscoll, who played any record-breaking 140th test match.
:04:29. > :04:35.Stephen Watson reports. Preparing for his last international
:04:36. > :04:38.opinions on home soil. On the day Brian O'Driscoll" mac most capped
:04:39. > :04:47.player, Ireland's Talisman Energy world-class performance. He set up
:04:48. > :04:54.tries for Jonathan Sexton. And Ulster's Andrew Trimble. O'Driscoll
:04:55. > :05:01.produced a man of the match display on an unforgettable afternoon. I
:05:02. > :05:09.haven't even let myself think about that, you know? It is so emotional.
:05:10. > :05:16.It has been a huge part of my whole adult life and to leave here, it is
:05:17. > :05:21.going to be hard, but awfully we will set ourselves up for a victory
:05:22. > :05:30.next week. That is when Ireland will try to secure their second Six
:05:31. > :05:34.Nations Championship in 29 years. The fairy tale is to win something
:05:35. > :05:41.for Brian and people to do that by winning next week. That would be the
:05:42. > :05:44.icing on the cake, I suppose. Brian O'Driscoll may have said goodbye to
:05:45. > :05:45.the Aviva Stadium, but we have not quite seen the
:05:46. > :06:03.Good evening, it is turning into a soggy end for the rest of this
:06:04. > :06:08.evening. But we have some high pressure building as we head into
:06:09. > :06:11.next week. It will not always be sunny but there will be some
:06:12. > :06:18.brighter and sunny spells also some patches of Ford and frost likely.
:06:19. > :06:21.Today we have had a weather front line across Northern Ireland which
:06:22. > :06:24.is bringing this more persistent rain. They will linger for a time
:06:25. > :06:29.this evening before moving away eastwards. Once they do, the second
:06:30. > :06:34.part of the night as drier with clearer spells. Temperatures close
:06:35. > :06:38.to freezing. We are looking at a touch of frost, maybe a few hazy
:06:39. > :06:44.patches and some MS and fog patches to. -- mist and fog patches as well.
:06:45. > :06:52.Tomorrow there could be some visibility issues. It will send out
:06:53. > :06:56.and left, perhaps" for a period of time before the sun breaks through.
:06:57. > :07:04.Similar start for the Republic of Ireland. Some low cloud and mist of
:07:05. > :07:06.fog -- and fog. It should brighten up across Scotland and the North of
:07:07. > :07:12.England. We have that weakened weather front moving across as well.
:07:13. > :07:17.It will be cooler than to we be so highs of almost 21 degrees. For
:07:18. > :07:22.Northern Ireland, the afternoon some decent spells of sunshine and highs
:07:23. > :07:29.recovering to 10 degrees. Driver the rest of the week. Some patches frost
:07:30. > :07:32.at night. Join us at 1015. Goodbye.