:00:00. > :00:13.become a distraction. Now it is time Our main story is that the
:00:14. > :00:19.Hello and welcome to BBC Newsline. Tonight's top stories: The Irish
:00:20. > :00:23.President and the Prime Minister meet during the second day of the
:00:24. > :00:26.historic State visit. After last night's state banquet
:00:27. > :00:30.Martin McGuinness tells us it was the right thing to do.
:00:31. > :00:33.Unionists call for a meeting with the police after allegations that
:00:34. > :00:38.the IRA smuggled guns from America while on cease-fire.
:00:39. > :00:50.The sale of a former Quinn group business falls through after death
:00:51. > :00:54.threats and attacks on property. Join me at the Masters where our
:00:55. > :00:57.champions are trying to rewrite the record books.
:00:58. > :01:02.And a bit damp overnight, but it'll gradually improve tomorrow.
:01:03. > :01:06.Good evening. President Higgins' state visit to the UK is continuing,
:01:07. > :01:08.the emphasis switching somewhat from the ceremonial towards marking the
:01:09. > :01:13.Irish contribution to life in Britain. We've asked Sinn Fein's
:01:14. > :01:16.Martin McGuinness how he felt about toasting the queen at last night's
:01:17. > :01:21.State banquet and we'll hear that and his response to last night's BBC
:01:22. > :01:26.Spotlight programme on gun-running. First our political reporter,
:01:27. > :01:31.Stephen Walker, is in London. Stephen.
:01:32. > :01:33.Yes, although some of the headlines have been grabbed by Martin
:01:34. > :01:36.McGuinness' presence there's no question the broader Anglo-Irish
:01:37. > :01:41.relationship has been the focus for the President and his hosts. He was
:01:42. > :01:46.in Downing Street where he met David Cameron. He also went to a hospital
:01:47. > :01:50.where he met many Irish doctors and nurses. Conor McAuley has been
:01:51. > :01:53.following the day's events. A warm greeting in Downing Street
:01:54. > :01:56.marked the first formal meeting between an Irish head of state and a
:01:57. > :02:03.British prime minister on English soil. The visit is intended to
:02:04. > :02:06.reinforce the breadth and depth of interconnection between the two
:02:07. > :02:11.countries in trade, culture and politics.
:02:12. > :02:18.An extremely warm welcome to number ten Downing St. It is really
:02:19. > :02:27.remarkable how Anglo-Irish relations have not only been transformed but I
:02:28. > :02:32.see them on an ever-increasing rate. They had lunch ahead of a private
:02:33. > :02:38.meeting. The focus of the visit has changed. Yesterday was all about
:02:39. > :02:40.ceremonial welcome and today it was intended to highlight how ordinary
:02:41. > :02:48.Irish people contribute to everyday British life. President Higgins
:02:49. > :02:53.visited the University College Hospital, where he met Irish doctors
:02:54. > :02:57.and nurses. It was a way of marking the role of Irish people in
:02:58. > :03:06.providing key public services here and gave some the chance to chat to
:03:07. > :03:10.the President in Irish. In other events today, alongside the
:03:11. > :03:15.Duke of York, the president reviewed the rigid mental colours of Irish
:03:16. > :03:22.regiments from the dish army that had been disbanded. And there was a
:03:23. > :03:28.chance to meet young scientists. Where he again spoke of the need to
:03:29. > :03:32.build on an improving relationship. It is essential that we instigate
:03:33. > :03:36.far-reaching dialogue is not only between the disciplines but also, I
:03:37. > :03:42.would suggest, in its application between Britain and Ireland. It is
:03:43. > :03:48.valuable to see these national dialogues expanded and mature wood
:03:49. > :03:54.alongside the strengthening of scientific cooperation between our
:03:55. > :03:56.two peoples and scholars. There are 200,000 Irish people
:03:57. > :04:03.living in Britain and the visit of President Higgins is cementing their
:04:04. > :04:12.place. It is an attempt to move Anglo Irish relations to a new high.
:04:13. > :04:15.Conor McAuley reporting and tonight President Higgins and his wife are
:04:16. > :04:20.at a banquet at the Guildhall here in London. Tomorrow the main event
:04:21. > :04:23.is a Northern Ireland reception at Windsor Castle and a cultural
:04:24. > :04:27.evening at the Royal Albert Hall. Thank you. Earlier I asked Martin
:04:28. > :04:31.McGuinness about his attendance at last night's state banquet and
:04:32. > :04:36.whether his toast to the Queen would be seen by some as the ultimate
:04:37. > :04:42.betrayal. I was given an invitation by both
:04:43. > :04:46.the President and Queen Elizabeth. I was invited to attend this event and
:04:47. > :04:51.of course, the decision had to be made and I think the right decision
:04:52. > :04:57.was made. I am the Deputy First Minister and I attended with Peter
:04:58. > :05:06.Robinson. It had an oral island -- and all Ireland dimension, which I
:05:07. > :05:12.thought was important. My national anthem was being played and then I
:05:13. > :05:17.didn't think it would be right to snub the Queen and the British
:05:18. > :05:23.national anthem. So I think the vast majority of people on the island of
:05:24. > :05:27.Ireland will be supportive of me contributing to a process of
:05:28. > :05:33.conflict resolution and acts of reconciliation.
:05:34. > :05:38.What about others who wouldn't be supported, the victims and their
:05:39. > :05:41.families in Northern Ireland? There are many victims on all sides
:05:42. > :05:45.and I think that the contribution I've made over the course of the
:05:46. > :05:52.last several decades to bring in peace to Ireland is something that
:05:53. > :05:57.is hugely significant and important. My heart goes out to all victims,
:05:58. > :06:03.that is why I've been involved in vitally important discussions around
:06:04. > :06:08.trying to conclude proposals are deals with the past, the issue of
:06:09. > :06:14.parades and flags. I think my community has suffered terribly and
:06:15. > :06:18.the republican community has also suffered. There are victims on all
:06:19. > :06:23.sides but I take tremendous support from the fact that the vast majority
:06:24. > :06:27.of victims don't want to see is brought back into conflict and they
:06:28. > :06:32.want to see their children and grandchildren reared in a peaceful
:06:33. > :06:37.society. What about the programme last night
:06:38. > :06:44.that suggested that talk of peace up to 1999 was on the surface?
:06:45. > :06:50.I am the one, probably, a key player within the Sinn Fein to go see that
:06:51. > :06:56.was very much an advocate for the removal of organs from Irish
:06:57. > :07:00.politics. -- all guns. The IRA put their weapons beyond use. Where are
:07:01. > :07:08.the guns now? They won't decommissioned?
:07:09. > :07:13.I am working on the basis that there was no foundation to the story. I
:07:14. > :07:17.don't know what the validity of the story is. I have only heard of it
:07:18. > :07:20.since the programme aired last night so I don't know about the
:07:21. > :07:24.authenticity of the allegations that have been made. It would be wrong of
:07:25. > :07:26.me to comment on something I have no knowledge of.
:07:27. > :07:29.Well, unionists have been reacting to the allegations made in that BBC
:07:30. > :07:34.Spotlight programme by demanding a meeting with the PSNI to ask if they
:07:35. > :07:37.were aware of claims that a senior member of Sinn Fein was involved in
:07:38. > :07:43.buying and smuggling weapons from America. The accusation was made by
:07:44. > :07:46.a gun-runner who's been given immunity from prosecution. Sean
:07:47. > :07:47.Murray denies the allegations, as our political correspondent Gareth
:07:48. > :07:54.Gordon reports. The man on the right is Sean
:07:55. > :08:03.Murray. Months ago he had a ringside seat as a Sinn Fein negotiator. On
:08:04. > :08:06.last night's programme, he was named as the brains behind a Florida
:08:07. > :08:12.gun-running operation in which this man, Mike Logan, admitted posting
:08:13. > :08:19.around 200 weapons to the organisation between 1995 and 1999.
:08:20. > :08:26.One of these weapons, it is alleged was used to murder two police
:08:27. > :08:32.community officers in 1997, five weeks before the second IRA
:08:33. > :08:36.cease-fire. It was also alleged that authorities on both sides sought to
:08:37. > :08:43.distance the IRA and Sean Murray from the operation in order to
:08:44. > :08:49.protect the peace protests the -- the piece process.
:08:50. > :08:53.They knew that it was run by Sean Murray and was sanctioned at the
:08:54. > :08:57.highest levels by the IRA for top the question is how many of this
:08:58. > :09:00.matters. According to unionists, it does
:09:01. > :09:05.quite a lot and they want to see if anything can be done.
:09:06. > :09:08.I don't think it's surprising that a member of Sinn Fein would be
:09:09. > :09:13.involved in criminality such as this that what we now have is someone
:09:14. > :09:17.coming forward, telling us in quite minute detail what was going on. So
:09:18. > :09:25.we want to know what are the authorities going to do about that?
:09:26. > :09:31.After the On the Runs, we said, if there is more, get it out on the
:09:32. > :09:35.open now. It is a shame we had to hear from the BBC but if there is
:09:36. > :09:39.more and I've no reason to doubt there isn't, let's get it out. We
:09:40. > :09:43.have to move on and we have to deal with these issues.
:09:44. > :09:47.Sean Murray says he has never been arrested, detained or interviewed
:09:48. > :09:53.about the allegations, adding that PSNI would have acted had there been
:09:54. > :09:57.any evidence. Police investigating the death of a
:09:58. > :10:01.baby last month in Belfast have started a murder enquiry. It was
:10:02. > :10:06.radically injured in a house in the east of the city. -- radically
:10:07. > :10:09.injured. One of Northern Ireland's biggest
:10:10. > :10:12.construction firms has pulled out of plans to buy a former Quinn Group
:10:13. > :10:16.business. The Lagan Group had wanted to buy Quinn Roof Tiles. Last week
:10:17. > :10:19.its chairman Kevin Lagan received a death threat in relation to the
:10:20. > :10:30.planned sale on the same day that his wife died. Here's our south west
:10:31. > :10:38.reporter Julian Fowler. 17 people. The takeover company said they would
:10:39. > :10:42.create new jobs. After news of the deal, there were a series of arson
:10:43. > :10:48.attacks on property and machinery. The final straw came last week when
:10:49. > :10:52.the attacks became personal. On the day his wife died, Kevin Lakin
:10:53. > :10:57.received a letter threatening that if the tiles business was sold, the
:10:58. > :11:01.purchasers would not live to see the benefits of the sale. Lakin group
:11:02. > :11:06.said no business can operate when threats against operational
:11:07. > :11:12.decisions but employees, directors and their families at risk. It said
:11:13. > :11:16.it sent out completely the wrong message to other potential
:11:17. > :11:23.investors. There have been more attacks this week. Three mechanical
:11:24. > :11:27.diggers were burnt out at a quarry on Monday. Police say while there is
:11:28. > :11:31.a risk to people's livelihoods, there is a greater risk to life and
:11:32. > :11:40.called for the community to provide information on those involved.
:11:41. > :11:45.Still to come: A tin of soup, a box of cereal, a carton of juice.
:11:46. > :11:49.Basic foodstuffs that you would find in a family shopping basket but some
:11:50. > :11:55.people cannot afford to buy even the basics.
:11:56. > :11:58.Former Chief Constable Sir Huge Orde has rejected claims that Downing
:11:59. > :12:02.Street asked the police to release two IRA suspects being questioned
:12:03. > :12:06.about the attempted murder of a UDR soldier. He was giving evidence to
:12:07. > :12:09.the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee. Our Home Affairs
:12:10. > :12:19.Correspondent Vincent Kearney reports.
:12:20. > :12:23.It is seven years and Sir Hugh Orde had a reputation for straight
:12:24. > :12:28.talking. Today was no different. He was asked why the PSI had failed to
:12:29. > :12:35.make the Public Prosecution Service aware that John Downey was wanted
:12:36. > :12:41.for the murders of four Max urges -- four soldiers. He was told he wasn't
:12:42. > :12:46.wanted. Last week Baxter told the Northern affairs committee that he
:12:47. > :12:50.was inhibited from passing on the information because it could have
:12:51. > :12:55.perverted the course of justice. Sir Hugh Orde said he was wrong.
:12:56. > :12:57.In my professional judgement I find it hard to understand why a
:12:58. > :13:03.detective chief superintendent did not share with his assistant chief
:13:04. > :13:08.the fact Mr Downey was wanted in London. I find that inextricable.
:13:09. > :13:14.He also rejected a claim that Downing Street had asked the police
:13:15. > :13:20.to release men after they were arrested over the attempted murder
:13:21. > :13:25.of an off-duty soldier in 1981. That never, ever happened in my term
:13:26. > :13:29.of office. At no time did Downing Street ever try and influence my
:13:30. > :13:33.decision making. He said he had no idea that the
:13:34. > :13:41.information provided by police was being used to form the basis for
:13:42. > :13:47.letters sent to on the runs. He rejected the suggestion that he must
:13:48. > :13:51.have had some idea. He didn't know there was something
:13:52. > :13:56.happening... That provoked an angry response.
:13:57. > :14:02.I take issue with what Ian has said. It is not plausible. I'm afraid it
:14:03. > :14:06.is what happened. It is a fact. We did what we were asked to June,
:14:07. > :14:10.entirely properly, entirely lawfully. Your question about what
:14:11. > :14:15.people did with that information you have to get in front of them so they
:14:16. > :14:21.can answer the question. I was playing a game around a very
:14:22. > :14:27.delicate peace process. Former Secretary of State Sean
:14:28. > :14:31.Woodward also today rejected claims of political interference.
:14:32. > :14:35.Did I try in any shape or form to interfere or suggest we would like a
:14:36. > :14:38.particular outcome in the way Mr Baxter misleadingly put forward to
:14:39. > :14:42.this committee last week? Not at all, at any time.
:14:43. > :14:45.The government is also facing questions about the underwear and
:14:46. > :14:50.scheme as part of an enquiry into one of the most notorious incidents
:14:51. > :14:52.of the troubles. The senior coroner said that he wants to know if any
:14:53. > :15:00.letters of assurance were sent to suspect in the IRA murders of ten
:15:01. > :15:00.Protestant workers at Kingsmill. There's a crisis in
:15:01. > :15:07.at our hospitals. That was the message from the President of the
:15:08. > :15:09.College of Emergency Medicine at a summit in Belfast today. Health
:15:10. > :15:13.professionals were told that change is urgently required in hospitals
:15:14. > :15:16.across the UK. Among a range of contentious issues discussed was the
:15:17. > :15:24.need to reintroduce prescription charges here. Marie-Louise Connolly
:15:25. > :15:29.reports. While there was plenty of tea and talking, at least there were
:15:30. > :15:32.no tantrums. Inside the conference room, however, there was some tough
:15:33. > :15:35.talking with a message from those who set standards in emergency
:15:36. > :15:45.medicine that things can't be allowed to get any worse. What we
:15:46. > :15:48.are trying to do is turn this crisis around ensuring people are listening
:15:49. > :15:52.and clearly they are and the summit has been affect day-to-day and we
:15:53. > :15:59.are delivering that into a plan and in that plan, as the Minister said,
:16:00. > :16:02.it is about implantation of that plan. The last thing we need is
:16:03. > :16:06.another plan sitting on the shelf gathering dust. But for that plan to
:16:07. > :16:09.work, pressure must be removed from the hospitals by transferring more
:16:10. > :16:12.care into the community. According to the Royal College of Nursing,
:16:13. > :16:15.however, the document designed to make that happen, Transforming Your
:16:16. > :16:23.Care, has become merely a vision without action. Not entirely, says
:16:24. > :16:27.the man in charge. I would like to see it implemented more quickly so I
:16:28. > :16:32.would be in agreement with that so momentum needs to build pace and we
:16:33. > :16:34.need to move forward at a greater pace than is currently happening.
:16:35. > :16:38.The reintroduction of prescription charges reared its head but perhaps
:16:39. > :16:46.that's something for others to deal with in the future. While the
:16:47. > :16:49.delegates acknowledged that today's emergency summit is progress, some
:16:50. > :16:53.of them have told me that there has been enough talking and now it is
:16:54. > :16:59.time for action and that action needs to start as soon as possible.
:17:00. > :17:05.Officially we are out of recession but the knock-on effect is having a
:17:06. > :17:08.major effect on everyday lives. Those operating food banks have told
:17:09. > :17:12.us there are many people in Northern Ireland who haven't eaten for two or
:17:13. > :17:14.three days because they can't afford to. Between January 2013 and
:17:15. > :17:17.December 2013, the church-based Trussell Trust, which runs 15 food
:17:18. > :17:21.banks here, had almost 9000 people needing food from them. Almost half
:17:22. > :17:23.of those were children. Donna has visited the trust's food bank in
:17:24. > :17:32.Newtownards, where the highest proportion of people getting help
:17:33. > :17:36.are working but on low incomes. This is one of 15 projects operated by
:17:37. > :17:40.this charity in Northern Ireland, there are other organisations doing
:17:41. > :17:43.the same, distributing free food and you can see in the Newtownards
:17:44. > :17:48.storeroom that people don't get luxury hampers, these are a sick
:17:49. > :17:54.foods, milk, juice, packets of soup, things you see in every weekly shop.
:17:55. > :17:59.Unfortunately, many people in Northern Ireland cannot afford that
:18:00. > :18:03.weekly shop so they rely on people who donate this food to charities.
:18:04. > :18:09.Shops, as this is, churches and schools all donate. With rising
:18:10. > :18:14.living costs and stagnant wages, perhaps cut wages, people are
:18:15. > :18:17.finding it difficult to make ends meet and many are suffering from
:18:18. > :18:22.food poverty. Julianne is the manager here in the tonight's. This
:18:23. > :18:29.is not a walk-in centre. Hardy people end up your? We work on a
:18:30. > :18:35.referral system with about 80 agencies so we provide agencies with
:18:36. > :18:43.food vouchers, and entering, their health care professionals, like
:18:44. > :18:46.Saint Vincent Paul, women's aid, GPs and MLAs, those tablet
:18:47. > :18:53.professionals. They give clients those voters and they come here and
:18:54. > :18:58.avail of the emergency food. For so many people it is a very difficult
:18:59. > :19:04.experience to, and seek help and say, I am in need. What do they say
:19:05. > :19:08.to you when you encounter them? I think first of all, when they come
:19:09. > :19:16.here, I think it is a cacophony shop so right away, there is a shock, it
:19:17. > :19:21.is not what they expected. -- it is like a shock. It takes a lot of
:19:22. > :19:26.courage to come here. We're just here to help them, have a chat and
:19:27. > :19:31.make them a cup of tea and give them emergency food. Suzanne, many people
:19:32. > :19:39.are seeking your help and other charities. What sort of demand is
:19:40. > :19:42.there? This year there has been an egg demand, people are struggling
:19:43. > :19:46.throughout the province but the main reason people do visit food banks is
:19:47. > :19:50.that they are on low income and they have hit crisis point and they come
:19:51. > :19:56.here to avail of the emergency food, unfortunately. It is a
:19:57. > :20:01.terrible situation to be in but it is nice to be able to facilitate
:20:02. > :20:08.people being said here. Comments have been made, even at Westminster,
:20:09. > :20:11.the people are not prioritising and the problem is exaggerated across
:20:12. > :20:18.the UK but particularly here. How do you respond? There has been a huge
:20:19. > :20:20.increase over five years with the fuel crisis and people have to
:20:21. > :20:24.choose between heating and eating when it comes to the monthly budget
:20:25. > :20:27.and that is not a situation people should be in whenever you are
:20:28. > :20:33.working and trying your best for your family. It is a very bad
:20:34. > :20:36.situation but also has been a huge increase in the price of food over
:20:37. > :20:42.the last five years so those are the main reasons that people working are
:20:43. > :20:47.struggling to put food on the table. About 130 tonnes of food has been
:20:48. > :20:51.distributed by this charity in the past year, right across Northern
:20:52. > :20:55.Ireland. We tried to speak to people who would come to a place that this
:20:56. > :21:05.seeking help but they felt, some of those supposed embarrassed, and none
:21:06. > :21:09.were available for comment. If you want to share your experience of
:21:10. > :21:12.food poverty, please get in touch. Our phone line is 03704 111 630. Or
:21:13. > :21:24.text Newsline followed by your comment to 63399. Our email address
:21:25. > :21:27.is bbcnewsline@bbc.co.uk. Back to that State visit and among the many
:21:28. > :21:29.ceremonial events to happen yesterday was a presentation with a
:21:30. > :21:36.difference involving President Higgins and a rather large dog.
:21:37. > :21:40.Mervyn Jess explains. Yesterday he was at Windsor Castle, parading in
:21:41. > :21:46.front of the Queen and in glorious sunshine and receiving a new coat
:21:47. > :21:51.from the president. Today, he is in a rather overcast Bangor meeting a
:21:52. > :21:54.different audience. And Domnhall was not alone. His handler, from
:21:55. > :22:01.Belfast, also travelled overnight after yesterday 's ceremonials at
:22:02. > :22:04.Windsor Castle. You make a stronger connection with the President of
:22:05. > :22:10.Ireland as opposed to the President of the United States, there is that
:22:11. > :22:14.Irish quality being from the Irish regiment and when the army first got
:22:15. > :22:19.their mascot, eight years ago, there were struggling to get a jacket for
:22:20. > :22:26.a ceremony in Dublin and the guards had one in their storeroom so we
:22:27. > :22:31.kindly donated that and they have now repaid that favour. The
:22:32. > :22:37.significance of the State visit was not lost on one Irish guardsman from
:22:38. > :22:41.Kilkenny. Things have come on in the last few years and the Queen coming,
:22:42. > :22:47.that got things started and President Higgins yesterday, it is
:22:48. > :22:51.brilliant. We will find was the star attraction at today's recruitment
:22:52. > :22:53.drive. He is still not fully grown but his handler says this is one dog
:22:54. > :23:04.that will measure up to the job. Quite the jet setter! Last night we
:23:05. > :23:07.heard from Rory McIlroy ahead of the start of golf's US Masters. Tonight,
:23:08. > :23:10.we hear from Northern Ireland's two other Major winners. Graeme McDowell
:23:11. > :23:13.and Darren Clarke are also in the Masters field. Stephen Watson
:23:14. > :23:16.reports from the Augusta course in Georgia. And don't miss the first
:23:17. > :23:21.shot in this report! It is a tradition. And Graham poll has got
:23:22. > :23:26.it mastered. Skimming balls across the pond at the 16th hole. Some fun
:23:27. > :23:31.before the tournament gets underway properly tomorrow. And when he tees
:23:32. > :23:38.up for real, it will be hard to contain excitement. Like a car --
:23:39. > :23:41.like a child on Christmas morning, Augustine is the only venue that we
:23:42. > :23:46.come back to every year for the major, and being as special as it
:23:47. > :23:50.is, you never get tired playing this. I could play one course for
:23:51. > :23:53.the rest of my life, this would be right up there. I feel like I have
:23:54. > :23:57.learned something new every year I have come back about the nuances of
:23:58. > :24:02.this golf course and I am just learning how to play. It is
:24:03. > :24:08.exciting. It does kick off the season properly and everybody is
:24:09. > :24:11.raring to go. The winner receives the famous green jacket. And the
:24:12. > :24:16.members of that exclusive club were reunited last night but one player
:24:17. > :24:20.was missing from the dinner. Tiger Woods, who was currently injured.
:24:21. > :24:25.The world number one has only been absent from four major tournaments
:24:26. > :24:33.during his career and by a twist of fate, everyone has been won by an
:24:34. > :24:36.Irish golfer. And that is a fact that superstitious Graeme McDowell
:24:37. > :24:42.is thoroughly enjoying. It is incredible, that statistic and we
:24:43. > :24:47.hope that pattern continues! It might be my turn again! Who knows?
:24:48. > :24:51.What would it mean to you to be the first golfer from Northern Ireland
:24:52. > :24:57.to win that jacket? It is everybody's dream. It is tough,
:24:58. > :25:02.regardless which measure I would like to win next. Because of the
:25:03. > :25:08.history and tradition and everything here, and the legends that have
:25:09. > :25:12.been, I think this would be special. And it is an extra special
:25:13. > :25:16.tournament for the former Open champion Darren Clarke. He is making
:25:17. > :25:23.his 500th appearance at a European tour event. It is a great honour, to
:25:24. > :25:27.make 500, it does not seem that long ago whenever I started but time goes
:25:28. > :25:33.quickly whenever you are on the tour. To get to 500 pretty quickly,
:25:34. > :25:39.starting after they think that? I had no idea. In his 20 February
:25:40. > :25:43.professional, Darren Clarke looks to rediscover his winning form. And
:25:44. > :25:46.along with Graeme McDowell, he will try to write another chapter in
:25:47. > :25:52.Northern Ireland's record books. Blue skies over there. Angie is here
:25:53. > :26:03.with the weather forecast. Breezy today. We have some patchy
:26:04. > :26:07.rain this morning that cleared away to leave dry weather. There have
:26:08. > :26:11.been some breaks appearing and we had a clearer slot coming towards
:26:12. > :26:17.the north-west so it might but in a reformed the sunsets. Quite a nice
:26:18. > :26:19.end to the day but change is on the way and overnight we have an
:26:20. > :26:24.approaching weather front and that is moving in from the north-west so
:26:25. > :26:27.that will bring thickening cloud and eventually spills of rain but
:26:28. > :26:31.particularly across the West and into the North, not particularly
:26:32. > :26:39.heavy but it could be persistent and the breeze eases down and very mild.
:26:40. > :26:42.Tomorrow, things will eventually cheer up and brighten up but it
:26:43. > :26:46.looks like another cloudy start for many of us, damp and places as a
:26:47. > :26:50.train slides across mid Ulster towards the South and East through
:26:51. > :26:55.the morning rush-hour. It might be later in the morning before it moves
:26:56. > :26:57.away from County Down. But we have brighter skies following behind
:26:58. > :27:01.someone suddenly includes away it does brighten up in the afternoon
:27:02. > :27:04.with some sunshine coming through. One or two sharp showers running
:27:05. > :27:08.through places but not all places will get those. In the afternoon,
:27:09. > :27:13.some places will stay mainly dry with highs at the average of 12
:27:14. > :27:17.degrees. Tomorrow evening, not a bad end to the day with some sunshine
:27:18. > :27:20.and the showers easing away but tomorrow night does potentially turn
:27:21. > :27:24.quite chilly weather those clear spells and temperatures low enough
:27:25. > :27:28.ground frost and maybe some mist and fog patches as well. One or two
:27:29. > :27:33.visibility issues on Friday morning, chilly to start or not a bad day,
:27:34. > :27:37.dry with sunshine and near average temperatures. Down through the night
:27:38. > :27:40.into Saturday morning but beyond that, the rest of the weekend is
:27:41. > :27:45.looking dry. Thank you. Our late summery is at 10:25pm. You can also
:27:46. > :27:47.keep in contact with us via Facebook and Twitter. Goodnight.