:00:00. > :00:00.driest and brightest. Thank you. Now we
:00:00. > :00:18.This is BBC Newsline. Tonight's headlines.
:00:19. > :00:21.Tributes are paid to the BBC Broadcaster Gerry Anderson
:00:22. > :00:36.He was just a very charming man. He could talk to anybody. He could talk
:00:37. > :00:37.to the Queen, he could talk to a little woman who had lost her
:00:38. > :00:39.budgie. Two DUP ministers warn about
:00:40. > :00:48.the serious impact budgets cuts I am putting it up to the Executive
:00:49. > :00:50.that I'm not carrying out the cuts, so if they want someone to do it,
:00:51. > :00:52.they can find someone else. One of the key players in the peace
:00:53. > :00:55.process, the former Taoiseach Albert It's a story of bright days
:00:56. > :01:05.but chilly nights to end the week. Scotland decides whether or not to
:01:06. > :01:12.independent, I am in and Northern Ireland seeing the parts played by
:01:13. > :01:20.an Irishman and Scotsman. Hello
:01:21. > :01:22.and welcome to tonight's programme. A one-off, a broadcasting legend the
:01:23. > :01:25.like of which we'll never see again. Just some of the tributes
:01:26. > :01:28.paid to Gerry Anderson. The airwaves have been filled today
:01:29. > :01:29.with friends and listeners describing
:01:30. > :01:33.Gerry Anderson as the best of them. He was on air for a quarter of a
:01:34. > :01:37.century, until illness took him out Today, the great
:01:38. > :01:41.and the good paid their tributes. But it was his humour and his easy
:01:42. > :01:45.relationship with his listeners, ordinary people everywhere,
:01:46. > :01:48.and his roots in the place he called Stroke City, that most marked
:01:49. > :01:52.Gerry Anderson as unique. Maggie Taggart looks back
:01:53. > :02:13.on his life. ruined that moment! To radio and
:02:14. > :02:18.television audiences, Gerry Anderson meant humour, music and a wry look
:02:19. > :02:23.at life. Born in Stroke City, he soon showed a talent for music and
:02:24. > :02:29.performing. Focus daily show on radio Ulster, and for his television
:02:30. > :02:32.programmes, Gerry Anderson won acclaim and audience affection. He
:02:33. > :02:35.was also a guitarist and an early break came on the Manchester music
:02:36. > :02:41.scene where he worked the clubs. Tours of the UK and abroad followed
:02:42. > :02:46.with his band. In Canada, he joined a band called Ronnie Hawkins and the
:02:47. > :02:52.Hawks. Back home, he settled long enough to study for a degree in
:02:53. > :02:55.sociology and social anthropology. Then a postgraduate diploma in
:02:56. > :02:59.education. He tried teaching but it became clear his place was in a
:03:00. > :03:07.radio studio or in front of a camera. This was a shirt factory.
:03:08. > :03:12.1500 girls worked in there. He developed a new style of
:03:13. > :03:16.broadcasting. He transformed radio broadcasting, no question about
:03:17. > :03:22.that. He was a breath of fresh air. We hadn't heard anyone like him
:03:23. > :03:32.before. It was irreverent, cheeky. He was very creative. Thank you and
:03:33. > :03:36.welcome. As a daily radio show presenter and a chat show host and
:03:37. > :03:41.documentary maker, his humour and ability to connect with people
:03:42. > :03:45.resulted in a cluster of awards. God is in heaven, Elizabeth is on the
:03:46. > :03:49.throne, and the door will open in two hours. He was a man of wit and
:03:50. > :03:53.mischief, two hours. He was a man of wit and
:03:54. > :04:02.insight into what he did, and he will be sadly missed by all
:04:03. > :04:13.insight into what he did, and he a show band guitarist to chat, Gerry
:04:14. > :04:18.proved to be an awkward mismatch, but then he made documentaries for
:04:19. > :04:22.the BBC station. It is two years since he was at his radio Foyle
:04:23. > :04:28.microphone but even so his death has been a shock to his comics. He was
:04:29. > :04:32.humorous and friendly. He was someone that would always be your
:04:33. > :04:37.friend. If you, he could be quirky in his own little way, but he was a
:04:38. > :04:43.friend of mine. And I will sorely miss Gerry Anderson. Always looking
:04:44. > :04:45.for the Google in every situation, Gerry Anderson has said his final
:04:46. > :04:49.goodbye. Gerry Anderson has said his final
:04:50. > :04:55.explained how much she loved the job he was so good at. I come in here
:04:56. > :05:00.and I just enjoy myself. I never regard it as a chore. Don't talk
:05:01. > :05:03.anybody, but I would have done it for nothing!
:05:04. > :05:06.Many of those whose lives Gerry Anderson touched have been sharing
:05:07. > :05:08.their sadness at his death and their memories of him on Twitter.
:05:09. > :05:12.He had an impact on the lives of those from all ends of the spectrum,
:05:13. > :05:16.from the comedian Paddy Kielty, to the Deputy First Minister and Stroke
:05:17. > :05:21.City native, Martin McGuinness, who said he "brightened all our lives."
:05:22. > :05:26.The DUP MP Jeffrey Donaldson tweeted about what he would miss about the
:05:27. > :05:29.broadcaster, while the television presenter Christine Bleakley called
:05:30. > :05:34.him "a broadcasting legend, a gentleman and a great friend."
:05:35. > :05:38.Many of the tweets talked about the broadcaster's genius.
:05:39. > :05:41.The actor and playwright Dan Gordon described him as "
:05:42. > :05:58.Its echoing, isn't it? gathering reaction.
:05:59. > :06:06.Its echoing, isn't it? a toilet? Yes, you are missing! Very
:06:07. > :06:11.good. Memories of a legend. Behind the laughter, there is sadness. It
:06:12. > :06:15.is a difficult day for colleagues and friends of a man described as a
:06:16. > :06:23.broadcasting genius. After all, the Queen is very friendly with me. Much
:06:24. > :06:28.is never met you. -- but she has never met you. People loved his
:06:29. > :06:32.partnership with Sean Coyle but it was his relationship with the
:06:33. > :06:37.listener and public that set him aside. In his native Derry, he was
:06:38. > :06:43.adored. Many today are mourning the loss of one of the city's most
:06:44. > :06:50.famous sons. Unique talent. Very, very entertaining, very skilled
:06:51. > :06:57.interviewer. He will be missed. I loved his music and his work. And
:06:58. > :07:03.they mean they -- and they renamed it Stroke City. He was an
:07:04. > :07:08.intelligent man. He was a great icon of the town. That popularity
:07:09. > :07:12.stretched further than his birthplace with tributes pouring in
:07:13. > :07:17.from fans and colleagues across Northern Ireland. My favourite
:07:18. > :07:22.moments were handovers with Gerry Anderson when I knew that even for
:07:23. > :07:26.me he was being incredibly dangerous, and then sat cheeky,
:07:27. > :07:31.cheeky laugh, when he was basically saying, I know this is right on the
:07:32. > :07:40.edge. At the end of the day, he was good enough to get away with it. He
:07:41. > :07:46.was less well-known for his talents as a singer and bass player. He had
:07:47. > :07:52.that gift that he could make the hairs stand on the back of your neck
:07:53. > :07:59.when he hit those high notes. It is the saddest day for me. Those who
:08:00. > :08:03.loved and new Gerry Anderson are now coming to terms with the loss of an
:08:04. > :08:10.I'm joined now from our Foyle studio by Mickey Bradley
:08:11. > :08:17.It goes without saying that he's irreplaceable.
:08:18. > :08:27.He is. In the office today, his desk behind Sean Coyle's, it has been
:08:28. > :08:31.empty since November 2012, but today there is definitely something
:08:32. > :08:37.different about the place. There is a mixture of extreme sadness and
:08:38. > :08:40.amazing humour. Everybody has their favourite Gerry Anderson story,
:08:41. > :08:46.either from what he said to them or on-air. And a moving tribute from
:08:47. > :08:54.his wife this afternoon. Yes, Christine has had an awful two
:08:55. > :08:59.years. And a sign of how strong the family was that they bought that. In
:09:00. > :09:05.a very low-key way because thankfully, there wasn't that huge
:09:06. > :09:09.media coverage of his illness. People would wring every day but
:09:10. > :09:18.they would be very respectful to ask how he was. Our line is that he was
:09:19. > :09:23.ill and whenever he recovers he will be back on air. And that was the
:09:24. > :09:28.truth up until today. And his humour, it became part of the heart
:09:29. > :09:33.and soul of Northern Ireland. Absolutely. And it is because of his
:09:34. > :09:41.roots. I know it's been said before, but he was very working class. Gerry
:09:42. > :09:45.was Derry and he could connect with people, no matter where you were
:09:46. > :09:50.from. He could talk to anyone, as you mentioned. He could talk to the
:09:51. > :09:56.Queen and to the wee woman looking for her dog. He would go and listen.
:09:57. > :10:00.He was very compassionate as well. As well as being very witty and very
:10:01. > :10:06.cutting. Especially with Sean Coyle, which is fair enough. But he was a
:10:07. > :10:11.very kind person which didn't come across as much on the radio or on
:10:12. > :10:17.the TV as it should. And, yet, for such a public figure, a very private
:10:18. > :10:21.man. Yes, I remember the last day he was at work. I was in the room with
:10:22. > :10:26.him along with one of our editors and he was saying, right, I'm going
:10:27. > :10:33.away now, I'm going to have this procedure. He says, do you want us
:10:34. > :10:41.to contact you? He says, no. I'll be fine. And he was. He went, and he
:10:42. > :10:50.just did everything at his own pace and the way he wanted to do it. And
:10:51. > :10:53.that is how it was with Gerry. Our condolences to everyone in Foyle and
:10:54. > :11:01.thank you for joining us this evening. An Ebola scare in County
:11:02. > :11:06.Donegal. The details are sketchy, but what can you tell us? The
:11:07. > :11:10.Republic's health service executive has confirmed that isolation
:11:11. > :11:15.procedures have been put in place at a hospital in County Donegal after
:11:16. > :11:20.the suspected death of a man from the south-west of the county because
:11:21. > :11:24.of the Ebola virus. Now, it is deadly, it has no known cure, and it
:11:25. > :11:29.seems to be confined to Western Africa, and the way to deal with it
:11:30. > :11:33.is through quarantine and through very, very good hygiene. We
:11:34. > :11:38.understand the man who died had recently returned from Sierra Leone.
:11:39. > :11:41.And a priest who had been working in Sierra Leone died in Spain last
:11:42. > :11:46.week. The place where this man had been working, we understand, a
:11:47. > :11:53.number of people that had contact -- contract had the disease. The WHO
:11:54. > :11:59.says that about 2500 people have contacted them with Ebola, and 1300
:12:00. > :12:03.have died. The results of the test on the Donegal man will be conducted
:12:04. > :12:05.tomorrow. -- will be known tomorrow. Tonight two DUP ministers are
:12:06. > :12:07.warning about the serious impact cuts will
:12:08. > :12:09.have on their Stormont departments. The Health Minister Edwin Poots says
:12:10. > :12:12.he is appalled at receiving only ?20 million
:12:13. > :12:15.after requesting ?160 million. His party colleague
:12:16. > :12:20.Nelson McCausland has also warned today that Housing Executive rents
:12:21. > :12:23.could rise, and there could be job losses because his department is
:12:24. > :12:28.losing ?29 million. Here is our Political
:12:29. > :12:41.reporter Stephen Walker. Edwin Poots wanted ?160 million
:12:42. > :12:45.extra for kids health department but he got just ?20 million in a new
:12:46. > :12:49.budget revealed earlier this month. He says the cuts mean nursing
:12:50. > :12:54.recruitment will be affected, there'll be less money for drugs and
:12:55. > :12:59.operations be cancelled. I have no intention of making these cuts, so
:13:00. > :13:05.it goes back to the Executive that they need to step up to the plate
:13:06. > :13:09.and provide the money to do it, we potentially break the budget, they
:13:10. > :13:11.find another minister to do it, or the Executive takes the decision
:13:12. > :13:16.that it is going to the Executive takes the decision
:13:17. > :13:21.cuts. Earlier this month, the finance minister, Simon Hamilton,
:13:22. > :13:25.criticised Edwin Poots' party colleague in an overspend in the
:13:26. > :13:33.department. Some wonder if this developer and is part of a DUP power
:13:34. > :13:38.struggle. I'd like to think it isn't party politics. It would be shocking
:13:39. > :13:43.if the health of the people of Northern Ireland was being used as a
:13:44. > :13:46.political pawn. I'd like to think that the current health minister is
:13:47. > :13:50.finally doing the right thing, standing up for the service,
:13:51. > :13:53.finally doing the right thing, standing up for the people. Others
:13:54. > :14:00.insist that Edwin Poots has created a political crisis in his own
:14:01. > :14:05.department. He has effectively tendered his resignation. The health
:14:06. > :14:09.Department at this time doesn't need this crisis. And the leadership
:14:10. > :14:13.needs to be stabilised by this minister or a new minister. The
:14:14. > :14:18.Ulster Unionists are wondering whether this is about internal party
:14:19. > :14:23.politics. I don't know what is at play. Is this a leadership ploy by
:14:24. > :14:26.Edwin Poots or is he trying to assert himself into what will be a
:14:27. > :14:31.leadership battle? There could be all sorts of things going on within
:14:32. > :14:36.the DUP and between the DUP and Sinn Fein. What is clear that at the
:14:37. > :14:44.heart of this government is we have dysfunctionality. Edwin Poots'
:14:45. > :14:49.figures don't add up, the Executive says, which raises questions about
:14:50. > :14:54.the budget management. Today, Edwin Poots wasn't the only DUP minister
:14:55. > :14:59.to warn of dark days ahead. The social development Minister, Nelson
:15:00. > :15:02.McCausland, says his department has to save ?29 million and he says that
:15:03. > :15:06.will lead to an increase in Housing Executive rents and he said it could
:15:07. > :15:10.lead to job losses and an increase in the waiting time for those
:15:11. > :15:14.looking for accommodation. Whether it is housing or health, this new
:15:15. > :15:19.financial climate is beginning to take hold.
:15:20. > :15:21.The former Taoiseach Albert Reynolds has died at the age of 81.
:15:22. > :15:23.The Fianna Fail politician, negotiated the Downing Street
:15:24. > :15:26.Declaration with John Major in 1993, and was considered to have played
:15:27. > :15:29.a significant role in the peace process in Northern Ireland.
:15:30. > :15:37.Here's our Political Correspondent Gareth Gordon.
:15:38. > :15:42.Albert Reynolds was, in many ways, as unlikely a Taoiseach as he was a
:15:43. > :15:56.peacemaker in Northern Ireland. A love of country and western,
:15:57. > :16:00.allied with a head for business, saw him by a string of dance halls and
:16:01. > :16:05.he invested his money in various businesses, including a dog food
:16:06. > :16:10.factory. As a late starter in politics, he made up for lost time,
:16:11. > :16:16.becoming Taoiseach in February 1992 after the fall of his ally, Charles
:16:17. > :16:23.hockey. I declare Albert Reynolds to have been nominated for appointment
:16:24. > :16:32.as president of tea shop. -- of Taoiseach. I believe in improving
:16:33. > :16:35.standards of living. And I believe that the business community are up
:16:36. > :16:37.to it and may have a major contribution to make.
:16:38. > :16:40.to it and may have a major contribution to Unionists were not
:16:41. > :16:46.impressed when he came to Stormont saying that articles two and three
:16:47. > :16:51.were not for sale. He also controversially supported the Adams
:16:52. > :16:58.peace process which led to the Downing Street Declaration. This is
:16:59. > :17:03.a historic opportunity for peace. We hope that everybody will grasp it.
:17:04. > :17:09.He came along as Taoiseach at the right time. He was concerned about
:17:10. > :17:12.the bloodshed and mayhem he saw in Northern Ireland, and he was
:17:13. > :17:17.prepared to take risks to try to put it right. And I think the fact he
:17:18. > :17:21.was prepared to take political risks for peace, knowing it might end
:17:22. > :17:26.badly, marks him out as a very special kind of person. The
:17:27. > :17:31.declaration stated that the people of Northern Ireland should be free
:17:32. > :17:37.to decide their own fate. The first IRA cease-fire followed in August
:17:38. > :17:41.1994, allowing Albert Reynolds to be ever more balls. He brought Sinn
:17:42. > :17:43.Fein into the forum in Dublin and he posed for the famous triple
:17:44. > :17:51.handshake involving Gerry Adams and John Hume. That was vital, it was
:17:52. > :17:55.key. Our strategy within Sinn Fein at the time was to try to be in a
:17:56. > :17:59.position where we could put a proposition to the IRA which would
:18:00. > :18:04.result in the IRA calling a unilateral cease-fire. Critical to
:18:05. > :18:10.all of that is was the role of the Irish government, the administration
:18:11. > :18:17.and the White House. And John Hume. And I think that the fact that all
:18:18. > :18:24.of those people, Clinton, Hume, Adams, Reynolds, they showed
:18:25. > :18:28.themselves to be visitors, the coming together of all of those
:18:29. > :18:31.elements was very convincing in terms of the IRA making their
:18:32. > :18:39.decision to call the cease-fire. All his process -- progress with
:18:40. > :18:46.Northern Ireland was beginning to unravel. The final straw was
:18:47. > :18:51.appointing an Attorney General. Will Ahern had been criticised over his
:18:52. > :18:56.extradition of a paedophile priests to Northern Ireland. Reynolds was. A
:18:57. > :19:01.sign but not without reference to his role in Northern Ireland. I've
:19:02. > :19:05.taken this decision for the good of the country and in the interest of
:19:06. > :19:12.stability, and, in particular, to ensure continuation of the peace
:19:13. > :19:17.process. He was beaten by Mary McAleese in the race to become
:19:18. > :19:23.Fianna Fail's presidential candidate in 1997 and retired in 2002. Like
:19:24. > :19:28.John Major, Albert Reynolds is, in many ways, a forgotten man of the
:19:29. > :19:33.peace process but his contribution is, nonetheless significant.
:19:34. > :19:35.Two men have been arrested in connection with the shooting
:19:36. > :19:38.The 44-year-old was shot in the right thigh
:19:39. > :19:43.It happened at Wallasey Park in the north of the city last night.
:19:44. > :19:45.The 46- and 47-year-old were arrested by police today.
:19:46. > :19:48.The shooting is believed to be connected to an ongoing feud
:19:49. > :19:53.Well, there were grave predictions that changes to GCSEs would damage
:19:54. > :19:56.results - but students have proved that wrong, with results here better
:19:57. > :19:58.than in England and Wales. Our education correspondent, Maggie
:19:59. > :20:12.It's all change for GCSE students as new rules imposed on England impact
:20:13. > :20:16.on Northern Ireland. Although three quarters of exams here with a local
:20:17. > :20:19.board, is counterparts in England are no longer allowed to use the
:20:20. > :20:23.modular system which divides the cause into smaller sections. They
:20:24. > :20:27.went back to linear testing at the end of quarters in what was
:20:28. > :20:28.described as a bid to make the system more robust. Principals
:20:29. > :20:32.worried that system more robust. Principals
:20:33. > :20:38.less able pupils and so moved away from English boards. Some of our
:20:39. > :20:42.subjects, certainly, have now moved to Northern Ireland boards because
:20:43. > :20:47.they have seen that, in actual fact, the pupils were worse served
:20:48. > :20:51.by the fact that there is less coursework. As it turned out,
:20:52. > :20:54.Northern Ireland students have once again improved their grades. The
:20:55. > :20:56.results are this school have improved and across Northern
:20:57. > :21:00.Ireland, students have done better than those in England and Wales.
:21:01. > :21:04.Even in the subject of English, which are shown a worse performance
:21:05. > :21:08.in England and Wales, students here have actually performed better. For
:21:09. > :21:13.these students, the grades printed on the letters are more important
:21:14. > :21:25.than policy changes. I got three a grades and a A*. Not too good. What
:21:26. > :21:34.you down? I thought I would get a B grade, or a C. School principals
:21:35. > :21:38.told me they have another reason to use the local board. They say the
:21:39. > :21:39.service they get is much better than the
:21:40. > :21:44.The director of public prosecutions says he's powerless
:21:45. > :21:47.to refer sentences in a notorious animal cruelty case for review.
:21:48. > :21:50.Politicians and the police had criticised the suspended sentences
:21:51. > :21:53.given to a gang of four from east Belfast as being too lenient.
:21:54. > :22:03.You may find some aspects of Kevin Magee's report disturbing.
:22:04. > :22:09.There was outrage last March when four men, 43-year-old Jeremiah
:22:10. > :22:14.Kirkwood, seen here, and two of his sons, 23-year-old Chris and
:22:15. > :22:19.20-year-old Wayne, seen here on the left. And 19-year-old Jamie Morrow,
:22:20. > :22:22.in blue. They were given suspended sentences for a series of animal
:22:23. > :22:26.cruelty offences. Jamie Morrow had been caught with images on his phone
:22:27. > :22:31.showing dogs attacking a cat. The rest of the video is too disturbing
:22:32. > :22:37.showing dogs attacking a cat. The in neglect or ignorance.
:22:38. > :22:40.showing dogs attacking a cat. The of cruelty involved. It was
:22:41. > :22:42.horrendous. Of the scale. Won while the prosecution could not say if any
:22:43. > :22:46.of the scale. Won while the prosecution could not save any led
:22:47. > :22:51.to charges prosecution could not save any led
:22:52. > :22:53.finally admitted they caused unnecessary suffering to animals.
:22:54. > :22:56.The storm of unnecessary suffering to animals.
:22:57. > :23:03.plain that the suspended sentences were too lenient. The director of
:23:04. > :23:09.public prosecutions said he could do nothing about it. It is governed by
:23:10. > :23:13.a statute. It is a piece of legislation. This type of case, you
:23:14. > :23:18.are talking about, is not currently in the list of cases which I can
:23:19. > :23:22.consider for referral. The Justice Department said animal cruelty cases
:23:23. > :23:30.will form that I perform part of the case that will be referred. In the
:23:31. > :23:34.case of the Kirkwood and Jamie Morrow, as things stand, their
:23:35. > :23:41.sentences cannot be increased. In the future, but could only happen if
:23:42. > :23:43.legislation here at is amended. That could take some time.
:23:44. > :23:45.The Orange Order in Scotland has defended
:23:46. > :23:48.the staging of a pro-Union rally and parade - five days before next
:23:49. > :23:54.Critics of the Order say it will stir up Scottish Sectarianism.
:23:55. > :23:56.In the second of two special reports,
:23:57. > :23:59.BBC Newsline's Mark Simpson reports on the 'orange and green' influences
:24:00. > :24:11.The campaign is being fought with flags on some streets in Glasgow.
:24:12. > :24:18.For Scottish independence and against. Neighbour, against
:24:19. > :24:22.neighbour. The rivalry is generally good natured, but there is concern
:24:23. > :24:26.about a mass rally by the Orange Order in Edinburgh next month. This
:24:27. > :24:31.happens just before the referendum. More than 10,000 people are
:24:32. > :24:36.expected, but the order says their critics should stop blaming. I think
:24:37. > :24:39.for the chattering class in Scotland were spluttering into their skinny
:24:40. > :24:43.lattes are the fault of the order taking to the streets. But that is
:24:44. > :24:47.what we do. We are parading organisation and it is a democratic
:24:48. > :24:49.way of expressing your view. We are careful about this March, it is
:24:50. > :24:55.really a celebration of Britishness and Scottishness. And it will have
:24:56. > :25:02.carnival elements and that's the way were going about it. Among those
:25:03. > :25:05.campaigning for independence is Fergal Bolton. Born in Ireland are
:25:06. > :25:12.now a Glasgow councillor for the Scottish National party. My own
:25:13. > :25:16.family history was involved in Ireland's move towards
:25:17. > :25:19.independence. I'm proud of that fight, that I had a grandfather who
:25:20. > :25:23.was involved in Irish independence movement. In years to come, my own
:25:24. > :25:26.grandchildren here in Glasgow or wherever they happen to be, will be
:25:27. > :25:31.able to set the other grandfather from Ireland who was doing and did
:25:32. > :25:37.his bit for Scottish independence. Will you win? yes. The opinion polls
:25:38. > :25:41.suggest otherwise. The results could be close. I got nothing against
:25:42. > :25:43.England or English people. It is against the centralisation of
:25:44. > :25:48.Government in London. They don't know the aspects of the Scottish
:25:49. > :25:54.people. But at a nearby cricket match, a very different view of
:25:55. > :25:58.England. Looking back, growing up, a lot of the same kind of cultural
:25:59. > :26:00.influences that Scotland had, England had as well. Popular TV
:26:01. > :26:07.shows, all of that kind of stuff. But just because you all voting no
:26:08. > :26:10.it is mean you are less page article is passionate about being Scottish.
:26:11. > :26:14.The vote takes place for weeks today. After that, we will know
:26:15. > :26:17.whether the UK is going to stay intact be reduced in size. And
:26:18. > :26:23.become, as one Glaswegian putter, Little Britain.
:26:24. > :26:34.Spee macro good evening. As we go through this evening and overnight,
:26:35. > :26:39.those clear skies mean ten bidders will drop away really quite
:26:40. > :26:44.markedly. Down to single figures, parts of the cooler than that. In
:26:45. > :26:48.some rural areas. The clear skies overnight at us up for a good day
:26:49. > :26:51.tomorrow, actually. A dry and bright start, if a little on the poolside.
:26:52. > :26:56.We do still have a few showers around as we go through the day,
:26:57. > :27:01.but, on balance, it is more a day of sunshine and showers. It's not going
:27:02. > :27:04.to be terribly warm. We have a north-westerly breeze coming in,
:27:05. > :27:10.that is holding down the temperature is, quite a cool air mass coming in.
:27:11. > :27:14.So highs, as we go through tomorrow, are 14 or 15 degrees. They will feel
:27:15. > :27:18.relatively pleasant but it will not be warmer. That cool theme continues
:27:19. > :27:22.through into the weekend. Saturday will be the brightest of the days,
:27:23. > :27:29.before a change comes through on Sunday. It is all down to this ridge
:27:30. > :27:33.of high pressure, which is giving us a bit of protection in our weather
:27:34. > :27:38.before this front comes through, bringing with it rain for Sunday.
:27:39. > :27:43.So, this is how it shapes up for Saturday. Quite a bright day, bit of
:27:44. > :27:47.a repeat of Friday. Certainly plenty of bright conditions around, the odd
:27:48. > :27:51.isolated shower, be not warmer. Highs of 14 and 15 degrees again.
:27:52. > :27:55.Sunday, temperatures are on their way up but so is the rain, arriving
:27:56. > :27:59.as the traveller from the West as we go through the day. Make the most
:28:00. > :28:03.Friday and Saturday it is going downhill by Bank Holiday Monday.