:00:00. > :00:00.in a moment, but now on BBC1, it's time for the news where you are.
:00:00. > :00:08.Do not forget, Newsnight is starting on BBC Two.
:00:09. > :00:12.Tests for the Ebola virus are being carried out on the body of man
:00:13. > :00:17.The Health Service Executive in the Republic says the man had
:00:18. > :00:22.Our reporter Mervyn Jess is at Letterkenny Hospital
:00:23. > :00:38.As you say, the man died earlier today and his body was brought here
:00:39. > :00:41.to Letterkenny Hospital and we were told and health officials were told
:00:42. > :00:46.he had been displaying symptoms which were like Ebola. That raised
:00:47. > :00:50.concerns and the hospital but its procedures into place. The body
:00:51. > :00:56.itself was immediately quarantined and in the mortuary behind me here.
:00:57. > :01:00.Other procedures are put in place because of the suspected likelihood
:01:01. > :01:03.or not that this would turn out to be the virus. That is the situation
:01:04. > :01:09.at the moment. One of the local councillors, the merit of
:01:10. > :01:14.Letterkenny said that Apple was here earlier. I spoke to about the fear
:01:15. > :01:20.of some people about the prospect of Ebola getting into this part of
:01:21. > :01:26.Ireland. -- Ebola. I'm told the man was in his early 40s and from
:01:27. > :01:34.Donegal. He returned recently from Sierra Leone. He has been affected
:01:35. > :01:39.by the Ebola virus. He was in the African state of Sierra Leone, an
:01:40. > :01:44.area where this outbreak -- the outbreak has been most prevalent.
:01:45. > :01:48.Everybody who contacted us not actually die from it. 60% of people
:01:49. > :01:53.do have died from it, but if caught early enough, it be treated. Tests
:01:54. > :01:56.have been taken on this manner and those have been sent away to be
:01:57. > :01:58.analysed and we are expecting results on that later tomorrow.
:01:59. > :02:01.The family of the broadcaster Gerry Anderson have said they are touched
:02:02. > :02:08."overwhelmed" with the love expressed for Gerry, even in the few
:02:09. > :02:17."The great outpouring of grief today showed us how much he touched
:02:18. > :02:20.the hearts and lives of all who knew him.
:02:21. > :02:24.We are immensely proud of the courage and dignity with
:02:25. > :02:27.which Gerry dealt with his illness over the past two years."
:02:28. > :02:36.Maggie Taggart looks back on his life.
:02:37. > :02:47.S we at the Scottish Halliburton into the Elvis were July to hearing?
:02:48. > :02:55.Gerry Anderson meant humour, music and the right look at life. Born in
:02:56. > :03:03.1944, Geri soon showed a talent for music and performing. For his daily
:03:04. > :03:06.show, on BBC Radio Ulster, Gerry Anderson won acclaim and audience
:03:07. > :03:10.affection. He was also a guitarist and an early break came on the
:03:11. > :03:15.Manchester music scene where he worked the clubs. Tours of the UK
:03:16. > :03:20.and abroad followed with his band the chessmen. He also join a bungled
:03:21. > :03:25.Ronnie Hawkins and the Hawks. Back home, he settled long enough to
:03:26. > :03:29.study for a degree in sociology and social anthropology. They get a
:03:30. > :03:33.postgraduate diploma in education. He try teaching, but is it became
:03:34. > :03:38.clear his place was in a radio studio or on camera. He was a man of
:03:39. > :03:42.great wit and mischief. But he also brought great wisdom and insight to
:03:43. > :03:46.what he did. And, of course, he will be sadly missed by all others but
:03:47. > :03:47.also by his loyal listeners for who he often does when he often brought
:03:48. > :04:22.light dark days. cold, ironic fashion, yet explained
:04:23. > :04:28.how much he loved the job he was so good at. I just come here and enjoy
:04:29. > :04:31.myself. I never regard it as a chore. Don't tell anybody, but I
:04:32. > :04:37.would do it for nothing!. A man's been shot in the legs
:04:38. > :04:39.in Strabane. He was attacked in the Ballycolman
:04:40. > :04:42.estate in the town, A woman and a child have been taken
:04:43. > :04:48.to hospital following a hit They were in a car which was
:04:49. > :04:52.involved in a collision with The police have closed part of the
:04:53. > :04:59.road while they examine the car. Two DUP ministers are warning
:05:00. > :05:02.about the serious impact cuts will The Health Minister Edwin Poots
:05:03. > :05:08.and the Social Development Minister Nelson McCausland say
:05:09. > :05:10.their departments are losing Here's our Political
:05:11. > :05:27.reporter Stephen Walker. Edwin Poots wanted a extra for his
:05:28. > :05:32.health departments, but he got just 20 in a new budget revealed earlier
:05:33. > :05:34.this month. He says the cuts mean nursing recruitment will be
:05:35. > :05:41.affected, there will be less money for drugs and operations. --
:05:42. > :05:45.operations will be cancelled. I've no intention of making these cuts so
:05:46. > :05:51.goes back to the executive. They need to either step up to the plate
:05:52. > :05:55.and give me the money to do it. We potentially break the budget, they
:05:56. > :06:02.find another minister to do it or indeed the executive takes a
:06:03. > :06:09.decision. Earlier this month, the Finance Minister Simon Hamilton
:06:10. > :06:12.criticised Edwin Poots -- his colleague for overspending. Some are
:06:13. > :06:17.wondering if today's development is part of the DUP power struggle. I
:06:18. > :06:20.would like to think it is not internal party politics or
:06:21. > :06:24.leadership. It will be a shocking thing if the health of the people of
:06:25. > :06:29.Northern Ireland was being used as any kind of political pawn. I would
:06:30. > :06:32.like to think that the current health minister is finally doing the
:06:33. > :06:37.right thing, standing up for the service, standing up for the people.
:06:38. > :06:44.Others insist that Edwin Poots has created a political crisis in his
:06:45. > :06:47.own department. I'm surprised he's not tendered his resignation and
:06:48. > :06:53.that is a matter between himself and his party. But they do not need a
:06:54. > :06:58.crisis at the moment. He needs to be stabilised by this minister or a new
:06:59. > :07:02.minister. Today, Edwin Poots was not the only DUP minister to one of dark
:07:03. > :07:08.days ahead. The social development Minister Nelson McCausland says his
:07:09. > :07:11.department must save ?29 million. I must look round the department at
:07:12. > :07:14.the areas of responsibility to see whether savings can be made. Is it
:07:15. > :07:19.in housing, is it in housing, editing neighbourhood renewal is it
:07:20. > :07:23.in the community voluntary sector or is it within the Department of
:07:24. > :07:27.employment? I'm not a magician, I cannot make money out of thin air. I
:07:28. > :07:31.must look for areas where savings can be made. Whether it is housing
:07:32. > :07:36.or health, this new financial climate is beginning to take hold.
:07:37. > :07:39.The former Taoiseach Albert Reynolds has died at the age of 81.
:07:40. > :07:42.The Fianna Fail politician led his party in two coalition
:07:43. > :07:44.governments and served as Taoiseach for three years.
:07:45. > :07:48.Mr Reynolds negotiated the Downing Street Declaration with John Major
:07:49. > :07:52.in 1993 and was considered to have played a significant role in the
:07:53. > :08:02.peace process in Northern Ireland, including the 1994 IRA ceasefire.
:08:03. > :08:10.He came along as tee shot at exactly the right time. He was very
:08:11. > :08:14.concerned about the -- teashop. He was concerned about the mayhem on
:08:15. > :08:18.the mainland. He was prepared to take risks to but it right. The
:08:19. > :08:22.fight that he was prepared to take political risks for peace, knowing
:08:23. > :08:28.in mind and badly, marks him out as a very special kind of person.
:08:29. > :08:38.As we go through this evening and overnight, those clear skies mean we
:08:39. > :08:41.are going to see temperatures fall away really quite markedly. They
:08:42. > :08:45.will go down into single figures in many places, seven
:08:46. > :08:48.will go down into single figures in even a bit cooler than that in the
:08:49. > :08:52.countryside. A future was continuing overnight. The clear skies do is up
:08:53. > :08:56.for quite a nice start to the day on Friday. Dry and bright in the main
:08:57. > :09:01.and as we go through the day, while we do have a future was around,
:09:02. > :09:04.is really much brighter feeling day. It is a much
:09:05. > :09:05.is really much brighter feeling day. the UK and Ireland, the low pressure
:09:06. > :09:09.system has moved on to the East, means we will see the odd shower,
:09:10. > :09:14.but lots more in the way are means we will see the odd shower,
:09:15. > :09:18.and sunny weather, really the only variation is in the temperature. It
:09:19. > :09:21.gets warmer the further south and east you go. For us in Northern
:09:22. > :09:26.Ireland, through the afternoon, any remaining showers will gradually
:09:27. > :09:32.start to fizzle out. It is not going to be warm though. Highs of 14 or 15
:09:33. > :09:36.degrees in that north westerly breeze doorstop so, holding
:09:37. > :09:40.temperatures down. As we go into the evening, it is another chilly
:09:41. > :09:44.nights. Saturday has a similar sort of feel, reasonable amounts of dry
:09:45. > :09:50.and bright weather, the odd isolated shower here and there, again, not a
:09:51. > :09:54.warm day. Highs of 14 or 15 degrees. Things will change by the time they
:09:55. > :09:58.get into the second half of the weekend am a front moves in late on
:09:59. > :10:00.Sunday. It means it will be an unsettled Bank Holiday Monday.