:00:00. > 3:59:59directors, has died. He was 90 and was unwell for some time. You can
:00:00. > :00:08.see Good evening and welcome to
:00:09. > :00:12.BBC Newsline. Mourners at the funeral of BBC
:00:13. > :00:14.broadcaster, Gerry Anderson, have heard him described
:00:15. > :00:17.as the man who could rename a city. Over 1,000 people attended the
:00:18. > :00:32.service for the 69-year-old at St More than 1,000 people gathered to
:00:33. > :00:37.pay their respects to Gerry Anderson. Colleagues and friends of
:00:38. > :00:42.the broadcaster joined his family in an emotional service at St Eugene's
:00:43. > :00:48.Cathedral. He was described as "unique" and a man who could "rename
:00:49. > :00:53.a city" most of all "a family man, a husband and a father." For his
:00:54. > :00:59.family to have to experience his suffering for the last two years and
:01:00. > :01:04.now to be bereaved, it is a terribly heavy cross for them. A cross they
:01:05. > :01:07.are carrying with extreme dignity. Among the mourners were some of
:01:08. > :01:11.Northern Ireland's best-known broadcasters and friends who said he
:01:12. > :01:16.had made a remarkable difference to those who knew him. We've lost one
:01:17. > :01:24.of the big beasts of Irish broadcasting. He was a character. He
:01:25. > :01:28.was mischievous. He was someone who kept listeners and viewers on the
:01:29. > :01:34.edge. His ability to treat listeners like human beings, not because there
:01:35. > :01:39.was a trick to it, because he actually genuinely cared about I
:01:40. > :01:42.lost them. A pal and a giant in broadcasting. The city has lost one
:01:43. > :01:47.of its real There was treasures. A poignant moment when co-present Sean
:01:48. > :01:50.Coyle and colleagues carried the coffin from the church. Those who
:01:51. > :01:54.worked with Gerry Anderson said he will be badly missed. His memory
:01:55. > :01:59.would be kept alive. The good news is we have a great rich archive of
:02:00. > :02:05.his work and still stuff we haven't played yet. We have a series of On
:02:06. > :02:08.the Air which we haven't shown yet. It will be lovely down-the-line to
:02:09. > :02:12.be able to show that. As a city mourns one of its favourite sons,
:02:13. > :02:20.Northern Ireland bids farewell to one of its best loved broadcasters.
:02:21. > :02:24.Two petrol bombs were thrown during disturbances in east Belfast
:02:25. > :02:28.The police say rival groups of youths had gathered
:02:29. > :02:33.The windows of a property on the Albertbridge Road were also
:02:34. > :02:39.A DUP councillor in County Tyrone says he has no doubt
:02:40. > :02:42.an overnight attack on his car was the latest in a series
:02:43. > :02:46.Sammy Brush, who lives in Ballygawley, believes that a
:02:47. > :02:50.tractor was used to push the vehicle down the street into a parked car.
:02:51. > :02:53.He says it is the 40th time his property has been targetted
:02:54. > :03:00.Last week, the bonnet of his car was damaged in an overnight attack.
:03:01. > :03:03.Five men had to be rescued from Lough Neagh after getting lost
:03:04. > :03:08.A police plane spotted them in the water and two lifeboats and
:03:09. > :03:15.Around 200 protesters held a demonstration outside the
:03:16. > :03:18.Ulster Hall in Belfast last night at an event addressed by the MP,
:03:19. > :03:24.A heavy police presence kept the pro-Israeli protesters away
:03:25. > :03:26.from the doors of the hall as the audience arrived.
:03:27. > :03:35.Most of the demonstrators left soon after the event started.
:03:36. > :03:38.Crowds turned out in the sunshine today for the Belfast Mela which
:03:39. > :03:47.There was a colourful and noisy opening procession,
:03:48. > :03:49.featuring a life-size model elephant and a 16ft Chinese dragon.
:03:50. > :03:58.Visitors were treated to music, dance and food from all
:03:59. > :04:05.Today is about show casing how diverse Belfast is and celebrating
:04:06. > :04:12.the different cultures that enrich Belfast and make it the wonderful
:04:13. > :04:16.tapestry it is. It aes 's a wonderful part of our city life.
:04:17. > :04:26.Let's have a look at what kind of weather we can look forward to,
:04:27. > :04:33.For many of us it will be a breezy and damp start to the week. Things
:04:34. > :04:39.will improve. It will become dryer before the next batch of wet weather
:04:40. > :04:42.moves in on Wednesday night into Thursday. Tonight, the cloud
:04:43. > :04:46.gathering today will continue to do so bringing patchy rain into the
:04:47. > :04:50.southern counties. For many of us there will be a fair amount of dry
:04:51. > :04:54.weather. The it is certainly not as chilly as last night with
:04:55. > :04:58.temperatures holding around 10-11 degrees. Tomorrow, it does look as
:04:59. > :05:03.though we will see some wetter weather moving in. Cloudy, breezy
:05:04. > :05:07.day. Not too wet to begin with. We may get brightness towards the
:05:08. > :05:11.north-coast before the cloud fills in and the rain gathers. That rain
:05:12. > :05:15.gathering across the Republic of Ireland. Heavy bursts as well
:05:16. > :05:18.swinging across parts of England and Wales. We have weather warnings in
:05:19. > :05:22.place for tomorrow. There could be disruption to holiday travel and
:05:23. > :05:26.outdoor activities. Looks as though the best conditions for the bank
:05:27. > :05:29.holiday reserved for Scotland. A lot of dry weather here and sunshine
:05:30. > :05:33.particularly for parts of the west. For Northern Ireland, for the
:05:34. > :05:37.afternoon, that rain does start to gather more, particularly across the
:05:38. > :05:40.southern counties. We may get the odd heavy burst here, parts of the
:05:41. > :05:44.east as well. It will be breezy. The best of dry weather towards the
:05:45. > :05:48.north and west. For all of us, a cool feeling day with the cloud,
:05:49. > :05:52.breeze and the rain. Highs of around 14, at best 15 degrees. As we head
:05:53. > :05:56.into the middle part of the week. Things will improve for us. The
:05:57. > :06:00.weather front will linger across the south before it clears. Another
:06:01. > :06:04.weather front will move into the west later on Wednesday. On Tuesday
:06:05. > :06:08.we still have the remnants of that rain across the south, dryer and
:06:09. > :06:13.brighter for many other parts of the UK and the Republic of Ireland. The
:06:14. > :06:16.then into Wednesday, well then we get the dryer weather moving into
:06:17. > :06:19.the south before the cloud starts to gather towards the west. That will
:06:20. > :06:20.be bringing spells of rain for us through Wednesday night and some
:06:21. > :06:29.showers into Thursday. It could be worse. At least there is
:06:30. > :06:34.Snow! Our next BBC bulletin is at 6. 25am in the morning. Until then,
:06:35. > :06:35.from everyone on BBC Newsline, goodbye.