:00:00. > :00:00.We are back with the late news at 11pm.
:00:07. > :00:09.A seven-year-old boy has died as result of a road accident
:00:10. > :00:15.It happened on the Lattone Road at about 1pm this afternoon.
:00:16. > :00:20.He was taken by ambulance under police escort
:00:21. > :00:21.to the South West Acute Hospital, where he was pronounced dead
:00:22. > :00:27.The main Garrison to Belcoo Road has been closed.
:00:28. > :00:30.The police are investigating reports that a group of teenagers
:00:31. > :00:35.It happened early this morning in the Polelgass area not far
:00:36. > :00:39.from where Christopher Meale was beaten to death last week.
:00:40. > :00:43.One of the teenagers, a 16-year-old, whom it's believed has disabilities,
:00:44. > :00:45.has been treated for facial injuries including
:00:46. > :00:50.It's understood they were attacked by a number of people who got out
:00:51. > :01:02.He is very traumatised, obviously very traumatised and his family are
:01:03. > :01:06.very worried. I think they are thankful. I just think they are
:01:07. > :01:11.thankful that their son is sitting at home today and he was discharged
:01:12. > :01:14.from hospital. He had some head injuries, a lot of facial injuries
:01:15. > :01:21.and his nose was broken but he has obviously, toast. It is worrying for
:01:22. > :01:22.-- traumatised. It is worrying for other parents. Their children can't
:01:23. > :01:28.even go out to walk about. Some of the biggest names in sport
:01:29. > :01:31.are in Belfast for the 2015 BBC Sports Personality of the Year
:01:32. > :01:34.awards at the SSE Arena Our reporter Lisa McAlister
:01:35. > :01:44.is meeting some of the stars The stage is set. The red carpet has
:01:45. > :01:47.been rolled out. And the stories of world sport have been arriving over
:01:48. > :01:53.the last couple of hours here at Titanic in Belfast. All eyes are
:01:54. > :01:57.also focused on our home-grown talent. Champion jockey AP McCoy is
:01:58. > :02:03.due to receive a lifetime achievement award tonight. But also
:02:04. > :02:07.our sporting stars of the past have turned out in force. Really looking
:02:08. > :02:10.forward to it. It should be a smashing night. Not that long ago we
:02:11. > :02:14.were at the waterfront a couple of weeks ago with Ronnie was all done
:02:15. > :02:20.and Jimmy White. Back again to one of the biggest sporting bags and the
:02:21. > :02:25.calendar. -- Ronnie O'Sullivan. Hard to pick a winner, who do you think
:02:26. > :02:29.is going to when? In just a few minutes, the VIPs at the reception
:02:30. > :02:34.here will make the short journey to the SSE arena, where he had thousand
:02:35. > :02:35.people will power came to see who will be crowned BBC sports
:02:36. > :02:41.personality of the year 2015. A Catholic priest who was
:02:42. > :02:44.investigated over abuse allegations The Public Prosecution Service found
:02:45. > :02:48.Fr John McManus from the Diocese of Down and Connor had no
:02:49. > :02:57.case to answer. It's been nearly five years since
:02:58. > :03:02.allegations against Fr John McManus were reported to Diocese of Down and
:03:03. > :03:07.Connor. The high-profile priest was central to the new child protection
:03:08. > :03:11.arrangements in the church and is often interviewed in public as a
:03:12. > :03:15.spokesperson. At the time, Fr John McManus said he wholeheartedly
:03:16. > :03:20.denied the allegations. He requested leave to facilitate an investigation
:03:21. > :03:23.by the PSNI and social services. The enquiry found there was no
:03:24. > :03:28.safeguarding issues that would prevent his wrist and ministry. --
:03:29. > :03:32.return. It was here at St Patrick's Church where Fr John McManus told
:03:33. > :03:37.parishioners he would be stepping aside. This morning alongside Bishop
:03:38. > :03:41.Noel Trainer, he celebrated Mass. Inside the church, Fr John McManus
:03:42. > :03:46.thanked his family, friends and neighbours for his... There support.
:03:47. > :03:50.Everybody is over the moon. A very enthusiastic about seeing him return
:03:51. > :03:55.because we were very disappointed to see that he had been left out for a
:03:56. > :04:02.while for a number of years, and it would appear that those were four
:04:03. > :04:07.years wasted because John had undoubted talent and he was a great
:04:08. > :04:10.spiritual leader for certainly everybody in the diocese,
:04:11. > :04:16.particularly those of us who lived and worked with him. At Mass this
:04:17. > :04:19.morning, Bishop Noel Trainer wished Fr John McManus many happy years of
:04:20. > :04:21.fruitful ministry. The Sinn Fein President,
:04:22. > :04:24.Gerry Adams, says he believes Thomas "Slab" Murphy has been treated
:04:25. > :04:26.unfairly over his conviction Murphy, alleged to have been a chief
:04:27. > :04:30.of staff of the IRA, was convicted last week of failing
:04:31. > :04:33.to file tax returns over nine years for his farm business
:04:34. > :04:35.in County Louth. In a statement, Gerry Adams said
:04:36. > :04:37.he still regarded Murphy He also said it was extraordinary
:04:38. > :04:42.that he had been tried at the three-judge Special Criminal
:04:43. > :04:49.Court instead of in front of a jury. Rugby, and Ulster have beaten
:04:50. > :04:51.Toulouse for the second week in a row in the European
:04:52. > :04:56.Champions Cup, to keep A Ruan Pienaar try helped
:04:57. > :05:00.the visitors to a 10-3 half-time Five minutes into the second half,
:05:01. > :05:03.Andrew Trimble got Ulster's second touchdown, and despite a Toulouse
:05:04. > :05:06.fightback, Luke Marshall sealed the victory with just
:05:07. > :05:12.over five minutes to go. Let's get a look at the forecast
:05:13. > :05:28.for the start of the Christmas week Hello. It was a little bit cooler
:05:29. > :05:32.today, and thus was extension rated by a gusty wind in places. Those
:05:33. > :05:36.winds will often be a feature over the rest of the week. More rain
:05:37. > :05:40.showers in the forecast and it won't be quite as mild as we have been
:05:41. > :05:44.used to lately. A few showers coming in on that gusty wind today, still a
:05:45. > :05:47.few of them this evening but through the night, they will tend to ease
:05:48. > :05:52.back towards the north and west. Many inland areas becoming dry with
:05:53. > :05:56.clear spells. In towns, temperatures around five or six Celsius but it
:05:57. > :05:59.could be lower in the countryside, potentially quite a chilly want by
:06:00. > :06:03.some of us. Tomorrow we will eventually see brighter skies
:06:04. > :06:04.returning, but it looks as though it will be a bit of a dismal start.
:06:05. > :06:23.Some wet and windy the morning rush-hour, there
:06:24. > :06:25.could be some surface water and spray on the roads. That band of
:06:26. > :06:28.persistent rain, strong winds, moving west to east through the
:06:29. > :06:30.morning rush hour. It won't last all day. I didn't morning, brighter
:06:31. > :06:32.skies starting to push in from the west, and across the Republic of
:06:33. > :06:34.Ireland. That wet and windy weather pushing across Scotland, snow for
:06:35. > :06:36.the mountains, north-west England, Wales and the south-west, and
:06:37. > :06:38.eventually creeping towards the south-east. Temperatures still
:06:39. > :06:42.fairly reasonable, 13 Celsius, but bear in mind the blustery wind. It
:06:43. > :06:46.will remain quite gusty for Northern Ireland as we head into the
:06:47. > :06:51.afternoon, but a much brighter afternoon. A lot of dry weather and
:06:52. > :06:54.sunshine. Temperatures similar today, nine or 10 Celsius, bearing
:06:55. > :07:00.in mind the gusty wind. To the west of the week, still plenty of isobars
:07:01. > :07:02.on the charts, a sign of the strong winds. Various weather systems
:07:03. > :07:07.pushing through from time to time but I think those wet and windy
:07:08. > :07:09.spells will come in darkness, through the day, bright spells and
:07:10. > :07:18.showers and perhaps a bit chilly by Christmas Eve. That is it. Our next
:07:19. > :07:23.news bulletin is that 11:20pm, until then, keep up-to-date with local
:07:24. > :07:27.news on BBC Radio Ulster or our online service. From everyone here
:07:28. > :07:41.on the news 19, enjoy your evening. Goodbye.
:07:42. > :07:45.# A merry little Christmas... # MUSIC FADES