:00:07. > :00:09.A seven-year-old boy has died following a crash involving three
:00:10. > :00:15.Jackson Turner was a P4 pupil at Sunnylands Primary School in
:00:16. > :00:29.Jackson Turner was in the back seat with his four-year-old sister when
:00:30. > :00:35.the crash happened here on the Carrick road at half-past six last
:00:36. > :00:38.night. He was taken on the world Victoria hospital but died later in
:00:39. > :00:42.with his injuries. The seven-year-old was a pupil at this
:00:43. > :00:46.primary schooling Carrickfergus. Just before Christmas, you played
:00:47. > :00:52.one of the three Kings and the school Nativity. His sensible said
:00:53. > :00:56.everyone will miss him. If there was something going on, he wanted to be
:00:57. > :01:02.part of it and he was very much full of life and a character. He was a
:01:03. > :01:09.great big brother as well. I have a memory of him a month ago walking in
:01:10. > :01:13.hand in hand with his sister who sadly has been injured in the crash.
:01:14. > :01:22.He was such a caring Big Brother to her. They were a big family. I know
:01:23. > :01:29.their grandmother and grandfather. As well as the mother. My heart goes
:01:30. > :01:33.out to the family. The school will hold a special assembly for him when
:01:34. > :01:38.term begins again on Wednesday the 6th of January. Counselling will
:01:39. > :01:42.also be made available for all the peoples. -- pupils.
:01:43. > :01:44.The First and Deputy Ministers have been paying tribute
:01:45. > :01:47.to the journalist Liam Clarke who has died.
:01:48. > :01:51.He had been the political editor at the Belfast Telegraph since 2011.
:01:52. > :01:53.Previously, he spent many years working for the Sunday Times
:01:54. > :02:00.Two paramedics were assaulted by a man they'd been called out
:02:01. > :02:05.The police were called to Windmill Avenue after the attack.
:02:06. > :02:08.The man was left in the care of his family.
:02:09. > :02:12.The police say they'll question him at another time.
:02:13. > :02:14.It's been an eventful year for our Agriculture
:02:15. > :02:17.and Environment Correspondent Conor Macauley.
:02:18. > :02:20.He's had a close encounter with a huge pod of dolphins
:02:21. > :02:24.and an even closer call with a lamb lacking in bladder control.
:02:25. > :02:32.Here's his look back at his top animal stories of 2015.
:02:33. > :02:39.I've spent the year in pursuit of the allusive and on a few occasions
:02:40. > :02:44.actually found it. Here was the nocturnal pine Martin. Once rare,
:02:45. > :02:49.now believed to be researching cross Northern Ireland. These camera traps
:02:50. > :02:55.were laid by an academic and volunteers. They are more widespread
:02:56. > :02:59.than thought but we haven't looked before. Cute picture of the year
:03:00. > :03:09.award goes to the seal pups. In October, to check on the babies
:03:10. > :03:12.who had been born a week earlier. The counters to make sure the
:03:13. > :03:18.population which is protected isn't in decline. Turns out it was a
:03:19. > :03:22.bumper year. With the weather being so good for the last few weeks, they
:03:23. > :03:26.haven't had storms or anything so they have had good conditions for
:03:27. > :03:32.mothers to come ashore and feed them. The most exhilarating
:03:33. > :03:40.experience came off the north coast in August. We were heading with the
:03:41. > :03:43.DoE Marine division. We were searching for a large pod of
:03:44. > :03:48.dolphins. They turned up in spectacular fashion.
:03:49. > :04:07.They stayed with us for ten minutes before leaving with a flourish.
:04:08. > :04:15.And the red kite was a highlight. Found injured near the Moors, she
:04:16. > :04:18.was released back into the wild. Our slow Mo Camara captured the
:04:19. > :04:24.magnificence of this protected bird of prey. The one animal who caught
:04:25. > :04:32.the attention more than most was the lamb. Abandoned by her mother, she
:04:33. > :04:37.had been taken home by farmer Lyndon to feed and protect. Her presence in
:04:38. > :04:45.the housing estate sparked a complaint. When I took her, her lack
:04:46. > :04:50.of bladder control became an Internet sensation. This is the
:04:51. > :04:54.three-month-old pet lamb abandoned by her mother. I have the story of
:04:55. > :04:58.how the farmer who brought a to this development to care for her fell
:04:59. > :05:04.foul of the department of agriculture. 200,000 hits on YouTube
:05:05. > :05:22.and a new pair of trousers. Our cold and quiet spell didn't last
:05:23. > :05:27.long and we have lively weather heading our way. Any dampness has
:05:28. > :05:30.moved northwards this evening. It will end up dry with clear spells
:05:31. > :05:36.through the night but pretty windy and those winds from the South it
:05:37. > :05:41.would be quite as cold. Temp ridges of five or six. The win is a feature
:05:42. > :05:46.as we go into tomorrow and yet more spells of rain. First thing in the
:05:47. > :05:51.morning, it will be dry around before showers edged their way in
:05:52. > :05:58.and more persistent rain follows later. It's the same across the
:05:59. > :06:03.Republic. A blustery start with dry spells and shower rebates. For much
:06:04. > :06:07.of Britain, a dry and bright night. Wright is towards the east, it is
:06:08. > :06:11.windy but mild at 13 degrees. Eventually, shower rebates in the
:06:12. > :06:17.south-west of England, West Wales and West Scotland. More persistent
:06:18. > :06:21.rain for Ireland and through the afternoon it will be clouding over
:06:22. > :06:25.and thickening to bring the spells of rain which could be heavy and
:06:26. > :06:30.persistent and we have those strong southerly winds. It is mild, highs
:06:31. > :06:33.of 11. Tomorrow night, we could still get heavy bursts of rain which
:06:34. > :06:41.may cause surface water flooding in places. We have a deepening area of
:06:42. > :06:45.low pressure pushing towards the north-west on Tuesday. Not only will
:06:46. > :06:51.we have strong winds, there is rain as well. An early warning in place
:06:52. > :06:56.for both wind and rain. The wind followed by the rain late Tuesday
:06:57. > :06:59.and into Wednesday. A very windy with gales or severe gales
:07:00. > :07:04.developing in western areas on Tuesday. Mainly dry and bright
:07:05. > :07:09.towards eastern areas. Then through Tuesday night we get rain pushing
:07:10. > :07:14.him from the west and edging towards Britain through the day on
:07:15. > :07:17.Wednesday. In the meantime, the wind eased towards the west and Thursday
:07:18. > :07:19.looks quieter for Northern Ireland but cooler as well.
:07:20. > :07:21.Our next BBC Newsline bulletin is at a 10:15 this evening.
:07:22. > :07:26.Until then, you can keep up to date with local news on BBC Radio Ulster
:07:27. > :07:29.From everyone on the BBC Newsline team, goodbye.