0:00:07 > 0:00:08Good evening.
0:00:08 > 0:00:10A seven-year-old boy has died following a crash involving three
0:00:10 > 0:00:12cars in Newtownabbey last night.
0:00:12 > 0:00:15Jackson Turner was a P4 pupil at Sunnylands Primary School in
0:00:15 > 0:00:16Carrickfergus.
0:00:16 > 0:00:18A woman was seriously injured.
0:00:18 > 0:00:20Dan Stanton reports.
0:00:20 > 0:00:23Jackson Turner was in the back seat with his four-year-old sister
0:00:23 > 0:00:26when the crash happened here on the Carrick road
0:00:26 > 0:00:29at half-past six last night.
0:00:29 > 0:00:32He was taken to the Royal Victoria hospital but died later
0:00:32 > 0:00:34of his injuries.
0:00:34 > 0:00:36The seven-year-old was a pupil at this primary school in
0:00:36 > 0:00:39Carrickfergus.
0:00:39 > 0:00:41Just before Christmas, he played one of the three kings
0:00:41 > 0:00:45in the school nativity.
0:00:45 > 0:00:48His principal said everyone will miss him.
0:00:48 > 0:00:51If there was something going on, he wanted to be part of it
0:00:51 > 0:00:56and he was very much full of life and a character.
0:00:56 > 0:00:59He was a great big brother as well.
0:00:59 > 0:01:03I have a memory of him a month ago walking in hand in hand
0:01:03 > 0:01:08with his sister, who sadly has been injured in the crash.
0:01:08 > 0:01:11He was such a caring big brother to her.
0:01:14 > 0:01:16The school will hold a special assembly for him when term
0:01:16 > 0:01:18begins again on Wednesday the 6th of January.
0:01:18 > 0:01:22Counselling will also be made available for all the pupils.
0:01:26 > 0:01:29The First and Deputy First Ministers and other local politicians have
0:01:29 > 0:01:31been paying tribute to the journalist Liam Clarke
0:01:31 > 0:01:33who has died.
0:01:33 > 0:01:36He had been the political editor at the Belfast Telegraph since 2011.
0:01:36 > 0:01:39Previously, he spent many years working for the Sunday Times
0:01:39 > 0:01:41as a correspondent and columnist.
0:01:42 > 0:01:44It's been an eventful year for our Agriculture
0:01:44 > 0:01:47and Environment Correspondent Conor Macauley.
0:01:47 > 0:01:50Here's his look back at his top animal stories of 2015.
0:01:53 > 0:01:56I've spent the year in pursuit of the allusive and on a few
0:01:56 > 0:01:58occasions actually found it.
0:01:58 > 0:02:00Here was the nocturnal pine martin.
0:02:00 > 0:02:05Once rare, now believed to be resurgent across Northern Ireland.
0:02:05 > 0:02:09These camera traps were laid by an academic and volunteers.
0:02:09 > 0:02:14They are more widespread than thought but we haven't
0:02:14 > 0:02:16looked much before.
0:02:18 > 0:02:22Cute picture of the year award goes to the seal pups.
0:02:25 > 0:02:27In October, I went to check on the babies who had been born
0:02:27 > 0:02:29a week earlier.
0:02:29 > 0:02:31The count is to make sure the population,
0:02:31 > 0:02:33which is protected, isn't in decline.
0:02:33 > 0:02:36Turns out it was a bumper year.
0:02:36 > 0:02:39With the weather being so good for the last few weeks,
0:02:39 > 0:02:44they haven't had storms or anything so they have had good conditions
0:02:44 > 0:02:47for mothers to come ashore and feed them.
0:02:49 > 0:02:53The most exhilarating experience came off the north coast in August.
0:02:54 > 0:02:57We were heading with the DOE marine division.
0:02:57 > 0:03:00We were searching for a large pod of dolphins.
0:03:00 > 0:03:03They turned up in spectacular fashion.
0:03:09 > 0:03:12They stayed with us for ten minutes before leaving with a flourish.
0:03:27 > 0:03:29And the red kite was a highlight.
0:03:29 > 0:03:34Found injured near the moors, she was released back into the wild.
0:03:34 > 0:03:36Our slow-mo camera captured the magnificence of this protected
0:03:36 > 0:03:38bird of prey.
0:03:40 > 0:03:43The one animal who caught the attention more than most
0:03:43 > 0:03:45was the lamb.
0:03:48 > 0:03:50Abandoned by her mother, she had been taken home by farmer
0:03:50 > 0:03:54Lyndon to feed and protect.
0:03:54 > 0:03:58Her presence in the housing estate sparked a complaint.
0:03:58 > 0:04:01When I took her, her lack of bladder control became
0:04:01 > 0:04:05an Internet sensation.
0:04:05 > 0:04:11This is the three-month-old pet lamb abandoned by her mother.
0:04:11 > 0:04:14I have the story of how the farmer who brought her to this development
0:04:14 > 0:04:18to care for her fell foul of the Department of Agriculture.
0:04:18 > 0:04:24200,000 hits on YouTube and a new pair of trousers.
0:04:29 > 0:04:32A look ahead now to tomorrow on BBC Radio Ulster when Talkback
0:04:32 > 0:04:35will have the latest of its Christmas specials.
0:04:35 > 0:04:37That's with the former Deputy First Minister Seamus Mallon
0:04:37 > 0:04:40who'll share his thoughts about the peace process,
0:04:40 > 0:04:42political parties and promises broken.
0:04:42 > 0:04:45That's Talkback, tomorrow at midday.
0:04:46 > 0:04:50Here's Angie with the weather.
0:04:50 > 0:04:53Our cold and quiet spell didn't last long and we have lively weather
0:04:53 > 0:04:57heading our way.
0:04:57 > 0:05:00Any dampness has moved northwards this evening.
0:05:00 > 0:05:03It will end up dry with clear spells through the night but pretty windy
0:05:03 > 0:05:06and with those winds from the South it could be quite cold.
0:05:06 > 0:05:07Temperatures of five or six.
0:05:07 > 0:05:11The wind is a feature as we go into tomorrow and yet more
0:05:11 > 0:05:12spells of rain.
0:05:12 > 0:05:14First thing in the morning, it will be dry before showers
0:05:14 > 0:05:17edge their way in and more persistent rain follows later.
0:05:17 > 0:05:19It's the same across the Republic.
0:05:19 > 0:05:21A blustery start with dry spells and showers.
0:05:21 > 0:05:25For much of Britain, a dry and mild night.
0:05:25 > 0:05:29Towards the east, it is windy but mild at 13 degrees.
0:05:29 > 0:05:33Eventually, showery bits in the south-west of England,
0:05:33 > 0:05:36West Wales and West Scotland.
0:05:36 > 0:05:40More persistent rain for Ireland and through the afternoon it will be
0:05:40 > 0:05:45clouding over and thickening to bring spells of rain
0:05:45 > 0:05:48which could be heavy and persistent and we have those
0:05:48 > 0:05:49strong southerly winds.
0:05:49 > 0:05:53It is mild, highs of 11.
0:05:53 > 0:05:56Tomorrow night, we could still get heavy bursts of rain which may cause
0:05:56 > 0:05:58surface water flooding in places.
0:05:58 > 0:06:01We have a deepening area of low pressure pushing
0:06:01 > 0:06:03towards the north-west on Tuesday.
0:06:03 > 0:06:08Not only will we have strong winds, there is rain as well.
0:06:08 > 0:06:12An early warning in place for both wind and rain.
0:06:12 > 0:06:14The wind followed by the rain late Tuesday and into Wednesday.
0:06:14 > 0:06:18Very windy with gales or severe gales developing in western
0:06:18 > 0:06:20areas on Tuesday.
0:06:20 > 0:06:21Then through Tuesday night we get rain pushing in from the west
0:06:22 > 0:06:25In the meantime, the wind eases towards the west and Thursday looks
0:06:25 > 0:06:27quieter for Northern Ireland but cooler as well.
0:06:27 > 0:06:29Our next BBC Newsline bulletin is at 6:25 in the morning.
0:06:29 > 0:06:31Until then, you can keep up to date with local news on BBC Radio Ulster
0:06:36 > 0:06:39In 2015, we laughed. THEY CACKLE
0:06:39 > 0:06:41I'm not changing anything.