:00:00. > :00:07.Newsnight is coming up over on BBC Two.
:00:08. > :00:10.A six-year-boy has died following a collision earlier today
:00:11. > :00:14.The child was struck by a car on the Scrabo Road this afternoon.
:00:15. > :00:29.Martin Cassidy reports from the scene.
:00:30. > :00:37.Scrabo Road is a suburban area outside Newtownards. Children were
:00:38. > :00:42.making their way home. It was here that the six-year-old boy was hit at
:00:43. > :00:48.the car. One bystander said that the boy was carrying his schoolbag. The
:00:49. > :00:53.Ambulance Service received a culture shortly after 3:15 p.m.. The boy was
:00:54. > :00:57.taken to the Ulster Hospital. A number of local people witnessed the
:00:58. > :01:02.aftermath of the accident. My husband just came home there at
:01:03. > :01:07.3:15pm and told us that the little boy was lying on the Scrabo Road,
:01:08. > :01:15.not dying. His wee schoolbag and all. My eight-year-old boy is an
:01:16. > :01:20.awful state. Horrendous. This evening police are concerned that
:01:21. > :01:24.the boy -- confirmed that the boy died after the collision. He has not
:01:25. > :01:32.been named yet. Police say they would like to talk to anybody who
:01:33. > :01:34.witnessed the collision and he has not yet talked to them. The area is
:01:35. > :01:36.cordoned off still. Detectives have been given more time
:01:37. > :01:39.to interview a man and a woman about the death of Greenisland
:01:40. > :01:41.pensioner Eddie Girvan. The 67-year-old was found stabbed
:01:42. > :01:43.to death at his home Kevin Sharkey has spent
:01:44. > :01:47.the day in the village. In the shadow of Knockagh monument
:01:48. > :01:49.today, memories of a friend and former golfing colleague
:01:50. > :01:52.who spent part of his life It's not far from Eddie Girvan's
:01:53. > :01:56.home, where his life ended in murder I have known his father, his mother,
:01:57. > :02:05.his brother and sister. It is a complete
:02:06. > :02:11.shock to the society. Outside the pensioner's
:02:12. > :02:13.home today, police. Inside and out of view,
:02:14. > :02:15.investigators looking for more Eddie Girvan was last seen alive
:02:16. > :02:24.at this off-licence just behind me, that was at 2:30pm
:02:25. > :02:31.on Sunday afternoon. Police are trying to figure out
:02:32. > :02:33.what happened between them He was found at his home, his hands
:02:34. > :02:41.were tied and he was stabbed While the police investigation
:02:42. > :02:44.continues, the community is remembering a good-hearted
:02:45. > :02:55.neighbour and diligent worker. He was a plumber by profession. The
:02:56. > :03:01.chap he trained with thought very highly of him. Anything he did, he
:03:02. > :03:05.was very conscientious and helpful. More so in doing things for people
:03:06. > :03:08.outside of what was required. He would have turned up and helped that
:03:09. > :03:12.somebody had a problem. That was the nature of the guide. -- Guy.
:03:13. > :03:16.On the golf course too, more memories of the man
:03:17. > :03:28.Eddie became a member of golfing Society. We went away on trips. We
:03:29. > :03:33.went to Scotland and we played Turnberry. Eddie turned up on the
:03:34. > :03:39.first tee wearing his sports jacket, shirt and tie. We all had a bit of a
:03:40. > :03:40.laugh, but he just continued playing and we enjoyed his company.
:03:41. > :03:44.As the police try to bring justice to this case,
:03:45. > :03:46.locals at the golf club are remembering their former
:03:47. > :03:49.colleague Eddie Girvan and what one member described to me
:03:50. > :03:53.Four Seasons Health Care is to close its care
:03:54. > :03:58.In December, it emerged that a prospective buyer was interested
:03:59. > :04:01.in buying the home, however a spokesperson said the sale had not
:04:02. > :04:03.progressed and they had reluctantly decided to close the home.
:04:04. > :04:06.The sale of three other homes in Antrim, Ballynahinch and Armagh
:04:07. > :04:15.The police have received more than 60 reports of cyber-related
:04:16. > :04:20.People who responded to requests for indecent images and videos
:04:21. > :04:23.were threatened by online criminals who said they would make the images
:04:24. > :04:40.When it comes to cyber crime, most people think it will never happen to
:04:41. > :04:45.me. But the police have been surprised by just how many men and
:04:46. > :04:50.women have been caught out. We have seen the young female but runs up
:04:51. > :04:56.the elderly adult men. Teenagers to people in their 60s. This really
:04:57. > :05:01.will target anyone who uses the Internet. It is a crime that only
:05:02. > :05:06.requires an Internet connection. It is no respect of age, class, gender.
:05:07. > :05:10.The police are investigating 62 different cases. Some people have
:05:11. > :05:15.been targeted by blackmailers while on pornography sites, but mainstream
:05:16. > :05:20.websites are also being used. An approaches made to somebody using
:05:21. > :05:24.social media. Click on the link or accept a friend request and suddenly
:05:25. > :05:28.they are in a relationship with the person. They will lull the person
:05:29. > :05:33.into a false sense of security then they will hear our request for some
:05:34. > :05:37.kind of sexual imagery. The victim provides that the crime gang. The
:05:38. > :05:43.crime gang warfare make an approach and say I am not who I said I was
:05:44. > :05:48.and you need to pay me a certain amount of money. If you don't, I
:05:49. > :05:53.will circulate it. For example, particularly on the social media
:05:54. > :05:56.platform user, I will send it to your friends and family and they
:05:57. > :05:59.know who they are because you let me into your world, maybe one of your
:06:00. > :06:05.friends and in your other friends are. If someone has sent images they
:06:06. > :06:08.regret or even paid money, what is your advice? We will not be shocked
:06:09. > :06:13.by what you tell us and we will treat you like the victim of crime.
:06:14. > :06:18.There are means and methods that can be adopted to try to remove some of
:06:19. > :06:23.that. We can assist you in other ways and protect you. The crime
:06:24. > :06:27.gangs involved are often on the other side of the world in places
:06:28. > :06:29.like the Philippines and the Ivory Coast. Catching criminals is not
:06:30. > :06:34.easy on the World Wide Web. The value of the pound has been
:06:35. > :06:37.weakening against the euro over That comes after a period
:06:38. > :06:40.of strength which meant your money went further on cross-border
:06:41. > :06:42.shopping or Spanish holidays. Our Economics and Business Editor,
:06:43. > :06:45.John Campbell, has been finding out if the pound will continue to weaken
:06:46. > :06:51.and just what impact will it have. Newry is a city well used to
:06:52. > :06:54.the impact of currency fluctuations. When the pound is strong
:06:55. > :06:56.against the euro, it makes sense for shoppers to head south
:06:57. > :07:03.where their money will go further. The pound was exceptionally
:07:04. > :07:06.strong last year. Historically, Newry has had to deal
:07:07. > :07:09.with the vagaries of the rates As far as last year,
:07:10. > :07:19.it all came down to perception and the press were saying,
:07:20. > :07:22."Look how strong the pound is, how weak the euro is",
:07:23. > :07:24.so people began to travel Hospitality was probably hit
:07:25. > :07:32.hardest, with wedding parties in particular spying
:07:33. > :07:36.a bargain across the border. People do come and ask
:07:37. > :07:42.you what the exchange rate is, but what I stress to them
:07:43. > :07:46.is that the exchange rate is not certain and in a few years' time
:07:47. > :07:49.it might have changed But now the tide could be turning,
:07:50. > :07:56.with various economic factors So, a weaker pound could bring some
:07:57. > :08:02.relief to border retailers, but for consumers it is a pain,
:08:03. > :08:05.particularly when it If the pound continues to weaken it
:08:06. > :08:14.will make it relatively more But for businesses trying
:08:15. > :08:22.to sell their business abroad, About half of all our
:08:23. > :08:36.exports go to Euroland. This time last year it cost
:08:37. > :08:44.about 77p to buy a euro. Today, it costs about
:08:45. > :08:46.77p to buy a euro. But in between times,
:08:47. > :08:49.euros became as cheap as 70p. So there will always currency
:08:50. > :08:52.fluctuations and its hard to say if the pound is in for a prolonged
:08:53. > :09:01.period of weakness. Ulster's Rory Best will captain
:09:02. > :09:03.the Ireland rugby team for the Six Nations Championship,
:09:04. > :09:05.which begins next month. He's described it as
:09:06. > :09:07.an "unbelievable honour", From the early days of the great
:09:08. > :09:15.Jack Kyle, to the days of colour Willie Anderson faced down
:09:16. > :09:20.the haka in the 80's and, in more recent times,
:09:21. > :09:22.it's been Brian O'Driscoll and Paul But now it's Rory Best -
:09:23. > :09:27.a lifetime ambition achieved When you look back, whenever
:09:28. > :09:36.I was younger and watching my dad play for Banbridge, all I wanted
:09:37. > :09:39.to do was play for Banbridge. Then you start to watch Ulster
:09:40. > :09:42.and Ireland games and you imagine what it would be
:09:43. > :09:44.like to play for them. To be Ulster captain
:09:45. > :09:46.and Ireland captain, It is a huge honour and something
:09:47. > :09:59.I am unbelievably privileged The man who made the decision
:10:00. > :10:02.is Ireland coach Joe Schmidt. So, how did Best find
:10:03. > :10:05.out he was to join some There was probably a lot of smiling
:10:06. > :10:10.and nodding from my end, He phoned me and said,
:10:11. > :10:14."We would love you to be captain. You are the one we
:10:15. > :10:19.would like to do it." Talking is an important part
:10:20. > :10:21.of any sporting captain, but Best would rather
:10:22. > :10:23.lead by a different way. Words are good at the right time,
:10:24. > :10:27.but it is all about actions and that is what you have
:10:28. > :10:31.got to try to produce. I don't think it is that much more
:10:32. > :10:34.pressure than playing international rugby anyway because you have to be
:10:35. > :10:49.at the top of your game. Ireland kick after six and
:10:50. > :10:55.excellence campaign against Wales next month. That will be on Sunday,
:10:56. > :10:57.seven to February in Dublin. Ireland take on Wales.
:10:58. > :11:01.Earlier this evening on BBC Newsline, we were examining
:11:02. > :11:03.the political state of play between the nationalist parties.
:11:04. > :11:05.Tomorrow, our political correspondent Chris Page will have
:11:06. > :11:08.With Arlene Foster and Mike Nesbitt leading their parties
:11:09. > :11:10.into an Assembly election for the first time, he'll be looking
:11:11. > :11:16.Also on BBC Newsline tomorrow evening we go on board HMS Caroline
:11:17. > :11:19.in Belfast to see the refurbishment work being carried out with nearly
:11:20. > :11:21.?11 million of Heritage Lottery funding.
:11:22. > :11:24.The ship, which was built in 1914, is being turned into a museum
:11:25. > :11:26.and visitor attraction, but will it be ready for the grand
:11:27. > :11:38.Now here's Geoff Maskell with the weather forecast.
:11:39. > :11:42.Well, if today held out the prospect of some springlike weather around
:11:43. > :11:45.the corner, tomorrow, I'm afraid, it is back to business as usual.
:11:46. > :11:47.Because we have had such clear skies through this evening,
:11:48. > :11:50.it means that we have already had the coldest part of the night.
:11:51. > :11:54.Over the next few hours the skies will cloud over and that rain
:11:55. > :12:00.As we head into tomorrow, it means that there is a chance
:12:01. > :12:02.of some mist and hill fog forming and Thursday's weather
:12:03. > :12:07.will have a grey and dank feel to it.
:12:08. > :12:10.Eventually, that rain will clear out to the east and it means
:12:11. > :12:14.across the water, where the rain is moving through a bit later
:12:15. > :12:18.on in the day and the ground is a bit colder, there is the risk
:12:19. > :12:20.of ice forming across parts of northern England.
:12:21. > :12:24.Some sleet and snow possible over the hills of Scotland.
:12:25. > :12:26.You can see the difference in the temperatures, though.
:12:27. > :12:29.Colder in front of that rain, much more mild behind it.
:12:30. > :12:31.We hold on to the cloud cover across Northern Ireland.
:12:32. > :12:33.Temperatures drop into double figures through the afternoon
:12:34. > :12:39.As we go overnight on Thursday and on into Friday, well,
:12:40. > :12:44.The night-time temperatures actually staying pretty similar
:12:45. > :12:50.The good news is that that is largely out of the way
:12:51. > :12:53.by the time most of us will be driving to work tomorrow.
:12:54. > :12:56.Friday is going to be a day of sunshine and showers.
:12:57. > :12:59.Reasonably breezy too, but we keep that mild air as we go
:13:00. > :13:02.through the day and really it is getting a good bit more mild
:13:03. > :13:14.Our next BBC Newsline is at 6.25am during Breakfast here on BBC One.
:13:15. > :13:17.You can also keep updated with News Online.