:00:00. > :00:17.Good evening, the headlines on BBC Newsline:
:00:18. > :00:19.Dealing with the past - the Victims Commissioner warns
:00:20. > :00:28.the Government not to hide behind national security.
:00:29. > :00:36.One of Northern Ireland's biggest charities which provides help for
:00:37. > :00:38.people with mental health issues and addiction is set to close, I will
:00:39. > :00:39.have the latest. The school that hopes it's leading
:00:40. > :00:42.the way for gay and transgender And the local hospital that's
:00:43. > :00:46.pioneered cancer Ireland suffer a shock defeat
:00:47. > :00:49.to minnows Oman on the opening day the weather should feel more spring
:00:50. > :00:57.like over the next few days - I'll have more later
:00:58. > :01:15.in the programme. The Lord Chief Justice today said
:01:16. > :01:19.controversial legacy requests could be dealt with in five years if
:01:20. > :01:20.funding is made available. The Commissioner for Victims
:01:21. > :01:22.and Survivors says the current process could be the last chance
:01:23. > :01:32.for politicians to get agreement They were both speaking at a
:01:33. > :01:38.conference in Belfast today. We will hear from Judith Thompson in a
:01:39. > :01:42.moment. First Arab correspondent Chris Page has been hearing from
:01:43. > :01:44.politicians. -- our chief correspondent.
:01:45. > :01:47.There were more than 3500 killings in the Troubles.
:01:48. > :01:50.With the conflict receding into history, victims are warning
:01:51. > :01:52.that time's running out for a political
:01:53. > :01:57.Jennifer McNern lost both her legs in the IRA Abercorn bombing in 1972.
:01:58. > :02:02.She's calling on politicians to agree a way forward.
:02:03. > :02:10.I was injured in 1972. It is now 2016 will stop the 1998 agreement
:02:11. > :02:13.promised people who were injured as a result of the conflict would be
:02:14. > :02:14.looked after. Today we are still waiting.
:02:15. > :02:21.Peter Heathwood was badly injured in a shooting in 1979.
:02:22. > :02:29.Loyalist gunmen attacked my home and shot me, paralysed me. My father
:02:30. > :02:34.arrived at the scene and thought I was dead. He dropped dead of a heart
:02:35. > :02:37.attack. I think if we don't get into this deal with legacy issues, no
:02:38. > :02:41.matter how embarrassing because no one will come out of this with clean
:02:42. > :02:46.hands. Everybody has dirty hands and we just have to accept that as a
:02:47. > :02:49.society and say that all of society as done wrong, let's move forward.
:02:50. > :02:51.The sticking point in political negotiations has been a disagreement
:02:52. > :02:53.between the nationalist parties and the government.
:02:54. > :02:55.The government has argued that the release of some state
:02:56. > :02:56.documents could compromise national security.
:02:57. > :03:03.The Victims Commissioner says the deadlock needs to be broken.
:03:04. > :03:10.I believe that you can't expect any government to let go of national
:03:11. > :03:14.security issues. At the same time you can't expect people who have
:03:15. > :03:18.been waiting 40 years to find out what happened to their loved ones to
:03:19. > :03:23.just take it on someone else's word that they can there be told because
:03:24. > :03:26.there is a risk there. So how do the first and Deputy First Minister is
:03:27. > :03:31.see things working out because Mike we are all optimistic, a digit about
:03:32. > :03:38.when it can be found. If we are honest with victims and we can at
:03:39. > :03:39.least give them that. I cannot see any clarity coming before the
:03:40. > :03:42.election. I think there is a joint
:03:43. > :03:44.determination to resolve this I am hopeful, even optimistic,
:03:45. > :03:57.that it can be resolved. People involved in this progress
:03:58. > :04:01.have been stressing that there has been progress.
:04:02. > :04:03.But victims are very frustrated, even hurt that there
:04:04. > :04:07.They are using this conference to put pressure on politicians again
:04:08. > :04:14.The family of a teenage boy shot dead in Londonderry in 1972 have
:04:15. > :04:16.refused to accept a decision not to prosecute the soldier
:04:17. > :04:20.15 year old Daniel Hegarty was shot twice in the head
:04:21. > :04:23.An inquest in 2011 found that he posed no risk
:04:24. > :04:29.This from our North West Reporter Keiron Tourish.
:04:30. > :04:32.Daniel Hegarty's three sisters attended his grave in the city
:04:33. > :04:36.cemetery this morning more determined than ever to achieve
:04:37. > :04:41.He was 15 when he was shot dead by a soldier during
:04:42. > :04:45.Operation Motorman - a large scale attempt by the Army
:04:46. > :04:49.to clear "no-go" areas of the city during the Troubles in July 1972.
:04:50. > :04:54.The Public Prosecution Service told the family it was not prosecuting
:04:55. > :04:56.the soldier as there was no reasonable prospect
:04:57. > :05:05.Nobody should be above the law, beneath the law, if you murder,
:05:06. > :05:08.whether you wear a uniform or not, you must stand trial,
:05:09. > :05:12.If you don't, then you're sending out the wrong signal
:05:13. > :05:17.They're not going to trust you, they're not going to trust the law.
:05:18. > :05:19.The Public Prosecution service has defended its decision.
:05:20. > :05:23.The account provided by the soldier was that he genuinely believed
:05:24. > :05:25.he was going to come under attack and he had to make
:05:26. > :05:30.It is important also to recognise that the victims in this case
:05:31. > :05:33.were completely innocent, they did not pose a threat,
:05:34. > :05:37.but we have to assess the case and the circumstances as the soldier
:05:38. > :05:51.Even before this case was referred to the PPS by the coroner in 2011...
:05:52. > :05:56.The family had considered taking a civil action against the Ministry of
:05:57. > :06:02.Defence. Then in 2012 before a decision was made in the grand case
:06:03. > :06:06.by the PPS, legal proceedings were launched for the unlawful killing of
:06:07. > :06:12.Daniel. Those proceedings will be pursued with much vigour. In 2007
:06:13. > :06:16.the Government apologised to the family after describing Daniel
:06:17. > :06:25.Hegarty as a terrorist. Lives are ruined. Our whole family life, my
:06:26. > :06:31.mother and father. After Daniel was murdered their hearts were broken.
:06:32. > :06:40.Broken hearts. Just total devastation. We are still hurting so
:06:41. > :06:46.bad. As I say, people to you to move on and you can't move on with your
:06:47. > :06:56.life. You need justice. It is worse when you know it is the state that
:06:57. > :06:59.murdered him. The family say their mother and father died without
:07:00. > :07:02.achieving justice for Daniel but they are resolute in their
:07:03. > :07:04.determination to fulfil that aim. The Victims Commissioner Judith
:07:05. > :07:07.Thompson is with me. What do you mean when you say
:07:08. > :07:19.the Government can't hide behind Obviously we came very close to
:07:20. > :07:23.getting an agreement in dealing with the past and the sticking point
:07:24. > :07:27.seems to have been how far families are going to be told information
:07:28. > :07:34.that might be security sensitive. On the one hand you have got people, as
:07:35. > :07:37.we have just heard, who can't be expected just to trust people not to
:07:38. > :07:42.tell them things and to assume that would be good reason. On the other
:07:43. > :07:46.hand we have a government that won't give up control of security issues.
:07:47. > :07:51.So, we need to find another way and I am convinced that could be done.
:07:52. > :07:53.You hopeful given the response is there from the first and Deputy
:07:54. > :07:58.First Minister that you will be progress on this? I believe the
:07:59. > :08:02.conversations are quietly happening now. I believe that in the run-up to
:08:03. > :08:05.the fresh start agreement we came quite close to getting an agreement
:08:06. > :08:10.and I'm cautiously optimistic that we can get there after the elections
:08:11. > :08:15.but I believe that they work and conversations and the
:08:16. > :08:19.problem-solving, ideas are happening now. People have been optimistic for
:08:20. > :08:23.a long time on this and have been having their hopes dashed time after
:08:24. > :08:28.time. That is a reality and we cannot continue to do that. These
:08:29. > :08:32.issues won't go away. We know that. If we don't sort this no, we will
:08:33. > :08:38.come back to this point at some time in the future -- now. Because we
:08:39. > :08:43.will have two. People who need services and truth now, get it, some
:08:44. > :08:49.of them won't be here when it comes around again. That has to be
:08:50. > :08:52.appreciated. The Lord Chief Justice said today there was a possible time
:08:53. > :08:57.frame for some of these interests to be held within five years, how
:08:58. > :09:00.significant is that for you? Hugely significant. Somebody kicking a
:09:01. > :09:08.situation where coroner courts are dealt with -- kicking a situation,
:09:09. > :09:12.but this has been dealt with over a number of years. The Lord Chief
:09:13. > :09:18.Justice, he is saying we can find a 20th century solution for this
:09:19. > :09:22.long-standing problem, a new system, new way of dealing with, give me the
:09:23. > :09:27.resources and I can do it within five years. That is great news for
:09:28. > :09:30.people waiting for a result from the coroner 's Court but it is also
:09:31. > :09:36.really good news for people waiting for other enquiries as it is a
:09:37. > :09:40.template. If it can work there, it can work else there. The Chief
:09:41. > :09:44.Justice doesn't have to wait for new legislation, he can do this now if
:09:45. > :09:47.he gets funding. That is the crucial point. What is your message to
:09:48. > :09:53.Secretary of State and Justice Minister about that because Mike
:09:54. > :09:56.this would be money well spent. This is an opportunity to spend money on
:09:57. > :10:01.things that people have been struggling with. More importantly
:10:02. > :10:05.than that, to give some truth and closure by those families who
:10:06. > :10:08.benefit. Much more than that, to increase the fifth of people that
:10:09. > :10:14.the justice system can be adapted to do this job better. If you don't get
:10:15. > :10:17.agreement and is in progress, can you take legal action and force the
:10:18. > :10:21.Government do some sort of position where they will reveal some of this
:10:22. > :10:24.information and get some planning? There are lots of legal process is
:10:25. > :10:29.already underway where individual families are doing that but that is
:10:30. > :10:33.not... For those people, it can get them results, but it is not the way
:10:34. > :10:37.that as a society we want to deal with this. We need to have systems
:10:38. > :10:40.and a legal system that people can trust to get them result. Surely
:10:41. > :10:45.you're the perfect person to be that if you don't want individuals to do
:10:46. > :10:48.it? Vets try and get a resolution through working with people. It is
:10:49. > :10:51.the best way to do it. -- lets. Thank you very much.
:10:52. > :10:53.You're watching BBC Newsline, still to come on the programme...
:10:54. > :10:56.Stubbing it out - but how effective will the smoking ban be at hospitals
:10:57. > :11:05.Thousands of people have been helped beat drug and alcohol addiction
:11:06. > :11:07.by the charity Fasa, but tonight the future
:11:08. > :11:14.60 jobs and 70 volunteers have been told they're no longer needed -
:11:15. > :11:20.The charity which started on the Shankill Road in Belfast grew
:11:21. > :11:24.to have branches on the Antrim Road, Bangor, Ballywalter and a 24-7
:11:25. > :11:32.facility in East Belfast which opened its doors last year.
:11:33. > :11:39.been to the Fasa Shankill headquarters.
:11:40. > :11:45.I have been inside the Fasa building behind me talking to staff. Some
:11:46. > :11:53.staff are upset and they couldn't tell me hating understandably. Is
:11:54. > :11:56.taken from the board, there are facing financial insolvency. They
:11:57. > :11:59.have had to suspend service because of this. This building will be open
:12:00. > :12:05.tonight and tomorrow night for service users and the impact is wide
:12:06. > :12:10.reaching. Not only does it affect 60 full-time staff and 70 volunteers,
:12:11. > :12:15.but also for half dozen service users, some of our most vulnerable
:12:16. > :12:19.in society. The charity which has been providing services for 20 years
:12:20. > :12:24.as officers not just here but East Belfast and the Ards Peninsula all
:12:25. > :12:28.under threat. The board says it is seeking urgent meetings with funders
:12:29. > :12:29.and Political Reporter to do is to avert what they describe as a
:12:30. > :12:31.crisis. One of the leading teaching unions
:12:32. > :12:34.is calling for more to be done The Ulster Teachers Union also says
:12:35. > :12:37.that schools should consider introducing unisex toilets to cater
:12:38. > :12:42.for transgender pupils. Our Education Correspondent Robbie
:12:43. > :12:45.Meredith has been to one Belfast school, where there are a number
:12:46. > :12:48.of LGBT staff and pupils, to find For Year 12 at Hazelwood Intergrated
:12:49. > :12:55.College in North Belfast, Hilary Donnan is their
:12:56. > :12:59.Head of Science. But she's also open with them
:13:00. > :13:12.and colleagues about her sexuality. The more people who can stand up and
:13:13. > :13:17.say, I am gay, I am a teacher, I am perfectly successful in my career, I
:13:18. > :13:21.have a happy family life, a loving partner. It is important from it to
:13:22. > :13:26.stand up and say I am gay because then those kids growing up and
:13:27. > :13:28.struggling at school can look at me and say it can be OK and it can be
:13:29. > :13:28.fine. There are signs everywhere that
:13:29. > :13:31.a number of staff And that includes the Head
:13:32. > :13:35.of Maths, Kieran Coyle. But he admits he may not be able
:13:36. > :13:44.to be as open in other schools. There's very few schools who are
:13:45. > :13:49.actively engaging with the issue as we are at here is a word. The
:13:50. > :13:55.biggest impact that has for me -- Hazelwood. They fear of moving on.
:13:56. > :13:57.My head of Department, my next step would be Vice principal jobs and
:13:58. > :14:01.that approach and that puts me off. Hazelwood also has a small number
:14:02. > :14:03.of transgender children They're accommodating their needs
:14:04. > :14:07.in a number of ways, including setting aside this
:14:08. > :14:19.gender-neutral toilet which only Firstly I had to start looking at
:14:20. > :14:24.toilets. Now we are looking at uniform and I think the best thing
:14:25. > :14:28.we can do in schools, through pastoral care, and the best thing we
:14:29. > :14:32.can do in being question is actually support people the best we can. --
:14:33. > :14:33.in being Christian. The Ulster Teachers Union now want
:14:34. > :14:35.the education authorities to ensure all schools follow
:14:36. > :14:41.Hazlewood's example. Recently one of our members in
:14:42. > :14:45.Islands action was asked by the inspector what provision they had
:14:46. > :14:50.made for transgender people and why did they lined a peoples up as boys
:14:51. > :14:55.and girls? Those are questions that need asked and we need and so as to
:14:56. > :14:56.them. We need to work out all of us what these answers are.
:14:57. > :14:59.Back at Hazlewood, Hilary's pupils may know she's a lesbian,
:15:00. > :15:01.but they're much more interested in what she teaches them
:15:02. > :15:10.From today a new cancer scheme will offer patients round the clock
:15:11. > :15:12.specialist care at any time day or night.
:15:13. > :15:15.It's the first service of its kind in the UK where emergency
:15:16. > :15:17.departments will be able to access cancer nurses.
:15:18. > :15:20.The Macmillan Cancer support charity has invested ?1 million
:15:21. > :15:23.in the new scheme which will see nurses in place to offer one-to-one
:15:24. > :15:30.Our Health Correspondent Marie-Louise Connolly has the story.
:15:31. > :15:36.I am getting a bit of stick about my hair. Not that I ever had that
:15:37. > :15:37.much... Sam Keers is almost
:15:38. > :15:39.back to his old self. Diagnosed with prostate cancer last
:15:40. > :15:42.year, he's been part of a pilot scheme at Craigavon Area Hospital
:15:43. > :15:44.where he's been able to access a specialist cancer
:15:45. > :15:56.nurse day or night. I can only say good things. When we
:15:57. > :16:01.phoned up from home, some of the issues were dealt with over the
:16:02. > :16:06.phone very promptly, very thorough, ongoing analysis of how you felt and
:16:07. > :16:07.what was going on and sent back very quickly with a solution or
:16:08. > :16:08.suggestion. Cancer and its effects
:16:09. > :16:11.can strike at any time. This new facility means
:16:12. > :16:13.when a cancer patient turns up at a local emergency department,
:16:14. > :16:24.they'll have direct access Every day in Northern Ireland around
:16:25. > :16:29.30 people are told they have cancer. This new facility will not only help
:16:30. > :16:33.people who require specialist and immediate assistant, but it will
:16:34. > :16:33.also remove some of the pressure from hospital's emergency
:16:34. > :16:39.departments. This is At the heart of the scheme
:16:40. > :16:45.is the Macmillan Cancer charity which has invested ?1 million pounds
:16:46. > :16:53.to provide the seven specialist that would be the direct link
:16:54. > :16:57.between the specialist service within the hospital. To take
:16:58. > :17:02.control, to have a plan to say this is what is going to happen to you,
:17:03. > :17:07.this is my name and number. When you go home if you are worried, you can
:17:08. > :17:09.contact me. If you are limited, I will be around to coordinate your
:17:10. > :17:12.care. -- if you are admitted. Driving the initiative -
:17:13. > :17:21.the Public Health Agency If people develop complications they
:17:22. > :17:24.can become ill quite quickly so the acute care service can be there to
:17:25. > :17:25.respond to that. For people like Sam, it's a service
:17:26. > :17:33.they can't live without. The Macmillan nurses were wonderful.
:17:34. > :17:37.Outstanding in their approach to their work. Really dedicated people
:17:38. > :17:44.and I felt that and that was reassuring for me.
:17:45. > :17:50.From today hospital sites across Northern Ireland
:17:51. > :17:54.Smokers will not be allowed to light up anywhere inside the hospital
:17:55. > :17:56.complex even if they're inside their own car.
:17:57. > :17:58.But there are questions over how the ban will be enforced.
:17:59. > :18:00.Catherine Morrison's been finding out more.
:18:01. > :18:03.Day one of the smoking ban in hospital grounds.
:18:04. > :18:05.Patients and visitors are being urged to kick the habit.
:18:06. > :18:22.I am a smoker. I choose that. Nobody forced me. It is my choice. I have
:18:23. > :18:27.tried the e-cigarettes and the patches and nothing seems to work
:18:28. > :18:34.for me. It is not right. Patients should be able to smoke in a place.
:18:35. > :18:40.Designated areas are brilliant but this is just ridiculous.
:18:41. > :18:42.Smoking outside hospitals is an ongoing problem.
:18:43. > :18:43.Two years ago the Western Trust went smoke-free.
:18:44. > :18:46.Now the rest of Northern Ireland is following suit.
:18:47. > :18:48.It means no cigarettes, including e-cigarettes,
:18:49. > :18:57.anywhere in a hospital complex - even inside your own car.
:18:58. > :19:05.The number of people smoking is continuing to fall, but even still,
:19:06. > :19:11.22% of adults in Northern Ireland smoke. That is 310,000 people and
:19:12. > :19:14.health professionals say that leads to 16,800 hospital admissions for
:19:15. > :19:15.smoking-related diseases every year. With figures like that, experts say
:19:16. > :19:25.the ban is a necessary step. It is the right thing to do. We are
:19:26. > :19:29.standing outside the cancer centre. One third of all cancers in Northern
:19:30. > :19:30.Ireland are directly related to smoking.
:19:31. > :19:34.Enforcing the ban is another issue - the Trust has one smoking warden
:19:35. > :19:36.but they're mostly relying on their own staff -
:19:37. > :19:41.and the goodwill of smokers - instead of fines.
:19:42. > :19:49.Enforcement will be difficult. We are hoping to bring people with us.
:19:50. > :19:54.It has been a long journey in smoking cessation and smoke-free
:19:55. > :19:55.areas. We have 20,000 staff. We are encouraging them to help us enforce
:19:56. > :19:56.it. The message is loud and clear,
:19:57. > :20:03.but will everyone be listening? Restoration work has started
:20:04. > :20:04.at the former headquarters of Harland and Wolff
:20:05. > :20:07.shipyard in Belfast. The famous building is to become
:20:08. > :20:11.a hotel and its drawing offices, where Titanic was designed,
:20:12. > :20:15.opening as a visitor attraction. Our business correspondent
:20:16. > :20:18.Julian O'Neill reports. The old shipyard head office
:20:19. > :20:23.is a shadow of its former glory. But not for much longer as workmen
:20:24. > :20:28.began the job of refurbishment. Restoration will include its ground
:20:29. > :20:32.floor drawing offices where 1000 ships were designed,
:20:33. > :20:43.the Titanic among them. There are so many features
:20:44. > :20:47.throughout the building that actually resonate back to the ships
:20:48. > :20:53.that Harland and Wolff built. We got involved in the project in 2012,
:20:54. > :20:58.four years later, here we are, isn't it great that work has commenced and
:20:59. > :21:01.we now have a deadline? The two drawing officers down below will be
:21:02. > :21:05.the centrepiece of this new project. Upstairs will be 84 bedrooms in a
:21:06. > :21:07.new hotel due to open next year. The building dates to 1900 and has
:21:08. > :21:10.largely been gathering dust in the 25 years since Harland
:21:11. > :21:12.and Wolff moved out. Its new lease of life will cost
:21:13. > :21:16.more than ?20 million - some of it lottery funds,
:21:17. > :21:29.but most of it private finance. Having worked on the project for
:21:30. > :21:33.many years I am very excited to see us finally on site with the
:21:34. > :21:37.refurbishment works. The heritage in the building is akin to that of the
:21:38. > :21:39.Titanic. It is the same era and it is where the Titanic was designed.
:21:40. > :21:42.The building has been classed as being at risk for a decade.
:21:43. > :21:46.Now saved, the real work of turning it into a four star
:21:47. > :21:47.hotel-come-tourist attraction is only just starting.
:21:48. > :21:55.But its future is already beginning to look bright.
:21:56. > :21:59.Ireland's cricketers crumbled today against the minnows of the game
:22:00. > :22:06.from Oman - Gavni is here with this evenings sport.
:22:07. > :22:08.Over the last decade, Ireland have so often been the team
:22:09. > :22:10.to cause the big upset at ICC events.
:22:11. > :22:20.Pakistan in 2007, England in 2011, West Indies in 2015.
:22:21. > :22:26.But today the overwhelming favourites were humbled by two
:22:27. > :22:35.wickets. This was the moment that Ireland were knocked off their
:22:36. > :22:39.perch. Oman have one, perhaps the greatest moment, the proudest moment
:22:40. > :22:44.in their short international cricketing history. Ireland showed
:22:45. > :22:50.glimpses of their superior status. Nice shot. He has found his timing.
:22:51. > :22:56.But the struggled to cope with the unorthodox deliveries as they set
:22:57. > :23:00.Oman a target of 155. At times it was confrontational and despite some
:23:01. > :23:08.wonderful athletic fielding from Gary Wilson... Has he did well
:23:09. > :23:15.enough? Yes he has! Know, a good save. Eight saved six. Ireland was
:23:16. > :23:20.Mike 's failure to do the basics proved to be their downfall. Next up
:23:21. > :23:25.is Bangladesh on Friday. Lose that and they are out.
:23:26. > :23:28.Carl Frampton has told BBC Sport that boxers who test positive
:23:29. > :23:30.for banned substances should be given lifetime bans.
:23:31. > :23:32.The world super bantamweight champion made the comments
:23:33. > :23:34.when asked about tennis star Maria Sharapova who tested positive
:23:35. > :23:37.for the recently banned substance meldonium
:23:38. > :23:41.Frampton says the five-time Grand Slam champion should
:23:42. > :23:53.I don't really feel any sympathy towards her. I think everyone is in
:23:54. > :23:58.the same boat. We need to be very strict with ourselves. To make
:23:59. > :24:04.mistakes especially at the highest level, I don't agree with that.
:24:05. > :24:09.Coming from a sport that I am in, where people can potentially lose
:24:10. > :24:14.their lives, I look at drudge -- drug-taking as a no. If you feel a
:24:15. > :24:18.drug test especially in my sport, you should be banned.
:24:19. > :24:21.Of the 12 managers in the top flight of the Irish League at the start
:24:22. > :24:23.of the season, now only six remain standing.
:24:24. > :24:25.For every casualty there's been a replacement.
:24:26. > :24:28.Pat McGibbon is the most recent to join the ranks as interim
:24:29. > :24:39.The manager is important as to what goes on, but the truth of the matter
:24:40. > :24:44.is it is a combination of things. At the moment it is the manager that
:24:45. > :24:49.seems to take the brunt. It is a pretty big task to turn this tanker
:24:50. > :24:55.around? It is, but I have taken this on and I have looked at the group.
:24:56. > :24:59.Obviously Keith O'Hara and Trevor, they know the club well. We need to
:25:00. > :25:04.make sure of that on Saturday we go out and put their performance in
:25:05. > :25:07.that the supporters know that they are prepared to put a shift in and
:25:08. > :25:11.leave nothing on the pitch. Tomorrow we will have the latest from Dublin
:25:12. > :25:15.as Ireland rugby coach Joe Schmidt names his team to face Italy.
:25:16. > :25:22.Now let's get a look at the weather forecast.
:25:23. > :25:29.What is in store? Not too bad. Hints of spring in the air and the
:25:30. > :25:33.sunshine. It is a transition season. Strengthening sun back in the cold
:25:34. > :25:39.air left from winter. Lots of sunshine in the mountains today but
:25:40. > :25:43.you can still is see a bit of snow capping the top. These two pictures
:25:44. > :25:49.show that we are coming out of winter. On the right-hand side, that
:25:50. > :25:56.was from Loch May. Two months ago in January, look at that. Things are
:25:57. > :26:02.looking a bit drier. A couple of exceptions. A few sharp showers
:26:03. > :26:07.today and there will be a few for a well this evening. Most places
:26:08. > :26:10.ending up dry. Clear at times and easing winds. It will be cool in the
:26:11. > :26:15.countryside with one or two pockets of frost but not widespread. If it
:26:16. > :26:19.starts quite early tomorrow, it should feel quite mild mid-morning.
:26:20. > :26:26.We will have lost that cold wind from today. A nice dry start from
:26:27. > :26:29.the morning. Some sunshine around. Temperature is around four or five
:26:30. > :26:34.Celsius by the time most people are hopefully leaving the house for work
:26:35. > :26:41.or school. Nothing too frosty or icy to concern us with. Light winds will
:26:42. > :26:45.make it to quite nice in the sun. Double figures, ten or 11 Celsius.
:26:46. > :26:50.Increasing cloud from the West and there will be some spots of rain in
:26:51. > :26:55.the far west around tea-time. Most places dry. Tomorrow night not so
:26:56. > :26:59.cold, bits and pieces of rain from time to time, quite cloudy skies.
:27:00. > :27:05.Temperature is holding up around five or six. Expecting some rain on
:27:06. > :27:09.Friday but only one day because it will probably dry for the weekend.
:27:10. > :27:17.In sunshine it'll feel quite mild. Friday's thoughts wet in the West.
:27:18. > :27:22.It spreads east through the day. Technically still mild but it won't
:27:23. > :27:26.feel as nice. Lots of dry weather this weekend. Not necessarily sunny
:27:27. > :27:33.but where you get some sunshine, 13 or 14 Celsius is quite likely. Thank
:27:34. > :27:37.you. Join me for the great news at 10:30pm. Keep in touch with us on
:27:38. > :27:40.Facebook and Twitter. From everyone on the team, goodbye and thanks for
:27:41. > :27:44.watching.