:00:00. > :00:17.warmer for the early part of next week.
:00:18. > :00:20.This is BBC Newsline, and these are the headlines
:00:21. > :00:24.A year after it was outlawed there have been no prosecutions
:00:25. > :00:30.The First and Deputy First Ministers lay out their priorities
:00:31. > :00:34.A charity says some children on free school meals
:00:35. > :00:41.Calls for greater help for cancer
:00:42. > :00:50.Looking back at the formation of the Peace People 40 years on.
:00:51. > :00:56.Join me live in Rio for all the latest,
:00:57. > :01:02.And can we expect the sun to come out tomorrow?
:01:03. > :01:10.I'll tell you later in the programme.
:01:11. > :01:16.It's emerged that no one in Northern Ireland has been
:01:17. > :01:19.prosecuted for paying for sex, even though it's been illegal now
:01:20. > :01:23.The law, a UK first, was introduced last June after it
:01:24. > :01:27.got the backing of the vast majority of Assembly Members.
:01:28. > :01:30.It was feared the move would push the sex trade further underground
:01:31. > :01:33.and expose sex workers to a greater risk.
:01:34. > :01:35.Our political correspondent Enda McClafferty reports
:01:36. > :01:44.This is how the PSNI have been cracking down on human traffickers
:01:45. > :01:55.They raid brothels and take the sex workers being exploited into care.
:01:56. > :01:57.It's big business in Northern Ireland,
:01:58. > :02:00.with police estimating that up to half a million pounds a week
:02:01. > :02:03.But for the past year police have been able,
:02:04. > :02:06.for the first time, to target those who are handing over
:02:07. > :02:09.the cash under a new law which makes it illegal to pay for sex.
:02:10. > :02:15.According to police more than 800 men are paying for sex
:02:16. > :02:21.But only ten have been investigated by the PSNI on suspicion of paying
:02:22. > :02:28.Of the seven of them referred to the Public Prosecution Service,
:02:29. > :02:30.three cases were thrown out, two men received cautions
:02:31. > :02:32.while the remaining two cases are still being considered
:02:33. > :02:40.So far no one has been prosecuted under the new law.
:02:41. > :02:45.That news has come as no surprise to the man
:02:46. > :02:50.who was in charge of justice when the law was introduced.
:02:51. > :02:56.When this law was introduced, I said the priority had to be in dealing
:02:57. > :03:01.with human trafficking, protecting the victims. It is clear that
:03:02. > :03:04.getting prosecutions against simple prostitution is much more
:03:05. > :03:06.complicated than that, and we now see the stats that there have not
:03:07. > :03:08.been any prosecutions. And he isn't the only one
:03:09. > :03:10.who had reservations. Some of those involved in the sex
:03:11. > :03:22.trade say the new law has exposed Most clients are aware of it, and
:03:23. > :03:26.you see that they are more reluctant to screen, so it is very hard for
:03:27. > :03:33.sex workers to screen these clients, and I have definitely seen it that
:03:34. > :03:38.you aren't able to get that information. They might switch
:03:39. > :03:41.numbers quite often, so it contacts, or perhaps contact you via a private
:03:42. > :03:43.number, so you're not sure who you are getting.
:03:44. > :03:46.The DUP's Lord Morrow, who pushed for the new legislation,
:03:47. > :03:49.says he's disappointed by the lack of prosecutions, but insists it will
:03:50. > :03:58.I can't tell the police what their priorities should be, but I do
:03:59. > :04:05.believe that the police and value it, I believe that they are keen to
:04:06. > :04:08.see me in the meditation and the enforcement, and I look to the PPS
:04:09. > :04:12.to do what they are supposed to be doing. If over the next 12 months
:04:13. > :04:14.there is no change, then we will be talking to the PPS to ask them to
:04:15. > :04:17.explain the reason why. So why have police not been able -
:04:18. > :04:32.so far - to bring those Our priority is to target the human
:04:33. > :04:39.trafficking element of it, organised criminality. It is not about
:04:40. > :04:43.targeting an individual sex worker that is selling sex. That is not the
:04:44. > :04:46.priority for us. The priority is to make sure that sex workers not
:04:47. > :04:55.honourable, does not fall victim to a crime. -- is not vulnerable. If we
:04:56. > :04:58.come across criminality we will address it, and that has led to the
:04:59. > :05:03.ten people being referred to the prosecution service in the last
:05:04. > :05:08.year. It is too early to pass judgment on the new law, but initial
:05:09. > :05:13.indications suggest it will be difficult to prosecute those who pay
:05:14. > :05:16.for sex. So how effective will be legislation be in protecting those
:05:17. > :05:19.victims of human trafficking? That of a question our politicians will
:05:20. > :05:27.have to consider when they review the law in two years' time.
:05:28. > :05:30.A man in his 30s has been wounded several times in the legs
:05:31. > :05:34.It happened at Rinmore Drive in the Creggan area last night.
:05:35. > :05:38.The man who was shot in each ankle and in a thigh is said to be
:05:39. > :05:41.Dissident Republicans are being blamed for the attack.
:05:42. > :05:44.The First and Deputy First Ministers say they must be fully
:05:45. > :05:46.involved in the negotiations regarding the UK's future
:05:47. > :05:49.relationships with the EU and other countries.
:05:50. > :05:51.And they've written to the Prime Minister,
:05:52. > :05:57.Our political editor Mark Devenport has seen their letter.
:05:58. > :06:03.Are there any major surprises in what they've said?
:06:04. > :06:08.Isobars the first thing you have to say is that given that Eileen faster
:06:09. > :06:12.and Martin McGuinness were on opposite sides of the referendum
:06:13. > :06:17.campaign, it is a bit about supplies they have managed come up with a
:06:18. > :06:21.common position, putting their differences to one side and saying
:06:22. > :06:26.our common concerns about things like the border, the economy,
:06:27. > :06:29.energy, EU funding and agriculture. A bit of a surprise that they have
:06:30. > :06:31.at least been able to put this much flesh on the bones.
:06:32. > :06:35.Of those areas, which are most likely to catch attention?
:06:36. > :06:45.I think the section on the economy is interesting, because obviously
:06:46. > :06:50.the DUP was ill delete back in the Brexit camp. To Reza May says that
:06:51. > :06:54.Brexit means Brexit, but there are very different versions. Some people
:06:55. > :06:57.in England think it will be a clamp-down on immigration and
:06:58. > :07:04.pulling out of the single market. It would appear from this letter that
:07:05. > :07:08.the DUP is in the Brexit like to camp. Arlene Foster has said they
:07:09. > :07:16.put their name to retaining as far as possible trade with EU states,
:07:17. > :07:19.and it is important that Northern Ireland retains access to an skilled
:07:20. > :07:21.as well as highly skilled labour, and refers to the thousands of
:07:22. > :07:26.people who live across the border on a daily basis for work. I think that
:07:27. > :07:34.appears at least on the economic side of the argument the DUP on E
:07:35. > :07:39.Brexit light camp. You would think Martin McGuinness would be happy
:07:40. > :07:44.with the torn off lots of this. And the border question? They say it is
:07:45. > :07:48.important there is a continuing movement of people and services
:07:49. > :07:52.across the border. They took heart from Theresa May saying that that
:07:53. > :07:57.should be the case. They warn that the border should not be a catalyst
:07:58. > :07:59.for illegal activity and should not create an incentive for those who
:08:00. > :08:04.would wish to undermine the peace process. They say you have to look
:08:05. > :08:07.at any changes you may make in terms of custom checks or whatever on the
:08:08. > :08:09.border through a political light, in terms of what it can do to the peace
:08:10. > :08:18.process. The aerospace firm Bombardier is
:08:19. > :08:23.bringing forward was 100 redundancies they had planned to
:08:24. > :08:27.make last year. They said they were planning to cut 1000 workers over
:08:28. > :08:32.two years, about 20% of its workforce in Northern Ireland. They
:08:33. > :08:37.say they cut of 95 now being made is regrettable but necessary to ensure
:08:38. > :08:48.its long-term survival. Still to come on the programme before 7pm.
:08:49. > :08:52.The Maiden City Festival gets underway in Derry.
:08:53. > :08:55.A leading charity has told BBC Newsline that some children who get
:08:56. > :08:57.free school meals in term-time are going hungry over the holidays.
:08:58. > :09:03.Barnardo's says more summer schemes should include meals.
:09:04. > :09:05.Our education correspondent Robbie Meredith has been to see
:09:06. > :09:20.It is breakfast time at the Barnardo's summer scheme at this
:09:21. > :09:27.primary School in East Belfast. Before the day's fun, there are free
:09:28. > :09:31.meals, which are a healthy, popular and needed, according to one mum who
:09:32. > :09:36.brings her son 's long. They have got used to having this nice, hot
:09:37. > :09:40.meal prepared for their children, and now they have to prepare that at
:09:41. > :09:44.home, and some people just do not have the means. We are in area of
:09:45. > :09:48.serious underprivileged here, and some people cannot afford it. It is
:09:49. > :09:53.frightening to think that all these children are hungry. Over 80,000
:09:54. > :09:58.children in Northern Ireland get free school meals, mainly because
:09:59. > :10:03.there parents are working in low income jobs are benefits. We simply
:10:04. > :10:06.do not know how many meth meals over the summer holidays, but some
:10:07. > :10:10.teaching unions and the trust will trust which operates many food banks
:10:11. > :10:15.say there should be more schemes like this. The numbers at this one
:10:16. > :10:20.are high. Well up into the 90s we have had, a lot of families of under
:10:21. > :10:24.fives. Some families with four children under the age of sex. We
:10:25. > :10:30.have been working with the food bank year, and they recognise there had
:10:31. > :10:36.been families asking for food parcels. -- children under the age
:10:37. > :10:38.of six. We have been providing free breakfast and families have said
:10:39. > :10:46.they appreciate that, not having to worry about one meal of the day at
:10:47. > :10:51.least. We have to glide more and spend more money without the free
:10:52. > :10:58.meals. And the scheme has other benefits as well. It gets mums out
:10:59. > :11:01.and mixing. Maybe they don't know anybody, so they can come down and
:11:02. > :11:07.interact, and it is brilliant. And for the children. And afterwards,
:11:08. > :11:08.everybody pitches in to do the dishes.
:11:09. > :11:10.Tributes have been paid to the Duke of Westminster who has
:11:11. > :11:14.He was born in Omagh, named Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor,
:11:15. > :11:17.and was raised at Ely Lodge on the shores of Lough Erne
:11:18. > :11:21.He spoke fondly of his childhood in County Fermanagh and said
:11:22. > :11:25.he would have spent his life there, but had inherited the dukedom
:11:26. > :11:31.The Duke of Westminster's fortune was estimated at around
:11:32. > :11:34.?8 billion pounds by Forbes magazine, making him the UK's
:11:35. > :11:42.A woman who is returning to work after having cancer is calling
:11:43. > :11:47.for greater help for people in a similar position who are taking
:11:48. > :11:51.Lynette McKendry from County Antrim says her employer,
:11:52. > :11:54.the Civil Service, has fully supported her, but others haven't
:11:55. > :11:59.A cancer charity says employers must be more
:12:00. > :12:06.Our health correspondent Marie-Louise Connolly has the story.
:12:07. > :12:09.Laptop, work phone and emails - signs that life is slowly
:12:10. > :12:14.Juggling home life, cancer and a phased return to work
:12:15. > :12:33.I felt that whenever I was at home every day, all day, all that
:12:34. > :12:35.concerned my life was cancer, treatment, doctors appointments,
:12:36. > :12:41.hospital appointments. It is all I thought about. Getting back to work
:12:42. > :12:41.has helped me have something else to focus on.
:12:42. > :12:44.When Lynette spoke to the BBC in February, she was about to have
:12:45. > :12:47.Since then, colleagues have phoned and visited.
:12:48. > :12:49.While her line manager kept her distance, at the same
:12:50. > :12:52.According to Lynette, it's critical that employers
:12:53. > :13:09.I think it is important that employers in for the patients or the
:13:10. > :13:12.staff about those rights. It just takes the weight off your shoulders
:13:13. > :13:13.if you know your employer is there to support you.
:13:14. > :13:15.The Disability Discrimination Act protects people,
:13:16. > :13:16.particularly those returning from longterm illness.
:13:17. > :13:19.While being flexible might be difficult for smaller companies,
:13:20. > :13:24.in Lynette's case the Civil Service was able to be more accommodating.
:13:25. > :13:26.A sign of the times - dealing with cancer
:13:27. > :13:38.I think it is important that they start to feel that life can be
:13:39. > :13:41.normal for them again, and a big part of normality is going to work.
:13:42. > :13:45.In addition to that, staff themselves who perhaps have
:13:46. > :13:50.financial challenges with not being back at work, and it is a important
:13:51. > :13:50.that we hope and that respect as well.
:13:51. > :13:54.Of the 20,000 people here who have cancer and are working, almost half
:13:55. > :13:56.will have to make changes to their working life.
:13:57. > :14:05.It is all about just that little bit of flexibility sometimes. People can
:14:06. > :14:10.suffer from chronic fatigue, and so maybe it is just about getting back
:14:11. > :14:15.on a paste approach, and it is important, because cancer is covered
:14:16. > :14:19.under legislation, and many employers are aware of that. -- are
:14:20. > :14:20.not aware of that. Lynette's cancer story
:14:21. > :14:23.isn't over yet. You're watching BBC Newsline -
:14:24. > :14:32.still to come before 7pm... The weather played its part in
:14:33. > :14:35.preparations for this weekend's Ulster Grand Prix.
:14:36. > :14:38.40 years ago today, the death of three children in west Belfast
:14:39. > :14:41.led to the formation of what became known as the Peace People.
:14:42. > :14:45.For a time, many people hoped it might help end the violence.
:14:46. > :14:48.But it was many years later before the paramilitary ceasefires
:14:49. > :14:53.and birth of what's commonly referred to as the peace process.
:14:54. > :14:59.At its height in the mid-70s, the Peace People drew
:15:00. > :15:03.thousands of mainly women from both communities out onto the streets
:15:04. > :15:07.to call for an end to the violence in Northern Ireland.
:15:08. > :15:10.40 years on and the movement is still going, but with
:15:11. > :15:26.I think the profound thing that should be remembered about the Peace
:15:27. > :15:30.People as that the level of violence dropped by 70%. While the violence
:15:31. > :15:32.abated somewhat for a while, it did return, but never back to the levels
:15:33. > :15:33.it was at. The movement was spearheaded by two
:15:34. > :15:36.women, Betty Williams and her friend Mairead Corrigan, who felt
:15:37. > :15:38.compelled to do something after she lost two nephews and a niece
:15:39. > :15:51.in a Troubles related incident. The Peace People movement grew out
:15:52. > :15:57.of one particular tragedy here in west Belfast when a car careered off
:15:58. > :16:00.the road onto this is the path and struck a family group, killing three
:16:01. > :16:06.young children. The car was being driven by an IRA member, who was
:16:07. > :16:11.shot dead at the wheel by soldiers chasing after him. Please stop
:16:12. > :16:15.getting the young ones doing things that they don't even want to do.
:16:16. > :16:17.Please stop the violence. People can't take any more. It is just too
:16:18. > :16:17.much. Throughout the 70s,
:16:18. > :16:19.the Peace People acquired a profile far beyond these shores,
:16:20. > :16:22.and the work they did was recognised with the Nobel Peace Prize
:16:23. > :16:24.for the two founding members. Some said its message was too
:16:25. > :16:29.simplistic to stand One particular march along
:16:30. > :16:33.the Falls Road in west Belfast came under attack
:16:34. > :16:38.from Republican supporters. With the days of mass protest
:16:39. > :16:40.marches long gone and a political peace process established
:16:41. > :16:42.at Stormont, the organisation says
:16:43. > :16:56.it still has a job to do. We hold onto this thing, people
:16:57. > :17:01.refer to it as a dream that tight - it is not. This still goes on, and
:17:02. > :17:04.we think it is a great product to sell all over the world. -- a dream
:17:05. > :17:05.that died. 40 years on, and
:17:06. > :17:07.the enduring message from the Peace People is that good
:17:08. > :17:12.can come from tragedy. The traditional Maiden City
:17:13. > :17:16.Festival has started. And as Keiron Tourish reports,
:17:17. > :17:18.visitors to Londonderry have been taking in a range
:17:19. > :17:20.of different events reflecting Despite the weather,
:17:21. > :17:38.there were plenty of well attended performances of Ulster Scots dancing
:17:39. > :17:41.on the city walls over recent days. If the city had surrendered
:17:42. > :17:44.to James, then it would have cleared the way to let James into Scotland
:17:45. > :17:47.and down through England. It has developed a diverse
:17:48. > :17:49.range of events. All of them give the visitor
:17:50. > :17:51.a fascinating glimpse You haven't come
:17:52. > :17:55.across a man, have you? A host of actors representing
:17:56. > :18:01.well-known characters from the siege of Derry
:18:02. > :18:18.have been putting on That is the trouble, if you have to
:18:19. > :18:21.read something, but if you see it live - nice job.
:18:22. > :18:24.In the newly opened siege museum, there was a strong focus
:18:25. > :18:31.On this significant 100 year anniversary.
:18:32. > :18:38.They are World War I artefacts of trench art.
:18:39. > :18:40.And we also have contemporary 21st-century portraits
:18:41. > :19:01.So with seminars, drama, music and dance on the wall,
:19:02. > :19:03.there is something for everyone ahead of the main
:19:04. > :19:16.More unpredictable weather in Rio is upsetting the schedule
:19:17. > :19:19.at the Olympic Games - Stephen Watson is there for us.
:19:20. > :19:31.The weather hasn't called the golfer 's many problems here at the new
:19:32. > :19:36.court in the middle of Rio where round one tees off tomorrow, but it
:19:37. > :19:42.has for the Rovers. The weather is a bit more like Ireland than sunny
:19:43. > :19:46.Brazil, so the race has been a spot for the second time during these
:19:47. > :19:50.games. Richard Chambers from Coleraine won the have to wait until
:19:51. > :19:58.tomorrow to race for a place in his final four Team GB.
:19:59. > :19:59.Meanwhile, Irish boxer Michael O'Reilly has left
:20:00. > :20:02.the Olympic Village after he opted not to contest a suspension
:20:03. > :20:06.He has admitted he took a supplement that may have contained
:20:07. > :20:09.Under anti-doping rules O'Reilly's violation leaves him facing
:20:10. > :20:12.a possible ban of up to four years, and some within the sport
:20:13. > :20:15.are questioning both his actions and the way this
:20:16. > :20:29.To be honest, the fact that he declared he had taken something -
:20:30. > :20:34.OK, he didn't know it was a banned substance in that supplement that he
:20:35. > :20:38.too, but he would have been aware at that stage, something is going to
:20:39. > :20:42.show up here. Why did he even travel to the games at all? It is beyond
:20:43. > :20:47.me. I think it should be a lesson to any young athlete out there. Do not
:20:48. > :20:59.take anything that has not been supplied by your team.
:21:00. > :21:03.Clearly Stephen cannot hear us any more. We will try to return to real
:21:04. > :21:07.knack in just a moment. -- to Rio. Golf is making a return
:21:08. > :21:10.to the Olympic programme here in Rio The sport's inclusion hasn't been
:21:11. > :21:14.greeted with universal enthusiasm - and that has included some
:21:15. > :21:16.of the players. Indeed, the four top-ranked
:21:17. > :21:18.players in the world, including our own Rory McIlroy,
:21:19. > :21:19.aren't taking part. But plenty of other big names
:21:20. > :21:22.in the sport have embraced the competition, including
:21:23. > :21:34.Ireland's Padraig Harrington, It is great to be around the other
:21:35. > :21:38.athletes, go to the other sports and seeing how the others do it. It has
:21:39. > :21:43.been fantastic. It is a big deal for me. As a kid, I would have dreams of
:21:44. > :21:47.being an Olympic athlete. It is obviously such a big deal back on.
:21:48. > :21:51.Luckily a couple of guys pulled out, and I get my opportunity. Are you
:21:52. > :21:57.disappointed there has been such controversy about golf's return to
:21:58. > :22:01.the Olympics? Yes, there was no need for the controversy, to be honest. A
:22:02. > :22:04.couple of guys, conscientious objectors, didn't want to come, and
:22:05. > :22:11.that is fine. But in general it is going to be a great event. It's very
:22:12. > :22:16.similar to tennis. At the start the tennis guys did not want to come
:22:17. > :22:19.along, but eventually they see the light. I know there are some of the
:22:20. > :22:23.guys at home who are missing out, and feel like they should be here.
:22:24. > :22:27.So it will change over time. I know everybody who is here is loving it
:22:28. > :22:31.and having a great time. What would it mean to you to win an Olympic
:22:32. > :22:39.medal, especially that gold for the Marilyn? It would add substantially
:22:40. > :22:43.to my career. Winning a fourth major would not at that much, but winning
:22:44. > :22:47.three majors and Olympic gold is a big deal to me, and something that I
:22:48. > :22:52.would dearly like to do. The golf course here sits me nicely, I am in
:22:53. > :22:57.good form, so will fully and will be able to do it. Padraig Harrington
:22:58. > :22:58.talking to me a short while ago. We are back with you after some sound
:22:59. > :22:59.problems. In the men's hockey competition,
:23:00. > :23:02.Team GB, which includes four players from Northern Ireland,
:23:03. > :23:04.are one win away from reaching A comprehensive 9-1
:23:05. > :23:07.victory over hosts Brazil last night, including this fine goal
:23:08. > :23:10.by Mark Gleghorne from Antrim, means that another win tonight
:23:11. > :23:13.against Australia would guarantee a place in the last eight
:23:14. > :23:18.in the knockout stages. The game will be shown live
:23:19. > :23:22.on BBC One later tonight. Patrick Huston is competing tonight
:23:23. > :23:25.in the first elimination round of men's individual
:23:26. > :23:27.archery competition. The 20-year-old from Belfast,
:23:28. > :23:29.appearing in his first Games, is Team GB's sole male
:23:30. > :23:33.representative in the sport. But he has a tough draw
:23:34. > :23:36.in the opening knockout Lee Johnston is out of this
:23:37. > :23:44.weekends Ulster Grand Prix after a practice crash today,
:23:45. > :23:49.Johnson who who had three victories at last year's meeting has gone
:23:50. > :23:52.to hospital with what's suspected The weather - a bit
:23:53. > :23:57.like here in Rio - has not been kind to
:23:58. > :24:07.the riders at Dundrod. This is what the writers did not
:24:08. > :24:13.want to see in the opening day of practice, rain. They are getting a
:24:14. > :24:15.bit of shelter. -- the riders. Michael, not good at all today. How
:24:16. > :24:38.are you feeling? A bit measurable. -- measurable. The big bike has been
:24:39. > :24:46.good. I got a good team behind me, good lad. We just need to press on.
:24:47. > :24:51.Lee Johnson is already down with a broken collar bone, not good. Yes, I
:24:52. > :24:57.heard. Not good, Lee is one of the contenders. It is just one of those
:24:58. > :25:03.conditions. You are on a fine line all the time to try and find the
:25:04. > :25:11.edge, and it can bite real quick, and here is a real fast place to go.
:25:12. > :25:17.I don't know, just keep battering away. Plenty of boys here to give
:25:18. > :25:22.you honest, though. Yes, the boys are going to work hard at it, so we
:25:23. > :25:28.will keep pushing. Good weather forecast for Saturday. You say that
:25:29. > :25:33.every year! It is never a good weather on Saturday. Hopefully it
:25:34. > :25:39.will be, and if it is going to be wet until Saturday, it could get
:25:40. > :25:43.some sort of base and hopefully we can push on, and I would like to
:25:44. > :25:49.push the big icon and get a good lap. Positive thoughts from Michael
:25:50. > :25:56.Dunlop. The main event, the Ulster Grand Prix, as on Saturday. More
:25:57. > :26:01.from Gavin on Saturday, and I will be back from Rio tomorrow.
:26:02. > :26:06.Now for the weather forecast with Barra Best.
:26:07. > :26:21.The rain in real is probably warmer than our rain! -- in Rio. Most rain
:26:22. > :26:25.likely for coastal areas. As for tomorrow itself, a lot of cloud
:26:26. > :26:29.sticking around. There will be some rain. Thankfully not as much as
:26:30. > :26:32.today, but still out there, patchy and drizzly, not too heavy. Some
:26:33. > :26:37.misty and murky conditions in areas to kick-off the day. And in the
:26:38. > :26:41.afternoon, although a good deal of dry weather, a lot of cloud sticks
:26:42. > :26:47.around. Always the threat of drizzle, but a warmer day by several
:26:48. > :26:51.degrees in some places. If you are travelling elsewhere across Ireland
:26:52. > :26:54.tomorrow, a cloudy day for pretty much everywhere, drizzle here and
:26:55. > :26:58.there. The best chance of sunshine towards the south coast. Cloudy or
:26:59. > :27:04.the further north you go. Into the second part of the afternoon, we
:27:05. > :27:07.hold onto that cloud. Maybe a few breaks tomorrow evening. In Eastern
:27:08. > :27:13.counties the odd glimmer of sunshine, but not a lot of that on
:27:14. > :27:17.offer. Tomorrow night staying warm, largely dry, temperatures staying at
:27:18. > :27:22.14 or maybe 15 degrees in some places despite cloudy conditions
:27:23. > :27:26.during the day. Friday a promising start with early sunshine. It will
:27:27. > :27:30.not last long. On Friday the next wave of rain coming in, fairly
:27:31. > :27:36.widespread by the afternoon. Some south-westerly winds. But still 18
:27:37. > :27:42.or 19 degrees. There is good news. That will clear away, and by the
:27:43. > :27:44.weekend, and mixed bag. A lot of dry weather and sunshine, but keep an
:27:45. > :27:48.eye out for the odd scattered showers.
:27:49. > :27:49.That was BBC Newsline. Thank you for