:00:00. > :00:16.Good evening, our top stories on BBC Newsline tonight:
:00:17. > :00:19.A warning that the health service is at breaking point
:00:20. > :00:27.as the latest review into our local health care system is published.
:00:28. > :00:34.The reality is that the current model is unsustainable. If we
:00:35. > :00:39.continue to provide services in the same way, using the current models
:00:40. > :00:43.of care, command projects and is sure that ten years from now the HSC
:00:44. > :00:45.will meet 90% of the entire Executive budget.
:00:46. > :00:50.A former Ireland rugby international has his convictions
:00:51. > :00:54.A young man who killed a pensioner while driving and using a mobile
:00:55. > :00:57.phone app is jailed in what's thought to be the first
:00:58. > :01:01.Also tonight: How the fall in sterling after the Brexit vote
:01:02. > :01:08.And there's a bit of rain in the forecast mainly for tonight,
:01:09. > :01:19.Another major report has been published
:01:20. > :01:20.into Northern Ireland's health care system.
:01:21. > :01:23.The Minister told the Assembly that change is critical
:01:24. > :01:26.as the system is at breaking point.
:01:27. > :01:29.Responding to the Bengoa health review, Michelle O'Neill says
:01:30. > :01:34.she has come up with a ten-year plan to transform services.
:01:35. > :01:44.Our Health Correspondent Marie Louise Connolly reports.
:01:45. > :01:50.Matt is 88 years old and is about to have a procedure which will improve
:01:51. > :01:53.the condition of his heart. He has travelled around 50 miles to the
:01:54. > :01:58.Royal Victoria Hospital to have it done. I really do not mind
:01:59. > :02:04.travelling from Cookstown to Belfast to get a good service. And to be
:02:05. > :02:09.well looked after. This procedure is only available in Belfast. The team
:02:10. > :02:14.of experts is based in one place and patients are expected to travel to
:02:15. > :02:20.them. I think that is the patter and all across the western world. They
:02:21. > :02:23.get the best treatment, patients unfortunately for that little bit of
:02:24. > :02:28.convenience, they get better outcomes. It is that idea of
:02:29. > :02:31.centralising certain services, such as cancer and cardiology, that the
:02:32. > :02:36.Minister would like to see happening across all the health trusts. At the
:02:37. > :02:40.moment, expertise is being spread too thinly across too many buildings
:02:41. > :02:44.and at all costs money. The reality is that the current model is
:02:45. > :02:48.unsustainable. If we continue to provide services in the same way,
:02:49. > :02:55.using the same current models of care, demand projections show that
:02:56. > :02:59.ten years from now the HSC will need 90% of the entire Executive budget.
:03:00. > :03:03.So, leaving the politicking aside, what does this tenure planning for
:03:04. > :03:06.the public? There will be a short-term plan with a significant
:03:07. > :03:11.cash injection to address the current waiting list problem. There
:03:12. > :03:17.is to be significant investment in primary care, or GP services. Also
:03:18. > :03:22.more GP training places, and more advanced nurse practitioners in the
:03:23. > :03:26.community. GPs are to have named district nurses, health visitors and
:03:27. > :03:32.social workers to help bring care back into the community. Well the
:03:33. > :03:36.report does not mention hospital closures, it says services with in
:03:37. > :03:39.the five health trusts will have to meet certain criteria to prove they
:03:40. > :03:44.are viable. That could be the potential sticking point, as some
:03:45. > :03:49.hospitals may lose the services such as emergency departments or stroke
:03:50. > :03:51.facilities. According to the man behind the plan, that warming
:03:52. > :03:57.politicians having to be brave. That is one of the reasons why we did a
:03:58. > :03:59.political format where be approved some principles and all parties
:04:00. > :04:05.basically agreed on some principles and all parties basically agreed,
:04:06. > :04:09.the principles, which means that hopefully the opposition would not
:04:10. > :04:13.be using, because of the importance of this change for the people in
:04:14. > :04:17.Northern Ireland, will not be using Health and Social Care Act as a
:04:18. > :04:22.political football. The Health Minister's trump card is having her
:04:23. > :04:26.plan endorsed by the Executive. Side-by-side, both parties spoke
:04:27. > :04:30.with one voice. We either try to manage the change or are we either
:04:31. > :04:35.manage the chaos that would come if we did not tackle the huge issues
:04:36. > :04:39.that there are. Problems of such magnitude cannot be fixed overnight.
:04:40. > :04:42.At least today marks the start trying to fix them.
:04:43. > :04:44.In a moment, we'll hear from the Health Minister
:04:45. > :04:46.and get more analysis from our Health Correspondent.
:04:47. > :04:48.But first, how has today's news been received
:04:49. > :04:52.and what are the chances of these plans gaining support
:04:53. > :05:02.From Stormont, here is our Political Correspondent Stephen Walker.
:05:03. > :05:08.Two reports with one hopeful outcome, changing the face of health
:05:09. > :05:12.and Social Care Act. The Health Minister came to the Assembly to
:05:13. > :05:17.unveil her vision and bass there was a broad welcome from some, there
:05:18. > :05:21.were a series of questions. How can the Minister come to this house with
:05:22. > :05:30.grant proposals that she has not costed? What is the costing of what
:05:31. > :05:34.the Minister is proposing? Surely any proposal needs to be costed
:05:35. > :05:41.before it is embraced. That theme was picked up by the SDLP. I was
:05:42. > :05:43.flagging the previous Health Minister for knowing the cost of
:05:44. > :05:47.everything and the value of nothing and I have no doubt about how much
:05:48. > :05:50.Michelle O'Neill values the health service and the workers in it,
:05:51. > :05:53.however today in the chamber she demonstrated that she did not really
:05:54. > :05:59.know much about the cost of anything. The Ulster Unionists were
:06:00. > :06:02.also critical of what they saw as a lack of detail. I would very much
:06:03. > :06:07.give this a cautious welcome because the devil is in the detail. We
:06:08. > :06:11.cannot start the journey with the fuel tank half empty. We need more
:06:12. > :06:14.budget, costings and detail and putting the patient is front and
:06:15. > :06:19.centre of everything that we do. Political consensus is seen as key
:06:20. > :06:23.to achieving health reform. Some see today is a good starting point. We
:06:24. > :06:26.will very much support the reforms. We signed up to the principles of
:06:27. > :06:30.six months ago and we do think this is the right direction of travel,
:06:31. > :06:32.but we will be holding the Minister to account. We do want transparency
:06:33. > :06:37.and decision making and accountability if she does not
:06:38. > :06:39.deliver on it. Today marks an important day in the history of how
:06:40. > :06:43.health and Social Care Act in Northern Ireland can be planned.
:06:44. > :06:48.Together, these two reports amounted to some 50 pages and 32
:06:49. > :06:53.recommendations. The Health Minister knows change requires looking at
:06:54. > :06:54.tough questions, questions but her political opponents suggest she has
:06:55. > :06:57.failed to answer. Well, the Health Minister
:06:58. > :07:08.Michelle O'Neill is with me. Minister, this plan of yours is big
:07:09. > :07:12.on ambition but some are saying it is very short on detail. Let's deal
:07:13. > :07:17.first of all with the most pressing issue, waiting lists. What are you
:07:18. > :07:21.going to do to address them? Happy to address that, but I can I just
:07:22. > :07:25.say it is a good day for the health service. We have the Executive, for
:07:26. > :07:29.the first day mother, endorsing a ten year plan that will bring
:07:30. > :07:33.difference to individuals' legs. This is about getting better health
:07:34. > :07:39.outcomes for those who are elected to represent. This is a system that
:07:40. > :07:43.is challenged and needs to be transformed. In the short term, we
:07:44. > :07:48.need to address waiting lists by short-term investment, making sure
:07:49. > :07:51.we are at full capacity. But also that didn't work out to the
:07:52. > :07:56.independent sector to make sure patients could seem a timely manner.
:07:57. > :08:00.We are getting money through the Executive. It has today endorsed
:08:01. > :08:03.this plan in the recognition that in order to deliver this we have to
:08:04. > :08:07.achieve additional funding. So we are going to need additional funding
:08:08. > :08:09.that I am actively engaged in conversation with the finance
:08:10. > :08:17.minister and my Executive colleagues and we will be announcing our
:08:18. > :08:20.budget... Easy this is a good news story. A lot of people agree, but
:08:21. > :08:23.there will be a lot of people on the waiting list, 225,000 people waiting
:08:24. > :08:25.to see a consultant, who will have looked to you for answers to
:08:26. > :08:28.Inverclyde and they did not get any in this report. What people got
:08:29. > :08:33.today, the population, is that we are going to work very seriously and
:08:34. > :08:36.provide the political leadership necessary to transform Health and
:08:37. > :08:39.Social Care Act so we cannot keep doing things the same and expecting
:08:40. > :08:41.different outcomes. We all agree the waiting lists are unacceptable and
:08:42. > :08:45.the way to transform that is to invest in the short-term. If we do
:08:46. > :08:51.not transform in the longer term, it will get worse. A bigger role for
:08:52. > :08:57.the private sector? -- the private sector? I will not leave them
:08:58. > :08:59.waiting on waiting lists. If I can buy in the service elsewhere, that
:09:00. > :09:03.is a short-term measure because I want to be is that we have a health
:09:04. > :09:07.service free at the point of delivery based on need, provided
:09:08. > :09:10.in-house. The reality is that if we are to move forward, we are going to
:09:11. > :09:20.have to reduce the number of acute hospitals we have in Northern
:09:21. > :09:23.Ireland. Are you prepared to make the hard decisions? As Health
:09:24. > :09:25.Minister, I have many a hard decision today and I am prepared to
:09:26. > :09:29.show the leadership necessary. So, will you don't downgrade hospitals I
:09:30. > :09:33.am not saying that you are doing this but we do not need to get into
:09:34. > :09:38.a conversation about structures. This is about delivering better
:09:39. > :09:41.outcomes. How does that look in the future? More GPs, more nurses, more
:09:42. > :09:45.allied health professionals, more district nurses, social workers on
:09:46. > :09:48.the ground delivering primary care. People should not need to go to
:09:49. > :09:53.hospital, that should be the last port of call. The reality is we have
:09:54. > :09:57.been grappling with those by the last 15 years. We have had three
:09:58. > :10:00.other reports. Patience is running out and your saying we need another
:10:01. > :10:04.ten years to sort it. It is very clear that if we do not do anything
:10:05. > :10:08.the health service will be bankrupt and it will be a crisis. We have a
:10:09. > :10:13.choice to make. Do we want to manage the change? I certainly do. Do we
:10:14. > :10:18.want political leadership and bringing waiting lists and question
:10:19. > :10:22.what I do. You know the minute that you identify a hospital that is to
:10:23. > :10:28.be downgraded, the minute you identify a casualty department to
:10:29. > :10:32.close, you're likely to lose your political support. There is a
:10:33. > :10:35.recognition that we have many challenges to tackle and the only
:10:36. > :10:38.way to do that is to transform Health and Social Care Act. We had a
:10:39. > :10:42.20th-century system trying to deliver 21st-century health, it is
:10:43. > :10:44.not going to work. We have a journey we have set out of ten years but
:10:45. > :10:48.there are immediate action is happening from day one. This is a
:10:49. > :10:50.fresh start for Health and Social Care Act today. I am looking forward
:10:51. > :11:10.to the challenge and there are many for as Health Minister, and the
:11:11. > :11:13.Executive, but I believe we are up for them. This is different than
:11:14. > :11:15.anything that has come before. I am feeling that from the feedback
:11:16. > :11:18.today. But I know the Assembly and the public will judge me on
:11:19. > :11:19.delivery. Big challenges ahead but I am certainly up for it.
:11:20. > :11:20.Thank you very much for that. Well, our Health Correspondent
:11:21. > :11:22.Marie Louise Connolly has been working on this story
:11:23. > :11:28.and she joins us now. I hope this is the reporter to end
:11:29. > :11:32.all reports but it is only day one. There are too mad to get through. A
:11:33. > :11:36.lot of reading in these reports, a lot of information to be registered.
:11:37. > :11:40.But why should this be the one to end all reports? Because of the man
:11:41. > :11:44.who led the review. You're talking about Professor Bengoa. He knows his
:11:45. > :11:47.health, he was about health reform and many have said we got the best
:11:48. > :11:51.in Northern Ireland whenever he came here to advise. He has advised
:11:52. > :11:58.across the world, he has advised President Obama in the White House,
:11:59. > :12:01.and he got to grips pretty quickly with Northern Ireland when within 12
:12:02. > :12:04.months he said that really, to get things done in Northern Ireland,
:12:05. > :12:09.politics had to be taken out of hell. That was one of the first
:12:10. > :12:13.measures that he achieved. He also recognises that waiting lists is a
:12:14. > :12:17.problem, but when I put this to him today, he said compared to the rest
:12:18. > :12:22.of the world it is not really that there is a problem. That is where I
:12:23. > :12:25.would disagree with Rafael Bengoa. Instead, I would say that the Health
:12:26. > :12:30.Minister needs to make a big gesture. She needs to get the public
:12:31. > :12:33.on board and she needs to make a significant gesture in terms of how
:12:34. > :12:36.to address waiting lists. My understanding is that is going to
:12:37. > :12:40.happen in the New Year. What about the opposition parties? What are the
:12:41. > :12:44.chances of those parties coming on board? It is day one. They're not
:12:45. > :12:48.going to nail their colours to the mast on day one. They have a lot of
:12:49. > :12:52.reading to do. The Ulster Unionists, Joanne has said she gave it a
:12:53. > :12:59.guarded welcome. The SDLP called the lack of detail around funding as
:13:00. > :13:02."The spectre of doubt". They were never going to commit on day one.
:13:03. > :13:06.The Health Minister has the Executive on board. That is a major
:13:07. > :13:11.trump card. Would it be nice to have the opposition on her side as well?
:13:12. > :13:12.Yes, would. OK, interesting to see what happens. Thank you very much
:13:13. > :13:13.for that. Plenty still to come
:13:14. > :13:15.on the programme: Residents living near Casement Park
:13:16. > :13:17.give their reaction to the GAA's new design
:13:18. > :13:24.for the controversial stadium. The former Ulster and Ireland rugby
:13:25. > :13:26.player David Tweed's convictions for child sex
:13:27. > :13:28.abuse have been quashed. He had been serving
:13:29. > :13:30.an eight-year prison sentence. Dan Stanton reports
:13:31. > :13:47.from the Appeal Court in Belfast. Mr Tweed, your reaction?
:13:48. > :13:50.57-year-old David Tweed refused to answer questions after being
:13:51. > :13:54.released from custody early this evening. He was freed after senior
:13:55. > :14:00.judges at the Appeal Court quashed his conviction. The former
:14:01. > :14:05.councillor from Ballymena had relatives after the verdict was
:14:06. > :14:09.given. In 2012, a jury found him guilty of 13 counts of indecent
:14:10. > :14:14.assault, gross indecency with a child and insight in gross indecency
:14:15. > :14:17.with a child. The former rugby international had been serving an
:14:18. > :14:23.eight-year sentence. He was capped four times for Ireland, and played
:14:24. > :14:27.more than 30 times for Ulster. At the end of today's case, Lord
:14:28. > :14:32.Justice Gillen said that judges would be given, giving the reasons
:14:33. > :14:34.in writing for quashing his conviction soon. -- would be getting
:14:35. > :14:36.there are reasons in writing. A 21-year-old man has been jailed
:14:37. > :14:39.for 13 and a half months for causing death
:14:40. > :14:41.by dangerous driving. Edward Devlin had been using an app
:14:42. > :14:44.on his mobile phone to look at used cars
:14:45. > :14:46.when he struck a telegraph pole. In a tragic turn of events,
:14:47. > :14:49.the pole then fell and fatally injured
:14:50. > :15:07.a 66-year-old man Edward Devlin, seen here leaving an
:15:08. > :15:12.earlier court hearing, admitted causing death by dangerous driving,
:15:13. > :15:16.in what is believed to be the first case of its kind in Northern
:15:17. > :15:22.Ireland, Devlin had been using an app on his mobile phone when the
:15:23. > :15:26.accident happened. It happened as Devlin was driving along this road
:15:27. > :15:32.outside Lisbon in October 20 14. Ahead of him, a tank had parked up
:15:33. > :15:35.along the side of the road. A car slowed down behind it, waiting to
:15:36. > :15:40.overtake. It was a straight section of road and Devlin should have seen
:15:41. > :15:44.the obstruction from 300 metres, but he did not. The court heard his
:15:45. > :15:49.attention was distracted. He was using an app on his mobile phone to
:15:50. > :15:53.browse through used cars. When he did look up, it was too late.
:15:54. > :15:58.Swerving to avoid crashing into the car in front, he mounted a verge and
:15:59. > :16:03.struck a telegraph pole. It fell on top of Ian Bailey, who was standing
:16:04. > :16:07.outside his house. He was fatally injured and died one month later in
:16:08. > :16:11.hospital. Today, Craigavon Crown Court heard that Devlin had two
:16:12. > :16:15.previous convictions for careless driving and has previously been
:16:16. > :16:19.disqualified from driving for a time. The judge also outlined the
:16:20. > :16:26.impact that Mr Bailey's they've had on his widow. He said her life had
:16:27. > :16:30.been blighted by her loss. Devlin was sentenced to 13 and a half
:16:31. > :16:34.months in prison. He will spend the same amount of time on licence. It
:16:35. > :16:40.seems low for somebody who has taken another person's life through... Not
:16:41. > :16:42.just carelessness but dangerousness, because it is dangerous to look at
:16:43. > :16:47.your mobile phone and it is dangerous to look at it for that a
:16:48. > :16:53.sustained, lengthy period and not be concentrating on driving, which
:16:54. > :16:57.should be your primary focus of the time. The judge said this case
:16:58. > :17:01.highlights the dangers of using mobile phones whilst driving. He
:17:02. > :17:05.said this is a particularly serious example, because the defendant was
:17:06. > :17:08.using the Internet to surf online, immediately before the accident. He
:17:09. > :17:12.said that without mitigating factors, including the defendant's
:17:13. > :17:15.young age, the fact that he had admitted the offence and the genuine
:17:16. > :17:28.remorse that he had shown, he would be facing longer imprisoned.
:17:29. > :17:34.Residents who live near Casement Park in West Belfast have been
:17:35. > :17:35.giving their reactions to the new stadium planned.
:17:36. > :17:37.Some are calling it a magnificent opportunity for Andersonstown,
:17:38. > :17:39.but many local people still have major concerns.
:17:40. > :17:41.Maggie Taggart reports on the reaction.
:17:42. > :17:47.Two years ago, the plans to create a huge stadium as Casement Park were
:17:48. > :17:53.rejected in a High Court decision. Local people were today mulling over
:17:54. > :17:57.the new plan, which will take 3500 fewer spectators, with a scaled-down
:17:58. > :18:03.layout and more exits for safety. These are the streets most affected
:18:04. > :18:06.by Casement Park. The official residence group is not yet ready to
:18:07. > :18:09.comment on the plans on the record, but I have not gone many, many doors
:18:10. > :18:13.in his street and spoken to dozens of people and whilst some of them
:18:14. > :18:16.welcome the limited changes to the plans, others are saying they are
:18:17. > :18:19.still worried about the crowds, destruction, parking and noise.
:18:20. > :18:23.Nobody with concerns was willing to speak in front of the camera, but
:18:24. > :18:32.even those in favour all along and see the original GAA approach was
:18:33. > :18:36.flawed. Unlike the last time the GAA, when they were not as engaging
:18:37. > :18:39.with local residents as they could have been, they have pushed the boat
:18:40. > :18:41.at this time and I am happy with what they are proposing. Bars and
:18:42. > :18:47.cafes are hoping to read the benefit of a huge development on their
:18:48. > :18:51.doorstep. It will bring a lot of business and opportunity. The fact
:18:52. > :18:55.that it is proposed to be a 365 day per year are now, I think, is
:18:56. > :18:59.beneficial to both the local area and the business people. The
:19:00. > :19:02.modified scheme is still being presented to local community and
:19:03. > :19:11.will then have to go back to the planners for approval. -- local
:19:12. > :19:15.communities. The Justice Minister has reversed plans to close six
:19:16. > :19:21.courthouses across Northern Ireland. They were all earmarked for closure
:19:22. > :19:23.under plans announced by her predecessor, David Ford.
:19:24. > :19:25.The uncertainly over Brexit is currently giving a boost
:19:26. > :19:27.to business on this side of the border.
:19:28. > :19:31.The drop in the value of sterling means you get more for your Euro,
:19:32. > :19:34.and its prompted Southern shoppers to head North to stock up.
:19:35. > :19:36.But what effect is it having on the Republic of Ireland
:19:37. > :19:49.Our North-West reporter, Keiron Tourish, has been finding out.
:19:50. > :19:56.Good afternoon, Daniel speaking, how can I help? Over recent months, the
:19:57. > :20:01.number of city visitors has been unprecedented. One tourism bodies of
:20:02. > :20:04.it has been the best year for Hotel occupancy since records began. The
:20:05. > :20:08.trend now is more people coming into the destination from the border
:20:09. > :20:13.regions and from the Eurozone, and seeing the euro go further with any
:20:14. > :20:18.destination. We are going to take a walk on the peace Bridge they are...
:20:19. > :20:23.And people are travelling from across the world. This group of
:20:24. > :20:28.Chinese visitors say they will be logging positive stories about their
:20:29. > :20:32.time here. For Chinese people, we usually know Paris, London and
:20:33. > :20:39.America. But now we are starting to know others, more interesting places
:20:40. > :20:43.for hours to find out. So we are starting to come here. One major
:20:44. > :20:49.shopping centre in Londonderry says euro traders up 50% on this time
:20:50. > :20:52.last year. Here in Letterkenny, some traders said there is more people
:20:53. > :20:57.opting to go to Northern Ireland to shop, due to the fall in sterling. I
:20:58. > :21:01.noticed this Sunday it was very quiet in Letterkenny, a lot quieter
:21:02. > :21:04.than normal, and my brother, who would shop a lot in the north, he
:21:05. > :21:10.maintained Gary was packed. We are still being ripped off paying in
:21:11. > :21:14.Euros. That is my situation, and I will be going north. Family
:21:15. > :21:17.businesses like this one in Letterkenny the coping with the
:21:18. > :21:22.currency fluctuation is a way of life. It has more fundamental
:21:23. > :21:29.concerns about Brexit. They had border is the big worry. We have
:21:30. > :21:34.enough paperwork to do to send VADS and tax returns to the government
:21:35. > :21:40.every month, and if they add custom is to that, it will just be a little
:21:41. > :21:41.bit too much. That is a view echoed across the business sector in
:21:42. > :21:46.Letterkenny. The last thing you want to see if the reintroduction of the
:21:47. > :21:49.had border and the restriction of people travelling north and site for
:21:50. > :21:53.business. The chamber of commerce in Letterkenny says Brexit uncertainty
:21:54. > :21:57.isn't good for business, and that was reflected in a recent meeting
:21:58. > :22:03.with local traders. And they talked mostly about the border, the border
:22:04. > :22:08.crossing, and whether that would change their relationship with the
:22:09. > :22:12.North, whether it would change their stars's employment status. Those
:22:13. > :22:15.were the main worries. So, the challenge for the politicians, as
:22:16. > :22:19.far as many businesses are concerned, is to bring some clarity
:22:20. > :22:20.to the Brexit debate. What will the future look like, and how will it
:22:21. > :22:24.affect people's daily lives? On tomorrow's programme,
:22:25. > :22:26.we're in Newry, where retail business is also enjoying a big
:22:27. > :22:30.uplift in southern shoppers. Our business correspondent
:22:31. > :22:32.Julian O'Neill joins them to discover just what kind
:22:33. > :22:39.of savings they're making. The boxer Katie Taylor has been
:22:40. > :22:42.in talks to turn professional. She is in those discussions
:22:43. > :22:43.with Matchroom Boxing, whose manager director is
:22:44. > :22:48.the promoter Eddie Hearn. Taylor has fought
:22:49. > :22:50.as an amateur for Ireland since her first
:22:51. > :22:54.officially sanctioned fight aged 15. She's now 30, and lost her
:22:55. > :22:57.Olympic Lightweight title this summer, when she was defeated
:22:58. > :23:01.at the quarterfinal stage. She had been training
:23:02. > :23:04.with the Ireland squad since Rio but is now expected to make
:23:05. > :23:06.a decision about her future this week, with the Irish
:23:07. > :23:09.squad for the forthcoming Women's European Championships
:23:10. > :23:15.also due to be announced. Glenn Irwin was
:23:16. > :23:20.the star rider at the weekend's
:23:21. > :23:23.Sunflower Trophy meeting. The Carrickfergus rider completed
:23:24. > :23:25.a hat-trick of victories, including first place
:23:26. > :23:41.in the feature race. In safe hands... Not quite! That
:23:42. > :23:43.little mishap was the only thing that went wrong for Glenn Irwin on a
:23:44. > :23:56.memorable day. The Ducati rider was unstoppable in
:23:57. > :24:06.the three Superbike races. Including the main event. Which has always
:24:07. > :24:12.been on his bucket list to win. We cannot let this trophy go back to
:24:13. > :24:12.England, Norway. Big race over here, it
:24:13. > :24:13.cannot let this trophy go back to England, Norway. Big race over here,
:24:14. > :24:17.it is iconic, I have been coming to it since I was God knows what age,
:24:18. > :24:21.so it is the one that you want to win and one that we want to keep in
:24:22. > :24:25.this country so I will do my best, over the next four years hopefully I
:24:26. > :24:30.can keep coming back and can take this and maybe emulate my dad and
:24:31. > :24:35.try to get another couple. -- over the next couple of years. And his
:24:36. > :24:40.brother Andrew was successful in the super sport Grace, a victory which
:24:41. > :24:43.had been a long time coming. Because I am always raiding in England now,
:24:44. > :24:49.I would not say it is harder over there, because we have got some of
:24:50. > :24:53.the brightest guys that I race against here, but it is a relief and
:24:54. > :24:57.do something I've thought of, and probably other people had not, that
:24:58. > :25:03.he has not won a race in four years, but it is a weight off my shoulder.
:25:04. > :25:06.And a lot of medals and trophies for the family to take on.
:25:07. > :25:08.Pretty impressive! Now, with the weather forecast,
:25:09. > :25:15.here's Angie Philips. We have been enjoying some nice
:25:16. > :25:18.weather, it has to be said, over the past few days, isn't likely to
:25:19. > :25:22.continue? Well, there is some rain in the
:25:23. > :25:27.forecast, but not huge amounts. It is not all that bad. Some bright
:25:28. > :25:31.spells but more cloud than we have been used to lately. A fine day,
:25:32. > :25:37.after the cold start this morning. Even a frost in and around the
:25:38. > :25:41.Belfast area. Frozen roses at Sir Thomas and Lady Dixon Park in
:25:42. > :25:46.Belfast. But it was Kate 's budget would stall the crown last night. It
:25:47. > :25:51.was the frosty as to spot, almost down to minus two Celsius. We had
:25:52. > :25:54.some mist and fog around but it was the West that thought most of the
:25:55. > :25:58.fog, stubborn to clear throughout the morning. Generally speaking, the
:25:59. > :26:01.cloud has been filling them but we still have some pockets, some
:26:02. > :26:06.breaks, around. Mainly dry through the rest of this evening. Some cloud
:26:07. > :26:09.around. The winds, at this point, still mainly light. It is all
:26:10. > :26:13.changed the night. Not as cold as last night because we have a weather
:26:14. > :26:14.front edging its way in from the north-west. That is going to have
:26:15. > :26:34.the effect of bringing thickening cloud. Mainly light rain, and a
:26:35. > :26:38.legacy of the early lead cloud. There will still be some show are
:26:39. > :26:43.bits and pieces, most of those through the morning time. Some might
:26:44. > :26:47.age eastwards towards the afternoon, but breaking up, so more dry and wet
:26:48. > :26:50.weather, really, and once it clear as we might see some bright spells
:26:51. > :26:55.starting to develop and it is mild air, despite the breeze with
:26:56. > :26:59.temperatures of possibly 15 degrees. To tomorrow night, the breeze eases.
:27:00. > :27:03.If you clear intervals to start but the cloud comes in to bring patches
:27:04. > :27:06.of rain and drizzle later in the night. Another mild night. The
:27:07. > :27:10.breeze picks up again on Thursday, again a fair amount of light.
:27:11. > :27:14.Patches of rain from time to time and it is still mild air. As we head
:27:15. > :27:21.towards the weekend, still in the periphery of this high pressure.
:27:22. > :27:25.Week weather running through, particularly into Friday, with some
:27:26. > :27:28.rain. A lot of dry weather, but a fair amount of cloud as well.
:27:29. > :27:29.Not bad conditions for the next few days.
:27:30. > :27:31.Our late summary is at half past ten.
:27:32. > :27:34.You can also keep in contact with us via Facebook and Twitter.