:00:08. > :00:09.This is BBC Newsline with Tara Mills.
:00:10. > :00:18.Prime Minister Theresa May calls on all parties to work as hard
:00:19. > :00:33.The progress that has been made in Northern Ireland has been hard won
:00:34. > :00:34.and we must all recognise that we don't want to but that progress in
:00:35. > :00:36.jeopardy. But already Sinn Fein say
:00:37. > :00:45.it's too late for talks. What needs to happen next is an
:00:46. > :00:46.election. We are not interested in trying to get into negotiations.
:00:47. > :00:51.What we need is fundamental change. An RHI cost saving plan has been
:00:52. > :00:56.finalised, but will the finance The school caretaker who's admitted
:00:57. > :00:59.having thousands of pictures Plans for a woodland burial site in
:01:00. > :01:09.the County Down countryside. Rory McIlroy wants to be
:01:10. > :01:19.golf's world number one And with warnings in force for wind
:01:20. > :01:21.and snow, we can expect some disruption. I will have the forecast
:01:22. > :01:23.later in the programme. It's been a day of talks at Stormont
:01:24. > :01:28.as the Westminster government tries But the Secretary of
:01:29. > :01:31.State James Brokenshire has conceded an election now looks highly likely
:01:32. > :01:34.after Sinn Fein said they weren't interested in any more negotiations
:01:35. > :01:36.in advance of a poll. From Stormont here's our political
:01:37. > :01:52.correspondent, Gareth Gordon. This is the man whose job looks less
:01:53. > :01:56.like Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and more like ocean
:01:57. > :02:01.impossible. I do see the situation here as being grave. I think an
:02:02. > :02:05.election is likely to be divisive and the issues of bringing parties
:02:06. > :02:08.together again at the end of that election but I am also very clear on
:02:09. > :02:15.the responsibilities that I hold and that if there is no reappointment by
:02:16. > :02:18.the start of next week, it is incumbent upon me to call an
:02:19. > :02:24.election within a reasonable period of time and that is what I will do.
:02:25. > :02:27.And after that... If an election does not lead to an executive being
:02:28. > :02:32.formed within a relatively short period of time, around a week that
:02:33. > :02:35.follows on from that election for the assembly to meet, another two
:02:36. > :02:38.weeks to form an executive within that time period, the potential
:02:39. > :02:43.option at that stage would be another election. Never mind a
:02:44. > :02:46.second election. They first one would not be James Brokenshire 's
:02:47. > :02:50.first option but it may be his only one after hearing what Sinn Fein had
:02:51. > :02:54.to say to him this morning. We made it clear to him in terms of what we
:02:55. > :02:58.believe needs to happen and what needs to happen next is an election.
:02:59. > :03:02.We're not interested in trying to get into negotiations now. What we
:03:03. > :03:05.need is fundamental change. The public need to have their say. This
:03:06. > :03:10.has now gone beyond just Stormont. Last night, the Prime Minister
:03:11. > :03:15.spoke. The progress that has been made in Northern Ireland has been
:03:16. > :03:18.hard-won. And we must all recognise that we don't want to put that
:03:19. > :03:23.progress in jeopardy. That is why I think it is so important for the
:03:24. > :03:27.government and for all parties to work as hard as we can to see a
:03:28. > :03:31.resolution to this issue so we can see a return to the power-sharing
:03:32. > :03:35.institutions and ensure as we say that the progress that has been
:03:36. > :03:40.hard-won can be continued. And if that cannot happen... We need to see
:03:41. > :03:42.at that point joint authority in Northern Ireland, the Dublin
:03:43. > :03:46.government having a key role in the future of this place. The Secretary
:03:47. > :03:52.of State said speculation that type was unhelpful. The tensions were all
:03:53. > :04:01.too obvious at a meeting of Stormont 's Public Accounts Committee this
:04:02. > :04:07.afternoon. This whole place is falling to pieces... There is no
:04:08. > :04:12.First Minister. I have done it before and I will do it again,
:04:13. > :04:16.enough. It is a year to the day since Arlene Foster was sworn in as
:04:17. > :04:19.First Minister. I am tired of Stormont being a watchword for
:04:20. > :04:30.arguing and that is not why our people elected us. They did so to
:04:31. > :04:31.produce a better future for us all. Now she is fighting for a better
:04:32. > :04:33.future and after that who knows? The DUP Economy Minister Simon
:04:34. > :04:36.Hamilton has sent a fresh plan to the Finance Minister Mairtin
:04:37. > :04:38.O'Mulleoir aimed at sorting out the costs associated with
:04:39. > :04:40.the renewable heat incentive scheme. Our Business Correspondent,
:04:41. > :04:42.Julian O'Neill, is at Stormont. Julian, what do we know
:04:43. > :04:53.about the details of this plan? My understanding is that the plan
:04:54. > :04:57.which is now being formally submitted to the Department of
:04:58. > :05:00.Finance was essentially the same proposals that Simon Hamilton and
:05:01. > :05:05.Mairtin O'Mulleoir discussed last week. Although it has now been
:05:06. > :05:12.formalised, finalised and presented to Mairtin O'Mulleoir as a business
:05:13. > :05:16.case seeking his approval. It is a solution to the massive overspend in
:05:17. > :05:20.two parts. Stage one would be the amendment of the higher tariffs
:05:21. > :05:26.enjoyed by about 1800 recipients, that those who were on this scheme
:05:27. > :05:31.before November 20 15. Alongside that, there would be a consultation
:05:32. > :05:35.on a longer term fix. It could be that that longer term fix sticks
:05:36. > :05:40.with the initial reduction of tariffs for a year over that longer
:05:41. > :05:45.period of the entire scheme. I am told that it is instructed in this
:05:46. > :05:49.2-stage way on the basis of legal advice, although the Department for
:05:50. > :05:52.the economy still fully anticipates that if this plan gets off the
:05:53. > :05:58.ground, it could well still face a legal challenge. Any idea of the
:05:59. > :06:01.time frame? We know that it landed in the entry of the Finance Minister
:06:02. > :06:05.this afternoon and he has been on the airwaves saying that it will be
:06:06. > :06:10.assessed by his officials and he will make a decision free from
:06:11. > :06:17.politics. I suppose it all comes down to timing. Mr Hamilton would
:06:18. > :06:21.like this sorted at the assembly on Monday, get this dealt with as soon
:06:22. > :06:26.as possible. It then begs the question, when can a decision be
:06:27. > :06:30.made by Mairtin O'Mulleoir for his approval? And if it is a positive
:06:31. > :06:34.decision, when could it get to the assembly for a vote and would it get
:06:35. > :06:39.to the assembly while it is still in session if there is to be an
:06:40. > :06:46.election? You are also hearing there might be some sort of delay to the
:06:47. > :06:50.rates bills. This issue was raised earlier on today because of course
:06:51. > :06:55.we don't have a Stormont budget and part of that Stormont budget
:06:56. > :07:01.involves the regional rates, part of our rates bills. Now, I did get a
:07:02. > :07:03.statement just before I came on air from the Department of Finance and
:07:04. > :07:07.it does confirm that there could very well be a delay to the rates
:07:08. > :07:10.bills which are normally issued to all of us in April. The statement
:07:11. > :07:16.says the minister met today with officials to look at a number of
:07:17. > :07:21.options in relation to the rates bills and is actively exploring ways
:07:22. > :07:25.to avoid any losses to the public purse. Rates bills will still fall
:07:26. > :07:29.due for the coming year, whatever the outcome of the current political
:07:30. > :07:31.difficulties. There may be a delay in us getting the bills but we will
:07:32. > :07:37.still have two ultimately pay them. Up to 30,000 households may have
:07:38. > :07:40.to pay the so-called bedroom tax from next month as a result
:07:41. > :07:42.of the political crisis. The Executive had agreed a policy
:07:43. > :07:44.which meant that, in effect, However the legislation
:07:45. > :07:48.which would allow that policy to take effect has not been
:07:49. > :07:59.passed by Stormont. But Sinn Fein insists
:08:00. > :08:01.the Communities Minister still has the power to make payments
:08:02. > :08:03.to mitigate the tax. Here's our Economics
:08:04. > :08:11.and Business Editor, John Campbell. It is the tenants of social housing
:08:12. > :08:18.schemes like these who are in line to lose out. The so-called bedroom
:08:19. > :08:22.tax is a regulation which cuts housing benefit for tenants deemed
:08:23. > :08:26.to have too much living space. It has been implemented elsewhere in
:08:27. > :08:35.the UK. But the local welfare reform deal meant it was not supposed to
:08:36. > :08:38.apply here. But that arrangement needs legislation, legislation which
:08:39. > :08:42.has not been passed and with the crisis is now unlikely to be. As it
:08:43. > :08:45.stands, the 20th of February, bedroom tax is being introduced into
:08:46. > :08:50.Northern Ireland. We needed a parallel scheme to be in place and
:08:51. > :08:55.that requires a regulation to be put through in order to compensate the
:08:56. > :08:59.individuals impacted by this. 34,000 people will now not have that
:09:00. > :09:04.compensation. There is no way to provide the support that we all
:09:05. > :09:10.wanted to provide. My party was opposed to the bedroom tax. And now
:09:11. > :09:13.those people are going to suffer. The housing right service says the
:09:14. > :09:18.average loss for hard-pressed households will be ?20 per week.
:09:19. > :09:25.People are under very, very tight budgets at the minute. We -- it is a
:09:26. > :09:30.huge reason why people contact our advice line. Anything which could
:09:31. > :09:33.further weaken people's position and their ability to stay in their homes
:09:34. > :09:38.is of huge concern to us. Could the housing associations help by
:09:39. > :09:42.temporarily cutting rents? It would be very difficult for associations
:09:43. > :09:50.to absorb these costs. We are trying to build more homes as government
:09:51. > :09:59.has asked us to do. Whilst we do want to protect tenants, we do have
:10:00. > :10:02.to collect our rent. Sinn Fein says the answer lies with the
:10:03. > :10:07.Conservative government. It has the power to tackle the issue in
:10:08. > :10:11.Westminster. We are opposed to the bedroom tax. All of the parties in
:10:12. > :10:14.this institution are opposed to the bedroom tax. It is the British
:10:15. > :10:19.government to legislating for the bedroom tax. Late this afternoon,
:10:20. > :10:28.the Sinn Fein Finance Minister, Mairtin O'Mulleoir, took a different
:10:29. > :10:30.tack. His officials has told him the communities minister already has the
:10:31. > :10:38.authority to make those payments which effectively cancel out the
:10:39. > :10:39.bedroom tax. We are yet to hear what the Department of communities makes
:10:40. > :10:42.of that analysis. If an election is called
:10:43. > :10:45.soon, there will be 90 seats up for grabs, not the 108
:10:46. > :10:47.in the current Assembly. The change was agreed
:10:48. > :10:49.before the current crisis. So what impact will the reduction
:10:50. > :10:52.in numbers have on the parties? BBC Newsline's Mark Simpson
:10:53. > :11:03.has been taking a look. Winning a seat here isn't easy and
:11:04. > :11:06.it may be about to get even harder. Let's take a look at the state of
:11:07. > :11:14.the parties after last year 's election. 108 seats in total and the
:11:15. > :11:20.biggest party was the DUP. They had 38 of them. Sinn Fein got 28. The
:11:21. > :11:26.SDLP got 12. Alliance got eight and the Ulster Unionists over in the
:11:27. > :11:30.corner had 16. If there is an election, there will not be enough
:11:31. > :11:34.room in here for 108 MLAs. There were only be 90 seats next time.
:11:35. > :11:37.Instead of six members per constituency, there will only be
:11:38. > :11:41.five. The big question many people are asking is, how many seats could
:11:42. > :11:49.each party lose? It is impossible to predict. But for what it is worth,
:11:50. > :11:53.the election number cruncher Doctor Nicholas White dog figures from last
:11:54. > :11:58.year, put them into a 90 seat assembly and he worked out that the
:11:59. > :12:04.DUP could lose up to five seats. Sinn Fein could also lose up to five
:12:05. > :12:08.seats. And so could the Ulster Unionist Party PS DLP might lose
:12:09. > :12:16.only one seat and the Alliance party no seats at all. But of course, that
:12:17. > :12:19.doesn't take into account a range of factors, everything that has
:12:20. > :12:23.happened since the last election, how the campaign goes and which
:12:24. > :12:27.candidates actually run. Henry Bell says the first challenge for all
:12:28. > :12:32.politicians at Stormont is to make sure they get on the ballot paper.
:12:33. > :12:37.The big names will stay because of course what will happen is that...
:12:38. > :12:40.There has got to be a fewer number of nominations obviously. The first
:12:41. > :12:43.thing is they will have to bring down the number of nominations. If
:12:44. > :12:48.they don't do that, they are in trouble because you are fishing in a
:12:49. > :12:52.much smaller pond. Clearly it is going to be a slightly different
:12:53. > :12:57.kind of election. The earliest dated could be, wait for it, is Thursday
:12:58. > :12:59.March two. That is not too far away but as the past two days have proved
:13:00. > :13:03.that Stormont, nothing is certain. How this woman has been left in a
:13:04. > :13:14.wheelchair by a hit and run driver. A primary school caretaker has been
:13:15. > :13:17.given a three year sentence for having more than 28 thousand
:13:18. > :13:20.indecent images of children 35-year-old Gary Carruthers
:13:21. > :13:41.of Victoria Street in Belfast will Gary Carruthers was arrested in
:13:42. > :13:46.September 2015 after National Crime Agency officers uncovered images and
:13:47. > :13:50.videos stored on more than 20 devices hidden in a safe in his
:13:51. > :13:53.bedroom. They also found what were described in court as paedophile
:13:54. > :14:03.manuals which gave advice on how to groom children. The judge told Gary
:14:04. > :14:10.Carruthers that the harm was all too obvious. She said downloading such
:14:11. > :14:14.images from the Internet maintained the industry which exploits and
:14:15. > :14:21.abuses children for the sexual gratification of adults. The court
:14:22. > :14:26.heard Gary Carruthers abused his position of trust by superimposing
:14:27. > :14:31.pictures of children from the school at which he worked on to images of
:14:32. > :14:35.children being abused. The judge told him that entering guilty pleas
:14:36. > :14:40.would normally earn substantial credit but in this case, she said
:14:41. > :14:43.that the end -- evidence against you is overwhelming, you were
:14:44. > :14:46.effectively caught red-handed. She said the methods set out in the
:14:47. > :14:52.manuals and the images depicted in them were utterly shocking. He has
:14:53. > :14:55.been put on the sex offenders register indefinitely and because of
:14:56. > :14:59.time already served, he is now due to be released.
:15:00. > :15:03.A woman is in a wheelchair with leg and back injuries following a a hit
:15:04. > :15:07.The victim has just been discharged from hospital and the police say
:15:08. > :15:09.enquiries are continuing into the crash which happened last
:15:10. > :15:24.An afternoon drive began with a trip to the shops. It ended with these
:15:25. > :15:30.injuries. My husband says to me, they are going to hit and then just
:15:31. > :15:36.bang. I felt parts of my body shoot out of place. The crash happened
:15:37. > :15:39.here on this country road on the edge of the city. There were three
:15:40. > :15:44.cars involved than six people including a child were taken to
:15:45. > :15:49.hospital. But three people from one of the cars ran away and the police
:15:50. > :15:52.are still trying to find them. The impact of the crash still evident at
:15:53. > :15:58.the scene. Debrief on the cars damaged the land bank. Back at the
:15:59. > :16:03.family home, the impact of the injury is all too evident. I have
:16:04. > :16:09.nuts and bolts in my legs. I have a broken back. These are the things
:16:10. > :16:13.that you can see. But the body is all bruised and battered. Still
:16:14. > :16:19.hurting from her injuries, she is also angry about the people who fled
:16:20. > :16:24.the scene. Anybody who can have an accident, that is not the point but
:16:25. > :16:32.when they saw my husband pulling out of the car and they didn't even
:16:33. > :16:34.help, I think that's despicable. The six people injured in the crash have
:16:35. > :16:39.all been discharged. Six homes were evacuated in west
:16:40. > :16:42.Belfast overnight because of a fire The blaze was at this property
:16:43. > :16:45.on the Stewartstown Road 45 fire-fighters, six pumping
:16:46. > :16:49.appliances and an aerial appliance dealt with the incident
:16:50. > :16:51.which was contained An investigation has started
:16:52. > :17:03.into the cause of the fire. When the crews arrived, they were
:17:04. > :17:08.faced with a well-developed fire. They had to work very quickly. It
:17:09. > :17:12.was a very windy night. The wind was fanning the flames. They had to work
:17:13. > :17:19.to contain the fire. Through their hard work, they were able to stop it
:17:20. > :17:21.spreading to adjacent premises and private housing to the rear.
:17:22. > :17:24.The fire service says the cause of a fire in Enniskillen
:17:25. > :17:26.which destroyed eight boilers and a large quantity
:17:27. > :17:30.It happened in the early hours of last Friday at a former quarry
:17:31. > :17:33.Firefighters from Enniskillen, Irvinestown and Lisnaskea spent more
:17:34. > :17:37.The shed, which contained 14 tonnes of woodchip was badly damaged.
:17:38. > :17:39.Investigators returned to the scene today and said the fire
:17:40. > :17:47.The board of governors at De La Salle College in west
:17:48. > :17:50.Belfast has sent a letter to its 76 teachers inviting them
:17:51. > :17:52.The board says it's because of criticism
:17:53. > :17:55.of the recent school inspection, the acting principal and
:17:56. > :18:10.Our Education Correspondent, Robbie Meredith, reports.
:18:11. > :18:14.The inspection highlighted poor working relationships at the school.
:18:15. > :18:18.This 3-page letter appears to be further evidence of that. They did
:18:19. > :18:23.from Monday, this makes reference to a previous letter in December,
:18:24. > :18:27.signed by 28 teachers, which the governors allege was critical of
:18:28. > :18:31.both the Inspectorate and the vice principal and acting principal of
:18:32. > :18:35.the school. The governor 's letter in response accuses some staff of
:18:36. > :18:38.making totally unacceptable and potentially libellous comments about
:18:39. > :18:42.the acting principal and vice principal. It says there is a
:18:43. > :18:47.resistance to improvements by a small group and that criticises
:18:48. > :18:49.those teachers with the post of responsible at Uni management
:18:50. > :18:53.structure who signed the earlier letter for failing to see their
:18:54. > :18:56.involvement in shaping the current situation. The letter concludes by
:18:57. > :19:01.saying that any teacher that is not committed to addressing the issues
:19:02. > :19:05.should carefully consider their position. The governors also right
:19:06. > :19:12.that they do not expect to see their letter revealed in the media.
:19:13. > :19:15.Now, do you have strong views about where you end up when you die?
:19:16. > :19:19.Well if planners give the go ahead we may soon have a new option -
:19:20. > :19:20.Northern Ireland's first woodland burial site.
:19:21. > :19:22.And as our Agriculture and Environment Correspondent, Conor
:19:23. > :19:25.Macauley, has been finding out, there'll be no headstones and no
:19:26. > :19:27.traditional coffins, just some GPS technology to help
:19:28. > :19:42.It's not something we tend to dwell on but what becomes of us when we
:19:43. > :19:46.die is something that well-known artist Katherine McWilliams has
:19:47. > :19:50.given some thought to. She is in no hurry but she'd like to end up in
:19:51. > :19:57.what could be Northern Ireland's first woodland burial site. We
:19:58. > :20:02.arranged to meet on the hillside where its proposed. And as someone
:20:03. > :20:06.who has drawn on the landscape for inspiration, she tells me she is
:20:07. > :20:11.happy to return to it in time. Lovely little graveyards that are
:20:12. > :20:17.antique and ancient are lovely to visit, people take great pleasure in
:20:18. > :20:21.them. Nature is already trying to recapture the earth but there aren't
:20:22. > :20:29.any more graves like that available. You have to go to a bigger graveyard
:20:30. > :20:33.and I don't want that. Proposed on this site outside Downpatrick is a
:20:34. > :20:37.nature reserve. Thousands of trees and wild flowers would be planted.
:20:38. > :20:41.Standard coffins will be allowed. If you want to be buried here, it will
:20:42. > :20:48.have to be in a cardboard or wicker one. There will be no headstones or
:20:49. > :20:54.graves. GPS technology will be used to identify plots so that loved ones
:20:55. > :20:59.can be interred together. One of the key considerations was to protect
:21:00. > :21:04.the integrity of the lake. To that end, a buffer zone of trees will be
:21:05. > :21:10.planted along the shore to act as a natural filtration device. Planning
:21:11. > :21:13.permission is now being sought. If approved, around 750 burials could
:21:14. > :21:19.be accommodated here in the first phase, with more later. This kind of
:21:20. > :21:20.thing is already popular in Britain. And its backers think it could catch
:21:21. > :21:26.on here too. Rory McIlroy tees off tomorrow
:21:27. > :21:28.in South Africa for his first It's the first of eight tournaments
:21:29. > :21:33.on a globetrotting schedule as he prepares for the year's first
:21:34. > :21:36.major, the Masters at Augusta. Mcilroy must start the season
:21:37. > :21:38.with new equipment after his main sponsor withdrew
:21:39. > :21:40.from golf manufacturing. But the World number 2 told
:21:41. > :21:42.Stephen Watson in an exclusive interview in Johannesburg,
:21:43. > :21:44.he thinks he'll make the switch easily -
:21:45. > :22:02.and is planning an exciting 2017. New Year, new clubs, renewed focus
:22:03. > :22:07.for Rory McIlroy. He's promising some changes this season, but one
:22:08. > :22:14.thing remains the same, his drive and passion to win. I need to start
:22:15. > :22:18.major is better and maybe that starts with me putting a little bit
:22:19. > :22:21.less pressure on myself and going out and freewheeling a little bit
:22:22. > :22:26.more and just playing my game. I have felt the last year or so
:22:27. > :22:32.opening rounds of majors, a little bit tight and tentative, instead of
:22:33. > :22:38.just playing my game. What would make 2017 successful for you? World
:22:39. > :22:42.number one, green jacket,? All of those. I have a great chance to
:22:43. > :22:48.regain the world number one spot. And then it would be getting ready
:22:49. > :22:50.for the Masters. The hype around the Masters has been huge because I am
:22:51. > :22:54.going for something not a lot of golfers have been able to achieve.
:22:55. > :22:57.They are my primary focus is to start the year. The Masters is the
:22:58. > :23:03.only one of golf 's major titles that Rory McIlroy hasn't won. As the
:23:04. > :23:08.27-year-old starts his tenth season, as a professional. It is amazing to
:23:09. > :23:11.think it is a decade that I have been on tour. The thing I have
:23:12. > :23:15.learnt most is what works for me. I think whenever you are learning, you
:23:16. > :23:18.are looking at other players and seeing what they do, instead of
:23:19. > :23:24.focusing on yourself and focusing on what makes you do what you do best.
:23:25. > :23:28.I feel like I know myself better. I know how I think. I know what to
:23:29. > :23:32.think when I feel a certain way. I have a little bit more experienced
:23:33. > :23:37.and I am a bit more in touch with who I am and how I think and who I
:23:38. > :23:42.am as a golfer. That can only be of benefit. And do you think that the
:23:43. > :23:47.balance of the golf course, it does that help you be successful in your
:23:48. > :23:50.job? If I am really comfortable in myself, I am comfortable with
:23:51. > :23:54.everything that is going on and off the golf course, then it only makes
:23:55. > :23:57.it easier for me to go and play and know that no matter what happens on
:23:58. > :24:01.the golf course, I can go home and be very happy outside of that. So
:24:02. > :24:07.yes, it is a big year for me personally, I am getting married,
:24:08. > :24:11.that is going to be the biggest thing that has ever happened to me.
:24:12. > :24:15.Regardless of whatever happens on the golf course. This will be ten
:24:16. > :24:20.times bigger than that. One of my New Year 's resolutions was to get a
:24:21. > :24:24.little bit more involved in part of the decision-making process. It is
:24:25. > :24:25.exciting with everything that is happening. 2017 is going to be a big
:24:26. > :24:26.year for me. Ulster scrum half Ruan Pienarr
:24:27. > :24:29.will be out until of action for four to five weeks after knee
:24:30. > :24:31.surgery last week. The province must defeat Exeter
:24:32. > :24:34.on Sunday to stand any chance It is an opportunity to focus
:24:35. > :24:38.on a different competition, after the frustration of the Pro 12
:24:39. > :24:50.defeat to the Scarlets This was the moment that turned the
:24:51. > :24:53.pro 12 game in the Scarlets' favour. Davis tackled high and in the
:24:54. > :24:58.opinion of the referee, a foul worthy of a yellow card and a
:24:59. > :25:01.penalty try. That put the spotlight on the interpretation of the rules
:25:02. > :25:06.regarding high tackling. The incident was discussed after the
:25:07. > :25:10.game with the independent referee Commissioner. The conclusion won't
:25:11. > :25:15.make Ulster fans happy. It was agreed by all parties that it was a
:25:16. > :25:18.penalty try. We are not going to moan about it. We understand that
:25:19. > :25:21.these things happen and we had to be better than those decisions and
:25:22. > :25:28.learn from them. They looked at where the contact point was and it
:25:29. > :25:33.was agreed. That comes from a lot of areas of the game. Experts in the
:25:34. > :25:37.game agree with that. We have done it and we have dealt with it. We
:25:38. > :25:42.need to move on. The Scarlets were also yellow carded for a high tackle
:25:43. > :25:47.in the game. Our players struggling to understand what is legal and what
:25:48. > :25:51.isn't? We have had a couple of meetings about them and things like
:25:52. > :25:56.that but generally, there is not a lot you can do. It is not big
:25:57. > :25:59.changes. I think it is more just referees interpretations change more
:26:00. > :26:04.than anything and it will take a little time for referees and players
:26:05. > :26:06.to get used to it. And while that process continues, there is likely
:26:07. > :26:10.to be more controversy in the weeks ahead.
:26:11. > :26:22.It is good to be very cold. We have had some reports of snow. This was a
:26:23. > :26:27.short time ago. These are scenes we could see over the next two days.
:26:28. > :26:32.The Met office has issued a weather warning right through until Friday.
:26:33. > :26:35.You will want to wrap up warm. Over the coming day or so, we are
:26:36. > :26:43.expecting snow. Mainly for the high ground. But even for some low level
:26:44. > :26:46.areas, we will see some snow. As we all know in this part of the world,
:26:47. > :26:50.even a small amount of snow is enough to cause some disruption.
:26:51. > :26:56.Through tonight, the temperatures will quickly fall to freezing and
:26:57. > :26:59.below. Showers turning wintry as we make our way into tomorrow. There
:27:00. > :27:05.may be some problems on the road listing. As tomorrow itself, staying
:27:06. > :27:08.bitterly cold. We hold onto a strong north westerly wind which will be
:27:09. > :27:13.driving wintry showers our way from the beginning of the day. In between
:27:14. > :27:17.the showers, there will be some sunshine. That won't really help in
:27:18. > :27:21.terms of temperatures. At best tomorrow afternoon, three degrees.
:27:22. > :27:27.Factor in those winds and the wintry showers, it is going to feel much
:27:28. > :27:33.more like it is below freezing. As we make our way through the
:27:34. > :27:36.afternoon, across the island, if you are travelling, most of the wintry
:27:37. > :27:42.showers will be across Ulster and into Munster. One thing for sure, no
:27:43. > :27:46.matter where you are, it is going to feel bitterly cold with those chilly
:27:47. > :27:49.Arctic winds. Tomorrow night, they begin to change direction and start
:27:50. > :27:53.to come in from the north, driving in yet more snow showers as we make
:27:54. > :27:59.our way overnight into Friday. Even for low level areas, temperatures
:28:00. > :28:04.will fall and on Friday morning, we have the hazards of ice and some
:28:05. > :28:08.snow out there. Potentially for rush hour on Friday morning, treacherous
:28:09. > :28:14.driving conditions to bear in mind. Fewer showers in the forecast on
:28:15. > :28:18.Friday. Still feeling quite chilly. But we will lose those warnings come
:28:19. > :28:24.the weekend as temperatures edged their way back to double figures.
:28:25. > :28:28.The communities minister has responded to the suggestion from the
:28:29. > :28:32.Department of Finance that existing legislation would allow him to pay
:28:33. > :28:37.compensation for the so-called bedroom tax. Responding on Twitter,
:28:38. > :28:40.the minister says he is engaged with his officials and it is in his words
:28:41. > :28:42.regrettably not a way forward and that he continues to explore
:28:43. > :28:44.emergency options. You can also keep in contact with us
:28:45. > :28:49.via Facebook and twitter.