:00:11. > :00:12.This is BBC Newsline with Tara Mills.
:00:13. > :00:16.The Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is criticised after a major
:00:17. > :00:30.Expressing condolences, I am sure of the whole House to the family of the
:00:31. > :00:31.police officer who lost his life over the weekend in Northern
:00:32. > :00:32.Ireland. The unease in one Stormont
:00:33. > :00:34.department over a controversial aid The second in our series
:00:35. > :00:39.on whether former soldiers should be put in the dock
:00:40. > :00:50.for Troubles related killings. It is a New Year and the start of
:00:51. > :00:56.new challenges for so many people who started part-time and night-time
:00:57. > :00:58.courses, joining the at this campus of Belfast Metropolitan College.
:00:59. > :01:01.And tomorrow looks like a day for the big coat as temperatures
:01:02. > :01:03.take a tumble and a cold wind digs in.
:01:04. > :01:09.First, there's gridlock across Belfast this evening
:01:10. > :01:12.after a crash closed the Westlink out of the city.
:01:13. > :01:15.Our reporter Maggie Taggart is live on the Grosvenor Road
:01:16. > :01:28.I am just on a slip road which links the Grosvenor Road with the motorway
:01:29. > :01:33.and the Westlink is complete gridlock era. As usual, one single
:01:34. > :01:38.Rd traffic collision has caused this mayhem over the city centre. People
:01:39. > :01:42.are having difficulty getting along the road and having difficulty
:01:43. > :01:46.getting out of the car parks for the commute home. People are being told
:01:47. > :01:48.not to even bother trying to getting out of the city, if they can
:01:49. > :01:50.possibly delay it. Thank you. Our reporter Kelly
:01:51. > :02:01.Bonner has the latest. Yes, I am at the Europa Bus Centre
:02:02. > :02:04.and there are long delays here. We are standing outside and as you can
:02:05. > :02:10.see behind, many people are queueing to try and get home tonight on the
:02:11. > :02:13.bus. Translink have tonight tweeted their bus services are badly
:02:14. > :02:17.affected due to that crashed on the Westlink. We have been here for
:02:18. > :02:20.about half an hour and had seen a number of buses coming in and out of
:02:21. > :02:25.the city centre tonight. A person told me tonight he has waited up to
:02:26. > :02:29.two hours very bus home and he will be waiting a long time yet. -- for a
:02:30. > :02:30.bass. The Labour Party says its leader
:02:31. > :02:34.made a genuine mistake after he incorrectly told the House
:02:35. > :02:37.of Commons that the police officer wounded in a gun attack in Belfast
:02:38. > :02:40.last Sunday night had Jeremy Corbyn was speaking
:02:41. > :02:43.during Prime Minister's Questions. The party said no
:02:44. > :02:44.offence was intended. As Stephen Walker reports,
:02:45. > :02:46.the Labour leader has Order, questions to the Prime
:02:47. > :02:56.Minister! Traditionally at the beginning
:02:57. > :02:57.of Prime Minister's Questions, there are often references
:02:58. > :03:00.to members of the armed services and police officers who have
:03:01. > :03:02.been killed or injured Today, Theresa May mentioned
:03:03. > :03:14.the PSNI officer injured I am also sure that the whole House
:03:15. > :03:18.will join me in sending our thoughts to the police officer who was shot
:03:19. > :03:19.in Belfast over the weekend and his friends and family.
:03:20. > :03:22.When he got to his feet, Jeremy Corbyn also spoke
:03:23. > :03:24.about the weekend shooting, but he said the officer involved had
:03:25. > :03:37.I join the Prime Minister in condolences and expressing
:03:38. > :03:40.condolences, I am sure of the House to the family of the police officer
:03:41. > :03:41.who lost his life over the weekend in Northern Ireland.
:03:42. > :03:43.The shooting happened in the constituency of Nigel Dodds
:03:44. > :03:49.and the DUP MP wanted to put on record his thoughts.
:03:50. > :03:56.I join the Prime Minister in wishing a speedy recovery to the police
:03:57. > :04:00.officer who was shot and injured in my constituency in north Belfast on
:04:01. > :04:02.Sunday night. Thankfully he was not killed. That was not the intention
:04:03. > :04:03.of the terrorists, of course. And there was a call
:04:04. > :04:14.for Jeremy Corbyn's For the family and for police
:04:15. > :04:17.officers generally, could we have that corrected by the front bench
:04:18. > :04:22.spokesman as urgently as possible? So the record of this House does not
:04:23. > :04:23.contain the serious fact that a police officer was murdered.
:04:24. > :04:25.The Speaker said a further statement from Jeremy Corbyn
:04:26. > :04:35.He said a mistake had been made. I recognise what the honourable
:04:36. > :04:38.gentleman said and how upsetting that would have been. But it was a
:04:39. > :04:39.mistake and it has subsequently been corrected.
:04:40. > :04:42.The PSNI officer shot in the arm on Sunday night in North Belfast
:04:43. > :04:45.At lunchtime today, the Police Federation
:04:46. > :04:47.of Northern Ireland called on Jeremy Corbyn
:04:48. > :04:53.They said he had made a shocking error which needed to be corrected.
:04:54. > :04:55.A spokesman for the Labour leader told the BBC
:04:56. > :05:00.They said Jeremy Corbyn said the officer had died
:05:01. > :05:08.This evening it's understood Mr Corbyn has written a letter
:05:09. > :05:09.to the Chief Constable, George Hamilton,
:05:10. > :05:16.The BBC can reveal more about unease felt within the Department
:05:17. > :05:20.for the Economy over a controversial ?9 million aid package
:05:21. > :05:25.Official documents show minister Simon Hamilton,
:05:26. > :05:29.with Executive backing, overruled several concerns,
:05:30. > :05:38.Here's our business correspondent Julian O'Neill.
:05:39. > :05:46.In the end, the rescue did not work. United pulled out two weeks ago,
:05:47. > :05:52.seeing the deal broke rules around state aid and gave the executive a
:05:53. > :05:55.refund. The package was to have been worth ?9 million spread over three
:05:56. > :06:01.years with most of it being paid through invest NI. However, new
:06:02. > :06:06.details have emerged around concerns about Simon Hamilton's course of
:06:07. > :06:11.action. His department's permanent secretary expressed unease in
:06:12. > :06:16.writing. Papers seen by the BBC, Andrew McCormick wrote at one point,
:06:17. > :06:21.this project is not considered affordable. He also noted some of
:06:22. > :06:25.United's conditions meant the grant would be against basic principles of
:06:26. > :06:30.public accountability. Mr McCormick further stated in his assessment
:06:31. > :06:37.there is no realistic possibility of demonstrating value for money. But
:06:38. > :06:42.Mr Hamilton with executive approval overruled him and his only regret is
:06:43. > :06:46.that United ultimately left. I have been on record in this house and
:06:47. > :06:51.elsewhere stating my belief in the importance of having more direct
:06:52. > :06:57.routes to North America, both for business and for tourism reasons.
:06:58. > :07:01.I'd it is deeply regrettable that United package didn't work out. The
:07:02. > :07:07.paperwork seen by the BBC reasons other points and an options paper
:07:08. > :07:11.states the European Commission would clearly be concerned the United Keys
:07:12. > :07:16.may set a bad precedent in terms of cash for airlines. The document also
:07:17. > :07:21.notes that losing the service by doing nothing could be viewed as
:07:22. > :07:27.being as a direct result of Brexit, a position the DUP supported. Mr
:07:28. > :07:31.Hamilton told us because United want a quick response there was no time
:07:32. > :07:35.frame business case demonstrating value for money, adding he would
:07:36. > :07:38.have been criticised for failing to support the flight. United's
:07:39. > :07:43.departure and the refund has probably taken the most of the sting
:07:44. > :07:48.out of any lasting controversy. However, what it might mean is that
:07:49. > :07:49.future help for other airlines may come under more scrutiny than ever
:07:50. > :07:52.before. The DUP leader Arlene Foster has
:07:53. > :07:55.said she will work with Sinn Fein's new Northern leader Michelle O'Neill
:07:56. > :07:57.at Stormont after the forthcoming In her first public comment
:07:58. > :08:03.on the appointment, Mrs Foster said it was important to get the devolved
:08:04. > :08:15.institutions up and running She has been appointed by Sinn Fein,
:08:16. > :08:19.so I will have to work with Michelle O'Neill as the leader of Sinn Fein.
:08:20. > :08:22.We need to get to the other side of the election so we can put these
:08:23. > :08:25.institutions back in place, to make them work for the people of Northern
:08:26. > :08:28.Ireland because that's what I am hearing very strongly that people
:08:29. > :08:30.want, they want devolution and they want it to work.
:08:31. > :08:33.The Department for the Economy has not yet followed through on plans
:08:34. > :08:35.to publish the names of firms getting renewable heat payments.
:08:36. > :08:37.One DUP MLA today offered to let journalists look
:08:38. > :08:40.at her bank statements to prove she wasn't benefiting.
:08:41. > :08:42.And the regulator OFGEM has confirmed it's investigating one
:08:43. > :08:47.case of suspected fraud worth ?2.5 million.
:08:48. > :08:48.Here's our agriculture and environment correspondent
:08:49. > :08:56.The department had said that it intended to publish the names
:08:57. > :08:58.of boiler owners in the interests of transparency and because they
:08:59. > :09:05.But a court case yesterday may have temporarily derailed that plan.
:09:06. > :09:08.A group of boiler owners got a court order granting them annonymity
:09:09. > :09:11.for at least a week while the first stage of a legal challenge to
:09:12. > :09:20.Around 450 boiler owners expect to be covered by that
:09:21. > :09:21.annonymity guarantee, but that still leaves around 1,000
:09:22. > :09:24.firms who were not party to that group action,
:09:25. > :09:28.and who on the face it could still be named today.
:09:29. > :09:31.But this morning there appears to be little clarity with the Department
:09:32. > :09:33.for the Economy about whether it's still determined
:09:34. > :09:37.Those who took the case say they're happy for names to be published,
:09:38. > :09:41.but only after audits are done on the firms to prove which have
:09:42. > :09:54.Once those audits have been carried out and we know who the goodies and
:09:55. > :09:57.baddies are, and we have isolated the people who might be acting
:09:58. > :09:59.fraudulently, we're happy for the means to be released.
:10:00. > :10:01.It seemed appropriate that the last item of business at this Assembly
:10:02. > :10:04.was the scheme which helped to bring it down.
:10:05. > :10:06.RHI was up at the public account committee, one member confirming
:10:07. > :10:08.a sister-in-law's husband was in the scheme, something she'd
:10:09. > :10:24.I was unaware of it. My mother and father have farms and do not have
:10:25. > :10:29.RHI and I can let any journalist see my bank statements and they will see
:10:30. > :10:30.very clearly that there is no financial benefit from RHI.
:10:31. > :10:32.Sinn Fein has already said that the PAC member
:10:33. > :10:34.Michelle Gildernew, absent from today's meeting,
:10:35. > :10:41.has a brother who's got the renewable heat scheme subsidy.
:10:42. > :10:48.The public concern is about the alleged abuse. A story in this
:10:49. > :10:58.morning Telegraph will keep the spotlight on that. It is
:10:59. > :11:05.investigating three suspected fraud cases, one worth ?2.5 million.
:11:06. > :11:09.The DUP has asked the Prime Minister to make it clear that former members
:11:10. > :11:11.of the security forces who served in Northern Ireland should
:11:12. > :11:15.Speaking in the House of Commons, the North Belfast MP, Nigel Dodds,
:11:16. > :11:23.It is clear their intention is to rewrite the history of the past.
:11:24. > :11:26.Will she make it clear the one-sided legal persecution of police officers
:11:27. > :11:32.and soldiers who did so much to bring peace to Northern Ireland will
:11:33. > :11:35.not be allowed to continue? There are a number of investigations by
:11:36. > :11:40.the PSN eye into former soldiers and their activities in Northern
:11:41. > :11:43.Ireland. It is absolutely right we recognise that the majority of
:11:44. > :11:47.people who lost their lives as a result of terrorist activity and it
:11:48. > :11:51.is important that that terrorist activity is looked into, that is why
:11:52. > :11:53.one of the issues that my right honourable friend effective state
:11:54. > :11:58.for Northern Ireland is looking at is this legacy question and how that
:11:59. > :11:59.issue of investigation on all sides can take place in the future.
:12:00. > :12:01.A law firm representing former soldiers facing prosecution
:12:02. > :12:03.for killings during the Troubles have called for an
:12:04. > :12:07.The call comes after a number of unionist and Conservative MPs
:12:08. > :12:14.criticised recent decisions to take legal action against former members
:12:15. > :12:16.of the army who served here during the Troubles.
:12:17. > :12:19.With the second in a series of reports on the debate
:12:20. > :12:21.about whether former soldiers should face legal action,
:12:22. > :12:23.here's our home affairs correspondent Vincent Kearney.
:12:24. > :12:26.Another march like this is due to take place in London on Friday -
:12:27. > :12:28.ex-soldiers protesting about a decision to re-investigate
:12:29. > :12:39.All of us signed a cheque to our country to the value of our lives.
:12:40. > :12:48.Recent decisions to prosecute former soldiers for killings
:12:49. > :12:52.during the Troubles have provoked a furious response from some MPs
:12:53. > :12:58.There have been calls to introduce emergency legislation to make it
:12:59. > :13:02.impossible for former soldiers to be prosecuted.
:13:03. > :13:04.Some have even suggested that decisions to prosecute have been
:13:05. > :13:14.This MP is a former major who served in Northern Ireland.
:13:15. > :13:17.Troops that are serving right now will not be able to expect
:13:18. > :13:20.that their Government stands with them for the actions they take
:13:21. > :13:23.on the battlefield if what they can see is those who have served before
:13:24. > :13:26.now being subject to prosecution so long after their duty is done.
:13:27. > :13:32.And these prosecutions cannot be allowed to continue.
:13:33. > :13:42.Sir Jeffrey Donaldson, himself a former UDR minister,
:13:43. > :13:45.was part of a DUP team involved in failed negotiations about how
:13:46. > :13:49.He accepts that those who broke the law should be held to account,
:13:50. > :13:51.but says current legacy investigations are unfairly
:13:52. > :13:54.The question for me and for many people in Northern Ireland,
:13:55. > :13:56.including the innocent victims, is who's investigating
:13:57. > :13:59.the 3,000 unsolved murders, who's investigating the 90%
:14:00. > :14:01.of killings that were carried out by terrorist organisations
:14:02. > :14:09.This is an unbalanced process, it's an unfair process,
:14:10. > :14:15.it's an unjust process and we're not prepared to go along with it.
:14:16. > :14:17.This London based law firm represents some former soldiers
:14:18. > :14:20.facing prosecution for a number of killings, including
:14:21. > :14:26.These are soldiers whose shootings were investigated at the time.
:14:27. > :14:29.They took place and the then DPP took a decision based
:14:30. > :14:32.upon the evidence that was then available that no action
:14:33. > :14:39.They've got on with their lives, their memories have faded,
:14:40. > :14:42.and now after in some cases more than 40 years,
:14:43. > :14:46.they face the prospect of being prosecuted and they feel
:14:47. > :14:50.that is very prejudicial for them and they are very
:14:51. > :14:55.Justice must be seen to be done and I think in these circumstances
:14:56. > :14:58.it would help everybody if someone, such as a senior judge,
:14:59. > :15:00.were to be instructed by the Government to review
:15:01. > :15:05.the processes and procedures that have been put in place.
:15:06. > :15:08.The Public Prosecution Service has said it applies the law as it
:15:09. > :15:11.currently stands in Northern Ireland and does so without fear,
:15:12. > :15:16.The PSNI says it has a legal responsiblity to ensure
:15:17. > :15:20.there are effective investigations into all killings
:15:21. > :15:29.So what of the families of those killed by the army
:15:30. > :15:31.during the conflict and the possibility of prosecution
:15:32. > :15:35.It's now known that the Government' view in the early days
:15:36. > :15:38.of the Troubles was that "the army should not be inhibited in it's
:15:39. > :15:41.campaign against terrorism by the threat of court proceedings
:15:42. > :15:44.and should therefore be suitably indemnified."
:15:45. > :15:47.Mervyn Jess has been speaking to the relatives of two civilians
:15:48. > :15:50.shot dead by soldiers, one in the seventies, the other
:15:51. > :16:07.John was a civilian shot dead by the Army in February 19 73. The
:16:08. > :16:11.33-year-old victim's brother discusses his family's long campaign
:16:12. > :16:16.to get to the truth of what happened that night. Along with Tina whose
:16:17. > :16:24.15-year-old brother Daniel was also shot by a soldier in 1981. I have no
:16:25. > :16:31.hatred and bitterness but I am still very, very angry that my life and my
:16:32. > :16:37.family's life has been torn apart by such an act. I want those
:16:38. > :16:41.responsible to be held accountable. Whatever course that takes I am
:16:42. > :16:45.quite happy to go along with that. It is not about revenge, it's not
:16:46. > :16:51.about anything like that. It is about trying to bring a certain
:16:52. > :16:56.amount of closure to my life, even at my age now. Nothing in our family
:16:57. > :17:00.was the same after he died. It had a detrimental effect and destroyed it.
:17:01. > :17:07.My family -- father died prematurely. I would say personally
:17:08. > :17:13.I regard him as a victim also. He died a young healthy man. One west
:17:14. > :17:15.Belfast solicitor who has represented several families seeking
:17:16. > :17:22.and is outlined their basic starting position. From my experience, we
:17:23. > :17:26.have to remember the context of all this. The families never got a
:17:27. > :17:33.proper investigation into the deaths of their relatives, they never had a
:17:34. > :17:40.proper inquest. All the evidence was before the inquest. Lethal force
:17:41. > :17:45.incidents involved would be investigated by the police which is
:17:46. > :17:50.a very unsatisfactory situation. There is no proper investigation for
:17:51. > :17:54.these families. Republicans accused the British Government of blocking
:17:55. > :17:58.progress on legacy cases because of concerns of State security. What we
:17:59. > :18:02.have said from the very start as people deserve the truth. British
:18:03. > :18:07.people, Irish people, whether the victims are from the British Army
:18:08. > :18:15.are from the IRA and Loyalist, that is our basic decision. Look at how
:18:16. > :18:20.much has been achieved. This is something they could just maybe
:18:21. > :18:24.bring along at ease, this is the closure needed for everyone. For
:18:25. > :18:26.those whose lives were directly affected, legacy is an issue that
:18:27. > :18:27.won't go away. At the conclusion of another legacy
:18:28. > :18:30.inquest earlier today, the Belfast coroner revealed
:18:31. > :18:32.the identity of a British soldier who shot dead a 29 year
:18:33. > :18:38.old father-of-six in Henry Thornton was killed
:18:39. > :18:42.as he sat in his van close The vehicle backfired twice,
:18:43. > :18:45.and the soldier opened fire, The victim's family was in court
:18:46. > :18:50.to hear the soldier named as Sergeant Allan McVitie,
:18:51. > :18:57.who is now deceased. Doctors here have taken another
:18:58. > :18:59.step closer to leaving Members of the British Medical
:19:00. > :19:03.Association agreed at a meeting that practices could leave the health
:19:04. > :19:06.service at some future date. If 60% of members vote
:19:07. > :19:09.in favour of the move, GP's could operate independently,
:19:10. > :19:11.charging patients up to ?45 It's never too late
:19:12. > :19:27.to try something new, Donna has been to meet
:19:28. > :19:30.people who've taken on very different challenges
:19:31. > :19:32.for their personal and professional development at the Belfast
:19:33. > :19:38.Metropolitan College. What's happening here in the college
:19:39. > :19:43.this evening is replicated in so many community centres, sports halls
:19:44. > :19:47.and church halls all over the place. Life long learning. People are
:19:48. > :19:51.setting themselves new challenges, stepping outside their comfort zone
:19:52. > :19:56.and learning something new. It could be doing a pottery course, it could
:19:57. > :20:01.be learning a new language. I have even read up about a course where
:20:02. > :20:05.you learn to become a comedian. Lorena small used to be a dentist,
:20:06. > :20:09.she plans to open a boutique guesthouse and so she is doing a
:20:10. > :20:16.cookery course at the Titanic campus in Belfast. Initially I had some
:20:17. > :20:21.reservations about joining a class where I would definitely be the
:20:22. > :20:25.oldest, I am older than some of the tutors in our chorus, but we have
:20:26. > :20:34.integrated really, really well and if you have a dream, you have to
:20:35. > :20:39.live it. Here at Belfast met, we get all kinds of students, every race,
:20:40. > :20:42.colour, creed, nationality, the come to the door is under very welcome.
:20:43. > :20:50.We have had former ambulance drivers, teachers, barristers. I
:20:51. > :20:58.think they've got a passion for food and an interest in the industry. If
:20:59. > :21:02.they want to learn, we are lucky to be able to nurture that passion and
:21:03. > :21:11.to be able to introduce them to a vibrant industry that is very busy
:21:12. > :21:15.and crying out for them. Here at the Millfield campus, you will also find
:21:16. > :21:24.people challenging themselves to do something different, to be created.
:21:25. > :21:28.Alan, you joined the chorus here. I retired seven years ago are my
:21:29. > :21:30.friend said why don't you come down and do something different? I came
:21:31. > :21:36.along and I haven't had an idea what I was going to do but started making
:21:37. > :21:41.moulds and either bands from that and became a bit more adventurous.
:21:42. > :21:47.Did you knew you had that creativity already? Had you exercised it before
:21:48. > :21:55.in your job, and other hobbies? I am junkie. I like techniques and this
:21:56. > :21:59.was an opportunity to try something different. -- technique junkie. You
:22:00. > :22:03.are using ancient techniques, the Greeks and Romans used these and
:22:04. > :22:07.it's fascinating to see how your piece develops. There is great
:22:08. > :22:11.excitement when you knock the ceramic cut-off to see what you've
:22:12. > :22:18.got. There is a great social aspect to this, it's great fun. We are
:22:19. > :22:22.learning different things. It does a critical when you go to see
:22:23. > :22:30.something, even some of the larger sculptures. And you ask, how did
:22:31. > :22:33.they do that? Firmly, that is the fascinating thing, seeing how other
:22:34. > :22:40.people do it. You learn from each other, he finds that he has an idea.
:22:41. > :22:43.You think you'll try that. You knock the ceramic frenzy that has gone
:22:44. > :22:47.slightly wrong Laura Wright commits you try again. It's all part of the
:22:48. > :22:53.fun. Night-time and part-time courses take so many people along
:22:54. > :22:56.very different paths. The great writer WB Yeats once said education
:22:57. > :23:03.is not about the filling of a pale but the lighting of a fire. If you
:23:04. > :23:05.set yourself a new challenge for the New Year, join the conversation on
:23:06. > :23:07.our Facebook page. The words of 15-year-old Donegal
:23:08. > :23:10.actor Art Parkinson after the film in which he plays
:23:11. > :23:13.a starring role was Our north-west reporter,
:23:14. > :23:16.Keiron Tourish, caught up He rose to prominence in game of
:23:17. > :23:33.thrones. Art Parkinson was back at his old
:23:34. > :23:38.Irish speaking school today taking all the headlines in his stride. In
:23:39. > :23:42.any language, his latest success is the big deal. The unassuming
:23:43. > :23:54.15-year-old voiced the lead role in the animated 3-D film. It has been
:23:55. > :23:59.nominated for Best animated film and Best visual effects at the Oscars.
:24:00. > :24:04.The Donegal schoolboy was told in the school corridor between classes.
:24:05. > :24:07.I spent all day thinking about and buy lunch had completely forgotten.
:24:08. > :24:14.I didn't get the the chance to check. Then somebody let me know. It
:24:15. > :24:18.hadn't really struck me at the time then I got home and I was looking up
:24:19. > :24:23.and reading about it and is just crazy. It's an honour, really. I
:24:24. > :24:27.never really thought this could ever happen. It's always been a dream of
:24:28. > :24:32.mine being an actor, something I've always thought about. I didn't think
:24:33. > :24:37.it would happen to me at such a young age. He was delighted but
:24:38. > :24:43.realised he still had two classes. The trials and tribulations of being
:24:44. > :24:52.a big movie star. It's great to see the wee lad going to the Oscars. He
:24:53. > :24:54.has worked hard for it obviously. He will be rubbing shoulders with
:24:55. > :24:59.co-star Matthew McConnachie, the Donegal teenager will be taking his
:25:00. > :25:03.schoolbooks along with hammer. Art Parkinson says he is both excited
:25:04. > :25:09.and nervous about treading the red carpet at the Oscars ceremony next
:25:10. > :25:16.month. He paid tribute to family and friends here in Donegal who are
:25:17. > :25:17.keeping well grounded. Good luck to him.
:25:18. > :25:19.Golfer Graeme McDowell gets his season underway tomorrow in Qatar.
:25:20. > :25:22.After a frustrating couple of years, during which he failed
:25:23. > :25:25.to qualify for the Ryder Cup, the Portrush man says he's still got
:25:26. > :25:27.what it takes to win another major tournament.
:25:28. > :25:29.Before he flew out to the middle East, McDowell talked
:25:30. > :25:44.Welcoming stars of stage, screen and sport to a charity function in New
:25:45. > :25:47.York. Just one of the many commitments Graeme McDowell
:25:48. > :25:53.undertakes any busy global schedule away from playing his sport. His
:25:54. > :25:57.focus is now on what first meeting successful. All the business stuff
:25:58. > :26:00.that's been going on, it's been a learning experience to learn how to
:26:01. > :26:03.juggle that mentally, to make sure I have the right people around me to
:26:04. > :26:08.look after it so it doesn't take any energy away from me. So I can get
:26:09. > :26:12.back to what I do best. It doesn't matter how great a businesses, my
:26:13. > :26:16.potential is still on the golf course. McDowell has been practising
:26:17. > :26:20.hard as he sets out on another season on two. After what has been a
:26:21. > :26:25.hectic couple of years in his personal life. Getting married and
:26:26. > :26:28.having children, you never really understand the duty from your
:26:29. > :26:33.priorities point of view, from a desire to play the game of golf
:26:34. > :26:36.point of view, they had more of an effect than I thought we were going
:26:37. > :26:41.to. I wouldn't change it for the world. I am at the other end note no
:26:42. > :26:47.clear of mind. I do want more things from the next five to ten years of
:26:48. > :26:52.my career. McDowell most famous tramp at the US Open is now nearly
:26:53. > :26:59.seven years ago. The Port Rush Mann has the belief that he can rekindle
:27:00. > :27:02.that major winning form. I'm not comfortable playing... I see how
:27:03. > :27:07.good everyone is now and the bar needs to be raised. I need to get
:27:08. > :27:12.myself back there soon either going to bypass me. I think it's a make or
:27:13. > :27:14.break. All I can do is get myself in the path where they want to be and
:27:15. > :27:18.if it doesn't happen, it doesn't happen. I want to give myself every
:27:19. > :27:22.opportunity I can in the next two years. I am not going to be
:27:23. > :27:28.impatient. If my goods are not good enough, so be it. The RA big two
:27:29. > :27:34.years for me. I've got to be really patient with it and view it as a
:27:35. > :27:38.marathon, not a sprint. Graeme McDowell, refreshed, refocused and
:27:39. > :27:39.ready for a very important season, determined to get back to the very
:27:40. > :27:53.top of world golf. Chilly today and it will get colder.
:27:54. > :27:57.We have had sunshine today and lots of places have been dry as well. It
:27:58. > :28:02.will be predominantly dry tonight but if you are out and about, it
:28:03. > :28:06.will be cold in that wind. At the same time, the wind should keep the
:28:07. > :28:10.frost away from most places, temperatures staying above freezing
:28:11. > :28:14.but a much colder night compared to last night. Tomorrow, we are going
:28:15. > :28:17.to half the temperature and still have a cold wind. If anything, the
:28:18. > :28:31.wind will feel absolutely bitter tomorrow.
:28:32. > :28:33.Most definitely a day for the big coat. Lower temperatures tomorrow.
:28:34. > :28:36.Mostly dry and it will feel cold in that wind. Some thicker patches of
:28:37. > :28:39.cloud which could bring a few pieces of rain. Maybe even snow over the
:28:40. > :28:42.hills. It looks like the bulk of the date will be dry. One or two
:28:43. > :28:49.brighter spells and the odd when to shower. Five or 6 degrees, cold in
:28:50. > :28:54.that wind, when you take the wind into account it will feel more like
:28:55. > :28:58.it's freezing. A really cold day tomorrow, better and most definitely
:28:59. > :29:02.as the day for the big coat. Tomorrow looks like it will still be
:29:03. > :29:07.quite cold and windy, largely dry as well. It could get close to freezing
:29:08. > :29:12.in one or two spots. On Friday, the cold wind starts to ease and will
:29:13. > :29:16.gradually dragged a weather front in from the west. Dull dampened drizzly
:29:17. > :29:20.weather at some stage on Friday. It certainly will not be reading the
:29:21. > :29:23.whole day. Dry gaps as well. The Weekender start and settled with
:29:24. > :29:31.showery rain but the wind eases and it looks like a nice day to come on
:29:32. > :29:35.Sunday with some sunshine. The rush-hour traffic congestion in
:29:36. > :29:39.Belfast tonight. An accident is that includes the west link towards the
:29:40. > :29:43.M1, these pictures show some of the gridlock. Police said a short time
:29:44. > :29:45.ago they hope to reopen the road soon after a very serious incident.
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