:00:16. > :00:20.Tonight's top stories: The Londonderry man who went
:00:21. > :00:22.to Syria is found not guilty on
:00:23. > :00:25.The jury could not reach a verdict on three
:00:26. > :00:28.The latest on the renewable heat controversy.
:00:29. > :00:30.Now it emerges tens of thousands of pounds
:00:31. > :00:33.have been paid out to dormant companies.
:00:34. > :00:36.Police raid farms on both sides of the border as new figures
:00:37. > :00:42.And the debate continues over the border,
:00:43. > :00:45.Both British and Irish governments agree there should be no
:00:46. > :00:50.And also on the programme: The rugby game between two grammar schools
:00:51. > :01:03.The Northern Ireland executive did not agree its Budget before the
:01:04. > :01:05.collapse of the Assembly. I am in Downpatrick to find out what that
:01:06. > :01:06.means for those helping vulnerable people.
:01:07. > :01:13.I will be back with the details along with the
:01:14. > :01:21.A jury in Londonderry has been discharged after failing to reach
:01:22. > :01:23.a verdict, on three charges, in a case linked to alleged
:01:24. > :01:29.Eamon Bradley, who's 28, from Melmore Gardens in the city,
:01:30. > :01:32.was found NOT GUILTY of having explosives with intent
:01:33. > :01:41.However, the jury told the judge they couldn't reach a verdict
:01:42. > :01:45.on charges of attending a terrorist training camp and receiving training
:01:46. > :01:47.in the making or use of weapons for terrorism.
:01:48. > :01:58.Eamon Bradley said he got on a bus in Derry three years ago, travelled
:01:59. > :02:01.to Dublin and then got a flight to Istanbul. And that he said he
:02:02. > :02:05.crossed the border into Syria to help rebel fighters in the war. His
:02:06. > :02:11.interviews with the police were read to the jury during the trial. This
:02:12. > :02:15.trial is still down to a number of issues, among them was Eamon Bradley
:02:16. > :02:19.recording facts when he told detectives he went to Syria to help
:02:20. > :02:24.rebels or was he a fantasist who might never have been in Syria at
:02:25. > :02:27.all? The prosecution say Eamon Bradley told the truth about the
:02:28. > :02:31.events in question and that there was no evidence he was a fantasist
:02:32. > :02:35.or that he makes things up. But questions were raised about details
:02:36. > :02:39.of what it told the police. On the one hand, he said he went to Syria
:02:40. > :02:47.to join the Army of Islam and said he fought in three battles, two
:02:48. > :02:51.against Government forces and one against IS. But he said he never
:02:52. > :02:57.fired a shot, never used a grenade and hid under the sun -- under a
:02:58. > :03:00.tree during the battles. The jury deliberated for five hours and when
:03:01. > :03:04.it returned, they found Eamon Bradley not guilty on three charges
:03:05. > :03:07.of high explosives. Then they resumed their deliberations and a
:03:08. > :03:12.short time later returned to tell the judge they could not reach a ten
:03:13. > :03:17.to one majority verdict on the three charges. As a result of the hung
:03:18. > :03:21.jury on the three charges of attending terrorist training in
:03:22. > :03:24.Syria, this case will now go back to the Public Prosecution Service. They
:03:25. > :03:28.will then decide if there should be a retrial on these three charges.
:03:29. > :03:31.A judge has said it would be premature to hold the trial
:03:32. > :03:33.of man who's on the run without him being present.
:03:34. > :03:35.Damien McLaughlin from Ardboe faces charges in connection
:03:36. > :03:38.with the murder of the prison officer David Black in 2012.
:03:39. > :03:41.He was due to go on trial next week but hasn't been seen
:03:42. > :03:57.David Black was killed on his way to work. The following month, Damien
:03:58. > :04:01.McLaughlin was arrested and charged in connection with the killing. The
:04:02. > :04:05.40-year-old from Ardboe faces a number of charges, including aiding
:04:06. > :04:10.and abetting the murder which was claimed by dissident republicans. He
:04:11. > :04:13.was granted bail in May 2014, but in November last year, he stopped
:04:14. > :04:18.reporting to police. He has not been seen since and a European warrant
:04:19. > :04:22.has been issued for his arrest. His trial was due to begin here on
:04:23. > :04:31.Monday and today, a prosecution barrister made a highly unusual
:04:32. > :04:34.application that the trial should proceed in the absence of the
:04:35. > :04:36.accused. He said it appeared that the man had absconded ahead of a
:04:37. > :04:39.pending trial. Mr Justice Tracy said he was mindful of the fact that
:04:40. > :04:44.delays in this case are causing distress to the family of the
:04:45. > :04:47.deceased. The given the ongoing investigations and fact a European
:04:48. > :04:50.arrest warrant has been issued, it would be premature to proceed with
:04:51. > :04:56.the trial in the absence of the accused. That decision will be
:04:57. > :04:58.reviewed again at the end of April, unless that is, Damien McLaughlin is
:04:59. > :05:00.arrested or hand himself in. You're watching BBC Newsline,
:05:01. > :05:04.still to come on the programme: We join a cross-border police
:05:05. > :05:06.operation targeting the theft It's emerged that
:05:07. > :05:16.a number of companies registered as being dormant
:05:17. > :05:18.have been claiming tens of thousands of pounds
:05:19. > :05:21.from the renewable heat scheme. A BBC programme has obtained a list
:05:22. > :05:24.of all recipients which is currently Our business correspondent
:05:25. > :05:27.Julian O'Neill joins me. The Nolan programme
:05:28. > :05:42.obtained this list. Well, this list was obtained by the
:05:43. > :05:46.Nolan programme and enlist every beneficiary under the scheme and how
:05:47. > :05:51.much they have been paid. It is the same lift the Department for the
:05:52. > :05:56.economy has wanted to publish but has been prevented from doing so in
:05:57. > :05:59.full by a court injunction. Some of the information contained is very
:06:00. > :06:04.interesting. It shows a small number of dormant or inactive companies
:06:05. > :06:11.have been getting receipt of tens of thousands of pounds under the
:06:12. > :06:14.scheme. It also shows that one company received a colossal quart of
:06:15. > :06:19.?1 million for running just one of boiler over a period of 18 months.
:06:20. > :06:23.This is many, many, many times what should be possible to claim for one
:06:24. > :06:25.boiler, even if it was running 24 hours a day.
:06:26. > :06:32.in the context of what's already known about the RHI scandal?
:06:33. > :06:36.Bred we already knew the scheme was badly designed and overgenerous and
:06:37. > :06:41.I think these revelations will add to the sense it was also being
:06:42. > :06:45.abused. We know that fraud is suspected and the audit office told
:06:46. > :06:50.us that in a report a number of months ago and I think this will
:06:51. > :06:54.simply adds to questions about the validity and legitimacy of some
:06:55. > :06:59.payments. The programme did ask companies for an explanation. They
:07:00. > :07:03.were not given a one and threatened with legal action should they choose
:07:04. > :07:08.to name the companies. I think we will get some answers in the months
:07:09. > :07:12.ahead. Remember, there will not just be a public inquiry, but the
:07:13. > :07:15.Department for the economy has pledged to have an audit on every
:07:16. > :07:17.boiler and every single payment. Thank you.
:07:18. > :07:20.A man's in his 20s is recovering in hospital after he was shot
:07:21. > :07:23.The attack happened on the Falls Road last night.
:07:24. > :07:26.Richard Morgan's report begins with the moment a bystander nearby
:07:27. > :07:37.recorded the gunshots on a mobile phone.
:07:38. > :07:44.A's believed that was the moment a man was shot in both legs. It was
:07:45. > :07:47.recorded on the mobile phone of a passer-by who was filming a car
:07:48. > :07:51.doing handbrake turns on the Main Falls Road. The shooting happened
:07:52. > :07:57.further down the road at an alley on the opposite side of the jobs and
:07:58. > :08:06.benefits office. The mobile phone pictures clearly record for macro
:08:07. > :08:10.shots. -- four shots. The victim was aged in his 20s and police were
:08:11. > :08:14.called to the scene at about 8:30pm. The man was taken to the nearby
:08:15. > :08:18.Royal Victoria Hospital where he is said today to be stable. One woman
:08:19. > :08:23.who lives close by said she ran out of her house when she heard the
:08:24. > :08:26.gunfire and saw the man being put into an ambulance. The police today
:08:27. > :08:27.appealed for anyone who may have witnessed the shooting to contact
:08:28. > :08:29.them. Coming up on the programme before
:08:30. > :08:32.seven: We find out how a community scheme in Downpatrick is affected
:08:33. > :08:43.by the Assembly's collapse. The Republic's Foreign Minister has
:08:44. > :08:45.said it would be counterproductive to try to get a special Brexit deal
:08:46. > :08:48.for Northern Ireland. Sinn Fein, SDLP and Alliance have
:08:49. > :08:51.all proposed a special status which would mean Northern Ireland
:08:52. > :08:54.staying inside the EU Charlie Flanagan has now ruled that
:08:55. > :09:00.out, but says the Irish Government will work for arrangements
:09:01. > :09:01.which recognise Northern Here's our Economics
:09:02. > :09:19.and Business Editor John Campbell. Last June, the UK voted to leave the
:09:20. > :09:22.EU, the Northern Ireland voted to Remained. We are leaving anyway said
:09:23. > :09:30.the Prime Minister. Brexit means Brexit. Some part is to special
:09:31. > :09:33.status deal which would say those stains IDU released the single
:09:34. > :09:38.market. In October, the Assembly voted against such a deal, but Sinn
:09:39. > :09:43.Fein, the SDLP and Alliance have not given up. Sinn Fein are raised the
:09:44. > :09:46.matter yesterday evening. The Republic's Foreign Minister said the
:09:47. > :09:53.whole idea is counter-productive. The reality is of the unique
:09:54. > :09:57.circumstances of the Ireland of Ireland, concept of terms like
:09:58. > :10:03.special status give rise to serious concerns for the EU partners. This
:10:04. > :10:05.would risk reminding -- undermining the efforts of the Government to
:10:06. > :10:10.specifically address and mitigate the very real impact is facing us
:10:11. > :10:14.and the people of Northern Ireland in particular. That means the UK and
:10:15. > :10:20.Irish governments are now on the same page. The Secretary of State on
:10:21. > :10:23.Tuesday. To other concepts of Northern Ireland remaining within
:10:24. > :10:27.the EU when the whole of the UK's leading, well, I do not see how that
:10:28. > :10:33.works, which is why I have made comments about special status. But
:10:34. > :10:36.what I does not it is their particular circumstances, very
:10:37. > :10:41.relevant issues in Ireland that we do need to and will approach in the
:10:42. > :10:45.negotiations to come. So there will be some attempt to tackle Northern
:10:46. > :10:51.Ireland's specific issues, short of special status. That was echoed by
:10:52. > :10:54.Mr Flanagan. This relates to the border, citizenship and
:10:55. > :10:58.constitutions and human rights. The Government would also advocate the
:10:59. > :11:01.continuation of a range of EU policy supports to Northern Ireland.
:11:02. > :11:05.Meanwhile, the Irish Government has confirmed that that part of its
:11:06. > :11:10.contingency plan it is identifying locations which could be used as
:11:11. > :11:17.customs posts. There was just one individual queueing up this post
:11:18. > :11:21.today. Both would like it is dead is quiet. It was misty and murky along
:11:22. > :11:26.the border today. But Irish Government on Brexit is becoming
:11:27. > :11:29.much clearer. It wanted the soft as possible Brexit with no physical
:11:30. > :11:36.borders and no disruption to trade with the UK. But in our faces an
:11:37. > :11:37.enormous diplomatic task. To persuade its EU partners that that
:11:38. > :11:40.outcome is in everyone's interest. A cross border PSNI Garda
:11:41. > :11:42.operation's targeted the theft New figures show a 9%
:11:43. > :11:50.increase in rural crime and the Ulster Farmers' Union says
:11:51. > :11:53.criminals are hitting local farmers on an almost daily
:11:54. > :11:59.basis in some areas. Our reporter in the south east
:12:00. > :12:03.Gordon Adair went with the police on a raid aimed at disrupting
:12:04. > :12:13.criminal activity In the morning mist, a long convoy
:12:14. > :12:19.of police vehicles makes his way into the South Armagh. Inside,
:12:20. > :12:22.police officers suspect the farm act as a gay before stolen animals being
:12:23. > :12:29.moved into or out of Northern Ireland and the Republic, across the
:12:30. > :12:34.border. Garda offices of carrying out a similar operation. We are
:12:35. > :12:39.targeting this farm in relation to role crime and stolen livestock.
:12:40. > :12:46.Animals are examined and DNA samples taken. The operation to identify the
:12:47. > :12:54.animals is still going on. But we have moved and it doesn't sound like
:12:55. > :12:59.the many animals here. The police or concerned with all aspects of rural
:13:00. > :13:07.crime, so they are trying to gain access and finding a rather stubborn
:13:08. > :13:10.door. We've found a view issues in relation to property, but also the
:13:11. > :13:15.property from the Republic of Ireland. They've established a few
:13:16. > :13:20.offences in the Republic of Ireland and seized documentation in relation
:13:21. > :13:25.to the sale of animals in the Republic. But we've also found Ian
:13:26. > :13:30.Tikes, lying discarded here. They are not registered to this heard and
:13:31. > :13:35.that will lead us to an investigation on another farm, not
:13:36. > :13:40.that far away from here. Rural crime is estimated to cost the Northern
:13:41. > :13:42.Ireland economy between ?3 million and ?4 million annually, with
:13:43. > :13:48.hundreds of animals going missing every year as well as machinery and
:13:49. > :13:52.fuel. When operations like this can't disrupt the activity of the
:13:53. > :13:53.criminals, farming experts agree vigilance remains the key to
:13:54. > :13:56.reducing rural crime. It's the quarterfinal of the rugby
:13:57. > :13:58.Schools' Cup this weekend, but many of one team's players
:13:59. > :14:01.are on a ski trip. Friends School in Lisburn appealed
:14:02. > :14:03.to the Ulster Branch Schools Committee to reschedule the match,
:14:04. > :14:31.but that was rejected last night. A 30 nil win over Grosvenor took
:14:32. > :14:35.this cool took place down lobbying for many years. A quarterfinal. The
:14:36. > :14:38.big game against Belfast Royal Academy will be played this
:14:39. > :14:42.Saturday. But there is a problem, and nearly all of the first 15 who
:14:43. > :14:46.helped get to the match will be on the field. That is because they are
:14:47. > :14:50.on a ski trip and those return until Saturday night, hours after bland
:14:51. > :14:54.kick off time which the Ulster brand schools committee which was the
:14:55. > :15:00.competition says can't be changed. We did not know we would get this
:15:01. > :15:02.far in the competition, so it's and unforeseen and exceptional event. It
:15:03. > :15:08.would be so simple if they would only allow us to play the match two
:15:09. > :15:15.days late. I know that messes up their itinerary a little, but it is
:15:16. > :15:17.not insurmountable. These are professional rugby players or
:15:18. > :15:22.grown-ups, they are kids and our hearts are broken. The school said
:15:23. > :15:26.the ski trip was booked in 2015 and eight form to the committee --
:15:27. > :15:30.inform the committee they wouldn't be able to play. The school asked
:15:31. > :15:34.the committee to consider changing the schedule. But the committee said
:15:35. > :15:38.while it has complete sympathy with the players, the situation could
:15:39. > :15:41.have been avoided by the school. It says the confirmed dates for this
:15:42. > :15:45.season was a accommodation are clearly communicated to schools in
:15:46. > :15:48.figure 2016 by signing the participation agreement last
:15:49. > :15:52.November, all schools committed to the terms and conditions. Earlier
:15:53. > :16:04.this week, the committee turned down an appeal from France. -- friends.
:16:05. > :16:07.The rules and regulations that come with the committee, they are
:16:08. > :16:10.sticking by it. But a bit of common sense would not go amiss to get this
:16:11. > :16:12.fixture to go ahead. I've played in cup finals and is lads, that is
:16:13. > :16:16.their Cup Final. This game on Saturday. It is very unfortunate.
:16:17. > :16:20.The school has not yet said what it will do, but it is understood coming
:16:21. > :16:24.early is not an option for the players. If they forfeit the game,
:16:25. > :16:25.the school may not be able to enter the tournament next year.
:16:26. > :16:27.Now, as part of our continuing election coverage, we are
:16:28. > :16:29.profiling the leaders of the five main parties.
:16:30. > :16:32.Tonight it is the turn of the Alliance Leader Naomi Long.
:16:33. > :16:35.Our Political Correspondent Stephen Walker joined her on the campaign
:16:36. > :16:50.The political waters of this part of the world are rarely stirred by the
:16:51. > :16:54.Alliance Party. It is not the natural battle ground. The divan.
:16:55. > :17:06.Naomi Long and her canvassing for votes, young and old. This is Naomi
:17:07. > :17:10.Long's first election as party leader. In the last Assembly
:17:11. > :17:16.election, the Alliance votes went down, so is this the election when
:17:17. > :17:21.the alliance make a breakthrough? The party say this is an election
:17:22. > :17:24.about how we should be governed. Let us vote on the questions that
:17:25. > :17:27.matter, who can deliver good Government for Northern Ireland, who
:17:28. > :17:30.can represent all of the people of Northern Ireland fairly and they
:17:31. > :17:34.will put their interests first is that the party and personal
:17:35. > :17:38.interests? What about those who say you had a chance of stinking
:17:39. > :17:42.Government, but you walked away? We walked away from bad Government. I
:17:43. > :17:48.would do it again after this election. If the only thing on offer
:17:49. > :17:51.is another divisive carve up of power blocs with no ambition for
:17:52. > :17:55.Northern Ireland. We will not walk away from governments, because we
:17:56. > :18:04.will continue an opposition told them to account. So as Naomi Long
:18:05. > :18:07.faces her first electoral test as leader, how should successfully
:18:08. > :18:14.measured? If you come back with a low vote share than David Ford, is
:18:15. > :18:18.that failure? Every election is different, so we have to gauge it in
:18:19. > :18:21.terms of what happens each time. From our perspective, I'm not trying
:18:22. > :18:29.to be different from Ford, but to be me. Last year, Alliance won eight
:18:30. > :18:33.seats. So what will their strength the post-election? Is a shrinking
:18:34. > :18:38.environment in terms of the overall number of Assembly seats. Eight
:18:39. > :18:45.seats for Alliance in an Assembly of 90 is much more significant than if
:18:46. > :18:49.there was a would you accept eight seats now? I'm quite happy to wait
:18:50. > :18:52.until March the 2nd. Because I have great faith in the people of
:18:53. > :18:57.Northern Ireland and I think in this case in the election they see an
:18:58. > :19:01.opportunity to do something new. Convincing voters to try something
:19:02. > :19:04.different is the alliance mantra. In a fortnight, we will discover if
:19:05. > :19:05.they succeeded or whether the political landscape remains
:19:06. > :19:25.unchanged. Stephen Agnew spoke of his party's
:19:26. > :19:29.manifesto launch in Belfast. They believe Stormont has become a byword
:19:30. > :19:34.for this function to it by crisis after crisis. Stephen Agnew has
:19:35. > :19:39.called for a constitutional convention to be established after
:19:40. > :19:41.the March election. The Green Party is offering 18 candidates across
:19:42. > :19:48.Northern Ireland to change the face of politics. We want to end the
:19:49. > :19:52.waste opportunities and give people back their voice. This in the
:19:53. > :19:53.traditional pot to destroy the Good Friday Agreement we want to reform
:19:54. > :19:54.and review and revitalise it. The TUV leader Jim Allister has
:19:55. > :19:57.called for more transparency over the names of those who have received
:19:58. > :19:59.payments from the controversial The Traditional Unionists have taken
:20:00. > :20:05.a leaf out of the US President Donald Trump's book,
:20:06. > :20:08.calling their Assembly election The manifesto says the Renewable
:20:09. > :20:12.Heat Incentive scheme is just the latest in a series of Stormont
:20:13. > :20:29.scandals which the party has been It has been incredible incompetence
:20:30. > :20:36.and I think people are rightly angry about that. They look at the fact it
:20:37. > :20:40.is still costing ?85,000 a day. They recognise that the three nurses for
:20:41. > :20:46.year, multiply that by everyday and you can see we would begin to tackle
:20:47. > :20:51.the great deficit in our health service. But instead, we want to
:20:52. > :20:54.squander it in the manner which it has been wasted.
:20:55. > :20:57.There's still a lot of uncertainty over what's going to happen
:20:58. > :20:58.voluntary and community groups funded by Executive
:20:59. > :21:00.which didn't agree its budget before it collapsed.
:21:01. > :21:03.With this financial year coming to an end, they have already warned
:21:04. > :21:06.that some staff face the prospect of being laid off.
:21:07. > :21:08.Donna Traynor paid a visit to an initiative in Downpatrick
:21:09. > :21:15.to see the sort of work that's in jeopardy.
:21:16. > :21:23.This hub is a shared space. Home to start a music groups under voluntary
:21:24. > :21:27.service for vulnerable people. But because of that funding limbo, by
:21:28. > :21:33.the end of next month, this place will be empty. I've been inside to
:21:34. > :21:36.talk to one of the organisers of a counselling and mentoring service.
:21:37. > :21:43.And also to a young man who says his life has been turned around because
:21:44. > :21:46.of the work it does. We deal with people with mental health problems
:21:47. > :21:52.and social isolation and evictions. We provide them with artist therapy,
:21:53. > :21:54.group mentoring, one-to-one counselling, suicide intervention
:21:55. > :21:58.and crisis intervention, all within the one place. We have no Government
:21:59. > :22:05.funding at all in place and people do their furniture to as and all
:22:06. > :22:11.sorts of broken down bits and pieces and we put them forward for members
:22:12. > :22:16.and we tell them let's see what we can make out of this. There are also
:22:17. > :22:20.restoring confidence and in an open and safe environment where they can
:22:21. > :22:23.talk about their health problems and addictions and you can speak to all
:22:24. > :22:27.of them and they will tell you they are alive today because we are here
:22:28. > :22:31.and this service is here for them. I came here in 2040 with drug and
:22:32. > :22:37.alcohol problems and I was involved in crime, too. I knew everything bad
:22:38. > :22:42.in my life came from drugs and I, self into a rut I could not get out
:22:43. > :22:49.of alone. So when I stepped in through that front door, by
:22:50. > :22:53.livestock to coming back to normal. -- my life started coming back to
:22:54. > :22:58.normal and I would go home feeling brilliant, I was going out, doing
:22:59. > :23:02.things, meeting people and see what addictions I had and I knew there
:23:03. > :23:07.was a way out. I knew I had a second chance to do something good with my
:23:08. > :23:12.life instead of it falling apart. How was the change made a difference
:23:13. > :23:19.to not only you, the job family? I have a life now. My day-to-day life
:23:20. > :23:25.before was drugs. Now I can get to be make my own decisions and get up,
:23:26. > :23:28.go to work without them -- without relying on drugs. My family just
:23:29. > :23:33.can't believe how far I've come in the last couple of years and they
:23:34. > :23:45.are not always worrying now about me. They are now at ease. They are
:23:46. > :23:51.so proud of me and the fact I've changed my life about. Two and a
:23:52. > :23:52.half years ago, I was nowhere and I was nobody.
:23:53. > :23:54.The Department for the Communities told BBC Newsline that the Social
:23:55. > :23:57.Enterprise Hub pilot project in Downpatrick and in other
:23:58. > :23:59.areas had been extended following a positive evaluation.
:24:00. > :24:04.But that future support has not yet been agreed.
:24:05. > :24:07.Boxing and negotiations for a third fight between the Belfast man
:24:08. > :24:09.Carl Frampton and the WBA featherweight super-champion
:24:10. > :24:11.Leo Santa Cruz may be about to take a new twist.
:24:12. > :24:15.The Association's president has revealed it may intervene
:24:16. > :24:21.if the to fighters' camps can't reach a deal.
:24:22. > :24:23.Gilberto Heysus Mendoza is considering a mandatory order
:24:24. > :24:25.for the fighters to clash for a third time.
:24:26. > :24:31.That order could come as early as next week.
:24:32. > :24:38.Frampton wants to face Santa Cruz in Belfast but the champion's team
:24:39. > :25:03.After a promising start, it is now pretty miserable. But the weekend is
:25:04. > :25:11.shaping up to be fairly dry. Especially during daylight hours.
:25:12. > :25:15.Here are the last few frames of our local weather radar. The rain is
:25:16. > :25:26.becoming lighter. Heavy bursts should ease off. There will still be
:25:27. > :25:29.dampness around, that any heavy rain will have edged away. Mist and low
:25:30. > :25:35.cloud by the end of the night. But it is mild. To begin on Friday, it
:25:36. > :25:42.will be dull and damp. It should improve. A good part of the day is
:25:43. > :25:47.fairly dry. Dull, drizzly weather initially. Mist and low cloud, foggy
:25:48. > :25:52.and murky, be brightening up as the morning goes on. Not promising lots
:25:53. > :25:55.of summer, but skies will lift a bit. Lunchtime temperature should be
:25:56. > :26:05.11-12 . Not too breezy. A dry 11-12 . Not too breezy. A dry
:26:06. > :26:13.Later in the day, we are expecting a few showers to drift up from the
:26:14. > :26:19.south. A little dampness by the end of the day and wetter tomorrow
:26:20. > :26:24.night. The breeze picks up. Most rain eases off again toward the end
:26:25. > :26:30.of the night. As far as the weekend goes, we have early rain on Saturday
:26:31. > :26:34.and a bit of rain late on Sunday. In between go, dry. Temperatures above
:26:35. > :26:40.average. That rain moves away on Saturday morning. Skies brightened
:26:41. > :26:46.up. Much of the day is dry, reasonably bright. If you're going
:26:47. > :26:53.to the match on Saturday afternoon, it will be warmer than it was. 'S
:26:54. > :26:57.match and it should be dry. Temperatures of 12 degrees. Sunday,
:26:58. > :27:02.dampness first thing. Otherwise, the wet weather holds off till later the
:27:03. > :27:07.day. We will keep the mild weather pattern into the start of next week.
:27:08. > :27:18.Fairly dry conditions this weekend. Mild, too. Our main story is a game:
:27:19. > :27:22.a Londonderry man who went to Syria has been found not guilty on three
:27:23. > :27:27.terrorism charges. The jury could not reach a verdict on three other
:27:28. > :27:31.charges. The trial of this man in connection with the murder of a
:27:32. > :27:32.prison officer will not go ahead as planned next week, as he is on the
:27:33. > :27:33.run. Our late summary
:27:34. > :27:34.is at half past ten. You can also keep in contact with us
:27:35. > :27:38.via Facebook and twitter.