. igastritis projects in east belfast.st. write i well, it is night-time and it feels well, it is night—time and it feels a bit intrusive, but this is obviously one of the bedrooms that the family lived in. not only am i staying in the same house i'm actually going to be sleeping in the very room that he had as a child. i wonder what he would have made of this. hopefully he would have found it quite funny. it is time for me to get some sleep although i'm not completely tired yet. i need some reading material. and i think this, should do the trick. good night. iwill tell you what waking up in george best's old bedroom was one of the highlights of my year. it has been so good in 2022 to finally be able to hit the road again properly and i hope you managed to get away as well. have a great new year and i will see you in 2023. hello there. hitting some slightly colder air in scotland we will find some sleet and snow to the north of the central belt over the hills a wintry mixture here shops for the south will tend to fade away

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proceeds that we get from the use of this house are used to support other community projects in east belfastt's night—time, and it feels...a bit intrusive. but, anyway, this is obviously one of the bedrooms where the family lived in. but not only am i staying in the same house — i'm actually going to be sleeping in the very room that he had as a child. it's a kind of medium—sized room, the kind of room that any i wonder what he would've made of this. hopefully, he would've found it quite funny. right, it's time for me to get some sleep, although i'm not completely tired yet. i need some reading material. and i think this should do the trick. goodnight. i'll tell you what — waking up in george best's old bedroom was one of the highlights of my year. it's been so good in 2022 finally being able to hit the road again properly. and i hope you managed to get away too. have a great new year, and i'll see you in 2023. hello there. it's looking like the last few days of 2022 will be rather unsettled for most of us. low pressure, always nearby. so we'll see some pretty heavy rainfall, some strong win

proceeds that we get from the use of this house are used to support other community projects in east belfastn like? the reactions have been fantastic. a lot of manchester united fans would stay here, but also just local people who want the opportunity to see the house and stay in the house as well. well, it's night time, and it feels a bit intrusive, but anyway, this is obviously one of the bedrooms where the family lived. but not only am i staying in the same house, i'm actually going to be sleeping in the very room that he had as a child. it's a kind of medium—size room, the kind of room that any 12—year—old, 13—year—old boy would have, i guess. i wonder what he would have made of this. hopefully, he would have found it quite funny. right, time for me to get some sleep. although i'm not completely tired yet, i need some reading material. and i think this should do the trick. good night. i tell you what, waking up in george best's old bedroom was one of the highlights of my year. it has been so good in 2022, finally being able to hit the road again properly. and i hope you managed to get aw

east belfast mission is dealing directly with victims of paramilitary loan sharks.ridge—freezer. and so they asked local paramilitaries, would they lend them money. to fix their freezer? to get a new one. so they borrowed £200. the £200, if it wasn't paid back within two weeks was going up with the interest rate as they would use it to £300. and that's the point they came to us. that would have led up to a sum of money with interest being added week by week by week. and then they would have said, "ok, you can't pay us back. could you deliver this package from a to b," probably drugs. that's shocking. that they or one of their family would have had to have couriered drugs for loyalist paramilitaries in order to repay that debt. that's my understanding of how it works. it wasn't police action that resolved the debt. in this case it was intermediaries on the ground negotiating with the paramilitaries. we stepped in, and through intermediaries got it sorted, and the original sum of money was returned and the person got their freezer. what would happen if those people di

east belfast mission is dealing directly with victims of paramilitary loan sharks.nd so they asked local paramilitaries, would they lend them money. to fix their freezer? to get a new one. so they borrowed £200. the £200, if it wasn't paid back within two weeks was going up with the interest rate as they would use it to £300. and that's the point they came to us. that would have led up to a sum of money with interest being added week by week by week. and then they would have said, "ok, you can't pay us back. could you deliver this package from a to b," probably drugs. that's shocking. that they or one of their family would have had to have couriered drugs for loyalist paramilitaries in order to repay that debt. that's my understanding of how it works. it wasn't police action that resolved the debt. in this case it was intermediaries on the ground negotiating with the paramilitaries. we stepped in, and through intermediaries got it sorted, and the original sum of money was returned and the person got their freezer. what would happen if those people didn't act as inte

east anglia and the southeast until much later on. come the evening, skies will clear in northern ireland and western scotland so there could be some very late sunshine in belfaste around 9—10 degrees, so it is on the mild side. that was tuesday evening. let's have a look at midweek. another area of low pressure sweeps in off the atlantic. the weather front moves through. a lot of isobars here, so strong winds as well. there will be air force when the cross or start —— coastal areas. —— gale first winds. 12 degrees there on the warm side. thursday, the low pressure is still close by, anchored to the north of scotland. just to the north of northern isles, very blustery conditions. this isjust after a cold front would have swept through. slightly cooler weather with wintry showers across the hills for the north. in the south, possibly still just around double figures on thursday. i think a showery day to come on thursday. here's a look at friday. yet another low pressure sweeps in with weather fronts, but i think as we head towards the end of the week, the timing of these weather fronts and the strength of the wind becomes more uncertain. it's thus the fact that

south—east until much later on in the day, and actually come the evening, skies will clear, for example in northern ireland and western scotland so they could be some very late sunshine there in belfastwind and the rain of course but the thermometer will still indicate around nine or 10 degrees, so it is in the mild side overall. so, that was tuesday evening, let's have a look at mid now, wednesday, and another area of low pressure sweeps in off the atlantic, a weather front moves through. a lot of isobars here, strong winds as well, for sure there will be gale force winds around coastal areas, particularly western and south—western areas. inland, quite blustery, too. quite a temperature contrast, five in stornoway, 12 degrees there on the warm side of the front further south. this is thursday, the low pressure still close by, it is actually anchored to the north of scotland, just to the north of the northern ireland is, very blustery conditions, this is just after a cold front would have swept through, so slightly cooler weather with maybe wintry showers across the hills for the north. but in the south, possibly stilljust around double figures on thursday, and i think a showery day

east london and there's no time to lose. hearing rumours the uk's longest queue might soon be closed to new arrivals, this group of friends, straight off the plane from belfastrry along. it's only when they are sure they've passed the point of no return that kathryn beggs and her companions from county tyrone pause to explain their extraordinary late night pilgrimage. i think it's a really historic moment. i'm a teacher, primarily english, but i do teach a bit of history and i just think that the palace of westminster was built after william the conqueror and we teach about that in year eight in school. we're still talking about him a thousand years later and i think we will be still talking about this queen for many generations to come. i think the crowd will carry us through. there's eight of us here and we're in it together and in the end it is to pay respects to the queen that served for over 70 years. so i think this is the least we can do. kathryn, good luck, good luck with the rest of the trip. this is by no means the only group from northern ireland joining this queue. a number of the aeroplanes that have been going across tonight have been packed wi

belfast, 13, most other areas in single figures. the fog lingers in the south, where it does, only three celsius this afternoon. more of a breeze towards eastor the next few days, stick with a lot of cloud. showers in east anglia and the south—east and it will turn colder and more breezy. more details coming up in half an hour. let's take a look at today's papers. many of thursday's papers lead with the resignation of lady susan hussey from the royal household, following comments she made to a black charity boss. the guardian carries a picture of ngozi fulani who says lady hussey asked her repeatedly "where her people came from" at a reception at buckingham palace, despite the charity chief executive being born in the uk. for the second day running, the telegraph leads with a story on strikes. the paper reports that britain faces disruption from industrial action every day until christmas, with rail workers, nurses, teachers, security guards, and driving examiners taking part. the i: the "uk is playing with fire" when it comes to covid jabs, that's the headline on the front of the i. leading scientists are warning that the country is not pr

east of scotland is more than likely going to stay dry with hot sunshine around. temperatures ranging from eight in aberdeen and belfastxtra prioritisation of the nhs last year. the nhs confederation says its leaders cannot guarantee patients safety as the current strikes unfold. we'll have more on that. in our other main news today... a 97—year—old former secretary at a nazi concentration camp,

east will temporarily clear. rain working northwards to england and wales and into southern scotland, northern ireland as we hit midnight, and the bells toll. it mayjust be clear of glasgow and edinburgh and belfast pele, he was sitting here, chatting because the stories are so good, someone who knew him directly. it's so lovely when you can talk to somebody like that. he was saying... goodbye. i'mjust going to shame of the audience because he was telling us, i will tell you. dennis was telling us he was only five foot eight and had thighs out to hear and could leap in the air like you wouldn't imagine. he knew where everybody was on the pitch instantly. an incredible talented athlete. just sharing with you, that's all. i appreciated. thank you, charlie. we like to share. i bet he's got great stories. it's taken thousands of hours and more than 20 years. but now the dream of a group of retired aviation enthusiasts in scotland to build a world war one plane from scratch is closer than ever to taking flight. at the moment there are only two airworthy sopwith strutters in the world. if the team are successful, this will be the third. correspondent lorna gordon has been to take a look. these magnific

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east anglia, before that rain clears away into the near continent. elsewhere it is a mix of showers with occasional sunny spells, around seven in the lowlands of scotland, belfastg." so, i actually drove until i got to cornwall. do you remember where that tune came from, da da da da da da? it came to me on a beach in cornwall. when i wrote it, it was my recovery from what could have been a fatal breakdown of my whole life. # open—mouthed, taken by surprise...# ten years later, when channel four decided to turn a picture book by raymond briggs into a film, howard was asked to provide the music. a chance, finally to put his song to use. it'sjust such a stunning melody. when violinist and tiktok star esther ebrahimi moved to the uk from france, aged iii, unable to speak english, it was the music of the snowman that spoke to her. it was my first christmas in the uk, and that's when i discovered all the english traditions of christmas, including the film the snowman. that was really useful when i couldn't speak english. to mark a0 years since the release of the film, howard has created this new arrangement for esther. for the video, just like the snowman himself, es