07/12/2015 BBC Newsline

you Huw in the studio. Congratulations to the

A County Tyrone man has died after being swept away by flood water.

His body was discovered this morning in County Monaghan.

70-year-old Ivan Vaughan was from Caledon

and known in the entertainment business as Simon Scott.

He performed with the group the Plattermen in the 1960s and 70s

and recently worked as a solo artist.

A Garda spokesman said it appeared his car got stuck in flooding

as he drove along a minor road from Glaslough to Caledon last night

and that when he got out he got caught in flood water.

His body was found a short distance from his car.

A post mortem examination will be carried out on his remains

And we'll have more on the impact of the weekend flooding shortly.

The deputy leader of the DUP has said he will not be standing

Nigel Dodds said he wanted to concentrate on his work as

And he's backed the MLA Arlene Foster to succeed Peter Robinson.

There is flash photography in this report from Will Leitch.

This party works for Ulster now and for ever. Thank you.

Just two weeks ago, it seemed like the time had come

for a seasoned politician - and others clearly thought so, too.

I somehow think he's a man who will be hearing a lot more about in the

future. We will see what happens. A member of the DUP since 1978,

Nigel Dodds was first elected to Belfast City Council in 1985,

later to be an MLA, Five years ago,

he stood down from the Assembly to concentrate on his role leading

the party in the House of Commons. Commentators thought the party's

"dream ticket" to succeed Peter Robinson

was Mr Dodds as DUP leader, What's in the best interests of the

party and of the country? I honestly believe that in the modern political

setup of Northern Ireland with devolved government firmly

established and moving forward that the leader of the party needs to be

in Belfast here in the Assembly. If I was still in the Assembly I would

have no hesitation whatsoever. It's believed Sammy Wilson is now

reconsidering his decision last week to rule

himself out of the leadership race, but tonight Mr Dodds named

Arlene Foster as his choice. I believe very firmly that Arlene is

clearly the person who should take the party forward. Someone who's

already acted as First Minister in the assembly on a two occasions. I

believe that her working with me and the rest of the teams in the

Assembly, Westminster and Europe will provide the very, very positive

future for Northern Ireland and for Unionism.

At 57, Nigel Dodds' political career is still very much alive.

He retains the role of Deputy Leader of the party.

With Nigel Dodds in -- enforcing Arlene Foster, many will see her as

a likely candidate. It will be decided who will get the job in the

next couple of weeks. So, Mark, what chance is there now

that we could have a contest It's a possibility, but just within

the last few moments we've had another development which is that

Peter Robinson has posted on Twitter that he has received a valid

nomination for Arlene Foster as DUP leader. Nominations close on

Wednesday and Mr Robinson has also said that Arlene Foster has the

support of more than three quarters of the 46th DUP politicians who will

decide who the next leader will be. We understand Sammy Wilson is

reconsidering his position overnight, but what he will have to

consider is whether he can turn around what appears to be the

arithmetic which is an Arlene Foster's side as things stand.

Thank you. And there'll be more discussion

on the DUP leadership contest on the Good Morning Ulster

programme tomorrow on After the weekend storm comes

the clean up. In parts of Fermanagh and Tyrone,

which have been hardest hit locally, there have been complaints

that flood defences are just not In a moment Keiron Tourish

reports from Clady. First Julian Fowler, our reporter

in the southwest, tells us about the upset that yet again homes

and businesses are under water. People who live in the acre is

feared their homes would flood, and on Saturday night the nightmare

became a reality. There was two inches of water inside this lady's

home. She blames a blocked culvert beneath the road.

Despite contacting many people, the problem hasn't been fixed.

We have told them it is an ongoing problem.

They just pass the buck from one to the other.

This was the scene just outside where the river rose.

It has come up around the furniture and it is up

Some abandoned their boots to get, about while others were

The level of the Newbridge Road was raised after a flood in 2009.

This activity centre put in flood defences, but the

After fighting the raising levels, it came up through the floors.

It is a one in 50-year event and it has happened twice in five years.

In Bow, it was a school run by a tractor.

The roads here have flooded three times in the last three weeks.

There are fears there could be even more disruption.

It's been a double blow for this businessman in Clady.

The last time it was manageable. This time, a complete wipe-out. It

will put me on my knees. It has been hard to come back from.

Water engulfed his village causer in misery once again.

A number of people had to leave their homes.

In this business, they estimate the repair bill will be ?60,000.

In Strabane, the river flooded this house causing major damage.

There is more damage and it came into the back

If filled this nearby car park yesterday morning.

Back in this area, they are very resilient.

To give you a scale of the damage, behind me, that is not the river.

It came over that banking and swept through this entire area.

It has dislodged this mobile storage unit and office.

The floodwater continued on into the forecourt

of this garage, and here is what is supposed to be a protective wall

People here want an urgent upgrade to what they have

described as completely inadequate flood defences.

The latest weather outlook now, with Cecilia Daly.

Good evening. Storm Desmond has gone but the effects are still being felt

across parts of Tyrone and Fermanagh. There is more rain in the

forecast this week. No warnings have been issued for Wednesday yet, but

there may be a spell of rain falling in areas that don't need it.

Fortunately, there is dry weather for the end of the week which will

bring some crisp sunshine. Tonight, scattered showers. A brisk wind. Not

too much rain either. In between, it'll be clear but not too cold.

Brightwell to start the day tomorrow. It should be dry in many

places for a good chunk of the morning. There are heavy showers

waiting in the west of the Donegal coast they will come eastwards

around lunchtime. A few areas of showers tomorrow. There aren't any

warnings in force across the UK and Ireland, but there is a clump of

showers across the West of Scotland and Northern Ireland. It will be

mild for a time, but as the day goes on and it will get cooler. Once this

area of showers moves through, most of Northern Ireland will be dry and

bright. Winds will drop and temperatures. Too full. Actually on

a Tuesday night with a potential frost stop's quite chilly. On

Wednesday, it could add to the flooding problems, especially across

the West. To end the week, it is dry, cold and bright.

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