11/04/2016 BBC Newsline

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The family clergyman of a student killed in a hit-and-run incident has

described her as good natured, full of fun and a person who faced

19-year-old Lesley-Ann McCarragher was jogging at Millford

on the outskirts of Armagh when she was struck by a car

Earlier today a teenager appeared in court accused of killing her.

The court was told the 17-year-old boy went to the police that night

and said he had sold the car less than an hour before the crash.

Our reporter in the South-East Gordon Adair reports.

Lesley-Ann McCarragher was jogging along this hard shoulder just a few

hundred yards from her home when she was hit and

She was looking forward to life and running out of the house looking

life in the eye and want to go run and then this happened. Nobody

expect it had. A complete, they are in shock and they're heart broken.

Police believe the car, a white Saab, was being driven

by a 17-year-old boy who cannot be named because of his age.

The accused had bought the car on Friday, but says he sold 45

A witness described seeing the white Saab on Saturday

being driven at speeds they estimated at up to 90mph.

They said it appeared to be racing another car,

The police are still searching for that car and its driver.

A detectives told the court that at one point the white Saab went

to undertake another vehicle, it mounted the hard shoulder,

and it was there that it struck Lesley-Ann.

She was airlifted to hospital, but died from her

The accused handed himself in to police on Saturday night,

and the car was found in a garage rented by his brother.

He is charged with causing death by dangerous driving,

failing to stop or report an accident, and having no

The detective revealed that on Saturday, the woman who had sold

the car received a text from the accused's mobile phone.

Urging her to tell the police if they ask that she had sold

Initially when the police contacted the accused on that mobile phone

He later admitted he had bought it on Friday,

but claimed he had sold it before the incident.

Today some of those who knew Lesley Ann, a former head girl

of the City of Armagh High School paid tribute to her.

She was compassionate and she always had a wonderful sense of humour.

She had completed every task she ever undertook to the highest

possible standard and indeed was one of our top achievers in her GCSEs.

I baptised Lesley-Ann. She faced life with enthusiasm. She was one of

those girls who was good fun and good natured.

Her death brings to 17 the number of people killed

Several political party leaders here, including

the First Minister Arlene Foster, have published their tax returns

as pressure grows on politicians over their financial affairs.

The Prime Minister David Cameron decided to detail his tax returns

to try to defuse a row over his personal finances.

Our political correspondent Enda McClafferty reports.

Ulster Unionist leader Mike Nesbitt wasted no time getting his tax

affairs in the right order as he prepared to publish them.

His income from the Assembly is just over ?52,500

I have no difficulty publishing the tax returns.

There is a genuine public concern that elected representatives

are seen to be open and transparent in all their dealings

This afternoon the First Minister, Arlene Foster, published her latest

tax returns, which showed she earned just over ?78,000 from

the Assembly, while her office expenses total ?60,500.

the Assembly, while her office expenses total ?65,500.

The Deputy First Minister, the Alliance leader and the SDLP

leader said they will also put the tax affairs

I will gladly publish my very boring tax returns and I think

There are no offshore accounts here, and I think everybody

who is a senior politician in this country should do the same.

I would love to see the Tory Cabinet do the same.

But how much will the figures reveal?

This tax expert believes the paperwork will

In terms of the information put into the public domain,

To what purpose is it going to be used?

Is it really going to achieve anything really?

So, the question is will the decision by our political

leaders to publish their tax returns reassure the man and woman

I think you have to have transparency and people need

They are around looking for our vote, so we want to know

who we are voting for for and what they are up to?

And will you trust politicians more if you concede documents like this?

I think the trust for politicians disappeared a long time ago.

Would you trust politicians more if you could see their tax dealings?

I don't trust them anyway.

Not really. It is a brave wage he is getting. If it were my P60, my wife

doesn't seen see my P60! LAUGHTER

The Prime Minister hopes the publication of his tax

returns will defuse the row over his finances.

It remains to be seen what Tom if any, will be the fallout here.

A long awaited inquest into the death of an 11-year-boy

has been told that the soldier who shot him had a "clear view

Francis Rowntree was hit by a rubber bullet in west Belfast

1972 was one of the worst years in the history of the Troubles.

The inquest into the death of Francis Rowntree was told

Giving evidence today, a friend of Francis',

He told the inquest that while he could hear disturbances

nearby, there were no cars on fire or rioting where they were.

He said a group of up to six of them were making their way

through the Divis flats complex when they came across

Francis, he said, was more curious than the rest of them.

He started to walk towards the vehicle.

He said the 11-year-old was just ten yards from the Saracen when he heard

He said Francis seemed to be lifted off his feet and jerked backwards.

Counsel for the Ministry of Defence asked him

Yes, I was a serial rioter, he said, I took days of school to riot.

Asked if Francis ever went rioting with him, no,

He was just curious to find out what was going on.

Asked if Francis was the sort of person who would get involved

in rioting, his brother said today he was never in trouble

He was more involved or interested in sport,

If they were fighting outside the door, he wouldn't have went out.

There have been more talks in Dublin this evening as politicians

continue to struggle to form a new government.

Representatives from Fine Gael and Fianna Fail took part

in what were described as cordial talks.

There will be more discussions tomorrow.

Earlier today Taoiseach Enda Kenny said the new political reality

The general election result requires a new way of doing politics. To

provide stable and lasting Government. A complex decision given

by the people requires a different kind of answer. A different kind of

response and big bold response in the sense of the issues that we face

up ahead. The Irish Open will not now be

staged next year in County Fermanagh The Lough Erne Resort

near Enniskillen had been scheduled to host the golf tournament,

but a coastal links course, possibly Portstewart,

will be chosen instead. Our south west reporter

Julian Fowler has more. The Lough Erne Resort held big

eslents, Rory McIlroy and Darren Clarke played a challenge match on

the lakeland course in 2010. And the G8 Summit of world leaders was here

in 2013 when helicopters rather than golf balls flew over the fairways.

It was named as the venue of the 2017 Irish Open two years ago and

the new owners of the resort have been investing in the hotel and golf

course in anticipation of hosting the tournament. But the organisers,

the European Tour, want to move the Irish Open to a traditional links

course. A statement from the Lough Erne Resort said they are extremely

dis-I pointed that the European Tour announced a change in its decision.

Since acquiring the resort they have been excited and committed to

hosting the events and have never waivered from that commitment. It

said they tried to persuade senior tour officials to keep their

commitment to Lough Erne Resort and the region, adding they are

disappointed, not only for the staff and the people of County Fermanagh.

The news as come as a blow to the local tourism industry. We have a

strong strategy for events and if Fermanagh is going to thrive and

prosper in the future, these events are very important for the local

tourism industry and local economy. The European Tour Chief Executive

came here last week, describing it as a beautiful facility and an

outstanding golf course. He said while next year's Irish Open will

not be held here, he is confident the Lough Erne Resort will host an

event with the European Tour in the future.

The police are trying to track down some world war one medals

which were stolen during a burglary in north Belfast at the weekend.

They had been awarded to sapper McIntyre Shield Pelan and included

a victory medal and a Military Medal which is inscribed to recognise

It's believed they were stolen from a house on Parkmount Road

sometime between Saturday night and Sunday morning.

Here's the weather forecast with Geoff Maskell.

Hello. Good evening if you want one word to sum-up our weather at the

moment, it is messy and the cause of that mess is right here. This area

of low pressure swirling around in the Atlantic, drawing this weather

front towards it and dragging the rain across Ireland through the next

few days. It will waiver north. It will waiver south. Tonight, the rain

is sitting to the south of us, but after midnight it will push north

spreading in all parts. Tomorrow, is going to start rather as today did,

a bit of a soggy note. It will improve, but this time the front is

leaving us to the north, it is pulling away into the North Sea. So

we will get some clearing skies, but they'll clear first across County

Down and push further north. If we take the wider view, you can see

what's going on, we have cooler air to the north of the front and warmer

air to the south of it. 17 Celsius in London tomorrow which is in

marked contrast to what we will be seeing. On a dry afternoon with the

temperatures up to ten or 11 Celsius. But still feeling pretty

grey and overcast. Now we have said farewell to the weather front, but

it is coming back. It returns on Wednesday. This time, it is heading

south and the front is fragmenting so it will be more showery in nature

as that rain makes its way across Northern Ireland, staying grey and

cloudy know with top temperatures of nine or ten Celsius. The

temperatures remain pretty constant, but it is still not the nicest week.

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