05/08/2016 BBC Newsline

The Orange lodge at the centre of the long-running Twaddell Avenue

parading dispute in North Belfast has said it's to suspend its protest

In a statement, the Ballysillan lodge criticised some of the groups

involved in recent attempts to resolve the stand-off and said it

will continue to apply for an evening parade past

But it went on to say they had been left with no choice

It's not clear from the statement if this means they will dismantle

the camp, which has been at the site since 2013.

The police are tonight examining a haul of guns,

home-made explosives and munitions found during searches near Lurgan.

They've described the find as significant and believe it

Our home affairs correspondent Vincent Kearney reports.

The grounds of a former convent where the scene of a major security

operation during the last couple of days.

Specialist teams look through hedges on the outskirts of Lurgan.

The rail line here was closed for a number of hours

because of what the police described as a significant operation.

How significant became clear this afternoon when police displayed

What we have in total are parts of home-made explosives.

We have improvised launchers and a number of pipe bombs.

We have three firearms and a variety of ammunition.

These items were in the advanced state of readiness and some

As the police press conference was taking place,

other items were being recovered from the scene.

In the course of the investigation today, further searches in that

As well as what you have seen here today, there are other items,

The police later released other images.

A pipe bomb, a semi-automatic shotgun...

They are believed to belong to the New IRA, which is known

The police say that this new find has saved lives and dealt a blow

A man's being questioned about the murder of ten workmen

The Protestant workers were shot dead after their mini-bus

was stopped near the County Armagh village in 1976.

The 59-year-old is the first person to be arrested since police reopened

Two people have been killed in road crashes in the past 24 hours.

They were a woman in her 60s and a 50-year-old motorcyclist.

The 39th person to die on our roads this year was killed here outside

The impact of the collision was clear to see.

It is a fast bit of road and with the speed and the coach

involved, it was a very serious accident.

We treated three people at the scene and two were taken on to hospital

for further treatment, one was released.

The fourth person was trapped in the car and unfortunately that

Investigation teams arrived to try and work out what happened.

The main Belfast to Dublin road stayed closed in both directions

for hours after the crash, with traffic diverted.

Drivers could not avoid long tailbacks.

Eight hours earlier and less than 30 miles away, another death.

The police said his motorbike crashed into a roundabout.

The number of road deaths is down slightly on the last two years.

But two more families have been left devastated.

The number of people in Northern Ireland applying

for Irish passports in July was more than 60% higher than

The figures released today by the Irish Foreign Ministry show

that in 2015 there were just over 4,000 applications,

but this year that was up to over 6,600 - a rise of 63%.

There was an even larger increase in the numbers applying from Britain

The figures cover the first full month since the UK's vote

A review of taxi legislation could jeopardise the future

The US company operates worldwide and launched in Belfast last year.

But it could now struggle to comply with changes to the law.

Our economics and business editor John Campbell reports.

They have had brushes with the law and regulators.

In Belfast, they have had a flavour of that.

It is all about how taxis are regulated.

A recent change in the law means that all taxis will have to install

It wants drivers to use a Class C licence.

Those vehicles do not use a meter or have a roof sign.

Crucially, the law does not stop taxis using those licenses.

The minister says that is a loophole, and one

If they are not happy with that, they will have to look elsewhere.

We are going to have a taxi system here that is fair and

Established players in the industry take a similar view.

Public safety is a very big thing because people are used to taxis

Uber seems startled by what is being proposed.

Uber often gets what it wants, but it has pulled out of cities

The opening ceremony at the Rio Olympics is now imminent,

and Team GB and Team Ireland are getting ready for their big

It's a proud night in particular for one boxer from Belfast.

It is. Paddy Barnes will carry the flag for Tremarle and at the opening

ceremony. It is a deserved honour for him at his third Olympic Games.

Array called for any Irish fighter. He is a double the bronze medallist.

He told me it is a very special evening for him and his family.

Before the opening ceremony gets under way, the first Northern

Ireland athlete has already been an action. A natural 2-part and the

men's qualification and finished 13th. What local athletes are in

action? Fittingly, Alan Campbell, the raw, is first in action. As for

Fulham begins, record for any Northern Ireland Olympian. In

dressage, Clare Abbott, from Hillsborough, is in action. For

hockey players are in action. The first time an Irish hockey team has

been in action for over a century. We will keep you up-to-date with all

the progress on BBC Newsline. Sunny in Rio, but

what can we expect? Apart from a few showers, it has not

been a bad end to the week. Mainly light winds but that will change

back to this low-pressure dishing up towards the north-west. The ice

buyers -- isobars are tightly. There will be dry spells around and

interpreters will be quite reasonable. The wind is still quite

like tonight. A lot of dry weather. In terms, ten and 11 Celsius likely

to dip into single figures in parts of the countryside. Tomorrow, a fair

amount of dry weather around. Winds are the main feature. They will pick

up later than the day. Light to begin with. Quite a pleasant morning

with dry weather and sunshine and maybe the odd pocket of drizzle in

North West. We have wetter weather moving towards the north and

north-west of Scotland, into western parts as well, along with

strengthening winds. For much of the Republic of Ireland and the rest of

Britain, dry weather and warm sunshine. Temperatures low optimism

20s. Towards the West, this is where the winds pick up. Those winds, from

the South. Here, the temperatures will be quite decent widely, getting

up to 20 or 21 Celsius, even though the wind will start to pick up. The

cloud thickens as well. Rain moves in tomorrow evening. Gale force

winds attempt was enough. Wendy on Sunday. Maybe try later in the day.

After that pressure into the next week. -- fresher.

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