07/03/2017 BBC Newsline

Sinn Fein cut short today's meeting with the Secretary of State

accusing him of waffling on legacy issues.

It was one of a series of discussions on restoring

After reports of party discontent in the wake of the election,

the DUP leader Arlene Foster said she was delighted with the support

Here is our Political Correspondent Stephen Walker.

If Arlene Foster is under pressure after seeing her ascent beating fall

by ten, she didn't show it today. Without telling the media the DUP

leader turned up unannounced instalment's great Hall and in the

absence of any reporters, gave this statement. I'm delighted with the

support I have received from one of my colleagues today, and I look

forward to going in and getting a good deal not just for unionism but

for all the people of Northern Ireland, that's what we are focused

on, the restoration of devolution and making sure we have that

stability. If the DUP were sending optimistic tonight, Sinn Fein set a

different tone after they met the secretary of State. They accused him

of delaying inquests. All he did was waffle, waffle and more awful in the

nation to how we're going to go forward and give families what they

need which has access to due process as per the request. All day the

storm debate has been living here for discussions and earlier, the

mood music was upbeat. We have been through this before, they have been

negotiations before, there is a readiness to do the deal, I believe

it's the right kind of government, that can businesspeople require. The

Ulster Unionists are also hopeful that a deal can be reached. We have

had a number of discussions, there is a willingness there among the

parties we have talked to at this time, and a willingness is there on

behalf of the Austin Unionist party. The Alliance party, government

finances which are the top talking point. It has to be agreed in some

shape or form, the most fundamental focus for us is to ensure we

maintain the public services and we are able to invest in our economy.

So what are the chances of success? Can appeal before which is in the

next few weeks? I think there is a sense of the urgency of what is at

hand in the significance of the issues we're dealing with and

getting back into devolved government at the earliest possible

priority, that's what is motivating me. Essentially there are two

processes at work here, the talks hosted by the circuitry of state

James Brokenshire and then there are discussions between the DUP and Sinn

Fein, and it is those talks that will ultimately determine whether or

not power-sharing is restored. The DUP leader is among those who

have made fresh calls for Unionist unity.

following their loss of a majority at Stormont for the first time.

Ever since there has been more than one big Unionist party, relations

have never been smooth, and have regularly come to a head around

electoral battles. That's been even more true Saint Unionists have

entered power-sharing, with nationalism in general and Sinn Fein

in particular. Today in the aftermath of a brutal election for

Unionism, the DUP leader referred to a renewed attempt to create unity

but one former Ulster Unionist leader was dismissive. She, having

been responsible for this, should be sitting down and thinking carefully

about her own position set of engaging in something which is an

attempt to divert attention from the mess she has made of things. She and

her party need to do some serious thinking and consider that there are

strong documents in favour of treating people politely. But a

senior DUP figure said his party leader had struck the right tone.

The focus on going to be taken today is this there is ground swell, an

opportunity for our parties, the Unionist cause, and I think there

is, that is what the article today is very helpful. It puts the finger

on where the discussion should focus at the moment. One lifelong Austin

Unionist isn't ruling out suggestions of a single party in the

future. United we stand, divided we fall and unless we get ourselves

united and are singing from the same hymn sheet, I feel the future is

going to continue to be disastrous for us, we can't afford that to

happen. Unionists have from time to time shown unity, in opposition to

the Anglo-Irish agreement and during Drumcree dispute and electoral pacts

have secured seats. Tom Elliott will now play a key role in any internal

Ulster Unionist debate. Bringing unity point Unionists, for some,

looks like an uphill struggle. Some people are still hardline, Unionist,

almost sectarian, and others are liberal. But the difficulty is you

have to bring the hardliners along and I think there is a job for the

DUP to do and I think they are doing it, with great difficulty. It's been

a long time since there was a single Unionist party, any modern Unionist

leader would give a lot for that kind of control. Many would consider

it ironic if that came about due to electoral setbacks rather than

historic dominance. A man in his seventies has died

in a crash near Coleraine. It happened on the Curragh

Road this afternoon. Police are appealing for witnesses

to contact them. Details have emerged of the unusual

birth of a little girl in the rear But it didn't go according to plan

and so her husband Paul turned midwife using his shoelaces

in the process. Keiron Tourish has been

to meet the latest addition Here in the Dougherty household in

County Donegal, there is every reason to celebrate at the moment,

that's because of a new addition to the family. But little baby Sophia

arrived in a very unconventional way. The car packed up, I was

filling the labour pains, I knew she was come to come soon, we just made

a it past Bridgend, and I said, the baby is coming, it's not going to

stop and we're not going to make it. He said, where are we going to stop?

I said go up this road, some unused road on the side, people in and she

came within a few minutes. I think at that stage the dispatcher told

the baby was still on its way but he said, no she is already here, he

grabbed her to catch her, and she would have fallen on the floor to

hurt herself, had it not been the hymn, the dispatcher then talked him

through and said, wait five minutes, tie off the recall it and get string

or whatever you have, luckily he was wearing laced shoes at the time, he

took them off and tie brandy and belittle and within five or ten

minutes, the ambulance crew arrived. She has been doing just great since

her birth a few days ago, now she just wants to get back to doing what

babies do best, a bit of peace and quiet.

After a wet end to the day, it'll dry up during the course of the

night as the rain clears the east Coast, leaving behind a mild night

temperatures about five or 6 degrees. Overall, tomorrow will be a

much better day, more like spring, good amounts of sunshine and wilder

as a result of the light wind out there. Temperature should reach

double figures for many of us. Tri-Star, rain along the south

coast, gradually merges its way across the Irish Sea in two parts of

Wales, largely dry with sunshine, the Scotland, they are scattered

showers and sunny spells. The best of the sunshine across Ireland will

be in the northern half of the island, may be damp for parts of the

south coast but for Oscar plenty of dry weather, good amounts of

sunshine and temperatures should reach 12 or even 13 degrees. Perhaps

a few showers, creeping in tomorrow night, a mild night with of seven or

8 degrees. We hold onto temperatures reaching in 11 or 12.

The 24-year-old man has been charged with murder.

You made sure an innocent man is charged!

What gives you the right to say that he's innocent?