:00:09. > :00:13.Good evening. The controversial On The Run scheme
:00:14. > :00:18.is over as far as the Government is concerned. That was the message
:00:19. > :00:21.today from the Secretary of State Theresa Villiers. Her words were
:00:22. > :00:32.welcomed by Unionists but dismissed by republicans as meaningless and an
:00:33. > :00:39.act of bad faith. The issue of on the run is has left many victims
:00:40. > :00:45.with a sour taste in their mouth. The Secretary of State offered them
:00:46. > :00:49.a sweetener. In total, of the 200 or so cases under the scheme 38 have
:00:50. > :00:55.been that since the general election in May 2010. 12 received letters
:00:56. > :01:01.saying they were no longer wanted. No letters have been issued by the
:01:02. > :01:05.Northern Ireland office since December 2012 and as far as this
:01:06. > :01:11.government is concerned this scheme is over. But what does it mean? What
:01:12. > :01:17.will happen to the case is currently in the system? What happens to them
:01:18. > :01:22.will be a matter for a judge lead in quarry. We have no plans to issue
:01:23. > :01:26.letters in relation to these cases are any others. What you are telling
:01:27. > :01:32.me is not new to date. You could have told us this earlier. What has
:01:33. > :01:36.changed? The UK government seized this scheme as being at an end and
:01:37. > :01:42.we recognise the concerns that have been felt and I have made clear that
:01:43. > :01:45.these letters do not offer immunity. If anything emerges in relation to
:01:46. > :01:51.terrorist activity, these will be reviewed. I think it is very
:01:52. > :01:56.important to ensure that the public is aware and the recipients are
:01:57. > :01:59.where that they are not get out of jail free cards. They are a
:02:00. > :02:04.statement of fact as to whether or not an individual is wanted. It is a
:02:05. > :02:08.reason understood that if fresh evidence emerges due process will
:02:09. > :02:13.operate in the normal way. Her words were welcomed by Unionists. But Sinn
:02:14. > :02:21.Fein says the comments smacked of a partisan approach. More often than
:02:22. > :02:25.not, when they make an intervention, it is unwelcome. It does not change
:02:26. > :02:29.anything and it is pandering to Unionists and as a sign of bad
:02:30. > :02:32.faith. You'll act the case of John Downey and the fallout nearly led to
:02:33. > :02:37.the resignation of the First Minister. Now he wants more
:02:38. > :02:43.information from the police. One area that is still left to be
:02:44. > :02:50.dealt with is further there are ongoing investigations were letters
:02:51. > :02:56.have been issued. That is a vital issue. Without these, then largely
:02:57. > :03:02.this is immunity and cases are closed so we want that clarification
:03:03. > :03:06.from the police. It is more than one week since the judge lead inquiry
:03:07. > :03:10.into the Danny case was announced and no judge has been appointed. If
:03:11. > :03:15.the Secretary of State's intention was to bring clarity to this issue
:03:16. > :03:18.she probably has not succeeded. As the parties head to Washington next
:03:19. > :03:22.week it is clear that on the run is still have the capacity to
:03:23. > :03:32.destabilise the political process. -- that OTRs. The emergency services
:03:33. > :03:36.are searching the River Lagan in Belfast. They are responding to a
:03:37. > :03:41.report of a man entering the water in the city centre area. The
:03:42. > :03:46.operation began around 6:30pm this evening. There were eyewitness
:03:47. > :03:58.reports that a man was seen and the fire crews carried out a search. We
:03:59. > :04:01.are following that up. The First and Deputy First Ministers
:04:02. > :04:04.have condemned those who sent letter bombs which were intercepted by
:04:05. > :04:06.Royal Mail staff in Londonderry and Lisburn. It's understood the
:04:07. > :04:09.packages were addressed to Maghaberry Prison. Chris Page
:04:10. > :04:12.reports. For the second time in 24 hours the army and police were
:04:13. > :04:16.called to a postal office. This morning in Lisburn Royal Mail staff
:04:17. > :04:22.waited inside as the security forces dealt with a letter bomb. Yesterday
:04:23. > :04:27.there was a similar operation at this sorting office in Londonderry.
:04:28. > :04:31.Workers intercept did another explosive device. The local MP says
:04:32. > :04:36.the people who sent it were reckless. If they have any cause
:04:37. > :04:40.that they want to talk about they have an open and democratic society
:04:41. > :04:45.in which they can do that. If there is a case they want to make, let
:04:46. > :04:49.them talk about it and do soap. This will not advance anything. It is
:04:50. > :04:53.understood that staff reported the package after they had received a
:04:54. > :04:58.briefing about the incident in Derry. It is understood both devices
:04:59. > :05:01.were dressed to Maghaberry prison. The First Minister and Deputy First
:05:02. > :05:05.Minister have condemned the incidence and in a joint statement
:05:06. > :05:09.they said the people who sent the packages have no respect for postal
:05:10. > :05:17.workers, the wider community or the future.
:05:18. > :05:20.The DUP is expected to field just one candidate in May's European
:05:21. > :05:22.election. The party had been considering running a second
:05:23. > :05:26.candidate alongside MEP Diane Dodds. However, Peter Robinson said there
:05:27. > :05:34.was a danger the move could have split the Unionist vote.
:05:35. > :05:38.A couple who were married last week in Belfast City Hospital are
:05:39. > :05:41.appealing to the public to sign the organ donor register. Ciaran Murphy
:05:42. > :05:44.needs a double lung transplant and doctors have told him the operation
:05:45. > :05:47.is now critical. With two separate organ donation bills now being
:05:48. > :05:56.proposed in the Assembly, Mr Murphy is calling on politicians to
:05:57. > :06:01.remember what's at stake. Married just over one week ago this Hubble
:06:02. > :06:09.are cherishing every moment they have together. He needs a double
:06:10. > :06:16.lung transplant. -- this couple. I need a transplant. It is not nice
:06:17. > :06:23.and it is not pleasant. It is in a state of limbo at the moment. It
:06:24. > :06:27.makes everyday such a struggle. The wedding was brought forward when his
:06:28. > :06:32.health deteriorated in January. The ceremony took place in the ward at
:06:33. > :06:37.the hospital. Organ donation is a contentious issue was too political
:06:38. > :06:41.bills being proposed. One offers a soft ad system file the other
:06:42. > :06:50.maintains the current opt in organ register. Like most things this
:06:51. > :06:55.country -- in this country, things become political. But people must
:06:56. > :07:02.consider what it is we are discussing. It is peoples lives. It
:07:03. > :07:09.is the chance for someone to live and having life. There have been
:07:10. > :07:13.difficult conversations including telling their daughter her daddy
:07:14. > :07:18.might die. For Ciaran's sister, the reality is stark. This is the
:07:19. > :07:24.reality now and he could die. I would appeal for people to put
:07:25. > :07:29.themselves in our shoes. This is right here in Belfast and we appeal
:07:30. > :07:33.for people to have the conversation. The couple remain at the beat and
:07:34. > :07:42.they say without hope, their lives would be shattered.
:07:43. > :07:46.A machine used for laying roads which was owned by the Quinn Group
:07:47. > :07:49.has been destroyed in a fire in County Fermanagh. It's the second
:07:50. > :07:52.night in a row that property once belonging to the bankrupt
:07:53. > :07:55.ex-billionaire Sean Quinn has been targeted by arsonists. The machine
:07:56. > :08:01.which was parked in the village of Donagh, was worth about ?150,000.
:08:02. > :08:03.And two results from the Irish Premiership tonight - Coleraine have
:08:04. > :08:14.beaten Crusaders 1-0, while Glentoran won 3-1 against Ballymena
:08:15. > :08:18.United. To Belfast boxers were in action in Dublin this evening. Paddy
:08:19. > :08:23.-- Paddy Barnes triumphed for his seventh Irish titles while Michael
:08:24. > :08:29.Collins took their bantamweight title.
:08:30. > :08:39.Time for a weather update. -- Michael Conlon. We have rain
:08:40. > :08:42.arriving overnight. The skies will start to clear overnight. It will be
:08:43. > :08:51.chilly night with lows of two degrees. -- chilly tonight. This is
:08:52. > :08:56.the picture you will be waking up to. There is a great deal of rain
:08:57. > :09:02.around. It will clear and become a drier afternoon but it will be
:09:03. > :09:07.breezy. There will be a north-south split in the weather. Look at the
:09:08. > :09:12.difference in temperatures. The high pressure is very much in charge
:09:13. > :09:15.across England and Wales. Looking ahead to the rugby tomorrow
:09:16. > :09:19.afternoon it should be cloudy and mild but a little bit easy. It is a
:09:20. > :09:29.similar picture for Northern Ireland. Still out of the wind it
:09:30. > :09:34.should be around 12 degrees. This low-pressure system will dominate
:09:35. > :09:39.the weather over the weekend. It will bring rain in overnight on
:09:40. > :09:46.Saturday and the early hours of Sunday morning. It will be a damp
:09:47. > :09:50.start on Sunday. The best of any brightness will be across the North
:09:51. > :09:54.West. The high pressure will slowly start to extend its influence and
:09:55. > :09:58.this is the general picture for next week. We can expect settled
:09:59. > :10:11.conditions and drier weather. That's all from the BBC Newsline
:10:12. > :10:14.This beauty will make you as fast as a frog...