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back with the late news. Now on BBC One it's time for the news where you

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are. One it's time for the news where you

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Now on BBC One, it's time Good evening. There's been an arson

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attack on a church in County Antrim. Intruders broke into Whiteabbey

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Methodist Church and managed to start a fire around eleven o'clock

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last night. Claire Savage reports. According to members of the

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congregation, arsonist smashed glass in the front door of the church and

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climbed through. They made their way into a new part of the building and

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tried to start three fires. The kitchen in the extension was gutted,

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but Fire crews were able to stop the blaze from spreading. The front door

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was smashed. I would say it is young people. They were out for a night

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trying to cause some excitement. The whole church could have caught

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fire. It is old. There are wooden pews. If it had not been caught, it

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could have burned to the ground. A special service for children could

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not take place because of the fire and instead, the Presbyterian Church

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allowed the congregation to use their calls. Police say the exact

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cause of the fire has still to be established and want anyone who may

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have witnessed something to contact them. Two motorbike racers remain

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critically ill in hospital after crashing during the North West 200.

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English rider Simon Andrews, who is 29, came off close to the Metropole

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section of the circuit yesterday. He's being treated at the Royal

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Victoria Hospital in Belfast, along with French rider Franck Petricola,

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who was hurt in a crash on Tuesday. The Church of Ireland Bishop of Cork

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has backed calls for civil marriage for same-sex couples. Dr Paul

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Colton, also said he hoped the church would eventually recognise

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same-sex marriages in religious ceremonies. His intervention was

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welcomed by a church group which held a service this afternoon to

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mark 'International Day against Homophobia'. We agree with what he

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said and we are delighted to hear it said so publicly and openly. He has

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a track record of having being sympathetic to gays in the church

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and he has come out of very strongly in favour of the church having some

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input into gay partnerships and gay marriages, equal marriage who prefer

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to call it. Every year around 9,000 schoolchildren here take their

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Cycling Proficiency Tests. This year 15 per cent more pupils than usual

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have signed up - a legacy of the Giro perhaps? Catherine Morrison has

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been finding out. It was a thrilling spectacle, a blur of speed and

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colour. It is a long way from the pellet on to the playground. These

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pupils are among thousands taking their Cycling Proficiency Test,

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learning the skills they need to keep themselves safe. I can cycle on

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the roads safely and I can go out with my dad cycling. I feel more

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confident when I am out on the road. It is 40 years since the tests

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started, but those were different times, quieter roads and no helmets.

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Nowadays, it is not just the gear that has changed, the test has been

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updated. This scheme it teaches children how to react to situations.

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Statistics show that less than one third of primary school pupils take

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the test. We promote the scheme across Northern Ireland to all

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primary schools. It tends to be the majority of schools that do it.

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There are pockets where we would like to see it increased. With the

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increasing popularity of cycling and the recent success of the Giro

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D'Italia, the number of cyclists on our roads is only going to rise, so

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it is essential that these young cyclists get the training they need

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to be safe on our roads. The first game of this year's GAA Ulster

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Championship has gone to a replay. Tyrone had to rely on captain Sean

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Cavanagh to save them with a last gasp free. A strong second half

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performance from Down saw them overturn a seven point deficit with

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goals from Donal O'Hare and Conor McGinn to go into the closing

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minutes two points ahead. Tyrone dominated the game for a

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considerable period, but had to call on Sean Cavanagh to save it with two

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frees, the second coming at the end of added time. Staying with sport

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and in rugby there was disappointment for Ulster last night

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as they lost their Rabo Direct Pro12 semifinal against Leinster in

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Dublin. Ulster started well and led by nine points to nil thanks to

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three penalties from Paddy Jackson. But Leinster stormed back and sealed

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their victory with this try from Ian Madigan with eight minutes left. Now

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a look ahead to a series of special reports on BBC Newsline this week.

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Have you ever considered what it would be like to be homeless? Our

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reporter Andy West has spent four nights living on the streets of

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Belfast to find out what life's like when you've hit rock bottom. What

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help is there and how do people react to you? The girl got very

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aggressive and was asking me whether I was a foreigner and then started

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trying to kick me in the face with her stiletto. You can see the first

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of Andy's reports on Tuesday here on BBC Newsline. And now here's Angie

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with a look ahead at the weather forecast.

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It has been pretty dismal, particularly in the EEC. Through the

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rest of the week it will hopefully not be as wet, but it is not

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straightforward. There will be showers, but also some dry and

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bright spells and a little bit of sunshine and it will feel warm. For

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this evening, rain in Easter and parts, it will ease for a time but

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will return as we head through the night and pushing its way back

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towards the west, but it is not cold. Into tomorrow, hopefully it

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will be slightly better, things gradually improving, but it looks

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like it will be a damp start, particularly in the West and once

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that moves away, through the morning there will be further rain. Similar

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across the Republic, cloud with showery bits of fraying, but for the

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rest of Britain, a fine day, dry with some sunshine -- rain. It will

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be warm. For Northern Ireland, in the afternoon, temperatures are

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little bit better, it gets a little bit drier, possibly a few bright

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intervals, especially in the East. A few showers as we head into the

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evening. On Tuesday, it may be the best day of the week, try bright and

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warm, but there will be dry and bright spells, through the rest of

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the week. Our next BBC Newsline bulletin is at 10:20pm this evening.

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Until then you can keep up to date with local news on BBC Radio

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