:00:00. > :00:00.That's all for now. There is a first look at the papers too.
:00:00. > :00:10.A budget crisis at Stormont has been averted - for now, at least.
:00:11. > :00:13.All departments, apart from Health and Education,
:00:14. > :00:18.The figures were revealed at a meeting
:00:19. > :00:23.Our political correspondent Gareth Gordon reports.
:00:24. > :00:28.Weeks of wrangling, claim, counterclaim and slow negotiation.
:00:29. > :00:34.Now a kind of deal has been done, bar the rubber-stamping.
:00:35. > :00:37.What was it about and what was at risk?
:00:38. > :00:40.Every four months the Executive does its internal housekeeping.
:00:41. > :00:44.It takes money back from departments that haven't spent it and gives it
:00:45. > :00:48.to others, but this time the DUP wanted to take some of that money
:00:49. > :00:52.and instead of redistributing it, use it to pay penalties imposed by
:00:53. > :00:57.Westminster because of Sinn Fein's refusal to implement welfare
:00:58. > :01:02.The amount is substantial, ?87 million,
:01:03. > :01:09.The DUP plan to use some of the money clawed back this
:01:10. > :01:13.quarter to meet those penalties met a brick wall.
:01:14. > :01:17.Sinn Fein refused and now the parties have compromised by parking
:01:18. > :01:22.the problem until the next quarterly budgets in October and January.
:01:23. > :01:25.The deal has not come a moment too soon for some of those
:01:26. > :01:31.At one point the failure to agree a budget was said to have jeopardised
:01:32. > :01:35.funding for the Historical Abuse Inquiry and there were claims that
:01:36. > :01:44.free public transport for pensioners was at risk.
:01:45. > :01:52.The Finance Minister Simon Hamilton is facing a budget deficit
:01:53. > :01:56.His solution is to make cuts of 2% across all departments,
:01:57. > :02:03.The main parties seem as divided as ever.
:02:04. > :02:06.Penalties were to be imposed as part of this monitoring round.
:02:07. > :02:10.They have not been and my party believes we now need to
:02:11. > :02:18.present a united front to the British government,
:02:19. > :02:20.John O'Dowd clearly does not understand the document says ?13
:02:21. > :02:23.million has already been taken from our budget, already,
:02:24. > :02:28.so the penalties are already under way and a further ?87 million has to
:02:29. > :02:38.The deal was not supported by other parties.
:02:39. > :02:41.What is being presented as decisions being taken is merely
:02:42. > :02:47.decisions postponed, it is a failure of responsibility
:02:48. > :02:57.There is a degree of unreality from Sinn Fein and the DUP
:02:58. > :03:02.And that has led to hoodoo economics being practised by both. -- voodoo
:03:03. > :03:04.economics. There will be relief at Stormont
:03:05. > :03:07.and in the community that this impasse has been broken, but with no
:03:08. > :03:10.overall agreement on welfare reform, it is likely the problem will
:03:11. > :03:13.re-emerge down the line. Well, as part of today's budget,
:03:14. > :03:15.money was set aside for the The visitor attraction has faced
:03:16. > :03:18.financial difficulties Local campaigners had fought
:03:19. > :03:22.hard to keep it open. Today's cash will go to Ards Borough
:03:23. > :03:26.Council, which runs the facility. It's hoped it will also be
:03:27. > :03:30.refurbished as part of the plans to A woman with an address in Belfast,
:03:31. > :03:37.who abandoned her three children at home overnight with no food,
:03:38. > :03:40.has been given a six-month jail The children, two girls and a boy,
:03:41. > :03:46.were all under the age of eight The woman,
:03:47. > :03:50.who cannot be named to protect the children's identity, admitted six
:03:51. > :03:55.charges of neglect and abandonment. A UDA garden of remembrance has
:03:56. > :04:00.been opened in South Belfast. Several hundred band members made
:04:01. > :04:03.their way earlier this evening from Ballynafeigh Orange Hall
:04:04. > :04:06.on the Ormeau Road to Wreaths were laid
:04:07. > :04:11.in tribute to five local men who They included UDA members Joe Bratty
:04:12. > :04:17.and Raymond Elder, who were shot dead by the IRA 20
:04:18. > :04:21.years ago, just weeks before the Questions are being asked
:04:22. > :04:27.about the efficiency of a new sewerage pumping station in
:04:28. > :04:31.Warrenpoint after heavy rain caused Houses and businesses
:04:32. > :04:36.in the Claremont Gardens and Charlotte Street areas were
:04:37. > :04:39.affected by the rising water after Sandbags were drafted
:04:40. > :04:45.in to protect vulnerable properties with fears that the open sewerage
:04:46. > :04:48.posed a health risk. The failure of a new pump station
:04:49. > :04:54.on the Newry Road has been blamed. Skellig Michael Island,
:04:55. > :04:57.off the coast of Kerry, has reopened to tourists after filming
:04:58. > :05:01.for the new Star Wars movie ended. Our reporter Andy
:05:02. > :05:05.West went with them. A film set on a mysterious lump
:05:06. > :05:08.of rock is back to being simply The crew, helicopter,
:05:09. > :05:17.and stars all left last night. The security has gone too, along
:05:18. > :05:21.with the Irish naval patrol ship. Here we are, the first camera crew
:05:22. > :05:37.to set foot on Skellig Michael And that was a very bumpy ride,
:05:38. > :05:41.no wonder Mark Hamill, the original Luke Skywalker,
:05:42. > :05:44.took a helicopter to the island. The only audience the stars would
:05:45. > :05:46.have had since shooting were There were fears they would be
:05:47. > :05:49.frightened off, They can fly to the top but for me
:05:50. > :05:57.it was a steep climb, up and up. These weather-battled walls and
:05:58. > :06:12.huddled domes are centuries old. UNESCO has asked for a report
:06:13. > :06:16.on the impact filming has had I will be writing the report and I
:06:17. > :06:24.do not think it has, but my bosses will have to make up
:06:25. > :06:33.their mind if I am right or wrong. The world is desperate
:06:34. > :06:35.for a glimpse of Holywood glitter on this tiny rock, but films
:06:36. > :06:38.and film stars, like the monks who Solid, stern,
:06:39. > :06:42.beautiful Skellig Michael Now let's go to Stephen Watson with
:06:43. > :06:56.the latest on the local They're getting ready for
:06:57. > :07:03.a big day of semifinals tomorrow. Nine fighters are looking to get
:07:04. > :07:07.into the finals of Tonight, though, the focus was
:07:08. > :07:13.on Hampden Park, which is hosting And Northern Ireland 800-metres
:07:14. > :07:19.runner Katie Kirk went in the semifinals tonight,
:07:20. > :07:38.and acquitted herself admirably. It was a night to remember for Katie
:07:39. > :07:45.Kirk. The 22-year-old's chief goal at these games was to run her
:07:46. > :07:46.fastest time ever. She said she felt sick with nerves before her first
:07:47. > :07:57.race, but looked good. And in a top-class field, including
:07:58. > :08:07.world champions, the young Holywood athlete did just that. I kind of
:08:08. > :08:13.thought I would be in with a shout for the final, I can run quicker
:08:14. > :08:17.than that I am so pleased. That pace is pretty quick for me so I was
:08:18. > :08:23.trading today like my final and generally just really pleased. Two
:08:24. > :08:28.years ago, as a rising talent, Katie was chosen to light the Olympic
:08:29. > :08:32.flame in London. Now she is determined to be known for more than
:08:33. > :08:36.that. I hope people start to know me as an athlete rather than the girls
:08:37. > :08:42.that that the torch, so I want to be known from my athletics. A personal
:08:43. > :08:48.best by Katie Kirk. She just missed out on the final, but on her big
:08:49. > :08:55.games their view, Katie has announced herself as a future world
:08:56. > :08:58.competitor. -- big games their view. -- debut.
:08:59. > :09:01.In lawn bowls, Team Northern Ireland started today with three teams still
:09:02. > :09:04.But Martin McHugh bowed out in quarterfinal stage
:09:05. > :09:07.of the men's singles, losing by a single point to the world champion.
:09:08. > :09:13.In the men's fours this afternoon, Neil Booth's team were unable to
:09:14. > :09:16.Booth now retires but comes home with the silver medal
:09:17. > :09:19.he won in the triples, which leaves the women's pairs team of Mandy
:09:20. > :09:24.They also lost to England this afternoon in a semifinal,
:09:25. > :09:31.but now will play Jersey for bronze in the morning.
:09:32. > :09:37.The line-up for tomorrow night at the Northern Ireland Milk Cup
:09:38. > :09:42.County Antrim take on Corinthians in the Junior section.
:09:43. > :09:44.And Manchester United will play Vendee of France
:09:45. > :09:49.at the Coleraine Showground this evening.
:09:50. > :10:01.Ogo Obi scored the only goal of the first half before the English
:10:02. > :10:06.And Northern Ireland will play Canada in the elite final. You can
:10:07. > :10:10.see all those games online. Rory McIlroy was back
:10:11. > :10:13.in action tonight for the first time since winning the Open Championship
:10:14. > :10:16.at Hoylake earlier this month. He shot a first round of 69
:10:17. > :10:18.at the World Golf Championship at Akron, and is four
:10:19. > :10:32.behind the leader, Mark Leishman. -- he is seven back. That set from
:10:33. > :10:35.Glasgow. We are all looking forged to that special day of boxing
:10:36. > :10:43.tomorrow and we will have special reports. Here is the weather. After
:10:44. > :10:47.that thunderstorms and heavy downpours today, it looks drier and
:10:48. > :10:51.quieter tonight. Fairly light winds so where there are clear skies
:10:52. > :10:56.temperatures good dip to 10 degrees. Tomorrow there are showers but they
:10:57. > :10:59.will not be as intense or frequent. To begin with there may be cloudy
:11:00. > :11:05.skies in the south-east but they should brighten up west sunshine and
:11:06. > :11:09.the best dry weather in the east, a few showers in western areas before
:11:10. > :11:14.the end of the morning and they will become more widespread in the
:11:15. > :11:18.afternoon. Showers extending across western Ireland, not too many
:11:19. > :11:23.towards Dublin and the east, quite clearly to begin with but
:11:24. > :11:27.brightening up. Chalmers will be frequent and intense over Northern
:11:28. > :11:31.England and Wales, edging towards the Midlands and could have some
:11:32. > :11:34.thunder mixed in. It will be cooler and fresher in many parts of
:11:35. > :11:40.Scotland with a fair number of showers. Quite light winds but they
:11:41. > :11:44.are coming from the north west so a little cooler than today. A few
:11:45. > :11:49.sharp showers but not eight under risk and there will be sunshine in
:11:50. > :11:52.between. On Saturday any showers in the west will be few and far
:11:53. > :11:59.between, possibly rain for a time near the east coast, but otherwise
:12:00. > :12:04.not too bad a day. There may be some heavy showers on Saturday night into
:12:05. > :12:08.Sunday and quite brisk winds, especially up towards the north
:12:09. > :12:13.coast and the east, but the best of the weather this weekend is in the
:12:14. > :12:19.west. You can keep up today news online and fall of this programme on
:12:20. > :12:21.Facebook and Twitter. Good night. -- and follow this
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:12:37. > :12:42.'on BBC Newsline, BBC Radio Ulster and BBC Foyle
:12:43. > :12:45.But whenever the weather becomes the news,