02/08/2014

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:00:00. > :00:13.Two soldiers from England who were based in Lisburn, have died

:00:14. > :00:17.It happened last night on the Ballyconnelly Road in Cullybackey.

:00:18. > :00:19.The men both aged 24, were travelling in a car

:00:20. > :00:51.The the's crash. The force of the impact was so great that both

:00:52. > :00:56.trapped in the small car ended up off the road. They were channelling

:00:57. > :01:00.in their vehicle down the road when they came to this crossroads. It was

:01:01. > :01:03.still light when their vehicle was involved in a collision with the

:01:04. > :01:06.tractor. Officers from the police collision investigation unit one to

:01:07. > :01:09.hear from anyone who may have witnessed the crash. Two men in the

:01:10. > :01:11.car aged 24 died. They were soldiers from England. A 21-year-old man in

:01:12. > :01:14.the vehicle also suffered head injuries that are not believed to be

:01:15. > :01:17.life-threatening. The driver of the tractor was treated at the scene.

:01:18. > :01:20.Locals say accidents on that road or error. This particular accident

:01:21. > :01:26.happened at this crossroads and was an accident there are just a short

:01:27. > :01:30.time ago. But no, it would not be notorious for bad accident.

:01:31. > :01:37.I am deeply perturbed at the loss of two young lives and, in particular,

:01:38. > :01:41.to young people. My heart goes out to the families. The two men had

:01:42. > :01:43.been serving in the 2nd Battalion based in Lisburn.

:01:44. > :01:50.It is not known where in England from.

:01:51. > :01:53.Thousands of people braved the adverse weather to take part

:01:54. > :01:58.The parade - which is in its 24th year - is said to be the biggest of

:01:59. > :02:01.Floats, performers and revellers made

:02:02. > :02:05.Amid the glitz and glitter there was a simple clear message which

:02:06. > :02:13.Now with news of gold medal success for two of our boxers

:02:14. > :02:16.at the Commonwealth Games, it's over to Stephen Watson in Glasgow.

:02:17. > :02:19.It?s a double gold for Northern Ireland.

:02:20. > :02:22.Boxers Paddy Barnes and Michael Conlan won their finals

:02:23. > :02:24.in the Hydro arena - Michaela Walsh and Joe Fitzpatrick

:02:25. > :02:31.Paddy Barnes is now the first fighter from

:02:32. > :02:35.Northern Ireland to celebrate two boxing gold medals at the games.

:02:36. > :02:39.And he joins Dame Mary Peters, Mike Bull and David Calvert as the only

:02:40. > :02:59.On his way to the ring, he exuded confidence. Inside the ropes, used

:03:00. > :03:02.class. He wanted to win a second Commonwealth title in style and he

:03:03. > :03:09.did just that with a unanimous points decision. It put his name

:03:10. > :03:16.into the record books. I knew going in there, it would be

:03:17. > :03:26.very close. The way he fights, he is a winner. I'm just glad I came

:03:27. > :03:28.through it. Nobody in history has ever defended, I want to do it.

:03:29. > :03:44.That's even better. It wasn't long before the anthem was

:03:45. > :03:45.playing again. A battered and bruised Michael shrugged off a cat

:03:46. > :04:02.picked up on his last fight. bruised Michael shrugged off a cat

:04:03. > :04:09.cat. It was a brilliant victory. It was great. I predicted this. It's

:04:10. > :04:16.not a surprise to me. I knew I was going to do it. Now I have done it.

:04:17. > :04:23.It's a packed stadium. I think this is a better stadium than the Olympic

:04:24. > :04:28.Stadium. It was phenomenal. A gold medal for the gutsy Belfast

:04:29. > :04:33.boxer but there are only tears for Walsh. It was the biggest fight of

:04:34. > :04:42.her short career and she lost to the golden girl of English boxing,

:04:43. > :04:47.Nicola Adams. It was very close. I felt I deserved to win the fight.

:04:48. > :04:53.Congratulations to Nicola. She is an Olympic champion. Now she's got the

:04:54. > :04:59.gold in the Commonwealth to go with it but I do feel a bit cheated. !

:05:00. > :05:03.When the emotion passes, Walsh will reflect on a super silver medal, as

:05:04. > :05:11.will Joe Fitzpatrick who battled bravely but also lost in his final.

:05:12. > :05:21.A proud day for Northern Ireland boxing. I will be back with more

:05:22. > :05:43.tomorrow. Under the weather. -- onto the weather.

:05:44. > :05:47.Problems with audio. We apologise, we are having some

:05:48. > :05:54.technical problems. That's it from us until 6:50pm tomorrow. You can

:05:55. > :05:57.catch up on Radio Ulster and News online. Until then, enjoy the rest

:05:58. > :06:06.of your evening and weekend. Goodbye.

:06:07. > :06:13.far north-west of England. Further south, drier and brighter, very

:06:14. > :06:14.isolated, and many parts of England and Wales will have a