:00:00. > :00:08.Explosives and bomb-making materials have been discovered
:00:09. > :00:15.The police say it's a significant terrorist hide.
:00:16. > :00:17.Following the find the Police Federation has warned
:00:18. > :00:19.of an escalation in dissident republican activity ahead
:00:20. > :00:20.of the centenary of the Easter Rising.
:00:21. > :00:23.It was found in Carnfunock Country Park near Larne after a member
:00:24. > :00:33.of the public spotted suspicious objects, as Sara Neill reports.
:00:34. > :00:40.A bright spring day at a country Park near Larne. Wedgwood and should
:00:41. > :00:44.have been playing this afternoon, police have found explosives and
:00:45. > :00:49.partially constructive bombs. The haul was discovered inside a series
:00:50. > :00:52.of small plastic barrels buried in a wooden area. Detectives say it is
:00:53. > :00:58.significant terrorist hide or bomb-making components. I'm pleased
:00:59. > :01:02.that the police have found the arms and that's a big blow for the
:01:03. > :01:07.dissidents who have been using those for some purpose. Secondly, appalled
:01:08. > :01:11.that a place which is a place of fun and recreation and pleasure for
:01:12. > :01:14.people that a minority in this community would want to come a place
:01:15. > :01:18.of death and a place where they can store the weapons of death. The
:01:19. > :01:22.items have been taken away and will be subject to a detailed forensic
:01:23. > :01:26.examination. Police have a jet link the fine to any specific
:01:27. > :01:31.organisation saying it's too early to say just who is behind the stash.
:01:32. > :01:35.It's just two days since a bomb exploded underneath the van of a
:01:36. > :01:39.prison officer in his Belfast. Now there are fears of further attacks
:01:40. > :01:44.on security falls is. Unfortunately, individuals have been targeted. The
:01:45. > :01:51.police have identified a threat is going to increase especially coming
:01:52. > :01:55.up to the celebrations and commemorations around the 1916
:01:56. > :02:00.rising and of course these people wants to get a spectacular and as
:02:01. > :02:06.far as I consider it a tackler means people being killed. The hole was
:02:07. > :02:09.found in this wooded area just behind me. It's not clear how long
:02:10. > :02:14.the potentially lethal items have been here or just who brought them
:02:15. > :02:18.inside the gates of a country park. We do know is that they were found
:02:19. > :02:22.by a member of the public. Now police are asking people to save
:02:23. > :02:29.vigilant wherever they are. -- stay vigilant.
:02:30. > :02:39.There is a security alert in Londonderry following the discovery
:02:40. > :02:42.of a suspicious object. There was also one in Portadown. There has
:02:43. > :02:43.been a house sealed off. No further details.
:02:44. > :02:45.The health minister has announced that an additional ?30 million
:02:46. > :02:48.is being pumped into the health service to tackle waiting lists.
:02:49. > :02:50.Simon Hamilton says, while there has already been
:02:51. > :02:53.an improvement in waiting times, the extra money will help speed up
:02:54. > :02:55.assessments and treatments for thousands of patients
:02:56. > :03:08.This is another ?30 million on top of the 40 million already invested
:03:09. > :03:12.in this year. It will go directly towards getting to grips with our
:03:13. > :03:16.waiting lists which are too long and an acceptably long. As a result of
:03:17. > :03:21.this additional ?70 million over the course of this calendar year, one of
:03:22. > :03:24.50,000 people from across Northern Ireland will get the treatment or
:03:25. > :03:25.tests or operations or procedures or appointments there waiting for.
:03:26. > :03:28.Two men, aged 66 and 19, have been charged in connection
:03:29. > :03:30.with the theft of a fire engine in Larne.
:03:31. > :03:33.They both face a number of charges including burglary and aggravated
:03:34. > :03:36.vehicle-taking, causing damage to another vehicle.
:03:37. > :03:39.Several cars and houses were damaged in the incident on the Glenarm Road
:03:40. > :03:42.in the early hours of yesterday morning.
:03:43. > :03:46.They're due to appear in court in Coleraine tomorrow.
:03:47. > :03:49.A man's been taken to hospital after he was assaulted in east
:03:50. > :03:53.The police say he was attacked by another man in Templemore Avenue
:03:54. > :03:59.To golf now, and Rory McIlroy has just teed off at
:04:00. > :04:02.the Cadillac Championship in Miami as he bids to secure his first win
:04:03. > :04:08.He leads on -12 thanks to a third-round 68.
:04:09. > :04:10.It's been a better week on the greens for the world number
:04:11. > :04:17.three who says he feels more comfortable with the putter.
:04:18. > :04:23.When you have confidence would be part, it feeds the whole way through
:04:24. > :04:28.your game and you don't have to put as much pressure on yourself with
:04:29. > :04:32.your long game. I feel like every aspect of my game has been really
:04:33. > :04:38.good this week and I feel it has been improving every week so just
:04:39. > :04:41.the commendation of a lot of hard work and practice and hopefully it
:04:42. > :04:42.can hold up for one more day. Today in the Allianz Leagues,
:04:43. > :04:44.there were wins for Antrim and Fermanagh while Down
:04:45. > :04:47.and Monaghan lost in Division 1. Also in the top tier,
:04:48. > :04:49.Donegal's unbeaten start to the league ended
:04:50. > :04:52.as they were defeated by five points away to Kerry in Tralee despite this
:04:53. > :04:54.second-half goal from captain Cavan and Tyrone won last night
:04:55. > :05:01.in Division 2. The Belfast Giants' Elite League
:05:02. > :05:04.title hopes suffered a major setback with a 2-1 defeat by Braehead Clan
:05:05. > :05:10.at the SSE Arena last night. The visitors silenced the Giants'
:05:11. > :05:13.biggest home crowd of the season when Brendan Brooks
:05:14. > :05:17.scored on seven minutes. A second goal from the Clan left
:05:18. > :05:19.a steeper mountain to climb and an eventual home goal
:05:20. > :05:22.from Higgins with four minutes to go proved a mere consolation on a night
:05:23. > :05:39.when the home side failed to convert It has been in East-West split
:05:40. > :05:42.today. Recent areas sustaining largely dry and it stays that way
:05:43. > :05:46.the night with wet weather continuing to affect the West.
:05:47. > :05:52.Generally overnight it will be a largely dry picture. Quite chilly
:05:53. > :05:57.with a Clyde chip -- clear sky. Minus two degrees in the
:05:58. > :06:00.countryside. The risk of icy patches in untreated areas, particularly in
:06:01. > :06:05.the west by tomorrow morning. Also quite frosty for a the others. Cloud
:06:06. > :06:09.rolling in from the Atlantic will give us a great start but through
:06:10. > :06:13.the day it will improve. A feral out of cloud to begin with with sleet
:06:14. > :06:17.and snow with the rain as it pushes its way south and east. Improving
:06:18. > :06:22.from the West by mid-morning. Across Britain and Ireland is not too bad
:06:23. > :06:25.tomorrow. Plenty of St John across Britain, scattered showers for
:06:26. > :06:30.eastern areas of England and one or two for parts of Wales across
:06:31. > :06:35.Ireland it's largely dry but cloudy. I cloud breaking allowance such I'd
:06:36. > :06:39.come out but it will also give if you scattered showers for eastern
:06:40. > :06:41.areas of Ulster and Leinster. For Northern Ireland tomorrow we are
:06:42. > :06:44.looking at the rise of six or 7 degrees and generally I dry and
:06:45. > :06:48.sunny enter the data quite a few places but rain will return tomorrow
:06:49. > :06:51.night and spill into Tuesday giving is a grey day but it will improve
:06:52. > :06:56.staying largely dry but rather cloudy by the end of the day, more
:06:57. > :06:59.rain will come in giving is a wet into the day as we make our way
:07:00. > :07:01.overnight into Wednesday. Wednesday will be largely dry but it will stay
:07:02. > :07:04.unsettled for the coming week. Our next BBC Newsline
:07:05. > :07:06.bulletin is at a 10:15pm. Until then, you can keep up to date
:07:07. > :07:10.with local news on BBC Radio Ulster or on the local news online service
:07:11. > :07:14.From everyone here on the BBC