:00:00. > :00:07.Good evening and welcome to BBC Newsline.
:00:08. > :00:11.A man has been in court charged with the attempted murder
:00:12. > :00:14.of a prison officer in a bomb attack in east Belfast last week.
:00:15. > :00:16.Security in the courtroom was stepped up for today's hearing
:00:17. > :00:22.which was attended by a crowd of family and friends
:00:23. > :00:35.on Friday of last week a bomb exploded under a van being driven by
:00:36. > :00:40.a prison officer, in east Belfast. Although seriously injured, he
:00:41. > :00:44.survived the attack. This morning at Belfast Magistrates' Court,
:00:45. > :00:49.45-year-old Christopher Robinson from Aston Parkin done Murray was
:00:50. > :00:54.charged with the attempted murder and possession of explosives device
:00:55. > :01:01.with attempts to endanger life. The judge imposed a restriction on
:01:02. > :01:04.reporting the victim's name, as the police believe he is still under
:01:05. > :01:08.threat. Family and friends of the defendant packed the public gallery,
:01:09. > :01:13.flanked by a row of police officers brought into court for the hearing.
:01:14. > :01:16.The defendant sat in the dog chewing gum and looking up at the ceiling as
:01:17. > :01:22.the charges against him were read out. The court clerk asked them if
:01:23. > :01:28.he is that the judges but he did not reply. He let out a loud sigh. The
:01:29. > :01:36.people in the gallery will applauded when he was remanded in custody will
:01:37. > :01:38.stop he also started clapping. He will appear again in caused by video
:01:39. > :01:40.link in April. The SDLP leader Colum Eastwood says
:01:41. > :01:43.he's not concerned about his party being squeezed between the DUP
:01:44. > :01:46.and Sinn Fein, as they battle Mr Eastwood was speaking
:01:47. > :01:50.at his party's annual Here's our political
:01:51. > :02:05.editor Mark Devenport. Protesters opposed to fracking and
:02:06. > :02:14.gold mining handed out leaflets to SDLP delegate that they arrived as
:02:15. > :02:24.their God difference. We haven't picked someone column's call by --
:02:25. > :02:28.Saint column. It is focused on the new leader who is only four months
:02:29. > :02:32.into his job and facing a assembly election just two months away and
:02:33. > :02:37.insists he won't get squeezed out a the two big parties vied for the top
:02:38. > :02:43.job at Stormont. No one button has more power at the other, so this
:02:44. > :02:47.nonsense -- this nonsense that that is a battle between our leader and
:02:48. > :02:53.others that we will fight for the leadership, is nonsense. It is not
:02:54. > :02:56.about who's nameplate is about which office. The reasons for holding this
:02:57. > :03:01.conference here and now are obvious. Not only is that the new leader's
:03:02. > :03:04.hometown, it is the place where he will have the must all the support
:03:05. > :03:07.he can get as he goes head to head with the Deputy First Minister
:03:08. > :03:09.Martin McGuinness in May's assembly election.
:03:10. > :03:11.Rugby, and Ireland have won their first Six Nations match
:03:12. > :03:16.of the season, beating Italy by 58 points to 15.
:03:17. > :03:19.Ireland ran in nine tries, a Six Nations record for them.
:03:20. > :03:37.Too conservative, too nervous. That was the child fully match about the
:03:38. > :03:42.team selection. Seven minutes in, Italian defence crumbled, the ball
:03:43. > :03:46.was hoovered up and touched down. At the set piece, the home side were
:03:47. > :03:52.tabulated and commanding. Jack McGrath with the second. Pace
:03:53. > :03:59.precision and power. That's how the third try was stored, as Ireland
:04:00. > :04:03.muscled over the line. Ireland tease the Italians with some tremendous
:04:04. > :04:11.rugby, and an emphatic chive finished off by Jimmy Heathcliff. An
:04:12. > :04:18.unforced Italian area was capitalised upon. For the second
:04:19. > :04:24.afternoon, he bustled through. Replacement hooker added his name to
:04:25. > :04:29.the scoresheet, and not to be outdone, Fergus McFadden got in on
:04:30. > :04:32.the act. Back to winning ways for Joe Schmidt's side as they complete
:04:33. > :04:34.the Italian job and avoid the dreaded wooden spoon. Add next it is
:04:35. > :04:39.Scotland this time next week. Onto the weather outlook now
:04:40. > :04:42.for the rest of the weekend, and with the details,
:04:43. > :04:48.here's Angie Philips. Hello. Things are settling down now
:04:49. > :04:53.after a damp start to the weekend. A lot of dry weather to come tonight.
:04:54. > :04:59.Variable often. Large amount of cloud, one or two clearings. Mild
:05:00. > :05:02.temperatures. Mild weather still with us tomorrow, with the odd
:05:03. > :05:06.shower but lots of dry weather as well. Again with a good deal of
:05:07. > :05:11.cloud but hopefully it will then out stop a lot of dry weather across
:05:12. > :05:14.much of Britain and Ireland tomorrow, a bit breezy and down
:05:15. > :05:22.towards the north of Scotland but that reuses away. Dry after every
:05:23. > :05:28.fog lifts. -- early fog. It will feel mild with a bit of shelter from
:05:29. > :05:33.the trees, but Jilly on the east coast as the breeze comes in off the
:05:34. > :05:36.north sea. We are looking at a fair amount of cloud for Northern Ireland
:05:37. > :05:39.by Richard thin out in places particularly towards the north and
:05:40. > :05:44.east, and we should see temperatures up to 13 or 14 degrees. Into the new
:05:45. > :05:45.week, still settled. Sun is run by day but clear skies at night leading
:05:46. > :05:47.to the odd patch of frost. BBC Newsline will be back tomorrow
:05:48. > :05:51.evening at ten to seven. In the meantime, you can keep up
:05:52. > :05:54.to date with local news on BBC Radio Ulster and on our local
:05:55. > :05:57.news online service. From everyone here on the programme,
:05:58. > :06:01.enjoy the rest of your evening.