12/03/2016 BBC Newsline

Good evening and welcome to BBC Newsline.

A man has been in court charged with the attempted murder

of a prison officer in a bomb attack in east Belfast last week.

Security in the courtroom was stepped up for today's hearing

which was attended by a crowd of family and friends

on Friday of last week a bomb exploded under a van being driven by

a prison officer, in east Belfast. Although seriously injured, he

survived the attack. This morning at Belfast Magistrates' Court,

45-year-old Christopher Robinson from Aston Parkin done Murray was

charged with the attempted murder and possession of explosives device

with attempts to endanger life. The judge imposed a restriction on

reporting the victim's name, as the police believe he is still under

threat. Family and friends of the defendant packed the public gallery,

flanked by a row of police officers brought into court for the hearing.

The defendant sat in the dog chewing gum and looking up at the ceiling as

the charges against him were read out. The court clerk asked them if

he is that the judges but he did not reply. He let out a loud sigh. The

people in the gallery will applauded when he was remanded in custody will

stop he also started clapping. He will appear again in caused by video

link in April. The SDLP leader Colum Eastwood says

he's not concerned about his party being squeezed between the DUP

and Sinn Fein, as they battle Mr Eastwood was speaking

at his party's annual Here's our political

editor Mark Devenport. Protesters opposed to fracking and

gold mining handed out leaflets to SDLP delegate that they arrived as

their God difference. We haven't picked someone column's call by --

Saint column. It is focused on the new leader who is only four months

into his job and facing a assembly election just two months away and

insists he won't get squeezed out a the two big parties vied for the top

job at Stormont. No one button has more power at the other, so this

nonsense -- this nonsense that that is a battle between our leader and

others that we will fight for the leadership, is nonsense. It is not

about who's nameplate is about which office. The reasons for holding this

conference here and now are obvious. Not only is that the new leader's

hometown, it is the place where he will have the must all the support

he can get as he goes head to head with the Deputy First Minister

Martin McGuinness in May's assembly election.

Rugby, and Ireland have won their first Six Nations match

of the season, beating Italy by 58 points to 15.

Ireland ran in nine tries, a Six Nations record for them.

Too conservative, too nervous. That was the child fully match about the

team selection. Seven minutes in, Italian defence crumbled, the ball

was hoovered up and touched down. At the set piece, the home side were

tabulated and commanding. Jack McGrath with the second. Pace

precision and power. That's how the third try was stored, as Ireland

muscled over the line. Ireland tease the Italians with some tremendous

rugby, and an emphatic chive finished off by Jimmy Heathcliff. An

unforced Italian area was capitalised upon. For the second

afternoon, he bustled through. Replacement hooker added his name to

the scoresheet, and not to be outdone, Fergus McFadden got in on

the act. Back to winning ways for Joe Schmidt's side as they complete

the Italian job and avoid the dreaded wooden spoon. Add next it is

Scotland this time next week. Onto the weather outlook now

for the rest of the weekend, and with the details,

here's Angie Philips. Hello. Things are settling down now

after a damp start to the weekend. A lot of dry weather to come tonight.

Variable often. Large amount of cloud, one or two clearings. Mild

temperatures. Mild weather still with us tomorrow, with the odd

shower but lots of dry weather as well. Again with a good deal of

cloud but hopefully it will then out stop a lot of dry weather across

much of Britain and Ireland tomorrow, a bit breezy and down

towards the north of Scotland but that reuses away. Dry after every

fog lifts. -- early fog. It will feel mild with a bit of shelter from

the trees, but Jilly on the east coast as the breeze comes in off the

north sea. We are looking at a fair amount of cloud for Northern Ireland

by Richard thin out in places particularly towards the north and

east, and we should see temperatures up to 13 or 14 degrees. Into the new

week, still settled. Sun is run by day but clear skies at night leading

to the odd patch of frost. BBC Newsline will be back tomorrow

evening at ten to seven. In the meantime, you can keep up

to date with local news on BBC Radio Ulster and on our local

news online service. From everyone here on the programme,

enjoy the rest of your evening.