:00:00. > :00:09.Good evening and welcome to BBC Newsline.
:00:10. > :00:13.An elderly couple in North Belfast may have to leave their home
:00:14. > :00:17.after a fire was started in a neighbouring property.
:00:18. > :00:20.The blaze was reported around 7:30 this morning
:00:21. > :00:24.at the unoccupied semidetached house on Wolfhill Link.
:00:25. > :00:36.Derelict for over a decade, this house has now been destroyed by
:00:37. > :00:40.fire. But the attached property is home to an elderly couple. This
:00:41. > :00:43.morning there are waves were only saved because they heard noise from
:00:44. > :00:50.a group of youths who had broken in next door. -- in their lives were on
:00:51. > :00:58.the saved. The man, who is disabled, and his wife, then saw the smoke and
:00:59. > :01:02.got out of their house. Neither were injured, but their home is
:01:03. > :01:07.devastated. She is very kind and caring, and just completely
:01:08. > :01:12.heartbroken. All their memories were in that house. It was something they
:01:13. > :01:18.built together, and they may have two move out now. Relatives and
:01:19. > :01:21.friends came to offers aborted the couple as around 20 firefighters
:01:22. > :01:28.worked to bring the blaze under control. We would normally like to
:01:29. > :01:35.fight a fire like this without having to commit our crews. We did
:01:36. > :01:44.not have access on this occasion. I would like everybody to realise that
:01:45. > :01:48.derelict premises... Relatives say their lives have been blighted by
:01:49. > :01:52.anti-social behaviour for years. This morning a fire started by
:01:53. > :01:55.youths has now forced these pensioners to consider leaving the
:01:56. > :01:57.place they have called home for 30 years. Police are treating the fire
:01:58. > :02:03.is awesome. -- as arson. A teenage girl is in a critical
:02:04. > :02:05.condition after being injured It happened on the Monaghan Road,
:02:06. > :02:09.which is closed between Umgola Road The girl was airlifted to the Royal
:02:10. > :02:15.Belfast Hospital for Sick Children. Police have named the woman
:02:16. > :02:19.who was killed in an accident She was 80-year-old
:02:20. > :02:22.Maureen Buchanan. She was a back seat passenger
:02:23. > :02:25.in a car which was involved in a six vehicle collision on the motorway
:02:26. > :02:40.near Cornakinnegar Bridge, Two people had been arrested in
:02:41. > :02:47.connection with the discovery of drugs in Belfast. A man was detained
:02:48. > :02:55.after a car crash. Later police found O'Kane worth ?60,000 in a
:02:56. > :03:01.follow-up search. -- found cocaine. Was arrested. -- E woman was
:03:02. > :03:02.arrested. Golf, and Rory McIlroy is poised
:03:03. > :03:05.in second place at the US Masters. He and leader Jordan Spieth will be
:03:06. > :03:08.back on the course at Augusta just Stephen Watson is there
:03:09. > :03:16.for BBC Newsline. Rory McEvoy starts today just one
:03:17. > :03:22.shot behind the reader and current leader Jason speaks of just like
:03:23. > :03:35.Jordan Spieth. -- Rory McIlroy. At one point --'s challenging to be
:03:36. > :03:43.failing. Birdies at the 15th and 16th launched a fightback, and as
:03:44. > :03:47.Spieth falters, McIlroy flourished. Great to be here in this position.
:03:48. > :03:50.It has been a few years since I have been in this position at the
:03:51. > :03:56.Masters. To have a real chance going into the weekend. Happy with where I
:03:57. > :04:00.am. I feel I have prepared as well as I could, and got to know how this
:04:01. > :04:06.golf course plays with this went over the next couple of days.
:04:07. > :04:10.Looking forward to playing some good golf in breezy conditions again as
:04:11. > :04:14.setting myself up for a big Sunday. And with unpredictable gusting winds
:04:15. > :04:16.forecast again today, it should be an intriguing third round.
:04:17. > :04:18.Northern Ireland's first vegan festival was held in Belfast today.
:04:19. > :04:21.People who are vegan abstain from eating not only meat
:04:22. > :04:25.Thousands attended today's event which showcased
:04:26. > :04:30.Organisers say they were overwhelmed by demand, and expect the festival
:04:31. > :04:43.We'll do it next year in a much bigger venue. This is a phenomenal
:04:44. > :04:48.venue, they have been really kind to us, but it is not big enough for the
:04:49. > :04:48.demand for people that to to the festival.
:04:49. > :04:54.The latest weather prospects now with Cecilia Daly.
:04:55. > :05:01.Some lovely sunshine today, but also some heavy showers. The frost will
:05:02. > :05:07.be back tonight. Quite significant for the time of year. A lovely day
:05:08. > :05:11.to come tomorrow. A chilly breeze, especially towards the east coast.
:05:12. > :05:14.Still some showers arrived at the moment, some with a wintry flavour.
:05:15. > :05:21.They will ease away quite quickly, leaving dry, clear whether the
:05:22. > :05:28.night. Temperatures possibly as low as -34 minus four Celsius. A frosty
:05:29. > :05:31.start on Sunday, maybe Acie badges, some fog. Was of some cheddar,
:05:32. > :05:38.though breezy at times. Maybe one or two early showers, but otherwise a
:05:39. > :05:41.fine, sunny morning. Frost and ice quickly melting. Still an area of
:05:42. > :05:45.rain a lingering across the north of Scotland. Some wet weather across
:05:46. > :05:50.southern counties of Ireland, strong winds, which also affect south-west
:05:51. > :05:55.England. For many parts of the UK and Ireland a fine day. The best of
:05:56. > :05:58.the sunshine across Central parts of Britain and Northern Ireland. It
:05:59. > :06:03.should feel that bit warmer than it did today, especially in the west. A
:06:04. > :06:07.bit cooler towards the east coast and in Belfast with that easterly
:06:08. > :06:11.breeze. It will be fine on Sunday evening. Later in the night cloud
:06:12. > :06:15.increasing from the south, bringing showery rain. I breezy on Sunday
:06:16. > :06:22.night as well, so not as cold, and it will stay Wendy on Monday with
:06:23. > :06:26.that went. Some rain at times, most persistent in the east, trying up in
:06:27. > :06:29.many places from the north of the day goes on. For the rest of the
:06:30. > :06:32.week it will continue to be unsettled. Not as cold as it has
:06:33. > :06:33.been. Still some easterly winds which means the best of the weather
:06:34. > :06:35.in the west. BBC Newsline will be
:06:36. > :06:37.back tomorrow at... From everyone on the BBC
:06:38. > :06:39.Newsline team, goodbye.