:00:15. > :00:19.Tonight's headlines: A court hears how a mother killed her baby son
:00:20. > :00:23.while suffering from psychotic episodes.
:00:24. > :00:26.A shocking rise in the numbers going to food banks -
:00:27. > :00:32.and the shock of the people who find they need to use them.
:00:33. > :00:39.The first time I walked into a food bank, I'd didn't know where to hang
:00:40. > :00:41.my head. Could jobs at Bombardier be
:00:42. > :00:43.secured by a new deal A man accused of endangering an
:00:44. > :00:48.transatlantic aircraft walks free. We hear from the parents who say
:00:49. > :00:51.mixed martial arts is as safe On a bad day for Irish boxing,
:00:52. > :00:57.Olympic champion Katie Taylor is one of three beaten in Turkey
:00:58. > :01:02.as the road to Rio gets rocky. Colder but brighter this weekend
:01:03. > :01:06.with a few frosty nights to come. I'll have the full forecast later
:01:07. > :01:14.in the programme. Belfast Crown Court has heard
:01:15. > :01:18.distressing details of how a mother killed her five month old son
:01:19. > :01:20.while she was suffering The 32-year-old had originally been
:01:21. > :01:25.charged with murder but a prosecuting lawyer said
:01:26. > :01:29.all medical and legal experts agreed that the appropriate charge
:01:30. > :01:32.was one of infanticide. The woman, who can't be named, wept
:01:33. > :01:39.through most of the proceedings. The court was told she suffered
:01:40. > :01:42.post-natal depression after the birth of her first child
:01:43. > :01:47.and how she had become ill again three months after the birth
:01:48. > :01:50.of her second child. Psychiatrists for both
:01:51. > :01:53.the prosecution and defence say she The mother of two made a 999 call
:01:54. > :02:03.on the morning of 9 April 2014. When police and paramedics arrived
:02:04. > :02:10.at the flat they found her Paramedics managed to get the baby
:02:11. > :02:21.to hospital When police spoke to the woman
:02:22. > :02:27.she said, "I killed my baby. She was examined by a doctor
:02:28. > :02:34.and admitted The defence said the woman is aware
:02:35. > :02:41.of the gravity of what she had done and is living with guilt
:02:42. > :02:44.and self blame. She will be sentenced
:02:45. > :02:50.later this month. The use of food banks
:02:51. > :02:52.in Northern Ireland The Trussell Trust charity says it
:02:53. > :02:58.provided more than 25,000 emergency The Trussell Trust says demand
:02:59. > :03:11.for emergency everyday food items like bread and cereal is up
:03:12. > :03:16.by nearly 50% on last year. Of the 25,000 food packages
:03:17. > :03:20.distributed by the Trussell Trust across Northern Ireland,
:03:21. > :03:25.2230 of those are from here in Newtownards -
:03:26. > :03:29.and half of those go to children. 99% of these donations are made
:03:30. > :03:34.by members of the public. But why do people find themselves
:03:35. > :03:38.turning to food banks? The Trust says low income remains
:03:39. > :03:41.the single biggest reason, followed by benefit
:03:42. > :03:44.delays and unemployment. But as for a typical
:03:45. > :03:58.user, the charity says Especially with people losing jobs
:03:59. > :04:02.with local businesses closing down and where people have been working
:04:03. > :04:08.their whole lives and are coming in and that is what they say, I never
:04:09. > :04:10.thought I would see myself in a food bank, so professional people working
:04:11. > :04:12.full-time and then bank, so professional people working
:04:13. > :04:14.they have nowhere else to go. That was the case for IT
:04:15. > :04:16.professional Alwyn Van Niekerk, who used a food bank for six
:04:17. > :04:19.months when he first moved to Northern Ireland
:04:20. > :04:21.from South Africa after it took him and his wife longer
:04:22. > :04:30.to find work than expected. The first time I walked into a food
:04:31. > :04:40.bank, I didn't know where to hang my head. I was ashamed, I really didn't
:04:41. > :04:45.know what to do with myself. And the lady at the food bank actually took
:04:46. > :04:52.my hand, looked me in the eye and said, you've got nothing to worry
:04:53. > :04:56.about, we're here to help. From the really desperate destitute right up
:04:57. > :05:01.to people walking in with suits that were walking the streets looking for
:05:02. > :05:04.work, anybody can walk into a food bank and say, you know what, I need
:05:05. > :05:05.help. In order to meet demand,
:05:06. > :05:07.the Trussell Trust has recently opened three new food banks in areas
:05:08. > :05:11.of need - two in West Belfast They say that in order to end food
:05:12. > :05:14.poverty in Northern Ireland, charities, politicians,
:05:15. > :05:17.businesses and the public There's growing speculation that
:05:18. > :05:26.Bombardier is close to finalising a deal to sell more than 100
:05:27. > :05:30.C Series planes to Delta Airlines. The wings for the plane are made
:05:31. > :05:33.at the Canadian firm's Our Economics and Business Editor
:05:34. > :05:37.John Campbell is here. Where is this speculation coming
:05:38. > :05:48.from? This comes from two reports, both in
:05:49. > :05:52.the Wall Street Journal and the Bloomberg news agency, so credible
:05:53. > :05:58.organisations who employ aviation specialists and they say there is a
:05:59. > :06:03.potential order on the table for Bombardier to sell 75 C Series jets
:06:04. > :06:10.to Delta airlines with an option for a further 50, so a potential order
:06:11. > :06:12.of 125, which would be by far the biggest order for this project.
:06:13. > :06:22.Bombardier say they do not talk about potential customers but we
:06:23. > :06:28.know Delta are into market to buy planes to replace old jets operating
:06:29. > :06:32.on internal routes in the US so they are shopping for planes like the C
:06:33. > :06:36.Series but have not finalised who they will buy them from, because
:06:37. > :06:37.Boeing and Airbus would also like this order.
:06:38. > :06:41.How important would this be for Bombardier?
:06:42. > :06:48.The C Series has been bhaji's attempt to go head to head with Owen
:06:49. > :06:54.and her boss that they have struggled to find buyers, it has
:06:55. > :06:59.gone way over budget and time and that has cost jobs in Belfast, so if
:07:00. > :07:04.they can land an order with an organisation like Delta, that could
:07:05. > :07:07.turn their fortunes around. It wouldn't solve all their problems
:07:08. > :07:12.but it would be a step in the right direction. Thank you, John.
:07:13. > :07:14.The Ulster Bank is making job cuts in its Northern
:07:15. > :07:17.Around 50 posts will go through voluntary redundancy.
:07:18. > :07:20.The bank says it is part of efforts to build a sustainable business.
:07:21. > :07:22.It is also ending Saturday morning opening at 11 branches
:07:23. > :07:27.An American man who was forced to stay here for ten months awaiting
:07:28. > :07:30.trial has been cleared of endangering an aircraft.
:07:31. > :07:33.The 42-year-old is now considering taking legal action
:07:34. > :07:37.against United Airlines after he was accused of behaving
:07:38. > :07:39.so aggressively on board that the pilot had no choice
:07:40. > :07:54.The United flight from Rome to Chicago was grounded in Belfast.
:07:55. > :07:57.274 passenges and crew unexpectedly touched down here on the runway
:07:58. > :07:59.at Belfast International Airport after an argument flared on board
:08:00. > :08:04.Jeremiah Mathis Thede, seen here at an earlier hearing,
:08:05. > :08:08.boarded the delayed United Airlines flight in Rome
:08:09. > :08:18.He had just enjoyed a long holiday in
:08:19. > :08:20.to his last few dollars and had eaten only an apple
:08:21. > :08:24.Once on board, he immediately and repeatedly asked for snacks
:08:25. > :08:27.and although he was given one portion, was refused a second.
:08:28. > :08:30.Cabin crew claimed he then alarmed passengers with his erratic
:08:31. > :08:33.behaviour and a relief pilot said as they could not calm
:08:34. > :08:41.or de-escalate the situation, they had no choice but to divert.
:08:42. > :08:50.A solicitor for the defendant said the decision to divert to Belfast
:08:51. > :08:55.International Airport was based on inaccurate information from the
:08:56. > :09:00.cabin crew and there was no credible evidence he acted in any way to
:09:01. > :09:02.endanger the airport. His barrister Aaron Thompson said the whole place
:09:03. > :09:07.was a bit crackers. Campaigners for same sex marriage
:09:08. > :09:09.have called on candidates in the Assembly election to back
:09:10. > :09:13.them and introduce legislation. The campaign called Love Equality
:09:14. > :09:16.is supported by lesbian and gay groups, trade unions, student
:09:17. > :09:20.activists and Amnesty International. Here's our political correspondent
:09:21. > :09:24.Stephen Walker. Sally Bridge and her partner have
:09:25. > :09:27.been a couple for 15 years and say they should have the same rights
:09:28. > :09:31.as other people. I really want to get married, to
:09:32. > :09:35.have the opportunity to get married. I can't say to people, I am married,
:09:36. > :09:43.I have to say I am civilised! This new campaign is called
:09:44. > :09:47.Love Equality and it is backed by Amnesty International,
:09:48. > :09:49.trade unionists, student activists They all want to lobby election
:09:50. > :09:55.candidates in the weeks ahead. Last year MLAs voted in favour
:09:56. > :09:59.of equal marriage for the first time but the motion was blocked
:10:00. > :10:01.because the DUP used Campaigners say that is not the end
:10:02. > :10:07.of the issue and they will bring it We believe in the next mandate,
:10:08. > :10:13.equal marriage will be That is the preferred method for its
:10:14. > :10:22.introduction. Opponents say a law
:10:23. > :10:24.change is unnecessary. Marriage predates the church
:10:25. > :10:26.and state and we believe there is a common view on holding
:10:27. > :10:29.to a definition of marriage between a man and a woman that
:10:30. > :10:33.flourishes for everyone. Campaigners say they are hopeful
:10:34. > :10:52.that a law change will happen Still to come on the programme,
:10:53. > :10:53.remembering the victims who died in the Belfast Blitz 75 years ago
:10:54. > :10:57.today. The chief executive of Sport Ireland
:10:58. > :11:00.has said that mixed martial arts will have to accept proper
:11:01. > :11:03.regulation for it to His comments were made
:11:04. > :11:07.after the death of Portuguese fighter Jao Carvalho
:11:08. > :11:09.following an event in Dublin People involved in the sport
:11:10. > :11:13.on this side of the border say it is already safe
:11:14. > :11:27.but that they would welcome It's the latest sport to have the
:11:28. > :11:33.Spotlight shone on it. Made big by names like are shamanic, McGregor,
:11:34. > :11:38.mixed martial arts is enormously popular but following the death
:11:39. > :11:40.mixed martial arts is enormously Jao Carvalho at the weekend, it is
:11:41. > :11:44.now in the news for all the wrong reasons. If you were wondering what
:11:45. > :11:51.mixed martial arts fighting is, in some ways it is exactly what it
:11:52. > :11:56.says, a mixture of boxing, wrestling, tae kwon do to name a
:11:57. > :12:05.few, and did I mention the fighting takes place in a cage? Go! These
:12:06. > :12:11.children aren't quite at that stage yet. Aged between six and 11, they
:12:12. > :12:16.are learning the basics but they could progress to fill MMA when they
:12:17. > :12:22.get older. Their parents think it is as safe as any other sport. In all
:12:23. > :12:27.sports there is a risk of injury and I think there is a higher likelihood
:12:28. > :12:35.of injury in other sports, for example rugby, American football,
:12:36. > :12:42.they have talked about head trauma for years. I don't see a problem as
:12:43. > :12:48.long as it is safe for him, and it is in a controlled environment, it's
:12:49. > :12:54.not like he is outside. Rodney Moore runs this club. He says the sport is
:12:55. > :13:00.safe and does regulate itself at fights already. We have a full
:13:01. > :13:05.medical team, from doctors, ambulances, you have referees who
:13:06. > :13:12.are affiliates of certain courses, everything is done. So you couldn't
:13:13. > :13:18.really do more, and it is done to the government to get on board and
:13:19. > :13:25.recognise it as a legitimate sport. Sport NI, the body that regulates
:13:26. > :13:30.sportier, doesn't recognise MMA as a sporting activity in any form. An
:13:31. > :13:33.application to have it mechanised five years ago was unsuccessful. --
:13:34. > :13:35.recognised. Memorial plaques commemorating those
:13:36. > :13:37.who lost their lives in the Belfast Blitz are being put
:13:38. > :13:40.up across the city. 75 years ago today, more than 900
:13:41. > :13:43.people were killed by German bombs The first memorial plaque
:13:44. > :13:48.was unveiled at St George's Market. When the Luftwaffe started bombing
:13:49. > :13:56.Britain, many thought This was Templemore Avenue
:13:57. > :14:05.in the east of the city. This was Cliftonville
:14:06. > :14:09.district in the north. So many people died
:14:10. > :14:15.that the authorities didn't know St George's Market was turned
:14:16. > :14:23.into a temporary mortuary. A memorial plaque was unveiled
:14:24. > :14:26.at the market today and there to see it were some of the families hit
:14:27. > :14:40.by the blitz. My sister Susan was killed in it and
:14:41. > :14:45.my aunt Mary, her they were killed by the bombings. We were really
:14:46. > :14:50.my aunt Mary, her they were killed afraid if we heard a plane, we would
:14:51. > :14:55.just stand screaming. Mike and used to have to come out and bring a sin.
:14:56. > :15:00.We lived through the Blitz. I was nine when the war began and I was
:15:01. > :15:06.evacuated to Saintfield for about a year. Although it's only nine miles
:15:07. > :15:12.from Belfast, the novelty of the farm working, I thought I was in
:15:13. > :15:16.America, it was such a change. Historians say the use of St
:15:17. > :15:23.George's Market as a mortuary shows how unprepared will fast was. For a
:15:24. > :15:27.long period in the early stages of the war until the end of 1940, it
:15:28. > :15:33.wasn't expected that will fast would be bombed, it was felt to promote.
:15:34. > :15:37.But the Luftwaffe had the city in its sights and long after the war
:15:38. > :15:45.ended, one of the German pilots involved spoke about bombing
:15:46. > :15:49.Belfast. TRANSLATION: We simply didn't know there were so many
:15:50. > :15:54.people winded. It was attacked as a military target but with the bad
:15:55. > :15:59.weather it was hard to make out the port and I accept many bombs would
:16:00. > :16:04.have fallen on residential areas. And in those areas, memorial plaques
:16:05. > :16:12.will be placed to remember all those who died 75 years ago.
:16:13. > :16:13.And you can give us your views on our Facebook page.
:16:14. > :16:16.Now sport, and something of a shock in the Olympic boxing qualifiers.
:16:17. > :16:22.The unthinkable, are, it has left us all a little flawed.
:16:23. > :16:25.After an unbeaten run which stretches back fully five
:16:26. > :16:28.The reigning Olympic champion was defeated in the semi-finals
:16:29. > :16:30.of today's qualifying tournament in Turkey.
:16:31. > :16:35.The road to Rio has got a little bumpy.
:16:36. > :16:46.Katie Taylor hadn't lost in over five years.
:16:47. > :16:56.The reigning Olympic champion has yet to book her place for Rio. Very
:16:57. > :17:00.disappointed, I always go into these competitions hoping to bring home a
:17:01. > :17:07.gold medal, so it was a tough one and it came as a bad time with such
:17:08. > :17:10.a big competition, and Olympic qualifier, but I have had losses
:17:11. > :17:12.before and come back from it and I will come back again.
:17:13. > :17:14.There was also disappointment for Belfast flyweight Brendan Irvine
:17:15. > :17:18.as he also lost in the semifinal to an Armenian opponent, but he can
:17:19. > :17:23.still book a place in Rio if he wins the 3rd-4th bout tomorrow.
:17:24. > :17:25.As can David Oliver Joyce in the lightweights after his defeat
:17:26. > :17:37.After an eight month lay off Tommy Bowe will be back in action
:17:38. > :17:39.for Ulster tomorrow away to Zebre in Parma.
:17:40. > :17:42.Bowe sustained a nasty knee injury in last year's World Cup and given
:17:43. > :17:44.Ulster's Pro12 run-in, his return is timely.
:17:45. > :17:55.When Ulster have needed inspiration recently, Tommy Bowe has delivered.
:17:56. > :18:00.The 32-year-old British and Irish line is back just in time for a
:18:01. > :18:06.final play-off push. His active training, running some nice lines
:18:07. > :18:11.and that is able used for everyone and gives them a lift. We need to
:18:12. > :18:16.concentrate this week and not have too worry about chasing a bonus
:18:17. > :18:19.point if we look after ourselves, concentrate on getting our stuff
:18:20. > :18:24.right and everything will look after itself. There is no shying away from
:18:25. > :18:31.the significance of the next three games. It is huge, the season on the
:18:32. > :18:36.line every week from here on, but it is enjoyable and probably the most
:18:37. > :18:45.important three weeks since I have been here. And a big win in Italy
:18:46. > :18:48.keeps their hopes alive is. And tomorrow's game on BBC Northern
:18:49. > :18:49.Ireland from 2pm. The World Snooker Championship gets
:18:50. > :18:51.under way at the Crucible Mark Allen's tilt at the title
:18:52. > :18:55.begins on Tuesday against Mitchell Mann,
:18:56. > :18:56.a qualifier from England. As Thomas Niblock reports,
:18:57. > :19:05.Allen is both keen and confident. It is a tournament that has provided
:19:06. > :19:12.some incredible sporting moments. Alex Higgins becoming the best in
:19:13. > :19:16.the world, and this moment. Dennis Taylor at defeating the man who
:19:17. > :19:22.couldn't be beaten, Steve Davis, in 1985. The class of 2016 centres
:19:23. > :19:29.around Mark Allen, hoping for success. There is an extra edge at
:19:30. > :19:34.the Crucible that other venues do not have, it is so tense, it is very
:19:35. > :19:39.small compared to normal arenas and it is the one you aspire to be, you
:19:40. > :19:47.want to be world champion, no one wants to be DGC finals champion,
:19:48. > :19:51.they want to be world champion, and it would be a great feather to have.
:19:52. > :19:56.Mark Allen is working harder and longer than ever before. The recent
:19:57. > :20:03.players tournament success shows he is on form but is he good enough to
:20:04. > :20:08.be the best on the planet? I've beaten everybody the game has to
:20:09. > :20:12.offer but I have nothing to fear. The biggest problem is controlling
:20:13. > :20:17.my own performance, the last few years I have played OK but not my
:20:18. > :20:22.best, I feel if I bring my a game and I am a match for everyone, I
:20:23. > :20:28.expect to win. The bar has been set high. The World Championship begins
:20:29. > :20:30.this weekend. It would be great to see him do it.
:20:31. > :20:32.By this time tomorrow Crusaders could have secured
:20:33. > :20:42.Win at Glenavon and if Linfield fail to beat Coleraine - it's all over.
:20:43. > :20:49.We will try to come away with something from the game but it is a
:20:50. > :20:53.tough place to go, they are playing well, very good players and we now
:20:54. > :20:58.have to stay focused on what we are trying to do. We need to set our
:20:59. > :21:06.stall out and do well, and if we cant we will push closer this time.
:21:07. > :21:11.I'll have goals action and reaction on Final Score at 5pm tomorrow.
:21:12. > :21:19.Geoff is here with the weather, and a blistering sunshine all weekend
:21:20. > :21:24.please. You know how much I love my job, one of the best bet is opening
:21:25. > :21:28.up the inbox each morning. Tonight will be a pretty good night for
:21:29. > :21:36.taking photos, the only flight in the ointment is a chance of rain on
:21:37. > :21:41.the coast, the remnants of some messy weather over the water, a mix
:21:42. > :21:46.of a low pressure system appear and a cold front, and it has been
:21:47. > :21:52.horrible. Our weather story has been much simpler. Once the rain came
:21:53. > :21:55.through in the middle of the day we were into colder air, so overnight
:21:56. > :22:00.the temperatures will drop. There is a risk of a frost overnight,
:22:01. > :22:06.temperatures close to freezing, tomorrow we have eight cooler mix of
:22:07. > :22:11.air so things will be brighter. We will see a fuchsia arbours, mainly
:22:12. > :22:16.in the West, but for the rest of us it will be cool and bright, a little
:22:17. > :22:20.breezy but not bad, top temperature seven or eight but if you catch some
:22:21. > :22:27.of that sunshine it should feel quite pleasant. Staying bright as we
:22:28. > :22:31.go through the second half of the day, so a decent end to
:22:32. > :22:34.go through the second half of the but it will be another cold
:22:35. > :22:36.go through the second half of the and as we go into the second half of
:22:37. > :22:40.the weekend this ridge of high pressure ills in, the breeze picks
:22:41. > :22:45.up and we get a little rain on pressure ills in, the breeze picks
:22:46. > :22:49.end of this cold front. As we go into Sunday, we draw
:22:50. > :22:54.end of this cold front. As we go westerly flow to our weather and
:22:55. > :22:58.that will pull in more cloud, so a balancing act, while we
:22:59. > :23:05.that will pull in more cloud, so a warmth from the sun it get
:23:06. > :23:07.that will pull in more cloud, so a but stable conditions on
:23:08. > :23:10.that will pull in more cloud, so a a top temperature of nine or ten.
:23:11. > :23:17.That high pressure becomes more firmly established as we get into
:23:18. > :23:19.the weekend so we will see more cloud but temperatures are very
:23:20. > :23:26.covering nicely at the start of next week.
:23:27. > :23:28.Our late news is at 10:30pm. From everyone on