:00:08. > :00:11.A rider has died while competing at the North West 200 this afternoon.
:00:12. > :00:14.Racing has been cancelled for the day.
:00:15. > :00:24.We can go live now to our reporter Stephen Watson, who is at the event.
:00:25. > :00:35.The rider has still not been named. He was making his debut at this
:00:36. > :00:39.event. The incident happened on the coast road during the third lap of
:00:40. > :00:44.the fourth race of the day. I understand that rider was alive at
:00:45. > :00:51.the scene but paramedics were unable to save his life. I'm joined by
:00:52. > :00:55.former North West 200 winner, a lot like Colin. A tragic end to the
:00:56. > :01:02.race. It was a wonderful meeting this morning, the sun was out, a
:01:03. > :01:08.record crowd, records were being broken and for this to happen, it's
:01:09. > :01:12.just a sad end to a meeting that was going to be another great one.
:01:13. > :01:17.You've been involved in the sport for a long time. The riders know the
:01:18. > :01:23.risks. This young man has paid the ultimate price and he was a rising
:01:24. > :01:29.star. We know before we go out, we know there is a risk and that is
:01:30. > :01:33.usually not as great as this. You fall off, you get if you broken
:01:34. > :01:38.bones, you pick yourself up and get going again but unfortunately there
:01:39. > :01:43.is a possibility that things could end up in their fertility. We all
:01:44. > :01:47.know we take that risk that we hope that ever happened to us or any of
:01:48. > :01:52.our close friends. Philip, thank you. The North West 200 races today
:01:53. > :01:55.abandoned because of a fertility. A 51-year-old man has been remanded
:01:56. > :01:58.in custody charged with carrying out It was one of three gun attacks
:01:59. > :02:03.carried out in North and West Belfast on the same
:02:04. > :02:05.day last week. Dan Stanton reports
:02:06. > :02:09.from Belfast Magistrate's Court. A detective told the court
:02:10. > :02:12.that the man who was shot has identified Paul Francis Magee
:02:13. > :02:24.as his attacker. He made the acidification in an
:02:25. > :02:26.interview with the police before going into surgery.
:02:27. > :02:28.The police officer also told the court that Mr Magee,
:02:29. > :02:31.from Knutsford Drive in Belfast, had refused to answer any
:02:32. > :02:33.questions about the shooting, which was carried out early
:02:34. > :02:36.on Monday morning in this alleyway off the Antrim Road.
:02:37. > :02:38.He also said the gun used in the attack still hasn't been found.
:02:39. > :02:40.The paramilitary-style shooting in the alleyway,
:02:41. > :02:44.which is between Sheridan Street and Donore Court, was one of three
:02:45. > :02:50.Among them was the murder of Dan Murray, who was gunned down
:02:51. > :02:53.while making a takeaway delivery on Lady Street
:02:54. > :02:59.Police believe he had been lured to the area by a bogus call.
:03:00. > :03:02.After his murder and the two other shootings on the same day,
:03:03. > :03:05.and following the murder last month of Michael McGibbon,
:03:06. > :03:07.who was shot in Ardoyne, there was a gathering
:03:08. > :03:09.in West Belfast to protest against paramilitary
:03:10. > :03:15.The judge refused bail on the grounds of the statement
:03:16. > :03:19.provided by the police to the court and due to a risk of flight
:03:20. > :03:27.Officials in Peru say a Scottish woman who was in prison
:03:28. > :03:30.with a County Tyrone woman for drug smuggling is to be released
:03:31. > :03:35.Melissa Reid was jailed three years ago, alongside Michaella McCollum
:03:36. > :03:39.from Dungannon, who was freed on parole last month.
:03:40. > :03:41.The pair were caught trying to leave Peru
:03:42. > :03:47.Michaella McCollum has not yet returned to Northern Ireland.
:03:48. > :03:49.A court will determine when she will be
:03:50. > :03:56.The legendary Irish golfer
:03:57. > :04:02.He won more than 20 tournaments and played in ten
:04:03. > :04:06.He was also part of the World Cup winning side for Ireland
:04:07. > :04:09.in 1958 and was inducted into the World Gold
:04:10. > :04:15.In January his nephew, Christy Junior, who was also a star
:04:16. > :04:22.And staying with golf, Rory McIlroy tees off later in his third
:04:23. > :04:26.round at the Players Championship at Sawgrass in Florida.
:04:27. > :04:30.Yesterday he hit a second round 8-under-par 64
:04:31. > :04:35.But he's still seven shots behind the leader, Jason Day.
:04:36. > :04:39.Shane Lowry is in second place on 11-under-par, four shots
:04:40. > :04:45.Graeme McDowell just made the cut on 2-under-par.
:04:46. > :04:47.Now finally onto the weather forecast for the rest
:04:48. > :04:54.of the weekend, and here's Barra Best.
:04:55. > :05:01.If you have in the early spring blooms you might want to protect
:05:02. > :05:05.them as we could see a slight frost I'd tomorrow morning, but for most
:05:06. > :05:10.of us we should stay at four or 5 degrees. A chilly start to Sunday
:05:11. > :05:16.that it will be dry and there will be some sun, a little heat,
:05:17. > :05:21.especially inland. There will be a little more cloud tomorrow so not as
:05:22. > :05:25.clear blue skies as today but still not bad and across-the-board it's
:05:26. > :05:29.similar with plenty of sunshine, the odd risk of a shower in eastern
:05:30. > :05:34.areas, maybe one or two across Munster but overall dry and
:05:35. > :05:40.temperatures will be average for the time of year. As we get into the
:05:41. > :05:44.second part of the day, there will be some cloud but still dry if
:05:45. > :05:49.you're heading to Brewster Park for the Fermanagh and and from game,
:05:50. > :05:53.towards the north coast temperatures will be ten or 11 degrees but
:05:54. > :05:59.further inland we are looking at 14 or 15. A chilly night overnight into
:06:00. > :06:04.Monday that it will be much like tomorrow, a fair amount of cloud,
:06:05. > :06:10.the odd risk of an isolated shower late in the day for eastern counties
:06:11. > :06:17.that temperatures reaching 12, maybe 14 degrees, a good amount of cloud
:06:18. > :06:22.but also sunshine. On Tuesday grey skies moved in, bringing patchy rain
:06:23. > :06:24.and it will stay unsettled on Wednesday, so for the time being
:06:25. > :06:25.enjoy the dry weather. BBC Newsline will be back
:06:26. > :06:28.tomorrow evening at 6:50pm. You can keep up to date with local
:06:29. > :06:32.news on Radio Ulster or on our local From everyone on the BBC
:06:33. > :06:36.Newsline team, enjoy