15/05/2016 BBC Newsline

The father of a 20-year-old who lost his life competing

at the North West 200 has paid a moving tribute to his son,

Malachi Mitchell Thomas, who was from Chorley in England,

died after crashing in the Supertwin Race yesterday.

His father now plans to scatter his ashes

He was one of the brightest prospects in road racing. This week

was seen as the next major step in his career. However, the sport has

again been marred by tragedy and left the father devastated. I've

lost my best friend, lost my son, but he died doing what he wanted to

do. He lived for riding, he had raced since he was six years old,

he'd taken to the roads and the crowds had taken to him, he was a

fantastic personality, not a bad bone in his body and no one has a

bad word to say about him. I want to thank the paramedics for trying to

save him at the roadside and the organisers for putting on a

fantastic event. The information that came out, the way they helped

me when things went wrong... It was a great event and it was saddened by

his loss. I will be going to the TT and scattering his ashes on the

course which is what he wanted me to do. My boy died at 20 but made a

massive impact on people's lives, everybody who met him, they all knew

who he was. When you see a kid like that, long curly hair, picture of

life, picture of happiness, just got the break he don't desperately

needed, honestly, the world at his feet in terms of road racing... He's

the brightest star I have seen in the sport for five years, to emerge,

and I had him earmarked for the very top. He would have been an absolute

legend had he stayed safe. Tributes continue to be paid at the scene of

the crash in Portrush. A 19-year-old man from Kilrea has

died after a road crash He was the pillion

passenger on a motorbike which was involved in a collision

with a lorry on the Agivey Road The rider of the bike was taken

to hospital with serious injuries. An explosive device has been

found during a security The Glendun Road in Cushendun

was closed for a time. Police say the "viable" explosive

has been taken away for examination. In GAA, it was a winning start

for Fermanagh in the preliminary round of the Ulster Championship

against Antrim. Fermanagh has now booked

a quarter-final place. From the game,

Thomas Niblock reports. It is the start of the Ulster

Championships but began with a whimper rather than a bank because

in truth Fermanagh were in control for the whole 70 minutes,

particularly in the first half, very impressive. Much the same after the

break, Fermanagh in control, but in the final ten minutes Antrim came

back with just three points between the sides. Sean Quigley goal

extended Fermanagh's lead and they are through to the quarterfinal of

the championship where they play Donegal in the next round. Antrim

going to the qualifiers. The final score, Antrim nine - 12 Fermanagh.

Now details of a story we will be bringing you this

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but what is like former is an here? We hear about the challenges facing

young Muslims, ask what his like to be a Muslim woman in Northern

Ireland, and explore the ancient sectarian divide, Sony is and Shia.

Time for the weather prospects now with Barra Best.

The weather has been playing all weekend, plenty of dry weather. More

of that to come that it will not last long. Tonight it will be dry

but a bit on the chilly side where the sky clears, temperatures could

fall close to freezing allowing for a slight frost but many towns and

cities should stay around 5 degrees. For some chill in the air tomorrow

but it will be dry, unfortunately the last dry day for a while. After

that turning more unsettled from Tuesday on as low-pressure move them

from the Atlantic. To begin tomorrow, perhaps a chill in the

air, cloud around but like today it will break at with sunny gaps, and a

light north-westerly wind. Travelling tomorrow, not a bad

picture across Britain and Ireland. Most of the cloud in more northern

areas, south of that, largely brighter day with more sunny gaps,

temperatures toward south-eastern England close to 20 degrees, cooler

and fresher further north and West but temperatures about normal for

the time of year for many of us. Inland for us we are looking at

about 15, maybe 16 at best for parts of Tyrone and Fermanagh, but towards

the coast with the breeze struggling to 11 or 12 degrees. A largely dry

day with chances of a few showers later in the day, but they will be

hit and miss and well isolated and not for everyone. Dry tomorrow

evening, another cool night into Tuesday, which will get off to a dry

start, but it won't last long. Low pressure moving in, and with that,

and out-brakes of rain later in the day, but we also bring in

south-westerly winds which will be dry. Temperatures getting to 14 or

15 degrees despite cloud and wet weather. We hold onto temperatures

in the mid teens through the week but would low pressure in control,

cloudy at times with further wet weather. We will keep an eye on

things and keep you up-to-date. Stay tuned to the forecast. That's it

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