:00:00. > :00:19.This is BBC Newsline and these are the headlines
:00:20. > :00:24.The Commons votes for a snap general election,
:00:25. > :00:39.I'm sure there will be discussions over the next few days about where
:00:40. > :00:41.we can come the best agreements abound around some constituencies.
:00:42. > :00:45.We focus on some of the constituencies where pacts
:00:46. > :00:48.A man appears in court on sex charges linked
:00:49. > :00:52.More than a third of Belfast Bikes have been stolen or vandalised.
:00:53. > :00:55.Getting over his limited speech due to his fascination with space -
:00:56. > :01:03.we meet the autistic boy who loves Tim Peake.
:01:04. > :01:11.What planet is it that you want to go to? Mars. Where is Mars? It is
:01:12. > :01:12.the fourth planet away from the sun. It is the fourth planet
:01:13. > :01:15.away from the sun. A trio of Ulstermen are named
:01:16. > :01:18.in the British and Irish Lions squad Northern Ireland's love
:01:19. > :01:21.affair with road racing - Temperatures will be above average
:01:22. > :01:25.again tomorrow before they drop off again as we head
:01:26. > :01:27.towards the weekend. As expected, the UK is going
:01:28. > :01:40.to the polls on 8th June - an early Westminster election called
:01:41. > :01:42.by the Prime Minister before The surprise move throws up
:01:43. > :01:49.a whole host of questions What does it mean for the talks
:01:50. > :01:55.process and for the Assembly? Will there be
:01:56. > :01:59.a unionist voting pact? Will the nationalist
:02:00. > :02:02.parties also co-operate? First, to Westminster
:02:03. > :02:19.and our political Today, the House of Commons backed
:02:20. > :02:27.this snap general election for June. The move was backed by the DUP and
:02:28. > :02:28.the Ulster unionists, and was opposed by the SDLP and Lady Sylvia
:02:29. > :02:35.Hermon. Once a snap general election was a
:02:36. > :02:39.long shot, Knight is a reality. Every poll creates winners and
:02:40. > :02:44.losers in Northern Ireland will be no different. Already some are
:02:45. > :02:50.suggesting the general election of 2017 has created its first casualty,
:02:51. > :02:55.the talks process and evolution. I do fear for the talks process. Quite
:02:56. > :02:59.frankly, we are seeing the freezer bags come out and the deep frost
:03:00. > :03:03.button being pressed and the Assembly and I think that is very
:03:04. > :03:06.sad. But if that makes this placed the centre of politics for Northern
:03:07. > :03:10.Ireland and we need to make sure we have a strong DUP team here working
:03:11. > :03:16.for all the people of Northern Ireland. By calling the election
:03:17. > :03:18.during the talks process, something that the Prime Minister has
:03:19. > :03:24.disregarded the witches of the people of Northern Ireland. She has
:03:25. > :03:29.hardly ever been to Northern Ireland, not involved herself in the
:03:30. > :03:33.docks. How she can do anything over the next seven weeks, it is a
:03:34. > :03:38.disgrace but they are doing. Others insist that the Prime Minister is
:03:39. > :03:42.putting party interest first. Yet again, we have Theresa May acting
:03:43. > :03:46.with the Tory party in a very selfish way about protecting Tory
:03:47. > :03:50.prod interests rather than protecting the needs of the people
:03:51. > :03:55.of Northern Ireland. It is not just evolution that is on the minds of
:03:56. > :03:59.unionists, then no cooperation in the Westminster seat helps to
:04:00. > :04:04.maximise their votes. I'm sure there will be discussions over the next
:04:05. > :04:07.few days of where we can come to the best agreements around some
:04:08. > :04:15.constituencies. That should not be a shock. What they want to do is make
:04:16. > :04:20.sure we have representation in Westminster for Northern Ireland. We
:04:21. > :04:24.need to give the people a voice. The election will take place on
:04:25. > :04:29.Thursday, the 8th of June, meaning Parliamentary time is running out.
:04:30. > :04:32.Within days, emergency financial measures needed in the absence of
:04:33. > :04:35.the Stormont Executive will be pushed through here in advance of
:04:36. > :04:39.the dissolution of parliament in May.
:04:40. > :04:43.It is full steam ahead. The election no one predicted is now underway.
:04:44. > :04:45.From Westminster there we heard one MP mention
:04:46. > :04:47.the possibility of unionist pacts in several key seats.
:04:48. > :04:50.Will Leitch takes a closer look at how and why unionism might work
:04:51. > :05:05.A win for Tom Elliott in Fermanagh South Tyrone at the last plans Mr
:05:06. > :05:11.election, a win for a unionist pact. The case perhaps of the DUP and UUP
:05:12. > :05:14.having to work together. In Fermanagh South to roam it is almost
:05:15. > :05:19.inevitable that there will be packed. The last time Tom Elliot won
:05:20. > :05:25.by a few hundred votes because of the pact. The time before that there
:05:26. > :05:30.an agreement with Rodney Connor. Even then, he didn't quite win the
:05:31. > :05:34.seat, he came within four votes. Over the last 30 or 40 years there
:05:35. > :05:38.has always been some sort of agreement between unionist here and
:05:39. > :05:41.I think it is inevitable that there will be again. The possibility of
:05:42. > :05:47.unionist pact is becoming a factor in several key seats, like this one.
:05:48. > :05:52.This is South Belfast. Alasdair McDonnell took the seat for the SDLP
:05:53. > :05:58.in the last election with the vote share of less than 25%, the lowest
:05:59. > :06:03.ever for a winning candidate in the single-seat Westminster election.
:06:04. > :06:06.The DUP came second. It is no secret that unionists are wondering if the
:06:07. > :06:11.pact could get them agreed unionist candidate here across the line. I
:06:12. > :06:15.think the results of the last assembly elections in March were so
:06:16. > :06:20.disappointing for unionists, it was a blow to the unionist psyche and a
:06:21. > :06:25.lot of soul-searching was done to try to figure out how to regain lost
:06:26. > :06:30.ground. People were thinking about the possibility of another assembly
:06:31. > :06:35.election. Neither is another general election. There is a pressure there
:06:36. > :06:42.from grassroots unionist to reclaim back ground and consolidate their
:06:43. > :06:45.position. I think it will happen on the unionist side. They will be
:06:46. > :06:50.joining together to try to win as many seats as possible. There is a
:06:51. > :06:54.chance they could tried here in south Belfast. They normally do. All
:06:55. > :07:01.elections are divisive. Name one that isn't. They have to pander to
:07:02. > :07:08.their local communities, so it is either one side of the other. I
:07:09. > :07:13.unionist pact took East Belfast for the DUP last time out. The sitting
:07:14. > :07:16.MP says he is confident this time with or without one. I understand
:07:17. > :07:21.there will be discussions in that regard. I am relaxed that there is a
:07:22. > :07:25.pact in my constituency or not. There are discussions that are
:07:26. > :07:28.important because there is a request from unionism to have greater
:07:29. > :07:33.co-operation between all parties. The woman he took his seat from two
:07:34. > :07:38.years ago, Naomi Long, has said she is happy to run against him if
:07:39. > :07:40.selected. Reboot seven weeks tomorrow. Those unionist pact
:07:41. > :07:42.discussions are bound to happen soon.
:07:43. > :07:44.From unionist pacts now to potential voting agreements
:07:45. > :07:48.Richard Morgan has been to South Down to see if a Sinn Fein
:07:49. > :07:58.and SDLP pact is an option and to gauge what voters think.
:07:59. > :08:06.Southdown has been an SDLP stronghold since 1987. The party's
:08:07. > :08:10.boat suffered here in the election last month. The former nationalist
:08:11. > :08:15.pact with Sinn Fein to retain the seat? There is no possibility. It
:08:16. > :08:21.would be more to the point in Fermanagh South Tyrone where they
:08:22. > :08:25.got about 2500 votes in the last election and pretty much put Tom
:08:26. > :08:30.Elliott in. Colm Eastwood had this to say. We will not be involved in a
:08:31. > :08:36.sectarian pact whether it is unionist against nationalists. We
:08:37. > :08:41.are open to discussions around how we can protect the interests of
:08:42. > :08:46.Northern Ireland in Europe. This is a Brexit election. As for Sinn Fein.
:08:47. > :08:51.We want to maximise the Sinn Fein majority and boat. We want to make
:08:52. > :08:57.sure that we fight the election strongly against Bragg said. We will
:08:58. > :09:02.be up to discussions on standing on that platform. The SDLP vote in
:09:03. > :09:06.Southdown has fallen consistently since 1992, so what can we expect in
:09:07. > :09:11.this selection and what to go to voters here think? If there was to
:09:12. > :09:17.be a pact between parties in Southdown, but that change how you
:09:18. > :09:24.would vote? No. It is the same over here, orange and green. I would love
:09:25. > :09:29.the politicians to forget about their own agenda and really work for
:09:30. > :09:34.us. I would vote on who I thought was going to be the best, most
:09:35. > :09:37.effective MP for the local area. Nationalism and unionism doesn't
:09:38. > :09:43.enter into my thoughts. There is always our reluctance to talk about
:09:44. > :09:47.pacts, especially for parties with the sitting MP as it could be a sign
:09:48. > :09:51.of weakness. The SDLP will have to be soul-searching in coming weeks
:09:52. > :09:54.While the election campaign informally starts today,
:09:55. > :09:56.the inter-party talks to restore power-sharing at Stormont
:09:57. > :10:00.Over the past two days, politicians have voiced their concern
:10:01. > :10:03.that the focus will now be diverted away from reaching a deal to restore
:10:04. > :10:10.Our political correspondent Enda McClafferty is at Stormont.
:10:11. > :10:13.Before we focus on where the talks go from here, what are your thoughts
:10:14. > :10:19.on the parties' positions on electoral pacts?
:10:20. > :10:24.No great surprise that the Ulster unionists and the DUP are up for
:10:25. > :10:31.another pact because it worked so well the last time for them. It is a
:10:32. > :10:35.problem for the SDLP because as we heard Colum Eastwood say they are
:10:36. > :10:41.not up for which he called sectarian pact. The difficulty of his party is
:10:42. > :10:45.that he found some the support of unionists voting tactically. The
:10:46. > :10:50.last thing he wants to do is form a pact with Sinn Fein to target
:10:51. > :10:55.unionist seats elsewhere for fear of losing those seats. He is also
:10:56. > :11:02.talking about an alliance with the fellow Remain parties, keeping them
:11:03. > :11:08.all on side. The SDLP leader has had to choose his words carefully today.
:11:09. > :11:13.Where do the Stormont talks go from here? The Secretary of State test
:11:14. > :11:22.the pause button before Easter on the talks process. He will press the
:11:23. > :11:26.play button again tomorrow. The Round Table discussions begin again
:11:27. > :11:30.on Monday. There is no sense that there will be any progress made in
:11:31. > :11:34.the talks this side of the Westminster election because the
:11:35. > :11:38.parties feel that nobody is going to be putting any compromises on the
:11:39. > :11:42.table for fear that it might be a backlash against them in the boat
:11:43. > :11:46.come the 8th of June that there political opponents may see is what
:11:47. > :11:51.is put on the table to try to up the ante in the elections. There is no
:11:52. > :11:54.sense that we will have a deal this side of the Westminster elections
:11:55. > :11:59.and there is the sense that this whole process may be pressed -- may
:12:00. > :12:04.be placed into cold storage until after that date. Is there still too
:12:05. > :12:08.much to be negotiated and agreed? There is, and the added
:12:09. > :12:12.complication, we know the difficulties between Sinn Fein and
:12:13. > :12:17.the government when it comes to legacy issues and national-security.
:12:18. > :12:20.In two weeks the government will be wind-up essentially. Westminster
:12:21. > :12:25.will be dissolved. There will be no government in place to make any
:12:26. > :12:29.decision around legacy. That element of the discussions will not be
:12:30. > :12:33.agreed this side of the Westminster election. That is an extra headache
:12:34. > :12:35.that James Brogan Shara will have to deal with when he meets the parties
:12:36. > :12:50.here tomorrow. A Coleraine man has appeared
:12:51. > :12:52.in court charged with 16 sexual offences which police allege
:12:53. > :12:55.are linked to the setting up The 23 year old denies
:12:56. > :12:58.the offences and said someone Limavady court heard some
:12:59. > :13:02.of the women involved have been left traumatised and in need
:13:03. > :13:06.of medical help. Ryan Eastwood, Adam Wheater from:
:13:07. > :13:09.rain, is charged with two offences of causing two women to engage in
:13:10. > :13:14.sexual activity on the Skype video messaging service. He faces 14
:13:15. > :13:17.offences relating to the improper use of electronic communications by
:13:18. > :13:22.sending Facebook messages which caused anxiety to 14 other women. He
:13:23. > :13:26.denies the charges. A detective constable told the court that the
:13:27. > :13:32.police investigation into the thick online modelling agency began last
:13:33. > :13:35.year. A woman had told police that she had been contacted via Facebook
:13:36. > :13:41.by a modelling agency based in London. More contact was made by
:13:42. > :13:45.another man who used two different names. The woman was asked to send
:13:46. > :13:51.photographs of herself fully clothed, semi-clothed and naked. The
:13:52. > :13:55.police said that when Ryan Eastwood was arrested he claimed that he was
:13:56. > :13:59.a victim in the case. He said that the social media accounts had been
:14:00. > :14:04.set up by someone else using his name. The police told the court that
:14:05. > :14:09.some of the women who were victims in the case had required medical
:14:10. > :14:12.assistance and had been left traumatised. Ryan Eastwood was
:14:13. > :14:26.remanded in custody until next month.
:14:27. > :14:32.A motorcyclist in his 20s has died following a collision between his
:14:33. > :14:36.bike and a tractor near Guildford in County Armagh this afternoon.
:14:37. > :14:39.Harland and Wolff has won a wind turbine contract
:14:40. > :14:41.with a Polish company, supporting 80 jobs in Belfast.
:14:42. > :14:44.It will make parts used to anchor the turbines to the seabed off
:14:45. > :14:48.The Paralympic champion Bethany Firth has received her MBE
:14:49. > :14:51.at Buckingham Palace from the Duke of Cambridge.
:14:52. > :14:53.The swimmer, from Seaforde in County Down, won three golds
:14:54. > :14:56.and a silver in the pool at the Rio Olympics last year.
:14:57. > :15:08.She says she intends to compete at the Tokyo Paralympics in 2020.
:15:09. > :15:11.More than one third of Belfast Bikes, a scheme
:15:12. > :15:13.that was launched in 2015, are out of action.
:15:14. > :15:22.The City Council says it is costing ratepayers about ?20,000 a year.
:15:23. > :15:24.There are now concerns about the future expansion of the scheme.
:15:25. > :15:27.Our reporter Rick Faragher has been to one of the main bike
:15:28. > :15:41.It was at this very site that the Belfast Bikes scheme had its big
:15:42. > :15:47.launch two years ago. Hopes were high and it has been a success.
:15:48. > :15:56.5,000 annual users and 5,000 casual users, but a spate of thefts is
:15:57. > :16:00.costing the scheme ?1800 a month. Sergeant, there were 19 thefts over
:16:01. > :16:04.the Easter weekend. I is this happening? This is normal over any
:16:05. > :16:09.holiday period. We are seeing large groups of youths in the city centre
:16:10. > :16:13.and they are turning their hand to damaging Belfast Bikes and taking
:16:14. > :16:16.them in a number of cases. From what we have seen and from stories it
:16:17. > :16:20.appears that youths are taking these bags to use them in and around the
:16:21. > :16:26.city centre were to get back to home. How are these thefts best
:16:27. > :16:33.tackled? Are called today is for members of the public to be
:16:34. > :16:40.vigilant. When we look at CCTV, people walk past and let these bikes
:16:41. > :16:43.be taken. By all means, phone us on 999 if you're seeing a theft live,
:16:44. > :16:49.or if you have information that would assist us contact us on 101
:16:50. > :16:57.were through the Crimestoppers phone line. The Lord Mayor of Belfast is
:16:58. > :17:02.also with me, Brian Kingston. Is there any fear for the long-term
:17:03. > :17:05.future of the scheme? Belfast Bikes there's a successful scheme. The
:17:06. > :17:11.statistics are generally very positive. Over 200,000 journeys a
:17:12. > :17:17.year. These thefts are jeopardising the future expansion of the scheme.
:17:18. > :17:24.This level of vandalism is costing over ?20,000 a year. He is paying
:17:25. > :17:28.for that? The ratepayer. The message here is if you are using one of
:17:29. > :17:33.these bikes, please ensure it is securely fastened back into the
:17:34. > :17:34.holder and if you have any information about these thefts,
:17:35. > :17:44.please contact the PSNI. Road racing is the subject
:17:45. > :17:46.of a new three part As Martin Cassidy reports
:17:47. > :17:50.'Road Riders' captures the lives and passions of the men,
:17:51. > :17:58.women and families involved Along country roads at speeds
:17:59. > :18:02.touching 200 miles an hour, this is the world of road racers. To
:18:03. > :18:07.outsiders the risks seem incomprehensible. BBC One Northern
:18:08. > :18:10.Ireland's new 3-part series explores the blue grazing life and her riders
:18:11. > :18:14.and their families lived with the danger. I just think that I am not
:18:15. > :18:21.going to get hurt, it won't happen to me. I can't get away from it. I
:18:22. > :18:24.think it is the buzz and a love for it that makes me go out and not
:18:25. > :18:31.think about the negatives of what could happen to me. When she goes
:18:32. > :18:38.out, my heart is going 92 the dozen and my stomach is churning. I said
:18:39. > :18:43.like this the whole time. Scary. The producers of the series followed a
:18:44. > :18:50.group of racers and their families through a season. They are racers.
:18:51. > :18:54.They are people who race and competed there are limits so it is
:18:55. > :19:00.very dangerous. The nature of the events themselves are very family
:19:01. > :19:08.events, where people arrive in caravans, and all sorts of... In
:19:09. > :19:13.pence. The public will love in the same spirit. When you go to these
:19:14. > :19:17.events, you get a sense it is a community, a family and the wider
:19:18. > :19:21.sense. Three riders and their families feature in the first of the
:19:22. > :19:26.programmes to be screened tonight at 10:40 p.m.. Those of us involved in
:19:27. > :19:31.any shape or form, we have been brought up at that. It is a big
:19:32. > :19:38.family. It is part of our way of life.
:19:39. > :19:44.He has autism and had limited speech until a momentous day in his life
:19:45. > :19:46.and the life of the British astronaut Tim Peake.
:19:47. > :19:49.As Tim was being launched into space, Hayden began to say
:19:50. > :19:51.the countdown to the rocket's take-off, and he's been talking
:19:52. > :19:54.Our reporter Declan Harvey caught up with Hayden
:19:55. > :20:16.Still a little shy at times, but Hayden Geraghty is unrecognisable
:20:17. > :20:23.from the boy he was just over a year ago. He was very withdrawn. He
:20:24. > :20:31.didn't like much eye contact and his speech was very delayed. He was very
:20:32. > :20:35.into himself. All that changed in December 2015 when Major Tim Peake
:20:36. > :20:39.became the first British astronaut to blast off to the International
:20:40. > :20:44.Space Station. He started doing the countdown, right up to the bar
:20:45. > :20:54.staff. The big guys were like saucers. This was the first real
:20:55. > :21:03.sentence from him. I never imagined how it has developed on. What planet
:21:04. > :21:09.is that you want to go to?. Can you tell him whereabouts Morris is? The
:21:10. > :21:14.fourth planet away from the sun. Hayden met his hero in Belfast last
:21:15. > :21:19.year. He is also the youngest member of the astronomy Ireland club. It
:21:20. > :21:25.has transformed his learning, development and speech, that little
:21:26. > :21:30.personality that we used to worry about if we were ever going to
:21:31. > :21:34.really find out what Hayden was all about. The charity autism and I have
:21:35. > :21:39.said there are things that other families can take from Hayden's
:21:40. > :21:43.story. Despite the challenges and differences that come with autism,
:21:44. > :21:44.there are many positives and sometimes they can come out of the
:21:45. > :21:46.blue. The Ireland rugby team will be well
:21:47. > :21:49.represented on this summer's British Jared Payne is one of a trio of
:21:50. > :22:02.Ulstermen who will be on the plane. In total, 11 Irishmen have
:22:03. > :22:05.made the cut, among them We'll hear from Iain Henderson
:22:06. > :22:09.in a moment, but first BBC Newsline's Nial Foster
:22:10. > :22:19.was in West London for today's Set on a 200 acre estate in west
:22:20. > :22:24.London, the tranquil secluded surroundings were brought to life at
:22:25. > :22:29.midday after months of speculation, the Lions team manager announced the
:22:30. > :22:33.squad to tour New Zealand. The selection process went right down to
:22:34. > :22:37.the wire with 11 Irish men eventually given the nod. It was the
:22:38. > :22:41.inclusion of the New Zealand native that surprised the media pack.
:22:42. > :22:49.31-year-old Jared Payne will return to his homeland to try and tame the
:22:50. > :22:54.all Blacks. The great thing about Jared Payne is that I coach Tim at
:22:55. > :22:59.my two and I didn't renew his contract and let go, so I am
:23:00. > :23:03.delighted to see the turnaround. He was obviously a talented individual.
:23:04. > :23:10.At the time I didn't feel he was fulfilling his potential. He got
:23:11. > :23:13.selected for the blues after bad pants went to Ireland, played for
:23:14. > :23:18.Ireland now he is a British and Irish Lions. Nearly five years to
:23:19. > :23:22.the Dave as Ulster debut, Iain Henderson has gone from strength to
:23:23. > :23:27.strength and has established himself as one of the best secondary players
:23:28. > :23:32.world rugby. He has the skill set of the backroom, he is abrasive,
:23:33. > :23:36.athletic. We saw that against England in the last six Nations
:23:37. > :23:40.game. We have been watching him for a while and I am a big fan of him
:23:41. > :23:46.and am looking forward to working with him. Rory Best has scored
:23:47. > :23:51.against the all Blacks and captain Ireland to win over the Southern
:23:52. > :23:55.Hemisphere side in the past. In just over 40 days he will be part of the
:23:56. > :24:00.bride aiming for the first series win over New Zealand since 1971.
:24:01. > :24:02.So a first Lions tour beckons for Ulster and Ireland's versatile
:24:03. > :24:06.I caught up with him this afternoon and began by asking him how
:24:07. > :24:20.I am quite a good sleeper! Probably a bit on edge. I was up early this
:24:21. > :24:27.morning and was at the Kingspan Stadium early this morning. I heard
:24:28. > :24:33.the news, and cut the grass to settle the nerves a bit! I am
:24:34. > :24:37.delighted. The phone has been going nuts with congratulations from all
:24:38. > :24:40.walks of my rugby career so far, from primary school by the way
:24:41. > :24:46.through to club rugby. Amazingly proud. My mum and dad are both over
:24:47. > :24:51.the moon, too. Probably a bit of shock, but unreal. I heard a few
:24:52. > :24:58.rumours in the best yesterday but I dismissed all them. It was an
:24:59. > :25:01.opportunity that was potentially there and, thankfully, I got the
:25:02. > :25:07.nod. He played against Sam Warburton a couple of weeks ago and he limped
:25:08. > :25:11.off. How excited are you playing alongside him? It'll be interesting
:25:12. > :25:16.to be with all the other teams in the Pro 12 and European cup and six
:25:17. > :25:21.Nations and being put into one big mixing potency hi everyone gets on.
:25:22. > :25:25.I am excited to have him as my skipper and am looking forward to
:25:26. > :25:30.getting to know him. How does it feel to join the greats of the game
:25:31. > :25:36.from Northern Ireland to have been there? I think we can go out there
:25:37. > :25:40.and put in the best performance against the best rugby nation in the
:25:41. > :25:45.world. We will try to provide what Ireland provided in Chicago. To join
:25:46. > :25:50.the list of the greats coming from Willie John and all the previous
:25:51. > :25:54.players, Jack Kyle and the others, it will be special to be on that
:25:55. > :25:56.list with them. I am excited and proud.
:25:57. > :25:58.As Crusaders chase a third consecutive Gibson Cup,
:25:59. > :26:00.just one point separates the current champions and
:26:01. > :26:02.Both sides won last night, guaranteeing a dramatic
:26:03. > :26:15.Crusaders pursuit of a third consecutive league title has at
:26:16. > :26:19.times been the stuff of comic books. Last night they came from behind to
:26:20. > :26:27.win a compelling match against Coleraine. McLauchlan will try one,
:26:28. > :26:31.that is a wonderful goal! An opening goal from Jordan opens and then a
:26:32. > :26:37.couple from Paul Heatley were decisive in the 3-2 win and bringing
:26:38. > :26:41.Hall Green's unbeaten run of 17 to an end. Linfield had a more
:26:42. > :26:46.comfortable evening beating Glen Avenue and 3-0. Should they lose to
:26:47. > :26:52.Coleraine on Saturday and Crusaders win at Ballymena United United, then
:26:53. > :27:01.the leak would be all over. As it is, it is all over for Portadown who
:27:02. > :27:04.were officially relegated following par-3 -- following at 3-2 defeat
:27:05. > :27:07.against Newtownards. A fireman from County Tyrone has
:27:08. > :27:09.been hailed a hero after coming to the help of a runner
:27:10. > :27:12.during the Boston Marathon. Crew commander Terry Canning,
:27:13. > :27:14.from Omagh, who is pictured here on the right, saw that US
:27:15. > :27:16.runner Julianne Bowe was overcome with heat
:27:17. > :27:19.and struggling to finish the race. Along with another competitor
:27:20. > :27:21.from Chile, he helped carry her up to the finishing line then
:27:22. > :27:24.set her down so she He said it was the
:27:25. > :27:27.right thing to do. Finally this evening,
:27:28. > :27:29.and compliments of Ulster Rugby, here's the moment Jared Payne found
:27:30. > :27:33.out he is a British and Irish Lion. Jared Payne and. I think they will
:27:34. > :27:45.enjoy tonight! I think he is happy. Cecilia Daly is here
:27:46. > :28:05.with the latest weather news. It is a nice end to the day. Apart
:28:06. > :28:09.from an hour of Chris Illyrian, it wasn't too bad. It is a mild
:28:10. > :28:14.evening, mostly drive. It will tend to be cloudy tonight, which will
:28:15. > :28:20.keep a mild and mean odd spots of drizzle, but for the most part it
:28:21. > :28:24.will be dry. Some of the cloud could be low to begin with tomorrow, so
:28:25. > :28:31.maybe a bit dreary first thing, but it should brighten up, much as it
:28:32. > :28:36.did today. Bits and pieces of drizzle around first thing, mainly
:28:37. > :28:40.over the hills in the north-west, pretending to fizzle out. The cloud
:28:41. > :28:48.lifting and breaking by late morning or lunchtime. Hints of or sunshine.
:28:49. > :28:52.Temperatures may be up to 16 degrees tomorrow. The further west you are
:28:53. > :28:56.because of the westerly breeze, there will be more cloud with odd
:28:57. > :29:03.spots of brightness, but always the risk of a shower coming through. By
:29:04. > :29:07.and large, dry, mild but cloudy day. Tomorrow night should be another
:29:08. > :29:12.cloudy, mild night. Odd spots of rain and drizzle but no more than
:29:13. > :29:16.that. On Friday we will see a weather front comes out. That will
:29:17. > :29:20.bring some rain, but it would be heavy. It has been largely dry month
:29:21. > :29:25.and that story will continue. It will cool off as we head towards the
:29:26. > :29:29.weekend. The weak rain band on Friday will introduce cooler air.
:29:30. > :29:34.Temperatures will slip back a couple of degrees on Friday. On Saturday,
:29:35. > :29:37.hopefully a bit of sunshine, but there will be a chill in the air.