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Still no government at Stormont - but is there now a plan for a budget

Sinn Fein say the talks should be reviewed on Thursday.

The SDLP say they should be paused now.

after a bomb was left at their school gate.

A school should be a safe environment for children and for

their parents to know they are safe and secure.

On the up - good news for frequent fliers as a big airlines

How a security lockdown made this high-profile couple's

A dramatic twist, Crusaders -- Linfield are not Crusaders are

favourites. A mixed up spell of weather

for Northern Ireland over the next few days -

cold Arctic winds combined with strong April sunshine

and a wintry mix of showers. I'll have more later

in the programme. For the first time we've been given

an indication of what sort of a budget the Secretary of State

could impose if the parties do not reach a deal

on restoring devolution. James Brokenshire spelt

out his contingency plan as an emergency law extending

the deadline for power-sharing talks In a moment, we'll hear more

about those budget figures and how the various departments

could be affected. But first our political

editor Mark Devenport Local MPs have been talking about

election pacts. It is known in Westminster slang

as the wash up period. The last few days before

a parliament breaks up But for the Northern Ireland Office,

this is a crucial week, a chance to push through a bill

postponing the deadline In the Commons, the Secretary

of State also tried to give the Stormont departments extra

reassurance over this year's budget. We very much hope that we will see

an Executive up and running as soon as possible. But if that does not

prove possible, I want to put on record that this government would be

prepared, as a last resort, to pass an appropriation act in the next

session to provide legislative authority for the expenditure of

Northern Ireland departments. Inevitably, our local MPs thoughts

are turning not just to Stormont's future,

but also to their own. So what is their take

on the arguments of a general election pacts, be they in favour

of the union or It is thousands of people not being

represented and if people are talking about pacts, something will

happen somewhere else. Let the system work. You would be more

comfortable with a pact aimed at MPs who abstain? I want to see people

here. Do you think if there was an anti-Brexit packs that you would

have to stand aside only for those who would take their seat here? One

of the things you need to talk about in relation to any such pact is was

it seriously and anti-Brexit pact? People should be a using their vote

to take their seat to make the argument.

Besides postponing the Stormont talks deadline, the government's

fast-track legislation also enables rates to be collected.

The Lords get their say on Wednesday and assuming

all goes according to plan, the ministerial appointments

and regional rates bill should become law by the end of this week.

Our economics and business editor John Campbell is with me.

In the absence of Executive ministries, the Secretary of State

has published some figures that could be in a budget he could

impose. That would give money to the department, what stands out for you?

If we think back, when the scandal blew up, Sinn Fein and the other

party were struggling to agree a budget. These figures not make for

pleasant reading. We can see that health, the biggest part of the

Stormont budget, consumes about half of everything it spends, it would

get an uplift of 3%. But we know that inflation is about 5% a year.

So the health services would be running to stand still. In

education, there would be a cash reduction of 2.5%. There is no

dressing that one up. The only department that gets a boost is the

Department of communities, with day-to-day spending 9% which

reflects mitigation. What about the big infrastructure projects? What

James Brokenshire I said today is that that these big projects, like

the Belfast transport hub, they would be continue to be funded to

give certainty to the departments and the contract.

At Stormont the issue of pausing the talks process has been

raised by the SDLP Leader and the possibility of a unionist

pact in the General Election is also on the agenda.

Our political correspondent Stephen Walker is at Stormont.

What has been happening with the talks? There were bilateral talks

and also Round Table talks. Sinn Fein say the talks process should be

reviewed on Thursday. That is when James Brokenshire is here with the

Irish foreign affairs Minister. The SDLP take a different position. They

think that the talks process should be paused because there hasn't been

intensive negotiations going on. Here is what Colum Eastwood has been

saying. We are committed to solving the problems here, that these

institutions get back and running and we have a power power-sharing

Executive that understands that nationalism should not be trying to

dominate unionism and Unionism should not be trying to dominate

nationalism. But the idea that we will get a deal in these

circumstances is not credible. The public knows that and we should be

honest with them in the next few days. We should say that we will

pause these negotiations until after the election. The talk of a

potential unionist pact at the general election, where are we on

that subject? It has been talked about both formally and informally.

We know where the two parties are. The Ulster Unionists are putting up

a few candidates for oil and west Belfast and in the Belfast

Telegraph, Arlene Foster said she wants the parties to work together.

She makes it clear that when comes to Belfast, she says that Nigel

Dodds speaks for the DUP when it comes to North Belfast and she wants

there to be a DUP candidate in south Belfast which is a key constituency.

Robin Swann reacted to that by a accusing Arlene Foster of being

arrogant. It is getting tense even before the negotiations get going.

Stephen Walker at Stormont. You're watching BBC

Newsline and still ahead We have a report on the work being

done to keep the fear of dementia at bay. Life was falling into darkness.

I can't go on with this, I can't face it.

The principal of a north Belfast primary school which had a bomb left

outside it has said he's horrified by what's happened.

The device was discovered near Holy Cross Boys' Primary School

Children walking into school past where just over a day ago this bomb

Police found the device after they were alerted

following this suspicious activity in the area late on Saturday night.

To know that a viable device was outside school gates shocked and

horrified me to the core. They could have been loss of life here. They

could have been significant damage to the building. It's cool should be

a safe and secure environment for children and also for parents to

know that their children are safe and secure.

At a news conference, police said they believed the bomb

was designed to kill police officers and that dissident

A sizeable device and we believe that had it exploded, it would have

killed people in the media to area and cause potential danger to people

over a wider area as well. -- it would have killed people in the

immediate area. It was aimed at people walking in the area and

police officers on foot -- on foot patrol.

20 homes nearby Butler walk were evacuated in the early hours

of Sunday morning with the people living inside of a temporary

accommodation at the Holy Cross Church's community centre nearby.

The pupils have just finished their first day after the Easter holidays.

Parents said the day went well and hoped there would be no repeat of

what happened here before. Two men - age 32 and 23 -

have been arrested in Larne in connection with the latest arson

attack in the town A 34-year-old man has also been

detained on suspicion of disorderly Monday morning and people in Larne

have woken up to news of yet This time, a stolen car

was set on fire and left The home is just a few hundred yards

from a primary school. Local politicians say

enough is enough. Nobody in this town want this. This

is a criminal element in this town who are flexing their muscles and

terrified people. It has to stop and it has to stop now. It is

escalating, it is dangerous and there is potential for somebody to

be seriously injured or killed. Just last week,

a hair salon in the town when a car was driven

through its metal Other vehicles and properties

have also been attacked. The incidents have also been

attributed to an ongoing Sources say one family involved

in the dispute wants Neighbours didn't want to appear

on camera but they said they had been left in deep shock

at what has happened here. One woman said she only realised how

close she had come to being injured when she stepped out this morning

and saw the charred People have asked anyone

with information on any A rider from Italy who was injured

in a crash at the Tandragee 100 38-year-old Dario Cecconi

was injured in the last lap of the Senior Support race

on Saturday afternoon. The Orange Order has condemned those

who painted republican graffiti on a lodge's hall in Claudy

on Friday night. The Order says it's the sixth

reported attack on its property Several new European destinations

are being added to flight schedules The details are expected

to be announced soon. Here's our business

correspondent Julian O'Neill. The news comes as Belfast hosts

a major conference involving Almost 8 million passengers

made 2016 a record year, indicating of more getaway

destinations but also So good news as Belfast hosts

a major conference, Routes Europe, which brings together airline

executives and where new flights can We shook hands on a deal at the

weekend which we will announce on Wednesday. You can do those deals

with the senior guys in town. Would that have happened anyway? Possibly,

but it makes get done quicker. Northern Ireland is spending

individual of ?1 million hosting this event but it is hoped it will

prove money well spent with representatives of more than 100

airlines in attendance. Low-cost carriers to sunshine

spots have given much Business and long haul routes pose

more of a challenge against Dublin. But staging an event held annually

in a different European city should We are confident that Belfast will

be able to provide a really compelling option for airlines. We

are hopeful we will get some good news from both of the airport. There

is no Belfast is anywhere near its capacity. It is a destination that

people want to come to and the airlines in the airport, the tourism

authorities in Northern Ireland, they are all working together.

The last Stormont Executive had plans for an air route task force,

but it never got off the ground although for the most part

there have been more ups than downs for local airport over

A charity working with dementia patients and their families

is warning of disastrous consequences unless the government

starts preparing for an expected surge in the number of cases

More than 20,000 people in Northern Ireland are now

New research by the Alzheimer's Society indicates that six in ten

adults are more fearful of developing dementia

Our Health Correspondent Marie-Louise Connolly has been

It is make sure I'm secure and the doors are locked.

Danny Brown is living as independently as he can

following a diagnosis of vascular dementia.

Dementia affects the brain, Particularly the memory.

Danny's diagnosis may eventually affect his site.

-- it may eventually affect his eyesight. There was no control. Life

was going on, there was a lot of darkness. I couldn't go on with it.

I lose my wallet continually. I can't find it.

According to the Alzheimer's Society, dementia is about to become

Their latest survey reveals the impact it is having on society.

Six in ten adults or 60% say they are more fearful

of developing dementia than any other health condition.

Over half, or 57%, agree that a diagnosis would

21% believe it is a condition that result in death.

Research shows that 850,000 people across the UK

By 2021, it is thought that figure could rise to almost 1 million.

Meaning a massive drain on health and social care resources

The charity says time is running out and is urging the government to act.

We need to invest in social care and community care. We know the health

service is at breaking point. We will not be able to add more people

into that so we need to support them. If they tell us they want to

remain in their communities, that is where they need to remain. If that

doesn't happen? Disastrous consequences. We have to support

people. Meanwhile,

Danny and his friends keep active at the Men's Friendship

group in Antrim. I want to live independently. My

home, that is all done by me. So I want to live independently and it is

achievable. There is plenty of support but demand for the charity's

helpers already rising. Coming up, the rare pair that is getting local

bird-watchers in a flat. Rory McIlroy tied the knot

at the weekend, marrying his American fiancee Erica Stoll

at Ashford Castle in County Mayo. We would love to show you a picture

of the couple but there is none. It was a strictly private affair.

Rory McIlroy's parents enjoyed the will wedding weekend. But there was

no sign of the bride and groom. It was a Ashford Castle and

round-the-clock security meant that the media was not allowed at the

wedding. His wife, Erica Stoll, has kept a low profile. He is used in

the spotlight, she tries to avoid it. But they share a love of golf

and the music of Stevie wonder. He played at their wedding reception.

Here he was, pictured at a shop in Galway last week before the big day.

Also at the wedding work golf stars like Paul McGinley. But those who

came to try to catch a glimpse of all of the guests were left

disappointed. We came down to see this big day that we are not going

to get inside, we will not get in there for the celebration. Even

drones couldn't get in. It is reported that military style

technology was used to keep them out. So, as yet, there are no

published pictures of the married couple but if pictures after the

engagement are anything to go by, they may be worth waiting for. And I

wish them well! The appearance of a pair of rare

waders has our bird watching And the prospect of these special

visitors setting up home and breeding here for the first time

in more than 70 years has seen wildlife enthusiasts

flocking to Belfast docks Here's our Agriculture

and Environment correspondent Dipping for food with their

distinctive upward-curving beaks, this pair of Avocet has

the bird-watching fraternity They appeared yesterday and seemed

to be a mating pair. That means the prospect

of a resident population here for the first time

in a long time. The last record as a breeding pair

in Ireland was in 1938, in Cork. So it will be really exciting if they

did breed. But we mustn't count our checks before they hatch.

These birds had all but disappeared from Britain until a major

conservation effort by the RSPB in the 1940s.

It brought them back and the Avocet became the emblem of the charity.

Now some appear to be moving north and west from reserves in England.

It's such a beautiful bird, a rare bird in Ireland. I think that is why

it a lot of people have come here especially today to see them. A lot

of people have turned up without knowing it is here and had a

pleasant surprise. The gulls were dishing out a hard

time to them most of the day. It is hoped it won't drive

the Avocet out before they nest and human disturbance is to be kept

to an absolute minimum. They are being very protective of

these two little birds. We asked about possibly see of getting inside

the reserves to film but they said there was no chance of that

happening. The last thing they want is to spook special visitors into

flying away and incur the wrath of local bird-watchers.

The birds have an intricate and elegant mating ritual.

Staff will be keeping an eye on them and hoping they make a home

It was all change at the top of the table in local football.

With just one game to go it is very much now advantage Linfield.

For so long Crusaders have led the way at the summit

But having had their nine-point lead chipped away at over

the last couple of months, the champions were leapfrogged

Linfield now just require a draw against Cliftonville this Saturday

Thomas Kane looks back at a dramatic day.

Linfield knew that a loss to Coleraine would hand Crusaders

the opportunity to win the title on Saturday.

But despite going behind in the cup final rehearsal, they didn't panic.

With 17 wins and a draw in their last 18 games,

Linfield are peaking at the right time of the season.

Their 5-1 victory a statement of intent.

Crusaders' destiny had been in their own hands.

But Ballymena United haven't read the script.

As things seem to go from bad to worse at

Their 3-0 defeat meant it is very much Linfield now

In of people have written us off. People said we weren't good enough

and didn't have the right attitude. We have stopped Crusaders and we

went toe to toe with them for the last five or six months. A long way

to go, we can't count our chickens yet.

Crusaders trailing field by two points...

And they now need Cliftonville to beat their rivals this weekend.

There are no repercussions from me, I haven't shouted at the players. It

is not the right time. They show their disappointment and they hurt

through the week. But when the dust settles, they will dust themselves

down and play a professional game of football next week and do their very

best and we will see what happens. There are twists and turns in

football and nothing is settled. It makes for a fascinating

final Saturday. After a roller-coaster battle

at the top, this one In Scotland, Brendan Rodgers

and his Celtic side remain on course for a domestic treble after reaching

the Scottish Cup Final They beat their great rivals Rangers

2-0 at Hampden yesterday to stay on course for a clean

sweep of silverware. And Rodgers now wants his side

to keep focused on that target. We come into every game with a focus

and we prepare ourselves to win. We don't think about losing. Our plan

is to go and win games. We find games in which to do that. We are

one game away from history, a real historical season. But we have got a

few games to play for that. And staying on the theme

of trebles, Banbridge won the Irish Hockey League title

at the weekend - to add to their Irish Cup triumph and leave

them still on for a clean-sweep of silverware with next

weekend's play-offs to come. It was calculated at the ready with

goal difference deciding the Irish hockey league title. Rovers were

rattling in the goals against their rivals in Dublin. The Ulster side

started the day with an advantage of six but with 15 minutes to go, they

have been reduced to two. Final quarter goals seal the title,

despite the Dublin side's 9-1 victory. This weekend, Banbridge

will aim for a domestic travel as they try to add the play-offs to

their league and cup successes. It's a difficult place to go, three Rob

to play. It be tough but I think we are capable of it. Banbridge on the

team of the season, but will they have more silverware to celebrate?

Olympic champion Justin Rose is the latest big name to confirm

he will play at this year's Irish Open at Portstewart in July.

The Englishman, who won the 2013 US Open and narrowly missed out

to Sergio Garcia at this year's Masters, will be playing

on Northern Irish soil for the first time in his professional career.

With Rory McIlroy acts -- the headline act there. We have had a

call saying that it has started to snow in Antrim.

There was a wintry feel in the air today and there's more colder

It looks pretty but precarious hummer Cecilia!

You are more likely to see a snow shower in April than in December.

Because the air around the Arctic is colder than in parts of the winter.

That is where our air is coming from. A wintry feel to the weather.

A mix of Heol, sleet and rain showers. There will not be enough

snow for a snowman or snow woman and it doesn't last. More settled

weather moves in from the Atlantic from Thursday. Showers tonight and

they will get heavier and more frequent. They will fall as snow in

places. By the end of the night, they could be a dusting of snow on

the hills, particularly on grassy areas. Temperatures could drop close

to freezing. It will feel bitterly cold in the wind. For the rush hour

tomorrow morning, slipperiness around. Also a little bit of snow

lying in places. But the difference this time of year is that the ground

as warm as the snow will not settle. There will be strong April sunshine

developing as well as the morning goes on. So the showers will move

through quickly on the northerly wind. More frequent in the north and

west. Some parts of these may not seem any at all. In the sunlight and

win, it will not feel so bad. When the showers come along, temperatures

will drop to about four Celsius. That does not show the cold wind

that will be blowing. Tomorrow, showers easy way but still chilly

air. There will be a frost in places. The cold front moving away

on Wednesday. This area of high pressure is fairly strong from the

south-west. So although there will be whether from sneaking on us it

looks as if things will become more settled. Wednesday starts chilly and

bright. That cold wind would have moved away but it will cloud over at

times. Otherwise, not a bad day and will feel much nicer. Still a chill

in the air that there will be more sunshine and the wind will not be as

bitter. Things start to warm up. These repaired for some cold, wintry

weather tonight and tomorrow. So get the big coat and to gain!

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