:00:14. > :00:17.This is BBC Newsline and these are the headlines
:00:18. > :00:19.Wide ranging unionist and nationalist pacts
:00:20. > :00:25.in the Westminster election now look unlikely as the deadline
:00:26. > :00:29.A publishing company is to create up to 300 jobs in Belfast.
:00:30. > :00:32.A family's relief as the remains of Seamus Ruddy are found in France
:00:33. > :00:49.I was leaning on the train and I thought I would never come back
:00:50. > :00:51.again, and within an hour I was back in the centre again and things had
:00:52. > :00:52.completely changed. An outside police force is to lead
:00:53. > :00:55.an investigation into the alleged leak of sensitive security documents
:00:56. > :00:58.from the Ombudsman's office. Living with a brain injury -
:00:59. > :01:03.we hear one man's story. Join me live on the north coast
:01:04. > :01:06.at motorcycling's Northwest 200 And it's been another
:01:07. > :01:14.cracker of a day - find out if the sun is here to stay
:01:15. > :01:18.for the rest of the week. First to the Westminster election
:01:19. > :01:26.and pacts between parties. Unionist cooperation
:01:27. > :01:30.won't be as extensive In 2015 a deal between the two main
:01:31. > :01:34.parties helped unionism secure seats in Fermanagh South Tyrone
:01:35. > :01:37.and East Belfast and retain This time though, the DUP
:01:38. > :01:41.and Ulster Unionist Party are both fighting East Belfast
:01:42. > :01:42.and speculation about a deal in the south
:01:43. > :01:45.of the city proved incorrect. Within nationalism, the SDLP has
:01:46. > :01:48.rejected a call from Sinn Fein for it to stand aside
:01:49. > :01:50.in two marginal seats. Here's Our political
:01:51. > :02:01.editor Mark Devenport. With the deadline for putting your
:02:02. > :02:04.name forward just days away the final line-up for next month's
:02:05. > :02:09.Westminster election is starting to come into focus. There have been
:02:10. > :02:12.talk of a deal between the DUP and the Ulster Unionists in east and
:02:13. > :02:17.south Belfast but no agreement proved possible. However, both
:02:18. > :02:23.parties say they won't split the unionist vote in Fermanagh sat
:02:24. > :02:26.thrown or in north Belfast. Time was very short in relation to
:02:27. > :02:30.conversations that we were having with the Ulster Unionist Party. We
:02:31. > :02:34.do very much welcome the fact that unilaterally the Ulster Unionists
:02:35. > :02:39.are not running in north Belfast, and of course despite the fact that
:02:40. > :02:43.we are by far the largest unionist parter Fermanagh and South Tyrone,
:02:44. > :02:49.we have stepped the site to assist Tom Elliott, so whilst there was no
:02:50. > :02:55.formal pact, those two very significant moves I think will help
:02:56. > :03:01.assist the Unionist people to set to Unionist MPs back. Sinn Fein mounts
:03:02. > :03:06.a strong challenges. Both seats where the Unionists have made the
:03:07. > :03:10.moves. We are now facing into this snap election and as I said when it
:03:11. > :03:14.was called we are committed to maximising the number of anti-Brexit
:03:15. > :03:19.candidates that will be returned. I am calling today on the SDLP to
:03:20. > :03:26.stand aside in the possession seats of the mass after own for the return
:03:27. > :03:28.of election of two MP that will be anti-Brexit anti-Tory cuts,
:03:29. > :03:41.pro-equality, pro-rights and pro-unity. With the best vote to
:03:42. > :03:44.fight Westminster. We are present, hard-working, and not interested in
:03:45. > :03:48.standing aside for a political party that wouldn't even take their seats
:03:49. > :03:55.to vote against Brexit, to vote against Tory cuts, or any of that
:03:56. > :04:00.and they just want more seats for any particular reason. For its part,
:04:01. > :04:04.the alliance rejected doing deals. We don't want to see sectarian
:04:05. > :04:10.headcount is, however they are termed, coming down a sectarian
:04:11. > :04:15.headcounts. What we want to do is provide them with a choice in the
:04:16. > :04:19.election. Despite talk of unionist pacts and anti-backs it pacts it
:04:20. > :04:20.looks like this Westminster election is going to be largely a packed free
:04:21. > :04:26.zone. The publishing company
:04:27. > :04:28.Pearson is to create up The firm has opened a finance centre
:04:29. > :04:32.to serve its global operations. Here's our economics and business
:04:33. > :04:49.editor John Campbell. Here at Pearson, people believe in
:04:50. > :04:55.more. It is the world's biggest education publisher, selling
:04:56. > :05:02.services to online and university students. The business is now
:05:03. > :05:07.simpler and cutting costs, restructuring into Belfast, and part
:05:08. > :05:10.of that. This project is central to the transmission of finance function
:05:11. > :05:15.within Pearson. What we are trying to do five, have standard services
:05:16. > :05:21.and provide those services back to different Pearson entities around
:05:22. > :05:25.the globe. Most recent investments here have come from smaller
:05:26. > :05:32.technology firms. Pearson is on a different scale with around 35,000
:05:33. > :05:37.employees worldwide. It is a big diversification, yes, we have
:05:38. > :05:40.attracted a lot of early-stage high-growth start-up companies, but
:05:41. > :05:46.we are always on the lookout for larger PLCs. The company has been
:05:47. > :05:52.recruiting here for almost a year and already has 100 employees. It
:05:53. > :05:55.hopes to get 300 over the next three years with the help of around ?2
:05:56. > :06:00.million in grants and training support. There have been concerns
:06:01. > :06:03.about how Brexit will impact on the flow of foreign investments to
:06:04. > :06:08.Northern Ireland. Thus far the effects look to be mineral, and
:06:09. > :06:14.invest NI has been pleased to land a big name like Pearson. But
:06:15. > :06:17.negotiations have only just begun and it is the ship of the final deal
:06:18. > :06:19.which will shape investment for the next decade and beyond.
:06:20. > :06:21.A man's been injured in a shooting in Lurgan.
:06:22. > :06:25.Two shots were fired at a house in Ashleigh Crescent late last night.
:06:26. > :06:27.A man inside suffered a cut to his neck.
:06:28. > :06:29.It's understood a young child was also in the house
:06:30. > :06:36.A man in his 20s has died in a crash in Armoy in County Antrim.
:06:37. > :06:38.It involved three vehicles on the Coolkeeran Road last night.
:06:39. > :06:41.Three other men, all believed to be in their 20s
:06:42. > :06:54.The recovery of human remains is continuing in a forest
:06:55. > :06:57.in northern France where a week long search has been ongoing
:06:58. > :06:59.for Seamus Ruddy, one of the disappeared who was shot dead
:07:00. > :07:08.The family of the Newry man who was a member of the IRSP
:07:09. > :07:11.and was teaching in Paris at the time of his murder, believe
:07:12. > :07:17.Our reporter Mervyn Jess was in France last week
:07:18. > :07:22.Remind us how the discovery came about.
:07:23. > :07:28.Well the discovery came about following six days of digging by the
:07:29. > :07:32.independent commission for the location of victim remains, the
:07:33. > :07:34.discovery made on Saturday morning. At the time mechanical digging
:07:35. > :07:38.stopped and a forensic tent was placed actually on top of the spot
:07:39. > :07:46.where these remains were discovered to protect them. Seamus Ruddy's
:07:47. > :07:50.sister had visited the site on Friday, standing very close just a
:07:51. > :07:53.few feet away from where the remains were actually discovered then on
:07:54. > :08:00.Saturday morning. I caught up with her in Rouen yesterday, and asked
:08:01. > :08:07.her reaction it was a sense of relief. The search had been
:08:08. > :08:13.successful. I was leaving on the train and then I thought I had never
:08:14. > :08:17.a call to come back to Rouen, and then within an hour I was back in
:08:18. > :08:21.the centre again and things had completely changed. Life has
:08:22. > :08:22.changed. The information passed
:08:23. > :08:24.to the Independent Commission for the Location of Victims Remains
:08:25. > :08:35.appears to have been much more It was indeed, this area of woodland
:08:36. > :08:38.had been searched before on at least two or three occasions and nothing
:08:39. > :08:43.had been found but this time the information came from former NLA
:08:44. > :08:54.members and Socialists within the IRS P. In fact during the hunger
:08:55. > :09:03.strikes, he was a member of the rarest P. Among those liaising with
:09:04. > :09:13.the commission was over former NLA prisoner, Lee Gallacher. We went to
:09:14. > :09:17.the whole forest, looking in the right area but didn't have the
:09:18. > :09:22.position. This time we had more precision, I don't know how close
:09:23. > :09:28.the actual body was found to wear the marked X, a couple of yards I
:09:29. > :09:34.think and I think when the information is right, the last time
:09:35. > :09:36.in 2008 we missed by 40 yards. So they've discovered a body more
:09:37. > :09:45.than 30 years after the murder. Well the remains will be brought
:09:46. > :09:49.together and removed. This will take some time. There will be taken to
:09:50. > :09:59.reference laboratory for DNA testing to officially confirm these are
:10:00. > :10:02.indeed the remains of Seamus Ruddy. There will be Nike and criminal
:10:03. > :10:04.investigation by the French authorities, that has been agreed,
:10:05. > :10:07.and at that point the book will effectively close on this 32 year
:10:08. > :10:09.long search. There's plenty to come
:10:10. > :10:11.on the programme including: an appeal from the Fire Service
:10:12. > :10:15.as it's revealed hundreds of gorse fires are being started
:10:16. > :10:23.deliberately. A police force from outside
:10:24. > :10:26.Northern Ireland is to take over an investigation into the alleged
:10:27. > :10:28.theft and disclosure of sensitive security documents from the office
:10:29. > :10:30.of the Police Ombudsman. The PSNI and security service MI5
:10:31. > :10:33.believe the material Our home affairs correspondent
:10:34. > :10:54.Vincent Kearney reports. This investigation was launched last
:10:55. > :10:58.month and the PSNI camerawork that confidential documents from the
:10:59. > :11:02.ombudsman's office had been unlawfully disclosed to a legal
:11:03. > :11:05.firm. A 69-year-old man normally working as an investigator was
:11:06. > :11:11.arrested in England and released on bail. At least eight former RUC
:11:12. > :11:14.officers are known to be named in the documents. The PSNI has
:11:15. > :11:20.confirmed that an independent police service will soon take off the
:11:21. > :11:25.investigation. In a statement, Assistant Chief Constable said steps
:11:26. > :11:29.had been taken to ensure independent advice had been available to the
:11:30. > :11:35.investigation said it began. It is said the PSNI is actively seeking to
:11:36. > :11:38.appoint another police service to independently lead the
:11:39. > :11:41.investigation. That appointment is expected to take place within a
:11:42. > :11:46.matter of weeks. The PSNI suspended the release of sensitive material
:11:47. > :11:52.linked to dozens of cases currently being investigated by the office,
:11:53. > :11:57.until a security review is convicted. They spoke for the
:11:58. > :12:00.ombudsman office says it has bought in experts to review the systems for
:12:01. > :12:04.handling sensitive material. The Fire and Rescue Service
:12:05. > :12:07.is trying to stop a gorse fire spreading to forestry
:12:08. > :12:08.near Fivemiletown. It started in a mountain
:12:09. > :12:11.area two days ago. It's just one of 500 such fires
:12:12. > :12:15.in the last week, most of which have The Cuilcagh Mountain trail
:12:16. > :12:21.in County Fermanagh has been closed to the public all day due to one
:12:22. > :12:32.of the fires. At first glance, it may seem like a
:12:33. > :12:36.mist on a large more. Another look, it's a gorse fire and it is
:12:37. > :12:46.spreading quickly. This fire is spreading quickly. It is a key
:12:47. > :12:51.habitat for birds of prey. It is getting into forestry, covering a
:12:52. > :12:54.substantial area, and going on now for nearly two days. It is very
:12:55. > :13:00.dangerous terrain for firefighters that we have to move across. Another
:13:01. > :13:05.gorse fire, this one in Newry. The damage in the cool light of day. My
:13:06. > :13:11.neighbour calls over and said come on out, come on out quick, there's a
:13:12. > :13:18.huge fire near house. There were flames, or you could see it. Embers
:13:19. > :13:24.were going up in the air and coming down around us. I was watching. The
:13:25. > :13:27.firemen came in town. Some were evacuated. It is almost three days
:13:28. > :13:33.since this gorse fire was set deliberately and you can tell smell
:13:34. > :13:38.smoke in the air. See how close this has came to being set alight? 500
:13:39. > :13:45.reported gorse fires in one week compared to 59 this time last year.
:13:46. > :13:48.90% of these fires have been started deliberately, Fire and Rescue
:13:49. > :13:50.Service saying it is a drain on resources and it is keeping them
:13:51. > :13:55.back from covering other emergencies.
:13:56. > :13:58.People are being warned to look out for symptoms that might suggest
:13:59. > :14:03.Such an injury can happen following a fall, a sports
:14:04. > :14:07.Sometimes the symptoms can come months after the incident.
:14:08. > :14:16.Our Health correspondent Marie-Louise Connolly has more.
:14:17. > :14:23.How are you doing? Stressful. Several years ago, Johnny survive a
:14:24. > :14:31.serious accident at work and as well as the physical scars his brain was
:14:32. > :14:39.also affected. I went through rehab. Trying to walk again, basically. To
:14:40. > :14:45.take care of myself, clean myself, wash myself, cook for myself. That
:14:46. > :14:50.was tough enough. Not returning to work wasn't an option. Instead, with
:14:51. > :14:55.the support of a supplier, Johnny returned but to a different role. It
:14:56. > :15:00.has been really tough to adjust from being a shop floor runner to working
:15:01. > :15:06.and what I'm doing now, still working out there in the yard but I
:15:07. > :15:13.have one type of job role now, not doing various things. To me that is
:15:14. > :15:19.set in a routine and it is working well for me at the minute. Johnny is
:15:20. > :15:22.supported by a local charity, advising employers how to help the
:15:23. > :15:29.staff. Several hundred men and women here are currently receiving help.
:15:30. > :15:34.It is things like severe fatigue, being easily frustrated and annoyed,
:15:35. > :15:37.memory, concentration, making mistakes, we need employers on board
:15:38. > :15:41.really, to give people a chance to work with us to put good strategies
:15:42. > :15:47.in place that help people get round and live with those challenges. As
:15:48. > :15:51.Northern Ireland doesn't have a dedicated brain injury unit it is
:15:52. > :15:56.unclear just how many new cases there are a few each year but
:15:57. > :16:00.according to the national statistics, on average, every 90
:16:01. > :16:04.seconds someone is admitted to hospital with an acquired brain
:16:05. > :16:07.injury. Health professionals say it is critical that people react
:16:08. > :16:13.quickly to symptoms such as nausea and dizziness. I recommend they see
:16:14. > :16:18.the doctor as as soon as possible, not to shrug it off or sleep it off,
:16:19. > :16:24.but get good medical advice to make sure everything is checked out well.
:16:25. > :16:25.This family is proof that life can continue after an acquired brain
:16:26. > :16:27.injury. The Women's World Cup takes place
:16:28. > :16:30.in Ireland this summer with the semi-finals and final
:16:31. > :16:32.of the competition The trophy has been touring around
:16:33. > :16:36.the island ahead of the games, and today it visited BBC Northern
:16:37. > :16:37.Ireland. Earlier I spoke to sport ambassador
:16:38. > :16:40.Lynn Wilson who's been travelling with the silverware and began
:16:41. > :16:52.by telling me about We have about 12 games. There is
:16:53. > :17:01.going to be the semifinals on the 22nd, at King Spam. There are some
:17:02. > :17:07.of claims at Queens. Then we have the final on 26 August which is
:17:08. > :17:11.three games and Ireland will be playing in one of those games,
:17:12. > :17:16.irrespective of placings. How important has it been to hold the
:17:17. > :17:21.World Cup tournament here, in Ireland? It is going to be the
:17:22. > :17:29.largest sporting event for women in northern Ireland this year, and also
:17:30. > :17:37.coming off the back of a successful tournament, it gives the men's 2023
:17:38. > :17:40.bid a very strong chance. The men's side of rugby still has big high
:17:41. > :17:45.profile, lots of sponsorship, where is women's rugby at that level? It
:17:46. > :17:53.is growing year on year. It is getting bigger. I have just
:17:54. > :17:59.confident it will continue to go. How good our island at the moment,
:18:00. > :18:03.how well do you think they will do? We have a very good depth of players
:18:04. > :18:09.in the squad. I think we are in with a realistic chance of getting this
:18:10. > :18:15.beautiful trophy, and what they better place to do it than in our
:18:16. > :18:21.own home country? We need our name on that silverware. We sure do, and
:18:22. > :18:23.we will have more on them and the World Cup tournament in August.
:18:24. > :18:25.This week it's the Northwest 200 road racing festival.
:18:26. > :18:28.And so far they have the weather for it.
:18:29. > :18:34.The north coast has been basking in the sunshine today.
:18:35. > :18:37.And it's looking good for the first practice sessions tomorrow.
:18:38. > :18:41.You can see them live on the BBC sports website.
:18:42. > :18:44.Here on the coast road between Portstewart and Portush
:18:45. > :18:48.a mini motorcycle village has popped up over the last week.
:18:49. > :18:51.Teams have been arriving by the dozen, and some of the worlds
:18:52. > :18:53.best motorcycle road racers are here for this
:18:54. > :18:58.Upwards of 100-000 people expected to flock to this area this week
:18:59. > :19:01.and jam into the temporary grandstands to watch this riders.
:19:02. > :19:08.We'll be live all week bringing you the northwest 200 news
:19:09. > :19:16.Ulster finished fifth in the Pro12 table and so missed out
:19:17. > :19:24.They finished their campaign with a 17-13 victory over Leinster
:19:25. > :19:26.on Saturday evening, which left them one point
:19:27. > :19:31.But the game was a chance to pay tribute to two players
:19:32. > :19:33.who were finishing notable playing careers for the province....
:19:34. > :19:36.With a warning of flash photography from the start of his report -
:19:37. > :19:50.A stalwart of 201 games for Ulster. Roger Wilson bowed out in style in
:19:51. > :19:59.his last game of the campaign. Still is the's most capped player. A
:20:00. > :20:05.bittersweet farewell to Ruan Pienaar who to tell the truth would play
:20:06. > :20:13.here than in France next season. But both men made telling contributions
:20:14. > :20:17.to Leinster's defeat. Would you believe it?! It has been a long
:20:18. > :20:22.time, 15 years, I find myself fortunate to be sticking around that
:20:23. > :20:29.long, and really enjoyable time, and to go out like this, you couldn't
:20:30. > :20:38.have asked for more than that. Very, very happy with the way things have
:20:39. > :20:43.ended. CHEERING Thank you for the last seven years,
:20:44. > :20:50.it is very special, is going to be difficult to leave this place but I
:20:51. > :20:57.can leave it on the high, so yes. It is a sad day today. No play-offs for
:20:58. > :21:04.Ulster this year but a fitting finale for two players will be long
:21:05. > :21:05.remembered. They will be sorely missed.
:21:06. > :21:08.David Healy has agreed an extension to his contract with Linfield
:21:09. > :21:11.which will see him remain manager at the club for at least
:21:12. > :21:14.Healy won his third piece of silverware as Linfield boss this
:21:15. > :21:17.season as his side comprehensively beat Coleraine 3-0 at Windsor Park
:21:18. > :21:30.The smile that accompanies a job well done. David Healy's in fields
:21:31. > :21:39.took control of the cup final with two half goals from the way to a
:21:40. > :21:43.hat-trick. A manager who knows a thing or two about goal-scoring.
:21:44. > :21:51.Apparently this is a poor season, only 24 goals! I said this is only
:21:52. > :21:55.two had tricks to get to 30, so Andy has done this for years and years,
:21:56. > :22:04.he is world renowned for doing it, he has the ability to do it. It's a
:22:05. > :22:13.hat-trick! Secures the hat-trick, late in the play. He will leave with
:22:14. > :22:20.the match ball, and Linfield will leave with the Irish cup. As manager
:22:21. > :22:26.of this club bouncer privileged art, to manage such a group of players
:22:27. > :22:32.that we have here today. A league and cup double, and the County
:22:33. > :22:36.Antrim Shield. Not a bad call for his first season as manager. A
:22:37. > :22:38.contract extension for the next two campaigns means a new show in the
:22:39. > :22:41.trophy cabinet. There's more football tonight
:22:42. > :22:43.with the semi-finals of the play-offs for a place in next
:22:44. > :22:46.season's Europa League. Cliftonville face Glenavon
:22:47. > :22:57.when Ballymena take on Dungannon. To cricket next - and Ireland lost
:22:58. > :23:01.to England yesterday at Lords - but they did at least put
:23:02. > :23:04.in a better display than the heavy defeat on Friday in Bristol.
:23:05. > :23:15.after putting their hosts into bat, Ireland got among the English
:23:16. > :23:23.wickets. Chipped it straight! Informed Johnny Bairstow transformed
:23:24. > :23:32.the match. That's gone a long way! Clubbed! Beaten 72 from just 44
:23:33. > :23:43.balls, propelled England past 300. Ireland replied with ambition. And
:23:44. > :23:49.Captain William Porterfield made a fine house century on the wage and
:23:50. > :23:55.82. The highest scorer of the match. Ireland ended with his dismissal,
:23:56. > :24:01.winning the game of a comeuppance of my chin -- commented margin of 82
:24:02. > :24:02.runs. Coleraine's Peter Chambers won gold
:24:03. > :24:04.at the first World Cup regatta Partnered by Will Fletcher,
:24:05. > :24:09.the new pairing won Sunday's final of the lightweight men's double
:24:10. > :24:11.sculls, leading Ireland's Olympic silver medallists
:24:12. > :24:16.Paul and Gary O'Donovan were fourth. There were also bronze medals
:24:17. > :24:19.for Enniskillen's Holly Nixon in the women's quadruple sculls
:24:20. > :24:33.and Joel Cassells in That it live from the north coast
:24:34. > :24:36.active sessions tomorrow, roads closed up here at a quarter past
:24:37. > :24:39.nine if you are coming, get here early. If you can't, what should all
:24:40. > :24:50.live on the BBC sport website. I hope you have some screen there,
:24:51. > :24:54.Stephen. It has been a beautiful day, and Cecilia will give us the
:24:55. > :24:58.good news for the next week! It certainly been a gorgeous day today,
:24:59. > :25:04.fantastic weather this weekend yesterday temperatures reached 21
:25:05. > :25:07.degrees, or close to 21 degrees in a number of places. The sunshine
:25:08. > :25:12.continues for at least another day or two. It will turn cloudy as the
:25:13. > :25:16.week goes on and if it is rain you are looking for then nothing before
:25:17. > :25:21.Friday evening. Maybe some showers late on Friday, possibly more
:25:22. > :25:26.unsettled weather the weekend. This tells the story, really, cool and
:25:27. > :25:29.cloudy over eastern Britain, sunshine further west, temperatures
:25:30. > :25:34.on the West Coast of Ireland today up to around 20 degrees. A sunny
:25:35. > :25:37.evening to come, despite attempt is being in the high teens today they
:25:38. > :25:41.will fall away to just one or 2 degrees in parts of the western
:25:42. > :25:47.night. Those up early tomorrow a little bit chilly, a little fresh
:25:48. > :25:50.but not too long before it warms up because once again we expect lots of
:25:51. > :25:55.sunshine and light breezes compared to today. Temperatures rising fairly
:25:56. > :25:59.steadily and quickly so it should start to feel a little bit warmer, a
:26:00. > :26:03.bit more quickly tomorrow. Lovely and sunny for much of the day,
:26:04. > :26:08.temperatures in the middle high teens. As with recent days that will
:26:09. > :26:13.also be a bit cooler around the coast, the sun of course just as
:26:14. > :26:16.strong. Tomorrow evening and other fine evening, a dry nights to come
:26:17. > :26:20.again, twice chilly in parts of the countryside with averages dropping
:26:21. > :26:25.to around two or three degrees. Not everyone likes the heat, and if your
:26:26. > :26:30.four-legged friend needs a bit of equal done, you can always hedge to
:26:31. > :26:35.the local forest park where it will be sheltered under the trees. More
:26:36. > :26:39.cloud on Wednesday but mostly dried, still warm around as well, with
:26:40. > :26:43.temperatures around 215 or 16 degrees, so a good start to Balmoral
:26:44. > :26:47.which of course kicks off on Wednesday, and then for the first
:26:48. > :26:50.big race it looks like the north-west Thursday evening will be
:26:51. > :26:54.fine, but the rest of some showers on Saturday. We will keep you posted
:26:55. > :26:55.and updated with that here on BBC Newsline.
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