:00:14. > :00:18.Former Assistant Chief Constable Duncan McCausland sues the PSNI
:00:19. > :00:23.Hundreds gather to pay tribute to this elderly couple,
:00:24. > :00:37.Marjorie's family and this congregation are gathered here today
:00:38. > :00:40.not to Mark an act of unspeakable evil and wickedness, but to mark an
:00:41. > :00:42.almost inexpressible love. Voters head to the polls to elect
:00:43. > :00:44.Northern Ireland's 18 MPs An Orangeman accused of driving
:00:45. > :00:48.into crowd told police he thought he was going to be dragged
:00:49. > :00:53.from the car and pulled apart. What was it like in
:00:54. > :00:55.the Battle of Messines? These schoolchildren
:00:56. > :00:57.are being given a taster. Following in Frampton's footsteps -
:00:58. > :01:00.can Belfast boxer Ryan Burnett land And after today's torrential rain,
:01:01. > :01:07.tomorow is a whole new day, A former PSNI Assistant Chief
:01:08. > :01:24.Constable questioned as part of an investigation into allegations
:01:25. > :01:26.of bribery is suing the organisation for damages for wrongful arrest
:01:27. > :01:32.and false imprisonment. Duncan McCausland was arrested three
:01:33. > :01:36.years ago and held for three days. Another former PSNI officer who went
:01:37. > :01:39.on to be Chief Constable of a police force in England has also
:01:40. > :01:42.launched legal action. Our Home Affairs Correspondent,
:01:43. > :01:55.Vincent Kearney, has Duncan McCausland was one of the
:01:56. > :02:00.PSNI's most high-profile senior officers before retiring in 2011.
:02:01. > :02:06.Three years ago, he was arrested as part of an investigation into
:02:07. > :02:09.allegations of bribery by awarding of police vehicle contracts. He was
:02:10. > :02:13.questioned for three days and afterwards spoke to the BBC's. I've
:02:14. > :02:16.been very clear throughout all the interviews that I have strenuously
:02:17. > :02:21.denied any of the allegations that have been put to me. Obviously I
:02:22. > :02:25.cannot talk about the investigation because that would be improper. But
:02:26. > :02:29.that would be the case, and that is what I am going to go out of my way
:02:30. > :02:33.to ensure that I can prove my innocence. The former Assistant
:02:34. > :02:36.Chief Constable was one of nine men questioned as part of the
:02:37. > :02:40.investigation. All of them were later told they would not face any
:02:41. > :02:45.criminal charges. Duncan McCausland claim the decision to arrest him was
:02:46. > :02:49.disproportionate because he had volunteered to assist the
:02:50. > :02:55.investigation. He is now taking legal action against the PSNI. At
:02:56. > :02:59.the High Court in Belfast, Duncan McCausland accuses his former
:03:00. > :03:07.employers of wrongful arrest, unlawful detention, and false
:03:08. > :03:13.imprisonment. He claims this was a result of public office and the
:03:14. > :03:21.aggregated damages. A former PSNI concert bowl and two businessmen in
:03:22. > :03:26.England who were also arrested have launched similar claims. -- a former
:03:27. > :03:29.PSNI constable. Mark Gilmore was not arrested but was questioned. He was
:03:30. > :03:34.appointed Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police in April 20 13.
:03:35. > :03:38.Four months later he was suspended on full pay after being questioned
:03:39. > :03:41.as part of the PSNI investigation. His suspension was lifted when he
:03:42. > :03:48.was informed that he would not face any charges. But he did not return
:03:49. > :03:52.to his post, and retired last year. Mark Gilmore is suing the PSNI for
:03:53. > :03:56.aggregated and exemplary damages, for injuries and personal loss
:03:57. > :04:01.caused by misconduct in public office. It is understood that a
:04:02. > :04:05.number of others arrested during the investigation or also considering
:04:06. > :04:08.legal action. The PSNI says it will enter a defence in all of the cases.
:04:09. > :04:11.Vincent Kearney, BBC Newsline. A woman has died in
:04:12. > :04:13.a one-vehicle crash The woman who died was Elsie Magee,
:04:14. > :04:17.who was aged in her 70s The crash happened this
:04:18. > :04:20.morning on the Doagh Road, between Bridge Road
:04:21. > :04:31.and the Monkstown Road. Mourners at the funeral of Michael
:04:32. > :04:36.and Marjorie Cordery were told they were there to celebrate the couple's
:04:37. > :04:40.lives and not be unspeakable evil and wickedness which took their
:04:41. > :04:42.lives away. A 40-year-old man has been charged with their double
:04:43. > :04:48.murder. Dan standard reports from Portadown. Coffins carrying the
:04:49. > :04:53.couple, who were both 83, leaving Drumcree parish church after the
:04:54. > :04:56.joint funeral to remember them. The service began with the mourners
:04:57. > :05:03.listening to Michael and Marjorie Cordery's famous pieces of music. --
:05:04. > :05:10.favourite piece of music. Heavenly Father, as we listened to that piece
:05:11. > :05:14.of music that Michael and Marjorie loved, I have never heard it being
:05:15. > :05:18.played at a funeral, it is normally at a wedding. And we thank you,
:05:19. > :05:23.Lord, that you brought both of them into this life. The couple were both
:05:24. > :05:28.found dead in their home at the Ramon Park in Portadown at the end
:05:29. > :05:33.of last month. It is understood they both had been stabbed. But despite
:05:34. > :05:40.the brutality of their last moments, a nephew asked mourners to pay
:05:41. > :05:43.tribute to their lives. Marjorie's family, and this congregation, are
:05:44. > :05:48.gathered here today not to mark an act of unspeakable evil and
:05:49. > :05:52.wickedness, but to mark an almost inexpressible love. It was in Uganda
:05:53. > :05:58.that Marjorie met Mike, the love and passion of her life. They were
:05:59. > :06:02.married in 1962, and from that day forward they were utterly devoted to
:06:03. > :06:05.one another. In fact, they both lived for each other. How well I
:06:06. > :06:11.recall their reflection and greetings. Hello, gorgeous girl,
:06:12. > :06:15.hello, beautiful boy. A private burial is due to take place at a
:06:16. > :06:18.later date. A 40-year-old man who has been charged with the double
:06:19. > :06:22.murder is due to reappear in court via video link at the end of this
:06:23. > :06:24.month. Dan Stanton, BBC Newsline, Portadown.
:06:25. > :06:26.There are still more than three hours to cast your vote
:06:27. > :06:29.Turnout is said to be steady in most areas,
:06:30. > :06:31.despite heavy rain for much of the day.
:06:32. > :06:33.109 candidates are contesting Northern Ireland's 18
:06:34. > :06:39.Polling closes at 10pm, with counting taking place overnight.
:06:40. > :06:45.Here's our Political correspondent, Gareth Gordon.
:06:46. > :06:55.Nothing beats a sombre election. Unless it is an election in Northern
:06:56. > :06:58.Ireland. Voters in the East needed their brollies almost as much as
:06:59. > :07:03.their polling cards. Not quite how the politicians would have wanted
:07:04. > :07:06.it. You can plan a campaign as much as you like. You can knock on all of
:07:07. > :07:12.the doors that you like, but there's one thing that you can't plan for,
:07:13. > :07:16.and that the weather. Staff at this polling place in north Belfast had
:07:17. > :07:20.to make alternative arrangements when the ceiling partially collapsed
:07:21. > :07:25.overnight. There are now reports it is in danger of being flooded as
:07:26. > :07:31.well. Elsewhere, not everyone seemed to rest for the conditions. But then
:07:32. > :07:34.this voter intends to end the date in Azerbaijan, where Northern
:07:35. > :07:39.Ireland play a World Cup game on Saturday. Among the early voters in
:07:40. > :07:42.County Antrim was the Ulster unionist leader Robin Swan. His DUP
:07:43. > :07:49.counterpart Arlene Foster was luckier with the weather, when she
:07:50. > :07:54.voted in County Fermanagh. As was the SDLP leader Colum Eastwood, who
:07:55. > :07:59.voted with his family in foil. The Alliance leader Naomi long placed
:08:00. > :08:03.her ex in East Belfast, and Sinn Fein's leader in the North Michelle
:08:04. > :08:09.O'Neill voted in mid-Ulster. They are among nearly one and a quarter
:08:10. > :08:12.million people registered to vote here today. Voters should remember
:08:13. > :08:17.it is a first past the post election, so they should mark ballot
:08:18. > :08:21.paper with a single axe against the candidate of their choice. When you
:08:22. > :08:25.go to your polling place, you will need to produce a photographic
:08:26. > :08:28.identity document such as a passport, is driving licence or a
:08:29. > :08:35.Translink smart pass. The rain may affect turnout. Indications are that
:08:36. > :08:39.it is steady in most places, with the expected evening rush still to
:08:40. > :08:44.come, weather permitting. Polls close at 10pm. First results are
:08:45. > :08:46.expected at around 1am. Gareth Gordon, BBC Newsline.
:08:47. > :08:48.And our coverage of the election results begins here on BBC One
:08:49. > :08:54.A North Belfast Orangeman accused of driving into a crowd at Ardoyne
:08:55. > :08:56.shops in July 2015 told police he feared for his life
:08:57. > :09:02.John Aughey denies six offences arising from the incident.
:09:03. > :09:14.John Aughey told police he was trying to make his way home along
:09:15. > :09:18.the Crumlin Road and was sitting in AQA of traffic when he became aware
:09:19. > :09:22.of shouting and abuse directed at him. He said a man kicked his wing
:09:23. > :09:27.mirror and that people were trying to wrench the doors open. The crowds
:09:28. > :09:33.were coming towards him. He said, if they got me, I would have been
:09:34. > :09:37.killed. The 63-year-old said he feared for his life and was in a
:09:38. > :09:42.blind panic to get out of the area when a crowd began approaching his
:09:43. > :09:47.car. He said when he heard people talking about getting him, and heard
:09:48. > :09:51.missiles bouncing off his car, he immediately thought of the two
:09:52. > :09:55.corporals who were killed. That was a reference to two soldiers who were
:09:56. > :10:02.murdered when they drove into an IRA funeral in West Belfast in March 19
:10:03. > :10:06.98. The court was told that Aughey decided to make a U-turn, and it was
:10:07. > :10:12.whilst undertaking this manoeuvre that he hit a crowd of pedestrians
:10:13. > :10:15.standing outside the Ardoyne shops. One local teenager sustained serious
:10:16. > :10:20.wounds after she was hit by his car, and ended up under its wheels. The
:10:21. > :10:25.jury heard that when Aughey was told that he had struck and injured a
:10:26. > :10:29.pedestrian, he said, I'm sorry, it wasn't my intention to hit anybody.
:10:30. > :10:34.He said he was not aware of what happened initially, and said, I was
:10:35. > :10:38.shocked, to be honest, I felt terrible about it. When asked about
:10:39. > :10:42.the U-turn, Aughey said, I'm convinced that I didn't take the
:10:43. > :10:45.action I did I would probably be dead. The case continues. Martin
:10:46. > :10:47.Cassidy, BBC Newsline. Hundreds of people have lined up
:10:48. > :10:49.outside Queens University in Belfast as the funeral cortege
:10:50. > :10:51.of Professor Patrick The 58-year-old Vice-Chancellor died
:10:52. > :10:54.suddenly at the weekend. The crowd applauded as the coffin
:10:55. > :10:57.was driven past his office at the front of the building,
:10:58. > :10:59.which had white Requiem Mass was held this
:11:00. > :11:05.morning at St Brigid's Mr Johnston, who was married
:11:06. > :11:09.with four sons, was appointed How a mix of traditions
:11:10. > :11:19.became a winning formula. We meet the Iranian woman who is
:11:20. > :11:33.taking the GAA world by storm. Voters in Cornwall will find it
:11:34. > :11:36.easier today to mark their ballot papers thanks to the efforts
:11:37. > :11:39.of staff at a Londonderry company. Workers at Pakflatt worked around
:11:40. > :11:41.the clock to ensure almost 1000 voting booths ordered
:11:42. > :11:43.by Cornwall Council were ready They weren't due until the next
:11:44. > :11:48.scheduled election in 2020. But Theresa May's decision to call
:11:49. > :11:51.a snap election changed all that, as our Political Correspondent,
:11:52. > :12:05.Enda McClafferty, now reports. If you're looking for election
:12:06. > :12:08.fatigue, you won't find it here. The staff have been locked in their own
:12:09. > :12:15.election race to be ready for polling day. And this is what has
:12:16. > :12:23.kept them busy. Producing 940 polling booths. It was an order for
:12:24. > :12:27.Cornwall Council which wasn't due until the next election in three
:12:28. > :12:33.years. But Theresa May changed that plan. It started off as an inquiry
:12:34. > :12:37.from Cornwall Council, who were interested, they thought the next
:12:38. > :12:40.general election was in 2020, so they had a plan to replace all of
:12:41. > :12:45.their old equipment over three years. But when Theresa May
:12:46. > :12:49.announced the snap election, they called me and asked me if I could
:12:50. > :12:54.make it, if we could have the whole order in in this current month, this
:12:55. > :12:57.current year. On average, the company can turn up 50 booths by
:12:58. > :13:02.day, but they have other orders which had to be met before polling
:13:03. > :13:05.day. This snap election caught many by surprise, not least the work is
:13:06. > :13:08.on the factory floor behind me, because they have been working
:13:09. > :13:12.around the clock to get the sort that out. Because they know this is
:13:13. > :13:17.one deadline which isn't going to slip. And, they managed to pull it
:13:18. > :13:26.off, with four days to spare. The booths were packed up and delivered
:13:27. > :13:29.to Cornwall in time for voting today. Voting booths have now been
:13:30. > :13:31.rolled out seven times here in the past three years. And, who knows,
:13:32. > :13:32.they may make another appearance before the end of the year. And the
:13:33. > :13:35.MacLaverty, BBC Newsline, Derry. This week on BBC Newsline, we've
:13:36. > :13:37.been covering the commemorations But school pupils here
:13:38. > :13:43.are being taught about its They're learning using
:13:44. > :13:47.a new comic about the battle, as our Education Correspondent
:13:48. > :13:55.Robbie Meredith reports. A new look at one of the most
:13:56. > :13:59.significant battles of the First World War. Which, 100 years on, has
:14:00. > :14:04.been given a modern makeover. Children in the form of a comic
:14:05. > :14:07.book. The Battle of Messines was quite significant for us here
:14:08. > :14:10.obviously because of the Ulster division and the 16th Irish division
:14:11. > :14:14.who went to baffle side-by-side for one of the first times during the
:14:15. > :14:19.First World War, so the symbolism of that is quite significant. The comic
:14:20. > :14:26.book and the graphic novel looks at the role of the Irish MP and the MP
:14:27. > :14:29.from County Antrim, how they can came together through the
:14:30. > :14:34.battlefield, it is a story of coming together. These 14-year-old pupils
:14:35. > :14:38.from West Belfast are going a step further than just reading about the
:14:39. > :14:42.battle. They are creating their own graphic stories about the events at
:14:43. > :14:45.Messines. They have been taking part in special classes at the Public
:14:46. > :14:52.Record Office in Belfast, where Caitlin and Chloe have stepped back
:14:53. > :14:56.in time. We are stored in front of the screen, it put a photo of the
:14:57. > :15:00.Battle of Messines behind us. So it looked like we were actually there.
:15:01. > :15:07.Eyes made a Comic-Con the Battle of Messines. It is like a storyboard.
:15:08. > :15:11.-- I have made a comet. Fergal says what they are doing brings history
:15:12. > :15:17.close to home. In schools, textbooks, do this, do that. And
:15:18. > :15:23.here it's just really putting pictures to the screen and making up
:15:24. > :15:26.like a script. It's like a sort of imagination and history together.
:15:27. > :15:31.21st-century technology is giving him and his fellow pupils a graphic
:15:32. > :15:34.experience of the past. Robin Meredith, BBC Newsline.
:15:35. > :15:36.As part of the commemoration of Messines, one of the war's most
:15:37. > :15:39.iconic relics has gone on display in Armagh.
:15:40. > :15:42.Made from the oak beams of ruined houses, the Ginchy Cross stood
:15:43. > :15:45.on the Somme to commemorate the dead of the 16th Irish Division.
:15:46. > :15:48.And, as Gordon Adair has been finding out,
:15:49. > :15:57.its visit here is particularly fitting just now.
:15:58. > :16:03.The Battle of Messines was the first time the 16th Irish and the 36th
:16:04. > :16:08.Ulster fought side-by-side in common purpose. And a century later, that
:16:09. > :16:12.unique coming together still echoes. The visit to Armagh of the Ginchy
:16:13. > :16:18.Cross was organised by the Royal British Legion, and facilitated by
:16:19. > :16:21.the library. We perhaps don't have a vast amount of material that
:16:22. > :16:27.reflects the battles of the First World War. But what we do have, we
:16:28. > :16:30.have something of the story, particularly of the nationalist or
:16:31. > :16:34.Catholic community. But we also have the stories from both sides, those
:16:35. > :16:39.men who went to war and then later perhaps rebelled against a British
:16:40. > :16:42.tradition, but also those who refuse to go to war in the first place. So
:16:43. > :16:47.we have a great mixture of stories to be told. But I think only in
:16:48. > :16:51.telling all of those stories can we gain a proper and full understanding
:16:52. > :16:56.of our own history. The Ginchy Cross is in Armagh as the centrepiece of a
:16:57. > :17:01.series of events marking the Centenary of Messines, including
:17:02. > :17:06.lecturers by prominent historians like Doctor Eamon Phoenix. I think
:17:07. > :17:11.people joined up in Ireland, as in the rest of Europe, from a whole
:17:12. > :17:15.range of reasons. But certainly politics, they were either for home
:17:16. > :17:19.rule or against home rule. They followed Britain for home rule and
:17:20. > :17:23.the freedom of small nations, or they followed Carson against home
:17:24. > :17:26.rule and false too pile. You know, but that didn't stop this
:17:27. > :17:31.cooperation and solidarity and shared sacrifice -- and the Empire.
:17:32. > :17:33.The cross will be on display on the library until Sunday evening. Gordon
:17:34. > :17:36.Adair, BBC Newsline, Armagh. The Belfast Boy getting ready
:17:37. > :17:39.the big fight this weekend. Ryan Burnett comes to face-to-face
:17:40. > :17:42.with his opponent ahead Taking up a brand new sport
:17:43. > :17:54.when you're approaching Add in that it's Gaelic football,
:17:55. > :17:58.and then the fact that you're a woman from Iran,
:17:59. > :18:01.and all the usual norms have been well and truly
:18:02. > :18:03.thrown out the window. But Mansoreh Abolhassani has
:18:04. > :18:05.taken it in her stride. A mature student at Queens, she's
:18:06. > :18:07.been living in Northern Ireland for the last six years,
:18:08. > :18:10.and has taken Gaelic Mansorah features in a BBC
:18:11. > :18:13.Northern Ireland documentary, Nios Mo Na Cluiche -
:18:14. > :18:25.More Than A Game. Monday, studies over for the day,
:18:26. > :18:30.and it's time to head to practice. And Mansoreh has never really needed
:18:31. > :18:34.much encouragement. The first time I started my study at university,
:18:35. > :18:38.Queen's University Belfast, I opened my e-mail and I saw the
:18:39. > :18:43.advertisement to play Gaelic football for international students.
:18:44. > :18:49.And I thought, OK, it's some kind of football, it's OK. It turned out to
:18:50. > :18:55.be a lot more than just OK. I was there oldest one. In the middle of
:18:56. > :19:01.the young people. And I found them so nice. To me. From the beginning,
:19:02. > :19:05.they in courage to me. I met many new friends, and to be honest, I
:19:06. > :19:11.really, really enjoy the Gaelic football. And the mixing of
:19:12. > :19:18.traditions has had exactly the right result. Wearing a scarf is so
:19:19. > :19:24.important. Its identity for me as well. A few weeks ago, we had a
:19:25. > :19:31.match, and in the last moment, one of the girls passed the ball to me.
:19:32. > :19:40.And I made a score. And it was the best time that I've had in my life
:19:41. > :19:43.until now. For Mansoreh, it is definitely more than just a game.
:19:44. > :19:46.And the first part of that documentary, Nios Mo Na Cliche,
:19:47. > :19:50.is on BBC Two this Sunday at 10:30pm.
:19:51. > :19:53.Sport takes us on something of a global tour this evening.
:19:54. > :19:57.Mark, New Zealand, Baku and Belfast on your list -
:19:58. > :20:09.His corner say he's so competitive that Ryan Burnett would race
:20:10. > :20:12.The Belfast bantamweight is now 48 hours away
:20:13. > :20:34.He may be taking centre stage now, but Ryan Burnett's professional
:20:35. > :20:39.career was almost over before it began. I got refused for a licence.
:20:40. > :20:42.They said I had a brain problem. I got a phone call one day from a
:20:43. > :20:46.neurologist saying that I'm never going to box again. It got to the
:20:47. > :20:50.point where I had to have a small operation just to prove that I was
:20:51. > :20:55.safe to fight. Do you feel that that whole experience has driven new one?
:20:56. > :21:00.Yes, it's something that's definitely built me as a character.
:21:01. > :21:06.I was only 19 at the time and I was in it by myself, so it was a
:21:07. > :21:11.difficult time. But thank God I got past it and I'm here. Li Haskins
:21:12. > :21:15.obviously has experience on his side. But there's a feeling within
:21:16. > :21:20.the Ryan Burnett camp that this is the right fight at the right time,
:21:21. > :21:23.as he aims to make the step up to World Championship level, the
:21:24. > :21:27.hometown fighter believes this is a golden opportunity to achieve his
:21:28. > :21:30.lifelong dream. Every night before I go to bed I can't help but think to
:21:31. > :21:35.myself what is going to be like and how it's going to feel. I've seen it
:21:36. > :21:43.so much in my mind. And I really believe that Saturday night, Belfast
:21:44. > :21:50.will have a new world champion. Lee Haskins is now all that stands
:21:51. > :21:53.between Burnett and his goal. He seems confident. Great to see
:21:54. > :21:54.big-time boxing back in Belfast. Two rugby.
:21:55. > :21:57.The draw's been made for next seasons Champions Cup.
:21:58. > :21:59.For Ulster, it's a case of 'coulda been worse'.
:22:00. > :22:01.Alongside them in Pool One, two English clubs -
:22:02. > :22:03.Wasps and Harlequins - as well as the French
:22:04. > :22:20.Full details on the BBC sport website.
:22:21. > :22:22.The Lions have left Auckland and arrived in Christchurch.
:22:23. > :22:25.Conor Murray is one of several new faces in for this Saturday's
:22:26. > :22:31.The city is still finding its feet following a series of earthquakes.
:22:32. > :22:33.The most recent was just last year. From New Zealand, here's BBC
:22:34. > :22:41.Newsline's Nial Foster. Christchurch is the largest city in
:22:42. > :22:46.the South Island of New Zealand. It is home to almost 400,000 people,
:22:47. > :22:51.making it the country's third most populous city. Between September
:22:52. > :22:55.2010 and early 2012, the city suffered a series of devastating
:22:56. > :23:00.earthquakes. The worst of which occurred on the 22nd of February
:23:01. > :23:05.2011, when 185 people were killed and, across the city, hundreds of
:23:06. > :23:08.buildings either collapsed or suffered serious damage. Today, the
:23:09. > :23:15.British and Irish Lions remembered those who lost their lives. Just
:23:16. > :23:18.like their host city, the Lions must rebuild after their disappointing
:23:19. > :23:25.defeat of the Auckland blues. Up next is one of the world's best club
:23:26. > :23:30.sides - crusaders, on Saturday. No Ulster men are in this squad, but it
:23:31. > :23:33.is a strong starting 15. It is going to be a massive challenge. We want
:23:34. > :23:38.to bounce back and develop the squad and our game plan. You know, keep
:23:39. > :23:41.progressing. We need to gel as best we can and keep building
:23:42. > :23:44.performances and relationships. The loss was really frustrating, but
:23:45. > :23:47.we've got to keep focused on what we're trying to do here. We are
:23:48. > :23:52.trying to gel a team together in a short period of time and keep our
:23:53. > :23:57.performances. My aim is to play as well as I can and do the best that I
:23:58. > :24:00.can for the team. In order to gain the confidence going into the three
:24:01. > :24:04.tests against the all Blacks, the Lions must draw this weekend.
:24:05. > :24:11.Niall., BBC Newsline, Christchurch, New Zealand. The first Test against
:24:12. > :24:13.the all Blacks is still two weeks away.
:24:14. > :24:15.And now for our next time zone - Baku, three
:24:16. > :24:18.Azerbaijan are three points behind Northern Ireland
:24:19. > :24:20.as they prepare to meet in Saturday's Group C
:24:21. > :24:24.The heat will be hard to handle, but Michael McGovern has
:24:25. > :24:38.They are so well organised, that's a massive thing. And, you know, this
:24:39. > :24:44.team is from the Premier League, a lot of them are in defence. On top
:24:45. > :24:48.of that, you know, it takes a lot of hard work. People think it's all
:24:49. > :24:52.about the defence, but, you know, it's not straight all the way
:24:53. > :25:00.through. You know, a lot of things combined make us hard to go against.
:25:01. > :25:06.That is live on BBC Radio Ulster. I told you we were going global this
:25:07. > :25:08.evening... The last stop on our world tour is Japan.
:25:09. > :25:11.Finally, golf, and world number four Hideki Matsuyama has confirmed
:25:12. > :25:13.he will compete at the Irish Open at Portstewart next month.
:25:14. > :25:27.Cecilia is here. What is going on with all this rain?! What a day,
:25:28. > :25:31.Tara. It has been a day of heavy rain and even thunder and lightning
:25:32. > :25:34.in some areas. We have had lots of tweets and e-mails showing flooding
:25:35. > :25:38.in quite a number of places. This was a car park in north Belfast
:25:39. > :25:42.which was described as is wearing ball. There will be flooding in some
:25:43. > :25:50.areas for a while this evening -- as a swimming pool. It is a gradual
:25:51. > :25:53.drying process. Tomorrow on the weekend to try and warmer. Not
:25:54. > :25:56.completely dry. We have another area of rain to come in tomorrow night.
:25:57. > :25:59.That will mostly be after dark and should clear quickly on Saturday.
:26:00. > :26:03.Then we are looking at a few showers. Temperatures will get up to
:26:04. > :26:08.around 20 degrees in some areas. Back to today, the main area of rain
:26:09. > :26:10.has been coming in from the south-west, bright colours
:26:11. > :26:15.indicating those thundery downpours. It's not until we get into this zone
:26:16. > :26:19.here that. To noticeably dry out this evening. That should be in a
:26:20. > :26:28.few hours' time. Showers becoming more and more scattered as the night
:26:29. > :26:31.goes on. Clearer skies developing. By the end of the night, most places
:26:32. > :26:34.will be drier. One or two spots temperatures could get down to seven
:26:35. > :26:36.or 8 degrees. It will warm up quite nicely tomorrow morning because we
:26:37. > :26:39.have got some lovely sunshine to look forward to, and no more than
:26:40. > :26:43.one or two showers. A lot of places dotting tomorrow morning to write
:26:44. > :26:47.and write if not sunny. One or two showers up towards the north coast
:26:48. > :26:51.-- dry and bright. Temperatures starting to rise nicely. It will be
:26:52. > :26:55.a nice day. Bar the odd shower, and we are not talking any downpours, we
:26:56. > :27:02.are looking at lots of dry weather, sunshine at times, temperatures up
:27:03. > :27:06.to 18, 19, even 20 degrees. More like summer tomorrow. It starts try
:27:07. > :27:12.tomorrow evening, then the next area of rain comes in during the night,
:27:13. > :27:17.it lasts right through the night and the ground will get a good soaking.
:27:18. > :27:22.But it moves quickly, Saturday bright and blustery, warm winds,
:27:23. > :27:26.temperatures up to 21 or 22 degrees. Not quite as warm as it will be for
:27:27. > :27:29.the Northern Ireland match. Sunday we have a fresher day, showers and
:27:30. > :27:35.sunshine, one or two sharp showers but nothing like today.
:27:36. > :27:41.No late news this evening. Instead we will be here with our election
:27:42. > :27:43.coverage starting at 9:55pm and continuing throughout the night.
:27:44. > :27:44.Have a very good