:00:09. > :00:12.The Orange lodge at the centre of the long-running Twaddell Avenue
:00:13. > :00:15.parading dispute in North Belfast has said it's to suspend its protest
:00:16. > :00:22.In a statement, the Ballysillan lodge criticised some of the groups
:00:23. > :00:24.involved in recent attempts to resolve the stand-off and said it
:00:25. > :00:27.will continue to apply for an evening parade past
:00:28. > :00:31.But it went on to say they had been left with no choice
:00:32. > :00:35.It's not clear from the statement if this means they will dismantle
:00:36. > :00:38.the camp, which has been at the site since 2013.
:00:39. > :00:40.The police are tonight examining a haul of guns,
:00:41. > :00:43.home-made explosives and munitions found during searches near Lurgan.
:00:44. > :00:45.They've described the find as significant and believe it
:00:46. > :00:53.Our home affairs correspondent Vincent Kearney reports.
:00:54. > :00:56.The grounds of a former convent where the scene of a major security
:00:57. > :01:02.operation during the last couple of days.
:01:03. > :01:10.Specialist teams look through hedges on the outskirts of Lurgan.
:01:11. > :01:12.The rail line here was closed for a number of hours
:01:13. > :01:16.because of what the police described as a significant operation.
:01:17. > :01:18.How significant became clear this afternoon when police displayed
:01:19. > :01:30.What we have in total are parts of home-made explosives.
:01:31. > :01:33.We have improvised launchers and a number of pipe bombs.
:01:34. > :01:39.We have three firearms and a variety of ammunition.
:01:40. > :01:41.These items were in the advanced state of readiness and some
:01:42. > :01:47.As the police press conference was taking place,
:01:48. > :01:49.other items were being recovered from the scene.
:01:50. > :01:52.In the course of the investigation today, further searches in that
:01:53. > :02:08.As well as what you have seen here today, there are other items,
:02:09. > :02:18.The police later released other images.
:02:19. > :02:21.A pipe bomb, a semi-automatic shotgun...
:02:22. > :02:23.They are believed to belong to the New IRA, which is known
:02:24. > :02:34.The police say that this new find has saved lives and dealt a blow
:02:35. > :02:38.A man's being questioned about the murder of ten workmen
:02:39. > :02:46.The Protestant workers were shot dead after their mini-bus
:02:47. > :02:49.was stopped near the County Armagh village in 1976.
:02:50. > :02:51.The 59-year-old is the first person to be arrested since police reopened
:02:52. > :02:57.Two people have been killed in road crashes in the past 24 hours.
:02:58. > :02:59.They were a woman in her 60s and a 50-year-old motorcyclist.
:03:00. > :03:06.The 39th person to die on our roads this year was killed here outside
:03:07. > :03:19.The impact of the collision was clear to see.
:03:20. > :03:23.It is a fast bit of road and with the speed and the coach
:03:24. > :03:24.involved, it was a very serious accident.
:03:25. > :03:27.We treated three people at the scene and two were taken on to hospital
:03:28. > :03:29.for further treatment, one was released.
:03:30. > :03:32.The fourth person was trapped in the car and unfortunately that
:03:33. > :03:42.Investigation teams arrived to try and work out what happened.
:03:43. > :03:45.The main Belfast to Dublin road stayed closed in both directions
:03:46. > :03:47.for hours after the crash, with traffic diverted.
:03:48. > :03:56.Drivers could not avoid long tailbacks.
:03:57. > :03:58.Eight hours earlier and less than 30 miles away, another death.
:03:59. > :04:02.The police said his motorbike crashed into a roundabout.
:04:03. > :04:08.The number of road deaths is down slightly on the last two years.
:04:09. > :04:13.But two more families have been left devastated.
:04:14. > :04:15.The number of people in Northern Ireland applying
:04:16. > :04:20.for Irish passports in July was more than 60% higher than
:04:21. > :04:29.The figures released today by the Irish Foreign Ministry show
:04:30. > :04:31.that in 2015 there were just over 4,000 applications,
:04:32. > :04:34.but this year that was up to over 6,600 - a rise of 63%.
:04:35. > :04:37.There was an even larger increase in the numbers applying from Britain
:04:38. > :04:43.The figures cover the first full month since the UK's vote
:04:44. > :04:48.A review of taxi legislation could jeopardise the future
:04:49. > :04:56.The US company operates worldwide and launched in Belfast last year.
:04:57. > :04:59.But it could now struggle to comply with changes to the law.
:05:00. > :05:05.Our economics and business editor John Campbell reports.
:05:06. > :05:17.They have had brushes with the law and regulators.
:05:18. > :05:23.In Belfast, they have had a flavour of that.
:05:24. > :05:25.It is all about how taxis are regulated.
:05:26. > :05:28.A recent change in the law means that all taxis will have to install
:05:29. > :05:46.It wants drivers to use a Class C licence.
:05:47. > :05:49.Those vehicles do not use a meter or have a roof sign.
:05:50. > :05:56.Crucially, the law does not stop taxis using those licenses.
:05:57. > :05:58.The minister says that is a loophole, and one
:05:59. > :06:03.If they are not happy with that, they will have to look elsewhere.
:06:04. > :06:06.We are going to have a taxi system here that is fair and
:06:07. > :06:14.Established players in the industry take a similar view.
:06:15. > :06:18.Public safety is a very big thing because people are used to taxis
:06:19. > :06:24.Uber seems startled by what is being proposed.
:06:25. > :06:46.Uber often gets what it wants, but it has pulled out of cities
:06:47. > :06:56.The opening ceremony at the Rio Olympics is now imminent,
:06:57. > :06:59.and Team GB and Team Ireland are getting ready for their big
:07:00. > :07:07.It's a proud night in particular for one boxer from Belfast.
:07:08. > :07:14.It is. Paddy Barnes will carry the flag for Tremarle and at the opening
:07:15. > :07:19.ceremony. It is a deserved honour for him at his third Olympic Games.
:07:20. > :07:24.Array called for any Irish fighter. He is a double the bronze medallist.
:07:25. > :07:26.He told me it is a very special evening for him and his family.
:07:27. > :07:31.Before the opening ceremony gets under way, the first Northern
:07:32. > :07:35.Ireland athlete has already been an action. A natural 2-part and the
:07:36. > :07:46.men's qualification and finished 13th. What local athletes are in
:07:47. > :07:51.action? Fittingly, Alan Campbell, the raw, is first in action. As for
:07:52. > :08:00.Fulham begins, record for any Northern Ireland Olympian. In
:08:01. > :08:05.dressage, Clare Abbott, from Hillsborough, is in action. For
:08:06. > :08:10.hockey players are in action. The first time an Irish hockey team has
:08:11. > :08:14.been in action for over a century. We will keep you up-to-date with all
:08:15. > :08:16.the progress on BBC Newsline. Sunny in Rio, but
:08:17. > :08:25.what can we expect? Apart from a few showers, it has not
:08:26. > :08:29.been a bad end to the week. Mainly light winds but that will change
:08:30. > :08:40.back to this low-pressure dishing up towards the north-west. The ice
:08:41. > :08:44.buyers -- isobars are tightly. There will be dry spells around and
:08:45. > :08:51.interpreters will be quite reasonable. The wind is still quite
:08:52. > :08:54.like tonight. A lot of dry weather. In terms, ten and 11 Celsius likely
:08:55. > :09:01.to dip into single figures in parts of the countryside. Tomorrow, a fair
:09:02. > :09:04.amount of dry weather around. Winds are the main feature. They will pick
:09:05. > :09:07.up later than the day. Light to begin with. Quite a pleasant morning
:09:08. > :09:13.with dry weather and sunshine and maybe the odd pocket of drizzle in
:09:14. > :09:16.North West. We have wetter weather moving towards the north and
:09:17. > :09:19.north-west of Scotland, into western parts as well, along with
:09:20. > :09:22.strengthening winds. For much of the Republic of Ireland and the rest of
:09:23. > :09:28.Britain, dry weather and warm sunshine. Temperatures low optimism
:09:29. > :09:34.20s. Towards the West, this is where the winds pick up. Those winds, from
:09:35. > :09:41.the South. Here, the temperatures will be quite decent widely, getting
:09:42. > :09:46.up to 20 or 21 Celsius, even though the wind will start to pick up. The
:09:47. > :09:50.cloud thickens as well. Rain moves in tomorrow evening. Gale force
:09:51. > :09:53.winds attempt was enough. Wendy on Sunday. Maybe try later in the day.
:09:54. > :09:57.After that pressure into the next week. -- fresher.
:09:58. > :10:00.Our next BBC Newsline is at 6.10pm tomorrow evening.
:10:01. > :10:01.In the meantime, BBC Radio Ulster and BBC News Online will