:00:00. > :00:13.Good evening and welcome to the programme.
:00:14. > :00:15.A 31-year-old woman has admitted killing a pensioner
:00:16. > :00:19.67-year-old Eddie Girvan was found dead at his house on Station Road.
:00:20. > :00:26.Our north-east reporter Sara Girvin was at Belfast Crown Court.
:00:27. > :00:29.Just as her murder trial was about to start,
:00:30. > :00:33.Margaret Henderson-McCarroll admitted killing Eddie Girvan.
:00:34. > :00:36.The mother-of-two, described in court as fragile,
:00:37. > :00:40.is a heroin addict with nearly 100 previous convictions.
:00:41. > :00:43.Today she accepted that she'd unlawfully killed retired plumber
:00:44. > :00:49.Henderson-McCarroll's solicitor stood with her in the dock
:00:50. > :00:53.as she pleaded not guilty to Eddie Girvan's murder,
:00:54. > :00:56.but she said she was guilty of his manslaughter on the grounds
:00:57. > :01:01.She also pleaded guilty to eight other charges, including theft
:01:02. > :01:07.These relate to the theft of cash, jewellery and Mr Girvan's car
:01:08. > :01:14.Police discovered Mr Girvan's body by chance after his stolen car,
:01:15. > :01:16.driven by his killer, was involved in
:01:17. > :01:21.The vehicle was then found outside the Belfast hostel
:01:22. > :01:27.No details of Mr Girvan's death were given today at court
:01:28. > :01:30.but at a bail hearing last year it was heard that
:01:31. > :01:34.he and Henderson-McCarroll had rowed over money for sex.
:01:35. > :01:37.She said he'd come at her with a sword and she'd been
:01:38. > :01:41.Mr Girvan was found at his Station Road home,
:01:42. > :01:45.bound, gagged and with stab wounds to his chest.
:01:46. > :01:48.Pre-sentence reports were ordered, and Henderson-McCarroll
:01:49. > :01:59.The EU's chief Brexit negotiator has told a special sitting of the Dail
:02:00. > :02:01.that he will work to avoid a hard border.
:02:02. > :02:05.But Michel Barnier also emphasised that there will have to some form
:02:06. > :02:08.of customs controls when the UK leaves the EU.
:02:09. > :02:15.Our economics and business editor John Campbell reports from Dublin.
:02:16. > :02:19.It was VIP treatment for Michel Barnier.
:02:20. > :02:22.Addressing both houses of the Irish parliament is an honour
:02:23. > :02:29.usually reserved for prime ministers and presidents.
:02:30. > :02:31.He repeated his determination that Brexit negotiations should
:02:32. > :02:35.do nothing to undermine peace in Ireland but warned that
:02:36. > :02:40.Brexit will mean change, especially when it comes to customs.
:02:41. > :02:46.The UK's departure from the EU will have consequences.
:02:47. > :02:52.We have together the duty to speak the truth.
:02:53. > :02:56.Customs controls are part of the EU border management.
:02:57. > :03:03.They protect our food safety and other standards.
:03:04. > :03:09.But as I already said many times, nothing in these negotiations
:03:10. > :03:14.He gave no indication as to what those customs
:03:15. > :03:30.The Taoiseach said it is an achievement to get Ireland to the
:03:31. > :03:30.top of the EU agenda but acknowledged the major challenge to
:03:31. > :03:34.come. We know how complex
:03:35. > :03:36.and serious the issues Later Mr Kenny had his own
:03:37. > :03:44.meeting with Mr Barnier. Tomorrow it will be
:03:45. > :03:46.the turn of border business They will want to know more
:03:47. > :03:50.about what might happen The sister of a County Cavan woman
:03:51. > :03:54.whose husband killed her and their three children has been
:03:55. > :03:58.speaking about her family's decision Alan Hawe had been buried
:03:59. > :04:04.with his wife Clodagh and their three sons
:04:05. > :04:07.after the apparent murder-suicide at their home near Ballyjamesduff
:04:08. > :04:10.almost a year ago. Jacqueline Connolly spoke
:04:11. > :04:13.to our reporter Kevin Magee. This is how the Hawe family grave
:04:14. > :04:19.looked up until yesterday. And this is it today,
:04:20. > :04:22.after Alan Hawe's body was exhumed. At the time of their deaths,
:04:23. > :04:25.the five members of the family were buried side by side
:04:26. > :04:28.in St Mary's churchyard Speaking on BBC Radio Ulster,
:04:29. > :04:34.Clodagh's sister Jacqueline In my eyes she never
:04:35. > :04:44.put a foot wrong. She described how she felt watching
:04:45. > :04:51.Alan Hawe's body being removed I was there when it happened,
:04:52. > :04:56.and as he left the cemetery, the sun broke through the clouds
:04:57. > :04:59.and I cried with relief He may as well have killed
:05:00. > :05:04.us as well, because Why did you decide at
:05:05. > :05:09.the time that the family The funeral arrangements never
:05:10. > :05:17.came into our heads. We just couldn't even think
:05:18. > :05:20.about the fact that they were In a statement, the Hawe family said
:05:21. > :05:27.that they had agreed to a request from Clodagh's side of the family
:05:28. > :05:31.to have Alan Hawe's body exhumed. They referred to the devastating
:05:32. > :05:36.losses that they too have suffered - losing a son, grandchildren
:05:37. > :05:43.and daughter-in-law. They say the circumstances
:05:44. > :05:45.surrounding the tragedy will be the subject of an inquest later this
:05:46. > :05:48.year, and in light of that they Police have appealed for witnesses
:05:49. > :05:55.to an attempted theft It happened near St Peter's
:05:56. > :06:01.Cathedral, a popular One of the tourists
:06:02. > :06:05.is pictured on the left, An eyewitness said a number
:06:06. > :06:09.of people had intervened to help the tourists,
:06:10. > :06:12.a man and a woman. Police are appealing for information
:06:13. > :06:14.about the incident which happened around 1pm this afternoon
:06:15. > :06:19.in Albert Street. Sinn Fein's leader at Stormont,
:06:20. > :06:21.Michelle O'Neill, says she would welcome legal
:06:22. > :06:24.protection for Ulster-Scots In a pre-election interview
:06:25. > :06:28.for The View, Ms O'Neill said the vote in June
:06:29. > :06:41.was about rights and respect. Ulster Scots belongs to everybody,
:06:42. > :06:48.the Irish language belongs to everybody. Let's respect rights and
:06:49. > :06:52.make sure they are enshrined in legislation so ministers cannot take
:06:53. > :06:56.bigoted decisions against one sector or another. I am open to doing
:06:57. > :06:59.something for Ulster Scots if there is demand for it, I have said that
:07:00. > :07:03.from day one. You can see that interview
:07:04. > :07:06.in full on The View Racing got under way
:07:07. > :07:09.at the North West 200 tonight and it was a record-breaking evening
:07:10. > :07:16.on the North Coast, Lap records tumbled at the famous
:07:17. > :07:20.triangle circuit. Alastair Seeley was faster than anyone in the
:07:21. > :07:26.Superstock class and had picked up his 18th win at the North West. The
:07:27. > :07:33.feeling was as good as ever. I don't know what I'm doing right. I talked
:07:34. > :07:37.about Lady luck and it still with me, so hopefully I can continue on
:07:38. > :07:43.Saturday and the crowds are amazing around the circuit. The star turn on
:07:44. > :07:48.the night was Englishman Martin Jessopp, who came into this year's
:07:49. > :07:54.event without a win but took the top step of the podium in the Supersport
:07:55. > :08:01.and Supertwin races. I think you have a call to take. Who was it?
:08:02. > :08:11.It's my mum. Hello, ma'am, how's the dog? Love you too. So Martin Jessopp
:08:12. > :08:12.can enjoy the moment before he bids to add to his tally of victories on
:08:13. > :08:13.Saturday. Here's Barra Best with
:08:14. > :08:23.the weather forecast. Ten dry days in a row comes to an
:08:24. > :08:28.end to light as we have showers moving across all parts but we also
:08:29. > :08:34.have mother air so it will be a mild night. Friday gets off to a more
:08:35. > :08:39.unsettled start, some wet weather but not a complete wash-out and
:08:40. > :08:42.eventually there will be some sunshine. Scattered showers are fact
:08:43. > :08:47.almost everywhere at first but through the morning they will become
:08:48. > :08:52.confined to Central and western areas as sunshine creates them. The
:08:53. > :08:57.bulk of showers will set across Ireland and some could be heavily,
:08:58. > :09:01.possibly thundery. The odd shower and cloud around parts of England
:09:02. > :09:06.and Wales, the best weather for Northern England and Scotland. For
:09:07. > :09:12.us by the middle of the afternoon there will be the odd shower, the
:09:13. > :09:17.rumble of thunder but some sunshine with temperatures about 17 or 18 at
:09:18. > :09:21.best. There will be a dry spell tomorrow evening and for a while
:09:22. > :09:26.overnight but eventually we will see what conditions, maybe some misty
:09:27. > :09:33.and murky conditions for coastal areas but another mild night
:09:34. > :09:37.tomorrow night. Saturday will be a wet start, not a great start for the
:09:38. > :09:43.North West 200 at improving with drier weather following, but keep an
:09:44. > :09:47.eye out for the odd scattered shower, temperatures still reaching
:09:48. > :09:53.the mid to high teens. We hold onto the mild are for Sunday and Monday
:09:54. > :09:54.but there will be some scattered showers, back to normal.
:09:55. > :09:58.Our next BBC Newsline is at 6:25am during Breakfast here on BBC One.
:09:59. > :10:08.You can also keep updated with News Online.
:10:09. > :10:09.We're really in it up to here this week.