:00:10. > :00:13.The police in Brazil have seized passports and other items belonging
:00:14. > :00:19.to three senior members of the Olympic Council of Ireland.
:00:20. > :00:35.It is understood one of them is chief executive of the ACI, Stephen
:00:36. > :00:37.Martin. The development is part of an ongoing investigation and there
:00:38. > :00:41.is no suggestion of impropriety. No arrests were made.
:00:42. > :00:44.It comes as the Olympic Council is holding a meeting in Dublin
:00:45. > :00:47.tonight to discuss the arrest of its former president Pat Hickey.
:00:48. > :00:50.The 71-year-old is in jail in Brazil after being arrested over
:00:51. > :00:54.A man in his 40s has died following a road
:00:55. > :00:57.It happened on the Tullyvar Road in Aughnacloy shortly before
:00:58. > :01:02.The man's van was the only vehicle involved.
:01:03. > :01:06.The Chief Constable George Hamilton has issued an online apology
:01:07. > :01:09.for a message he sent on social media.
:01:10. > :01:12.In an exchange on twitter he said that anyone who was unhappy
:01:13. > :01:21.in the PSNI should dry their eyes and move on to another job.
:01:22. > :01:23.The Police Federation had described the comments as offensive.
:01:24. > :01:27.A video appeared on Twitter - the Chief Constable saying sorry.
:01:28. > :01:30.I've clearly caused some offence with what I've said.
:01:31. > :01:35.forum followed an exchange on Twitter yesterday afternoon.
:01:36. > :01:38.It began when the Chief Constable posted a message calling for people
:01:39. > :01:50.He was challenged about working conditions.
:01:51. > :01:52.One user claimed that police officers
:01:53. > :01:55.are expected to fulfil far more roles than ever anticipated.
:01:56. > :01:58.During an exchange, Mr Hamilton said the PSNI is here to serve, adding,
:01:59. > :02:00."So let's get on with it rather than wallowing in self-pity."
:02:01. > :02:02.He also tweeted another message saying,
:02:03. > :02:04."Well, you are allowed to leave and seek another job.
:02:05. > :02:08."Dry your eyes, do the job or move on."
:02:09. > :02:14.Today, the Chief Constable took to Twitter to apologise.
:02:15. > :02:17.With such important issues, they're not best dealt with 140 characters
:02:18. > :02:21.I've clearly caused some offence with what I've said and for
:02:22. > :02:27.I am hugely proud of the officers and staff who go out
:02:28. > :02:38.I want to encourage and support them.
:02:39. > :02:41.I accept that my comments last night would not have conveyed
:02:42. > :02:50.The Police Federation released a strongly worded statement.
:02:51. > :02:52.They said the comments amounted to a great
:02:53. > :02:56.The statement said that the job was difficult enough without the Chief
:02:57. > :03:11.The Police Federation later accepted the apology.
:03:12. > :03:14.And politicians who had called on Mr Hamilton to reflect on the
:03:15. > :03:16.content of the tweets said the police force
:03:17. > :03:17.must not underestimate the difficulties facing officers.
:03:18. > :03:20.Recently, I lost my grandson and the police officers who came
:03:21. > :03:24.to my house who had to do with that as my grandson lay dead on the floor
:03:25. > :03:27.They were there for a number of hours.
:03:28. > :03:29.I say they were fantastic, but once they finished, I
:03:30. > :03:32.know it affected them greatly, they then had to leave my house
:03:33. > :03:36.The Twitter exchanges and today's apology will feed into those ongoing
:03:37. > :03:43.concerns about the welfare of police officers.
:03:44. > :03:51.Park run fans in Fermanagh have petitioned The National Trust to
:03:52. > :03:59.allow them to continue running in the grounds of a castle.
:04:00. > :04:02.The free 5 kilometre running event has been held on the estate
:04:03. > :04:05.The National Trust has said the runs must stop,
:04:06. > :04:07.suggesting they are having an impact on conservation.
:04:08. > :04:09.But runners hope the charity will change its mind.
:04:10. > :04:12.The castle is lovely. Lots of people come here who would not otherwise
:04:13. > :04:14.come. It is fabulous. And we'll have more on that story
:04:15. > :04:16.including a response from the National Trust
:04:17. > :04:18.on tomorrow's BBC Newsline. Now let's get a look at the weather
:04:19. > :04:37.for the start of the week There is a fair amount of dry
:04:38. > :04:39.weather in the forecast. The exception is tomorrow night into
:04:40. > :04:43.Tuesday when it is likely to be wetter, particularly during the
:04:44. > :04:49.first part of the day. Eastern areas may be bearing the brunt of the
:04:50. > :04:55.rain. Quite wet tonight. Some heavy bursts at first. The rain does ease,
:04:56. > :05:01.not dying away completely. A lot of mist and low cloud and muggy feeling
:05:02. > :05:06.night. Temperature is no lower than 14, 15. Tomorrow is not a bad start
:05:07. > :05:11.to the week. A fair amount of cloud around. To begin, it would be quite
:05:12. > :05:15.great and damp. Drizzle will be clearing out of the way. In the
:05:16. > :05:21.meantime, the overnight train head south. Still heavy bursts of rain at
:05:22. > :05:28.first. To the south, mainly dry with sunshine towards the east. Pretty
:05:29. > :05:33.warm and humid. Variable and often large amounts of cloud. Quite damp
:05:34. > :05:37.towards the north-west. Other than that, it is dry. For Northern
:05:38. > :05:42.Ireland, it looks like a dry afternoon. We have cloud which will
:05:43. > :05:46.be thinning out. Some brightness coming through. The best likely
:05:47. > :05:50.towards the north. Temperatures getting up to 19, 20. In the middle
:05:51. > :05:57.part of the week, low pressure in the Atlantic. It will be sinking its
:05:58. > :06:02.way south into Wednesday. On Tuesday, a wet one for many parts of
:06:03. > :06:07.Ireland into Scotland. Some heavy bursts of rain. Very warm and humid.
:06:08. > :06:11.The temperatures getting into the high 20s. Still very warm and humid
:06:12. > :06:17.on Wednesday, maybe even more so. A bit more clout as the weather front
:06:18. > :06:21.sinks its way south. Some thunderstorms edging their way
:06:22. > :06:25.south. Bright spells and scattered shards of the north and west. A
:06:26. > :06:28.similar story on Thursday. That is all from us for tonight.
:06:29. > :06:31.Our next BBC Newsline bulletin is at 6:25am.
:06:32. > :06:33.From everyone on the BBC Newsline team, good bye.