15/10/2016

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:02:24. > :02:26.A man has died in a farming accident in County Tyrone.

:02:27. > :02:28.It's believed Alistair Sloss was working with slurry

:02:29. > :02:33.Alistair Sloss, who was in his 50s, was killed at this farm

:02:34. > :02:35.on Ruskey Road just outside Coagh, yesterday evening.

:02:36. > :02:37.It's understood the accident may be linked to slurry -

:02:38. > :02:39.a type of fertiliser which gives off poisonous fumes.

:02:40. > :02:42.Today, relatives - including his young children -

:02:43. > :02:45.came together in grief at the family farm, too upset to speak on camera.

:02:46. > :02:47.Mr Sloss's death comes as the period for spreading slurry comes

:02:48. > :02:49.to a close, and just days after the Health

:02:50. > :02:52.and Safety Executive reported a fall in the number of farm deaths.

:02:53. > :02:54.The Health and Safety Executive says they are investigating

:02:55. > :02:58.Two Paralympic champions were in North Belfast today

:02:59. > :02:59.to encourage more people with disabilities to

:03:00. > :03:03.Bethany Firth and Michael McKillop were at Girdwood Community Hub

:03:04. > :03:06.to hear details of an action plan which will fund specialist equipment

:03:07. > :03:08.for 11 disability sport centres across Northern Ireland.

:03:09. > :03:10.Nurturing the next generation of Paralympic talent.

:03:11. > :03:12.Athletes from Northern Ireland who competed at this year's Games

:03:13. > :03:15.in Rio hope this group of children get the same opportunity

:03:16. > :03:17.to develop their talent at the highest level.

:03:18. > :03:19.?300,000 will go towards new specialist equipment

:03:20. > :03:21.at 11 sports hubs in each of Northern Ireland's council areas.

:03:22. > :03:24.I want to be able to walk with Matt Wrack knowing the next generation of

:03:25. > :03:25.Paralympians will be there. ?300,000 will go towards

:03:26. > :03:27.new specialist equipment at 11 sports hubs in each

:03:28. > :03:30.of Northern Ireland's council areas. Good news for those

:03:31. > :03:34.who enjoy getting active. At the start, Charlie Hayter and

:03:35. > :03:36.football. He could not help, hit confidence has grown and he loves

:03:37. > :03:39.it. Just brilliant. What do you think? I think it is fun! The Sports

:03:40. > :03:41.Minister says everyone should have the opportunity to make their -- the

:03:42. > :03:44.most of their talents. Everybody who was engaging shoe -- should be in no

:03:45. > :03:47.way disadvantaged, they should have aspirations to be active in sport

:03:48. > :03:49.and it is vital we mainstream that within the sporting structures.

:03:50. > :03:50.Those behind this plan hope it encourages the next generation of

:03:51. > :03:52.champions. Jonathan Rea meals on course to wind

:03:53. > :03:54.the super bike championship after the latest race in Spain. Stephen

:03:55. > :03:57.Watson reports. With his ice fixed on the biggest prize in his sport,

:03:58. > :04:00.Jonathan Rea did not want any hedges today. As he went head-to-head with

:04:01. > :04:02.his nearest rival for the world crown. His team-mate, John Sykes. He

:04:03. > :04:05.eventually settled for third place, and at others appointed on the day

:04:06. > :04:10.but the championship is now his to lose. I have to take some positives

:04:11. > :04:15.because this is the first time I have reached the podium in Jerez,

:04:16. > :04:20.this is that a circuit that I enjoyed but I have never been fast

:04:21. > :04:26.here, fast but not super-fast, and I am excited because the guys with

:04:27. > :04:31.that gap, only three more races left for the others to have their

:04:32. > :04:35.opportunity. It is now possible for Jonathan Rea to wind his second

:04:36. > :04:36.successive world title tomorrow. At the same venue where he road to

:04:37. > :04:39.success last year. Well, it's been a wet day -

:04:40. > :04:42.let's hope tomorrow will be drier. Here's Cecilia with the weather

:04:43. > :04:47.forecast. If you're heading out this

:04:48. > :04:50.evening it should be dry for a while but expect some

:04:51. > :04:52.showers later on. They will get heavier and more

:04:53. > :04:55.widespread as the night goes on. Some hail, thunder and

:04:56. > :04:57.lightning is possible. And there could be quite a lot

:04:58. > :05:00.of water building up on the roads. So the Met Office has issued

:05:01. > :05:03.a warning for heavy rain It means there could be some

:05:04. > :05:06.unpleasant driving conditions, particularly tomorrow morning,

:05:07. > :05:08.with some sudden downpours So, some heavy showers around

:05:09. > :05:14.and the risk of thunder There will be a few gaps

:05:15. > :05:21.but there will be more in the way of dry weather

:05:22. > :05:23.during Sunday afternoon. Heavy showers for a while across

:05:24. > :05:25.the Republic of Ireland as well as through northern England

:05:26. > :05:28.and parts of Wales but they are The north of Scotland should

:05:29. > :05:33.have a much drier day And behind these heavy showers

:05:34. > :05:36.there will be some Temperatures in the mid

:05:37. > :05:39.or high teens. And we should see some gaps

:05:40. > :05:42.between the showers tomorrow afternoon across Northern Ireland

:05:43. > :05:44.with a bit of sunshine Not a complete wash-out

:05:45. > :05:52.for the whole day and temperatures, where we get some sunshine,

:05:53. > :05:54.should creep up to around 14 Next week starts with low pressure

:05:55. > :05:58.so unsettled and some rain for a time but this area of high

:05:59. > :06:01.pressure builds in from the Atlantic so we're expecting things

:06:02. > :06:04.to settle down again. So although it will start wet

:06:05. > :06:07.on Monday with some showers for a while and heavy rain,

:06:08. > :06:09.more settled conditions from Tuesday onwards but with the risk of some

:06:10. > :06:12.frost and fog at night-time but also some sunshine

:06:13. > :06:18.during the day. BBC Newsline will be back

:06:19. > :06:22.at 6.05pm tomorrow evening. You can keep up-to-date

:06:23. > :06:24.with the local news on BBC Radio Ulster and on our local

:06:25. > :06:27.news online service. ) From everyone on the BBC Newsline

:06:28. > :06:29.team - enjoy your evening.