0:00:10 > 0:00:11Good afternoon.
0:00:11 > 0:00:13Gerry Adams has signalled that the Deputy First Minister
0:00:13 > 0:00:16could resign over Arlene Foster's refusal to stand aside
0:00:16 > 0:00:18while an investigation is carried out into the renewable heat scandal.
0:00:18 > 0:00:21The Sinn Fein president told a meeting in West Belfast
0:00:21 > 0:00:25that the party was prepared to take action if the First Minister
0:00:25 > 0:00:27didn't heed what he called the wishes of society.
0:00:27 > 0:00:32There is some flash photography in this report from Louise Cullen.
0:00:32 > 0:00:35Another meeting after a week of meetings.
0:00:35 > 0:00:37Sinn Fein in West Belfast today discussing the party's response
0:00:37 > 0:00:41to the Renewable Heat Initiative debacle.
0:00:41 > 0:00:44Gerry Adams said Arlene Foster's refusal to step aside was not good
0:00:44 > 0:00:48enough and he had this message for her.
0:00:48 > 0:00:52If the First Minister does not take the actions that society desires
0:00:52 > 0:01:00and deserves and which a sustainable process of change requires,
0:01:00 > 0:01:04then Sinn Fein will bring this ongoing and totally unacceptable
0:01:04 > 0:01:07state of affairs to an end.
0:01:07 > 0:01:09Yesterday, the party published proposals on what it
0:01:09 > 0:01:11sees as the way forward.
0:01:11 > 0:01:14They include: A judge-led panel to investigate the RHI affair
0:01:14 > 0:01:17which would have the power to compel witnesses to appear
0:01:17 > 0:01:19and access documents.
0:01:19 > 0:01:21A preliminary report would be ready in one month
0:01:21 > 0:01:24followed by a final report in three.
0:01:24 > 0:01:28But that's all dependent on Arlene Foster stepping aside.
0:01:28 > 0:01:32After initially reiterating her refusal to do so, last night
0:01:32 > 0:01:35she said with the exception of that demand, the proposals do provide
0:01:35 > 0:01:39the basis for taking an investigation forward.
0:01:39 > 0:01:43The Sinn Fein president also used his speech today to criticise
0:01:43 > 0:01:45the DUP over the cutting of a ?50,000 Irish
0:01:45 > 0:01:49language bursary scheme.
0:01:49 > 0:01:53The decision on the eve of Christmas to cut funding for the Liofa
0:01:53 > 0:01:59programme was a very deliberate snub to the Irish language.
0:01:59 > 0:02:06It was an ignorant decision taken by an ignoramus.
0:02:06 > 0:02:13The Assembly may be recalled next week to debate the crisis.
0:02:13 > 0:02:16An MLA in West Belfast says a new tyranny is emerging
0:02:16 > 0:02:20in the area following yet another paramilitary shooting.
0:02:20 > 0:02:22In the latest incident last night a 21-year-old man
0:02:22 > 0:02:24was shot in both legs.
0:02:24 > 0:02:26The Secretary of State has condemned the attack.
0:02:26 > 0:02:29Richard Morgan reports.
0:02:29 > 0:02:33It was here at Ardmonagh Parade in Turf Lodge that the man was shot
0:02:33 > 0:02:34at around 10pm last night.
0:02:34 > 0:02:37His injuries are not thought to be life-threatening.
0:02:37 > 0:02:39It's the latest in a number of shootings in West
0:02:39 > 0:02:41Belfast in recent months.
0:02:41 > 0:02:45In one of the attacks a 16-year-old boy was shot in both legs
0:02:45 > 0:02:47in nearby Aitnamona Crescent.
0:02:47 > 0:02:49Last night's shooting has been condemned by
0:02:49 > 0:02:52neighbours and politicians.
0:02:52 > 0:02:56One West Belfast MLA says he has already contacted
0:02:56 > 0:03:00the Chief Constable this week about similar paramilitary-style
0:03:00 > 0:03:05attacks, the scale of the threat in the area and recent drugs deaths.
0:03:05 > 0:03:09The assaults on young people in particular and the deaths
0:03:09 > 0:03:14because of drugs over Christmas means there's a real anxiety
0:03:14 > 0:03:18that the tyranny of those who use violence on one hand and push
0:03:18 > 0:03:22cocaine and heroin on the other are beginning to deeply hurt people
0:03:22 > 0:03:25and young people in West Belfast.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28People and the police must come together to confront both.
0:03:28 > 0:03:30The Secretary of State, James Brokenshire, says
0:03:30 > 0:03:33he is sickened by this attack, describing it as a cowardly
0:03:33 > 0:03:35act of violence.
0:03:35 > 0:03:39He's also urged anyone with information to contact police.
0:03:42 > 0:03:45A number of people had to leave their homes in Magherafelt
0:03:45 > 0:03:48last night following the discovery of a suspicious object.
0:03:48 > 0:03:51The alert began after police called to a house in Leckagh Drive
0:03:51 > 0:03:56following reports all the windows had been broken.
0:03:56 > 0:03:58When they arrived they found a suspicious object,
0:03:58 > 0:04:00which was examined and found to be a hoax.
0:04:00 > 0:04:02Residents were allowed back into their homes after midnight.
0:04:02 > 0:04:05A 25-year-old woman's been charged in connection with drugs
0:04:05 > 0:04:06seizures in County Down.
0:04:06 > 0:04:07She faces a series of charges including conspiracy
0:04:07 > 0:04:10to supply a class B drug.
0:04:10 > 0:04:14It follows the seizure of herbal cannabis in Donaghadee and Comber.
0:04:14 > 0:04:17She'll appear in court in Belfast on Monday.
0:04:17 > 0:04:19It was very mild if a bit grey today.
0:04:19 > 0:04:22Let's get a look at the weather forecast for the rest
0:04:22 > 0:04:24of the weekend with Barra Best.
0:04:24 > 0:04:25Hi, there.
0:04:25 > 0:04:28There's not much hope of any sunshine this weekend.
0:04:28 > 0:04:31The high pressure which has brought us the cloudy conditions is set
0:04:31 > 0:04:35to stay with us for at least the next 24 hours or so.
0:04:35 > 0:04:38But on the upside, again tonight we have no frost as temperatures
0:04:38 > 0:04:41fall to just seven or eight degrees.
0:04:41 > 0:04:44Well above average and temperatures we normally see by day
0:04:44 > 0:04:46at this time of year.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49Through the night we will once again see pockets of mist and fog forming,
0:04:49 > 0:04:51some of that will be thick in the morning, causing visibility
0:04:51 > 0:04:54issues on some roads.
0:04:54 > 0:04:57And some will be quite stubborn and very slow to clear as well.
0:04:57 > 0:05:00Otherwise, Sunday is going to be another mainly dry day.
0:05:00 > 0:05:02A mirror image practically of day.
0:05:02 > 0:05:03A lot of cloud.
0:05:03 > 0:05:06The winds stay light and at times the cloud will be thick enough
0:05:06 > 0:05:09to give a few spots of light rain and drizzle but it's not
0:05:09 > 0:05:11going to amount to very much at all.
0:05:11 > 0:05:14And if you're travelling across the island tomorrow it is pretty
0:05:14 > 0:05:15much the same everywhere.
0:05:15 > 0:05:18Maybe the odd sunnier or brighter glimpses trying to break
0:05:18 > 0:05:21through but overall a cloudy one but mild for the time
0:05:21 > 0:05:25of year with temperatures of ten or even 11 degrees.
0:05:25 > 0:05:28For the second part of the day for us, maybe the odd bright spell
0:05:28 > 0:05:31breaking through just before nightfall but overall staying cloudy
0:05:31 > 0:05:33right through the day.
0:05:33 > 0:05:36And cloudy again into tomorrow night, when it will stay mild.
0:05:36 > 0:05:39But rain is on the way on Sunday night and through
0:05:39 > 0:05:40the early hours of Monday.
0:05:40 > 0:05:43Once that clears away it will be a cooler, fresher day,
0:05:43 > 0:05:45certainly towards coastal areas, where we will have some gales
0:05:45 > 0:05:48and maybe even some severe gales with temperatures back to normal
0:05:48 > 0:05:52at about seven or 8 degrees.
0:05:52 > 0:05:54That's it for now.
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0:06:05 > 0:06:09From everyone on the BBC Newsline team - enjoy your evening.
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