26/03/2017 BBC Newsline

Sinn Fein say they won't be nominating their Stormont

leader Michelle O'Neill as Deputy First Minister tomorrow.

The party says the current phase of inter party discussions

has run its course - the decision means no power sharing

Executive can be formed in time for tomorrow

Here's our political editor Mark Devenport.

As talks deadlines approach, you often get contradictory assessments

of the chances of a breakthrough. But Sinn Fein could not have sounded

more pessimistic, pointing out the DUP negotiators were not even at the

talks venue, and indicating that no power-sharing Executive can be

formed. The governments and the DUP have failed in their approach to the

talks process and negotiations. They have not stepped up to the plate,

and the British Government refused to honour their responsibilities as

we all know they have. The DUP countered that their leadership had

been available for many hours, and their refusal to negotiate on

Sundays is a long-standing policy which shouldn't surprise anybody.

They said -- this time had been wasted, and Sinn Fein had proved --

been unwilling to attend roundtable sessions. Today, Alliance's leader

said if their party is offered the Justice department, it would look

for reforms rejected by the DUP and Sinn Fein last year. We seem to keep

repeating the same mistakes. The reality is that if that is a high

bar, the Executive will not work for Northern Ireland. What we asked for

was respect for other parties in Government, we ask that we would

deliver, but that is a low bar. At noon tomorrow attention goes to the

Assembly. But after today's developments, it seems unlikely that

any election -- electing of deputies will happen.

Tom Elliott of the Ulster Unionist Party said that the talks process

was the worst in recent times. He added that a massive change in

attitude was needed from the two largest parties.

Naval divers have recovered the body of a crew member from the Irish

coastguard helicopter which crashed off the coast of Mayo

Gardai confirmed that the body is that of captain Mark Duffy,

The search for the two other crew members is continuing.

A piper accompanied captain Duffy's cortege as it was brought ashore.

A postmortem is expected to be carried out today.

Captain Dara Fitzpatrick died after she was rescued from the sea

A 31-year-old man has been arrested in connection

with the attempted murder of police officers in Strabane.

He was detained in the town yesterday.

A roadside bomb, with a command wire attached, exploded on Tuesday

evening while police officers were on patrol.

Detectives have also been given additional time

to question a 20-year-old man, who was arrested on Friday

A security alert in Limavady has been declared a hoax by the PSNI.

A suspect device was found in Benbradagh Avenue, around five

Northern Ireland play Norway in a World Cup qualifier tonight,

at the national Stadium at Windsor Park in Belfast.

The manager and captain know that everyone fans

There's a of expectation, but if we turn up we're going to win games. --

level of expectation. But we've got to be quite level-headed and make

sure we continue to show the same desire and quality we've shown to

get us here, but also strengthen our position in the group and put us in

a good position at the halfway point. But we understand it's going

to be a difficult game but it's one we're looking forward to. Norway

have a of British-based players in their squad, it will be a game I

think possibly more akin to a game in the English Premier League

Championship, and when we are at our best, a good atmosphere in the

stadium, it will make it difficult for the opposition to settle into

the game. These are all the things we will be seeking to create

tonight. And tonight's match is live

on BBC Radio Ulster, Gaelic Games - in today's

penultimate round of the national Football League, defeats for Down,

Derry and Fermanagh leave all three Ulster sides fighting to avoid

relegation from Division two. Meanwhile Donegal and Monaghan drew

to remain in contention in Division one, but Tyrone lost

at home to Mayo. Today's encounter was both intense

and tired. Mail's Tom Parsons scored the decisive goal to give the

visitors a 1-0 lead at the break. It was nip and tuck all the way to the

final whistle, as time and again Tyrone drew level. Only for the

recent nemesis to pop over the winner. It came in stoppage time.

Mayo are now post -- poised to win in Division 1, Mark Sidebottom, BBC

Newsline, Omar. -- Omagh. More mild conditions to come this

week, but it is going to turn and settled. Tonight, temperatures in

towns and cities should stay between four and 6 degrees, but in the

countryside it will be chillier, there may be a slight frost for a

few of us come tomorrow morning. Otherwise tomorrow, a fine day, but

this time will be some cloud -- there will be some cloud coming and

going. But there will be good rays of sunshine pretty much from the

beginning of the day. If you are travelling tomorrow across Britain

and Ireland, tonnes of dry weather, plenty of sunshine coming and going.

A little bit of cloud from come -- time to time, and butchers will be

above average for the time of year. For us -- temperatures will be above

average. Some areas will get 14, 15 degrees where we get the best of any

sunshine. Tomorrow evening will stay dry, and it will be a dry start to

Tuesday, but slowly during the day it will turn more and settled. The

scattered showers will return; and it's a bit breezy for the East

coast, but temperatures for us all will stay above average for the time

of year. As for Wednesday and the rest of the week, the scattered

showers will stay with us as low pressure begins to take over. A

little bit windy at times, and temperatures will be above average

for the time of year. is at a quarter

past ten this evening.