Summary

  • Updates for Monday 11 April 2016

  • More updates from 07:00 on Tuesday

  • Picture: Dunluce Castle, County Antrim (by John Fagan)

  1. Goodnightpublished at 19:00 BST 11 April 2016

    That's it from the team at BBC News NI live today. Join us again tomorrow from 07:00 for more news, weather and sport.

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  2. Rain will spread to all parts overnightpublished at 18:54 BST 11 April 2016

    It will rain in southern areas of Northern Ireland this evening, but otherwise most places will stay dry with some clear intervals in the north.

    Weather graphic

    However, rain will return to County Down before midnight, spreading north and west to remaining areas overnight. 

  3. Watch: Ulster Rugby director seeks bonus point victorypublished at 18:52 BST 11 April 2016

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  4. Woman jailed for stealing meat worth £60 from shoppublished at 18:48 BST 11 April 2016

    A 23-year-old woman who stole £60 worth of meat from a grocery store has been jailed for a total of two months. 

    Belfast court complex at Laganside

    Laura Nicholl, from Rosebrook Grove in Carrickfergus, County Antrim, was ordered to serve a month behind bars for theft from a Spar shop in her home town. A judge also imposed a further month of a previously suspended sentence for an earlier theft.

  5. SDLP leader publishes his 'very boring tax return'published at 18:37 BST 11 April 2016

    SDLP leader Colum Eastwood has published what he described as his "very boring tax return" , external and called on other senior politicians to do the same.

    Colum Eastwood

    Several high-profile leaders have been revealing how much they earn and pay in tax after a controversy over Prime Minister David Cameron's financial affairs. Mr Eastwood said: "If we want to be leaders in society, we have to be up-front, transparent and move things forward."

  6. Shop loses mobile phones worth £22,000 in burglarypublished at 18:24 BST 11 April 2016

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  7. Witness tells inquest about fatal Army shooting of boy in 1972published at 18:11 BST 11 April 2016

    An 11-year-old boy who died after being hit by a soldier's rubber bullet in 1972 was only a few yards from an Army vehicle when he was shot, an inquest has heard.

    Francis RowntreeImage source, Coroners Office

    Francis Rowntree appeared to be "lifted off his feet and jerked backwards" when he was shot, according to witness Henry Donaghy, who was 14 at the time. Mr Donaghy added that after the rubber bullet was fired, all he could see was "smoke and powder debris" coming from an area around the Army vehicle.

  8. Coming up: Homeless helping themselvespublished at 18:01 BST 11 April 2016

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  9. Ards and North Down councillor resigns from UUPpublished at 17:40 BST 11 April 2016

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  10. Factory cutting 860 jobs set to host manufacturing taskforce meetingpublished at 17:29 BST 11 April 2016

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  11. Sinn Féin's Martin McGuinness to publish his tax returnspublished at 17:11 BST 11 April 2016

    Sinn Féin's Martin McGuinness has instructed party accountants to publish his tax returns, as high-profile politicians respond to calls for tax transparency in public life.

    Martin McGuinness

    A Sinn Féin statement said: "Martin McGuinness' assembly income is taxed at source under PAYE. He takes home an average wage and donates the balance to the party." The statement added that in 2011, Mr McGuinness published his bank statements during the Irish presidential election campaign.

  12. PHA welcomes transfer of support services to Externpublished at 17:00 BST 11 April 2016

    The Public Health Agency (PHA) has welcomed the transfer of contracts for drug and alcohol support services to the charity Extern, after the original provider, Fasa, went into liquidation.

    Fasa Shankill office

    The PHA said there was no change to the contracts so people with mental health or drug and alcohol problems will "still be able to access and receive the same services as before". The agency said the transfer also puts "future provision on a firm footing".

  13. Lough Erne owners 'disappointed' at Irish Open decisionpublished at 16:44 BST 11 April 2016

    The owners of the Lough Erne Resort have reacted with disappointment that their County Fermanagh venue will not host the 2017 Irish Open.

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    The European Tour is keen to stage the event on a links course and Portstewart, County Londonderry, is a possible alternative for 2017.

  14. Road re-opened after collisionpublished at 16:33 BST 11 April 2016

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  15. World War One medals stolen in Belfast burglarypublished at 16:22 BST 11 April 2016

    A number of "distinctive" World War One medals of "great sentimental value" have been stolen during a burglary in north Belfast.

    Some of the World War One medals that were stolen in the burglaryImage source, PSNI

    They include a 1914 Star and a 1915 Star, a victory medal bearing an angel and the inscription "the Great War for Civilisation 1914-1919" and a Military Medal, which bears the head of King George and an inscription for bravery in the field. Police said they were stolen from a house in Parkmount Road at the weekend.

  16. Orange Order meets Villiers over contentious paradespublished at 16:12 BST 11 April 2016

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  17. Alliance leader reveals income sources after tax transparency callspublished at 16:02 BST 11 April 2016

    Alliance leader David Ford says he is "happy to release all information on my tax returns and will be speaking to my accountant to do so as quickly as possible".

    David Ford

    Mr Ford said his income was "derived solely from my work as an MLA and minister, plus a small amount of interest from a building society savings account, minus the interest I pay on the mortgage on a small family farm". He also called on all local parties to publish details of political donations.

  18. UUP leader declares how much tax he paid last yearpublished at 15:48 BST 11 April 2016

    As the fall-out continues over how much tax Prime Minister David Cameron paid on his earnings, Ulster Unionist Party leader Mike Nesbitt issued a photo of his P60.

    Mike Nesbitt

    It shows Mr Nesbitt paid £10,600 of tax on £52,600 of income during the financial year which ended on 5 April 2015.

  19. DUP leader 'will publish tax return every year'published at 15:38 BST 11 April 2016

    First Minister and DUP leader Arlene Foster says she will publish her tax return as soon as she receives it, and will continue to do so each year. 

    Arlene FosterImage source, DUP

    It follows the publication of information about Prime Minister David Cameron's 2009-15 tax and earnings. Northern Ireland's other party leaders have been lining-up to release details of their tax affairs.