Updates for Tuesday 21 June 2016
More updates from 07:00 on Wednesday
Picture: Mount Stewart, County Down (by Morris Duncan)
That's it from us for today on BBC News NI Live. We'll leave you with a super summer snap of this little character squirrelling away in Dundrum, as taken by Wilfred Swain.
Image source, Wilfred SwainJoin us again tomorrow from 07:00 for a full day of news, sport, travel, weather and anything else we can fit in!
Full-time at the Parc de Princes, and Northern Ireland have been beaten 1-0 by Germany, the world champions, at Euro 2016.
Image source, Getty ImagesIt's not the worst result, to be fair, and now Michael O'Neill, his players and the fans will have to wait for the outcome of tomorrow's final group matches to see if they've done enough to get a place in the knock-out stage.
Barra Best has your weather forecast for this evening and the days ahead.
Image source, Paddy TiernanHopefully we'll get another nice night like the one Paddy Tiernan captured on Slieve Gullion in south Armagh yesterday.
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MLAs have supported a motion to set up a register for people convicted of animal cruelty offences and who have been disqualified from keeping animals.
Image source, Press EyeDUP MLA Emma Little Pengelly, who made the proposal, says a register "could play an important role in protecting pets, and preventing abusers from accessing animals".
Justice Minister Claire Sugden says she's confident progress can be made on securing funding for the courts to hear a lengthy backlog of Troubles-related inquests.
Image source, Press EyeIn her first assembly question time as minister, she said dealing with the legacy inquests is a matter of urgency.
What will the weather be like tonight? Barra Best will have all the details on BBC Newsline after the match.
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Credit where it's due - in their thousands at the fanzone in Belfast...
Image source, Press Eye...and inside the Parc de Princes in Paris...
Image source, Press Eye...the Northern Ireland fans haven't stopped singing for the duration of the first half. It's 1-0 to Germany at the break and our boys have a big 45 minutes coming up - watch it or follow the text commentary on our live page.
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Until that opening goal, Fermanagh man Michael McGovern was keeping Northern Ireland in this match.
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A Newry man who admitted possessing a plastic bag containing viable components for three pipe bombs in suspicious circumstances has been placed on probation for three years.
The bag was found on waste ground in 2014, and the judge at Belfast Crown Court said he accepted that Andrew Magee (20), from Parkhead Crescent, had been "acting under pressure by older and more sinister persons".
Read about how NI manager Michael O'Neill hitch-hiked with Germany fans at Euro 2012.
Image source, reutersEnough of the bonhomie... it's a different story today.
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While Michael O'Neill and the boys are limbering up at the Parc de Princes in Paris, the last man to manage Northern Ireland is emptying bins and painting the walls at a non-league club in Norfolk.
But Nigel Worthington says he's happy with life as a club ambassador at Fakenham Town as he's gets the ground into shape for some big pre-season games.
Follow all the build-up to Northern Ireland v Germany with kick-off due at 17:00.
Image source, ReutersAnd get the latest on the match on our live page.
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Home Secretary Theresa May has said it is "inconceivable" that there will not be any changes on border arrangements with the Republic of Ireland, if the UK pulls out of the European Union.
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