16/06/2011 BBC Newsline

Good evening. The Kingsmill massacre: An investigation it says

that it was a sectarian killing by the IRA.

The independence of the Police Ombudsman is questions.

Well cutting business tax be a cure for all our ills?

Surviving the sexual abuse: one woman's story of how she moved on

with her life. We are in the States with the

champion, Graeme McDowell. And the unsettled weather macro

theme continues. There is a risk of heavy rain tomorrow morning.

It is known as the Kingsmill massacre. The murder of 10 men.

Although the killings were claimed at the time by a republican group,

they were believed to have been carried out by the IRA. Now, a

report by the Historical Enquiries Team has confirmed that to be the

case. Here is our district journalist with more: It would be

hard to overstate the horror. 12 innocent men ordered off the

minibus, not knowing what would happen. The one a Catholic was told

to walk away, and not looked back. Today, we know a little bit more

about the slaughter that unfolded. 11 gunmen stepped forward. They

were hardened killers, armed with guns. In total, they fired over 100

shops in less than one minute. As their victims lay bleeding on the

ground, the order was given to give and -- finish them off. Over the

years, there's been a suggestion that this was some kind of renegade

republican group. This report will put that record straight. This was

the work of the IRA. It was planned many months in advance, and was

motivated purely and simply by sectarian hatred. The only reason

is because of the Protestants. There were no security forces

involved, no terrorists. It was solely because they were

Protestants. It had been planned months beforehand. It was brought

forward because of previous killings.

C seven members of the Historical Enquiries Team briefed the families

of its report. These men are the ongoing subject of the inquiry in

Northern Ireland. This was the IRA's working. This would be a

deeply emotional report to deal with. We hope it will give comfort

and highlight the true story of what really took place at King's

Mill. We still strive for just as. One of the guys said there had been

at 20 named in the Assembly team, 19 were in jail. That does not give

us a sense of justice. We are here for the long haul. This is not the

end of it. The full report will be made public

on Tuesday. A couple in their eighties have

denied killing of their disabled granddaughter 10 years ago. David

and Sarah Johnston from Glengormley are accused of manslaughter and

cruelty towards Rebecca McKeown, who was 14 when she died. Rebecca

was blind and unable to speak. She died five days after she had been

looked after her grandparents. The judge said the trial may not be

heard this year. An Independent humans rights group

has accused the Northern Ireland Office of interfering in the

process that led to the appointment of the Police Ombudsman, Al

Hutchinson. The Committee on the Administration of Justice says it

has concerns about Al Hutchinson's independence.

Al Hutchinson is in the eye of a growing storm. There are two

investigations into the claims that his office has been compromised.

His independence has also been questioned. In a report published

today, it raises concerns about the recruitment process that led to Al

Hutchinson being appointed. research identified irregularities

in the appointment process. This in turn raises serious questions about

the independence of the offers. These irregularities occurred in

three areas: Financial, security betting, and the recruitment

process of the Police Ombudsman. The evidence points clearly to

interference by the Northern Ireland Office in the recruitment

process for the Police Ombudsman. Be report accuses the Police

Ombudsman of failing to hold her to account. It says, there is a widely

held perception that the police are able to influence the findings of

reports. But it stopped short of calling for Al Hutchinson to resign,

or encouraging those with complaints not to ask his office to

investigate. We are not calling for a boycott.

Keeping a watchful eye it was this former senior civil servant, who 14

years ago recommended the establishment of an independent

Police Ombudsman offers. I would not be concerned if there was this

election. It is important that the office should be Independent's.

Al Hutchinson declined to make himself available to speak about

the report. He issued a statement saying the report does not include

a balanced view of the issues surrounding the investigation.

Turning to the issue of the recruitment process that led to his

appointment, he said those are questions for the Northern Ireland

Office and Department of Justice to answer.

In a statement, the Northern Ireland Office said the competition

to appoint an officer was compliant. This was involved at each stage of

the process. You are watching Newsline. Still to

come: The north coast's newest tourist attraction gets ready to

open for business. We are live with our special

Olympic squad as this lot prepare for the Olympic Games in Athens.

The Chancellor George Osborne arrived here this evening to hear

about what people think about letting Stormont cut business tax.

Reducing corporation tax is the key proposals put forward by the

Treasury. Our economics editor has more.

George Osborne needs a pill to cure could Northern Ireland's economic

ills. This home-grown pharmaceutical giant employs 2000

people, and a further 1,200 in the United States. It need space for

new workers. Its boss thinks cutting business tax is the perfect

medicine to help them spread that successful stop the lower

corporation tax means we have more money to invest in business.

grow jobs, we need to spend the cash, and as you can see behind us,

there is building going on. There are lots of knock-on effect.

But surely it is just a tax cat -- tax cut for fat cats. If companies

do not continue to invest, they will find it difficult to survive

in the world economy. The government is considering

giving Stormont the power to cut corporation tax. But that money is

not gone, it is simply transferred from government spending to

business investment. The real trick is that the whole economy grows due

to increased employment and increased consumer spending, and

that itself leads to more employment and more spending. It is

a circle of economic growth. But critics say that is unproven,

and taking a slice out of public spending is too big a risk. There

will be a big hit on public expenditure. In return, there is no

guarantee of any additional jobs. This is a major gamble.

The diagnosed condition for Northern Ireland's economy is that

too few people work, and those that do, work in the private sector.

There will never be a miracle cure for that. The question is whether

cutting corporation tax can play a part in the treatment regime.

We have been looking at issues surrounding sex offenders,

rehabilitation and living back in the community. This evening, we

talked to a victim. I was very shy, a very shy child. I

did not excel at anything in school. I was quite a withdrawn. I did have

friends. But I was always wondering when it would happen again. I was

always wandering when I would be abused again. A few things did help

me. When I was abused, I was at a different school, and my parents

moved me because I was not projecting myself M-class. They

thought I was not happy with the teacher. That was a good thing,

because that moving school meant he did not have such a regular access

to me. But, obviously, he was still there. You did not feel confident

as the chart. Did you tell your parents or anyone else? At that

point, you do not know what is happening to you. When I was nine,

this was when it stopped. Someone told me how you make babies, and

that was when the penny dropped, that was when I realised what he

was doing to me. The next time he was abusing me, I told him this was

how you made babies. I told him I threaten to tell my father, and

that is when he stopped. That is when he did not come anywhere near

me. If I came into the house, he left. I did not tell my father. It

it -- it was a very difficult situation, and I had to analyse

that as a nine-year-old. To be honest, about point, as a nine-

year-old, it did scummy. -- scarred me. It was the most traumatic time

of my life. I was dressing like a boy, covering up up. When I went to

university, I realised I was in control. I met him at gatherings

and he would have talked to me, but I knew looking into his eyes, we

knew each other's secrets. You feel you lost your charted, then?

Absolutely. I became an adult at nine, when I realised what had

happened to me. I believe I survived the whole process and came

at the other end. On tomorrow's programme we will

hear about those who work with victims and abusers.

It is Father's Day on Sunday, and we are live taking a closer look at

Dad's, in particular young dads. Fathers find themselves on the

sidelines when a baby is on its way. One project in the north-west is

Jason was 17 when he found that he would be a dad. He made big changes.

He is around -- one of around 120 young fathers who have been

receiving help at this centred. Some are with the mothers, some are

not. The majority are unemployed and there are big social problems

to deal with, too. We have young men that had experienced

homelessness, major issues with drugs, issues from their own family

breakdown in the past, through to young fathers who are working and

have a lot of family support. The key message is they are all

interested in their children's lives and want to be involved, and

feel they have something to offer. And it is hugely important to Jason

that he is always in his son's like. He admits before Logan was born he

was wild, but thanks to the project he says he has settled down and is

proud to be involved in all aspects of his care. I work with him 24/7,

I taking to the swimming pool and stuff, do normal things that a

father and son should do. The best thing that ever happened to me.

Jason is with his partner, but almost 40% of young dads are not

and access is a major part of the word the project does. Without the

young father centre, Jason may have found himself on the periphery,

like so many other young dads. But now he is hoping for a good future

for his family. His first father's day on Sunday will certainly be a

celebration. We normally associate the name

Carrick-a-rede with the rope bridge that links the land near

Ballycastle to the little island. But the National Trust is hoping

people will soon flock to see another attraction there.

Our district journalist Nicola Weir discovered an island with a fishy

history. They can you not look down, but on

the other side, that is what you will need to do to find a hidden

gem. This salmon fishery on the island is 300 years old, and this

was the last fisherman to use it. When I came here at the start,

there was a fair run of salmon, but as time went on the salmon got

scarcer and got to be so it really was not worthwhile. There is some

rough weather here, some good catches and some poor catches, but

you sort of got hooked on the job. For such a small cottage, there is

history everywhere you looked. We found these two rusty nails lying

on the floor, and he tells me these are the bolts that he replaced on

the winch that he used to bring his boat from the sea. Behind the door,

white tie that he used to spruce things up. This is a special

fishery, very unique. A lot of people have disconnected from the

fact that there is a bridge with the reason why that bridge was here.

In 2002, he locked the door for the last time and walked away. I would

like to say it is exactly as he left it, but it is not quite, but

had fully with his help we can put it back to looking like a working

fishery so that people can put -- can come down here and get a feel

for how it would have been. looks like this room with a view

will be letting in more visitors in the future.

Absolutely beautiful. Our elite golfers are in action in

America and our elite special Olympians are about to head of to

the World Games in Athens. Mark Sidebottom is with the

athletes who have gathered for a photo-call in Belfast city centre.

Good evening. They are off a full warm-weather training in Athens.

But first, the focus must be on America, on Maryland. Graham

McDowell defending his US Open. Hello, Stephen Watson.

A damp start for the defence of his title, but there was a warm welcome

for Graham McDowell on the first team. Please welcome the 2010

United States Open champion, Graham McDowell. His opening shot...

Brought a worried look as he dropped a shot immediately. But he

bounced back with birdies at the second hole and the six the for an

early share of the lead. He is hoping to become the first golfer

in over 20 years to retain the US Open. That is more like it. And if

he keeps producing shots like this one at the 9th, he will certainly

give himself a fighting chance. Rolling in poets will be key to

success. He was unlucky with this effort for birdie. But he has shown

plenty of glimpses of the form which catapulted him to golfing

stardom last year. Yes, very happy with that. Most factors of my game

were in decent shape this morning. My iron play was decent, maybe a

bit of room for improvement, but very, very happy in general with

bad start. We will keep you updated with a

Rory McIlroy's progress at 10:30pm. Now, mate Steven Yetman, whose

story is unique. He began life as a Special Olympics volunteer, and in

a few weeks' time he will compete in the any to equestrian section.

It is a remarkable story, best told by Denise Watson.

Horses like Rosie must be immaculately turned out for

dressage. Steven Yetman is aware of this, having spent 22 years at

Gransha Equestrian Centre. Dressage is just one of the disciplines he

will compete in for Ireland at the Special Olympics World Games in

Athens. I have never been there before, it will be my first time.

It is going to be hard, I won't know until I get there. Stephen is

essentially a think the Special Olympics dream. He was a volunteer

in Belfast and Shanghai, and he is now one athlete competing for his

country at the World Games. Off you go. Put it out to the outside. He

has a talent, he has good balance, he is very conscientious and knows

when he has to work hard, when he had problems with his hands and his

balance, but he has the understanding, and anything with

watching the others he sees what it is supposed to look like and has

worked hard to get that. From a volunteer to a competitive athlete

in the space of five years. Stephen is an inspiration.

He is saddled up and ready to go, but he is camera-shy and has

disappeared into the crowd! This is a massive deal for the

team? Absolutely sued, they have been training for four years in

order to get this far -- absolutely huge. The World Games is a huge

thing in anybody's book, and when they have trained so much to get

where they are at, they are the best they can be in all sorts of

sports, so they are excited. concerns, given that Greece is

going through an economics Greece? And none that we are aware of. 26

athletes are all ready to go to Greece, flying out on Monday, no

Troubles whatsoever as far as we are aware. One of them is the very

excited, Joyce. It will be your first games, what is your sport?

Tenpin bowling. I am extremely excited, I can't wait. You are

representing the team here, can you bring back the medals? Definitely,

definitely! And for you this kind of preparation makes it, I imagine,

more worthwhile, given you are off to the sunshine of Athens, the home

of the Olympics? Definitely. I will leave the final word to you, Sean.

The Victoria Square have nominated you as their chosen charity this

year. What will that mean to Special Olympics? We have to raise

at least �15,000 per year to make the charity of the your work, so it

is fantastic, thank you very much to Victoria's crept. And a big way

from all of the competitors. Back to the studio.

Good luck, bring back lots of medal. We have just heard Graham McDowell

is on one under, two shops off the lead.

Good man, fingers crossed -- two shots.

With more than a third of our population suffering from hayfever,

the pollen count is pretty important. Until recently though,

the local pollen forecast often came from Scotland.

But things are going to be a lot more accurate from now on, as our

environment correspondent Mike McKimm reports.

This is where the story begins, a simple device on the Queen's

University with Todd. It swings around, following the wind, and a

large fan sucks air through this nozzle. Any pollen grains in the

air get stuck on a length of sticky tape inside here, it is as simple

as that. The next bit is up to the scientists at Queen's. Each day we

come up and take out the tape, put a new piece then, and look at it

under the microscope to count the pollen grains, then we relay that

information to the Met Office central point. Counting the pollen

is not a straightforward job. This is what a pollen grain looks like,

the red blob. It has been stained to make it easier to identify. But

it is not just pollen that sticks to the tape, anything small in the

air can end up in the machine. see all of the Road Traffic, the

bonfires, even plankton gets blown out of Belfast Lough on a stormy

day and end up in the trap. It is quite remarkable what you see.

is a bad time this year for hayfever sufferers but Pollan is

not the only thing about. One other thing you appreciate from looking

at this is what is in the atmosphere that we read, anything

from bits of insects to tiny hairs, from a real-life from Belfast Lough

and even round wormed. The air is not as fresh as we

thought! Let's get the forecast for hayfever

sufferers and the rest of us. The good thing about this month's

call weather is that it keeps the pollen count low -- cool weather.

Last night, you may have been looking to the skies to catch the

lunar eclipse. Unfortunately the cloud came in a bit too much for

the eastern areas, but we had a picture from done Gannon and

another one from our night sky. There will not be another one for a

few years. Today, the story has been sunshine and shalls and we

still have some showers at the moment. We could have some heavy

ones with Hale over the next hour or so. The next area of rain will

be moving 0 tomorrow, heavy for a time, particularly across the

eastern counties -- will be moving off. For the rush hour tomorrow,

parts of Armagh, County Down, especially, where we will see some

heavy rain for a time, so a lot of spray and surface water on the road.

The green colours there indicate that heavy rain. It may pass by

Belfast for a time but there is a risk of rain across south-east

Antrim. Further west, a drier picture, a few showers around, but

not so West -- not so wet. Comparatively dry there.

Temperatures ranging from 17 in the north-west of 14, 15 in the south-