04/07/2011 BBC Newsline

Good evening. Welcome to BBC Newsline. The headlines:

The multi-million pound prostitution trade in Northern

Ireland - we have a special report. A Spanish student gets four years

for dropping a concrete block on to a police officer's head.

The decommissioning body's final report - the governments aren't

given an inventory of weapons put beyond use.

Fascinating footage of the opening of Stormont - but why was Prince

Edward so unhappy? And the increasing cloud is not a

good sign - tomorrow will be a very different day.

Northern Ireland now has a greater demand for prostitutes than other

parts of Europe, according to the police. Men are spending as much as

half a million pounds a week in brothels. Police say gangs are

capitalising on that growing demand and are bringing in women from

abroad every day. Some are being held against their will. Our

reporter has been investigating and has this exclusive report.

Prostitution is hidden, often behind advertisements for escorts.

It is a big money industry here now. So big, it now much as other parts

of Europe. There is a significant demand here for prostitutes. That

is larger than the other parts of the UK or Europe. It can still be

found on street corners in the dark but mostly now, in homes and

apartments, and in daylight. That just in cities. Brothels and

prostitution services can be found across the Northern Ireland, more

than ever. Around 88, in cities and many times. Some of the women are

local. Free movement across borders has allowed others to come from

abroad, willingly. Police believe many are here are cropped --

against their will, victims of sex trafficking, controlled by gangs.

They try and identified a market. We are seeing people from outside

the UK coming to Northern Ireland to set up brothels and bring

prostitutes and traffic persons into service the market. Demand is

driving supply. Just a click of a computer away. Every day, according

to the police, you girls are riding here. Some are hoping for a new

life, but for many, not the new Stade they expected. We have had

cases from China, sub-Saharan Africa, cases from West Africa.

People have arrived with the promise of a job, for example as a

nanny, but there is no such job and very quickly they are forced into

the sex trade. It is a very difficult situation for individuals

who some may find themselves in a nightmare situation, being in the

sex trade against their will. the girls, and, so does the money.

-- as the girls come in. For every of the brothels in Northern Ireland,

is an average of two prostitutes. That is 176 prostitutes operating

daily, each averaging five climbs every day. That is up to 880 men in

Northern Ireland using prostitution services every day. Liffe, around

�80 for half an hour. -- the fee. The combined potential daily

earnings for prostitutes and sex gangs, of her �70,000. -- over. In

a week, almost half a million pounds here is spent on

prostitution. Over the last couple of years, the police here have

rescued dozens of people caught up in prostitution against their will.

They were found to be traumatised and very afraid. What has happened

to the people who were controlling them? Based on prosecutions and

convictions, very little. If all these women are being rescued yeah

there are few prosecutions and convictions, it does not look good

for the police? The primary objective is to rescue

victims. The secondary objective is to prosecute offenders. Trying to

get enough evidence is extremely difficult. Organised crime groups

know this. If they are caught in possession of firearms or drugs

they know they will be prosecuted and possibly convicted, but they

know it is difficult for us to get evidence for human trafficking.

That is why they are making towards that. There's denied is the busiest

night for prostitution. Why? Police believe men come into town with

their partners and when they go late night shopping, they go to

meet prostitutes. 88 brothels that the police know

about. Those figures do not really the women, people behind those

figures? I suppose apart from the statistics, which are shocking in

their own right, what will concentrate the minds of the

viewers is the human tragedy. Much of the sex trade in Northern

Ireland is trafficking, were gangs are bringing in people from abroad

into Northern Ireland and then hiring them out for six. There may

be a perception that that is something that happens somewhere

else at another time. The reality is, it is happening here and now.

What other police doing to try to prevent it? If over the last two

years, the police have rescued dozens of people who have been held

captive and held in horrific and terrifying conditions. The next

obvious question is, what happens to the people controlling them? The

reality is very little. There have been few convictions or

prosecutions. The difficulty is, Windies Rehman are rescued, -- when

these women are rescued, they cannot speak English, and they are

so traumatised and afraid for themselves and families in whatever

country they emanated from, they cannot or are not willing to co-

operate. The problem remains. Here in Northern Ireland, it is growing.

A student from Spain has been given four years in jail after dropping a

concrete block on to a police woman's head in riots in Ardoyne

over 12th July last year. Sentencing Roger Costa, the judge

said it was a cowardly attack carried out in an orgy of violence.

Six others also involved in the rioting appeared in court today.

This footage was taking just seconds after a concrete block was

dropped on to a female police officer. This is the man who did it,

29 year-old Roger Costa, from Spain. He was here studying English and

said he went to take pictures because he had an interest in

politics. But his was one of the most serious acts of violence and

today, he answered for it in court. The judge gave him credit for

coming forward when he could have stayed in Spain. He said Northern

Ireland had welcomed Costa and that welcome had been poorly repaid and

sentenced him to four years, saying he still owes a debt to our society.

Six others appeared in the dock, all charged with rioting, aged from

18 to 45 and some from north Belfast, but others from as far

away as Ballymena and Kilkeel. Sentences ranged from committee

service to a year in jail. Nobody wants to see this on our streets.

We do not want young people to become criminalised, particularly

where that is the result of being encouraged by others to become

involved in violence. I would urge any boy who is considering to

become involved in this behaviour to step back and think of the

consequences. Bagging up the message was the judge, he said the

sentences were just not punishment but a to tenants -- deterrent. It

doesn't others also charged with involvement are due in court

tomorrow. -- 12 others. The DUP has criticised the

Independent Decommissioning Body for not providing a full breakdown

of the weapons handed in or destroyed by terrorist groups. In

its final report published today, the IICD gives an account of the

commissioning events, details the key factors that enabled the

Commission to do its job and highlights the lessons learnt. Full

details of the weapons decommissioned will be given to the

US State Department for safekeeping and not to the British and Irish

governments, as was originally the plan. That is what the head of the

decommissioning body, General John de Chastelain, had to say in

October 2003, when the IRA refused to allow him to make public details

of the weapons it had just decommissioned.

My colleague and I examined each individual Oram and assured

ourselves it was in operational condition. We made an inventory of

the ammunition and explosive material and put together an

inventory which along with the previous inventory, will be handed

over to the previous -- to the two governments when we reached the end

of the process. John de Chastelain. With me now is Vincent Kearney. The

DUP said that people have a right to know what the inventory is. The

plan was never to make it public, even in the beginning? That is

correct. Throughout the process, the details of what had been the

commission was shrouded in secrecy because of the paramilitary

organisations involved. We heard the general said the original plan

was for a full inventory to be given to the British and Irish

governments at the end of the process. It would then have been up

to them to decide if and when to make those details public.

Certainly no guarantees that they would have done so. Undoubtedly

they would have come under serious pressure, particularly from

Unionists, to make that public. The goalposts have now been moved to

Washington, where details are kept under lock and key. That is a

surprising move. Why be changed in Plan? Giving it kiss -- it says it

believes that doing this now would be unhelpful to give peace process.

The commission says it believes revealing details of what

paramilitary weapons were be commissioned might encourage

attacks on those groups, and it does not want to be -- discourage

future acts of taking weapons at of commission. Will we ever know what

was destroyed? The commission said the US State Department has agreed

to keep the documents under lock and key until such times as the

British and Irish governments make a joint written request for those

details to be given to them. In a big government is in any way

nervous about the possible political implications, they will

not agree to sign a joint request asking for the details. I do not

think we will see them any time soon.

A pipe bomb device has been discovered in Glengormley. An army

robot is examining the object, which was discovered in Harmin Park.

A number of homes have been evacuated and residents have been

advised to stay indoors. Still to come...

A good yarn for the sheep shearers, the market for wool is picking up.

And we have rare pictures of the opening of Stormont and speak to

the man who reported on the royal occasion.

The chairman of the Assembly's Social Development Committee, Alex

Maskey, has asked the minister to give a fuller explanation as to why

he has intervened in the dispute between Housing Executive and Red

Sky. The decision by the Housing Executive to end its �8 million

maintenance and repair contract with the East Belfast company was

greeted with protests. Last week, the DUP minister, Nelson McCausland,

told Housing Executive to reinstate the company until a new system for

awarding contracts is put in place. Sinn Fein's Alex Maskey says he

I once the minister to come clean on this manner. Had a number of his

senior colleagues have met with him and lobbied on behalf of this

company. It is very shaky legal ground and that is why I want the

minister to come clean and give the public are transparent explanation

as to what is the basis of his intervention.

The funeral has taken place of our colleague, the broadcaster, David

Dunseith, who died last week. The Deputy First Minister, Martin

McGuinness, was one of several politicians who attended Requiem

Mass at the Star of the Sea church in Strangford. Dozens of colleagues

past and present were in the congregation.

Tributes have been paid to the former leader of the Alliance Party,

Sir Oliver Napier, who died at the weekend following an illness. He

was 75. Shane Harrison looks back at his career.

If the Alliance Party was founded in 1970 hymen and women who

rejected what was happening on the streets of Northern Ireland. They

wanted a new, moderate party that would appeal across the religious

divide, tea-party that believed there should be no change to

Northern Ireland's positions in the UK until a majority wanted it.

Oliver Napier, a Catholic solicitor was the first leader. What we are

doing today is forming an alternative reform, political

programme and party. To push through and to continue the

reformation of Northern Ireland. 1974 as a result of the power-

sharing agreement, he became the legal minister and head of the

Office of legal reform. We want nothing to do with them forced

powers in any undemocratic Government in Stormont. But his

ministerial period was, like the agreement of brief, because of the

Ulster Workers Council strike and the results of the 1974 General

Election. In 1979, Mr Napier, who would be knighted, campaigned in

the General Election for a Westminster as these -- seat in

east Belfast. I am hopeful and quite confident that I am going to

win this seat. But it wasn't to be, are though he came within less than

1000 votes of defeating Peter Robinson, who would hold the seat

until Naomi long's victory for the alliance in the 2010 general

elections. I want to thank those who went through the Alliance Party

before me who built the basics on what this victory has been

delivered. He resigned as the party leader in 1984. But he returns to

the political fray, standing twice in North Down in the 1990s. Do I

wish to get out of semi-retirement and knock on doors for RFU weeks?

Not particularly. Not particularly. But I feel it is my duty. Again he

was unsuccessful, but he was admired and popular across the

political divide. Not just as a politician but for his work in

integrated education. Sir Oliver Napier, who died at the

weekend. Next a local product that

surprisingly may be helping our economic recovery and that's wool.

With demand for wool and products made from wool increasing sharply,

the market has reached a 25-year high. Our rural affairs

correspondent, Martin Cassidy, has been looking at the spin off for

the farming and carpet industry. And he's spent the day with wool

producers at a major sheep farming event in Ballymena.

Hundreds of sheep farmers have gathered in Ballymena for the

National sheep Association annual event. He is more than just a good

weather attracting the farmers, because a wool industry which has

gone through some tough times is finally on the off. It is sheering

times and on farms across Northern Ireland, the wool is being gathered

in. It has taken the sheep a year to produce its crop, but in a

little over a minute, the fleece is expertly removed. The price they

receive for the wool depends on the market. There are no grants or

subsidies. But the value of wool has been rising, reaching a 25 year

high. A few years ago the wool Czech barely cover the cost of the

shearing, but for as little as �1 office, it is now worth three to �4.

It it is a source of income. Northern Ireland, wool is a good

supplier for the carpet industry. And that is where most of the wool

in Northern Ireland goes, and it does fetch a premium. Just like the

sheep farmers in this fans, this cock at face in Portadown has had

to battle through the recession and face up to competition in the

market for wooden floors. But now they are busy again, filling export

orders for hotels and cruise ships. We have found the export market

very strong this year, particularly in America. The Middle East, again

the market we went into recently is paying dividends and the cruise-

ship market, which is one of our strongest, we are finding it very

strong. Encouraged by the recovery, the company and then -- plans to

invest up to �5 million, building a new factory in Portadown. And it

means another source of income and may help stem the decline in the

local flock which has fallen to Merck -- below one million. If

you're looking for somebody special in terms of wool production, what

about the Wensleydale? The face from a sheet like this can now make

a 30 to �40, no wonder farmers are once again looking at the

specialist will producers. -- wool. All this week on BBC Newsline we'll

be taking a look at some rarely seen footage, providing a priceless

glimpse into the past. The British Pathe newsreels were

shown in cinemas from early last century until the 1970s and the

archive contains some remarkable scenes from our local history.

Chris Page has been delving through the films. Tonight he begins with

the opening of one of our best known buildings. The house in the

Hills celebrates its 80th birthday next year. News crews are like us

are familiar sight, but when the building opened there were few

cameras about. The archive you're our Battersea is fascinating.

There was pompons ceremony from the start. The foundation stone was

laid by the Governor-General on what was then as an unremarkable

hillside in 1928. Four years later, the Prince of Wales who was to

become King Edward VII came to Belfast to open Parliament

Buildings at Stormont. There were lots of celebrations.

And thousands of people gathered here on that day in 1932. Among

them was a 21-year-old journalist who has only just retired from

writing. James Kelly is 100 years old but he remembers Stormont's

grand opening very well. Each step they went up, the crowd cheered and

the Prince had to acknowledge it. So it took him some time to get up

all of these steps and into the house where he was to speak and

read a speech. James was in such as building when the Prince spoke to

There was a mishap during the speech and it was not recorded, but

it is etched in James Kelly's memory. A woman, a waitress came

along the corridor carrying a big tray full of crockery. She just

reached where the prince was sitting and she slipped and fell.

All of this crockery rolled along and the woman ran away. So the

prince, seen here saluting was annoyed, but that wasn't the only

reason why. Apparently the Prince of Wales, Prince Edward left London

after a blazing row with his father to open Stormont. He was very much

the unsmiling Prince, saluting but It is easy to see the newsreel did

not reflect the real shape of Northern Ireland's society. There

is a sense of a kind of model kind of society in Northern Ireland

focused on Unionism. There's no sense of the nationalist minority.

The divisions were there. In spite of everything that has passed since,

parliamentarians are sitting at Stormont again and the Finn -- the

building is famous all over the world.

That was how the story of Stormont began and on BBC Newsline, a series

featuring these films has just started. Tomorrow will be looking

at what famous visitors have made of Northern Ireland over the years.

Sport next and Antrim are the Ulster hurling champions. They beat

an Armagh team that were making their first appearance in a

provincial final since 1946. Antrim now face Limerick for a place in

the All-Ireland quarter-final. Ulster champions for a 10

successive year. Antrim were over whelming favourites. They have the

perfect start. They looked comfortable throughout the first

half, scoring with ease as they look for a starting spot against

Limerick. It took Armagh 65 years to make it to its final and they

tested Antrim until the end, but Antrim won by eight points. It is

absolutely brilliant to see Armagh to come and reach the final. But

they knew it would be a great final. It may be flattered Antrim a bit,

but there was only a couple of points in it with only 10 minutes

to go. It was nice to be here. We are on the rise and I do firmly

believe we will be back. 2-20, 22- 12 the final score. The Ulster

Championship remains in the Antrim dressing room.

At 9:00pm tonight here on BBC One, don't miss 'Rory's Major

Breakthrough'. A programme from Stephen Watson with exclusive

behind-the-scenes footage of Rory McIlroy's triumph at the US Open.

Here we see Rory leaving the Congressional course, the night he

won the tournament. We'll have you Rory. -- we love you

Rory. His first morning as a major

champion. And it is an early start. As the papers arrive, he is already

in the hotel foyer or with his father. I remember Darren Clarke

ringing me at 5am and I had not been deferred yet, just to say well

done. I was catching a flight to Cape Cod. He had promised to play

in a golf day hosted by one of his sponsors. You see in the picture,

of me and my father, embracing each other. It was just fantastic. It is

something we will never forget. is living the jet-set life now,

boxing, tennis, where will it all end.

We just about held on to the fine weather after the glorious weekend.

I think for most of us, at some stage we had scenes like this. Lots

of blue sky and sunshine. The nights were impressive as well.

This photograph shows summertime phenomenon of a clear night, ice

crystals high up in the atmosphere and they light up when the sun

drops beneath the horizon. You can see more of those images on a

Facebook page. We are unlikely to see any of that

tonight because we have lower cloud edging in. It has been creeping in

through the course of the day. Still warm out there this evening.

The breeze is picking up and the club continues to increase. For

many of us it will end up a wet and for some, a windy night. By the

time it gets to dawn, heavy and persistent spells of rain, but it

is a warm night. It will brighten up but it is not too good to begin

with. In morning rush-hour, it will be wet and soggy. A lot of surface

water and spray on the roads, in particular for the Eastern Counties

where it is likely to be windy for a time Bostock it could take a good

part of the money before we get rid of the rain from County Down,

perhaps Belfast and parts of County Antrim. Brighter skies do

eventually reached the east. Still patches of blue and the risk of

showers breaking out. I think they will move along quite quickly.

Temperatures are not too bad tomorrow. A little bit fresher by

the time we get to Wednesday. Again some sunshine and showers which are

likely to be slower moving because the winds are light up. Pretty much

the same story through the rest of the week. Bright spells and showers