31/05/2014 BBC Newsline


31/05/2014

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Good evening. Around 4,000 people have attended an anti-racism rally

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outside Belfast City Hall. It follows recent racist attacks in the

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city and a row over controversial

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comments about Muslims made by a Belfast

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pastor and the First Minister, Peter Robinson. A smaller rally was also

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held in Londonderry. Dan Stanton reports.

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Their was massive support for Anna Lo, the MLA who herself has been the

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victim of racist abuse. It is not about me, it is about all of us. We

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must stand up against sectarianism and racism. Islamic leaders and

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members of other ethnic groups were among the crowd which spilled onto

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the road outside Belfast City Hall. I'm disappointed that we need to

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organise a rally to see no to racism. I do not remember such a

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drastic increase in hate crime incidents in recent years. Today's

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rallies were organised after the First Minister, Peter Robinson,

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defended Pastor James McConnell who described Islam as Satanic and

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heathen. Mr Robinson also said he would not trust Muslims involved in

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violence or devote ease of Sharia law. He also said he would trust

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Muslims to go to the shops for him. The First Minister claims he was

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misinterpreted. Many are today's demonstration did not think he had

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goal -- many ad today's demonstration did not think that he

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had went far enough. I would like to see changes made in the government.

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Respect for ethnic minorities. It was shameful. I would like to think

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he would have the decency to stand down. The police have closed the

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road here because of the number of people who have turned up. There is

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due to be another antiracism rally next weekend.

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A 49-year-old man has been killed in a road accident in Cushendun. He was

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riding a motorcycle which was involved in a collision with a car

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on the Loughareema Road just after

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half-past ten this morning. A Londonderry hotel which was badly

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damaged in a fire bomb attack in the early hours of Friday morning has

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re-opened. The owners of the Everglades

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Hotel, which is the starting point for tomorrow's Walled City Marathon,

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said they were determined to get back to business as soon as

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possible. Peter Coulter reports.

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Fire damaged. What a difference a day makes. The final touches, a

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quick hoover. The hotel is ready for its guest. The Everglades Hotel is

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part of the Hastings group. The owner paid tribute to the staff.

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Yesterday, I was shocked. I thought it was a difficult situation. To

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date, the amount of work and the achievement and the support that

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everybody has given has been enormous. The Deputy First Minister

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also came along to show his support. It was an opportunity to express my

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support and solidarity for the fantastic people who work in this

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hotel. Around 1500 people are Jews here tomorrow for the start of the

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Walled City Marathon. Everyone I have been speaking to says they are

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determined not to be drawn back to the past. The message is that

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Londonderry and the Everglades are open for business. Families came out

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to soak up the sun at this carnival. Organisers say that they hope the

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carnival and to moral's marathon show the city in the way that it

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wants to be seen. In international football, Northern

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Ireland were narrowly defeated by Uruguay in a friendly match in

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Montevideo. This close-range strike by

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Christian Suani in the 62nd minute was enough to win the game for the

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home side, who will face England in the

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group stages at next month's World Cup

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finals in Brazil. And the Republic of Ireland are due

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to kick off their international friendly in Italy within the next

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hour. A glorious day today. What does the

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rest of the weekend have in store for

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us? Here's Angie Philips. It has been glorious today. I hope

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you are making the most of it, because by tomorrow, it will not be

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as cheery. It will be a nice evening. There will be brightness to

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end the day. Overnight, cloud will be increasing. There will be some

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rain and drizzle, especially in the Northwest. Not amounting to much.

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Generally, it will be dry. Low temperatures of 11 degrees.

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Tomorrow, more cloud around. We will see more rain moving in. It will be

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a dry start for the Walled City Marathon. As we head towards the

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afternoon, there will be an increasing threat of rain. Tomorrow,

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some spots of rain in places. Elsewhere, some fine weather on

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offer, especially across the East of Scotland. Two words Wales and the

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south-west, it will be clouding over. Thicker cloud moving into the

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north and west of Scotland, and Ireland as well. Some of the rain

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could be thundery. Some of that will affect parts of Northern Ireland in

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the afternoon. Not all parts, there will be gaps. Temperatures down on

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today and it will be more of a breeze. Tomorrow evening, most of

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those will see the heavy, Shelley rain for a time. It sets us up for

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the week ahead.

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