05/06/2014 BBC Newsline

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After 20 deaths are linked to a new drug, the family of one victim calls

for action against the dealers. Detectives are questioning

a man about the murder The Chief Constable Matt Baggott

tells the Policing Board he's Would-be thieves use

a bomb to try to steal cash Windsor Park looks more like a

building site but they will be playing football here and 12 months

time. Northern Ireland's footballers have

benn playing a long way from home, But there's a warning

of heavy rain over the weekend. The deaths of 20 people in Belfast

have been linked to The family of 33-year-old

James Owens, who died last year, have called on the police

and politicians to do more to The coroner

at his inquest today compared the drugs, known as speckled

cherries or speckled crosses, Pills like these brought down to the

streets of Belfast and other areas last year. Among those killed was

James Owens, a 33-year-old father found unconscious on the Shankill.

His was one in a chain of what has been described as sinister deaths.

The inquest taking depth where James Owens, Alan McManus E, found dead at

home in June, Neil Reeves who was found dead in July. Brian Mills and

Kevin Doherty who died after a party. This morning during the

inquest, it emerged the drug has been linked to 20 deaths, leaving 20

families asking questions. We want to get the message out to parents to

keep an eye on their children and stop them take the mess. It will

ruin lives. There is 20 families, not just us. It needs to stop now.

The politicians need to put a stop to it. The police know who these

people are. As the number of deaths have increased, the coroner said it

was comparable to a serial killer on the loose and that it was a

horrifyingly high number, justifying the most rigorous scrutiny. This

drug has been found in a number of different ecstasy tablets. Users

should not think they are safe if they stay away from these speckled

tablets. It has been found across a number of tablets. With the number

of deaths now linked to the drug standing at 20, one family said they

want those who are selling this drug to be caught before someone else

dies. A man is being questioned

about the murder of his mother The body of Margaret Evans,

who was a retired businesswoman, Our North-east reporter

David Maxwell has more. Still in shock, neighbours and

friends brought tributes. Margaret Evans was found dead here yesterday.

She had serious injuries. The 69-year-old was well known. She was

an institution. She ran a very successful business until her

retirement and number of years ago. This is their parents Salam that she

opened and the reason why she was well-known in the community -- hair

salon. The current owner said she was devastated by the news. For

many, she was a mother like figure. Police have appealed for

information. Our enquiry is ongoing and we want to hear from anyone with

any information who can assist in our understanding of what happened.

We particularly want to hear from any family, friends or local people

who had any contact with the family in the last number of days. The

32-year-old man being questioned is believed to be one of Margaret

Evans's sons. No one else has been sought in relation to the killing.

There were some heated exchanges at what was the last public meeting of

the Policing Board. Matt Baggot announced earlier that he was to

retire, two months earlier than planned. Our Home Affairs

correspondent reports. The new and the old. Matt I get let his

successor lead the way. -- Matt Baggott. He outlined the challenges

that George Hamilton will face. Dealing with the past is

debilitating and toxic. It was not long before the past cast a shadow.

The focus was on the revelation that the Police Ombudsman plans to take

the Chief Constable to court. He says his investigators have been

denied access to information may need to probe allegations of serious

criminal behaviour and misconduct by police officers. The Police

Ombudsman does not do investigations by negotiation. This is fundamental

to the independence of the office. The Chief Constable and his deputy

insist they did not intend to undermine his independence. There is

nothing personal in this or any attempt to obstruct the work of his

office. We are asking the ombudsman to explain the details of their

powers and the necessity and requirement for the information. We

are not seeking to obstruct certain parts. That did not satisfy a number

of board members. Why do you think you can be trusted with this

information and the Police Ombudsman cannot? If that becomes an issue as

we go into the future, then it undermines the Police Ombudsman's

offers and the PSNI as well. I am dismayed at this turn of events. I

cannot understand how this row has been allowed to escalate. This issue

has caused damage to confidence in policing and it looks like a

cover-up. I think... I want to put that on the record and I am angry.

There was also criticism of the pool -- of the Police Ombudsman. The

thing that strikes me as very strange is the fact that the Police

Ombudsman decided to go public on this issue, which definitely has

undermined the confidence of those families out there. It was a matter

of some surprise and regret that this all got played out earlier this

week and became such an issue. Police say they hope the dispute can

be resolved without going to court. Still to come on tonight's

BBC Newsline. As the 70th anniversary

of D-Day is remembered, we hear one An inquest into the death of a four

year old girl who died from swelling of the brain has been stopped,

after the coroner said he felt Adjourning the inquest Jim Kitson

said he felt duty bound to write up his report and refer it to the PPS,

in light of evidence which came to Lindsay Angela Alvarez whose parents

are originally from the Philippines was four years old when she died. A

doctor estimated she had ingested up to teaspoons of salt. A normal

intake of salt for a child is two thirds of a teaspoon. Asked to

explain this, he said it was forced upon her and he said I cannot accept

the possibility she took it voluntarily. She died in the Royal

Victoria Hospital on August the 4th 2009, a few weeks before her fifth

birthday. The inquest was told that the child had fallen down stairs in

her uncle's house. Consultant paediatrician gave evidence. He said

that children who fall accidentally do not usually get serious injuries

and he said he would have expected other injuries, like bruising and a

cut lip, he said that his experience of autistic children is that they do

not throw themselves down the stairs. He said he could not rule

out it could have been accidental, but could not rule out his concerns.

The police are investigating an attempt to steal a cash machine

in Hamiltonsbawn in Co Armagh using an explosive device.

The would-be thieves struck in the early hours of this morning.

Our South east reporter Gordon Adair has been to the scene.

At 1am this morning and a masked man checks out the security cameras at

this service station. An hour and a half later, and just why becomes

very clear. Daylight and debris from the ATM can be seen scattered across

the forecourt of the shop. It is obviously an extension of what has

been an ongoing campaign to wreck these cash machines right across the

country and Europe. I understand this is a relatively new development

insofar as creating an explosion to blow the cash machine out. That is

what happened on this occasion. This part was blown across the road

almost reaching bungalows facing the shop. The building which houses the

machine appears intact and it seems the gang probably did not get away

with any cash. This was a sophisticated attack, the gang used

spray paint to black out security lights and the police are

investigating whether two abandoned cars found are connected to the

incident. A similar robbery happened close by last Friday. The thieves

did escape with cash they are. Gas was forced into the machines in both

attacks before it was ignited. The Republic's government is coming

under pressure to hold a full historical enquiry into the deaths

of almost 800 children at a mother It's believed

the bodies were buried in an unmarked grave in a septic tank

the grounds of the home run by the Here's our Dublin

correspondent Shane Harrison. It is believed based on official

records that 796 young children are buried in a septic tank beneath this

field. Babies and infants who died between the 1920s and 1960s while in

the care of the Bon Secours nuns. The government is under pressure to

hold an enquiry. What the government is doing is establishing the facts

with a view to ensuring that we can get to the bottom of this harrowing

issue. It is a matter of great public disquiet and upset. Not only

for the families involved, but for local communities. What we will have

is a report to government before the end of this month and then advance

matters further. One independent TD once more. If this was found

anywhere else, other than beside a religious institution, it would have

been declared a crime scene. We know that in previous cases, there were

drug trials took place. Did it happen in this location. That needs

to be part of the enquiry. Could it have accounted for the high

mortality rates? The Catholic archbishop has called on the nuns to

act on their responsibilities while another order of nuns who ran three

other mother and baby homes in the Republic said it will welcome an

independent enquiry. This is not just an issue that affected Catholic

run institutions. The remains of 219 infants from this home were

discovered in South Dublin, between 1922 and 1949, a child died there

every six weeks. They were difficult times and it is clear that there was

a reliance by both state and society on these institutions to hide what

was deemed to be a problem. All of these revelations are an indictment

of Ireland and those with powerful responsibilities at the time.

A prominent traditional Irish musician has been giving evidence

Francis McPeake, who's 72, and formerly of Eliza Street Close

Francis McPeake faces 12 charges of sexual abuse of a child. The abuse

is alleged to have happened between June 2009 and May 2010. The court

previously heard from a compliment to is now aged 20. This morning the

prosecution finished presenting its case with the court hearing from the

alleged victim was my father, stepfather, and a teacher from her

former school. In the afternoon, Francis McPeake took the stand as

the defence began its case. The case that Schumacher the court heard how

the defendant had suffered from prostate cancer, the treatment or a

wet had left him with difficulties having sex. He told the court he had

tried to help the alleged victim because he thought that she had

had, and full wrath of life. When a barrister asked him if he had ever

had sex with the complainant, he replied, never in my life, no. The

prosecution due to start their cross tomorrow

The home of Ulster rugby, Ravenhill, is to be renamed as the

A 10-year naming rights deal has been done with Kingspan,

a Cavan-based building materials company.

All this on the day our cameras got a first look

With the latest on the stadium developments,

By by Ravenhill, hello Kingspan Stadium. 90 years of history kicked

into touch. In return, millions of pounds. Estimated at between three

million and ?5 million. But Ulster will be expecting a backlash from

the funds. Now, I don't think so. It is like a marriage. When my daughter

gets married, her name will change. It is progress, it is critical that

we get good quality investment into the stadium. I don't think we expect

immediately everybody to get used to the name, but it does happen in

time. There is no new name planned for the new Windsor Park, but work

is well underway. The poll will still be possible while the building

continues. A brand-new pitch is coming soon. It will happen next

week, the back end of next week. There will be an eight to 12 grow in

period, for the pitch to settle. In the middle of September, the first

match will be played. You are telling me football will be played

here in 12 weeks time? Yes, guaranteed. Some of the players are

just back from Brazil, where they had helped to build World Cup

stadiums -- builders. It can really only be hampered by the weather. It

is all systems go here at Windsor Park. A legal challenge to the

redevelopment is being taken by some residents, and the outcome want to

be known until September at the earliest.

Tomorrow is the 70th anniversary of D Day -

the invasion of the north coast of France at Normandy, the turning

To mark the commemorations Donna has been talking to two local veterans.

This evening we hear from 91 year old Bill Eames, an RAF

pilot honoured for his gallantry, who played a key role on D-Day.

Her report begins with how newsreels of the time were marking

We were to drop the British sixth airborne division, we were dropping

the airborne Brigade, two battalions, one of them was the 1st

Battalion. Their 2nd Battalion landed on the beaches, and the other

Battalion was the infantry. It was not a good night at all. There was

very low cloud. It took a very long time to get the thing ever born. It

got to term -- turbulence. There was quite a lot of low air pressure.

When we saw the canal, it linked in the moonlight, and with moonlight,

you can see water. If there hadn't been that moonlight, we may not have

seen it very well. We went along the canal, and eventually we work coming

up to the right position, the glider pilot said, we've got it. He said

good luck. They landed actually exactly where we had planned them to

go. It was very successful. It was a dangerous mission, was it not? Given

the anti-aircraft fire? All it was. It was dangerous, yes indeed. But

certainly exciting. And it had to be done. There is no doubt about it. We

were getting hit by flak, as I was on several occasions, and it was an

unpleasant business. What was going through your head, when you know it

was a very important mission and you were to bring those gliders over the

French coast? We had no idea about the massive number of ships that

were there. That was a very successful operation for us. Later

on, when it came to the daylight operation, we were more or less cut

in half. I was rather badly winded. I managed to get back to England, to

Oxford. But that was bad. We lost the airborne division at that time.

It was gone. Do you need to be a particular type of person to be a

pilot in those situations? With a particular personality? I don't

think so. I don't think I was any better than anybody else. You are

just lucky, that is the thing. Your lock. But you did the right things?

Well, I don't know if I did. How does it feel to be a war hero? I'm

not a war hero, I am a survivor. Incredible story.

Tomorrow evening on the programme Donna talks to John Leishman, who

Manager Michael O'Neill has described Northern Ireland's South

American tour as his best ten days as an international boss.

After losing their opening tour match 1-0 to

Uruguay, Northern Ireland were beaten 2-0 by Chile last night.

But O'Neill has been enthused by the positive response

Thomas Kane looks back at last night's action.

There were very few goals in the first half. Conor MacLachlan went

close. Oliver Norwood forced a good save from the Chilean goalkeeper. At

the other end, Roy Carroll had the full threat, to tip this effort

around the post. The home side went even closer shortly after, only to

see this effort rebound off the woodwork. The deadlock was broken

with just 12 minutes remaining. Barcelona finished well. The

goal-scorer was marginally offside. There were no doubts about the home

side's second form. They had found space behind the Northern Ireland

For over 100 years motorcycle fans and riders from have been travelling

to the Isle of Man for the TT races. We've unearthed some rare footage

which has historical significance to this famous event. It comes in a

week when Ballymoney rider Michael Dunlop booked his own place in the

record books. Celebrating another record breaking

Isle of Man win. Michael Dunlop delivered BMW their first TT success

in exactly three quarters of a century. 1939 was the last time the

German manufacturer won a race on the island. This never before seen

footage shows George Meyer's success on the Sigma circuit. The Mac I have

waited 75 years for BMW. It is a nice present. Dunlop has won a

hat-trick of races so far this week, after contemplating quitting

the sport earlier this year. I want to come back. Winning the TT is

incredible. Especially the way I did it. I haven't had a lot of time on

that bike. Tomorrow he will break the machine in the blue-ribbon

senior race. Trying to create a little bit more motorcycle racing

history. Great footage. Finally the Ireland fifteen to start

against Argentina on Saturday Luke Marshall and Darren Cave are

paired at centre, Robbie Diack gets his first start

in a back row that includes The summer will certainly not make

an appearance this weekend. As we go through this evening, not a bad end

to the day, reasonably dry and bright. As we go through this

evening, temperatures will fall away. We do have a few showers

around, but as we go into the night, they will become increasingly

isolated and clear away. As the skies clear, the temperatures will

decrease. Those of five or six Celsius. Tomorrow, not looking like

a bad day, at least to start with. A bright start, before the skies

become more hazy later, and we have rain arriving toward evening. This

is the picture you will be waking up to. Not bad. Certainly through the

first half of the day, temperatures feeling quite pleasant. As we go

through the day, those guys come more hazy, the cloud begins to

picking up over the second half of the day, and the threat of rain

becomes more acute. Highs of 15 or 16 Celsius. Not unpleasant in those

sunny breaks. The rain is the real threat. 70 years ago today,

meteorologist were poring over their charts anxiously looking at the

D-Day weather. This is the chart, hand drawn from 1944. We have some

low pressure systems there, I saw buyers indicating some strong winds

for the invasion fleet. 70 years later, we have our own low-pressure

system tracking over the next few days, and that will bring bring over

this weekend. We have a yellow warning for rain in place across

County Armagh and County Down. That is in force from the early hours of

Saturday morning, because there is plenty of rain in the forecast on

Saturday. Some of those downpours will be slow-moving and really quite

intense. Other places will miss out, but a few catch one of them,

you will know about it. Reasonably dry in terms of -- mild in terms of

temptress. -- temperatures. Temperatures approaching 20 Celsius.

Unsettled weather for the weekend. You can also keep in contact with

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