23/06/2014 BBC Newsline

Good evening. The Queen has held private meetings

with the First and Deputy First Ministers here during the first

Deputy First Ministers here during the first engagement

The first stop for the royal couple was a familiar one, Hillsborough

Castle, the official residence -- official residence of the Queen

widget comes to Northern Ireland. The Secretary of State, Theresa

Villiers, First Minister, Peter Robinson, and Deputy First

Minister, Martin McGuinness all had a private audience. I always sees

these as an opportunity to reach out, to stretch out the hand of

friendship to the Unionist community. From the contributions

made by Queen Elizabeth, it is quite clear to me, meeting me in Dublin,

meeting the Belfast two years ago, going to Winter Palace, that she is

someone who absolutely and passionately support the peace

process. There are significant this -- differences between this visit

and those in the past. The fact that she is going to City Hall, where all

other parties will be represented, is something that will be entirely

new. The fact her itinerary can be given night beforehand, so people

can be close to those events is another real change. Of course, the

sun is shining, that it's a change, as well! While the Queen met the

politicians, Prince Philip had an engagement of his own. Meeting some

of the 75 people here who were receiving them all joke of Edinburgh

award. The royal couple has retired for the evening. They have a busy

couple of days ahead of them. Tomorrow they are packing in five

different engagements. Most are based in Belfast, but they will be

back here again tomorrow afternoon for a garden party.

The former US diplomat Richard Haass is urging politicians to show

leadership in dealing with outstanding peace process issues. He

made the call during his acceptance speech after being awarded the

Tipperary Peace Award. Last year he chaired a talks process which

ultimately failed to deliver consensus on outstanding disputes on

flags, parading and how to deal with the past.

I don't think there is any real alternative to the sorts of

approaches we came up with. I'm not saying everything has to be exactly

the way that was negotiated by the end of December, but something close

to that, to deal with parading, flags, help -- emblems, something

very close to that will be required. In the shake-up within the Driver

and Vehicle Agency, motor tax offices are to close

in July, several months earlier The transfer of services to Wales

means motorists will tax their car online, at the Post Office

or by phone - a move that has led to The motor tax office is part of the

furniture of modern life. But all this will soon be gone. Very soon.

On the close of business on Thursday, 17 to July, all the motor

tax offices in Northern Ireland will be closed. This is because the DVLA

believes this work should be decentralised in Swansea and in

future they will rely on people either doing it for themselves

online, are going to one of 175 licensing post offices. Our staff

will no longer be able to help you, I'm afraid. The two main options are

go to the post office and do it online? That's right, exactly. So,

what motorists make of the changes? I don't like it at all. What happens

if you are not online? I think it is terrible. It is so handy for local

people. I don't really like doing things online. I like being able to

come down here and do it face-to-face. The post office have

enough to do. It is much easier here. This office in Belfast is

always busy. In fact, some days more than 700 people come through here.

Overall the Northern Ireland, more than 100,000 people every month tax

their vehicles. For some people, going online or going to a post

office will be much easier, but, for others, it

Following the weekend death of Gerry Conlon, another member of the

of the Guilford Four has spoken emotionally of the injustice

and the victims of the IRA bombings in 1974. Gerry Conlon died at the

He and three others spent 15 years in

prison after being wrongly convicted of the attacks in Guilford.

Earlier on, I spoke to Paul Hill, another member of Guildford Four. I

was always pleased that Gerry was involved, as it motivated him. I'm

sure, like myself, he had a lot of anger suppressed. I express two days

ago the obscenity of people trying to score political points over Gerry

Conlon's often. People are trying to do that. I have heard it

continuously said that if the IRA had not carried out these offences

that we have not ended up in prison. How absurd is that? That is verbal

gymnastics and political point scoring. What happened to us was a

great miscarriage of justice than for the people who died, yes, it

was, in the legal context. The victims of those horrendous

bombings, and they were horrendous, there was no justification

whatsoever for the death of those seven people, but no justification

to arrest innocent people. That is what should be remembered when Gerry

Conlon goes into the ground. Nine of the 12 yachts taking part

in the Clipper Round the World race The one named

after the city was first to finish. Thousands of people lined

the banks of the Foyle from early The last

of the yachts crossing the Atlantic I watched the last race from the

office. I decided, the next time it is on I'm going to participate. I

broke an arm in training and had to delay the legs I was doing, but it

has been worth everything that has gone into it.

Tomorrow on BBC News Northern Ireland, an

investigation into the stillborn and infant babies buried in unmarked

One mother spent years not knowing where her child was buried.

She talks to our reporter Kevin Sharkey on Good Morning Ulster

We have had a long, dry spell of weather. There are some changes

afoot with some rain like he later in the week. Damp weather will

develop more widely on Wednesday and Thursday could have a few sharp

bursts of rain before it moves away again. It is looking driver most of

us for the rest of the night. Temperatures will hold up well into

double figures. It'll start of right tomorrow before a cloud moves down

from the North, which will bring a few showers. To begin with tomorrow

morning, many places will be dry, early sunshine for the South. Cloud

will increase to bring a few light showers. This cloud will extend

southwards over England and Wales, and into the Republic, too. There

will be the risk of sharp showers in the south-east of England and the

Wimbledon area. Cabbages will continue to be in the 20s in the

south of England and Ireland. The Northern Ireland we can expect a

pitch is south of England and Ireland. The

Northern Ireland we can expect to be a little bit down on today, we are

maybe looking at it teen or 19 degrees. Some showers were some

places during the day, but sunny spells, too. For weapons they, tap

weather will move in from the Atlantic and the wind will turn

round to come from the south-east. Some heavy rain for a while, then

drying up on Friday. You can keep up to date with

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