29/06/2014 BBC Newsline

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A woman whose car was hijacked by a masked gang in west Belfast has

It happened around teatime yesterday in Poleglass.

She's still too scared to show face a day after her ordeal. She does not

want the gangster recogniser. The hijacking happened on this busy road

in Poleglass at around 6:30pm yesterday. The woman was on her way

to help her family. The woman's son had been in hospital recently and

she was on a way to see him to bring him medicine. When she appeared here

on this road she slowed down and the gang appeared. a fellow just

appeared the car and opened the door. He shouted at me to get out

and he had something in his hand which looked like a knife. So I

panicked and got out. I fell, I don't know how. There were two other

men behind him. don't know how. There were two other

car shortly after it was hijacked. She said she could not understand

why somebody would take a car just burn it. why would you do that? I've

heard people get in their cars stolen before they find it crashed,

but that was almost immediately after. The woman said the police

were in contact by phone was she was standing at the side of the road

waiting for help. She said she feared the gang would return as she

waited. Eventually, her son made his way there

Talks on the past, parades and flags involving all the main parties are

Last year the American diplomat Richard Haass chaired talks on

the same issues which ended without agreement at the end of December.

Speaking on Sunday Politics, the DUP?s Gregory Campbell said

there are some issues that need to be resolved before moving forward,

while Sinn Fein's Gerry Kelly said the discussions were long overdue.

we have been supposedly having these talks for some time. It is quite a

long time, nearly six months. We should've had these talks before

now, we have not. I think there is an opportunity there. You still have

to remember that these things need doing. All the issues are known, we

need negotiations and we need to make progress because everybody is

looking to us to do that. However much people want to deny it, it was

a bolt from the blue. It is one of those issues that comes up now and

then which reveals what particularly Republicans were doing behind the

backs of people. Nobody knows about it, then suddenly there was an

announcement and if you people say everyone should have known about

it. Let us get that issue cleared before we start to talk about what

we do about the past. The Clipper yachts have left Londonderry. A

spectacular fireworks display made sure the legendary maritime festival

ended with a bang last night. Huge clouds that like crowds gathered

last night watch celebrations which included a fiery battle between two

pirate ships. It was a fitting sendoff to the Clipper around the

world yacht race fleet, around 270 crew from the 12 international teams

cast off from the marina at this afternoon. They make their way to

the race. It will take an eight and the race. It will take an eight and

a mile route up towards Scotland and down into the North Sea. The boats

will arrive in Holland between the second and the 4th of July.

A look ahead now to a special report we'll have on BBC Newsline tomorrow.

As the marching season gets underway, research shows there are

more parades and marching bands than at any time in our history.

While the number of contentious parades is small,

negative perceptions persist about bands and their members.

We've been talking to members of a band in west Belfast

about why they join and how those images can be changed.

I have been in this band 31 years in September. Nobody in this band has

ever been jailed while with the band. I'm angry that people say we

folks and loyalist paramilitaries. We are not.

That story across BBC News Northern Ireland tomorrow, starting with

Good Morning Ulster at 8 o'clock and on BBC Newsline here on BBC One

Perfect conditions for seeing of the Clipper fleet today. As if that

wasn't enough, they were treated to a display by the red arrows in a

beautiful blue sky. So, sunshine to end the day on the north coast. The

cloud elsewhere will break up and there will be some fine weather this

evening. But, like last night, it will turn chilly quite quickly. In

the countryside it could get up to five or 6 degrees. A fresh start to

a new week, and not a bad week. A fine day for the end of June, warm

sunshine to begin July. There is a threat of rain towards the end of

the week, but until then, it looks pretty decent. Monday morning begins

a try and bright if not sunny in many areas, with light breezes. It

will warm up fairly quickly towards the end of the morning and a good

part of the day will stay dry. There is a small chance one or two showers

breaking out and perhaps one or two across the Republic of Ireland also.

One or two showers for South East England which could affect Wimbledon

One or two showers for South East mass. Were expecting ties and 90,

possibly 20 degrees mass. Were expecting ties and 90,

higher. On Tuesday we will... But for most of the weather will stay

fine. The breeze picks up on Wednesday, brings some cloud and the

risk of some rain by Thursday. Our next BBC Newsline bulletin is

at 10.15 this evening. Until then, you can keep up to date

with local news on BBC Radio Ulster