29/06/2014 BBC Newsline

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 her face a day after her ordeal. She

does not want the gang to recognise her. The hijacking happened on this

busy road in daylight at around 6:30pm yesterday. She was no way to

help her family. Her son had been in hospital and she was no way to see

him and taking medicine. She was travelling down this road when she

got to this ramp and the gang appeared. A fellow just at the other

side of the door and be to get out. He had something in his hand which

looked like a knife. I panicked, I got out of the car and I felt. I

don't know how. The two fellows hovering behind him. She says the

police told her the car was set on fire shortly after it was hijacked.

She said she could not understand anybody would take a car just to

burn it. why would you do that? Why would you steal somebody's car just

to burn it? It happened almost immediately afterwards. She says the

woman that track wrote she says she was waiting at the side of the road

waiting for help and feared the gang would return. Eventually, her son,

who had been waiting for her, came to the scene to collect her.

A man in his twenties from Northern Ireland has drowned

James Kelly, who was originally from the Shankill

A 23-year-old woman has been assaulted by a man

in the early hours of this morning in Bally-kinlar.

Two men, aged 17 and 23, were also attacked during

The Clipper Round the World yacht fleet has left Londonderry.

The departure followed a weekend of entertainment at the

A spectacular fireworks display made sure the Clipper Round the World

ended with the bank last night. Huge crowds gathered at the quayside to

watch the celebrations, which included a fiery battle between two

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

World race fleet, around 270 crew from the 12 international teams cast

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

Greencastle for the next stage of the race. 50 will take the fleet on

eight on an 800 mile route over Scotland and then down into the

North Sea. The boats are expected to arrive in Holland between the 2nd of

July and the 4th of July. In today's Gaelic Games, Down are

through to the next round of the All-Ireland football qualifiers

following a big win over Leitrim. Antrim's hurlers are out, having

lost to Offaly by two points. 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 for 31

years in September. Nobody in this band has ever been arrested while

they were in the band or been to jail while they were in the band.

I'm really angry that people say we thugs and we 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 Now let's get a look at what

the weather has in store Good evening. Hopefully you have had

a nice weekend and the forecast for the week ahead is not looking too

bad, at least to begin with. You'll be quite chilly tonight with a nice

weekend and the forecast for the week ahead is not looking too bad,

at least to begin with. You'll be quite chilly tonight with lots of it

will be a bit chilly first thing. To begin with, not too bad at all, at

least until Wednesday. Warming up each day with temperatures

approaching the 20s, but there is the risk of unsettled weather and

rain towards the end of the week. For Monday morning, it looks like a

dry, bright start. With light winds, it will not be too long before you

start to feel the heat from the sun. If you're travelling tomorrow, there

is lots of fine weather to be had across Britain and Ireland. Some

cloud and showers across the north-east of Scotland and also some

showers moving across south-west England. There may be some showers

towards London and the Wimbledon area, too. The odd one cropping up

across the Republic of Ireland, but, like Northern Ireland, most

places will be dry and sunny. Temperatures should get up to 19,

possibly 20 degrees with the small risk of a shower later in the day.

On Tuesday, we can look forward to slightly higher temperatures again,

probably around 21 degrees across parts of Northern Ireland. Most

places will be dry with some sunshine. It is a similar story

across Britain and Ireland, high pressure is looking after the

weather across many places, just a very small chance of a shower

breaking out here and there. On Wednesday, temperatures are

approaching the mid-20s across southern parts of Britain. Warm

across Ireland, too. This area of rain will, however, push into

north-west Scotland. That will bring some cloud for the West of Ireland,

but it should stay dry, at least, during the day. On Thursday the warm

weather continues across the south of Britain, elsewhere that with more

cloud around, still quite warm weather continues across the south

of Britain, elsewhere the Whitmore cloud around, still quite warming

places but there will be the risk of some showers. So, we have a pretty

decent week to come, at least until Wednesday. They will stay warm,

often sunny, probably some rain by Thursday. Good night.

Our next BBC Newsline bulletin is at 6.25am.

Until then, you can keep up to date with local news on BBC Radio Ulster

From everyone on the BBC Newsline team, goodbye