12/01/2016 BBC Newsline

The serial killer Robert Black, who murdered schoolgirl

Jennifer Cardy in County Antrim in 1981, has died

It's thought the 68-year-old died from natural causes.

Jennifer Cardy was just nine years old when she was sexually assaulted

and murdered by Robert black as she cycled on her new bike to a friends

house. Her family had to wait until 2011 for justice when Black was

convicted and sentenced to life. His father described hearing the

suffering she endured in her final hours as horrendous -- her father.

Described as a president treat paedophile, Black's job took him all

over the UK. The fear is the full horror and extent of his crimes may

never be uncovered. Jennifer Cardy's mother gave her

reaction. We have not jailed to the idea that Robert Black is gone. We

have mixed feelings about it. We certainly have no pleasure. But he

has gone. I would like to have known the man, to have had more time to

prepare himself for his death and for his life.

Good Morning Ulster will hear more from the Cardy family

That's on BBC Radio Ulster starting at 6:30am.

The new First Minister has completed her new ministerial team.

Arlene Foster has appointed Mervyn Storey to her old job

in charge of the Department of Finance and Personnel.

His old job in social development has been filled by Lord Morrow.

Here's our political correspondent Chris Page.

The first engagement for the new First Minister.

At Pontpark Primary School in Lisburn, the well wishes continued.

We made you a card to wish you good luck in your new job.

I think that's a brilliant drawing of me.

Much better than some of the cartoons I see

Then Mrs Foster had her first Question Time from P7 pupils.

She was quizzed about the transfer test and her own school days.

But what MLA would she bring in to face ministerial

Her old post of finance minister was vacant.

Later in the afternoon she announced who would take over,

He will steer through the budget for the upcoming year.

This year Northern Ireland begins with a considerable amount of hope.

We need to see an implementation of the budget.

Challenging as that is, it needs to give to the financial

structures of Northern Ireland that stability they need.

Mr Storey moves from the department of social development.

Things have moved on but it is some 14 years since I was

It was a day of more congratulations for people in power.

But the ministers will not be in the jobs for very long.

After the elections in May, the biggest parties will pick

their ministries in the new Stormont Executive.

The DUP's Edwin Poots has been criticised for comments he made

about the First Minister's appointment.

He described Arlene Foster's new role as her second most

important job after being a wife and mother.

Some described it as sexist but Mr Poots maintains

Arlene Foster and her mum Georgina Kelly as she became

First Minister at Stormont yesterday.

It was comments made in the Assembly chamber shortly

after her appointment which have caused concern.

Congratulating Arlene on her elevation to First Minister.

That's the second most important job she will ever take on.

Her most important job has been and will remain that of wife,

I know that will be the case with Arlene and should

That part of the speech was described as sexist and patronising.

But Mrs Foster brushed aside the criticism.

Some of the media questions yesterday wouldn't be asked

I'm focussing on the job ahead, what I need to do.

But I'm doing a job to lead Northern Ireland now.

Others weren't so quick to ignore them.

A woman to take on this role on the very first day to have those

statements said about them, I think there is no way a man

would ever have things like that said to them.

I think once again, it proves Northern Ireland is not a place

for women to get involved in politics.

During a radio interview today Mr Poots attracted further criticism

when he accused a fellow guest of getting involved

When I was Health Minister, I always said the most important job

Health would always take second place to that.

If I don't do things right at home, I will not be able to do things

We've fewer women in elected office than any part of the UK or Ireland.

Arlene Foster's appointment could be seen as the exception rather

Critics of Edwin Poots say it will do little to encourage other

An elderly woman has been assaulted in West Belfast this evening.

The man who attacked her also stole her handbag.

It happened in the Devenish Court area at around 6pm and the woman

The newly refurbished Enterprise trains have had their safety licence

suspended in the Republic after passenger doors opened

unexpectedly while a train was moving.

It has happened twice, once in December and again this

They cost over ?12 million, mostly European money.

Four Enterprise trains have been refurbished,

due to run between Belfast and Dublin from February.

On two occasions, passenger doors opened without obvious reason.

In December and last week while passing through north Dublin.

Now the safety railway commission in Dublin has issued a prohibition

Three of the new trains are in their commissioning

Since the prohibition notice the fourth has been languishing

here at the depot whilst engineers try to work out what's causing

Translink is carrying out a technical review

One union officer fears the service could ultimately be delayed.

We had numerous meets with this company.

We agreed to all sorts of flexibility and all

The railway safety commission is reviewing a submission

from Translink about resolving the door situation.

A police officer has been warned he could be sent to jail

for allegedly approaching a senior judge and threatening to arrest him.

Lord Justice Gillen told Thomas Anthony Carlin his actions

at a hearing in Belfast amounted to a prima facie contempt of court.

43-year-old Thomas Anthony Carlin was representing himself

He got up to move towards the bench claiming he was going

Security and courtroom staff intervened and he was taken away.

He was brought back amid a heavy police present.

The judge warned him any further incidents would see him arrested.

Lord Justice Gillen told Mr Carlin he was being granted legal aid

He said Mr Carlin had abused his position as a police

officer and would have the opportunity to apologise

to the court and explain his behaviour later this week.

The PSNI says the matter's been referred to the police ombudsman.

The head of the Rivers Agency says dredging would not have made

a difference to flooding around Lough Neagh.

Last week, businesses and houses on the shores of the Lough

were damaged by floods as water levels hit a 30-year high.

The Assembly's agriculture committee was told by the Agency

that the volume of water flowing into it is five times that

MLAs were also told there's no engineering solution to the floods

and that people will have to adapt their homes and businesses.

It will not make any difference to the flood levels in this event. The

flood level in those fields is absolutely 100% determined by the

level of the loch. Football now and Ballymena United

have won tonight's County Antrim Owen Kane scored the winner

after he fired the ball Linfield managed to pull a goal back

but it wasn't enough to deny Ballymena last won the competition

three years ago, also In tonight's Irish Premiership

match Carrick Rangers The game was played at Solitude

rather than Carrick's Taylor's Avenue ground because of ongoing

problems with the pitch On this cold night, many roads

are being salted although transport officials say motorists still need

to be careful as the rain showers You probably have already guessed

that it is a night for the hot portable tool as temperatures widely

fall to freezing and below is Bishop Lee in the countryside. A widespread

frost could develop. We could see the occasional stretch of ice in

untreated areas. Tomorrow is going to be called. There will be

outbreaks of rain. That will be falling as a mix of rain, sleet and

snow especially on high ground. Some low levels may get that as well.

Plenty of dry and sunny weather to start although it will be quite

chilly especially further north. Through the morning it is going to

become more unsettled as the rain pushes in. Over the high ground it

will be falling as sleet and snow. For Northern Ireland we are looking

at highs of three or four degrees. Winds will be light but it is going

to be quite chilly. Tomorrow is going to be quite chilly again.

Another widespread frost. Aristide is not looking too bad. There will

be spelt of sunshine. Temperatures between five and 6 degrees. The rest

of the week and into the weekend high pressure trying to build. Dry

weather and good amounts of sunshine. The occasional shower

cannot be ruled out. Our next BBC Newsline is at 6:25am

during Breakfast here on BBC One.