27/01/2016 BBC Newsline

An attempt to change organ donation laws here to an opt-out system has

been blocked by DUP and Sinn Fein members

The proposal by an Ulster Unionist MLA had meant that those who didn't

want to donate organs would need to register their wishes.

It is an emotive issue, whether or not you give your consent to lead

others left after you die. The Ulster Unionist MLA Joanna Dobson

has proposed that consent should be given like it is in Wales unless you

have deliberately offered out. But this afternoon that was voted down.

All those in favour... Against... In essence, the two big parties, the

DUP and Sinn Fein, joined together to vote against the bill. I am not

disappointed for me but for the army of volunteers who are waiting for an

organ donor. I thought this would finally deliver a good story to save

lives. I think they have looked at the

experts and examined the evidence and then have come to the same

conclusion that I did three years ago that it is unnecessary and

counter-productive. We need to listen to the commissions who are

working in organ donation and when they say they do not want the bill,

we should listen. What you think should happen in

Northern Ireland compared to the rest of the UK?

Things are working well in Northern Ireland so why should we work to

prevent that increase happening? Especially when we have got an

experiment working in Wales. So nothing changes. If you want to

give your organs, you have to sign a form, otherwise your organs may not

be given. The Chief Constable says the PSNI

are struggling to deal with a "tsunami" of requests

from the courts on Troubles cases and that it's threatening to grind

the organisation to a halt. George Hamilton was speaking

following criticism that the police are taking too long to hand over

files to the Coroner's Court. Row after row, file after file -

these contain the stories They're just a fraction of the

10 million documents stored Any one of them could

contain vital evidence that might secure justice

for a bereaved family. But the system is sagging under

the sheer volume of material. And that's putting

the Chief Constable of taking too long to hand over

Troubles-related documents Last night, at an event

at Queen's University, When you get a tsunami of requests

coming in from the courts through judicial reviews,

and every single one of those is a compelling case

and it has legal weight behind it and judicial authority for us to do

this, the whole organisation And that is the mess

we are in around this. I have never pretended

it is any different. The requests are coming

from the courts, including the ongoing

review of 56 legacy cases Last week, he criticised the police

for being too slow to hand over classified documents

relating to the deaths. Lawyers for victims' families

have accused the police of dragging their heels over

the disclosure of files. For one group of victims,

it has been a frustrating process. For families like ourselves

it is a roller-coaster of emotions. Families go in expecting

something and they an allegation that the RUC had

advanced warning of the Shankill bombing, the Chief

Constable was definitive. As I sit here tonight,

I am 100% convinced that the police service at the time had no knowledge

of the Shankill bombing that could have prevented

it from happening. That statement will be tested,

investigated and found to be right or otherwise by

the police ombudsman. inquests has put the issue of how

to deal with the past The police have made it

clear they don't believe Politicians can't agree

on the way forward. Victims groups say they feel

abandoned and betrayed. They all agree on one thing -

that the legacy of the Troubles has The DVD rental chain Xtravision

has gone out of business. All 83 shops across

Ireland have closed. The company had 11 outlets

in Northern Ireland, The company operated a further 71

stores in the Republic of Ireland The Dublin-based holding company

of the chain, was placed In a statement, they blamed

the massive decline Now, they may be our first port

of call after a burglary, but even the police can

fall victim to thieves. Freedom of Information figures

obtained by the BBC show that thousands of pounds' worth

of equipment and personal belongings have been stolen from

police stations and vehicles You might have thought that the best

place to keep goods safe from thieves would be

with the police. But expensive racing bikes, cash,

drugs and even police uniforms are among an eclectic list of items

stolen from PSNI stations and vehicles over

the past four years. The biggest single theft

was here in Antrim in November 2012 where more than 30 pieces

of PSNI kit were stolen. Ironically, police were responding

a report of theft when two kit bags The bags contained items of uniform

such as high visibility jackets and police issue boots,

fixed penalty notice books, evidence bags, name badges

and business cards. A few months later, workmen

in the area discovered the kit bags which had been discarded by thieves

and handed them back to police. Among the more unusual items stolen

between 2011 and 2015 were six cigars worth

?150 from Strand Road, a heat gun and battery

charger in Coleraine, copper piping from Portstewart,

cannabis and a pair of Nike Air Max trainers worth ?110

from Musgrave Street, ?73 of white hand towels

from Lisburn and an ?80 spanner Police said not all

stolen property belonged In a statement they said the number

of thefts was relatively small, and added that all such incidents

are fully investigated. While this may be the case,

it seems that even the people tasked to catch thieves are not immune

to falling victims themselves. A Co Down farmer is attempting

to bring back a bird that hasn't been seen in the fields

of Northern Ireland The grey partridge was once common,

but changes in farming and its own tendency to stick up

for itself in a fight saw its numbers dwindle

until it was declared extinct here. Our Agriculture

and Environment Correspondent, 40 years ago, it was

a common sight and sound. But changes to farming hit habitat

and food availabiliity until the native grey partridge

disappeared from our fields. Now one man is trying

to bring them back. Cereal farmer David Sandford has

210 acres near Strangford Lough. He's begun rearing and releasing

grey partridge, a bird he remembers You heard them in the morning,

and they would always be The great thing

about them is they are great parents and that has

probably been their demise. When foxes come, they would stand up

to foxes to protect their babies. As well as predators

and dimishing food and cover, the birds also have

to cope with climate. A wet summer can

have a big impact on any chicks. The hens will lay in April

and in June the chicks will hatch. By autumn the young birds will be

released on the farm. helps the birds survive and thrive

and there's a grant to balance David is a committed

conservationist, here helping to train other farmers

and environmentalists who're taking part in our first survey of farm

birds - part of a wider UK project. And while conservation is easier

on cereal farms because you don't have to fence off the habitat

areas from animals, beef, sheep and dairy farms can

also play their part. There are still things

that people can do. Little rough areas, anywhere you can

get seed bearing habitat in, In one small corner

of County Down at least, But don't go looking for them

in pear trees as the song suggests, they're really not very

good at flying. The IFA has been inundated with

over 50,000 ticket applications Today came confirmation that

an extra 4,000 tickets have been made available to

travelling Northern Ireland fans. The initial allocation of 25,000 has

been increased to just over 29,000 for the games against Poland,

Ukraine and Germany. There'll now be an extra 800 tickets

to see Michael O'Neill's men in the game against

Poland on June 12th. An additional 1,700 fans will be

able to attend the Ukraine game with the total for the Germany game

on June 21st Supporters will find out

by the end of February whether their applications

have been successful. is our main concern is to ensure

that as many people who regularly attend Northern Ireland matches are

able to act get a ticket. This greatly increases chances of

achieving that. Particularly for the game in Lyon on the allocation has

gone up to around 12,000. Anyone looking for a ticket for that game

stands a good chance of being successful.

Tomorrow, the Good Morning Ulster programme hears from migrants

Using archive from the period, they will also be speaking

to people who have moved here in more recent times.

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

Let's have the weather now with Angie.

Temperatures continue to fluctuate but they have been dropping this

afternoon and this evening so it is a cold start to the night. She was

turning into sleet and snow on the hills and temperatures getting close

to freezing elsewhere. Some isolated showers but the bubbly not all

night. Temperatures should creep up a couple of degrees overnight and

those showers should turn back to rain. Tomorrow looks like a showery

day and windy as well. That wind will strengthen through the course

of the day. Not long before those servers start together and we also

get them moving and across the Republic of Ireland, parts of Wales,

north-west England and into Scotland. Very blustery here and

those turning to snow across the Scottish mountains as the showers

turn into longer spells of rain. Dreier and brighter for Easter in

areas. Looking out West, across Ireland, those showers turn into

longer spells of rain. Milder tomorrow. But with the wind it will

feel cold. The winds get up to gale-force tomorrow night although

it is technically mild, it will feel colder. And early warning is in

place as they could be disruption. On Friday, it starts mild before

colder air comes on in the second half of the day. Some wintry showers

into Saturday. Our next BBC Newsline is at 6:25am

during Breakfast here on BBC One. You can also keep updated

with News Online. The Government thought it was

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