25/02/2016 BBC Newsline

an iPhone belonging to killers. Whose side are you on? John Lee on

BBC Two and Serial killer Robert Howard

was a police informer. That's according to a witness

at the Arlene Arkinson inquest The 15-year-old was last seen

with Howard after a disco He died last year while serving

a life sentence for the murder Patricia Quinn, in the Navy

tracksuit top, arrives at the inquest into Arlene Arkinson's

death, with her daughter Donna who was one of the last people to see

the schoolgirl alive. Are you happy now? She told the court that

everyone knew that Robert Howard was a police informer. Patricia Quinn

said she challenged an officer about Howard's alleged status, and claims

he's said I hope my hands up that I hold my hands up. She added that is

why they put him in my house, to keep an eye on him. Me and my

daughter are scapegoats for C I do. CID. ... Her body has never been

found. Howard frequently stayed at the Quinn family home, and at the

time of Arlene's disappearance was on bail accused of rape, living at

the Quins being one of his bail conditions. After she disappeared,

the Arkansas family visited the Quins, desperate for information on

her whereabouts. Counsel for the coroner asked Patricia Quinn:

Counsel for the coroner asked Patricia Quinn:

Ms Quinn did lied to police and said it one of the biggest regrets of her

life. She also denied being in a relationship with Robert Howard, and

said they were just friends. Even there when he stayed in a house he

would sleep in her bed. She said he wasn't even interested in her, he

was more interested in young girls in uniforms. The hearing continues

next week. A man accused of murdering 29 people

in the Real IRA bomb attack in Omagh in 1998 has been in court

in the County Tyrone town A judge is deciding if there

is enough evidence for the case against Seamus Daly to go

to a Crown Court trial. Seamus Daly who is originally from

County Monaghan was arrested in April 2000 14. Until now all his

Magistrates' Courts hearing is in Omagh have been via video link from

prison but today he was brought to the town's courthouse. He is charged

with the murders of 29 people in Omagh on the 15th of August 1998

stop he also chases charges of causing the explosion and possessing

the bomb. And two further charges relating to another dissident bomb

plot in Lisburn in April 19 98. Some of the victims and relatives were in

the court and sat just a few feet away from Seamus Daly. During the

hearing, the district Judge will hear from witnesses and will decide

if there is enough evidence for the case to proceed to a trial at a

Crown Court. After his arrest, Seamus Daly gave police a statement

denying any involvement. His lawyers have argued that the case against

him is weak and much of the evidence discredited. The hearing will

continue tomorrow. Agencies involved with the homeless

say they're urgently trying A man's body was found in Belfast

city centre last night, the third homeless person to die

in as many weeks. BBC Newsline's Mark

Simpson reports. At the scene of the latest tragedy,

a plea for help. A call for action in Belfast, to try to stop

homelessness. The messages we aren't doing enough, we can do better than

this. There are endless empty buildings everywhere you look in

Belfast, and if you look you up, you see them, and if you look down their

people on streets. We need to work together and create a sustainable

solution. The man who died last night was in his 40s. He was found

dead in a city centre doorway, just after seven o'clock stop it was a

cold and a lonely death. But the early indications are that his

sudden death wasn't a direct result of the freezing savages. A person

that has lost his life did have accommodation and we can't

understand why he wasn't in it yesterday evening. Furthermore, my

department has in recent years but in some ?35 million for

homelessness. The money hasn't yet solved what is a complicated

problem. In the past three weeks three people have died in the city

centre. The first a man in his 30s on Donegal Place. Less than a week

later, the body of another man was found this time in the toilet of a

fast food restaurant. Then last night just a few metres away on

Castle Place, another man died. At Belfast City Hall this afternoon

groups involved in trying to help the homeless came together. We have

identified and know that there is a population of about 35 individuals

with really, really conflict needs in the city centre who have

accommodation and I would like the public to know they have

accommodation, but did their conflict needs, they are making

decisions, often to stay on the street overnight. This afternoon I

spoke to one of them. He didn't want to be shown on camera. Why wouldn't

you go to a hostel? Because I got stabbed. You got stabbed? Yeah, in a

hospital. There is a scar down there. That is a big scar. Three

holes in my bowel, and part of my spleen. That happened inside a

hostel? Now you know why white I won't go in. It's clear there is no

easy solution. There is now a renewed effort to try to find one,

though for some it's too late. What happened here last night caused huge

distress and shock but has the tragedy change anything? On the

evidence so far this evening, no. I've counted six people, all close

to here, still sleeping on the streets. Mark Simpson, BBC Newsline,

Belfast city centre. Earlier, I spoke to Liam Kinney

from the Housing Executive. He said there are very complex

reasons why people have been dying. There is a street outreach that we

fund that goes out in the day and the night every day and night. They

are approaching these individuals and trying to help them from the

streets into a place of help and safety. Unfortunately for their own

individual reasons, some of them prefer to stay on the streets rather

than engage with that, so the support is there. The issue is how

do you get these individuals to engage with that support. I

appreciate that is a very difficult question to answer, but we can't let

people die? Absolutely not, and as I said we are committed across all

agencies to ensure that doesn't happen. And we will do our utmost.

We are doing an immediate review of the services we provide across all

the sectors, said housing, health, voluntary sector, with the police

and the council and others. That has been taken forward as a matter of

urgency. More than 120 women who had

suspected breast cancer and who weren't seen by a consultant

within the 14 day target were later A cancer charity has described

the news as very worrying. A survivor of the disease has told

the BBC that targets Our Health Correspondent

Marie-Louise Connolly has more. Running her own business. Nina's

life is often stressful, but she says it's nothing in comparison to

the stress she enjoyed while waiting to see a cancer specialist. You

can't think clearly, you lose your appetite. Eventually, I had lost my

appetite completely and I lost a lot of weight. And I had to eventually,

I couldn't wait any longer, and I went privately. Breast cancer is

back in the headlines after it emerged that over 100 women last

year with suspected breast cancer weren't seen by a consultant within

the 14 day target and they later developed cancer. The bigger picture

shows the huge numbers passing through the cancer centre, one

specialist told me that one late diagnosis is to many. According to

the official figures, last year 2755 women who had an urgent referral of

those the vast majority didn't have cancer. 121 women who were not seen

within the 14 day target were later diagnosed with cancer. It's not good

enough for the Department and the Minister to be saying demand was too

high, and that they don't have enough staff. We know whether demand

is going to be, we are able to predict that, and also far a star is

concerned, that is just down to money. They simply won't spend the

cash. Earlier this month the BBC revealed that cancer rates are due

to increased by 65% in the next 20 years. A local charity says

decision-makers must stop preparing. We really feel the need to be a

strategic overview, a cancer plan, that is properly measured, and the

whole service has looked at, so that we are prepared for the future. The

Belfast Health Trust said it is to avoid a further consultant breast

cancer surgeon to cope with the demand. -- a point.

The Former Sinn Fein MP Michelle Gildernew has spoken

publicly for the first time about the controversy surrounding

the selection of party candidates in Fermanagh and South Tyrone.

She was originally nominated last December but that meeting was deemed

invalid and at a second convention last month she failed to get

selected when three male candidates were picked.

Then last weekend she was chosen again as Sinn Fein's

She has been speaking to our political correspondent

Stephen Walker for tonight's edition of The View,

I was disappointed, of course, I think people were very shocked. But

you know that's the nature of democratic decisions, within the

party, and I think a lot of people were surprised that I lost out and I

think people feel that the solution that the could have come up with is

a very pragmatic and common sense one, so I think we will proceed on

that basis. And was everything about the selection process aboveboard?

Things were running actively. I think there was a disparity in the

figures, I think somebody had accidentally got two ballot papers

or something, but I can't fault at all, or in the convention, or

anybody who was involved without. And you can see more

on that story on The View There will be some frost around and

I but it won't be as cold as recent nights. The travel and at times but

overall there will be a lot of cloud around, temperature is close to

freezing but in some places won't fall below. Mostly dry bar one or

two close all showers, but we do have some showers coming in tomorrow

over the south and west. A tomorrow different fields of the day,

noticeably more breeze, blowing in from the east so it will feel cold

at times especially towards the east coast. Plenty of cloud around as

well, maybe some preflight browse through the morning, and some

showery rain edging up from the Republic of Ireland which will

mainly affect Southern and western counties, with maybe a hint of sleet

with it as well. A area of low pressure over the Republic of

Ireland, most of the unsettled weather is there. Some showery wait

for parts of rain and south-west England, and I stay with some

sunshine around although on the chilly side. It will be cold here

and because of the breeze, more cloud than the risk of some showers

here and there, it's not going to feel just as pleasant as recent

days, but this unsettled weather is moving away, so on Saturday most

places will become dry again, there should be a bit of brightness around

as well. Temp just still only around five or 6 degrees, but the wind

eases away so Saturday night could see fairly sharp frosts, but at

least that will bring a return to sunnier skies on Sunday, and then it

is all change on next week, as Atlantic Systems return, bringing

some rain. Our next BBC Newsline

is at 6:25 in the morning