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The Victims Commissioner has said the government cannot use national | :00:07. | :00:13. | |
security as a rock under which to hide from | :00:14. | :00:15. | |
Speaking at a major conference in Belfast, Judith Thompson also | :00:16. | :00:21. | |
said the current process could be the last chance for politicians | :00:22. | :00:24. | |
to get agreement on how to deal with the past. | :00:25. | :00:28. | |
At the same event the Lord Chief Justice said controversial legacy | :00:29. | :00:31. | |
inquests could be dealt with in five years if funding is made available. | :00:32. | :00:34. | |
Our political correspondent Chris Page reports. | :00:35. | :00:40. | |
There were more than 3500 killings in the Troubles. | :00:41. | :00:42. | |
With the conflict receding into history, victims are warning | :00:43. | :00:48. | |
that time's running out for a political agreement | :00:49. | :00:50. | |
Jennifer McNern lost both her legs in the IRA Abercorn bombing in 1972. | :00:51. | :00:58. | |
She's calling on politicians to agree a way forward. | :00:59. | :01:02. | |
The 1998 agreement promised people who were injured | :01:03. | :01:10. | |
as a result of the conflict would be looked after. | :01:11. | :01:13. | |
Peter Heathwood was badly injured in a shooting in 1979. | :01:14. | :01:22. | |
Loyalist gunmen attacked my home and shot me, paralysed me. | :01:23. | :01:27. | |
My father arrived at the scene and thought | :01:28. | :01:29. | |
I think if we don't get into this and deal with legacy issues, | :01:30. | :01:39. | |
no matter how embarrassing, because no | :01:40. | :01:41. | |
one will come out of this with clean hands. | :01:42. | :01:43. | |
Everybody has dirty hands and we just have to accept that | :01:44. | :01:45. | |
as a society and say that all of society | :01:46. | :01:48. | |
The sticking point in political negotiations has been a disagreement | :01:49. | :01:54. | |
The government has argued that the release of some state | :01:55. | :01:57. | |
documents could compromise national security. | :01:58. | :02:00. | |
The Victims Commissioner says the deadlock needs to be broken. | :02:01. | :02:05. | |
I believe that you can't expect any government to let go of national | :02:06. | :02:08. | |
At the same time you can't expect people who have | :02:09. | :02:13. | |
been waiting 40 years to find out what happened to their loved ones | :02:14. | :02:17. | |
to just take it on someone else's word | :02:18. | :02:19. | |
that they can never be told because there is a risk there. | :02:20. | :02:23. | |
unique transparency. And agreement over what really is national | :02:24. | :02:29. | |
security. So how do the First | :02:30. | :02:31. | |
and Deputy First Ministers We are all optimistic | :02:32. | :02:33. | |
about when it can be found. If we are honest with | :02:34. | :02:37. | |
victims then we can We should not raise hopes before the | :02:38. | :02:47. | |
election because I cannot see any clarity, before that. | :02:48. | :02:50. | |
I think there is a joint determination to resolve | :02:51. | :02:52. | |
I am hopeful, even optimistic, that it can be resolved. | :02:53. | :03:03. | |
People involved in this process have been stressing that there has | :03:04. | :03:05. | |
But victims are very frustrated, even hurt, | :03:06. | :03:08. | |
They are using this conference to put pressure on politicians again | :03:09. | :03:12. | |
The family of 15-year-old Daniel Hegarty say they won't accept | :03:13. | :03:19. | |
a decision by the Public Prosecution Service not to prosecute the soldier | :03:20. | :03:22. | |
The teenager was shot twice in the head during an army operation | :03:23. | :03:29. | |
An inquest in 2011 found he posed no risk and was shot without warning. | :03:30. | :03:37. | |
His sisters say they're determined to get justice for him. | :03:38. | :03:50. | |
As I say, people need to move on and you can't move | :03:51. | :04:01. | |
It is worse when you know it is the state that murdered him. | :04:02. | :04:07. | |
Nobody should be above the law, beneath the law. | :04:08. | :04:12. | |
If you murder, whether you wear a uniform or not, you must stand | :04:13. | :04:15. | |
If you don't, then you're sending out the wrong signal | :04:16. | :04:19. | |
They're not going to trust you, they're not going to trust the law. | :04:20. | :04:25. | |
A pipe bomb has been found during a security alert in Dunmurry. | :04:26. | :04:28. | |
Upper Dunmurry Lane was closed for a time this afternoon. | :04:29. | :04:30. | |
The device has been taken away for further examination. | :04:31. | :04:37. | |
A group which helps people with drug and alcohol addictions | :04:38. | :04:39. | |
is being investigated by the Charity Commission. | :04:40. | :04:43. | |
Fasa has suspended its services and its 60 staff and 60 volunteers | :04:44. | :04:47. | |
have been told they're no longer needed. | :04:48. | :04:52. | |
Out of the blue, uses a charity with a 20 year record is set to close, a | :04:53. | :05:04. | |
charity which helps some of the most vulnerable across Northern Ireland. | :05:05. | :05:09. | |
People with addiction problems, people at risk of suicide and self | :05:10. | :05:13. | |
harm. We're the statement and the board says they face the prospect of | :05:14. | :05:16. | |
immediate and terminal financial insolvency. Because of that, it has | :05:17. | :05:22. | |
to suspend all services but having said that, this building will be | :05:23. | :05:25. | |
open tonight and tomorrow night to service users. The decision has | :05:26. | :05:31. | |
far-reaching applications, more than 60 full-time staff will lose jobs, | :05:32. | :05:37. | |
70 volunteers also are set to go. It is very serious and devastating news | :05:38. | :05:42. | |
for the people, the 2000 clients of Fasa and their families, the rebels | :05:43. | :05:45. | |
will be felt across Northern Ireland. It affects the | :05:46. | :05:50. | |
organisation, so that will affect offices in Belfast, in Strangford, | :05:51. | :05:57. | |
North Down and Ballymena and in East Belfast as well. The board will meet | :05:58. | :06:02. | |
funders and political representatives to avert what it | :06:03. | :06:05. | |
describes as a crisis. Anyone who has been affected by the news is | :06:06. | :06:08. | |
advised to contact lifeline or the Samaritans. | :06:09. | :06:12. | |
One of the leading teaching unions is calling for more to be done | :06:13. | :06:16. | |
The Ulster Teachers Union also says that schools should consider | :06:17. | :06:20. | |
introducing unisex toilets to cater for transgender pupils. | :06:21. | :06:22. | |
Our Education Correspondent, Robbie Meredith, has been | :06:23. | :06:24. | |
to one Belfast school where there are a number of LGBT | :06:25. | :06:27. | |
staff and pupils to find out more about their approach. | :06:28. | :06:36. | |
For Year 12 at Hazelwood Integrated College in North Belfast, | :06:37. | :06:38. | |
Hilary Donnan is the Head of Science. | :06:39. | :06:42. | |
But she's also open with colleagues about her sexuality. | :06:43. | :06:47. | |
The more people who can stand up and say, I am gay, | :06:48. | :06:51. | |
I am a teacher, I am perfectly successful in my career, | :06:52. | :06:53. | |
I have a happy family life, a loving partner. | :06:54. | :06:57. | |
It is important for me to stand up and say I am gay | :06:58. | :07:00. | |
because then those kids growing up and | :07:01. | :07:03. | |
struggling at school can look at me and see it can be OK and it can be | :07:04. | :07:07. | |
There are signs everywhere that a number of staff | :07:08. | :07:11. | |
And that includes the head of maths, Kieran Coyle. | :07:12. | :07:16. | |
But he admits he may not be able to be as open in other schools. | :07:17. | :07:19. | |
There are very few schools who are actively engaging | :07:20. | :07:22. | |
with the issue as we are at here Hazelwood. | :07:23. | :07:26. | |
The biggest impact that has for me is the fear of moving on. | :07:27. | :07:31. | |
I'm the head of department, my next step | :07:32. | :07:35. | |
would be vice principal jobs and that puts me off. | :07:36. | :07:38. | |
Hazelwood also has a small number of transgender children | :07:39. | :07:41. | |
They're accommodating their needs in a number of ways, | :07:42. | :07:49. | |
including setting aside this gender-neutral toilet | :07:50. | :07:50. | |
which only transgender children can use. | :07:51. | :07:53. | |
Firstly, I had to start looking at toilets. | :07:54. | :07:59. | |
Now we are looking at uniforms and I think the best thing | :08:00. | :08:01. | |
we can do in schools, through pastoral care, | :08:02. | :08:05. | |
and the best thing we can do in being Christian is actually | :08:06. | :08:08. | |
The Ulster Teachers Union now want the education authorities to ensure | :08:09. | :08:16. | |
more schools follow Hazlewood's example. | :08:17. | :08:18. | |
Recently one of our members was asked by | :08:19. | :08:20. | |
the inspector what provision they had | :08:21. | :08:23. | |
made for transgender people and why did they line pupils up as boys | :08:24. | :08:27. | |
Those are questions that need asked and we need to answer them. | :08:28. | :08:32. | |
We need to work out, all of us, what these answers are. | :08:33. | :08:35. | |
Back at Hazelwood, Hilary's pupils may know she's a lesbian, | :08:36. | :08:37. | |
but they're much more interested in what she teaches them | :08:38. | :08:40. | |
Seriously ill cancer patients who have complications | :08:41. | :08:48. | |
during their illness are to be able to access round-the-clock | :08:49. | :08:50. | |
It's the first service of its kind in the UK. | :08:51. | :08:57. | |
The Macmillan Cancer Support charity has invested ?1 million | :08:58. | :09:00. | |
in the new scheme, which will see nurses in place | :09:01. | :09:02. | |
Our Health Correspondent, Marie-Louise Connolly, | :09:03. | :09:05. | |
I am getting a bit of stick about my hair. | :09:06. | :09:11. | |
Sam Keers is almost back to his old self. | :09:12. | :09:18. | |
Diagnosed with prostate cancer last year, he's been part of a pilot | :09:19. | :09:22. | |
scheme at Craigavon Area Hospital where he's been able to access | :09:23. | :09:25. | |
a specialist cancer nurse day or night. | :09:26. | :09:27. | |
When we phoned up from home, some of the issues were dealt | :09:28. | :09:34. | |
with over the phone very promptly, very thorough. | :09:35. | :09:38. | |
Ongoing analysis of how you felt and what was going on and sent back | :09:39. | :09:42. | |
very quickly with a solution or suggestion. | :09:43. | :09:49. | |
This new facility means that when a cancer patient turns up | :09:50. | :09:52. | |
at a local emergency department, they'll have direct access | :09:53. | :09:54. | |
Every day in Northern Ireland around 30 people are told they have cancer. | :09:55. | :10:01. | |
This new facility will not only help people who require specialist | :10:02. | :10:05. | |
and immediate assistance, but it will also remove | :10:06. | :10:09. | |
some of the pressure from hospital emergency departments. | :10:10. | :10:22. | |
At the heart of the scheme is the Macmillan cancer charity, | :10:23. | :10:25. | |
which has invested ?1 million to provide the seven specialist | :10:26. | :10:27. | |
That would be the direct link between the specialist service | :10:28. | :10:30. | |
To take control, to have a plan, to say this is what is going | :10:31. | :10:35. | |
to happen to you, this is my name and number. | :10:36. | :10:38. | |
When you go home, if you are worried, you can contact me. | :10:39. | :10:41. | |
If you are admitted, I will be around to coordinate your care. | :10:42. | :10:45. | |
Driving the initiative, the Public Health Agency | :10:46. | :10:47. | |
If people develop complications they can become ill quite quickly | :10:48. | :10:54. | |
so the acute care service can be there to respond to that. | :10:55. | :11:01. | |
For people like Sam, it's a service they can't live without. | :11:02. | :11:05. | |
Outstanding in their approach to their work. | :11:06. | :11:11. | |
Really dedicated people and I felt that and that was reassuring for me. | :11:12. | :11:19. | |
Work has begun at the former headquarters of the Harland | :11:20. | :11:26. | |
and Wolff shipyard in Belfast to restore it after years of neglect. | :11:27. | :11:31. | |
The famous building is to become a hotel and its drawing offices, | :11:32. | :11:36. | |
where Titanic was designed, will open as a visitor attraction. | :11:37. | :11:39. | |
The work will cost more than ?20 million - | :11:40. | :11:47. | |
The wind easing away, so in some spots temperatures | :11:48. | :12:03. | |
will get low enough for a touch of frost. | :12:04. | :12:06. | |
Not a widespread frost but a few pockets of frost around | :12:07. | :12:09. | |
Otherwise, Thursday should feel quite mild. | :12:10. | :12:13. | |
Light winds and some sunshine, particularly through the morning. | :12:14. | :12:20. | |
around but overall some lovely bright skies. | :12:21. | :12:22. | |
Likewise, further south, across the Republic of Ireland, | :12:23. | :12:24. | |
lots of fine weather, too, for much of Scotland. | :12:25. | :12:29. | |
Maybe one or two showers draped over parts of England and Wales | :12:30. | :12:34. | |
but generally it looks like a fine day for many parts | :12:35. | :12:36. | |
in from the Atlantic, that will bring some patches | :12:37. | :12:46. | |
of rain, which will eventually reach parts of Fermanagh and Tyrone late | :12:47. | :12:49. | |
in the day but much of the day is looking dry, although it | :12:50. | :12:52. | |
will turn increasingly cloudy in the afternoon. | :12:53. | :12:53. | |
Temperatures in many places up to ten or 11 degrees. | :12:54. | :12:56. | |
No frost on Thursday night, unfortunately the rain | :12:57. | :12:58. | |
is in on Friday so you will need the umbrella. | :12:59. | :13:00. | |
Still quite mild, though obviously not quite as nice | :13:01. | :13:02. | |
But then it dries up again for the weekend. | :13:03. | :13:06. | |
And generally quite a lot of cloud around but lots of dry | :13:07. | :13:08. | |
Temperatures into double digits and where we get some sunshine | :13:09. | :13:12. | |
So, some milder, more springlike weather on the way. | :13:13. | :13:17. | |
Our next BBC Newsline is at 6.25am in the morning during | :13:18. | :13:21. | |
You can also keep updated with News Online. | :13:22. | :13:25. |