11/05/2016 BBC Newsline

Tonight's top stories: the Home Office raises the

threat level from Northern Ireland-related

The brother of a murdered RUC officer tracks the murder weapon

The German police authority bought the German Government should

apologise in some way for destroying evidence.

Colin Howell and Hazel Buchanan is

Farming, food and family fun. The annual three-day Balmoral Show has

started and one of the main topics discussed by the farmers is the EU

referendum. Join me for more on that later. After a lengthy campaign,

North West 200 ads and air ambulance to its medical support team. Join me

live on the north coast. And it's been a warm day

here and it's a warm day tomorrow, I will be back later

in the programme. The Home Office has raised the level

of threat dissident Republicans pose to Great Britain from

moderate to substantial. Our Home Affairs Correspondent

Vincent Kearney can tell us more. Why has the threat level increased?

MI5 assesses the level of threat posed by dissidents within Northern

Ireland and in Great Britain. The escalation of the threat they pose

in England, Scotland and Wales means that MI5 believe the capacity and

capability of dissidents has grown significantly join the past year.

This move follows years briefings from the police and Security

Services who said that while dissidents had a high level of

intense, until recently, they do not have the capacity to do so, but

that's clearly has changed and that is very clear from the briefing

given to the North Antrim MP Ian Paisley in London this morning

shortly before news of this was made public. We've known for some time at

dissidents have wanted that to build their campaign to terrorise the

British people and show they can take the war to the British mainland

and they said as much in the recent barbaric murder of John Ismay. And

that is clear what they are trying to do. What is worrying is that

between the last briefing under this one, the dissidents did not appear

to have capacity. Clearly they are building capacity and that means

potentially, kicking ability here on the mainland, as well as personnel

and there's been a willingness to track a ability. That's why this is

increased. What is the assessment actually mean? To increase the

threat level from moderate to substantial means a likelihood of an

attack has gone up from possible but not likely, to a strong possibility.

It does not mean MI5 have intelligence that dissidents are

planning an attack some, it, it is indelibly on attack any time soon.

If that was the case, the threat would have been raised to a severe

and means an attack is highly likely. It has been characterised as

severe for just over six years. A well-placed to source told me this

does not mean the balloon has suddenly gone up. There's clearly a

concern about increased capability and capacity and intent of

dissidents to attack outside of Northern Ireland and in Great

Britain, that does not mean there is intelligence to suggest at this

stage they are in a position to do so. Thank you.

The brother of a murdered policeman says one of the IRA weapons used

in the attack is now being used by police in Germany

The gun in question, a Browing pistol, was the one used

corporals at a funeral in West Belfast in 1988.

BBC Newsline's Mark Simpson reports.

Pictured in the hand of Corporal Wood, this is the gun later used by

the IRA to kill him and his colleague. It has now emerged the

same gun may have been used by the IRA in three or shootings in the

next two years before ending in Germany. One of the attacks was at

this ice cream shop in South Belfast. Two customers were wounded

and an off-duty policeman, John Larmour, was shot dead. His brother

George is now written a book about the attack and one of the weapons

are used by the IRA. It was taken off Corporal Wood bad day and it was

used to kill him and then kept by the IRA because it fell into their

hands and a few months later in October it was used in the murder of

my brother and the shooting of the two customers. Then it somehow made

its way to Europe and was recovered in 1992 and it is still in Germany

and today as we are speaking, being used to train police offices. So why

did the gunner gets from Belfast to mainland Europe? The book said that

after being used in the ice cream shop attack on the Lisburn Road in

October 1988, it was then smuggled by the IRA into Holland then used

where the IRA killed two Australian tourists they thought were off duty

British soldiers. The weapon was later recovered across the border in

Germany. But rather than send it back to the UK, the Germans kept it

and used it for training purposes. Adrian Doherty -- George Larmour

says that was a mistake and needs to be rectified. I think the German

police authority or the German Government should apologise in some

way for destroying evidence and that God should be requested by the Chief

Constable to be brought back here and even if it is destroyed, that

would be something. The book about his brother will be published later

this month. The police say they will study it and then decide what action

to take. The Prime Minister David Cameron has

intervened in the controversy about the ITV drama The Secret,

which is based on a book about a double-murder

in North Antrim in 1991. Colin Howell and Hazel Stewart

were convicted of murdering their first spouses,

Trevor Buchanan and Lesley Howell. Relatives of the victims have been

angered by the decision A TV dramatisation of the murders.

The four part drama began a fortnight ago. At the time, Lauren

Bradford, a daughter of Lesley Howell all recorded her family's

distress. She wrote in the Guardian that in the midst of trying to come

to terms with the Internet release of the drama, her family endured the

PR and social media build up with sleepless nights and tearful days.

She said that they were left trembling in the wake of it. Today,

on the floor of the House of Commons, support for Lauren Bradford

and a question. Does the Prime Minister not agree that victims of

and their voices should have a far greater role in any accounting of

their tragedy? And will he meet with me and my constituent to discuss

what more could have been done in this situation and how we can

strengthen the regulation in a future to protect victims? I was not

aware of the case that the honourable lady rightly raises. -- I

was aware. I remember when I worked in television, there are occasions

when these decisions are made by can cause a huge amount of hurt and

upset to families. I will discuss this case with the culture Secretary

and bring it to his attention and see if there's anything else other

than the conversation she has already had with ITV and off, who

are a powerful regulator, whether there is anything more that can be

done. ITV said it can adopt the a broadcast of this series

responsibly. Seeking to minimise distress to family members by doing

so. The Prime Minister's intervention in this case appears to

have come too late. The two of the four programmes have already been

screened. The focus will not return to his upcoming meeting of the

culture secretary to see what can be done in similar cases in the future

to give victims a stronger voice. One of the most difficult decisions

facing the new Executive It's a divisive issue for both

people and politicians. But the recent news stories

including the abortion pill court case has sparked a fresh debate

with more people willing In the first of two reports,

we'll be hearing from to make very difficult choices

during their pregnancies. First, after 15 years

of keeping her abortion a secret, a surgeon working in

Northern Ireland has She's been telling our

Health Correspondent Marie-Louise Connolly women should not be made

to feel they're hiding some kind By day, a general surgeon. But you

this menace that can also be found writing about health matters, after

today, that will include a blog about having an abortion. Despite a

very public role in the health service, she said the recent

controversy surrounding abortion left with no choice but to speak

out. No longer can I sit silently and be a bystander and watch this

blatant discrimination and abuse of women. Because it is an abuse of

women, it is an abuse to force a woman to have a child that she does

not want, it is an abuse of her to abuse -- to force of the travel to

England to have a health care service that should be provided

here. The doctor discovered she was pregnant while studying for her

final surgical exams in England. At 35 she said it was the worst nine

country. You were very harsh on yourself and we can read that in the

blog. Why? I beat myself up by judging myself and even more so,

because I'm a doctor. Doctors are supposed to know better. We are not

supposed to make mistakes. This became something that many women

would have it as their dirty little secrets, that they can't feel they

can tell people. And I did not tell people either. The recent bubbly

today surrounding abortion finally made the doctor break her silence.

In 15 years, only two others have known about the termination. She

says Northern Ireland must change with the times. We do not have to be

deemed mentally ill in order to make that decision. This is part of the

patriarchal supremacy and the domination of women. We have tended

to submit to that and to be submissive and to accept that. And

it is only by others standing up and saying no, this is not acceptable,

we know our own minds and bodies, we are capable of making that choice

without needing those assessments or being deemed to be mentally unwell.

By going public with something so private, she hopes to shed some

light on the issue and even broaden the debate, expecting but the right

to life and choice, she says the plight of the girl should not be

forgotten. I don't believe any younger girl or woman grows up

thinking, oh, when I grow up I'll have an abortion, I want to have an

abortion. It is not something we desire or as by two or even a plan.

I can't speak for anyone else other than myself. I don't feel it is an

easy decision or timer and it was not for me. The doctor says these

are her personal views and are not related to her role in the health

service. And on tomorrow night's programme,

we'll hear a different story from a woman who decided to carry

on with her pregnancy after hearing the baby had severe

health complications. She's calling for better services

for couples who find Before she was born, I thought I had

the weight of the world on my shoulders. But then when she was

born and I saw her, it was just amazing. It's really, really helped

me. And David, too. It's really helped him to, because at the start,

when we found out, you was swaying towards having an abortion. And that

was just a point-blank know with me. That is tomorrow night.

The Balmoral Agricultural Show attracts tens of thousands of people

It's probably one of the best places to gauge the views

of the farming community on the forthcoming eu referendum.

Donna Traynor has been at the show all day.

Tough decisions have had to be made by the here at the Balmoral Show in

the livestock competitions, but perhaps the biggest decision to be

made by farmers in recent years is next month when they vote in the EU

referendum. Will they vote to stay in the European Union or leave? I

will be talking to the Ulster farmers union in a moment, but

first, how agriculture correspondent talks to people on both sides of the

debate. The good weather has given a boost to farmers and 14 to Balmoral,

but these families have a big decision ahead and it is one they

are divided on. Like this family, who form a dude and 70 acres of

wheat, barley and oilseed. Tim is voting to Leave the European Union,

and his mother who is his business partner and does the books is for

staying in. My sons, my grandchildren potentially, they may

not be a business there for them if we don't stop subsidies and if we do

not become more responsive, because that is what is important, more

responsive to the market that we produce what the market wants, what

they consider once. Rather than basically farming for the sake of

electing an annual subsidy cheque. As the old saying goes, better the

devil you know than the devil you don't. And I know that the farmers

have all the trouble with form filling and regulations and things

like that, but I also know that they -- be single farm payment cheque is

never set back -- centre back. Whether or not continue with EU

membership is a difficult call for farmers, they said the trouble is

the just and voices telling them totally different things and do a

degree, they feel stuck the middle. It's hard to know which way to go at

the minute. Knowing which way subsidies will go, coming back to

whether we will be better off worse. The majority public will be guided

by what they are in headlines, but how correct is that? My heart tells

me we should go, but business sense tells me we should stay in, but

other than that...? Conservative MP Alan Patterson hopes to persuade

people to stay in. We are the fifth largest economy in the world, there

are only two countries that do not have trade agreements with the EU,

that is Somalia and North Korea. As you really think we are logging to

come to an agreement? It will be a colourful fortnight, expect Brexit

to remain on the agenda as farmers try to work out whether they should

stick with Brussels or leave and find another way. Before the winner

of the EU referendum is announced in a few weeks, farmers are seeking

guidance from the Ulster farmers union and earlier I spoke to the

current presidents. In the absence of any compelling arguments to

Leave, we would have to stay -- say at the minute to Remain, but what we

do want to know is how would it really look outside the EU? And I

suppose we are throwing down the challenge to the Out campaign. Bring

the facts forward, let us hear them. We want to inform our members both

ways and will be telling them which way to vote, but we do want to know

exactly what their vision of farming would look like outside Europe. No

country has ever left the EU and we just want to try and capture what is

a political and economic reality. We've heard over the past year the

difficulties that local farmers have faced, so how would you sum up the

state of agriculture in Northern Ireland at the moment? Today is a

great day to come to Balmoral. Maybe show your troubles, maybe share and

forget them for a day but when you drill bit deeper, there is a lot of

concern at in some form of businesses that maybe they will not

be here this time next year. It is concerning and we need some sort of

glimmer of hope that across all sectors, is not just one sector,

this is cross sector. It is a crisis that has lasted much longer than we

ever thought. Commissioner Hogan was here the other day and he was

suggesting there might be a glimmer of hope towards the end of the year

as far as opening up the Chinese market again, a lot of issues

involved and certainly they need something to offer them a. Well, not

only of the machine is big at the Balmoral Show, so as well is food as

we celebrate Northern Ireland's Year of Food and Drink. My colleague will

be here tomorrow to tell you more about that and Connor will be back

with more on what is on offer. Later on BBC Newsline this evening, we

will have the weather forecast. That is coming up shortly.

This week, we're bringing you exclusive coverage of a young

Strabane footballer once tipped for stardom with Manchester United.

But Adrian Doherty's potential was never realised as he suffered

He later tragically died in an accident in the Hague

This evening, we're looking at the links with Manchester United

on this side of the Irish channel through the eyes of fans

And we also focus on Adrian Doherty's time at Old Trafford

where he was seemingly on the edge of a glittering career.

Old Trafford, the Theatre of dreams for the red Army who follow United.

Match days, you always hear familiar accents. Just United, my club. The

best team. Lovely to watch. Not doing too well of issue, but we'll

get there. For former Manchester United greats, this is the place to

play football. Every Friday, home or away and at a home game in the

dressing room, Sir Matt Busby was a bad speaker. Two fingers on the

treatment table, labs, if you are not good enough, you would not be

here. When Adrian Doherty sign professionally for Manchester United

in the summer of 1989, use of the common problem affecting many young

footballers, you was homesick. I admitted many times that I would cry

myself to sleep many times. We didn't have two-minute

communications like we have now or the social media, there was no

mobile phones and was no fun in our house at that time! -- no further in

our house. As it Adrian Doherty return to strip Historical Enquiries

Team briefly before deciding to go back to Manchester. There, he began

to make progress. This two levels of player. This guy is a dead cert, no

problem at all, he will make it. The likes of Norman Whiteside or Ryan

Giggs, I think Adrian was kind of honour that cusp and we watched him

as a youth player and everyone would say if he doesn't make it, then

nobody can. This man shared the same United youth team dressing room. He

was quiet and shy, sat in the corner. Not much to say, but would

sneakily have a laugh in the corner at things going on around him and

then he would obviously show his stuff on the pitch. He was quick,

brave, dynamic, very similar to Ryan Giggs who we had playing on the

left-hand side. In 1990, aged just 16, Adrian Doherty's ability was

urging him to a team debut. And he had won a memorable conversation on

the first team boss with the legend at the club. Bobby Charlton sat

beside him in the coach and said look, Adrian, we thought we would

never see another George Best, but I think you could be him. But Adrian

Doherty never made the first team after he suffered a bad knee injury.

Ultimately, fate took a tragic and fatal twist in his young life which

we will hear tomorrow night. When it comes to motorbikes,

our focus is usually on the roads, but this evening on the North

Coast, Stephen Watson With high speeds comes high risk,

and the need for a local airborne Ambulance Service

at a major event like this has been a major discussion point

for some time now. For the first time one is in

operation here this week. It is a similar helicopter that is expected

to go into full-time service later this year after the Chancellor

committed millions of pounds of funding earlier this year.

Rapid response at an event like this is critical and the air ambulance

with its crew are paramedics will help save lives. We were successful

at getting a grant from the Chancellor for some 4.5 million of

which 3.5 million is upfront funding which will keep us going for a few

months. It was a challenge for us, we have a helicopter company

earmarked for it and through the generosity of several individuals,

we have managed to finance it. It isn't cheap to bring the air

ambulance here. It is expect ambulance will be based in

Enniskillen, where the helicopter made a flying visit today. It has

ever the approval of two of Northern Ireland's best ever riders who have

raced all over the world. I didn't think it could happen as quickly,

but it shows how strong the motorcycle racing community is once

we grouped together. We can make some day like this happen quickly.

It's lovely they've got it across the line. The trustees of the

charity have worked so very, very hard from 2013, and now it has come

to fruition. It is here for the future. Everyone associated with the

North West 200 is hoping that over the coming day's racing, this

ambulance remains firmly on the ground. Joining me is the Northwest

events director, Mervyn Whyte. How much so does it give you knowing

there's an air ambulance this week? Is great news altogether. Something

we been wanting for a number of years. We've had a number of fairly

serious incidents in the last few years and have that ambulance is

absolutely brilliant. We really appreciate the work done

behind-the-scenes to make it happen. And a legacy to the motorcycle

doctor who tragically lost his life last year. He was a big advocate of

the air ambulance of course. Yes, Doctor John, we have talked about it

for a number of years and it is good to see it come to fruition. Rate

news for that and more to buy rating and for the whole country itself, it

can be used in the future. I'm sure you delighted the sun is shining

this week after some pretty awful weather in the last few years. What

can we expect tomorrow, it is a bit of a practice and racing? Yes, the

biggest day tomorrow, the roads close at 9:15am until 3pm for

practice sessions for four different classes. They reopen at 3pm and

close again 5pm for three races tomorrow night so we ask everyone to

get in position as early as possible tomorrow morning and if you're

planning to come for the evening racing, then get in position as

early as possible, don't leave it to the last minute, because the area

will be chock-a-block. Work with us on those things and it will be made

as easy as possible. Thank you very much, Mervyn. In football,

Cliftonville it Glentoran last night by three goals to two. The game was

marred by a mass brawl. The clash at the final whistle sounded a

half-time free., was eventually restored and the Cliftonville

goalkeeper was shown a red card. On the night, the late goal was the

difference, guaranteeing Cliftonville about European football

next year and a 106 ?2000 windfall. Well done to them. All of tomorrow's

practice and racing you can see live on the BBC sport website. That is of

the sun continues to shine. Here at the Balmoral Show is the

North West 200 and we have a fantastic weather. 19 degrees in

some places and we are likely to see that again tomorrow. As for the rest

of this evening, it is fine with plenty of blue skies before

nightfall. It will largely stayed dry overnight apart from the odd

isolated shower coming in from the Irish Sea in the early hours. Not

cold, temperatures at 10-11d generally. Tomorrow, we are

expecting a largely dry day once we get rid of any early showers. Plenty

of sunshine and it will be hot once more with temperatures reaching the

low 20s. Tomorrow morning, there may be one or two isolated showers. They

won't last, very well spaced, so lots for everyone and by afternoon,

plenty of dry and sunny weather. One of the coast, cool, because of the

onshore wind, 16-17d, but in 21, maybe 22 degrees in a few places. As

for the rest of the day, we are likely to hold onto good amounts of

sunshine, cloud from time to time, but still a fine evening if you

fancy getting your job barbecue. Into tomorrow night, it's wilted

chilly van lately. Temperatures may fall to 7- a degrees. On the cool

side, but that is normal for this time of year. For Friday, a bit of

wet weather. Especially in a western counties and maybe in Derry. Drier

further eased and cooler towards the Easter with temperatures of 12-13d,

mild to the west under the cloud and wet weather. As for the weekend,

plenty of dry weather, so not bad for the North West 200, but the

temperatures will make it feel much cooler than the last few days.

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