10/06/2016 BBC Newsline

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Debris is discovered during a search for two people

The fallout from the Loughinisland report -

the Secretary of State refuses to withdraw her controversial

It'll take five years and cost ?30 million -

a new inquiry into the agent codenamed Stakeknife.

I'm live in Nice ahead of Northern Ireland's opening game against

Poland. A massive boost for Northern

Ireland, a star player Kyle Lafferty rejoins the team for training. -- as

star player. And it's a weekend where the weather

will keep us guessing. I'll have the latest forecast

later in the programme. Rescue teams searching for a missing

light aircraft have found wreckage in the sea off

the County Antrim coast. The plane, with two people on board,

left the City of Derry Airport bound Our North East reporter

Sara Girvin is in Glenarm. Sara, what details have

you about the wreckage Following a huge search operation

spanning the entire County Antrim coast, within the past few minutes

wreckage from the microlight plane has been brought ashore. It was

found off the coast behind me late this afternoon, the discovery was

made by a couple from Dublin on holiday, sailing their yacht from

Scotland. This morning a tail fin alerted the coast Guard, who have

confirmed the debris belonged to the missing plane. This operation has

been going for them -- on for the past 24 hours. Earlier I spoke to a

spokesperson from the community rescue service, who said they are

still trying to piece together what happened.

Members of the public have been giving us some further information,

and they -- and that has given us a lot of help. We would appeal to

anybody who has any further information to come forward. What

happens next? Donagh, you may be able to see that wreckage behind me

is being brought ashore. Three lifeboats remain in the waters, and

the RNLI said they will continue to search for the two missing

passengers. -- aircraft passengers. The Secretary of State has refused

to withdraw comments she made about collusion,

following yesterday's report Earlier this year Theresa Villiers

said claims that state collusion with paramilitaries

was rife were "pernicious", and a "deliberate

distortion of the truth." Relatives of victims

of the Loughinisland attack have called on Ms Villiers

to retract her comments. After 22 years of hurt, now

Loughinisland can begin to heal. It had long been suspected that there

was coalition between the police and the UVF gunman who killed six men

here in 1994. Yesterday, those allegations were confirmed in public

by the Police Ombudsman. Many of the issues have been identified in this

report, including the turning of a blind eye, the failures in the

police investigation and the destruction of police records. That

confirmation of coalition has led to calls for the Secretary of State to

retract comments she made, appearing to question the extent of coalition

in some notorious atrocities, including Loughinisland. That

reference is absolutely hurtful, and was a deceitful attempt to rewrite

the truth about what happened. We call on her to retract and

apologise, apologise to us today. I don't feel the need to with --

withdrawal those comments. This is obviously a very serious report from

the Police Ombudsman, it is vital to with -- we do everything we can to

bring to justice not only the terrorists who are directly

responsible for the massacre at Loughinisland, but also hold to

account any police officers who were responsible for the misconduct

identified in the Police Ombudsman's very tough report. Victims group of

families say their campaign is not over yet. Now they have been told

the truth, they will be seeking justice for their loved ones.

The police have begun giving details of an investigation into the alleged

activities of the Army's most high-ranking agent in the IRA,

The investigation will also examine possible crimes by others,

including IRA members and police handlers.

Here's our home affairs correspondent Vincent Kearney.

This is Freddie Scappaticci, the man alleged to have been the Army agent

This is the man who will lead the investigation

into allegations that he was involved in around 50 murders.

this is to get to the truth for the victims and the families of those

Stakeknife is alleged to have been of a member of the IRA's specialist

This investigation will include the activities

those of current and former police officers, members of the Army,

members of the Ministry of Defence and MI5 who worked with the agent.

Wherever there are people responsible for those offences, in

whatever capacity, I will follow the evidence.

So wherever people have got an involvement in those murders,

I will pursue those lines of enquiry.

He promised the families of

those involved that he will do everything in his power.

-- everything in his power to get them justice.

With the passage of time and the nature of

these crimes, the truth will be difficult and elusive.

However I'm determined to pursue every line of

This investigation is expected to take up to five years, at an

The team will consist of up to 70 detectives and staff.

None of them will be current or former members of

the RUC, PSNI, Ministry of Defence or MI5.

The process of recruiting staff for the

investigation team began this morning.

The Euro 2016 football finals kick off this evening in France.

The Northern Ireland team's first game is on Sunday with

It's a particularly exciting time for the Northern Ireland

fans, as it's the first time their team has qualified

for the European Championship finals.

Supporters have been descending on the French Riviera all week,

and BBC Newsline's Tara Mills is there for us in Nice.

Planes, trains and automobiles Sunday, the fans are arriving by

every mode of transport. They are everywhere for about a 30 mile

radius of the city. Mark Simpson has been talking to a lot of them.

Everywhere you go in Nice, you either here or see Northern Ireland

fans. They arrived here last night, how long are you staying? And

Northern Ireland get knocked out, I would come back. -- go back. What

about your wife? Well, sure, she'll have to wait as well. Hello, how's

it going? What do you make of Nice? Very very nice. I was in bed early

last night, eight o'clock... No, very good! The poll match is not

until Sunday, what will you do until the? We're going to get a few

drinks, then hit the beach. -- wrote the Poland match. -- wrote the

Poland match. The beach was busy, and is going to get even busier as

more and more people arrive. In many ways it is the perfect city for the

fans, plenty of accommodation, have a look. Hotel after hotel after H.

Lots to say, lots to do. And the stadium for Sunday's match is only

15 minutes away, and the airport is only over there.

How are you feeling? Yellow macro like a coiled spring. Just ready to

explode! These fans are now living and waiting -- working in Australia.

Have they flew half the way around the world to be here. Never really

qualified in my generation, I'm 28. Those over 50 from -- those over 50

coming from Australia. -- there are over 50. Sydney, Brisbane, or --

Melbourne and Perth. We are all meeting tomorrow night.

This group of Northern Ireland fans included a Republic of Ireland

supporter. That's what we're all about! Tens of thousands of Northern

Ireland supporters are coming to France this month. You'll macro some

very optimistic fans have bought tickets that become valid should we

get to the latter stages. So we know there is over 35,000, maybe in the

region of 33,000 just through the Northern Ireland allocation.

One by one, the fans are arriving, and many are preparing for a long

stay. Well, the fans are good -- in good spirits as you can see. But

everybody wants the tournament to go well. Given fears about terrorists,

there has been a big emphasis on policing. / -- Superintendent Nigel

God at the PSNI is with me now. How did your briefing this afternoon go?

We went straight to a briefing with our French police colleagues. France

is operating as you know under a state of high alert since last

November; that remains in place but it has allowed our French comics to

plan for this tournament with that in the forefront of their mind. From

what we have seen, security is very much at the forefront of their

thoughts. But it's pretty low-key security in terms of the visible

presence. It bought gradually build up as the tournament gets underway

now, we were told today that we will see a large number of police and

soldiers deployed this evening as the Phantom zone is now open, and

that will work its way into the weekend. But primarily those

officers are here to keep people safe. -- the fan zone. And you are

not expecting any particular problems from the Northern Ireland

fans? No, there is no history of disorder problems with Northern

Ireland fans, and I don't expect that a change in this tournament; we

would only encourage fans to treat the drink with a bit of respect,

because the sun and heat can lead to anti-social behaviour. Just thinking

about that accent, Nigel... Where is your loyalty over this tournament?

It will definitely have to be with Northern Ireland, until they meet

Ireland -- England sometime towards the end of the tournament, then I

will sit on the fence! There was good news from the Northern Ireland

camp today, with Kyle Lafferty's injury worries easing.

We'll return to tower later this evening, and we will be broadcasting

live from East -- Nice straight after the match on Sunday. Our

evening programme starts at 7:25pm. There's an extended late programme

at 10:25pm. The Taoiseach Enda Kenny has said

he "can't personally see" any way around introducing border checks

if the UK votes to leave He's due to meet the Prime Minister

David Cameron next week In an interview for this programme,

the North Down MP Lady Hermon called on the Secretary of State to explain

how the border would be policed In response, Theresa Villiers,

who supports leaving the EU, says some in the Remain

camp are scaremongering. Here's our political

correspondent Stephen Walker. Summertime in Bangor is in full

swing. There are signs of that other European contest, but the referendum

campaign here seems low key. Now the local MP who wants us to remain in

Europe has entered the debate, with questions for Theresa Villiers. She

has a responsibility to the people of Northern Ireland to explain

precisely what this could happen along the border with the Republic

of Ireland. In south Armagh, Fermanagh, rest of the border. How

is the PSNI expected to police that? I am not scaremongering, I live

here, I am going to continue living here. I want to know what she

anticipates, in the event, heaven forbid I have to say, of the UK

voting to come out of the EU. It really is a scare story to say that

suddenly we're going to have, you know, security checks and towers

around the border. It's not going to happen, we can keep an open border

with the Republic of Ireland, the common travel area has survived

civil war, a world war and 30 years of the Troubles, so it will survive

a Brexit vote. Lady Hermon also has concerns about the future of the UK.

Alex Salmond estimates that within two years after a Brexit there would

be another independent referendum in Scotland. I do not want to

accelerate the break-up of the United Kingdom. When the Scots voted

to stay in the UK, they knew that there was a forthcoming referendum

on EU membership, in which the United Kingdom would vote as a

whole. So a Brexit vote does not change the situation in Scotland,

the matters relating to Scottish -- Scottish separation from the UK have

been settled by that Scottish referendum and its decisive vote to

stay in. Two different politicians, and two different views

on the European union. Lady Hermon wants us to stay, Theresa Villiers

wants us to leave. In two weeks' time, we will discover which

argument won the day. With the heat and all the rain,

nature has been experiencing quite But in County Down an invasion

of bugs is destroying And while they're not pretty

now, when they hatch Here's our environment

correspondent Conor Macauley. In this balmy sunny spell, nature

has taken out. This is all but remains of a hawthorn hedge row on a

country road. -- country road. These caterpillars have already munched

their way through a large section of the bushes along here, spinning a

complex web behind them which now covers the ditch. There are millions

of these laws are all over the stage, the question is what I have

already munched their way through a large section of the bushes along

here, spinning a complex web behind them which now covers the ditch.

There are millions of these love are all over this ditch, the question is

what are they? Experts say they are orchard Hermon Michael Moore Flybe,

a pest well known for attacking hawthorn and Blackthorn, which can

wipe out large expansions of this plant. The explosion in numbers is

being put down to the mild winter. They are expected to turn into

months next month, when they will emerge as a small white insect

covered in black dots. Just like the ermine that fringe is the robes of

royalty. It is how they get their name. It is expected to recover --

hawthorn hedge is expected to recover.

Let's go back to the Euros football finals, and to Tara in Nice.

As I was saying earlier, there was good news from the Northern Ireland

camp with Kyle Lafferty's injury worries easing. Here's Stephen

Watson. Northern Ireland's leading goal-scorer and their talismanic

front man was back in training today, great news for Northern

Ireland, Kyle Lafferty running more freely.

He was very upbeat about being selected for Northern Ireland's

opening game on Sunday. I thought the worst, but I came

through it, the scandals all clear. I've never felt better. I've never

been so excited about a football match. We are not going to let

anyone down, we are there to, they -- put in a result -- performance

and get the result we need to take us into the Ukraine game which will

almost take this over the finish line.

Northern Ireland -- off the pitch, the skipper is quiet and unassuming

and shies away from the media spotlight, but on the pitch he is a

big game player. I spoke to him earlier on. Everybody

is just buzzing to get started. There is a great excitement about

that, and I think it will be a great feeling coming out of the tunnel for

the first game against Poland, and seeing our fans. It's good to be

incredible; hopefully we can get the right result. How do you feel about

being the fourth captain from Northern Ireland to lead a team to

major finals? Immensely proud. It's been such a long way since we were

on this stage, never at the Euros before either, so if you put

everything together it is incredible. Just looking forward to

it, really, I think we've taken a lot of satisfaction from seeing how

much it has united the whole country back home. As captain you are always

thrust into the limelight. Are you a slightly reluctant skipper at times?

-- a slightly reluctant skipper? Depends how you phrase that. The

biggest thing is leading the team and enjoying the moment of a win and

the satisfaction, that's the biggest thing. What worries the team most

about the challenge lying ahead? Not a lot, to be honest. We've obviously

had a great qualifying campaign, we just want to go out and enjoy it and

the pressure is on all the teams, really, I don't think anybody out

with our squad and our country is expected to do too much, so it is up

to us to go out and cause a few hours to -- upsets. You have been to

two World Cups to represent Northern Ireland, what kind of experience is

going to be like for the players on Sunday? When they go out in front of

30,000 to 40,000 people, it will be the best moment of their career. You

watched Kyle Lafferty today, it looks like good news. If you were

the manager, would you start him? I would. The pictures today, he looked

as though he was moving very freely, considering the bigger -- big part

he's played in getting us to the US. Who better -- getting us to Euro

2016. We're joined by Kyle's new wife Vanessa. How is Kyle? He seems

in high spirits, and he's ready for Sunday. How are you enjoying your at

the tournament? It's not quite how I imagined it, but it's -- I'm looking

forward to all the games. -- how are you enjoying your "Honeymoon". The

BBC team are giving Vanessa and her family a lift to lease this evening,

we are on the way. Can't wait for the big game on Sunday, so we will

see you very soon. Well, the Republic of Ireland cancelled all

training and player interviews previously planned in Versailles, as

the players were given the day off to recover. It's been a strange 24

hours or so in Versailles, late last night the media were informed about

the change of plan by e-mail. It meant we had absolutely no contact

with the squad through today, then this afternoon we were told the

players had taken part in a quick walk around a nearby stadium this

morning, but that was behind closed doors. Unlike most managers it is

not unusual for Martin O'Neill to slightly tinker with the schedule

around match day. Earlier I spoke to Mark Lawrenson about last-minute

swap. It's unusual. And to cancel both, it might just be clever.

Especially if he cancels media which means you boys cannot ask him why he

has cancelled training. I don't know, I think he might just think

the boys are ready. How do you think the public will fare in the

optician? Union-macro listen, we will be very competitive, I think we

will make it very difficult for teams to play against us, I think

that is our strength. I worry where the goals are going to come from. I

wouldn't be surprised if we drew all three games, which might be enough

to get through to the knockout stages. So much is expected of

showing -- Shane Long, the Southampton striker. Everybody talks

about that goal, and it was, you know, amazing just to be part of

that night but to get that winning goal was something special. How

confident are you with being the main man? I don't take any notice, I

just concentrate on my training. Make sure I am in the best

condition. How important is it to build momentum in that first game?

It is the key game for us. It is a great chance for us to put a stamp

on the Euros. The Swedish superstars let on Abraham of which is loved

here after a record-breaking spell with Paris St Germain. The Republic

might smack must stop him on Monday. BBC Newsline will have every twist

and turn of both teams and fans over the next couple of weeks.

Here at home, the rain has arrived and it's been a muggy old day.

Cecilia Daly is here with the latest forecast for the weekend.

Has it looking? We've still got some showers, but

hopefully not as torrential as some of them turned out today. Because

the showers are quite random it means it is hit and miss as to where

they are. Some of them were around the International Airport, and we

had a weather warning in force. It is still in force for about one more

hour, but the worst appears to have moved on. However this is how it

looked earlier this afternoon outside Antrim, the water piled down

in a short space of time, just under one inch. That's the kind of damage

some of those shows can do. They were without us back as bad over the

weekend, they will fizzle out as the night goes on, leaving low cloud and

mist and fog close to that east coast. To begin with it is quite

grey and murky tomorrow, but it will brighten up and we will see some

showers breaking out. Some dry weather around then tomorrow

morning, at some mist, some low cloud, some mist and is close to

that east coast. There will be a few sharp showers popping up, but

hopefully not as intense as they are today -- were today, and when the

sun is out we could see temperatures of 20 degrees somewhere. We have the

boat race tomorrow, it is likely to start a bit murky, but I think there

will be a fair bit of dry weather, and in many places the best of

Saturday's weather will be later in the afternoon when those showers

move away and we should -- should have some evening sunshine. On

Sunday there will be a prolonged spell of rain, at least for a while.

It dries up, it brightens up from the West. If you are heading down to

the Titanic for the kick-off of the Northern Ireland match, hopefully

that wet weather will be moving away. In Nice this weekend, it is a

different story, and for the rest of us back home, still some showers

around but a bit fresher for next week. Straight after the Northern

Ireland football match on Sunday, a reminder our evening News is at

7:25pm and we have an extended late summary with after match reports at

10:25pm, that's here on BBC One. Our late news this evening is at

10:30pm. If you're not interested in the football, I pity you, it will be

all over the television for the next few weeks. There is always shopping!

Goodbye. We are the north, the south,

the east and the west. The fathers, mothers,

sisters and brothers.