18/07/2016 BBC Newsline

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The new Secretary of State makes a first visit and says it's

difficult to see how Northern Ireland can stay within

We need to focus on the best possible outcome for Northern

Ireland as part of the UK outside the EU.

A pensioner says she doesn't know why her home was the

The dog taken away by wardens amid concerns that it is

Also on the programme: A century after the Somme, an exhibition

on how the battle fields of France look today.

Six years away from Ulster's top table- Tyrone are back

as Champions and now looking at an even bigger prize.

Some great weather for the start of Rose Week here at Sir Thomas

Lady Dixon Park but it's not likely to stay that way.

Almost four weeks on from the vote to leave the EU

and the United Kingdom is still far from united on its future.

During a visit to Belfast city hall today the new Secretary

of State James Brokenshire said it is difficult to see how

Northern Ireland and Scotland can stay while England and Wales leave.

The Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness and the Scottish First

Minister Nicola Sturgeon are both pushing to remain in the EU.

Security issues at home no longer dominate the in-trays of

Ironic then that James Brokenshire's first

official duty was signing a book of condolence

He campaigned for the UK to remain in the EU but lost.

Now he must help ensure his new charge,

Northern Ireland, leaves with the best terms possible.

But hold on, didn't his boss, the new Prime

Minister, say on a visit to Edinburgh last week that she was

willing to listen to options on Scotland's future

Does that mean Scotland and Northern Ireland could remain in

while the rest of the country leaves?

It is difficult to see how that could work. We do need to move on

now. We need to focus on the best possible outcome for Northern

Ireland as part of the United Kingdom outside of the European

Union. They were words quickly dismissed

by the man leading the fight to keep The last time the Secretary of

State's party stood in election here, it was only a couple of weeks

ago. I got about 3,000 books. He doesn't represent anybody here. The

referendum clearly showed, nationalists and public and is

bordered together. 56%. We see our future in Europe. That is a very

clear message which need to be respected.

Sinn Fein has welcomed weekend comments from the Fianna Fail leader

who claimed the referendum result will encourage support for a united

Ireland and possibly bring about an early border poll.

But the new man at the NIO ruled that out.

I think a clear constitutional settlement in relation to the border

poll and it's also clear to me that opinion does not support a change.

Nearly we act on the basis of consent but I strongly believe in

the union, the strength of the country of the United Kingdom have

together. Even though he wanted to remain in the EU, the message from

the new Secretary of State is that it is now time for everyone to get

together and backed the decision to leave. He knows it won't be that

easy. A priest in Londonderry has said no

words can lessen the pain of the parents of a toddler

who was knocked down Our north-west reporter

Keiron Tourish has visited the Brandywell area where

the community is said to be grief Two-year-old Ronan McGavigan was

described as a lovely boy, full of life, just like any other his age.

He had been playing on the street outside his home in the Brandywell

area when the accident happened at 1:15pm yesterday. He was struck by a

car, a silver Citroen Picasso. A priest who has spoken to his family

said he was enjoying the sunshine when it appears he ran out onto the

road. His parents and wider family circle have been left heartbroken.

They described him as somebody who had turned their lives around in the

past two years, the amount of good he had done, the amount of good.

They said he was full of devilment and his mummy said, even if she

chastised him, he would turn around and say, I love you. He would disarm

her completely. He seemed to be a typical two-year-old, full of life.

Full of goodness, full of joy. There has been an outpouring of grief in

this close community. People have been numbed by the laws of such a

popular young boy. The family had recently returned from holiday and

their priest said they were trying to hold onto their memories of such

a happy time, all spent together. The police have spoken to the driver

in the wake of this tragedy. They have also issued an appeal for

information. They want any witnesses to the accident to get in touch.

A man who was injured in an industrial incident

He worked at the Terex manufacturing plant in Omagh

The accident happened at this factory on the

one of several sites operated by Terex in County Tyrone.

Two men were involved in the incident which happened last

Thursday afternoon. They were both trapped by machinery and it is

understood they were freed by colleagues before fire crews arrived

at the scene. One of the men suffered

fatal injuries. 51-year-old Stevie McTeague,

a married father of He died in the South

West Acute Hospital at My husband knew him very well.

Speaking to other members of the community, they said he was the

quietest, gentlest man. They have known him for years. Hard-working,

kept his head down. There is genuine sorrow in the local community.

His co-worker who was also trapped was discharged from

hospital after treatment for minor injuries.

Terex is a global engineering company.

It manufactures equipment used in the construction,

quarrying and mining industries and employs hundreds

Following the accident, the company said it was very sad at what

Investigators from the Health and Safety Executive had

visited the site and Terex said it would work with both internal and

external experts to investigate the cause.

The Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland said

its sympathies are with the bereaved family and had no further comment to

make at this stage of the investigation.

The police in West Belfast are investigating a report

of a sexual assault on a 16-year-old boy.

It happened in the early hours of Saturday morning

Still ahead on the programme: Visitors to Belfast's City Hall

A family pet is taken away by council wardens. Its owners waited

to find out if it is an illegal pit bull.

A 70-year-old disabled woman says she has no idea why shots were fired

Vera Smyth has lived in the area for almost 50 years.

It is thought up to five shots were fired at this house.

Shattering not just the double glazing but this

One of her sons and his partner were with her

All of a sudden I heard bang, bang, bang. My son said, the ground. I

never heard this noise before. I heard shots before but not as close

as what they were last night. Frightened the life clean out of me.

In a state of shock, she hasn't had much sleep since.

You can see the television took one of

It was just a warning shot because it is very high up. We were sitting

on the sofa. I think it was a drive-by or something because if

they had stood outside the door, they would have been more accurate.

The pensioner, who is disabled, says she

doesn't know why anyone would target a 70-year-old woman.

Despite what has happened, she says she won't be

leaving the home she has been in for 47 years.

I'm not moving from my house, it is my home. Why should I move? I know

it is an incident that has happened. I don't know why. I would love to

know why. If anybody could tell me, tell me, I would be grateful. I've

got good neighbours all around the district.

The police also say they don't know why she was attacked.

Books of Condolence have been opened to remember the 84 people killed

in Nice last week when a lorry was driven into people

People queued to sign the book at Belfast City Hall

which opened this morning after a minute's silence was held

Another book also opened at the Guildhall in Londonderry,

while President Michael D Higgins was among those who signed a book

A man assaulted in north Belfast early yesterday is in stable

He was attacked outside a social club in Flax Street

The owner of a dog which was seized by wardens from its home in east

He believes his dog, which is called Hank,

is a Labrador-Staffordshire cross breed.

But Belfast City Council is assessing him to see

if he could be partly pit bull - a breed banned in the UK.

Rick Faragher report begins with the dog's owner.

Hank is a Staffordshire Labrador cross. I have no doubt about that.

This man says he has been the heartbroken and cannot

He has been to the beds numerous times. He has seen public trainers

and behavioural experts, just to alleviate behaviour like barking at

people as they passed the door. Not once has concerns be made.

Leonard returned home to find warrants from Belfast City

A warden had entered his home and taken Hank away.

He says Hank has never shown signs of

He is very lazy, he sits on my bed 90% of the day. He is very playful.

He wants to play tug-of-war and go out for walks. This is where Hank

calls home and where he was taken from last year -- last week, on

suspicion of being one of the four illegal dog breeds in Northern

Ireland. If the authorities decide he belongs on this list, owners fear

he could be put down. In a statement, Belfast City Council

say that Hank has been taken away for testing but no

decision has been made in relation They also say that Hank

is being well looked after and They add that a decision

whether a dog is deemed illegal is based on the

animal's physical and temperament. I am very concerned. Hank has been

taken from his home and put in kennels somewhere. We have not been

able to see him. He is also going to be put through a barrage of tests to

ascertain if he is an aggressive type dog. He has been beaten put

through stressful situations. His life hinges on that. That is

terrifying. To think he could die because of that.

Leonard says he now fears his best friend might never be

Still to come on the programme: In the Ulster championship fina,l

We need the Hillsborough rider going for gold in the team and individual

events. A century after the sacrifices

of the Somme, visitors to the grounds of Belfast City Hall

have been able to see the landscapes of the World War One battlefields

as they appear today. An exhibition called Fields

of Battle, Lands of Peace will spend the summer in Belfast before

moving to Dublin. The images have already been seen

by four million people in places They have been captivating

the summer crowds already, dozens of photographs on exhibition

in the grounds of Belfast City Hall. History from a century ago,

written in the French landscape and captured by one photographer

over 12 years. What replaces 100 years ago of

horror and death, time has healed and now they have become landscapes

of great peace and beauty. The war is no longer a war of memory, it has

now become history. Nobody can render it but the landscape still

reflects that history. Visitors have been stopping to look

and read as they pass, i In one short,

Grandcourt Road Cemetery, containing the fallen

of the 36 Ulster division. They couldn't get reinforcements,

they had no animation or water and they basically thought they were

surrounded and that is where they fought and died. This cemetery is

for those 90 were isolated in that lonely place.

Further along, Ginchy, where the 16th Irish division

This is the place where they really take part in the battle of the

Somme. They don't fight alongside the Ulster division, as happens the

next year but is, if you like, this is Irish division of ground and they

took the ground in a short space of time, it was a very successful

attack. On every panel, images

from battlefields that have passed into history,

places you can still visit. The exhibition moves on to Dublin

in seven weeks' time. Sport is next and Tyrone fans

will still no doubt be celebrating a famous victory over the weekend -

Thomas Niblock is here. 134,000 fans crammed

into a sell-out Clones, and while most of the game was quite

cagey- the finals ten minutes were absorbing, thrilling,

all ahead of a frantic finish Donegal were appearing

in their 6th consecutive final- In the end, the colour

of success was red and white. The 14th championship for Tyrone

but for Mickey Harte and thousands It is a new team, new players

and a county starved of success. But for much of this clash, Tyrone

seemed far away from collecting Ulster Gaelic football's

precious piece of silver. Ryan has already scored one point

today. Tyrone however, like

so many times in the past, second half and with the sides level

deep into injury time, the author of Perhaps a chance to win it. Tyrone

are in front. A two point win in

a thrilling finish. You practice these things in

training and hope you get the chance. Thank God that happened

today and we got the crucial score. An unbelievable effort from 21

players today, so proud of everyone involved. A great day for Tyrone. I

have been simile battles with Donegal. They have come out on top

of them in the last five years and whenever Michael Murphy is on song,

taking those points, it felt it would not be our day but despite

losing some of our better performers, we said it is a team

game and the guys coming from the bench made him stronger. This is

what we dream of. People didn't seem to care but there is a hunger that

has been there for six years and it really came out at the end of the

game. Great credit to our team because we nearly didn't get ahead

in the game until it mattered most. It looked as if it was getting away

from us but I know these men, they are a class act. It is an Ulster

title but a lovely Ulster title. Next up for Tyrone, it's Croke Park

where the eyes shift towards an even The qualifier draw was made this

morning and they will play Cork in two weeks time in

Dublin, one game away Another team, hoping to make

the last eight is Derry. Their management team,

as you can see, we're just a little excited after a dramatic win

against Cavan in the qualifiers. Having lost to Tyrone in the first

round of the Ulster championship, Derry have now won three qualifiers

in a row- the latest coming on Saturday night

in Breffni Park Cavan. Damien Bartons side now return

to Cavan where they will play Tipperary on Saturday for a place

in the All-Ireland quarter-finals. Rory McIlroy finished

strongly on the final day A round of 67 lifted him to four

under par for a tied fifth place The winner Henrik Stenson of Sweden

was an incredible 16 But McIlroy was pleased enough

with his week's work. Rory McIlroy started the game too

far back to challenge the leaders. He was determined to produce his

best golf of the week. That, he did. It was too late to get himself into

contention, but he still left content with his current form. I

would have loved to have been decent last few times I played. Fourth at

the Memorial, I had third in France and top five here, so there is not

that much wrong. It's really close and I am staying positive about it.

I feel I could things are happening. Sharpen up a few bits and pieces and

I will be right there. Graeme McDowell finished well down the

leaderboard. But like Darren Clarke, there were some memorable moments to

take away from this open. No wonder, could catch the eventual winner. The

fans leave having seen a record-breaking, breathtaking

performance. As for Northern Ireland 's champions, they don't have to

wait too long to win another major title because the US PGA tees off in

ten days' time. In cricket, Ireland lost Sunday's

one day international to Afghanistan at Stormont to fall 2-1 down

in the series with But the defeat included

a controversial dismissal as Ireland opener Ed Joyce was run out

in bizarre circumstances. Joyce thought this shot

had gone for four - but the Afghans claimed the ball

was retrieved before They then claimed a run-out of Joyce

while he was standing After some heated exchanges,

the appeal was upheld The opening ceremony

of the Olympic Games is now less than three weeks away and tonight

we are continuing our countdown to Rio, looking at the athletes

from Northern Ireland Tonight we profile Clare Abbott

from Hillsborough, who will be going for gold, for Team Ireland

in both the individual and team There's no problem getting Sparky to

eat his vegetables. He will carry Claire on his back in real. Reaching

the Olympics is already a fulfilment of her lifelong dream. I have been

riding since I was two years old. Mum has been the horsey one in the

family. She learned to ride as a child and it's something she always

had an interest in Seoul as soon as we could walk, we were put on a pony

and I've grown up watching eventing, watching big events and the

Olympics. I have always thought, one day I could do this. Someday I will

have a horse had enough to go there, and I have, and I can't believe it.

She will put her experience of a world Equestrian games and European

Championships to good use in real and has high expectations, expressly

in the team event. I would hope as a squad we all perform to our absolute

best. But as our unpredictable but we can only go there, hoping we can

all perform to our best. If we can achieve that as a team, there is a

chance we could be on that podium if we all do our best. Who knows where

we could be at the end of the week? If I could offer you one athlete

from any sport, any country, that you could get a selfie with M Biggs,

who would it be? Usain Bolt maybe? I have read his autobiography and I

think his autobiography -- personality is just like a Sparky

's. Dancing around the arena and having a good time. He has showed

that sport is about being fun. To enjoy it and react to the crowd and

get a performance of which everyone the things is great. That would be a

cool person to even the war made. The partnership of horse and rider

will be put to the test when the eventing gets underway on the first

day of competition in real. Finally, Irish track

athlete Christine McMahon smashed her personal best and ran

inside the Olympic qualification standard in the 400 metre

hurdles on Saturday night But the deadline for the Rio Games

closed last Monday and so she looks Before the weather a reminder that

there's another chance to see the BBC Newsline special marking

the Queen's 90th birthday and reflecting on her many

visits to Northern Ireland during her reign, tonight

on BBC One at 10:45pm. It's Rose week at Sir Thomas and

Lady Dixon Park in south Belfast - a contest and celebration

of the best roses around. And that's where Angie Phillips

is to bring us the weather forecast. It really is a glorious evening

here. A lovely place to be all year round but I have to say, it's public

at its best during Rose week when they have all these beautiful

coloured blossoms and today we have had some warmth and sunshine to go

along and makes it even better. We should get another day out of this

heat and humidity. It is all change beyond that. Midweek on words, it

does turn a little fresher and it will be showery times as well. Apart

from one or two showers this evening, generally a fine end to the

day. Some sunshine and overnight, staying very muggy with temperatures

no lower than 13 or 14 degrees, which could be uncomfortable for

sleeping. Some patches of mist and fog in parts of Down and Antrim

coast as well. Tomorrow, we're expecting some down pours to develop

it on. For many, lots of hands-on giant and if you're on the East

Coast, you could start with those patches of mist and the fog and they

could take some time to lift but eventually, they will wind through

and if we take a look at this photograph, we should be seeing some

blue sunshine like this tomorrow. Into the afternoon, lots of hot

sunshine and temperatures in the low 20s and a gentle onshore breeze.

Towards the West, mid-to high 20s, we could see 27 degrees in the West.

Have a weather front broaching -- approaching and then we are likely

to see some thunderstorms developing. Some downpours and they

could get a lot of water in a short spell of time. Not all parts will

get them but if you do, you will know about it. We have a weather

warning in place. If you get those downpours, they could be better some

time and could lead to localised flash flooding. Tomorrow evening we

see those showers going northwards. Not all parts getting them and it

will still be quite humid tomorrow night. Into leaden state itself, the

temperatures are back down a little bit to 18 or 19 degrees. One too

scattered showers and more cloud but they will be some bright spells.

Similar temperatures for the rest of the week and scattered showers as

well. Our late summary is at 10:30pm.You

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