31/08/2016 BBC Newsline

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Firefighters in West Belfast have been tackling a massive fire

at a recycling plant in the Andersonstown

It began late this afternoon and no one has been injured.

As Maggie Taggart reports, it's been described as a challenging

At the height of the blaze at the wastebeater recycling plant there

were 55 firefighters on duty. The black smoke bill owing across

Belfast was so strong people were advised to stay away and keep their

windows and doors closed. The alert began late this afternoon

but now the fire and rescue service says it has succeeded in getting it

largely under control. However, officers will stay on site for up to

another 24 hours to make sure the fire is out and that neighbouring

businesses are safe. When we arrived it was an extremely challenging

fire. I would like to praise our crews, they worked in punishing

conditions. We had breathing apparatus, trying to stop this fire

spreading and again it's been a success. Although the business has

been heavily damaged we have prevented further fire spread.

A local MLA has criticised the siting of such a plant in this area.

This is close to the Andersonstown road, close to shops and houses and

close to very valuable manufacturing and food processing businesses. That

lie next to this waste plant. So, it's bad news for those who work

here, who live here and who want to have a future here. However, workers

waiting at the security cordon challenged his views and the

business has been defended by the MP for the area. It's been here for

over 15 years and this is the first incident. So, I think they have a

good track record and I hope that they can get back on their feet

again and when speaking to the owner this evening he has assured me there

will be no job losses which is important. A spokesman said all the

staff are safe t says it knows local people have been affected but will

do all it can to minimise disruption over the next few days. However, it

insist it is will be back to business tomorrow.

Detectives have been given another week to question Ciaran Maxwell,

the Royal Marine arrested in an investigation into dissident

Police teams have returned to a forest park near Larne

where bomb-making equipment was discovered earlier this year.

He was arrested last week in Somerset by police investigating

The arrest of the 30-year-old is connected to the discovery of two

arms dumps earlier this year in Antrim.

It was in March this year that bomb-making equipment was found

here, including circuit boards and a quantity of explosives. Then this

morning forensic teams returned and have spent the day carrying out

extensive and detailed searches of the woodland behind me.

Police have carried out a number of searches in Larne since the arrest:

Local politicians are appealing for the public's patience. The police

have a job to do and I think it's our time to stand back and let them

do that job. They obviously have a lead somewhere and information

that's coming to them. Hopefully all will become clear soon. Detectives

from the PSNI have also been given an extra five days to question a

27-year-old man arrested in Larne on Monday in relation to dissident

republican activity. Almost 2,000 workers here face

an anxious wait as the US firm Caterpillar prepares to make

an announcement about jobs tomorrow. The company makes heavy

machinery and has been It has factories in west Belfast,

Larne and Newtownabbey. Our business correspondent

Julian O'Neill says there's no indication from the company how many

jobs will be lost. The night shift at those factories

has been cancelled this evening as it was last night, that's in order

to allow as many workers as possible to attend lunchtime briefings at

2.00pm tomorrow at each of the factories. It's at that time they

will be given what news that will be delivered from the United States. I

understand that after they will be allowed time off to absorb that news

and that's never a good sign. It normally means job losses. It

normally means significant ones at that. To be clear, we do not have

numbers this evening. The airline Jet2 says it will create

up to 50 new jobs in Belfast. It's part of a UK-wide recruitment

drive looking for a thousand new staff to fill pilot,

cabin crew and Jet 2 currently flies

to 17 destinations from A garage full of vintage

cars in Larne has been Six cars were set alight at the

premises on the Brustin Brae Road. The owner says he had been

collecting the cars for 15 years He estimates the loss

at more than ?40,000. I don't know why they target me in

particular because I have nothing, but there has been a few robberies

recently and about four or five in the last week about a mile down the

road and those people have been devastated too. Stuff stolen and

everything else. But they come in the hours of darkness and what can

you do? It's a lifetime's collection built up, I bought these cars with

my own money and intended to use them as a pension for retirement.

Twelve people were treated in hospital after a trans-Atlantic

flight hit by severe turbulence had to make an emergency

The United Airlines Boeing 767 was en route from Houston

Nine adults and three children suffered minor head

A man whose daughter has autism says not enough is being done to ensure

The National Autistic Society has called for doctors to have a better

understanding of how the condition affects different genders.

Peter Nixon noticed his seven-year-old daughter Ellie

was not progressing as quickly as expected

Speaking to our reporter Teresa Craig, he recalled

Meet Ellie, like any other seven-year-old, she loves to play

but as a baby her father noticed something different

When she was six, seven, eight months, she was not engaging

in the way my niece was, who was a few months younger.

Your child laughing back at you, or just looking at one

specific spot on your body, or some -- else.

specific spot on your body, or somewhere else.

Within 21 months of looking for help, Ellie was

While her family believe the age of three was relatively quick

when compared with other cases they recognised the difficulty

with coming to terms with the condition.

The problem with girls versus boys is they do that,

with the attitude with girls, they are under-resourced,

trying to do whatever they can, but once you have that diagnosis

Peter believes that early diagnosis is crucial

but the National Autistic Society says that scientists are missing

autism in some boys and girls because females can be

Girls can go through not understanding why they

are different, leading to other secondary problems,

The National Autistic Society says that better training will help

with earlier diagnosis, allowing for better support

for girls and women with the condition.

I love that Ellie and the fact that autism makes her different

You can see the bond that we have is absolutely amazing.

While there have been challenges for the family, there is no doubt

Robbie Keane said farewell to Republic of Ireland football fans

in Dublin tonight after 18 years of international service.

The Republic beat Oman 4-0 in their friendly with Keane

Stephen Watson was at the Aviva Stadium for BBC Newsline.

As a contest this was a very one-sided affair. The Republic of

Ireland cruised to a comfortable victory against Oman. Tonight was

all about Robbie Keane as he played his last game for his country. The

Republic's leading goal scorer and captain tonight delivered on his

final appearance by netting a superb second goal of the evening. His 68th

on his 146th cap. Certainly an impressive record and it was a goal

which equals the tally of the great German striker Kurt Mueller. Before

that Robbie Brady had opened the scoring for the Republic with a fine

free kick. And John Walters added two more goals either side of

half-time. An easy win for Martin O'Neill's men

who play their opening World Cup qualifier away to Serbia this

Monday. But tonight was all about Robbie

Keane who got a huge reception from the fans when he left the field in a

green jersey for the final time. It's the right time. You just know

when it's the right time. For me it's the right time. Will I miss it?

Of course, no question about it. You can be playing for over 18 years and

putting that green jersey on for that long and not miss it, it's a

big part of my life. It's my family for 18 years. While the Republic

fare without him and his incredible goal-scoring ability remains to be

seen. Ulster Rugby fans have been rocked

by the news that Ruan Pienaar is to leave at the end

of this season. The South African international

wanted to stay in Belfast, Ulster Rugby wanted to keep him

but the IRFU - the game's governing body - wouldn't sign off

on a contract extension. The chief executive of Ulster rugby

told us he was disappointed at the outcome. We are allowed probably

five players who aren't qualified to play for Ireland. There is an Irish

national succession policy and to be able to keep Ruan for as long as we

were able to probably goes against that policy so the RFU had to make a

difficult decision one we have struggled with, nonetheless we have

to respect a difficult decision that Ruan would not be allowed to renew

his contract with us even though he and we wanted that.

Now with the weather forecast here's Cecilia Daly.

Good evening. It should be dry for the remainder of the night. Maybe

the odd shower lingering. Skies will clear and temperatures in the

countryside could well drop into single figures. Tomorrow is the

first of September and the first day of autumn. It starts OK but we are

expecting rain to move in from the west during the course of the

morning. Initially some dry weather and early sunshine. You should get

to work or school before the rain arrives. It will arrive in western

Counties by the middle of the morning. Some rain then moving

eastwards across the Republic of Ireland, heading to the west of

Scotland, as well in early afternoon and the rain arriving in Belfast

around lunchtime, perhaps just before.

Further south, southern Scotland and most of England and Wales get away

with a dry day. It will be sunny over many south-easten areas and

warm too with temperatures in the mid-20s. The rain will ease off at

times tomorrow afternoon across Northern Ireland. It won't be

raining all the time. There could even be hints of brightness over

Belfast and the south-east. Here temperatures could get up to 18. But

in most places it will feel cooler due to the thicker cloud and the

dampness. A better day on Friday. A few showers around but also some

sunshine and temperatures not too bad at all. As we head towards the

weekend we have low pressure on our doorstep and at this stage it looks

like Saturday will be the wetter of the two days this weekend. Some

heavy rain possible too. Things could change between now and then so

stay tuned to the forecast on BBC Newsline.

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