05/09/2016 BBC Newsline

A 46-year-old man has been arrested in Strabane

on suspicion of murder and firearms offences.

The police say the arrest is linked to the investigation into the murder

of David Byrne at a boxing weigh-in at the Regency Hotel

The arrest was made this evening using a European arrest

warrant held by authorities in the Republic of Ireland.

The man will appear before Belfast Recorder's Court tomorrow morning.

A coroner has praised a couple from Moneymore for pursuing

an inquest into their child's death, saying their actions

had already helped save the lives of other babies.

Cara Rocks was stillborn at the Causeway Hospital.

Our health correspondent Marie-Louise Connolly has the story.

Michelle and Barry Rocks arriving at court this morning

to hear the findings into their daughter's death.

Cara was born at the Causeway Hospital in June 2013.

The Northern health trust has apologised for her death

Throughout the inquest, the court heard how Michelle Rocks

had repeatedly requested a C-section.

The couple's relief was obvious when, in his findings, the coroner

said he was satisfied that Mrs Rocks had made her wishes clear,

but they had been overridden by senior medics within

As well as ignoring the mother's wishes for a Caesarean section,

the coroner said there was a number of missed opportunities,

including that Mrs Rocks should have been considered high risk

In what he described as the golden hour before the birth,

he said precious time have been wasted by senior medics

as the baby's heartbeat had continued to fall.

He did praise the actions of the midwife.

According to the coroner, Northern Ireland is the only court

in the world that presently holds full inquests into stillbirths.

Afterwards, speaking via their solicitor, the couple said

A mother's intuition and a woman's right

to choose mode of delivery is important and should be

We ask that doctors and midwives to treat each patient

as they would do if that patient was their own mother,

The coroner said the couple's bravery meant other

Closing the inquest, the coroner said that baby Cara

should not be remembered as the baby who lost her life,

but instead as the baby who had helped bring about positive

The coroner says he intends to write to both the health and justice

ministers about the findings of Cara's death.

Four of the political parties at Stormont have launched

a formal legal challenge to Brexit referendum result.

The SDLP, Sinn Fein, Alliance, and the Green Party claim it

would be unlawful to trigger Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty

without first securing Parliamentary authorisation.

Article 50 confirms exit from the EU.

A judge in Belfast was told there are specific constitutional

Meanwhile, Arlene Foster says the Finance Minister

is scaremongering about the risk to jobs if the Treasury refuses

The first Minister was speaking after Mairtin O Muilleoir warned

I think what we need to do is to accept the decision of the British

people, and now make a success of Brexit. That's what our premise is

talking about, -- para Prime Minister is talking about. I suggest

instead of the finance minister trying to cause alarm amongst their

business Kennedy, the confidence should be among audition is giving

direction as to where we are in relation to all of this.

The implications for the border following Brexit are

The Republic of Ireland has long had a common travel area with the UK,

there are joint commitments on Northern Ireland and there's

an estimated billion euro in trade every week.

Our Dublin correspondent Shane Harrison looks at the customs

implications for the UK's only land frontier with the EU.

Forget about the sunshine, the's a sense of gloom in Dublin, but about

the European map commission ruling last month. ... The Irish Government

says it does go to imagine a situation arising from the UK

decision when there won't be any border controls. A reminder of

frequent queues at border posts. One Northern Ireland businessman doesn't

think it will return. I can't visualise it, with the computer

system they have neither should be able to recognise who is legal and

not legal. Watch or be going across bundle border.

The Norwegians - outside the year - and the Swedes, inside the EEA, know

all about an open border. The Norwegian Embassy in Dublin says

there are special rules for heavy goods vehicles.

Drivers of lorries need to report to customs officers. The are ten of

those border crossings out of 70. They have to declare their cargo,

what they are carrying. And if customs officers find anything

suspicious, they have the right to inspect it.

The new technology that may help the authorities deal with future customs

issues bubbly already exists. Traffic along the M50 motorway near

Dublin used to have to stop at toll passes, are not any more. There are

Camrys -- cameras in the fixed point to monitor the vehicles for using

the road. Images are sent back to a site to see if the user is a

registered customer. If payment is not forthcoming, notices issued.

It is relatively cheap and efficient it is applied, and as you can see on

the toll roads around here, it has been increasingly common to use

around Europe. So could certainly be employed by customs agencies at

ports and border control point. Really to allow vehicles to pass

without needing to stop. As the UK takes the Brexit Road with

all that uncertainty, they may be just a little wiser as to how the

customs issue will develop in future.

Northern Ireland's most senior judge has said he's "hugely disappointed"

at the lack of progress in dealing with inquests into more than

80 controversial killings during the Troubles.

It's the latest intervention on the issue

by the Lord Chief Justice, Sir Declan Morgan.

He said Stormont and Westminster have a legal obligation to ensure

the inquests are heard, and he's called for urgent action.

The Coroner's Courts will not be able to satisfy their legal

obligation to deliver these inquests within a reasonable time frame in

the absence of the necessary resources. I do not want us to

remain in that position, since that would be yet another devastating

blow. I there for call again to the local executive and the United

Kingdom Government to play their part as a matter of urgency.

A new smartcard is to be introduced to make buying bus and train

Hundreds of new ticketing machines are to be installed.

But as BBC Newsline's Mark Simpson reports, the system won't be

It's the start of a new era in public transport.

Finally, one card that works on both trains and buses.

The big benefit is there will be one card for all travellers.

That means you will be able to travel on any

You can jump on the train, going to the city centre,

then jump on a Metro bus and do some shopping and then back again.

You're paying for your travel and we will offer you the best value

For the people who don't trust technology, you can still choose

The ticket changes will be phased in.

Passengers will be able to pay with contactless debit and credit

The bus and train smartcard will be in use by autumn 2020.

The new ticket system will be complete by the spring of 2021.

First of all, this is very compact technology that we

First of all, this is very -- complex technology that we

We have to roll that out across the network

and work in the background on all the software

Over 2000 ticket machines across bus and rail.

Automatic barriers on all the train stations.

This is the whole ticketing infrastructure across

That takes time, and this investment enables us to do that.

Another reason for the delay is to try not to disrupt existing

bus and train services while the new system is installed.

It's going to cost ?45 million and take almost

But those behind the new project say it'll be worth waiting for.

A BBC Radio Ulster programme which helped launch the careers

of many local bands is celebrating its 30th birthday

A special Across The Line concert was held

In the lineup was Neil Hannon of Divine Comedy and

In golf, Rory McIlroy has won the Deutsche Bank

He started the day six shots off the lead.

There have been times this year when Rory McIlroy's parting has let him

down. Not today. A 6-point gap behind leader Paul Casey disappeared

on the front nine, as the Hollywood man owned the Greens. An eagle to

share the lead here. Then he moved ahead. A dropped shot on the 17th

meant victory was still not assured, and after a sublime bunker shot,

Rory went ahead and the 18th with a two-shot lead.

It's McIlroy's second victory of the year, perfect preparation for the

Ryder Cup at the end of the month. In football, the Republic of Ireland

have opened their World Cup qualifying campaign with a 2-2

draw away to Serbia. Jeff Hendrick scored

after just three minutes Serbia equalised through

Filip Kostich midway through the second half,

and then took the lead when Jonathan Walters

conceded a penalty. Darryl Murphy struck ten minutes

from time to earn a point The weather forecast

is next with Barra Best. Hello there. It has been a rather

warm day, and tonight, for some of us, temperatures would fall below 19

degrees, possibly making it the warmest September night on record.

Last time we had a one night like this it was 18.3 degrees in Belfast.

We'll let you know if we have Btonight. Tomorrow, a lot of cloud

around, that will begin overnight. Throughout the day, it shouldn't

amount to very much. Brighter spells coming through, not as much as

today. If you're trialling tomorrow, that will stretch from southern

areas of Scotland, down towards the West Coast of Ireland. Much better

picture around, some cloud around. Temperatures reaching towards the

high 20s, 27 degrees towards the south east of Britain. For us, we

hold onto cloud throughout the day. Patchy drizzle continuing. Despite

that, temperatures will reach 21 degrees. We can look forward to a

muggy night tomorrow night, that takes us into Wednesday. It looks to

get off to a dry start before we see more wet weather coming towards the

end of the day. Still more wearable with the south-westerly breeze.

Spells of rain and a little bit cold. Good night.

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