01/11/2016 BBC Newsline

The Ulster rugby players Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding say

they reject any allegations of sexual offences against them.

It emerged today that they were two of three men arrested

They were questioned about an alleged incident at a house

Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding are well-known names in rugby.

They're also part of the international team.

The arrests happened at the end of June, but details

In a statement, Paddy Jackson's solicitors said he completely

rejects any allegations made against him and he has fully

co-operated with police in their inquiries.

This afternoon, Stuart Olding's solicitors said he too completely

rejects any allegations of wrongdoing made against him

and that he too has fully co-operated with the police.

With Olding currently injured and not playing, Ulster's Director

of Rugby was asked today about Paddy Jackson.

He is available for the Test series as of next week.

The player management programme that is on.

Ulster Rugby said the two men have been assisting the PSNI

The statement adds that the players deny any wrongdoing and have not

The Ireland squad plays New Zealand in Chicago on Saturday,

and 24-year-old Jackson has been left out, the Irish Rugby

Football Union said it was for "personal reasons".

The police say a file is being prepared for

Translink has unveiled an updated plan to reshape a huge area

of Belfast city centre with a new transport hub.

It will involve rebuilding the Europa bus centre

and Great Victoria Street railway station as well as adding

offices and shops to a site which stretches across 20 acres.

The public are being asked for their views on the scheme.

Our economics and business editor, John Campbell, reports.

Europa Bus Centre and Great Victoria Street are the busiest

They take about eight million passengers a year, a number

So, Translink are planning to increase capacity

by radically reshaping their city centre property.

It stretches far behind me right up to the boundary line where you can

This entire area will be transformed.

You get a better impression by looking from above.

The main entrance for the current facility is through the Europa Bus

Those building will be replaced by new commercial development.

The new station will be set further back, fronting onto Sandy Row

and Durham Street, filling the site which is bounded

by the Grosvenor Road and the Westlink.

The idea is to use the station for wider generation,

as has happened with projects like Kings Cross in central London.

Translink's chief executive says it's an ambitious scheme.

The new site will actually double the capacity for bus and rail

As well as that, it is a master plan to regenerate the area around

the site so that we can create jobs and opportunities for

Building this will need around ?150m of public money.

The Executive have declared it a flagship infrastructure

project so those funds are likely to be allocated.

Translink also hope to attract private sector partners

for the commercial part of the development.

The preliminary stages of this scheme have involved European money.

And there is hope that more of that will be forthcoming before Brexit.

We are not dependent on it because we have other sources

of funding but certainly the opportunity of that

The consultation runs until 2nd December.

A planning application will be submitted next year,

with construction expected to start in 2018.

The singer Bap Kennedy has died aged 54.

A statement posted on his facebook page said he passed away

earlier this evening and was 'extremely brave'

He had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer earlier this

year and was being treated in the Marie Curie

Born in West Belfast in 1962 Bap Kennedy started playing locally

before moving to London in the 80s. He then establish a formidable

reputation as a singer and songwriter. That talent and the

subsequent collaborations with Van Morrison Mark Knopfler and the dire

straits, Shane McGowan and country superstar Steve Earle called him the

best songwriter he'd ever seen. After being diagnosed with cancer in

May he blogged regularly about his fight against the disease.

Just last month his brother, the singer Brian Kennedy spoke about Bap

Kennedy on BBC radio Ulster. It's an incredibly difficult time.

It's so sad. He's 54 years old. I'm very glad to say I went to see him

recently. We had a really good chat about everything.

I'm proud of how brave he's been at this moment. And how brave his wife

is being that this terribly difficult time. Bap Kennedy will be

missed by musicians and fans here and across the globe.

The former south Belfast Assembly Member Anna Lo says she was a victim

The Alliance politician was taking part in a documentary on BBC

Northern Ireland presented by the former Deputy Chief

Ms Lo's former husband Gavin Millar strongly denies her claims.

Anna Lo has reached the quarter and is deemed elected.

Anna Lo became an MLA for the Alliance Party back in 2007

and served in Stormont until she stood down in 2014.

But during her time as a member of the assembly, Anna Lo claims

she was a victim of domestic violence by her then

It was more controlling personality compounded by a short

I left him twice after the results of violence.

When he stopped to turn right, I got out and he turned the car

round and then he grabbed me, literally dragged me to the car

The former Deputy Chief Constable takes a look at a number of domestic

abuse cases and examines whether the laws are tough enough.

I told him that if he ever hit me again I would leave him

That was about 16 months after we got married in July 2010.

It was almost a light bulb moment for me.

There would always be an excuse to hit me.

If I do not leave no my life could be in danger.

Anna Lo did not press charges against her husband.

The programme goes out tonight on BBC One at 10:45pm.

Soccer's world governing body FIFA has refused permission

for the Scotland and England teams to wear poppy armbands

during their international game on Armistice Day.

Wales has asked permission to wear the poppy for their game

The Irish Football Association says it has contacted FIFA about an act

of remembrance at Northern Ireland's game on the eleventh of November.

The Irish Football Association has made it clear that there will be

an act of remembrance at the game on Armistice Day.

However, at this stage it's not clear what that will be.

The arrangements around any Fifa international football match

are tightly controlled by the game's world governing body.

These include a ban on any political, religious or commercial

Fifa protocols become active ten minutes before kick-off,

regulating what happens as the players take to the pitch

for the national anthems, the handshakes, and the coin toss.

At Northern Ireland's recent World Cup qualifier marking

The football authorities in England, Scotland and Wales are in contact

with Fifa over having poppies printed on their shirts

for their games around Armistice Day.

The situation here is even more sensitive. In a statement the Irish

football Association said they will be an act of remembrance at the game

against Azerbaijan. They confirmed that they contacted Fifa last Friday

and are currently awaiting a response as to what the IFA is

permitted to do. The IFA has made clear its commitment to football for

all, and making sure the stadium behind me is inclusive for all

supporters. That said, the Armistice Day act of remembrance is expected

to be a period of silence commemoration, rather than the

wearing of a puppy. -- poppy. Politicians from north and south

as well as representatives from the business organisation,

farming organisations and civic society will meet in Dublin Later

today to discuss the implications The Irish government views

the conference at the Royal Hospital in Kimainham as a chance for those

affected by Brexit to have their say before the departure

negotiations formally start. However the DUP and the

Ulster Unionists won't be A man who survived an attack

which killed one of his friends in Twinbrook last December has

tonight received a young achievement Ryan Morris said the organisation

has helped turn his life around. I was always in trouble. Reilly and

Morris had a troubled life. By his own admission in this footage at

tonight's award ceremony he said he was a regular user of cocaine and

ecstasy. And was often in trouble with the police. -- Riley and

Morris. The 23 Three Rd survived an attack last year. It left his

friend, Christopher, dad. Since then he's been have bye-bye Princes

trust. Tonight he was recognised by winning the young achievement award.

Christopher was killed last December. It's been on my mind since

then. It's been hard to keep focused on myself. To keep myself on the

right path. But you have kept on the right path? Yes, thankfully. I'm

overwhelmed. I'm shaking. I'm so, so proud of him. Really proud of him.

They've all been through a hard time. Ryan frowned self-confidence

human activities programme run by the trust. He is now one of the

trainers in the team helping to turn around other young people's lives.

Now let's get a look at the weather forecast,

It's been a fantastic day. Lots of sunshine. Brilliant if you're off on

school holidays. We've got clear skies. Low temperatures in places

and they continue to drop away. They are likely to get close to freezing

or just below. It could still be a shower or two coming off the sea on

that northerly breeze. So a cold start to Wednesday, a crisp start as

well, some frost on your car windscreen. Good news if you still

have school holidays, lots of dry and bright weather to come. Lots of

lovely sunshine for Wednesday morning. But still a bad cold

breeze. Just a feel she was over North East Scotland and one or two

skimming some of these hills. Temperatures in most places around

the average for early November. Ten or 11 services for Northern Ireland.

The breeze eases later in the day. Some cloud late in the day, not as

cold on Wednesday and a cloudy day on Thursday. Not just as good a day

on Thursday. Still a bit of a chilly feel. It's not getting any warm as

we head towards the weekend. We keep that cold wind, especially by

Saturday. Some sunshine around and a scattering of showers. I suspect we

are looking for hats and scarves and gloves.

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