:00:14. > :00:20.Good evening. This is BBC Newsline with Noel Thomspon and Donna
:00:20. > :00:25.Traynor. The headlines this Tuesday evening:
:00:25. > :00:29.New police Dexter's showing rioters using a hijacked burning car to
:00:29. > :00:32.attack officers in Ardoyne. -- police pictures.
:00:32. > :00:36.Five men arrested in connection with the murder of Constable Ronan
:00:36. > :00:39.Kerr. An inquest hears how are Northern
:00:39. > :00:43.Ireland Army officer was killed by an Afghan soldier.
:00:43. > :00:49.If you have to pay more for alcohol, will you drink less?
:00:50. > :00:54.Two new faces, one will hand back in the northern Ireland squad.
:00:54. > :01:00.And if you enjoyed sizzling in the sunshine today, why ice-cream will
:01:00. > :01:03.still be on the men - I on the menu later this week.
:01:03. > :01:08.The police say dozens of people could have been killed or injured
:01:08. > :01:13.by rioters to try to use a burning car to attack officers in Ardoyne.
:01:13. > :01:16.Helicopter video pictures released show the car careering out of
:01:16. > :01:21.control through a large crowd before smashing into the wall of a
:01:21. > :01:24.house. The police will use the video to help identify Republican
:01:24. > :01:30.troublemakers, but they have rejected Sinn Fein claims they are
:01:30. > :01:35.taking a softly-softly approach in pursuing Lillis writers -- rioters.
:01:35. > :01:39.The moment rioters in the Ardoyne area had to run a car into at a
:01:39. > :01:44.rolling far ball. They tried to push it towards police lines. Some
:01:44. > :01:49.of those involved were children. But it quickly rolled out of
:01:49. > :01:54.control and crashed into the wall up a house. Undeterred, the rioters
:01:54. > :02:01.tried again. The police appealed for public help in catching those
:02:01. > :02:07.responsible and issued this morning. It could have exploded, there are
:02:07. > :02:10.at least 100 people. Decca could have gone up, the petrol tank
:02:10. > :02:15.exploded, anyone nearby could have been injured or killed by the
:02:15. > :02:25.recklessness of the people involved. 22 people have now been arrested
:02:25. > :02:29.and 17 charge. -- charged. 21 people have been arrested and 16 of
:02:29. > :02:33.them charged in connection with rioting orchestrated by the UVF in
:02:33. > :02:40.East Belfast last month. But there has not been a single arrest
:02:40. > :02:43.following serious rioting in Bali Clare, Newtownabbey and
:02:43. > :02:47.Carrickfergus on July 9th in which six police officers were injured.
:02:47. > :02:54.Loyalists blame the police for provoking the violence by removing
:02:54. > :03:00.flags, including the Union flag in Bali Clare. The police rejected
:03:00. > :03:04.acclaim. But the apologised for the way Mr fights were removed. They
:03:04. > :03:10.have been accused of double standards. The evidence shows that
:03:10. > :03:18.the PSNI are being proactive in arresting people and I am not
:03:18. > :03:22.arguing against people who are doing that, but they are taking an
:03:22. > :03:27.hands-off approach when it comes to the loyalist areas.
:03:27. > :03:31.investigation into the disturbances in East Belfast, they have already
:03:31. > :03:36.been 20 arrests, which is a similar level to the arrests I have carried
:03:36. > :03:41.out. Jimmy, it shows that there is an equal handed approach been taken.
:03:41. > :03:44.-- to me. The police may police photographs of individuals involved
:03:44. > :03:51.in writing in Ardoyne and East Belfast and ask the public to help
:03:51. > :03:55.identify them. They cannot be identified by other means.
:03:55. > :03:58.Five men have been arrested in a major security operation in
:03:58. > :04:04.connection with the murder of Constable Ronan Kerr in April.
:04:04. > :04:09.Police officers have been involved in searches in Toome, Bellaghy,
:04:09. > :04:14.Ballyronan and Coalisland. Louise Cullen is in Coalisland.
:04:14. > :04:17.These arrests are part of an operation which began early this
:04:17. > :04:24.morning and the search is still continuing. Seven searches in four
:04:24. > :04:27.areas across the counties following the five arrests. The police say
:04:27. > :04:31.evidence in the investigation is progressing. Around 200 officers
:04:31. > :04:39.are involved in this major search operation, stretching across three
:04:39. > :04:43.counties. In Toome, two men were arrested aged 27 and 46. At least
:04:43. > :04:48.three sedges are being carried out in Toome amid heavy police presence.
:04:48. > :04:53.One at a business on Hill Head Road, and another at houses in the town.
:04:53. > :04:57.In County Tyrone, forensic officers also remove items from a house in
:04:57. > :05:01.Coalisland, as well as a car. A 22- year-old man was arrested here.
:05:01. > :05:07.House was also searched in Ballyronan after 33-year-old man
:05:07. > :05:13.was arrested. In County Londonderry, in a lucky, another man was held.
:05:13. > :05:18.All five have been taking to Antrim police station. -- in Bellaghy.
:05:18. > :05:22.Ronan Kerr died when a bomb exploded under his car in April.
:05:22. > :05:25.Today's operations brings to 40 the number of searches in relation to
:05:25. > :05:30.this investigation. Four people have been arrested and one man
:05:30. > :05:34.charged. For possession guns, exposes and incendiaries. The
:05:35. > :05:38.police say today's activities are the latest stage in the ongoing
:05:39. > :05:48.murder investigation. They offend the public for their support and
:05:48. > :05:52.assistance -- they thank the public. In the matter of Ronan Kerr, a
:05:52. > :05:55.�50,000 reward was offered for information leading to the rest at
:05:55. > :06:02.or condition of those involved in the killing. The police said today
:06:02. > :06:05.that rewards still stand. The family of a County Armagh
:06:05. > :06:10.soldier have been hearing details of how he was killed by a rogue
:06:10. > :06:18.Afghan soldier. That in an Neal Turkington was killed alongside two
:06:18. > :06:21.colleagues in Helmand last year. -- lieutenant Neal Turkington.
:06:21. > :06:30.Lieutenant Neal Turkington's father was a man those at the inquest
:06:30. > :06:34.today along with the parents of Major James Bowman. They were
:06:34. > :06:37.serving with the first Battalion Royal Gurkha Rifles, soldiers known
:06:37. > :06:41.for their toughness and loyalty. Like these British troops in
:06:41. > :06:44.Helmand, they had been patrolling and fighting alongside soldiers of
:06:44. > :06:50.the Afghan National Army when they were betrayed and murdered by a man
:06:50. > :06:55.they thought was an ally. The dead men were operating from a compound
:06:55. > :07:00.near Lashkar Gah. In the small hours of the morning, a rogue
:07:00. > :07:07.Afghan soldier shot major Bowman, wounded several others, then fired
:07:07. > :07:11.a rocket-propelled grenade into the operations centre. The man then
:07:12. > :07:16.fled in the darkness and confusion. James Bowman was 34 and had been in
:07:16. > :07:21.Afghanistan for three months. Neil care - I Neal Turkington was 26 and
:07:21. > :07:26.he was admired for his professionalism. He had also taught
:07:26. > :07:31.himself to speak the local language in an Irish accent. The other
:07:31. > :07:36.soldier had been in Afghanistan barely one month. The inquest heard
:07:36. > :07:40.from their commanding officer, who acknowledged there was a risk in
:07:40. > :07:46.partnering so closely with the Afghan national army, but to treat
:07:46. > :07:50.them as a potentially hostile would have caused resentment. He was that
:07:50. > :07:54.I Neal Turkington's family why lessons had not been learned from
:07:54. > :08:00.the Tessem 2009 of five British soldiers, gunned down by an Afghan
:08:00. > :08:03.policeman. The police and the army were very different organisations,
:08:03. > :08:09.he said. The Afghan army was much more professional and accountable
:08:09. > :08:13.than the police. The men's assailant is still a wanted man,
:08:13. > :08:17.and who has since claimed to have joined the Taliban.
:08:17. > :08:22.You're watching BBC Newsline, still to come on the programme: What
:08:22. > :08:27.medicine do our firms need to climb out of the recession?
:08:27. > :08:33.And going for gold, the latest in our series on a in the 20 told
:08:33. > :08:37.medal contenders. -- Olympic 2012 medal contenders.
:08:37. > :08:41.A brother of Gerry Adams has begun a legal challenge in the Republic
:08:41. > :08:47.against extradition to Northern Ireland. Liam Adams is facing
:08:47. > :08:53.charges of sexually abusing his daughter. Jennifer O'Leary was in
:08:53. > :08:58.court. What is the basis of Mr Adams a' case against extradition?
:08:58. > :09:02.Domain crux of his argument is, if he is extradited, he would not get
:09:02. > :09:07.a fair trial because of the media coverage he has been subjected to,
:09:07. > :09:17.and that unfairness has come punt - - is compounded by changes to the
:09:17. > :09:18.
:09:18. > :09:21.jury selection in Northern Ireland. There is specific reference made to
:09:21. > :09:27.a television documentary? That is right, a documentary that
:09:27. > :09:32.was broadcast in December 2009, it was around the time that Liam Adams
:09:32. > :09:36.had not turned up to a preliminary hearing him a Belfast court about
:09:36. > :09:42.the abuse allegations. The programme was broadcast, but his
:09:42. > :09:51.brother Gerry Adams was interviewed for the programme Antti stated, I
:09:51. > :09:56.believe. The M Adams's councillor said, people in the jury have high
:09:56. > :10:02.regard for Gerry Adams butter are likely to forget his own brother
:10:02. > :10:05.has announced he is guilty. They may think, what hope is there for
:10:05. > :10:09.impartiality? How long do we think this will
:10:09. > :10:14.last? In December 2009, Gerry Adams also
:10:14. > :10:22.released a statement which included, since the first day I spoke to her
:10:22. > :10:28.about the abuse, I believe her, she must get justice. The councillor
:10:28. > :10:31.for a Liam Adams spoke today. He said, let us be realistic, Gerry
:10:31. > :10:38.Adams has an excellent understanding of the media. He
:10:38. > :10:42.knows the law and he must have no he was driving a coach to the
:10:42. > :10:46.principle of a fair trial. He surmised that he was perhaps, there
:10:46. > :10:51.was perhaps the competing interests. The extradition hearing will
:10:51. > :10:56.continue on Thursday. The recession the officially be
:10:56. > :11:02.over, but the UK economy is still fragile. According to new figures,
:11:02. > :11:07.the growth was just 0.2% between April and June. Jim Fitzpatrick has
:11:07. > :11:12.been looking at what has been happening locally. Those figures,
:11:12. > :11:17.GDP, remind us what GDP is all about.
:11:17. > :11:21.GDP is the magic economic figure, it reduces everything to one
:11:21. > :11:27.statistic, and the GDP is above zero them it means we are growing.
:11:27. > :11:32.It covers everything from haircuts to highway construction. 0.2%, a UK
:11:32. > :11:36.economy is growing but only just. Still lagging behind Germany and
:11:36. > :11:41.the US. Northern Ireland is lagging behind the UK. We do not have
:11:41. > :11:46.regional GDP figures, but we do have other figures. Unethical --
:11:46. > :11:52.unofficial figures suggest Northern Ireland's economy will only grow by
:11:52. > :11:56.0.5% this year. Compared to a UK average expected of 1 by 3%.
:11:56. > :12:00.Why is our economy because? Northern Ireland is connected to
:12:00. > :12:04.the Republic's economy and we know things have not been good there.
:12:04. > :12:08.And they are highly reliant on the public sector, we have seen changes
:12:08. > :12:13.there as well. We have had a property crash, fewer consumers
:12:13. > :12:18.coming and spending their money from the South, and a relation to
:12:18. > :12:22.the public sector, that is stagnant and falling. -- our reliance on the
:12:22. > :12:27.public sector. People have less money to spend so less people are
:12:27. > :12:31.shopping from the South, and people in the North have less money. It is
:12:31. > :12:35.a tale of two sectors, on the one hand we have the service sector
:12:35. > :12:39.which is doing badly because there is little money, then they have a
:12:39. > :12:43.manufacturing sector which is doing quite well because people here are
:12:43. > :12:47.not shopping, but people elsewhere are buying some of our goods.
:12:47. > :12:51.Talking about companies like Almac, pages there that we can see, that
:12:51. > :12:54.company is doing rather well. Let us break that down.
:12:54. > :12:58.Let us go through those local figures.
:12:58. > :13:05.Manufacturing to start with. It has seen growth over three-quarters in
:13:05. > :13:09.a row. 7.5% in the year compared to the UK average of 2.7%. That is
:13:09. > :13:12.partly due to a boom in food prices but we are also seen decent
:13:12. > :13:17.recovery in our engineering companies, like Bombardier and
:13:17. > :13:24.Wrightbus. The service sector that -- sector is a different picture,
:13:24. > :13:30.it has been down the four quarters in a row. It has shrunk 5.5% over
:13:30. > :13:34.the year compared to the UK, one point for%. What these figures tell
:13:34. > :13:38.us is that people talk about the balance in the Northern Ireland
:13:38. > :13:41.economy, that sums it up. We need to rebalance away from those
:13:41. > :13:45.sectors which are falling back, less reliant on the public sector
:13:45. > :13:55.and try to get some more of those companies that can go and can give
:13:55. > :14:00.
:14:00. > :14:06.A 14 people were killed during the most recent 12 month period. The
:14:06. > :14:13.latest statistics have emerged after a man became critically ill
:14:13. > :14:18.after an injury at the JTI cigarette plant.
:14:18. > :14:23.This is one of Northern Ireland's biggest employers, owned by and
:14:23. > :14:29.Japanese company. The accident happened during maintenance work.
:14:29. > :14:34.It was being carried out on a robotic arm. Machinery is
:14:34. > :14:37.understood to have fallen on the workers. He was taken to a nearby
:14:38. > :14:41.hospital and then transferred to the Ulster Hospital.
:14:41. > :14:48.This happened after another industrial accident in which a
:14:48. > :14:52.worker died. It was at this recycling yard where he was trapped
:14:52. > :14:58.behind a lorry. The number of health and safety related deaths is
:14:58. > :15:05.on the vice. Two years ago, six people died. In the past year, this
:15:05. > :15:12.has more than doubled. Four months into the latest cycle, seven people
:15:12. > :15:18.have died already. Even when workers survive, their injuries can
:15:18. > :15:24.be a life-changing. Earlier this month, the factory was fined
:15:24. > :15:28.�25,000. It was found guilty of breaking health and safety what --
:15:28. > :15:36.health and safety laws. They were curvier suffered permanent brain
:15:36. > :15:46.damage. The Health and Safety Executive
:15:46. > :15:50.want to know what happened and why? We are used to be price of alcohol
:15:50. > :15:54.going up on the Budget but across the board increases are on the
:15:54. > :15:59.cards if the executive said same minimum price. Ministers think it
:15:59. > :16:05.will help tackle excessive drinking and are hoping to put proposals to
:16:05. > :16:09.the Assembly after the summer holiday.
:16:09. > :16:13.Doctors, police and politicians say that Northern Ireland has a
:16:13. > :16:23.drinking problem. It is costing hundreds of millions of pounds
:16:23. > :16:23.
:16:23. > :16:30.every year. The price of a drink is too low, they say. The executive
:16:30. > :16:33.wants to raise the minimum cost of alcohol.
:16:33. > :16:38.The Chief Medical Officer is clear that this will save lives and will
:16:38. > :16:44.reduce the cost to the health system so on both counts, these are
:16:44. > :16:49.things I support. How to play can you buy alcohol? I
:16:49. > :16:55.have been to a supermarket and I managed to buy two bottles of cider
:16:55. > :17:01.and two bottles of white wine for �10. If the executive introduced a
:17:01. > :17:10.minimum price of 45p per unit of alcohol, this would topos may twice
:17:11. > :17:15.as much, �20. -- this would cost me twice as much.
:17:15. > :17:20.We understand the need to tackle alcohol abuse but we do not think
:17:21. > :17:25.minimum pricing is the right approach. This is a cultural issue.
:17:25. > :17:30.It is not based on the cost of alcohol and why should be
:17:30. > :17:34.responsible majority pay the price for the actions of a few?
:17:34. > :17:37.Our orders are for the plans and they denied they would gain at the
:17:37. > :17:42.expense of supermarkets. Whatever level of minimum price
:17:42. > :17:51.that is applied, the cost in the pub is so high that the prices
:17:51. > :17:54.would be no where near. We might see less people in the pub. It is
:17:54. > :18:01.about the moral lead -- moral responsibility to sell alcohol in a
:18:01. > :18:04.responsible way. The debate will go on as the
:18:04. > :18:12.executive makes its decision. A public consultation has just
:18:12. > :18:17.finished. Northern Ireland's football manager
:18:17. > :18:27.Nigel Worthington has announced the 23 man squad for next month's Euro
:18:27. > :18:32.
:18:32. > :18:37.20 twilit qualifier. -- 2012. This man has been overlooked for
:18:37. > :18:44.the past two internationals. His return comes as no great surprise
:18:44. > :18:54.though after an injury. All smiles for Nigel Worthington as
:18:54. > :18:56.
:18:56. > :19:03.he announced a squat task to with keeping the Euro campaign alive. --
:19:03. > :19:10.a squad tasked with. David will be in the Scot but like
:19:10. > :19:15.everyone else, he will be watched when we meet up and start training.
:19:15. > :19:18.James Maclean has been in good form and he is called into the squad for
:19:19. > :19:24.the first time. I have worked with James in the
:19:24. > :19:30.Milk Cup a couple of years ago. He has matured a little. He has been
:19:30. > :19:37.doing very well. Will he be involved in that the game? Probably
:19:37. > :19:47.not but it does give us the chance to look closely at him in training.
:19:47. > :19:49.
:19:49. > :19:59.Northern Ireland are hoping to go one better than the 1-1 draw last
:19:59. > :20:05.
:20:05. > :20:10.time. We move to the Milk Cup now.
:20:10. > :20:15.It is not often you see Stephen Carr son sitting on the bench. This
:20:15. > :20:20.week, the Irish League starts swapped the pleasure of playing for
:20:20. > :20:24.the pressure of management. It is nice and warm. Pass the ball
:20:24. > :20:30.and enjoy its... This is a different experience. I
:20:30. > :20:34.tried to pass on some knowledge to the kids. It is a good challenge,
:20:34. > :20:44.and hopefully in the future I will have learned a lot from my
:20:44. > :20:48.
:20:48. > :20:54.experiences of the Milk Cup. There is a wealth of talent playing
:20:54. > :21:00.in this tournament. He washed his young team lose 2-12
:21:00. > :21:06.Ipswich Town but they did grab a late consolation goal. It was
:21:06. > :21:12.another English side who frustrated County Armagh as they conceded a
:21:12. > :21:22.last-minute equaliser from Plymouth Argyle. The boys from County
:21:22. > :21:24.
:21:24. > :21:31.Fermanagh had to deal with the boys with the South American flair. But
:21:31. > :21:39.the Mexican side grabbed a late winner. These games will stand them
:21:39. > :21:44.in good stead for the future and that is what the Milk Cup is about.
:21:44. > :21:49.The London Olympics now. They are one year our way tomorrow. We will
:21:49. > :21:58.be looking at the best local hopes for gold medals next summer.
:21:58. > :22:05.Tonight we look at the remarkable trio of drawers from Coltrane. --
:22:05. > :22:09.rowers from Coleraine. This man's training regime is
:22:09. > :22:18.unconventional. He is one of the most committed athletes in the
:22:18. > :22:23.sport. All too often, he has missed out when it really matters.
:22:23. > :22:29.Can he is psychologically with 50 metres to go hold of this world
:22:29. > :22:35.class field? And he slips back into fourth place. An epic loss.
:22:35. > :22:42.He is now in his late 20s, at his peak and fully focused on London,
:22:42. > :22:49.his third Olympic Games. It is on the horizon, and when I
:22:49. > :22:52.think back to Beijing, it really was not that long ago. Everything
:22:52. > :22:57.we are doing is in preparation towards that and I would give up
:22:57. > :23:01.any number of World Cup wins and this year's World Tour
:23:01. > :23:07.Championships just to get on to the start line at London because it
:23:07. > :23:11.really is for us, the absolute pinnacle. Nothing else comes close.
:23:11. > :23:19.Everything will be to make sure I am the quickest I can become
:23:19. > :23:27.obsessed next year. That is my first thought when I wake up and
:23:27. > :23:32.last when I go to slip. That and My beautiful fiancee!
:23:32. > :23:40.He will be blowing kisses to his wife this time next year. He is due
:23:40. > :23:44.to marry at the end of the summer. Another upset to set pulses racing.
:23:44. > :23:50.Richard Chambers, a world champion as part of the British lightweight
:23:50. > :24:00.four. His younger brother Peter got his chance after another member of
:24:00. > :24:04.the boat was injured. I am so proud of what he has done.
:24:04. > :24:09.To come into a boat and expect to win gold every time they race, that
:24:10. > :24:15.is a massive expectation. He delivered a great performance and
:24:15. > :24:21.supported us all the way down. He has shown his maturity and it has
:24:21. > :24:25.been awesome to race with him, really it is.
:24:25. > :24:30.It is our first time together, and the fact we won it is fantastic.
:24:30. > :24:34.Really proud. Peter did not make the boat for the
:24:34. > :24:44.World Championships this year but last weekend he won gold at the
:24:44. > :24:44.
:24:44. > :25:27.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 43 seconds
:25:27. > :25:36.World Under 20 degrees. Watch this You will be holding this a lot of
:25:36. > :25:46.times. It looks like they were enjoying
:25:46. > :25:47.
:25:47. > :25:51.themselves. Darren's Destiny is on at 10:35pm on BBC One.
:25:51. > :26:01.There was not brilliant sunshine everywhere today but it was pretty
:26:01. > :26:03.
:26:03. > :26:08.It was warmer than Sunday, 23 degrees in parts of County Down. It
:26:09. > :26:18.was not lose guys everywhere but a lot of places saw temperatures in
:26:18. > :26:24.the 20s. The best of the sunshine this evening will continue to be in
:26:24. > :26:32.northern and eastern areas. It is dry everywhere tonight. It is
:26:32. > :26:37.likely to be a nice sunset. This is how it looked yesterday in Belfast.
:26:37. > :26:42.Tomorrow we are expecting a change. Rain will move eastwards but it
:26:42. > :26:47.will still be warm before the rain arrives. We have a frontal system
:26:47. > :26:55.moving in from the Atlantic. Not too many wines so it is a
:26:55. > :27:02.progression from west to east. Eventually, the weather will reach
:27:02. > :27:10.the East coast. This is how red looked this morning. You had to be
:27:10. > :27:17.up at 4:30am to take that. Cloudier skies will move in towards the West
:27:17. > :27:26.from tomorrow morning. Despite that, temperatures remaining around 17 or
:27:26. > :27:34.18 degrees. The rain will continue eastwards, but quite slowly.
:27:34. > :27:38.Temperatures are probably going to be a few met 20 or 21 degrees here.
:27:38. > :27:42.Quite a mild and warm night tomorrow night and some rain will
:27:42. > :27:47.remain in the eastern parts first thing on Thursday. It will become
:27:47. > :27:51.drier and brighter from the West and a cool breeze setting in.