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:00:13. > :00:22.Good evening. This is BBC Newsline with Donna Traynor and Noel

:00:22. > :00:26.Thompson. The headlines this Monday evening:

:00:26. > :00:29.a passenger says he is lucky to survive yesterday's crash in

:00:29. > :00:36.Belfast. Then people should be made to see

:00:36. > :00:46.the results of knife crime say this couple. I saw my child lying on the

:00:46. > :00:51.

:00:51. > :00:56.ground. A famous by King hat-trick for

:00:56. > :01:00.Michael Dunlop. We've got all the high-speed action. It is a slippery

:01:00. > :01:10.slope for the rest of the evening. How long is the rain going to last?

:01:10. > :01:12.

:01:12. > :01:20.A bus passenger has been describing the moment a Sunday afternoon trip

:01:20. > :01:30.turned to horror. A man was on the top deck of the service whilst it

:01:30. > :01:33.

:01:33. > :01:38.over turned. He says he thought he was going to die. Around 30

:01:38. > :01:43.passengers were on board, none was seriously injured.

:01:43. > :01:50.Both are the emergency services and people passing by tried to help put

:01:50. > :01:55.the injured. A lot of people from the oncoming traffic went over and

:01:55. > :01:58.smashed windows to help people out. 30 people and the driver were on

:01:58. > :02:02.board when a double-decker mounted the pavement and before overturning,

:02:02. > :02:05.is hit the wall of the bridge. You can see here just how much damage

:02:05. > :02:10.was done. One of the injured passengers told me he thought the

:02:10. > :02:17.bus would fall right down into the car-park below. Got to the bridge

:02:17. > :02:22.and had a big shout. Some man was binding the window. I thought I

:02:22. > :02:27.would pass the. And the bus driver didn't let him on. Then steered to

:02:27. > :02:34.the left and mounted the kerb and smashed into the wall. Then he went

:02:34. > :02:42.up the wall and tilted and crashed. It went down a proper slow and

:02:42. > :02:47.everyone started to fall into the right-hand side. But there was

:02:47. > :02:53.screaming, glass shattering everywhere. To see the wall and the

:02:53. > :02:58.drop on the other side. I thought the worst. The driver came off the

:02:58. > :03:02.worst. We had to be cut free from the wreckage. He was not badly hurt,

:03:02. > :03:08.although it is said to be suffering from a severe shock. An

:03:08. > :03:11.investigation's under way to get to the bottom of Watford for. It is

:03:11. > :03:17.the first time that anyone can remember a double-decker bus

:03:17. > :03:21.overturning like this. It extraordinary incident. But the

:03:21. > :03:27.police will be leading an Engineering investigation. Clearly,

:03:27. > :03:30.the driver will be the subject of a investigation. Until we get some

:03:30. > :03:35.word from the various strands of the investigation, it is pointless

:03:35. > :03:38.to speculate. The company says it has checked the Engineering records

:03:38. > :03:45.of the bus and says there was no issue. Its other double-deckers

:03:45. > :03:48.have been running today as normal. The parents of Mark Williamson, who

:03:48. > :03:51.was stabbed to death in Portadown, say people who carry knives should

:03:51. > :03:52.have to see the devastation left behind when someone is killed in

:03:52. > :03:56.such distressing circumstances.They've been speaking

:03:56. > :04:02.to our district journalist Gordon Adair.

:04:02. > :04:05.A proud young father, but Mark one word -- Mark Williams will not see

:04:05. > :04:08.his baby grow up. He was knifed to death in Portadown in the early

:04:08. > :04:13.hours of Sunday morning. When I spoke to his parents this afternoon,

:04:13. > :04:19.they had just been to identify his body. They had a simple message for

:04:19. > :04:29.anyone who would carry a knife. you go out with a knife, you are

:04:29. > :04:39.

:04:39. > :04:43.going to use it. I saw my child lying today. Mark was only 21 and

:04:43. > :04:53.becoming a father just seven months ago. He had seen big changes in his

:04:53. > :05:00.life. When that child was born, he calmed down a lot. He said am going

:05:00. > :05:05.to change. I'm changing for my daughter. He will never get to see

:05:05. > :05:11.her growing up. The pain being endured by the Williamson's is

:05:11. > :05:15.clear to see but they say they will not be allowed -- not allow

:05:15. > :05:18.themselves to be consumed with hatred for those who killed Mark.

:05:18. > :05:25.sympathise with their parent as well. There are somebody's son as

:05:25. > :05:31.well. I am sure there are devastated today as well. But I

:05:31. > :05:35.have no anger towards him. Three men in their twenties meanwhile are

:05:35. > :05:37.still being questioned about the killing.

:05:38. > :05:40.The man in charge of investigating complaints against the PSNI, Police

:05:40. > :05:43.Ombudsman Al Hutchinson, is under renewed pressure tonight with a

:05:43. > :05:48.leaked report pointing to serious failings in the way he runs the

:05:48. > :05:50.organisation. The report, which was commissioned

:05:50. > :05:55.by the Justice Minister, suggests the independence of the Ombudsman

:05:55. > :06:00.has been undermined. It's the latest in a series of

:06:01. > :06:03.difficulties for Mr Hutchinson. Last summer he was forced to

:06:03. > :06:06.withdraw a report into the McGurks bar bombing when victims' families

:06:06. > :06:08.complained that it contained inaccuracies.

:06:08. > :06:11.In April the BBC revealed that Mr Hutchinson's Chief Executive had

:06:11. > :06:14.resigned, saying the independence of the organisation had been

:06:14. > :06:16.compromised. And in June an independent review

:06:16. > :06:21.said Mr Hutchinson's weak leadership had undermined the

:06:21. > :06:27.effectiveness of his office. As Alexandra MacKenzie reports Mr

:06:27. > :06:33.Hutchinson is now facing calls to resign.

:06:33. > :06:37.15 people died when a UVF bomb exploded in this bar 30 years ago.

:06:37. > :06:41.A key role of the police ombudsman's office is to examine

:06:41. > :06:46.how police investigated past atrocities like this. It is the way

:06:46. > :06:51.they have carried this out that has attracted criticism. The man in

:06:51. > :06:55.charge is Alan Hutton son. This leaked report is the latest to

:06:55. > :07:01.raise questions over his credibility. A draft Criminal

:07:01. > :07:05.Justice inquiry report leaked to the news website outlines a number

:07:05. > :07:11.of failings. It talks of a lowering of independence, says reports were

:07:11. > :07:15.altered to exclude criticism of police, staff believe key

:07:15. > :07:20.intelligence was withheld and there are major inconsistencies in

:07:20. > :07:28.investigations. It says the ombudsman's office should be

:07:28. > :07:31.suspended from investigating historical murders. These were

:07:31. > :07:34.allegations were fears that victims' families have raised over

:07:34. > :07:38.the last cheers but these allegations now have been

:07:38. > :07:43.highlighted in a government report. The political response has been

:07:43. > :07:47.mixed. Here we have the third report, and let me repeat that, the

:07:47. > :07:53.third report which has criticised Hutchison and the way this office

:07:53. > :07:59.is being run. Hutchison is not going to save it. He has to go.

:07:59. > :08:03.Currently you have a team at dealing with the past, you have the

:08:03. > :08:06.ombudsman's office dealing with the past, the Attorney-General is the

:08:06. > :08:09.King into the past also the question these to be put with the

:08:09. > :08:14.Ombudsman office now needs to be dealing with what happened in the

:08:14. > :08:20.past 3040 years ago. That does cast questions over his role.

:08:20. > :08:23.comment is expected from Hutchinson until the report is officially

:08:23. > :08:29.published. That could happen in September although there are calls

:08:29. > :08:36.for it to happen earlier. In the past, Mr Hutchinson has strongly

:08:36. > :08:43.defended the Independent's office office. -- of his office.

:08:43. > :08:46.Still to come on the programme: Crimes against our heritage, the

:08:46. > :08:50.minister calls a summit to stop attacks on historic buildings. I'm

:08:50. > :08:59.live with the details. And doing the Highland thing to

:09:00. > :09:02.celebrate being the most successful The police commander in Londonderry

:09:02. > :09:07.says he has no doubt that weekend violence was orchestrated by

:09:07. > :09:12.dissident Republicans. Scores of petrol bombs and one pipe bomb were

:09:12. > :09:14.thrown at officers. The rioting followed an Apprentice Boys' march

:09:14. > :09:19.which passed off peacefully. Here's our North West reporter, Keiron

:09:19. > :09:23.Tourish. The police say that during the

:09:23. > :09:27.disturbances on Saturday afternoon, officers were targeted by it used

:09:27. > :09:32.in the Bogside who threw up to 80 petrol bombs. At one stage, a pipe

:09:32. > :09:38.bomb was also hurled at police. No one was injured during that attack.

:09:39. > :09:42.10 people were detained and police expect more arrests to follow. A

:09:42. > :09:46.number of vehicles were set alight and in one incident, a woman and

:09:46. > :09:51.her daughter were cold from their car in Creggans Street. The

:09:51. > :09:55.commander said he had no doubt the violence was organised. It was

:09:56. > :09:59.orchestrated, well-organised and organised by it is it and

:09:59. > :10:02.republican groupings in the City. Despite the good efforts of many

:10:02. > :10:07.people within the Bogside, committee representatives, women's

:10:07. > :10:13.groups, who were trying their best to keep people involved, some

:10:13. > :10:17.people allowed themselves to be manipulated by these groups. At one

:10:17. > :10:24.stage, nationalist youths also through a number of petrol bombs at

:10:24. > :10:27.the Apprentice Boys' Memorial Hall. The it is to be utterly condemned.

:10:27. > :10:32.I want to echo the words of Martin McGuinness. Great work has been

:10:32. > :10:35.done over the last couple of years. I think we have to cherish all

:10:35. > :10:39.parts of our history. A we will need to try to get this right for

:10:39. > :10:47.next year. We need to try to come together in the small shared space

:10:47. > :10:50.that we live in an Except and get along. There is no other way.

:10:50. > :10:58.Apprentice Boys parade passed off without major incident. Thousands

:10:58. > :11:03.of members of the order paraded in and around the city centre. But

:11:03. > :11:09.there was tension on the streets has dissident republican supporters

:11:09. > :11:12.staged a counter-demonstration only yards away from the main parade.

:11:12. > :11:17.Visitors today had mixed views about the impact of the violence

:11:17. > :11:22.and whether or not it would deter tourists. I think that this is

:11:22. > :11:30.possible. There are people who could be part of it and could think

:11:30. > :11:34.maybe not. I think it is a beautiful country and city. I have

:11:34. > :11:38.no fear of anything happening to me. For several months in the run-up to

:11:38. > :11:41.Saturday's parade, many across the city, especially in the community

:11:41. > :11:46.centre, have been working hard behind the scenes to try to ensure

:11:46. > :11:50.a peaceful day. Despite the violence on Saturday, they say they

:11:50. > :11:53.will not be deflected from their work.

:11:53. > :12:01.Vandals have caused thousands of pounds of damage to war memorials

:12:01. > :12:04.in Belfast City Cemetery. A wall which bears the names of dead World

:12:04. > :12:07.War I servicemen was targeted, as was the Cross of Sacrifice which is

:12:07. > :12:11.also dedicated to those who fought in the Great War. The city council

:12:11. > :12:14.says an iron bar or hammer was used in the attacks. One councillor says

:12:14. > :12:24.the community has worked very hard to help reduce vandalism in the

:12:24. > :12:24.

:12:24. > :12:30.Graveyards are very dignified places and should be respected. We

:12:30. > :12:37.do get a lot of tourists in here. I think the real issue is the

:12:37. > :12:41.desecration of a memorial. We have to be totally opposed to that.

:12:41. > :12:45.Every week in Northern Ireland one of our historical buildings is

:12:45. > :12:51.damaged. That means the whole look of where we live is changing at a

:12:51. > :12:55.rapid and worrying pace. Some at- risk buildings are privately-owned.

:12:55. > :13:05.Dozens belong to the taxpayer. The Environment Minister has been

:13:05. > :13:11.holding a summit to see how our heritage can be reserved.

:13:11. > :13:18.Behind me is Holburn mail which was destroyed -- Hilden Mill which was

:13:18. > :13:22.damaged by a fire several weeks ago. An average year in Northern Ireland,

:13:22. > :13:27.two or three historical or listed buildings would be damaged by fire

:13:27. > :13:31.here. Between April and now we have had 11 different fires in buildings

:13:31. > :13:37.like this. With the fire tally mounting, it

:13:37. > :13:41.was damaged to a commercial building inside bills that led to

:13:41. > :13:46.the Environment Minister calling the meeting. When there was the

:13:46. > :13:51.major damage to Hilden Mill I decided it was time for a summit to

:13:51. > :13:57.identify what more can be done to reduce the risks to buildings, to

:13:57. > :14:03.reduce crime, but also to enhance and build our heritage. Not all the

:14:03. > :14:09.buildings damaged since April were listed but all were of historical

:14:09. > :14:15.importance. And it is not just about fires. Many important

:14:15. > :14:20.buildings here are lost because it... That is more than just

:14:20. > :14:26.vandalism, says Alex. When the slates are removed from buildings

:14:26. > :14:31.and led is stripped from properties, that is organised crime. Today's

:14:31. > :14:35.summit also threw up another problem. Local councils which could

:14:35. > :14:40.react quickly to a problem with a building often have their hands

:14:40. > :14:45.tied by legislation. Often and as a building is damaged we have limited

:14:45. > :14:48.powers and we would like those powers to be strengthened. When a

:14:48. > :14:52.building is detrimental to the street or the community, the

:14:52. > :15:00.council should have the power to require the only to bring it up to

:15:00. > :15:05.a reasonable standard. -- the Oh, no!. A problem is that many of the

:15:05. > :15:13.buildings are lying empty. The l'art of Government listed

:15:13. > :15:17.buildings are also empty. -- a lot of the Government buildings. The

:15:17. > :15:23.Government say that by 2016 they hope to dramatically reduce the

:15:23. > :15:27.number of buildings heading that way for life. But of our political

:15:28. > :15:31.correspondent points out, yet another building to owned by

:15:31. > :15:37.Government is heading in the risk direction.

:15:37. > :15:41.It was, in the words of historian Henry Bell, a cathedral to Lenin.

:15:41. > :15:46.And 100 years ago, when the All Belfast tech opened its doors on

:15:46. > :15:52.College Square, it was a potent symbol that the city, a world-

:15:52. > :15:58.beater in shipbuilding, had arrived. Given the fact that there are

:15:58. > :16:03.problems in the next ten years, it is part of Belfast are establishing

:16:04. > :16:08.itself as a region that capital. Here we have stained-glass windows

:16:08. > :16:13.dedicating themselves to mathematics, science, etc. But it

:16:13. > :16:19.also has what is one of the only, or maybe the only, steam engine. It

:16:19. > :16:23.is still doing the job it was designed to do in 1905. At the

:16:24. > :16:28.doors are closing on this Edwardian landmark as the students are moving

:16:28. > :16:32.to a new building the Titanic quarter, leaving this Government

:16:32. > :16:37.building empty, lifers and without a clear future. The East is a

:16:37. > :16:43.number of one of the examples were the Government have closed the door

:16:43. > :16:48.and turned the key on buildings that should be being re-use and

:16:48. > :16:52.recycle. We think this is incredibly short-sighted and it is

:16:52. > :16:56.one of the buildings that highlights the level of waste of

:16:56. > :17:01.big Government lot looking after old historic buildings. This

:17:01. > :17:04.landmark could contribute to the city's fortunes. The minister for

:17:04. > :17:10.learning, whose department is responsible for it, was unavailable

:17:10. > :17:14.for interview, but a spokesman said it was working on finding a new use.

:17:14. > :17:19.The award winning St George's Market, one of Belfast's greatest

:17:19. > :17:23.assets. It is hard to believe around 20 years ago this Victorian

:17:23. > :17:28.structure was almost demolished. It was saved by a multi-million-pound

:17:28. > :17:34.rescue package put in these times, is our heritage at more risk than

:17:34. > :17:42.ever? So certainly the economic downturn has had an impact across

:17:42. > :17:45.all of Northern Ireland and we know them is a number of buildings where

:17:45. > :17:50.plans were far advanced for renovation schemes to solve the

:17:50. > :17:54.issues. And a lot of those plans have been put to one side because

:17:54. > :17:59.of the economic downturn. Indeed, during the boom times, there had

:17:59. > :18:04.been hopes that the old tech might become a luxury hotel. Instead

:18:04. > :18:10.there are fears it might soon joined 40 other Government

:18:10. > :18:15.buildings on the at-risk register. So the minister has had this summit.

:18:15. > :18:21.He wants to preserve our heritage. Is the talking going to take us

:18:21. > :18:25.anywhere at all? I hope so, because what the minister said in public is

:18:25. > :18:29.that he wants to convene another summit in two months' time and that

:18:29. > :18:34.means he and the civil servants would put a lot of thought into it

:18:34. > :18:39.and maybe draft some potential legislation. In another two months

:18:39. > :18:43.we will find out what his thinking Across Northern Ireland there are

:18:43. > :18:47.villages and towns where buildings which once defined the area are

:18:47. > :18:53.lying derelict, damaged or destroyed. If there is such a

:18:53. > :18:56.property where you are, we would like to see it. Please send us a

:18:56. > :19:01.photo and Tamas why that building is so important in the fabric of

:19:01. > :19:07.your community. -- tell us why. Our e-mail address is

:19:07. > :19:11.bbcnewsline@bbc.co.uk. We will post your response on our Facebook page.

:19:11. > :19:19.Next to our latest world champions, in the highly competitive world of

:19:19. > :19:25.champion -- piping. The Field Marshal Montgomery band in Lisburn

:19:25. > :19:35.-- from Lisburn took their current on Saturday in Glasgow.

:19:35. > :19:45.-- took their crown. This is what the Field Marshal

:19:45. > :19:49.

:19:50. > :19:59.And this is the moment there find out if they were yet again the best

:20:00. > :20:00.

:20:00. > :20:10.in the world. World champions 2011, in first place, winning the Jubilee

:20:10. > :20:12.

:20:12. > :20:22.Trophy and Bhamra, Field Marshal Montgomery! The pipers from Lisburn

:20:22. > :20:23.

:20:23. > :20:33.had beaten �200 to become champions. It is the hard work they put in. It

:20:33. > :20:39.

:20:39. > :20:45.But this is not just another trophy for the Cabinet. A little bit of

:20:45. > :20:47.history has been made here, too, because this is the seventh time

:20:47. > :20:57.that the Field Marshal Montgomery Band have been crowned champions,

:20:57. > :21:01.

:21:01. > :21:11.which makes them the most What about those celebrations? The

:21:11. > :21:19.

:21:19. > :21:25.Celts were flying high! -- kilts. For years, it was the two brothers

:21:26. > :21:31.who dominated the motorcycle Championships. On Saturday he was

:21:31. > :21:34.the turn of the new Dunlop generation, Michael and William,

:21:34. > :21:44.who went head to head and ran the fastest rate his -- racing circuit

:21:44. > :21:46.

:21:46. > :21:51.in the world. Selecting the rider of the meeting

:21:51. > :21:57.at this year's Ulster Grand Prix was easy. He is not the first

:21:57. > :22:01.Dunlop to win three races in one day, but Michael's hat-trick for

:22:01. > :22:07.some of the hallmarks of his Uncle Jerry's achievements on these roads

:22:07. > :22:11.in the past. Michael and his elder brother William fought for the

:22:11. > :22:21.honours. This manoeuvre was the mood of the day as it enabled a

:22:21. > :22:27.Dunlop the younger to race to victory. I thought I would see. I

:22:27. > :22:33.know William's bike is very strong and I just have to make a move.

:22:33. > :22:41.High won another race. These races are coming on the Idsan bounce.

:22:41. > :22:47.Lovely. As was his victory in the opening Super stock race. And how

:22:47. > :22:51.mechanical problems are not hampered another of his bikes, they

:22:51. > :22:59.believe the record of five wins at a single Grand Prix meeting might

:22:59. > :23:05.have been under threat. It is just such a pity because he could have

:23:05. > :23:13.got the five. I have three in the back now, though. I am not

:23:13. > :23:20.complaining. So just three bottles of champagne for Michael Dunlop at

:23:20. > :23:25.this year's Ulster Grand Prix. All the races tonight here on BBC

:23:25. > :23:30.One and this week. Tottenham Hotspur have confirmed Robbie Keane

:23:30. > :23:34.has joined LA Galaxy. The Republic of Ireland striker has signed to

:23:34. > :23:38.play alongside the former England captain David Beckham.

:23:38. > :23:43.There were 25 goals scored in the Carling Irish Premiership at the

:23:43. > :23:49.weekend, four of them by these men. The late champions won in emphatic

:23:49. > :23:52.style. It is only the second weekend of

:23:52. > :24:00.the Colin Irish Premiership but already it is taking a familiar

:24:00. > :24:04.path. There was a 2-1 win over Dungannon. Darren boys have the

:24:04. > :24:13.winner. The only other team in the lead with a 100 % record, Linfield,

:24:13. > :24:19.who defeated dongles Celtic on Saturday. -- Donegal Celtic. It is

:24:19. > :24:29.one of those days like last year in the Cup. That is my aim, getting

:24:29. > :24:30.

:24:30. > :24:37.into the box. The standard was great. Elsewhere, Glenn Gavan came

:24:38. > :24:44.from 3-0 down to draw 3-3. Matthew Tipton scored twice as Portadown

:24:44. > :24:48.comfortably defeated Lisburn distillery 5-1. Carrick Rangers are

:24:48. > :24:58.still looking for their first points of the new season after it

:24:58. > :25:02.

:25:02. > :25:06.going down 2-12 Crusaders at There is just one week to go until

:25:06. > :25:10.the Ireland coach Declan Kidney names his squad for the Rugby World

:25:10. > :25:14.Cup finals. The Irish can take some confidence from an improved second

:25:14. > :25:21.half performance at a 19-12 defeat by France in Bordeaux at the

:25:21. > :25:27.weekend. The French had raced into a 30-0 lead with some outstanding

:25:27. > :25:32.attacking rugby. But they then fell away in the second half and Ireland

:25:32. > :25:38.took advantage by staging a fightback. Inspired by the accurate

:25:38. > :25:43.kicking of Ronan O'Gara, who had 12 unanswered points. The game ended

:25:43. > :25:50.with Ireland practising hard and one very unlucky bounce short of a

:25:50. > :25:56.late try. And France will now pay a return visit to Dublin this

:25:56. > :25:59.Saturday for a game and the Aviva Stadium with Ireland Harry a last

:25:59. > :26:05.chance to impress the coach before the squad is announced.

:26:05. > :26:09.Rory McIlroy was disappointed to finish 64th at the USPGA

:26:09. > :26:14.Championship last ice but he said he was just proud to get through

:26:14. > :26:19.after at sustaining an arm injury. In the new world rankings he is now

:26:19. > :26:29.down one place to fifth and he says he is now off to Cincinnati to

:26:29. > :26:37.

:26:37. > :26:42.It is his new girlfriend, if you As predicted, the rain has arrived

:26:42. > :26:52.into Northern Ireland. It has been working its way up the South West

:26:52. > :26:52.

:26:52. > :26:57.during the day. While it isn't currently raining in Belfast, the

:26:57. > :27:02.rain is just a stone's throw away. The rain developing widely during

:27:02. > :27:09.the course of the evening and overnight. So a wet night in

:27:09. > :27:16.prospect. But it is mild. The combination of wet, wild conditions

:27:16. > :27:21.mean it is quite misty and murky. This leads us to a rather grey

:27:21. > :27:25.start to Tuesday and it is going to be damp at first. A complete

:27:25. > :27:32.contrast to what we had this morning with the sparkling blue

:27:32. > :27:39.skies. Instead, tomorrow morning will have scenes such as this, at

:27:39. > :27:43.the picture over Belfast Lough recently. Some of the rain is

:27:43. > :27:49.persisting in places. It looks like there will be the art heavy rain

:27:49. > :27:55.during the parts of the morning. In Londonderry tomorrow morning rush

:27:55. > :27:59.hour will be present but as we move further south it is drier. In the