:00:13. > :00:23.Good evening. This is BBC Newsline with Noel Thompson and Donna
:00:23. > :00:23.
:00:23. > :00:27.Traynor. The headlines this Tuesday evening: the sister of a
:00:27. > :00:32.motorcyclist killed at the weekend said her brother died doing what he
:00:32. > :00:39.liked best. It is a tragedy that his life was taken from him but he
:00:39. > :00:44.did what he loved and he would have liked to have gone up that way.
:00:44. > :00:49.pharmaceutical project goes south of the border. The beyond the grave
:00:49. > :00:52.claim of bombing a links between the IRA and the ANC. Could this be
:00:52. > :00:55.the location for Northern Ireland's first national park? It seems we
:00:55. > :00:59.just cannot make up our minds. Join me live to find out more. Ireland's
:00:59. > :01:04.rugby players leave for New Zealand with their World Cup hopes a bit in
:01:04. > :01:14.the air. And after a pretty gloomy day today, will the clouds be
:01:14. > :01:14.
:01:14. > :01:17.closing in on us again tomorrow? Two riders at opposite ends of
:01:17. > :01:20.their careers, Adrian McFarland was 41 and a seasoned campaigner and 20
:01:20. > :01:28.year-old Wayne Hamilton was just setting out on his career and was
:01:28. > :01:32.widely tipped for stardom. It is a chilling reminder of just how
:01:32. > :01:34.dangerous road racing remains. Wayne Hamilton was from County
:01:34. > :01:38.Armagh and this afternoon, our district journalist Gordon Adair
:01:38. > :01:42.met up with his sister Laura, who at just 13, must come to terms with
:01:42. > :01:48.the loss of the young man she calls her "beautiful big brother". And
:01:48. > :01:53.just 13, she hero worshipped her older brother. He had been making
:01:53. > :01:58.the headlines recently because of his racing but today, they were
:01:58. > :02:04.dominated by his hopes never coming. He died yesterday while racing on
:02:04. > :02:09.the Isle of Man. The second competitor to die here in just two
:02:09. > :02:13.three days. What he did, he understood the risks and he was
:02:13. > :02:20.willing to take them. He is My beautiful brother and will never be
:02:20. > :02:30.forgotten. His death came as he seemed to be bound for stardom.
:02:30. > :02:30.
:02:30. > :02:34.Here, he battles on the circuit. have seen in the newspapers today,
:02:34. > :02:41.several people, big names in the business saying that he was a
:02:41. > :02:44.superstar of tomorrow. It is a tragedy that his life was taken
:02:44. > :02:53.from him but he did what he loved and I think he would like to have
:02:53. > :02:59.gone up that way. I bet he was sorry for what happened but it just
:02:59. > :03:04.happened. He is Caraher was just beginning but even experienced
:03:04. > :03:12.competitors can come to grief. -- he was at the beginning of his
:03:12. > :03:18.career. They loved doing it and it is in their blood. They will not be
:03:18. > :03:25.put off and the tracks are as safe as they can possibly be. The
:03:25. > :03:33.slightest error can cost somebody their life. Two very different
:03:33. > :03:35.riders and races but the same An organisation which says it is
:03:35. > :03:38.planning a major pharmaceutical research centre has rejected
:03:38. > :03:40.Londonderry and decided to set up in County Kerry. The Global
:03:40. > :03:45.Pharmaceutical Centre of Excellence says that means at least 300 jobs
:03:45. > :03:47.will now be created south of the border. Now, it has been claimed
:03:47. > :03:52.that the company was never seriously interested in Derry and
:03:52. > :03:58.just used it to lever a better deal in the Republic. Our Business and
:03:58. > :04:05.Economics Editor Jim Fitzpatrick is with me. What do we understand
:04:05. > :04:09.about this company? They are a group promoting concept. They are
:04:09. > :04:14.not a pharmaceutical company in the their own right. They walk a
:04:14. > :04:24.cluster of pharmaceutical companies coming to the country and employing
:04:24. > :04:29.up to 5000 people. They have got 4.5 billion worth of investment.
:04:29. > :04:39.Today, they are concentrating on Tayside in County Kerry. But they
:04:39. > :04:42.
:04:42. > :04:52.obviously became impatient. A site. -- at site. Are they tried to get a
:04:52. > :04:52.
:04:52. > :04:58.better deal out of the Republic? They looked at Derry. They
:04:58. > :05:02.specifically look at these army barracks as a potential location.
:05:02. > :05:09.They did engage with them to see if they could make this work but the
:05:09. > :05:16.numbers eventually did not add up. Be a local Sinn Fein is blaming
:05:16. > :05:21.high taxation. One of the reasons given was that we were not
:05:21. > :05:28.competing on a level playing field. We had got one hand tied behind our
:05:28. > :05:31.back. The 12.5 % in the south was a very attractive option.
:05:31. > :05:36.Particularly when you are dealing with a number of companies coming
:05:36. > :05:43.together and try to collaborate. have been talking about 300 jobs
:05:43. > :05:48.but actually this outfit does not have a single job to offer.
:05:48. > :05:55.Somebody has to gain if somebody loses. This is the first part of
:05:55. > :05:59.what could be a 5,000 job project over 10 years. I had spoken to the
:05:59. > :06:04.association in the Republic looking after inward investment. They say
:06:04. > :06:10.they are not dealing with this because it is an Irish investment.
:06:10. > :06:14.It involves a drug distribution company in County Cork. The company
:06:14. > :06:19.says nothing has been signed yet. It is a big vision but might yet
:06:19. > :06:22.just be a pipe dream. A former South African government minister
:06:22. > :06:26.says the IRA provided help for attacks on the old apartheid regime.
:06:26. > :06:29.Kader Asmal died in June this year. But in a book just released, he
:06:29. > :06:39.writes about contacts with the Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams back in the
:06:39. > :06:41.
:06:41. > :06:49.1970s, which led to the support for Jim, 1980. Smoke rising above a oil
:06:49. > :06:54.refinery. The attack provided the inspiration for a Hollywood movie.
:06:54. > :06:59.At the time of the attack, Kader Asmal was a law lecturer in Dublin
:06:59. > :07:04.and a leader of the Irish anti- apartheid movement. He died this
:07:04. > :07:11.summer but in his autobiography, he said the IRA helped the African
:07:11. > :07:14.National Congress to attack. Kader Asmal, seen with Paul Murphy, the
:07:14. > :07:19.former Secretary of State said his contacts with Gerry Adams and the
:07:19. > :07:24.Communist Party, led to activists receiving intensive training from
:07:24. > :07:32.the IRA. But a decade ago, he rubbished his involvement in
:07:32. > :07:38.African National Congress and I are a links. -- IRA links. They could
:07:38. > :07:44.lose support because that time is a very dangerous time to be
:07:44. > :07:48.identified as supporting this. During the peace process, the links
:07:48. > :07:52.between the organisations became clear. African National Congress
:07:52. > :07:57.activists at visited republicans here and Nelson Mandela backed
:07:57. > :08:04.peace talks involving Unionists and nationalists in South Africa. But
:08:04. > :08:09.an academic here was taken aback by the latest revelations. For the
:08:09. > :08:15.African National Congress to take the risk of forging links of any
:08:15. > :08:19.kind would these people is amazing. Astonishing. Gerry Adams is on
:08:19. > :08:23.leave and was not available for comment but a Sinn Fein source said
:08:23. > :08:28.the backing for the anti-apartheid struggle was a matter of historic
:08:28. > :08:38.record and it contrasted with what she described as loyalist links to
:08:38. > :08:39.
:08:39. > :08:46.Next, a debate we have highlighted many times in the past decade.
:08:46. > :08:49.Should we have a national park in Northern Ireland? Previous attempts
:08:49. > :08:58.to use the Mourne Mountains bet substantial opposition but this
:08:58. > :09:01.time the Net is getting wider. Here is our correspondent. We have got
:09:01. > :09:06.hundreds of square kilometres of pristine countryside, seldom
:09:06. > :09:14.explored. Imagine if this was a national park and how easy it would
:09:14. > :09:18.be To advertise and sell abroad. It could be like the glens. We have
:09:18. > :09:22.been banging about this for the past 10 years but achieved nothing
:09:22. > :09:29.but we might be getting better. What would it mean if we had a
:09:29. > :09:35.national park here? John, you are a chairman of the tourism board here.
:09:35. > :09:42.What would it mean to have a National Park here tomorrow?
:09:42. > :09:47.would be an opportunity to have an experiment. We have looked at
:09:47. > :09:55.archaeological sites. We have got a beautiful landscape. We have got a
:09:55. > :09:59.beautiful valleys. It is an opportunity to develop and sell. We
:09:59. > :10:03.can put in place structures where we could have proper access to the
:10:03. > :10:11.countryside, leading to good quality health and well-being for
:10:11. > :10:16.people and for visitors. We would also look at improved educational
:10:16. > :10:21.opportunities and biodiversity. will the population accept this?
:10:21. > :10:27.Will it be easy to sell? Some people will have some difficulties,
:10:27. > :10:32.I am sure. But the farmers have been involved from the outset. This
:10:32. > :10:35.is something that could be sold. The important thing is engaging
:10:35. > :10:40.with the farmers from the very beginning. We must make sure issues
:10:40. > :10:46.are addressed. We have been working with a variety of people over the
:10:46. > :10:52.years. We have been discussing very important matters. In a nutshell,
:10:52. > :10:59.he welcomed this? Yes, we welcome this. We welcome the opportunity to
:10:59. > :11:08.look at an experiment in the park. This will be running because we are
:11:08. > :11:11.at the very beginning of a very You are watching BBC Newsline and
:11:11. > :11:14.still to come on the programme... Find out why this student is being
:11:14. > :11:24.forced to wait another year for university. The striker who has
:11:24. > :11:32.
:11:32. > :11:42.overcome formidable odds to get Now, the rising cost of cleaning up
:11:42. > :11:45.litter. We are spending millions of pounds of cleaning up litter every
:11:45. > :11:51.year. The waste spreads from streets to Parks.
:11:51. > :11:56.Lunchtime in Belfast and despite the daily morning clean, bit by bit,
:11:56. > :11:59.rubbish is returning to St. The cost is rising. The city council
:11:59. > :12:08.has now is spending �11 million each year cleaning the streets.
:12:08. > :12:12.That employees 222 people to do the job. Last year, over 2,000 people
:12:12. > :12:19.were fined �50 each for throwing rubbish away. But it is not solving
:12:19. > :12:25.the problem. Of some people do the right thing, others don't. That can
:12:25. > :12:33.be seen in countless office doorways. Cigarette butts are a big
:12:33. > :12:43.part of the problem. At this building, there are two cigarette
:12:43. > :12:44.
:12:44. > :12:48.Bens, but there are still many cigarette butts on the four. Away
:12:48. > :12:53.from the street, there is a problem in public parks. Some dogs are run
:12:53. > :13:01.leads, others run free. When the foal, some owners don't bother
:13:01. > :13:09.cleaning-up. If everybody would carry one of these and clean-up and
:13:09. > :13:16.move on. Whether it is in the Parks on the streets, it might be some
:13:16. > :13:19.time yet before the litter problem is kicked into touch.
:13:19. > :13:21.We're all familiar with road rage, but what about towpath tantrum?
:13:21. > :13:23.With more and more people using the Lagan Valley towpath,
:13:24. > :13:32.confrontations between walkers and cyclists have prompted a campaign
:13:32. > :13:36.to make people a bit more considerate.
:13:36. > :13:41.Lagan Valley regional park is an amenity that attracts hundreds of
:13:41. > :13:46.thousands of people every year. Some Oram bicycles, others on for
:13:46. > :13:50.it. Therein lies the problem. The towpath's success has created
:13:50. > :13:58.friction between users, with tempers flaring over a range of
:13:58. > :14:06.issues. Cyclists going too fast is a problem. Dog-walkers flat let
:14:06. > :14:12.their lead cut across the path is a problem. Sometimes pedestrians are
:14:13. > :14:17.not aware of why people ringing the bell. Some people get offended, but
:14:17. > :14:22.it is just a warning that your present. Others refused to move
:14:22. > :14:26.across. There is a range of issues in terms of complaints. Today's
:14:26. > :14:31.Other start of a leaflet in campaign by the park managers,
:14:31. > :14:38.backed up by the police, advising people on a code of conduct. It is
:14:38. > :14:42.not a problem to me, but if these bloated up like on other pass, I
:14:42. > :14:50.think most people would stick to that. Cyclists don't bother me at
:14:50. > :14:55.all. Everyone is entitled to use the park. I find it all right.
:14:55. > :14:58.Except for her when he takes me for a walk! Have a million people every
:14:58. > :15:03.year users will pass. The tranquillity of the area is one of
:15:03. > :15:08.its major attractions. With so many Bebo on the towpath, it can get
:15:08. > :15:14.busy enough. This is all about consideration and sharing the path
:15:14. > :15:18.safely. -- with so many people on the towpath.
:15:18. > :15:21.If you'd like to tell us what you think about our use of the Lagan
:15:21. > :15:23.towpath and other walkways, here's how to get in contact. We're at
:15:23. > :15:27.facebook.com/bbcnewsline. We're on Twitter. And our e-mail address is
:15:27. > :15:30.bbcnewsline@bbc.co.uk. Thousands of young people have
:15:30. > :15:33.their A-level results in their pocket with decisions to make about
:15:33. > :15:35.their future, just like Natasha Brannan whom we have been following
:15:35. > :15:39.on her education journey. Eight years ago, we met the ten-year-old
:15:39. > :15:46.girl who said she wanted to be a doctor. Can she achieve her dream?
:15:46. > :15:51.Our Education Correspondent has the latest instalment.
:15:51. > :15:57.We watched Natasha Brannan as she swatted forehead 11 plus in 2003. A
:15:57. > :16:02.young girl full of ambition to be a doctor. Sometimes, my dad gives me
:16:02. > :16:06.problems that I have to work out. In maths and science. Then the
:16:06. > :16:13.worried for her as she sat her examine in her Lisburn primary
:16:13. > :16:20.school. In English -- the English test was tricky. Also maths.
:16:20. > :16:25.following year, we were there for the opening of the envelope. I have
:16:25. > :16:33.a bigger chance of going to be a doctor now. She went off to grammar
:16:33. > :16:40.school. A few years later, at her brother took the honours. I got an
:16:40. > :16:46.A! Now, eight years after we met her and her family, she has done
:16:46. > :16:48.her A-levels and is working part- time in a pharmacy. She wasn't
:16:48. > :16:52.excepted by Queen's University and now must put off her ambition for
:16:52. > :17:00.another year, in the hopes that work experience will win her a
:17:00. > :17:06.place next year's. Just because me it -- just because my GCSEs were
:17:06. > :17:13.and good, I got three days, so I can still make the grade if I worry
:17:13. > :17:18.-- if I work hard. It is still a disappointment. All my friends are
:17:18. > :17:23.in the medical class, including my best friend. Although I wish I got
:17:23. > :17:28.in, I will make new friends next year. I will still be a doctor, it
:17:28. > :17:36.would just take longer if. There was extra pressure on universities
:17:36. > :17:41.this year, so Natasha and others might have more of a chance to
:17:41. > :17:44.follow their dream career next year. Now a mystery we are confident the
:17:44. > :17:48.vast army of Newsline viewers will be able to solve. We want to find
:17:48. > :17:50.the owner of an old leather case that was found lying in a car park
:17:50. > :17:56.in Castlereagh in Belfast. The contents are quite special.
:17:56. > :17:59.It is like something out of an Indiana Jones movies. A sentimental
:17:59. > :18:06.treasure-trove from the First World War. No one knows of it was lost or
:18:06. > :18:10.dumped. Inside, this memento from the First World War. It was a
:18:10. > :18:18.present from the amount of the current Queen to trips. This brass
:18:18. > :18:25.box was given to troops by a member of the Royal Family. Inside, there
:18:25. > :18:31.is a card which reads, with best wishes for a victorious New Year
:18:31. > :18:41.from the Princess Mary. There is also a pawn against Hitler. As well
:18:41. > :18:47.as a love-letter. Bury is that letter with lipstick on at -- there
:18:47. > :18:56.is a letter with lipstick on it. military historian says it is not
:18:56. > :19:03.worth a lot, but could be a huge sentimental value. The contents
:19:03. > :19:10.make reference to both the first and Second World War. This could be
:19:10. > :19:15.from a relative. Or we still have Second World War veterans are alive.
:19:15. > :19:19.There is a letter addressed to a Henry Campbell who lived and East
:19:19. > :19:24.Belfast. When I tried the relevant house number, no one was at home.
:19:24. > :19:27.If you think you might know him or his relatives, we would love to
:19:27. > :19:37.hear from you. We would like to reunite the suitcase with its
:19:37. > :19:38.
:19:38. > :19:41.rightful owner. Elementary, my dear Watson!
:19:41. > :19:44.In a few minutes, the Irish rugby team as they prepare to do battle
:19:44. > :19:47.against the best in the world. Before that, a very different kind
:19:48. > :19:50.of struggle. If you are an animal lover, you may find these next
:19:50. > :19:52.pictures distressing. This is Johnny the Donkey and look at his
:19:52. > :19:55.Johnny the Donkey and look at his hooves. It is thought they haven't
:19:55. > :19:59.been trimmed for at least two years, leaving him with split and curled
:19:59. > :20:03.hooves, twisted legs and in pain. He was rescued from the Mournes
:20:03. > :20:06.about a week ago and is now with an animal sanctuary. Attempts are
:20:06. > :20:13.being made to trace his owner. His hooves have now been trimmed and he
:20:13. > :20:16.hooves have now been trimmed and he is making a good recovery.
:20:16. > :20:19.Now to Ireland's rugby players who are in the air this evening. Here
:20:19. > :20:28.is Austin O'Callaghan. Four years ago, they flew to France
:20:28. > :20:31.full of expectation for the Rugby World Cup. And we know what
:20:31. > :20:34.happened to Ireland there. So maybe today's departure for New Zealand
:20:34. > :20:36.on the back of four defeats and bruised morale may produce a more
:20:36. > :20:39.memorable World Cup story... He says optimistically. Gordon D'Arcy
:20:39. > :20:49.was forced to miss the flight because of injury, but he will
:20:49. > :20:53.follow the team out in a couple of days. This report comes from Dublin.
:20:53. > :20:58.Brian O'Driscoll checked in for his 4th World Cup this afternoon with
:20:58. > :21:04.the rest of his Ireland team-mates, aiming to prove that they can dine
:21:04. > :21:09.at the top table. The Ireland rugby team has left Dublin airport on
:21:09. > :21:15.route to New Zealand for the 2011 World Cup. Despite an alarming dip
:21:15. > :21:22.in form during pre-season, Brian O'Driscoll remains confident
:21:22. > :21:27.Ireland can do the business down under. Personally, I have been
:21:28. > :21:33.involved in three World Cups and I have one quarter final out of it.
:21:33. > :21:38.That is nothing to shout about. I don't want to finish my personal
:21:38. > :21:46.career having not achieved on the biggest stage. There is a lot of
:21:46. > :21:50.motivation for me. Everyone has different motivation. I want to
:21:50. > :21:55.finish my last World Cup on a high and do something no other Irish
:21:55. > :21:59.side has done. However, it will take a drastic change in
:21:59. > :22:04.performance and fortune of that is to happen. They have dropped from
:22:04. > :22:11.4th to 8th in the rankings. The summer, the lost to Scotland,
:22:11. > :22:17.England and France twice. When you lose, you learn more than when you
:22:17. > :22:23.win. What we have gained out of the last couple of matches is what we
:22:23. > :22:28.need to improve on. The content of the training sessions will be
:22:28. > :22:33.influenced by what has happened over the last month. We can benefit
:22:33. > :22:43.from that. Better to find this out in August and September. The
:22:43. > :22:43.
:22:43. > :22:47.expectations of the nation are firmly on the Cat On's shoulders.
:22:47. > :22:51.- the captain's shoulders. Next to the football club which has
:22:51. > :22:54.a problem with pigeons. Crusaders have signed a bird of prey to help
:22:54. > :22:57.keep the seats at its home ground Seaview free of bird droppings. But
:22:57. > :23:00.for a while during last night's league game against Donegal Celtic,
:23:00. > :23:02.it seemed their feathered friend was more of a hindrance than a help.
:23:02. > :23:09.It was billed as top-flight football, but the Falcon was not
:23:09. > :23:13.playing ball. The peregrine falcon strayed into a deed offside
:23:13. > :23:21.position before eventually being tempted back to patrol the terraces.
:23:21. > :23:31.Just in time to see this opening goal from Michael Halliday. More
:23:31. > :23:36.
:23:36. > :23:41.should have followed, but Donegal Celtic goalkeeper was unflappable.
:23:41. > :23:51.This was the equaliser. Then, the Shore Road chickens came home to
:23:51. > :23:53.
:23:53. > :23:55.roost as Paul McVeigh pinched the winner.
:23:55. > :23:58.Finally, congratulations to Ireland's men's hockey team who
:23:58. > :24:00.beat Spain 3-2 at the European Championships at the weekend to
:24:00. > :24:02.finish fifth overall. That equalled their best ever finish in the
:24:02. > :24:06.competition. Doing battle in sport is one thing,
:24:06. > :24:09.but when it comes to your health a win against the odds is never easy.
:24:09. > :24:12.Three years ago, the Derry City striker Mark Farren was told he had
:24:12. > :24:16.a brain tumour. But he refused to lie down and after successful
:24:16. > :24:21.surgery he hopes he'll soon be back on the front line and scoring goals.
:24:21. > :24:26.Our North West Reporter tells us about a remarkable comeback.
:24:26. > :24:30.It has been a long, hard road back to full fitness for this League of
:24:30. > :24:36.Ireland footballer. But the talented striker was determined to
:24:36. > :24:43.make it after being diagnosed with a benign brain tumour in 2,000 and
:24:43. > :24:48.late on Christmas Eve. Devastated to get news like that. You have to
:24:48. > :24:52.try to deal with it anyway you can. You have to be positive all the
:24:52. > :25:00.time. That brought me through in the end. My family and I were
:25:00. > :25:03.devastated at the time. The 29 year-old has scored 107 goals for
:25:03. > :25:09.Derry City since 2003. He paid tribute to everyone who supported
:25:09. > :25:16.him, from medical staff to family friends and the wider food balling
:25:16. > :25:20.community. I have received lots of letters from fans. From my current
:25:20. > :25:24.team and previous teams. Unbelievable how much support they
:25:24. > :25:30.have given me for stopped after a successful seven-hour operation to
:25:30. > :25:40.remove the brain tumour, he was told he could play again.
:25:40. > :25:44.perfect match was in 2009. It was hard, but life goes on. We tried to
:25:44. > :25:52.put it to the back of our mind as much as possible. We tried to deal
:25:52. > :26:02.with it and enjoy our wedding day. We had a fabulous day. He has a
:26:02. > :26:06.great record with the club. He is very modest and has great humility.
:26:06. > :26:13.He has coped with this tremendously well for. Mark Farren cannot wait
:26:13. > :26:21.to get back to doing what he does to get back to doing what he does
:26:21. > :26:25.best. It is starting to feel like the
:26:25. > :26:29.summer is slipping away from us. The UK weather statistics for the
:26:29. > :26:33.month of August have started to come in. No surprises to learn that
:26:33. > :26:40.temperatures have been veering towards still owe side of normal.
:26:40. > :26:47.Initial suggestions would indicate it has been the coolest UK summer
:26:47. > :26:51.in nearly 20 years. No surprises there, I think. In parts of
:26:51. > :26:55.Northern Ireland, there was less than normal amount of rainfall
:26:55. > :27:02.during the month of August. Crucially, we haven't seen much
:27:02. > :27:06.sunshine and have been deprived of sunshine today. It is a largely dry
:27:06. > :27:12.and settled story so I know that the farmers have been very busy.
:27:12. > :27:20.Plenty of pictures showing them working on their harvest. Here are
:27:20. > :27:23.some traditional methods from County Antrim. The stories for
:27:23. > :27:31.tonight is that the Clyde will generally hold temperatures in
:27:31. > :27:36.double figures. It will stay dry for tonight. Tomorrow, very similar
:27:36. > :27:45.story to what we had today. A good deal of cloud and you'll have to
:27:45. > :27:51.hunt for the sunshine. Probably a touch brighter tomorrow. It will be
:27:52. > :27:59.largely dry, though the odd shower cannot be ruled out. Most of those