:00:17. > :00:20.Good evening. This is BBC Newsline with Donna Traynor and Noel
:00:20. > :00:28.Thompson. The headlines this Friday evening: An ambulance is ransacked
:00:28. > :00:32.and robbed during a 999 call. Sinn Fein makes history with its first
:00:32. > :00:36.Ard Fheis in Belfast, and its Presbyterian guest. Margaret
:00:36. > :00:46.Ritchie is going as SDLP leader. There's one declaration to run for
:00:46. > :00:49.the position, but who's lining up to join the race? I'm at Bangor
:00:49. > :00:54.castle, where I will be sing tomorrow in the Proms in the Park.
:00:54. > :00:57.Join us later for a preview. Ireland get ready to kick off their
:00:57. > :01:00.Rugby World Cup, the coach springs a surprise. And the weekend will
:01:00. > :01:09.bring strong winds and some heavy rain, but I'll be tracking some
:01:09. > :01:12.potentially stormy and damaging winds for Monday morning. It's
:01:12. > :01:15.thought an emergency call last night may have been a trick to get
:01:15. > :01:17.an ambulance into east Belfast where it was robbed of equipment.
:01:17. > :01:19.While the paramedics were treating a patient, thieves took the
:01:19. > :01:29.vehicle's satellite navigation system and walkie-talkie. That
:01:29. > :01:33.meant it had to be withdrawn from service. Chris Page reports. The
:01:33. > :01:38.ambulance which the thieves targeted is back here at the
:01:38. > :01:43.ambulance station in east Belfast. But it is missing two pieces of
:01:43. > :01:48.equipment. First, a sat-nav unit and second lay hand-held digital
:01:48. > :01:55.radio with they use to keep in touch with other emergency services.
:01:55. > :02:00.The theft could have had serious consequences. The sat-nav had to be
:02:00. > :02:03.replaced at the station that. Meant the crew were not available for one
:02:03. > :02:09.hour. Had been any other calms the response could have had to have
:02:09. > :02:16.come from a neighbouring station and that would have added on vital
:02:16. > :02:23.minutes. The theft happened here. Around 1 o'clock in the morning, an
:02:23. > :02:27.unknown caller phoned 999. Par Med yibs went into the man's house.
:02:27. > :02:30.have been talking to that man, he is in ill health and does ask the
:02:30. > :02:35.neighbours to call an ambulance for him. But he did not do that last
:02:35. > :02:39.night. The police will be investigating if that 999 call auz
:02:39. > :02:44.trick, to set up an opportunity for the thieves. The ambulance service
:02:44. > :02:48.said when a theft has happened in the past, the equipment has often
:02:48. > :02:55.been dumped. So they're asking people in the area to check their
:02:55. > :02:58.gardens. The Sinn Fein Ard Fheis is starting this evening and for the
:02:58. > :03:00.first time the annual conference is being held on this side of the
:03:00. > :03:03.border. Issues, north and south, are up for discussion. Our
:03:03. > :03:11.Political Correspondent Martina Purdy is covering the Ard Fheis for
:03:11. > :03:17.us. Already a guest speaker grabbing the headlines, the
:03:18. > :03:23.Reverend David Latimer? Yes, the minister from the Presbyterian
:03:23. > :03:30.church is at the Ard Fheis. He accepted - o' received a warm
:03:30. > :03:34.welcome. He has been criticised by the DUP's Gregory Campbell and Jim
:03:34. > :03:39.alszair. They say he has been used. But David Latimer seems to be his
:03:39. > :03:44.own man and has brushed aside the criticisms. He would not tell me
:03:44. > :03:49.what he was going to say, but he suggested it would be along the
:03:49. > :03:53.line of giving Sinn Fein credit for how far they have come and the DUP
:03:53. > :03:59.for getting Stormont up and running, but the fact that there is still
:03:59. > :04:02.work to be done. How significant is it that the Ard Fheis is being held
:04:02. > :04:07.in Belfast? I think it is a sign that the political and security
:04:07. > :04:10.landscape has been transformed. Now, I think Sinn Fein in the past may
:04:10. > :04:16.have been sensitive about having an Ard Fheis in Belfast, because it
:04:16. > :04:20.didn't want to be seen as just a northern party. They had a
:04:20. > :04:28.brilliant election from their point of view earlier this year, Gerry
:04:28. > :04:35.Adams is TD for Louth and he has returned with another 13TDs. You
:04:35. > :04:39.will see a confident Sinn Fein. you expect that we may see a
:04:39. > :04:43.nomination for the Irish presidency? Well Sinn Fein are
:04:43. > :04:48.keeping that close to their chest. They are going to nominate for the
:04:48. > :04:52.presidency I think, be they are not saying who it is. The vice
:04:52. > :04:55.president wouldn't be drawn and wouldn't rule out any names. There
:04:55. > :05:03.has been speculation about Martin McGuinness, the bookies have been
:05:03. > :05:06.take odds on him and also the MP for Fermanagh. That was raised in a
:05:06. > :05:10.radio interview. I think Sinn Fein see an opportunity in the fact that
:05:10. > :05:17.the other party have not put up a candidate. We will see, but they
:05:17. > :05:20.will keep us guessing for another week or so. Thank you. And we'll
:05:20. > :05:23.have live coverage from the Sinn Fein Ard Fheis tomorrow at midday
:05:23. > :05:26.and at 9 o'clock tomorrow evening on BBC Two. It was in our exclusive
:05:26. > :05:28.interview last night that Margaret Ritchie revealed she would not be
:05:28. > :05:31.standing again for the SDLP leadership. Today Ms Ritchie's
:05:31. > :05:34.colleagues have been paying tribute to her and spelling out the
:05:34. > :05:37.direction they believe the party should take. So far only the deputy
:05:37. > :05:39.leader, Patsy McGlone, has declared his candidacy. But it's thought the
:05:39. > :05:42.South Belfast MP, Alasdair McDonnell, will also enter the race
:05:42. > :05:51.and other assembly members may be taking soundings. Here's Our
:05:51. > :05:56.Political Editor, Mark Devenport. Last night's decision by Margaret
:05:56. > :06:03.Ritchie has transformed the dynamics of SDLP leadership contest.
:06:03. > :06:08.After she spoke to the BBC she travelled to Armagh to attend an
:06:08. > :06:17.Irish all-stars event. On the guest list were two others likely to be
:06:17. > :06:22.on the ballot paper. Patsy McGlone and Alisdair McDonnell are friends,
:06:22. > :06:28.but that does not mean they won't fight it out when the job is at
:06:28. > :06:33.stake. The party needs a radical change both in terms of the
:06:33. > :06:36.defining our politics and in terms of the energy we put behind them.
:06:36. > :06:43.In other words the organisation. Presumably you would welcome a bit
:06:43. > :06:47.of a scrap for it? Scrap is maybe the wrong word. Within any
:06:47. > :06:51.organisation competition can be healthy and if it leads to rebirth
:06:51. > :06:54.and steadying the ship and regrowth of the organisation, that is a good
:06:54. > :06:59.thing. It notice only the leadership that is at stake. There
:06:59. > :07:06.is a question mark over whether the SDLP's only minister will continue
:07:06. > :07:13.to be this man. But if the west Belfast's career hangs in the
:07:13. > :07:21.balance, maybe he has nothing to lose by entering the race. He has
:07:21. > :07:29.been speculated on just saying well I'm going to lose my Minster smip I
:07:29. > :07:36.may as well go for it. I think he should bow out gracefully. Then
:07:36. > :07:40.there is Connor McDevitt. Who may appeal to a younger generation. The
:07:40. > :07:47.contenders are sprinting o' to the party conference now. But whoever
:07:47. > :07:52.gets the job has a long hard climb trying to overhaul Sinn Fein. In
:07:52. > :08:00.the United States a man has been arrested in relation to an incident
:08:00. > :08:06.in a Gaelic football match that left another man in a coma. The
:08:06. > :08:10.game happened in San Francisco. Patrick Power was arrested by
:08:10. > :08:13.police on Thursday. Still to come on the programme: A poet's
:08:13. > :08:23.inspiration and the home to a celebrated greyhound - finding out
:08:23. > :08:25.
:08:25. > :08:31.more about our hidden heritage. Barry Douglas and I will be playing
:08:31. > :08:33.at Proms in the Park tomorrow. Join us later for preview. After two
:08:33. > :08:40.days of engagements Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall have
:08:41. > :08:46.completed their visit to Northern Ireland. Our correspondent was
:08:46. > :08:51.there for us. As an organic farmer, Prince Charles has been keen to
:08:51. > :08:58.include an agricultural dimension to his visits here. This time there
:08:58. > :09:08.was a personal interest. The free range chicken produced here is
:09:08. > :09:10.
:09:10. > :09:15.being sup Floyd over 100 Waitrose stores unthe -- under the dumpy
:09:16. > :09:19.originals brand. He was very -- Under the Duchy originals brand.
:09:19. > :09:24.was very knowledgeable and he wanted to see our standard were
:09:24. > :09:32.that expected. Six generations of this family have farmed here and
:09:32. > :09:38.the farmhouse dates back to the mid 17th century. While the prince
:09:38. > :09:48.prepared to depart, the Duchess of Cornwall was at the RUC National
:09:48. > :09:49.
:09:49. > :09:54.Semiconductor memorial garden in Belfast. She -- at the RUC memorial
:09:54. > :10:01.guard non-Belfast. It is reward for our voluntary workers, we couldn't
:10:01. > :10:08.run it without them. Then came the final engagement. They met up at
:10:08. > :10:13.this historic village. In the old school room they met children and
:10:13. > :10:20.two living history characters, re- enacting a classroom situation from
:10:20. > :10:25.the 1820s. This was a memable day and in the church hall, Prince
:10:25. > :10:28.Charles enjoyed the market. It is not every where you can pick up a
:10:28. > :10:38.nice fresh duck egg. By the afternoon, it was time for the
:10:38. > :10:39.
:10:39. > :10:42.royal couple to go. Bringing to an end a very relaxed two day visit.
:10:42. > :10:45.Catholics across the world are getting ready for some significant
:10:45. > :10:48.changes to their daily and weekly mass. It involves changes to some
:10:48. > :10:56.of the church prayers and music. Local dioceses are preparing to
:10:56. > :11:00.introduce the new prayers this weekend, as Kevin Sharkey reports.
:11:00. > :11:05.Out of date and changing from this week. Church responses rehearsed
:11:05. > :11:10.for a lifetime, but no longer in use. One of the first Pam Prime
:11:10. > :11:16.Ministers is in the introduction of mass where the -- first exam Prime
:11:16. > :11:19.Ministers is in the spwrduction where the priest says -- introduest
:11:19. > :11:26.where the priest says the Lord be with you. Their response will be
:11:26. > :11:32.and with your spirit. The old wording has become familiar, even a
:11:32. > :11:37.habit. This church is in the heart of Belfast and it is unusual, in
:11:37. > :11:42.that as well as the standard daily and weekend masses, it has a lunch
:11:42. > :11:45.time mass. And its for such services that the changes will come
:11:45. > :11:52.into effect. I think it is probably necessary. It hasn't been changed
:11:52. > :11:58.for a long time. With need the leaf let to remember. You agree? Without
:11:58. > :12:03.that we're still saying the same words. I don't see the point.
:12:03. > :12:11.reverting to the older church. Anything would be beyond me. All
:12:11. > :12:17.you do is by by the hierarchy. there are changes to music. Where
:12:17. > :12:23.the Gloria is sung, there will be a big change, because of the way it
:12:24. > :12:28.has been retranslated. The reason for the change, a return to a Latin
:12:28. > :12:32.heritage. But why now when there are bigger challenges? There is
:12:32. > :12:37.never a perfect time to go and redesign the prayers that people
:12:37. > :12:43.have become familiar W we have been using this for 40 years. People are
:12:43. > :12:47.familiar with it. There is never a perfect time. Priests in each area
:12:47. > :12:57.are introducing special programmes in schools to make the transition
:12:57. > :12:57.
:12:57. > :13:00.easier. As long as it doesn't go back to Latin. I don't remember it
:13:00. > :13:03.of course. The drawing offices at Harland and Wolff, Dunluce Castle,
:13:03. > :13:06.tiny Quaker churches - they're all included in what's called our built
:13:06. > :13:08.heritage. And on this weekend's European Heritage Open Days, we can
:13:08. > :13:18.explore what's inside hundreds of these important buildings. Our
:13:18. > :13:21.
:13:21. > :13:26.district journalist Gordon Adair A poet found inspiration in its
:13:26. > :13:31.towers. Dwight Eisenhower locked himself away here to plan Allied
:13:31. > :13:41.victory in Africa. And it was home to a celebrated greyhound. Brownlow
:13:41. > :13:46.House also had a role in the First World War. This is the headquarters
:13:46. > :13:51.of planning. It is one of those sort of things, Irish people do not
:13:51. > :13:56.realise the background and culture and the history that they have here.
:13:56. > :14:02.It is history like this, so often overlooked, bed European heritage
:14:02. > :14:07.weekend will celebrate. For some, it is a passion, a joy, and even an
:14:07. > :14:17.obsession. The first Regiment here before the war it was the Royal
:14:17. > :14:23.Welsh Fusiliers. They stood out there and raised the flag. There it
:14:23. > :14:29.was! Today, Brownlow House is a living museum, as well as a wedding
:14:30. > :14:34.venue and what must surely be the world's plushest Orange hall. This,
:14:34. > :14:44.and over 300 other properties across Northern Ireland are open
:14:44. > :14:46.
:14:46. > :14:50.this weekend. You can see the full list at BDO week's website. -- the
:14:50. > :14:56.D O E's website. The lock me he has had its name
:14:56. > :15:06.protected under European law. -- Lough Neagh Eel it. What's next?
:15:06. > :15:09.
:15:09. > :15:14.Agger suggestion of his book. -- At Your suggestion on Facebook.
:15:14. > :15:19.The Irish rugby team is getting ready for the World Cup. If you are
:15:19. > :15:24.a fan, it is an early wake-up call on Sunday. I bet Stephen Watson has
:15:24. > :15:29.his alarmed said! There will be a lot of early
:15:29. > :15:34.morning calls over the next few weeks. The tournament is under way.
:15:34. > :15:39.The All Blacks had an easy win against Tonga after an impressive
:15:39. > :15:45.opening ceremony this morning. A traditional welcome for the world's
:15:45. > :15:49.best rugby players. Aren't start against the USA on Sunday. Declan
:15:49. > :15:54.Kidney has included three Ulster men. Tom Court, Rory Best and
:15:54. > :16:00.Steven Ferris are included, and the scrum half Conor Murray is his
:16:00. > :16:08.first Irish start. There is a lot of pressure on him so as much as
:16:08. > :16:13.possible, we can take it off and deliver him the silver service and
:16:13. > :16:18.get him away from the ruck and see his options. We have to provide
:16:18. > :16:22.that as a team. Rory McIlroy has got his eyes on
:16:22. > :16:28.silverware this weekend. He is tied for 6th place going into the
:16:28. > :16:33.weekend at the KLM Open in the nether lands. Thanks to some
:16:33. > :16:39.fantastic shots like this! This weekend, two amateurs will
:16:39. > :16:44.represent Great Britain and Ireland at the Walker Cup. Alan Dunbar from
:16:44. > :16:48.Rathmore and Paul Carter from Portstewart take on America. --
:16:48. > :16:52.Paul Cutler. These two golfers grew up just a
:16:53. > :16:58.few miles apart on the north coast but they will feel at home on the
:16:58. > :17:03.links of Royal Aberdeen. It is a fantastic course. We have had two
:17:03. > :17:13.sessions. It is a good place to play golf. It is not just me, but
:17:13. > :17:14.
:17:14. > :17:18.nine other team-mates as well. are said to be ready for
:17:18. > :17:23.competition this weekend. At the start of the year, the main aim was
:17:23. > :17:30.to make the team, then I wanted to play with Paul. We travel a lot
:17:30. > :17:35.together. It was on our minds at the start of the year and hopefully
:17:35. > :17:40.on Saturday morning it will be me and poll. This local pair will be
:17:40. > :17:43.hoping to end a run of three consecutive American victories in
:17:43. > :17:48.the competition. There was drama and confusion at
:17:48. > :17:52.the big fight weigh-in at Belfast's Titanic Quarter today. Pour Moi
:17:52. > :18:01.Class B and Breidis Prescott turned up ahead of schedule only for the
:18:01. > :18:07.Colombian to disappear again. -- Paul McCloskey. But it is still
:18:07. > :18:14.very much on tomorrow. Shortly after 2 o'clock today, Paul
:18:14. > :18:21.McCloskey stepped on the scales and made the weight. An art earlier,
:18:21. > :18:30.Breidis Prescott mysteriously left the building. Prescott emerged a
:18:30. > :18:40.pound overweight. A jogger, a son and a few hours later, all was well.
:18:40. > :18:41.
:18:41. > :18:47.-- after a run and a son and. I am not worried at all.
:18:47. > :18:55.TRANSLATION: I was 800 grams over. I had to do a little shadow-boxing,
:18:55. > :19:03.but that was it. It is a career defining night for both men. They
:19:03. > :19:07.are due in the ring at 9th tomorrow. -- 9 o'clock.
:19:07. > :19:10.The tickets for the 2012 Paralympics went on sale today and
:19:10. > :19:18.an Archer from Northern Ireland got close to realising her dreams to
:19:18. > :19:26.compete next summer. Sharon van and won a gold medal at Stoke
:19:26. > :19:31.Mandeville. We have two places for it ladies. I
:19:31. > :19:36.will be one of the ladies are fighting for one of those places. I
:19:36. > :19:40.want to get to 2012. I think the opportunity to perform in front of
:19:40. > :19:45.a home crowd would be amazing. To have the stadium waiting for you,
:19:45. > :19:50.they would not be any feeding to equal it.
:19:50. > :19:52.Ireland's cricketers clinched a five wicket win over Namibia at the
:19:52. > :19:56.Intercontinental Cup at Stormont Today.
:19:56. > :20:00.We will have all of the football action tomorrow on Final Score at 5
:20:00. > :20:05.o'clock. Binder is the venue for this year's
:20:05. > :20:10.BBC Proms in the Park, linking up with the Last Night of the Proms in
:20:10. > :20:20.London's Albert Hall. I went down earlier to catch up with some of
:20:20. > :20:23.
:20:23. > :20:28.the performers. Bangor Castle is a magnificent
:20:28. > :20:33.setting for this year's concert. 32,000 people applied for tickets.
:20:33. > :20:43.If you were unlucky you can catch it on Radio Ulster were on the red
:20:43. > :20:44.
:20:44. > :20:50.button. There will be a feast of music. With me, two of the stars.
:20:50. > :20:59.It is very nice to have you back, Lesley Garrett. I am so excited to
:20:59. > :21:05.be here. I was last here in 2006. We had a blast with the Ulster
:21:05. > :21:15.Orchestra. I am thrilled to be back. What we use saying? I will be doing
:21:15. > :21:15.
:21:15. > :21:25.a Verdi aria and then into show time. I will do somewhere Over the
:21:25. > :21:29.
:21:29. > :21:36.Rainbow, which will be lovely. Also, a song from Milan Rouge. Barry, it
:21:36. > :21:42.is a pleasure to have you. It is hard to fit things in? It is
:21:42. > :21:48.difficult for an itinerant musicians. I have heard about it so
:21:48. > :21:58.much, so I am really happy. What have you got for us? I am going to
:21:58. > :21:59.
:21:59. > :22:08.do some Beethoven and Tchaikovsky, and then an Irish ditty. I am
:22:08. > :22:16.looking forward to tomorrow. I am looking forward to it! There are
:22:16. > :22:26.are performers as well. Craig Ogden and Declan all brought -- O'Rourke
:22:26. > :22:31.will also be there. It is going to We are in for a spell of windy
:22:31. > :22:36.weather. I am keeping an eye on the other side of the Atlantic, poor
:22:36. > :22:42.hurricane Catia is sitting of the eastern seaboard. She will be
:22:42. > :22:46.coming towards us over the next couple of days. She will not even
:22:46. > :22:52.be a tropical storm by the time she gets here but will bring
:22:52. > :23:01.potentially damaging winds. We are on amber alert. In the meantime,
:23:01. > :23:08.fairly quiet. Damp is breaking Ardley to tonight and a brisk wind.
:23:08. > :23:14.-- dampness breaking out tonight. There will be rain at times, but
:23:14. > :23:19.tomorrow looks to be the drier day of the weekend. Your mum is the
:23:19. > :23:26.worst of the dampness if you lie in tomorrow. -- you will miss. The
:23:26. > :23:32.wind will be strong and gusty. Temperature is not bad for the time
:23:33. > :23:35.of the year. There will be sharp showers around but because the
:23:35. > :23:39.winds are strong, they will move through quickly. Some of the
:23:39. > :23:44.showers could have a rumble of thunder but most of them will ease
:23:44. > :23:51.away tomorrow evening. That is good news if you are heading to Proms in
:23:51. > :23:55.the Park. The wind will be strong and gusty and make it feel cold if
:23:55. > :23:58.you are sitting outdoors, so bring something to keep you warm. The
:23:58. > :24:05.rain returned on Saturday night into Sunday. Sunday will be cooler,
:24:05. > :24:12.wetter with heavy rain at times. We get into Sunday night, the amber
:24:12. > :24:18.alert kicks in and we are likely to see the wind peak. What ever you
:24:18. > :24:23.are doing this weekend, tie things down. I will be here up until