0:00:16 > 0:00:21Good evening. The headlines: A quarter of adults are obese.
0:00:21 > 0:00:27The health service is weighed down by a deepening crisis. It is a
0:00:27 > 0:00:32tidal save -- tidal wave of obesity related morbidity in the next five
0:00:32 > 0:00:35to 10 years. Six former security sites devoted
0:00:35 > 0:00:40to his dormant, but has it been wasted?
0:00:40 > 0:00:46How Derry City Council is a descent of a dispute over a 50-year-old
0:00:46 > 0:00:50charitable legacy. If we have tried to pursue it. As a charity, there
0:00:50 > 0:00:54comes a point where you are pursuing �300 the year with no
0:00:54 > 0:00:59guarantee you will get it. A warning that the property market
0:00:59 > 0:01:03will not recover during our lifetime.
0:01:03 > 0:01:10The weather will be changing tomorrow. I will have the details
0:01:10 > 0:01:14shortly. Our health service is about to face
0:01:14 > 0:01:19its biggest upheaval for decades. There are going to be fundamental
0:01:19 > 0:01:22changes in the way patients are treated. The emphasis will be on
0:01:22 > 0:01:27caring the community. It is part of a major review which will be handed
0:01:27 > 0:01:31to the health minister at the end of the month. This week, we are
0:01:31 > 0:01:36looking closely at the big issues facing our local health service.
0:01:36 > 0:01:43Our correspondent is with us. Such a vast and complex area. That's
0:01:43 > 0:01:49right. So many different issues. The NHS promises to deliver
0:01:49 > 0:01:53services from the cradle to grave. But demand is colossal. In order to
0:01:53 > 0:01:58keep delivering, the current health review team is looking at how it
0:01:58 > 0:02:04can spend its budget differently. How it can shift money away from
0:02:04 > 0:02:08hospitals back into the community instead. That is its aim. 44% of
0:02:08 > 0:02:14the budget is spent on hospitals. If it wants to provide care-in-the-
0:02:14 > 0:02:18community to elderly people, the GP practices are going to have to
0:02:18 > 0:02:24deliver more services because it is cheaper. They will shift money away
0:02:24 > 0:02:26from hospitals. The Executive of the Health and Social Care Bill
0:02:26 > 0:02:31board said this morning that we have a love affair with buildings.
0:02:31 > 0:02:36That is a subtle hint that buildings are going to change.
0:02:36 > 0:02:40Perhaps the hospital in Newry will be downgraded in future. We have
0:02:40 > 0:02:45seen accident and emergency services closing. This is a time
0:02:45 > 0:02:48for change. Those carrying out the review know they have to grasp it
0:02:48 > 0:02:52this time. If tonight you are going to look at one big problem in
0:02:52 > 0:02:58Northern Ireland, and that is obesity.
0:02:58 > 0:03:05Yes. By preventing diseases such as obesity, not only will the public
0:03:05 > 0:03:09loos pounds, it will also save the NHS pounds in the long run.
0:03:09 > 0:03:15Diseases such as cardiovascular diseases and strokes cost an awful
0:03:15 > 0:03:20lot of money. Our viewers will be shocked by what is now classified
0:03:20 > 0:03:23as obese. Quit smoking, drink less and
0:03:23 > 0:03:27exercise more and eat sensibly. That is a message the NHS has been
0:03:27 > 0:03:33promoting four years. It has been supportive of those who over-
0:03:33 > 0:03:37indulge, but now it wants people to indulge, but now it wants people to
0:03:37 > 0:03:47act more responsibly. Obesity is spreading fast. 20% of adults here
0:03:47 > 0:03:48
0:03:48 > 0:03:50are obese. 8% of children are also are obese. 8% of children are also
0:03:50 > 0:03:56affected. The disease cost the economy hundreds of millions of
0:03:56 > 0:04:03pounds. A these are linked and and a hand by weight. Dr Mike Ryan is a
0:04:03 > 0:04:06busy man. He runs the first of the City manager and Greenwich in the
0:04:06 > 0:04:15Northern Health Trust. He has had 2000 referrals in one year. It is a
0:04:15 > 0:04:19tidal wave of obesity related morbidity is. A less significant
0:04:19 > 0:04:23resources are put in now, not just in prevention, which is important,
0:04:23 > 0:04:28but also in intervention for people who are already affected by weight
0:04:28 > 0:04:37related problems, the health service will not be able to afford
0:04:37 > 0:04:41treatment 5th -- for these patients. This man is hardly your typical
0:04:41 > 0:04:47obesity patient, inside, at the extra pounds were enough to trigger
0:04:47 > 0:04:51a catalogue of illnesses. I have had major heart surgery. Having
0:04:51 > 0:04:59been committed and gone through that and survived it, I have got to
0:04:59 > 0:05:03do something more for myself, and that is more exercise, better diet
0:05:03 > 0:05:13and so on. This programme is presented to me. The weight loss
0:05:13 > 0:05:16
0:05:16 > 0:05:21has helped, and I am walking malt had had a better diet. Treated all
0:05:21 > 0:05:25these obesity related diseases soaks up 20% of the health budget.
0:05:25 > 0:05:31Eating schemes like this one or are not new. The current review is
0:05:31 > 0:05:41looking at how future programmes can be retained in order to save
0:05:41 > 0:05:42
0:05:42 > 0:05:46the health service money. Why do you like making fruit kebabs?
0:05:46 > 0:05:51make you healthy. This will take time. It is not a quick solution,
0:05:51 > 0:05:56nor is being overweight or being the bees. It is about sustained is
0:05:56 > 0:06:01at home, in schools and beyond. protect the public and their health
0:06:01 > 0:06:06service, Denmark has slapped a fast tax on foods such as milk, cheese
0:06:06 > 0:06:11and Pisa. Some might find that hard to digest, but others believe the
0:06:11 > 0:06:15issue is not been taken seriously enough. If it is a time for action.
0:06:15 > 0:06:21Delay after delay is not doing the health of our children any good.
0:06:21 > 0:06:25These delays are totally acceptable. People are dithering. While
0:06:25 > 0:06:31introducing a fast tax may seem a little extreme, the Prime Minister
0:06:31 > 0:06:35David Cameron says he will consider this measure. Obesity is such a did
0:06:35 > 0:06:43issue that the Government must be given thinking bigger and funder
0:06:43 > 0:06:48curdling. -- accordingly. We look at the costs of looking
0:06:48 > 0:06:50after elderly people in their own homes tomorrow. The obesity debate
0:06:50 > 0:06:56homes tomorrow. The obesity debate has been generating interest on our
0:06:56 > 0:07:00has been generating interest on our Facebook page. You can join him.
0:07:00 > 0:07:03The spending watchdog has criticise the office of the First and Deputy
0:07:03 > 0:07:08First Minister over what it says is the slow pace of developing for
0:07:08 > 0:07:13their security sides. The Audit Office has concerns that the sale
0:07:13 > 0:07:17of one site may not have realise his full value. Up here -- Business
0:07:17 > 0:07:23Correspondent reports. By 2004, the Ministry of Defence
0:07:23 > 0:07:27had 56 former security sites to the office of the First and Deputy
0:07:27 > 0:07:32First Minister. Apart from opening the jail to the public and building
0:07:32 > 0:07:37the bridge at the former barracks, or the Audit Office says the pace
0:07:37 > 0:07:41of regeneration has been slowed. You have to realise that half of
0:07:41 > 0:07:45the money that could have been spent has been spent. We could have
0:07:45 > 0:07:49seen much more capital billed as well as employment. It is a missed
0:07:49 > 0:07:59opportunity. The Audit Office is critical of the sale of the former
0:07:59 > 0:08:04army base in 2003. The site has since been built on and now
0:08:04 > 0:08:10contains 74 partners. Initially, a valuation of �5 million was placed
0:08:10 > 0:08:14on the site. A short time later, it was sold to a private developer for
0:08:14 > 0:08:19�3.8 million. That developed her then sold the site on the same day
0:08:19 > 0:08:24he bought it. The Audit Office could not establish how much the
0:08:24 > 0:08:29site was sold on for. This it says it is concerned that the maximum
0:08:29 > 0:08:38prize for the former base was not achieved. So the Department of Fine
0:08:38 > 0:08:43essence disagree with this. This side still has to be developed.
0:08:43 > 0:08:46could have had a stadium which would have been the hallmark of
0:08:46 > 0:08:51Northern Ireland and have brought people together. We could have had
0:08:51 > 0:08:56a development around it, but instead it has gone dead. The cost
0:08:56 > 0:08:59of removing waste from the Maze will reach �8.5 million. That shows
0:08:59 > 0:09:07how important it is for the Stormont Executive to investigate
0:09:07 > 0:09:12the costs involved if it is offered any MoD sites in the future.
0:09:12 > 0:09:17Still to come, a warning that there is there is great for anyone now
0:09:17 > 0:09:25stuck in negative equity. And we talk to the great hope he
0:09:25 > 0:09:29has returned to help rival County Fermanagh.
0:09:29 > 0:09:33For a more on our investigation into the legacy of a County Tyrone
0:09:33 > 0:09:37man and the charities that should still be benefiting from his will.
0:09:37 > 0:09:41It was Raymond Browne Lecky's dying wish that these charities should
0:09:41 > 0:09:47receive money long after he had died. 50 years later, BBC Newsline
0:09:47 > 0:09:51has discovered it has been years since they have received any money.
0:09:52 > 0:09:55Londonderry celebrated his election one year ago as the UK's City of
0:09:55 > 0:10:03Culture. Two charities which support the arts say they are
0:10:03 > 0:10:08waiting for the city council to pay them thousands of pounds.
0:10:08 > 0:10:14In the 1920s and 30s, Raymond Browne Lecky made several visits to
0:10:14 > 0:10:17this orphanage in London. It had been set up to look at -- after the
0:10:17 > 0:10:21illegitimate children are actresses. It touched his heart, because when
0:10:21 > 0:10:27he died, he left half of the remainder of his estate to the
0:10:27 > 0:10:37charity which ran it. The other half of his estate was left to be
0:10:37 > 0:10:44
0:10:44 > 0:10:48Musicians' Benevolent Fund, which held positions in difficulty.
0:10:48 > 0:10:53This man needed they held earlier this year when he had to have an
0:10:53 > 0:11:02operation to remove a brain tumour. I had to stop working and playing.
0:11:02 > 0:11:07It affected me. It was hard. I contacted the Musicians' Benevolent
0:11:07 > 0:11:17Fund and asked for help, which they did. I'm so pleased, because I
0:11:17 > 0:11:19
0:11:19 > 0:11:24would have been, I do not know. I could not have paid my mortgage.
0:11:24 > 0:11:29Both charities have received �25,000 each from the estate of
0:11:29 > 0:11:33Raymond Browne Lecky. But they say they are owed much more. Most of
0:11:33 > 0:11:37the money they believe they should be receiving comes from the rent
0:11:37 > 0:11:43from his property in Londonderry, the swimming baths run by Derry
0:11:43 > 0:11:52City Council. 15 years ago, the payments stopped. No-one knows why.
0:11:52 > 0:11:56In total, the council only have to pay around 600 and see year in rent.
0:11:56 > 0:12:01That was worth something 50 years ago. Now, of course, it is worth
0:12:01 > 0:12:05much less. It is still very valuable to the two charities who
0:12:06 > 0:12:11should be sharing it. Especially when you add up all the years of
0:12:11 > 0:12:17ground rent which have not been paid by council. It comes to around
0:12:17 > 0:12:24�10,000. That means that �5,000 to each charity has not been paid.
0:12:24 > 0:12:28would still do an awful lot for a charity. We could help 10 to 15
0:12:28 > 0:12:33young people get through some sort of injury. We could have three or
0:12:33 > 0:12:38four professional musicians going through serious illnesses. All,
0:12:38 > 0:12:44with �5,000, we could help five to 10 retired musicians with quality
0:12:44 > 0:12:47of life grants. It would pay five child to has been orphaned to be
0:12:47 > 0:12:54able to have a holiday and learn the piano. They would not happen
0:12:54 > 0:13:01otherwise. �5,000, we have got children desperately waiting for
0:13:01 > 0:13:05such equipment. It changes lives. So why did the money stop? We have
0:13:05 > 0:13:11the documents that show the council was liable to pay the ground rents
0:13:11 > 0:13:17as far back as 1962. We also have the documents to show they had been
0:13:17 > 0:13:22paying its sporadically as late as the early 1990s. Then the tears and
0:13:22 > 0:13:27said a letter asking for proof that they owed them money. They wanted a
0:13:27 > 0:13:37copy of the deed. The actual document could not be turned up.
0:13:37 > 0:13:39
0:13:39 > 0:13:42The fact that the landlord could not produce what is called the
0:13:42 > 0:13:48Counterpart deed, the original deed would be in the hands of the person
0:13:48 > 0:13:53who holds the ground. That is Derry City Council. And that is a deed
0:13:54 > 0:14:03that the council is in possession of. They passed on a copy of it to
0:14:04 > 0:14:05
0:14:06 > 0:14:11family researcher Alex Watson. gave it to be easily. They had no
0:14:11 > 0:14:15problem at all in providing that to me. On the title deed, it clearly
0:14:15 > 0:14:20says that the ground rent owed on this property is a rent to be paid
0:14:20 > 0:14:29for ever. BBC Newsline asked Derry City Council why they had stopped
0:14:29 > 0:14:32paying the ground rent. No-one was available to speak to us, that in a
0:14:32 > 0:14:37statement sent three last week, they set their financial records
0:14:37 > 0:14:39did not go back that far. Is that they would be happy to meet with
0:14:39 > 0:14:43representatives from the two charities in order to review the
0:14:43 > 0:14:47matter. The statement said it was also worth pointing out that the
0:14:47 > 0:14:53council had not been contacted with I -- either of the charities or
0:14:53 > 0:15:02their legal representatives on this issue. The charities and their
0:15:02 > 0:15:06We have tried to pursue it, but you have to come to a point where you
0:15:06 > 0:15:15are pursuing �300,000 a year with no guarantee that you're going to
0:15:15 > 0:15:25get it. You have to consider the costs and we decided to draw a line.
0:15:25 > 0:15:28
0:15:28 > 0:15:31But we would be able to use the aid money wisely. The council further
0:15:31 > 0:15:35clarified that they do not have any further outstanding demands for a
0:15:35 > 0:15:39ground rent on the property, and encouraged the charities to contact
0:15:39 > 0:15:45the council. Both charities have said they will contact the council
0:15:45 > 0:15:51once again, to pursue the issue. We will keep you updated with any
0:15:51 > 0:15:58development in the future. A government-appointed watchdog has
0:15:58 > 0:16:05called for more transparency over donations to political parties here,
0:16:05 > 0:16:08where donors in Northern Ireland are given anonymity. There are
0:16:09 > 0:16:12obvious historical reasons why don't Russia may in anonymous.
0:16:12 > 0:16:22parties have argued that if their donors were made public that they
0:16:22 > 0:16:25
0:16:25 > 0:16:29may be intimidated or subjected to problems. In the report, the UK
0:16:29 > 0:16:33Committee on Standards in Public Life said that transparency on who
0:16:33 > 0:16:36funds political parties as a foundation stone in democracy, and
0:16:36 > 0:16:40they are not calling for anything immediately but the chair of the
0:16:40 > 0:16:46committee, such Christopher Kelly, says voters should be informed as
0:16:46 > 0:16:51soon as possible about who funds major parties who make decisions
0:16:51 > 0:17:01about things like budgets. recognise the issue on security. We
0:17:01 > 0:17:07
0:17:07 > 0:17:10have not called on immediate to greater transparency,. What we have
0:17:10 > 0:17:15suggested is that the Government should set a timetable for moving
0:17:15 > 0:17:19back to normality. There is more talk about the old
0:17:19 > 0:17:24political chestnut, public funding for political parties. Yes, that
0:17:24 > 0:17:28will be welcome news to the politicians potentially. Relations
0:17:28 > 0:17:36in Northern Ireland, committee suggest that development grants
0:17:36 > 0:17:40which only currently go to the DUP and the SDLP should be extended to
0:17:40 > 0:17:45parties who have representation in a place like Stormont, which could
0:17:45 > 0:17:54be good news for Sinn Fein and the Ulster Unionists and the alliance.
0:17:54 > 0:18:04More than �150,000 per year is given to the two parties. They
0:18:04 > 0:18:10should also get -- there are suggestions they should get a paper
0:18:10 > 0:18:13-- pay per vote. People who took out mortgages in
0:18:13 > 0:18:17the property boom are being warned they will never get out of negative
0:18:17 > 0:18:27equity. Tonight, Jim Fitzpatrick looks at
0:18:27 > 0:18:28
0:18:28 > 0:18:33the property crash and the Nama crash, Ireland's so-called bad bank.
0:18:33 > 0:18:43The credit crunch brought a crash of equal measure to the property
0:18:43 > 0:18:49boom. And here, there is no sign of an upturn. For the life of
0:18:49 > 0:18:55everyone's mortgage, there will be no recover. There will be no
0:18:55 > 0:18:59recovery in the lifetime of them. The crash left Irish banks in
0:18:59 > 0:19:04particular with huge loans that went back. In an attempt to get
0:19:04 > 0:19:08them working again, the Irish government created Nama, buying
0:19:08 > 0:19:16loans at a discounted price. His job is to recoup money for the
0:19:16 > 0:19:22taxpayer. There will be cases where businesses are not viable, and
0:19:22 > 0:19:32there is no point in stepping away from that. It is in no one's
0:19:32 > 0:19:32
0:19:32 > 0:19:35interest to keep them going, because we can't. We have already
0:19:35 > 0:19:43spent a lot of money on this, so we should not throw good money after
0:19:43 > 0:19:49bad. What is worrying for the local economy is that many businesses who
0:19:49 > 0:19:53dabbled in property could go under. They used cash flow from their
0:19:53 > 0:19:57companies to fund their deals. Now those loans could kill their
0:19:57 > 0:20:07otherwise healthy companies. Companies employing hundreds of
0:20:07 > 0:20:10
0:20:10 > 0:20:14people who are now caught in the Nama web. Nama have to decide what
0:20:14 > 0:20:20they are going to do with the land, which is where the fire sale danger
0:20:20 > 0:20:25could arise. The could simply try to offload the land and make the
0:20:25 > 0:20:30situation far worse. Secondly, what do we do with the business? In many
0:20:30 > 0:20:35cases there are real business is attached to these property loans.
0:20:35 > 0:20:40The property crash has wide effect be on the value of our homes, and
0:20:40 > 0:20:48Nama casts a shadow that stretches beyond developers or across the
0:20:48 > 0:20:51economy itself. You can see the reporter at 10:35pm
0:20:51 > 0:20:54tonight. At our own footballer is now in
0:20:54 > 0:21:00charge of the Fermanagh football team.
0:21:00 > 0:21:05Stephen Watson has joined us. Peter Canavan is regarded as
0:21:05 > 0:21:15Ulster's best of a Gaelic footballer, and one that every --
0:21:15 > 0:21:27
0:21:27 > 0:21:31He is the school teacher from Tyrone Howe has become Fermanagh's
0:21:31 > 0:21:41football headmaster. Peter Canavan says he did his homework before
0:21:41 > 0:21:41
0:21:41 > 0:21:45taking the job. Everything in his career was driven towards bringing
0:21:45 > 0:21:49success to his native county. But now the colour of his allegiance is
0:21:49 > 0:21:56changing from red to be been. a massive challenge and there is a
0:21:56 > 0:22:06lot of work to be done. There is a lot of passion for Gaelic football
0:22:06 > 0:22:13in Fermanagh. I am looking forward to the challenge of making things
0:22:14 > 0:22:19happen. They were knocked out of last summer's championship by
0:22:19 > 0:22:28London, they add in the bottom division of the leak. To change
0:22:28 > 0:22:30that, he will have to try to... There has to be a reason to
0:22:30 > 0:22:38everything you do, and the best managers they have played under,
0:22:38 > 0:22:42they did not do things for the sake of it. I will be taking a simple
0:22:42 > 0:22:45approach into management with me. I would like to think that the
0:22:45 > 0:22:50players and leaders within the team will buy into that, and they get
0:22:50 > 0:22:58the best out of each other. That approach worked well in recent
0:22:58 > 0:23:02years, as a player and manager with his club. His first test will come
0:23:02 > 0:23:12in January, one of Erne County's matches will be against our own of
0:23:12 > 0:23:15
0:23:16 > 0:23:25all teams, in the making a cup. -- against Tyrone.
0:23:26 > 0:23:28
0:23:28 > 0:23:32Rory McIlroy and Gaiman double our team-mates this week in Ireland's
0:23:32 > 0:23:41team at the World Cup of Golf in China. There is a great team
0:23:41 > 0:23:45assembled here this week. Some fantastic teams. There are some
0:23:45 > 0:23:50quality teams and we will have to play well to contend and have a
0:23:50 > 0:24:00chance to win on Sunday afternoon. I'm excited to be playing alongside
0:24:00 > 0:24:01
0:24:01 > 0:24:10this man. He is in great form. I have got myself a decent pardner! -
0:24:10 > 0:24:14- partner. The death of Gaelic footballer Cormac McAnallen and
0:24:14 > 0:24:18Ireland under 19 rugby captain John McCall in 2004 raise awareness of
0:24:18 > 0:24:25sudden cardiac death, and the need for hard defibrillators at sporting
0:24:25 > 0:24:30events. The teenager Christopher made Neil's life was saved after he
0:24:30 > 0:24:35collapsed during a game last year. He says he owes his life because a
0:24:35 > 0:24:39defibrillator was made available. Last summer, I collapsed at a
0:24:39 > 0:24:49football match in the Milk Cup. I have got a defibrillator fitted in
0:24:49 > 0:24:50
0:24:50 > 0:24:53my chest subsequently. We're trying to raise awareness. These devices
0:24:54 > 0:24:58are critical and increasing the survival rate in young cardiac
0:24:58 > 0:25:02victims. If you have someone that goes into cardiac arrest, if you
0:25:02 > 0:25:08can shock them within the first minute, there is a 90% survival
0:25:08 > 0:25:11rate. For every minute afterwards, the percentage drops by 10%.
0:25:11 > 0:25:20Welcome news for the people who come to the Milk Cup from all over
0:25:20 > 0:25:30the world. Hopefully never will -- nothing will happen in the future,
0:25:30 > 0:25:37
0:25:37 > 0:25:41Good news for Special Olympics Ulster. Five government departments
0:25:41 > 0:25:45have come together to agree a four year funding package worth over �2
0:25:45 > 0:25:53million. More on that later at 10:25pm.
0:25:54 > 0:25:59I hope you managed to enjoy the sunshine today. But it is all going
0:25:59 > 0:26:03to change over the next few days. We have already have -- we already
0:26:04 > 0:26:08have the cloud on the Atlantic, which is breaking into Park's over
0:26:08 > 0:26:12the West, bringing drizzle. It will be called at first under the clear
0:26:12 > 0:26:18skies, but as the cloud builds the temperatures will get better by
0:26:18 > 0:26:23morning. We will avoid the frosty start that we saw during the first
0:26:23 > 0:26:30start of the morning. The rain is going to push into all the areas as
0:26:30 > 0:26:34we move into Wednesday. It will also be windier. The rain will be
0:26:34 > 0:26:40focused in the western areas. It will slowly pushes we East, as we
0:26:40 > 0:26:45move into the morning. In parts of County Down it could be evening
0:26:45 > 0:26:51until the rain reaches here. Further west and north, the rain
0:26:51 > 0:26:55makes its presence known, and some of it will be heavy at times.
0:26:55 > 0:27:01Temperatures will get up to around 12 degrees but it will feel colder
0:27:01 > 0:27:06as a result of the blustery winds. The south-east corner could stay
0:27:06 > 0:27:10dry until later on in the evening, but for the rest of us it will be a
0:27:10 > 0:27:15wet end to the day. The rain will linger, and because of the cloud
0:27:15 > 0:27:19tomorrow it will be a much milder night. We should see temperatures
0:27:19 > 0:27:24of around three degrees at this time of year, but they will be 10,
0:27:24 > 0:27:34which is pretty good. The winds will become much stronger over the
0:27:34 > 0:27:35
0:27:35 > 0:27:40weekend, with gale-force gusts. There may be a hint of sunshine on
0:27:40 > 0:27:45Thursday. During the second part of the day, the rain will push in,
0:27:45 > 0:27:51giving us we tend to thirsty. More unsettled weather on Friday and