:00:18. > :00:21.The headlines this Tuesday evening: The Executive agrees to invest more
:00:21. > :00:30.than half a billion pounds in roads and hospitals, with the promise of
:00:30. > :00:36.several thousand jobs. I'm live in Armagh where there is anger over a
:00:36. > :00:39.string of recent job losses. A court is told Police investigating
:00:39. > :00:42.the murder of Constable Stephen Carroll had to threaten the Army
:00:42. > :00:51.with a search warrant. As Rangers go into administration and lose ten
:00:51. > :00:54.points in the Scottish League, we've been speaking to local fans.
:00:54. > :01:01.Also there and Anna this week we will be sending over a bigger
:01:01. > :01:04.support this weekend. -- more so than ever. I'm in Londonderry at
:01:04. > :01:08.the site of the former Ebringdon Barracks for the opening of the
:01:08. > :01:18.city's newest venue. And it's been a rather cloudy and gusty day. Will
:01:18. > :01:21.
:01:21. > :01:23.it stay like that tomorrow? Find In an announcement which brings
:01:23. > :01:33.much needed relief to the struggling construction industry,
:01:33. > :01:34.
:01:34. > :01:37.the Executive is to spend well over �500 million on roads and hospitals.
:01:37. > :01:40.The projects will bring thousands of jobs, and the work will get
:01:40. > :01:43.under way as early as the autumn.The total outlay will be
:01:43. > :01:45.�580 million. The lion's share, almost �500 million, will be spent
:01:45. > :01:49.on building and improving roads. Three hospitals will share �88
:01:49. > :01:50.million. Now this is not new money, it's the handing out of funds
:01:50. > :01:54.already earmarked for infrastructure projects, but it
:01:54. > :01:57.will be a shot in the arm for the local economy. Here to put some
:01:57. > :02:00.flesh on the bones is our Business and Economics Editor Jim
:02:00. > :02:08.Fitzpatrick. Jim, the A5 had been in doubt - this removes the
:02:08. > :02:12.uncertainty. It is not new money. Nor are these new projects. All
:02:12. > :02:16.with the withdrawal of the Irish government on their share of the
:02:16. > :02:21.funding for our biggest roads budget ever threw the old thing
:02:21. > :02:28.into question. We have a scaled- down version of it announced, and
:02:28. > :02:35.that provides some certainty, which is a good outlook for the industry.
:02:35. > :02:39.The A5 was supposed to be 45 kilometres but now it is 37
:02:39. > :02:49.kilometres. That will be going ahead once or the public inquiry is
:02:49. > :02:50.
:02:50. > :03:00.a clear. The I'll for eight, which has 14 kilometres of road, from --
:03:00. > :03:02.
:03:02. > :03:11.the A*. That is now going ahead. At the Ato has been taken out of
:03:11. > :03:15.mothballs and is now going ahead. Wells the announcement has come,
:03:15. > :03:24.lots of it has been going on in the background because we know who the
:03:24. > :03:34.contractors are going to beat. number of local contractors are
:03:34. > :03:34.
:03:35. > :03:42.involved FB McCann. We will wait to see who gets the contract for the A
:03:42. > :03:46.2.The job should be created there and then. Once you have built the
:03:46. > :03:54.road, that can lead to industrial development, too, so that is more
:03:54. > :03:59.jobs. And three hospitals sharing �88 million. The us, these are not
:03:59. > :04:06.new projects, they have just brought forward the timescale. The
:04:06. > :04:16.Ulster Hospital said and �37 million. Up the Golden Hospital is
:04:16. > :04:20.
:04:21. > :04:30.receiving �28.5 million. -- Altnagelvin. And Omagh getting
:04:31. > :04:34.
:04:34. > :04:37.�25.7 million. We spoke to Gerry Durkan at the Western Trust.
:04:37. > :04:41.have brand spanking new premises in the south wing which was much
:04:41. > :04:45.opened by her Majesty the Queen two years ago, but the other part of
:04:45. > :04:50.the hospital was 50 years old, so I can guarantee that this is the
:04:50. > :04:59.number-one priority to. The party is the view from hospital
:04:59. > :05:04.administrators. -- that is the view. The should bring about to those and
:05:04. > :05:08.500 jobs. It is money that was expected to be spent in some shape
:05:08. > :05:14.or form. The construction industry has been waiting for it and they
:05:14. > :05:18.are glad that it is now going ahead. George Armstrong, and in this be
:05:18. > :05:25.represented at, thinks this will create more jobs, because of the
:05:25. > :05:28.multiplier effect. The dismal new money. It is money pulled forward
:05:28. > :05:32.from future years. That is important, in the sense that it
:05:32. > :05:39.will create jobs quickly and we need to get an air of confidence
:05:39. > :05:42.back into the economy. This will help in that regard. It will help,
:05:42. > :05:47.but construction employers want more infrastructure money to be
:05:47. > :05:53.made available, not just the money we were already getting. This is
:05:54. > :05:58.not a big strategy response to the downturn, this is the investment
:05:58. > :06:02.that the Executive was already going to give the go-ahead to. But
:06:03. > :06:11.money is being put into things like construction to kick-start the
:06:11. > :06:13.economy, but that is not quite what we have got today. While the
:06:14. > :06:16.construction industry awaits the confirmation of jobs from those
:06:16. > :06:19.capital projects, other businesses are still suffering. Three firms,
:06:19. > :06:21.HCL in Armagh, Unicorn Mouldings in Markethill and Noel Zwecker
:06:22. > :06:29.Transport near Armagh, have announced closures in the past ten
:06:29. > :06:32.days. Kevin Magee is in the city tonight. Kevin. Between them those
:06:32. > :06:38.closures mean that more than 250 people are to lose their jobs in
:06:38. > :06:42.and around the Armagh city. The council meets tonight and it will
:06:42. > :06:49.discuss those job losses. I've spent the day here taking the
:06:49. > :06:54.temperature and it's a blow people say they just can't afford. There
:06:54. > :06:59.was anger on the streets that this area is losing so many jobs. 170,
:06:59. > :07:04.going with the closure of a call centre at HCl, one of the largest
:07:04. > :07:11.employers in the City. It is a disgrace that so many jobs are lost
:07:11. > :07:18.in the stand. We badly need more jobs. The is bad enough as it is.
:07:18. > :07:24.It is very, very bad. It affects everybody in the area, shops, a
:07:24. > :07:28.rhythm. One local employer said the call centre for build an important
:07:28. > :07:32.role. When I left school I went straight into the call centre. It
:07:32. > :07:36.was probably the best salary in the town by somebody starting out, so
:07:36. > :07:42.people are not going to get experience now and not a lot of
:07:42. > :07:46.places will take them. This means that some 250 fewer wage packets
:07:46. > :07:50.will be spent in shops like these in Armagh, but the overall economic
:07:50. > :07:55.impact does not end there, the fear factor kicks in and those with jobs
:07:55. > :08:00.begin to worry about their own security of employment and, as a
:08:00. > :08:05.result, they begin to spend less. This is on top of already low
:08:05. > :08:13.consumer confidence. The people who are working are keeping a bit of
:08:13. > :08:19.money back because the recession is getting worse. Prices are going up.
:08:19. > :08:26.So, they are saving their money. I believe that Armagh is losing it
:08:26. > :08:29.because it is not connected to the motorway network. We think that
:08:29. > :08:33.private jobs for the roads infrastructure. In the last few
:08:33. > :08:37.years there is evidence that large- scale public sector jobs are now
:08:37. > :08:42.following the road network and that leaves us out of the loop.
:08:42. > :08:47.those looking for a new job, finding one will not be easy.
:08:47. > :08:53.used to be a builder and I are now unemployed. I have applied for
:08:53. > :08:58.factory jobs, delivering pizzas, I have applied for a taxicab job.
:08:58. > :09:03.Just really anything at all. I am filling in application forms and
:09:03. > :09:07.there is not anything, you do not hear any walk back, one way or
:09:07. > :09:16.another. Some staff will be offered the chance to relocate to Belfast
:09:16. > :09:21.and the call centre. The council meeting gets under way you shortly.
:09:21. > :09:31.Jobs are on the agenda. Already, the Mirror armour has issued an SOS
:09:31. > :09:37.
:09:37. > :09:44.to the Stormont exec of past as executive -- the mayor of Armagh
:09:45. > :09:48.has issued an SOS. The trial of two men for the murder of Constable
:09:48. > :09:50.Stephen Carroll heard today that the police had to threaten the army
:09:50. > :09:54.with a search warrant before it would hand over a tracking device
:09:54. > :09:56.which placed one of the accused close to the scene of the shooting.
:09:56. > :09:59.Constable Carroll was killed by dissident republicans in Craigavon
:09:59. > :10:02.almost three years ago. Natsha Sayee was in the court. This is the
:10:02. > :10:04.moment when one of the accused was detained by police, the day after
:10:04. > :10:08.the shooting. Part of the evidence against him involves a GPS tracking
:10:08. > :10:12.device hidden on his card by a special Army Intelligence Unit.
:10:12. > :10:16.Belfast Crown Court was told that bitter from the advice should that
:10:16. > :10:18.his vehicle was parked close to the scene of the killing. But one of
:10:18. > :10:23.the police officers in charge of the investigation claims that he
:10:23. > :10:27.nothing about the tracking device when he arrested him. The detective
:10:27. > :10:31.said there was a dispute between the army and the PSNI, or that the
:10:31. > :10:35.dice, and said there was much conversations going on above my
:10:35. > :10:40.head, involving the Chief Constable and possibly even above that. He
:10:40. > :10:45.said that, after the killing, it was a fortnight before he and his
:10:45. > :10:48.team were given what he called "approval" to explore the
:10:48. > :10:51.information on the device. He said there was a great deal of
:10:51. > :10:55.reluctance on the part of the army to hand it over and that they only
:10:55. > :11:00.agreed to it after the PSNI threatened to seize it, with a
:11:00. > :11:04.warrant. It was finally handed over, more than four months after
:11:04. > :11:07.Constable Stephen Carroll was murdered. The court heard that the
:11:07. > :11:12.device made the police now was, because it was the first time that
:11:13. > :11:15.data from a GPS tracker was used as evidence. But a soldier who acted
:11:15. > :11:20.as a liaison officer between the army and police at the time told
:11:20. > :11:30.the court there was no dispute over the device. Both men charged with
:11:30. > :11:43.
:11:43. > :11:46.This is BBC Newsline and still to come on the programme: Join me in
:11:46. > :11:48.just a few minutes live from the former Ebrington barracks
:11:48. > :11:51.inLondonderry where the party's hotting up at the opening of the
:11:51. > :11:54.city's newest venue. Local fans of Rangers have vowed to stand by
:11:54. > :12:00.their club which today went into administration with debts of up to
:12:00. > :12:03.�75 million. And the move doesn't just affect the boardroom. The
:12:03. > :12:05.club's been docked ten points for its financial woes, putting it out
:12:05. > :12:12.of the running for this season's Premier League championship. Mervyn
:12:12. > :12:16.Jess reports. When times are good, it is all smiles and back-slapping
:12:16. > :12:20.for a football club chairman, but as Rangers' owner, Craig Whyte,
:12:20. > :12:30.found it last night, when times are back the tide is not long in
:12:30. > :12:35.
:12:35. > :12:40.cunning. LOUD BOOING. This afternoon the historic Glasgow club
:12:41. > :12:46.when into administration after the courts asked that an administrator
:12:46. > :12:49.be appointed immediately, with a tax bill looming that could be as
:12:49. > :12:54.high as �75 million. What do the Rangers fans over you think about
:12:54. > :12:57.what is going on at the club, or were there? What were better to
:12:57. > :13:07.find out and here at this and the role Belfast Rangers supporters'
:13:07. > :13:10.
:13:10. > :13:15.club? -- Sandy Row. There are only two teams in Scotland. From this
:13:15. > :13:22.particular area, we can send anywhere from 30-50 people were to
:13:22. > :13:29.watch Glasgow Rangers. It is in people's blood. It is clearly bad
:13:29. > :13:34.times for Rangers at the moment. But it is not been over. -- game
:13:34. > :13:37.over. The Ibrox side were lying four points behind Celtic record a
:13:37. > :13:43.ten-point penalty for administration was issued. Even
:13:43. > :13:46.with the penalty, Rangers are still The two men arrested in relation to
:13:46. > :13:50.the murder of a Hillsborough man seven years ago have been released.
:13:50. > :13:53.Ronald Todd was 30 years old when he went missing in December 2005.
:13:53. > :13:55.His car was found burned out the following day. Two months later his
:13:55. > :13:59.body was recovered from the River Lagan in South Belfast.
:13:59. > :14:02.A man is being treated in hospital after a crash involving a police
:14:02. > :14:05.car and a van just off the Westlink in Belfast this morning. The two
:14:05. > :14:10.vehicles collided after a 20-minute chase along the M1. The Police
:14:10. > :14:14.Ombudsman is investigating. It's Valentine's Night, and the
:14:14. > :14:19.people of the North West have been invited to share the love at a huge
:14:19. > :14:23.party to celebrate the opening of a new public space. It's on the site
:14:23. > :14:32.of the old Ebrington barracks in the Waterside. Sarah Travers is
:14:32. > :14:35.there for BBC Newsline. What's going on there, Sarah?
:14:35. > :14:44.Hello. People from both sides of the river have come to the
:14:44. > :14:47.Waterside Inn night, to the opening of this branded -- brand new side.
:14:47. > :14:52.This place opened in 1841, and since then it has been home to all
:14:52. > :14:56.kinds of different military personnel, from the army to the
:14:56. > :15:06.Royal Air Force and the Navy. The troops left some time ago and since
:15:06. > :15:08.
:15:08. > :15:16.then it has undergone a major Maj 2003, and the first Battalion
:15:16. > :15:21.made their departure from Ebrington Barracks.
:15:21. > :15:26.This was a significant military and naval base from the middle of the
:15:26. > :15:30.19th century right until the end of the Second World War. Indeed, the
:15:30. > :15:36.war is the most important era because this was part of a
:15:36. > :15:46.functioning heart of the naval base, and it was here that the battle of
:15:46. > :15:47.
:15:47. > :15:52.the Atlantic was waged. The troubles saw many Protestants
:15:52. > :15:56.moved from the city side across to the waterside. However, this local
:15:56. > :16:01.worker believes the opening of the new bridge leading to this new
:16:02. > :16:08.space has made great leaps forward to end feelings of alienation.
:16:08. > :16:13.One of the great problems with segregation has been the fact that
:16:13. > :16:20.a lot of Protestants have moved to the city side. There's always been
:16:20. > :16:27.a reluctance in the city centre, but this extends the city centre,
:16:27. > :16:30.and already we have the bridge giving evidence that it has become
:16:30. > :16:39.a very inclusive space for the whole community.
:16:39. > :16:45.The cast of transforming the former ground has been �7.4 million.
:16:45. > :16:51.During its excavation, to macro cannon were unearthed. As final
:16:51. > :16:57.preparations are made for tonight's opening, one of Derry's Les -- most
:16:57. > :17:01.loved daughters is in town. The potential for this space is
:17:01. > :17:09.world class, and the work that the lads have done in the last couple
:17:09. > :17:13.of years... The walkway on from the bridge, there's potential for the
:17:14. > :17:17.concerts for the next year, and the amount of gallery space is
:17:17. > :17:24.phenomenal. It is an amazing opportunity body be able to embrace
:17:24. > :17:30.it and make it their own. Good to see her back in Derry. She
:17:30. > :17:38.will take to the stage at just after 7 o'clock. I have been joined
:17:38. > :17:44.by a few giant jesters. Where are you from? And from here. And what
:17:45. > :17:50.do you think of this space? It is pretty.
:17:50. > :17:56.I think you are frightening the children. You are frightening them!
:17:56. > :18:05.We're fine. I'm going to have to leave you now.
:18:05. > :18:11.Just behind this giant just there should be shown in the car for a --
:18:12. > :18:18.Miss McCarthy. This new space we have got, this is going to be key,
:18:18. > :18:24.isn't it? You are in charge of that. Yes, not only this space but the
:18:24. > :18:28.whole city is going to be a canvas for our ear. This is an example of
:18:28. > :18:33.the huge change in this city. How important is it to have a venue
:18:33. > :18:39.like this on the waterside? It is vital. We are all familiar
:18:39. > :18:44.with the institutions on the city side. To have this place, the Arts
:18:44. > :18:49.Centre and so on, is wonderful. It makes the whole day is a landscape
:18:49. > :18:55.for 2013. What kind of events can we expect here? The highlights
:18:55. > :19:04.programme will be announced in April, but from New year's Eve
:19:04. > :19:09.until the 12th January Sudi All Ireland concerts come into the city
:19:09. > :19:15.-- until the 12th January, to the island concerts coming to the city,
:19:15. > :19:20.it is all happening. And how can people coming here get
:19:20. > :19:24.tickets? We have learned all we can from the Olympics and from
:19:24. > :19:30.Liverpool, so we are going to have it right. People will be able to
:19:30. > :19:35.get tickets. It is all about community access.
:19:35. > :19:45.Thank you very much for talking to us. Lots of people milling around.
:19:45. > :19:46.
:19:46. > :19:51.Who have we got here? Aid in. are you from? I am from England!
:19:51. > :19:57.And I'm his sister! We will be staying a bit longer so
:19:57. > :20:01.please join me again later. They are so shy and retiring in
:20:01. > :20:04.Derry, aren't they?! More from Ebrington before the end
:20:04. > :20:06.of the programme. First, Stephen Watson's here - and a decision on
:20:06. > :20:11.the Ireland-France rescheduled match in the Six Nations.
:20:11. > :20:18.Yes, the match which was called off has been re- scheduled for Sunday,
:20:18. > :20:26.March fourth. Not everybody is happy. But it will be a much
:20:26. > :20:31.earlier kick-off. It will kick off at 3pm, earlier than the 9pm kick-
:20:31. > :20:35.off last weekend. Not everybody is happy. The RFU wanted the game to
:20:35. > :20:41.be on the Saturday because they thought it would give the players
:20:41. > :20:47.Longwick -- longer between matches. The fans who did travel to France
:20:47. > :20:51.last weekend can have their tickets refunded. The French Rugby
:20:51. > :20:56.Federation will reimburse any supporters who want to sell back
:20:56. > :21:00.their tickets. Today the Ulster coach applauded the decision at the
:21:00. > :21:06.weekend to put player safety first because of those freezing
:21:06. > :21:10.conditions late at night in the French capital.
:21:10. > :21:14.The pitch was frozen, so from my point of view, yeah, players have
:21:14. > :21:20.to come first. They are very expensive commodities and have to
:21:20. > :21:28.be looked after. If the pitch was not playable, that is the way it is.
:21:28. > :21:33.I know that the French clubs are a bit upset. The date in March is a
:21:33. > :21:37.top weekend for their league, so they are not too happy.
:21:37. > :21:41.Good luck in trying to book some trouble.
:21:41. > :21:46.It is an important week for Bryan Magee. He is hoping to take another
:21:46. > :21:51.step towards a world title this Saturday. Today he flew to Denmark
:21:51. > :21:58.for his fight. After his final training session, he told us he is
:21:58. > :22:03.confident, despite being 36 and fighting away from home.
:22:03. > :22:08.I'm feeling under. I think I'm going backwards. I'm enjoying my
:22:08. > :22:11.training. I feel stronger. Glentoran Football Club could have
:22:11. > :22:14.a new manager as early as tomorrow. Former Manchester United player Pat
:22:14. > :22:16.McGibbon, along with Eddie Patterson, Roy Walker, and Ian
:22:16. > :22:26.Foster have all been interviewed for the vacant post. Glentoran play
:22:26. > :22:30.
:22:30. > :22:34.Shamrock Rovers tonight. Going back to the rugby, it was all
:22:34. > :22:39.about player safety. Absolutely. It was probably the
:22:39. > :22:42.right decision but it was a catastrophic mistake to leave the
:22:42. > :22:48.decisions so late. That was the problem.
:22:48. > :22:58.But does this mean there will be more spare tickets?
:22:58. > :22:58.
:22:58. > :23:06.Yes, and cheap. But the flights Talking about the weather, it is
:23:06. > :23:11.not too bad today. Temperatures may be mild, however,
:23:11. > :23:15.because we have some dusty winds making things feel colder. We also
:23:16. > :23:23.have some damp weather in the north-west. It is blown in by the
:23:23. > :23:28.strong winds. We have milder than normal temperatures of around six
:23:28. > :23:32.degrees. No frost to worry about. Into tomorrow, may be a damp start
:23:32. > :23:41.for many of us. It is going to stay cloudy and it will be gusty at
:23:41. > :23:48.times. Those winds continued to blow some damp weather in. Into the
:23:48. > :23:52.afternoon, a bit of damp weather for the coast into Belfast, but in
:23:52. > :23:56.the South East, temperatures could even be into double figures. In the
:23:56. > :24:05.West, cloudy, a few spots of light drizzle, but generally speaking it
:24:05. > :24:11.is a dry day than wed. Towards the evening, maybe even a glimmer of
:24:11. > :24:15.sunshine. Things will stay cloudy but the winds begin to ease. They
:24:15. > :24:18.will come from a different direction. Temperatures at six
:24:18. > :24:22.degrees again. The high pressure which has been in control of the
:24:22. > :24:27.weather gradually shifts south as we go into the end of the week. As
:24:27. > :24:33.it does, we have this neckband of wet weather pushing south across
:24:33. > :24:37.the UK and Ireland. -- this next band. Keep the umbrella handy for
:24:37. > :24:44.Thursday. It is going to be the wettest day of the week. But
:24:45. > :24:47.temperatures are on the rise. Going into Friday, it looks settled. One
:24:47. > :24:51.or two spots of showers. Temperatures into the double
:24:51. > :24:53.figures. But by the weekend, although it looks settled, it is
:24:53. > :24:57.although it looks settled, it is going to be colder by day and by
:24:57. > :24:59.night. We end the programme by going back
:24:59. > :25:02.to the Ebrington Square, the new shared public space on the
:25:02. > :25:05.Waterside. The old parade ground - the size of London's Trafalgar
:25:05. > :25:15.Square - is having the first of many parties. Sarah, you're waiting
:25:15. > :25:20.
:25:20. > :25:25.We are indeed. The size of Trafalgar Square behind me is
:25:25. > :25:34.packed full of people from both sides of the River Foyle. The first
:25:34. > :25:41.and deputy first ministers are here. But this has all been a result of
:25:41. > :25:47.money that came from Stormont. There's regeneration here. This man
:25:47. > :25:57.is behind the company that -- this lady is behind the company that
:25:57. > :26:00.funded this. The transformation of the parade
:26:00. > :26:06.ground was the first project to be completed. The Peace Bridge last
:26:06. > :26:11.year was a great start but it had to lead somewhere. Now the parade
:26:11. > :26:20.ground puts a heart in to the site. We will have a maritime museum. We
:26:20. > :26:25.will host the Turner Prize next year. We are investing this year.
:26:25. > :26:30.We are going to be in the global sphere with the Olympic Games, the
:26:30. > :26:35.Cultural Olympiad next year. Thank you very much. A great party