12/10/2012 BBC Newsline

Good evening. Tonight... 11 bandsmen accused of playing

sectarian music outside a Catholic Church are rested. An attack on a

family is being treated as a hate crime. The computer glitch which

has led to dozens our primary schools having problems with

assessment tests. The planned bridge which is one step closer to

a reality. A another European journey begins for Ulster rugby

tonight. And there will be some scope for getting outdoors this

weekend, especially tomorrow. I 11 bandsmen accused the plane

contentious music outside a Catholic Church have been arrested.

They are members of a loyalist band filmed marching in circles outside

St Patrick's in Belfast on 12th This is footage of the incident.

The young volunteers are filmed playing contentious dunes outside

the church on Donegal Street. They are aged between 15 and 42 and have

been arrested on suspicion of provocative conduct. They have been

detained in North Belfast. Three others turned up at police stations

Fulham terribly and will also be interviewed. All 14 - man

voluntarily. -- voluntarily. The young volunteers have been banned

from walking past this church. All 14 men have been released, pending

a report into the Public A woman and her three children have

been rescued from a fire at their home in Newtownards. Police think

it was started deliberately and the basic might have been sectarian. A

woman has been arrested on At around 2 o'clock this morning, a

burning object was pushed through this letterbox. The owner was

asleep at the time with her children. Ate well and seven-year-

old daughters and two year-old son. They were risky -- two daughters

and a two-year old son. They were rescued by fire officers. The

family is shocked and cannot understand why they have been

targeted. Absolutely disgusted. My children could have died in there.

I would have lost two nieces a nephew and a system. Devastated and

disgusted. I cannot believe how shallow and low people can be.

house has been targeted twice in two weeks. A painting had been made

on the wall of the house and on 6th October we had criminal damage with

the car being damaged with paint and a windows smashed and then the

incident last night. We could have had four fatalities here. This is a

serious incident. I would ask the people behind this too pleased

assessed. Community workers -- to stop. Anti-social behaviour has

been discussed in the community. have had a lot of incidents. In a

separate house again, a window was smashed and a man and woman and a

young daughter that keep themselves to themselves and are a Protestant

family. I do not think it is sectarian. I do not know what is

behind it. The police are treating this attack and previous incidents

as hate crimes and are investigating a possible sectarian

Inquiry. They want anybody with any A doctor that examined the toddler

Millie Martin just before she died has told the murder trial that he

did not see any bruising. The child was taken to surgery by Rachel

Martin, who stands accused of allowing her daughter's death in

2009. Dr Torsten Jentsch treated burns on the child's finger and had

no other cause for concern and said he did not see any marks on her

face, or chest. The mother's part there has been charged with

sexually abusing and murdering the child. -- partner. Dozens of

schools have had to abandon assessment tests because of a

computer system problem. These tests are designed to identify

strengths and weaknesses in literacy and numeracy and are part

of a project that cost the education department �170 million.

For three weeks, computers have been crashing and freezing and some

head teachers have branded the system a shambles. There was a time

when examinations meant a pencil, paper and a rubber. But computers

have taken over. These people's now have to undergo a statutory

literacy and numeracy computer tests. Some teachers say the system

is not working. Children are getting upset doing these tests.

Younger children in particular did not understand why it is not

working for them. With the technical end of things going wrong,

we are not having any fees in the results. We as principles and

teachers and as professionals are just very concerned that the thing

was not trial for long enough and is not giving us accurate results.

It is part of a �170 million contract with the technology

company, C2K. The assessment is costing �400,000 per year. The

minister is urging schools not to give up. We have got about 180

schools still facing problems. If you are facing problems with the

system, close the system down. Do not put your students and staff

through any stress. Just stop. We will get it sorted and move on.

unions say it is a shambles. have had problems with practice

areas. Children have got problems starting their tests. Sometimes the

system had frozen and sometimes the screen and volume were not working.

It is shambolic. Teachers are supposed to teach their class. They

would not even have known what was happening. C2K said so far

investigations have not been conclusive. The problems have not

been replicated in the classrooms that they have visited earlier this

week but they said they would examine the computer program and

said it remains committed to These computer problems have been

attracting a lot of comments from parents and students online on

Facebook. Join the debate... Coming up... Rush-hour. Trying to cope

with traffic problems in rural A 63-year-old man has been jailed

for one year for sexually assaulting a girl in Londonderry.

James Gallagher admitted touching be 15-year-old in a sexual manner

in July last year. He was ordered to sign the sex offenders' register.

The NSPCC said parents should not be anxious about reports that there

were four suspicious approach is made to children in County Antrim

last week. The police were told of an alleged incident in and around

the Rathcoole Estate in Newtownabbey. Neil Anderson from

the charity set children abductions are very rare. Of course it is

frightening when the stories are reported. But abductions are

extremely rare. Abductions usually involve people that are well known

to be children. The stranger danger message is important to remember

but people should not panic about strangers tried to harm their

children. Edwin Poots has described the opening of the first private

abortion clinic as a necessary. The Health Minister said the service

provided by the organisation is adequate for providing terminations

within strict guidelines. The clinic, run by Mary Stakes is due

to open next week. We have got genuine reasons for these concerns

and they will be dealt with very sensitively. They will receive an

appropriate care and follow-up. We have to carry out abortions but

also of a proper follow-up care. We do not want people picking up the

pieces afterwards. And you can watch that interview in full on

Sunday Politics at 11:15am on BBC One. This is Newsline. Coming up, a

piece of maritime history in Last week, we reported on the

commuter chaos caused by a combination of faulty traffic

lights and the introduction of bus lanes in Belfast city centre. Many

people complained that the usual 20 minute journey was taking more than

one hour. But for rural communities, using the car is often the only way

of getting to work. Many people travel long distances and it can

mean very early start. Julian Fowler joined some early commuters.

Hitting the road early. It is 5:30am and Martina is on 0 way to

work at Craig and hospital. -- this hospital. She spends a total of 12

hours in her car. It is a job in County Fermanagh. That is the first

recent. The second reason is that my husband's Business closed down.

I am the only person working at the moment. At this time of day she has

been rude to herself. Rush hour can be just -- the road to herself.

Rush hour can be a frustrating. People have been waiting for 50

years for a bypass to be built. They are still waiting. The

proposed location for a bridge has been identified. But they have not

got any money to build it. Is the bus and alternative to the car?

Around a dozen commuters use the park and ride in this location.

used to drive around for 2.5 hours every day. At first it was

expensive. It is much easier on the bus. I can sit and read and sleep.

What if you do not live near a bus route? A community transport scheme

in fair manner connect isolated rural communities -- in County

Fermanagh. It is terrific. People do not use it enough. This man uses

a rural it to get to work. The cost has doubled to �60. But he says he

has little choice. Both of us work and this was an option that has

come to me. I could probably do it cheaper by car but unfortunately

that is not an option because we just have one. This Primary School

teacher has got an alternative way of getting around. For him, two

wheels are better than four, even for a 50 mile round trip to the

supermarket. I would cycle to work every day and into Enniskillen at

the weekend for shopping. Then maybe go elsewhere for the day.

8000 commute on a sunny day but when it is raining, at -- a

pleasant commuter but at least he The Environment Minister has

granted permission for a new cross- border bridge. The planned link

would be a single lane cable bridge between Narrow Water near

Warrenpoint in County Down and land close to Omeath in County Louth.

Francis Gorman has been getting reaction in the area to a project

which will cost around �15 million. It's been just a dream for decades.

Now a bridge at Narrow Water is one step closer to becoming a reality.

The hope is that it will create jobs boost tourism and act as a

gateway between the Mournes and the Cooley Mountains. Not only from the

South but also for foreign visitors and people from the UK who go to

Dublin airport and they have this link to come into the heart of the

Mourne Mountains. The application to build the bridge was made by

Louth County Council. It will be paid for by money from Europe.

Tourist Board in Ireland have produced figures that indicates up

to 250 jobs will be created around Carlingford Lough as a result of

this and in addition, it will bring two committees that are

geographically very close but separated by a the lough, they will

be brought together. This link will mean they no longer will look

across the water to each other. Abridge can only be built if

planning permission is also granted in the south and today, the

southern planning board said it will make an announcement in the

coming days. It is a big night of sport and we will look forward to

the soccer clash in Dublin but first, the Ulster rugby team have

got French visitors tonight. Austin O'Callaghan? Ulster start a new

Heineken Cup campaign tonight at home to Castres in their opening

pool game of the prestigious European club competition. Last

season, Ulster made the final only to lose to Leinster. But just 24

hours after, our cameras captured these images of Stephen Ferris in

pain during training. We understand there are doubts emerging that he

will actually be fit to play in the number eight shirt at Ravenhill

tonight. The starting lineup will be confirmed by 7pm. If we get

confirmation, we will let you know. With or without Ferris, Mark

Anscombe's side look well set for another challenge for the Heineken

Cup. They approach tonight's match unbeaten in five domestic games.

Gavin Andrews reports. It Paddy Jackson is averaging almost 10

points each game this season, putting in extra hours of practice

every week and that is paying off. And this is how accurate the

This trick shot at training that even Ruan Pienaar could not

replicate. One of the stars of the southern hemisphere is back from

international duty. He joins up with the only undefeated team in

the northern hemisphere this season. It is exciting. The boys are world

class, we have seen that over the next -- last few years. They guys

we have had have done a great job. We have been doing our homework on

the opponents. At this stage of the Heineken Cup, it's certainly brings

us to the biggest stage and a bigger challenge. One that

everybody should be excited about. And the form this season has

thrilled supporters. Add that to last year's Heineken Cup place and

expectations are higher than ever. Tom IBO will be ecstatic!

understand why people think we are in this match for progression. That

is what they expect and that is grand. That is what we will try to

do but it does not always work out that way. We have such a great

competition and you need some luck as well as being a great team.

a kicker that can do this, anything is possible. Live coverage is on

BBC Radio Ulster medium wave from 7:30pm. To Dublin next, where the

Republic of Ireland play Germany in a World Cup qualifier in one hour.

The game is a sell-out. From the Aviva Stadium, here's Thomas

Niblock. A Etihad the problems Giovanni Trappatoni has, you would

be animated also. The key word is injury. Robbie Keane failed a

fitness test yesterday and Richard Dunne is injured along with Kevin

Doyle. James Maclean, injured. Sean St Leger, that's right, injured.

Ken Whelan? You can catch my drift. It's not just the injuries that

makes tonight's game seemed like mission impossible. It is also

history because Germany have never lost a World Cup qualifier away

from home, but there is always a first time. You have to believe. He

has been in this game long enough to know that anything is possible

in football. 11 against 11. We are not playing 11 supermen. It is 10

years since Robbie Keane snatched his last-minute equaliser against

the Germans. And tonight's captain, John O'Shea, believes a similar

result is possible. It is tough against Germany, no matter what

combination you play. But we have done good work this week. Everybody

was disappointed after the euros. It was important to get that out of

everybody's system. Those wins against Kazakhstan and a man, that

was good for us so hopefully we can keep going and continue into this

game against Germany. They have great players but you can never

write us off. We will always have a chance. The star studded German

team trained in Dublin last night and you get the feeling the

Republic would settle for a score line similar to this. Northern

Ireland do not play until Tuesday but Portugal have lost one - zero

this afternoon to Russia. Donegal Celtic's new manager, Declan

McGreevy, is in charge for the first time tomorrow in a crucial

Irish Premiership bottom of the table clash with fellow strugglers

Lisburn Distillery. The two sides currently prop up the table, adrift

from the rest, but McGreevy insists the outlook is still positive for

Celtic this season. I think our scored this season has been very

unfortunate. They aren't a good team up and they have not had the

luck of the green but they are a quality Premiership team. We play

Portadown in our own park. We played Linfield for 30 minutes and

had an injury to one of our key players and that disrupted us. It

is just giving us believe that we can compete at this level. Each

person is a Premier League footballer and that is my job, to

make them believe that. Stay in Furness has definitely been ruled

out of tonight's match against Castro. This place has been taken

by Mike McComish. The search is underway for the BBC's Unsung Hero

in Sport for 2012. It's an opportunity for you to nominate

somebody you know who coaches, administers or organises clubs in

their free time for no reward except the enjoyment of seeing

sport flourish in their communities. Mark Sidebottom has more. The

Olympic rower who has become a hero to many but Alan Campbell is quick

to point out that performing on a global stage might not have

happened had it not been for his own Unsung Hero, his first coach,

Bobby Platt, now 93. When I met 10 he started to grow the passion for

the sport inside me. All of us that were there. I just remember how

exciting it was when I first started out, it taught me a lot

about self discipline and determination and respect. A body

was really instrumental in instilling those values in all of

us. If it had not been for him at that point, I do not think I would

be able to have taken the sport to the level I have. Does your club or

a team have a similar person? They must administer or coach for no

financial reward. Please nominate online. The closing date is the end

of October. The winner will be invited to this year's BBC sports

Personality of the Year Awards in December. I am sure there will be

lots of candidates. Somebody who watches the kit or makes the tea?

It could be your granny, who has done something for the local club.

Somebody who has made a difference in 2012. Get your choice in.

Campaigners have been savouring victory in a battle to keep an

historic warship in Belfast. It had been feared HMS Caroline might

leave these shores. But not any more, thanks to a heritage fund

repair grant and an agreement with the National Museum of the Royal

Navy. Julian O'Neill has the story. Rusting and out of sight, the

fortunes of HMS Caroline are set to change. �1 million worth of urgent

repairs will began the transformation of this piece of

history. Today, the banners came out on what was billed as a victory

for the city of Belfast. It has been home to HMS Caroline since

1924 but faced losing the World War One battleship to Portsmouth, base

of the Royal Naval Museum. Portsmouth were using the fact that

they have a rich maritime history and all the things that go on in

that historic naval dockyard and that it's what made our task very

tough but great team work has brought about a very good result.

HMS Caroline took part in the Battle of Jutland in 1916. But

today, one of the first jobs will be to stop the ship from leaking. A

full restoration will cost an additional �4 million and

campaigners believe lottery funding will come to the rescue. Sinn Fein

are against diverting taxpayer cash and have criticised the Department

of Enterprise for a donation of �100,000, saying the money is

better spent promoting jobs. HMS Caroline is a little bit of the

terrestrial here at Alexandra Dock but once this project has been

completed in a few years, the ship could be on the move to a permanent

home near Titanic in Belfast. The potential new home could be the key

to its future as a visitor attraction. Debt has to be part of

a bigger picture, we referred to this as the Jim in the crown but it

needs the Crown. We have got that now, we have half a million people

visiting the titanic building. few years ago, HMS Caroline passed

out of service as a training post in a ceremony filled with pomp and

celebration. Now thrown a lifeline, it looks to be sailing out of

retirement. As we sailed into the weekend... Now a look at the

Some rain around but nothing like the rain that we had yesterday. We

had over one inch in quite a few places and that led to localised

flooding. Those big puddles will have been subsiding today and

hopefully into tomorrow, we are looking at drier weather across

many parts so not a bad start. Sunday will be clouding over and

for some of us it looks like there will be some rain around. It has

not been completely dry today. We had quite a few showers coming in

on that north-westerly breeze. But could, San'a gaps in between. As

you can see at the Arrow Valley Country Park. The sun coming

through the leaves. The showers are starting to ease so for many of us,

it is a dry end to the day, try for Reading -- forehead into Ravenhill.

But you will need bilayers. It looks mainly dry in Dublin as well.

One or two showers running into the far west. But for the rest of us,

it is dry but clear spells, quite chilly and around four degrees what

rural spots could dip close to freezing. And some mist and fog

likely also, particularly across County Armagh, Fan Mile and Tyrone.

-- Fermanagh. Lots of dry weather, bright spells and the best sunshine

during the morning was that Mr and fog clears away. Still some

brightness for the afternoon but the cloud will bubble up a little

in places and we might see the odd spell drifting across County Antrim,

the south and east staying dry and bright. Even here, they can see

some showers heading into tomorrow evening. They move away to Nick