:00:16. > :00:22.Good evening, this is BBC Newsline. The headlines:
:00:22. > :00:25.The submariner from County Tyrone who tried to spy for the Russians.
:00:25. > :00:29.The family of an armed robber ask for his death to serve as a warning
:00:29. > :00:35.about knife crime. Ballymena councillor David Tweed is
:00:35. > :00:40.in court on child sex charges. The hunt for clues after a booby
:00:40. > :00:44.trap bomb is believed to have fallen from underneath a car.
:00:44. > :00:54.And rain is never too far away for the next 24 hours but Thursday may
:00:54. > :00:54.
:00:54. > :01:00.A man from County Tyrone has been convicted of attempting to pass top
:01:00. > :01:02.secret information to Russian spies. Edward Devenney, Royal Navy
:01:02. > :01:05.submariner, admitted breaching the Official Secrets Act by contacting
:01:05. > :01:14.a foreign embassy and trying to pass on classified data about HMS
:01:14. > :01:18.Trafalgar and two other nuclear submarines. He was later arrested
:01:18. > :01:26.in a sting operation involving British secret service agents.
:01:26. > :01:30.Mervyn Jess reports. These have married her at the
:01:30. > :01:36.centre of this by case being heard at the Old Bailey court in London
:01:36. > :01:44.is Edward Devenney. -- the submariner. We can not give his
:01:44. > :01:48.home address. The 30-year-old petty officer
:01:48. > :01:54.admitted breaching the Official Secrets sect by collecting coding
:01:54. > :02:00.programmes that could be useful to the enemies of the United Kingdom.
:02:00. > :02:07.He collected code words, passwords. He pledged guilty to a charge of
:02:07. > :02:10.misconduct in public office that he wilfully attempted to set up a
:02:10. > :02:15.covert relationship with a foreign power. That foreign power was named
:02:15. > :02:20.in court today as Russia and the Russian secret services.
:02:20. > :02:25.offences took part -- to place bustier and this year when he was
:02:25. > :02:30.arrested in Plymouth. Sentencing will take place next month.
:02:30. > :02:33.And you can read more about the Edward Devenney case online.
:02:34. > :02:36.The family of an armed robber who was shot dead by an off-duty police
:02:37. > :02:41.officer say they hope the inquest into his death will highlight the
:02:41. > :02:45.impact of knife crime. Marc Ringland was carrying a knife when
:02:45. > :02:48.he tried to rob a filling station in east Belfast last year. Today
:02:48. > :02:53.the inquest jury found that a police officer had reasonable
:02:53. > :03:01.grounds to believe his life was in danger when he shot the robber.
:03:01. > :03:06.Chris Page reports from the court. This was the aftermath of the death
:03:06. > :03:11.of a robber shot by a man who saw his duty as protecting people and
:03:11. > :03:17.property. Marc Ringland was 29 and suffered from drug and alcohol
:03:17. > :03:20.problems and had won as and 33 convictions. In February 2011 he
:03:20. > :03:29.went into this filling station on the Albertridge Road in East
:03:29. > :03:33.Belfast. He flashed a knife at the start. An off-duty police officer
:03:33. > :03:41.was then killed the rubber with one shot from his personal protection
:03:41. > :03:47.weapon. Marc Ringland family heard the police officer giving evidence.
:03:47. > :03:57.The police officers name was secret. -- was kept confidential. He said
:03:57. > :03:58.
:03:58. > :04:08.he had shouted a warning. He cleaned -- he claimed that the
:04:08. > :04:10.
:04:10. > :04:14.Police have only used to use lethal East force if there is a threat to
:04:14. > :04:18.someone's life. The jury found the officer had grounds to believe his
:04:18. > :04:22.life was endangered. After the hearing the solicitor for Marc
:04:22. > :04:26.Ringland's Roads is hoped his death would highlight the impact of knife
:04:27. > :04:33.crime. Her they would hope the lessons that they have learnt would
:04:33. > :04:38.be learned by the wider community here and throughout Northern
:04:38. > :04:43.Ireland. As the coroner said knives and as lethal as guns. He it has
:04:43. > :04:50.been a harrowing two days for the family during which they have seen
:04:51. > :04:54.CT's to beat footage of the shooting. -- CCTV footage. The
:04:54. > :04:59.family hope if their message gets through and people think twice
:04:59. > :05:01.before carrying knives they might help -- prevents someone else from
:05:01. > :05:06.the suffering. A Ballymena councillor has appeared
:05:06. > :05:08.in court on indecent assault charges. The TUV member David Tweed,
:05:08. > :05:11.who is a former Irish rugby international, is accused of
:05:11. > :05:21.indecently assaulting two girls on a number of occasions over a nine
:05:21. > :05:22.
:05:22. > :05:26.year period. Kevin Sharkey reports from Antrim Crown Court.
:05:26. > :05:31.Facing opponents during an international rugby career. Today,
:05:31. > :05:34.in front of the Church, on sex- abuse charges. David Tweed is
:05:34. > :05:40.accused of assault against two young girls over an eight-year
:05:40. > :05:44.period. The case opened before a jury of 10 women and two men last
:05:44. > :05:49.week but they were reporting restrictions until today's hearing.
:05:49. > :05:55.This morning one of the victims, both adults now, was cross-examined
:05:55. > :06:00.by the defence. She told the court she made an original complaint
:06:00. > :06:07.around 2007. Her defence barristers are just there had been no defence
:06:07. > :06:11.for -- no such evidence. The judge intervened to ask if there was a
:06:11. > :06:16.detailed examination to find out if the records existed. He said there
:06:16. > :06:19.have been a surge but no record was found. When asked why she did not
:06:19. > :06:24.mention the sex abuse before this case, the alleged victim said she
:06:24. > :06:27.does want her family and friends to know and only took the case after
:06:28. > :06:32.months of counselling. A second alleged victim was in a highly
:06:32. > :06:37.distressed date during her evidence. She sobbed repeatedly as outlined a
:06:37. > :06:41.catalogue of alleged abuse when she sent happened in a house, a car at
:06:41. > :06:46.a barn. She says she was a schoolgirl at the time and one
:06:46. > :06:50.occasion she just wanted to scream. There was no noise coming out. The
:06:50. > :07:00.witness will be cross-examined by the defence team when the case
:07:00. > :07:05.
:07:05. > :07:14.Stay with us. Coming up on BBC Newsline: We get the inside track
:07:14. > :07:17.on the rail preparations for the The police are trying to identify
:07:17. > :07:22.the intended target for a bomb found near a school in west Belfast
:07:22. > :07:29.yesterday. They believe the device may have fallen from underneath a
:07:29. > :07:35.car. Our home affairs correspondent Vincent Kearney reports.
:07:35. > :07:39.Looking for clues. The day after the bomb was found forensic
:07:39. > :07:43.officers searched the Ballymagarry Lane just off the road. The police
:07:43. > :07:47.say the device was designed to kill and maim and is believed to have
:07:48. > :07:53.fallen from underneath a car. Someone had a lucky escape but the
:07:53. > :08:03.police don't yet know who. Distance of the there because have used
:08:03. > :08:03.
:08:03. > :08:09.under car bombs have used these the. Detectives have examined a number
:08:09. > :08:13.of cars that passed along this road and -- in the hours before the bomb
:08:13. > :08:18.was discovered. The police are trying to identify and contact
:08:18. > :08:22.other potential targets who may have travelled along the road. They
:08:22. > :08:27.will then try to establish when the device was planted and by whom. The
:08:27. > :08:37.bomb was discovered 11 days after David Platt was shot dead by a
:08:37. > :08:42.distance as he drove along the M1 on a -- to his job. The police are
:08:42. > :08:46.concerned that distance will try to carry out further accounts asthma
:08:46. > :08:51.attacks and the week ahead first up potential targets have been warned
:08:51. > :08:54.to be on their guard. The BBC says it intends to quickly
:08:54. > :08:57.clarify the role of its Northern Ireland director in the broadcast
:08:57. > :09:03.of the story which wrongly implicated a Conservative peer in a
:09:03. > :09:06.child abuse scandal. Peter Johnston was involved in decisions about the
:09:06. > :09:09.report before it was shown on the Newsnight programme. Last night, Mr
:09:09. > :09:18.Johnston made a brief comment on developments as he left
:09:18. > :09:23.Broadcasting House in Belfast. Are you considering opposition?
:09:23. > :09:27.I am not. Can you tell me you're a role in the news that his programme.
:09:27. > :09:31.I can not comment any further. This has to go through a proper process
:09:31. > :09:34.which is fair to everyone. A group of 70 subcontractors claim
:09:34. > :09:39.they are owed around �17.5 million pounds by Ballymena firm, the
:09:39. > :09:42.Patton Group. Some of the business people have warned MLAs that they
:09:42. > :09:48.could face going out of business as soon as Friday if the Executive
:09:48. > :09:53.cannot give them financial support. Construction firm Patton was placed
:09:53. > :09:55.into administration a week ago making nearly 200 staff redundant.
:09:55. > :09:58.The closure of the railway line between Coleraine and Londonderry
:09:58. > :10:03.for part of the City of Culture celebrations has caused a lot of
:10:03. > :10:06.anger. But the good news for those planning to travel on the line next
:10:06. > :10:12.year is that the �26 million project is going to plan and the
:10:12. > :10:16.railway should be open for business next April. BBC Newsline got
:10:16. > :10:25.exclusive access to the work going on behind the scenes. Here's our
:10:25. > :10:29.north-west reporter, Keiron Tourish. This is the new bridge being built
:10:29. > :10:34.along the north coast. It is a delicate operation lifting or the
:10:34. > :10:38.huge part into place. It required deter design, planning and
:10:38. > :10:45.construction. The bridge was reaching the end of his natural
:10:45. > :10:50.life and needed to be replaced. Your house deteriorates and you do
:10:50. > :10:56.need to renew things every now and again. This bridge we are replacing
:10:56. > :11:02.had come to the end of his life. We could not put a welded rail on top
:11:02. > :11:07.of it. We have taken the opportunity to renew the bridge.
:11:07. > :11:12.Who will be able to put a modern rail on the top. It will keep the
:11:12. > :11:16.line speeds up. In all, 33 miles of railway line between Derry and
:11:16. > :11:24.Coleraine is being renewed. That will include more than 100,000 tons
:11:24. > :11:28.of stone and 33,000 sleepers being laid. Time is money. As part of
:11:29. > :11:34.this project major state-of-the-art machinery costing one million euros
:11:34. > :11:38.is being used to stop it is a huge welding machine and it welds
:11:38. > :11:44.together two pieces of track. This would take up to one hour but using
:11:44. > :11:48.their sophisticated machinery, it is one minute 45 seconds. The work
:11:48. > :11:53.would reduce the time it takes to get between Derry and Belfast. But
:11:53. > :11:57.will only improve when a new signalling system is built in 2015.
:11:57. > :12:04.Commuters should notice a difference in the actual journey.
:12:04. > :12:10.In terms of smoothness of ride, it produces a smoother ride than the
:12:10. > :12:16.old are trying to track. You don't get the club that it lacked sound.
:12:16. > :12:21.You get more of a swish sound. the Brit, there is a major part of
:12:21. > :12:29.the upgrade going on. Specialist work to renew and protect this
:12:29. > :12:38.bridge is being carried out. We are blasting the steel. We are shot
:12:38. > :12:48.blasting that too raw steel. It takes on the shot blast Prime coves,
:12:48. > :12:49.
:12:49. > :12:53.undercoat. In the team that process we have to do repairs. We will
:12:53. > :12:59.figure out what is important and carry out repairs and then put a
:12:59. > :13:02.final coat of paint on it. This is a vote of confidence in the north-
:13:02. > :13:08.west and it hopes that the major improvements will lead to more
:13:08. > :13:11.passengers using public transport in the future.
:13:11. > :13:14.Some of those born in a home for unmarried mothers in the Republic
:13:14. > :13:18.say they're being ruled out of compensation for the abuse they
:13:18. > :13:21.suffered because they are Protestant. A short film about the
:13:21. > :13:26.abuse is to be shown at the Cork International Film Festival this
:13:26. > :13:34.week. Our Dublin correspondent Shane Harrison reports on some of
:13:34. > :13:39.the women's stories. This building now has nothing to do
:13:39. > :13:43.with the Protestant churches. It was once known as Bethany home. A
:13:43. > :13:46.place for unmarried Protestant mothers describe that the time has
:13:46. > :13:52.fallen women, and for their newly- born children who were to be
:13:52. > :13:56.adopted. Among the children was this sent to one-year-old man whose
:13:56. > :14:05.story features and a short film to be shown in Cork. Now living in
:14:05. > :14:12.England he describes the home as a place of hell. I think of Cox.
:14:12. > :14:15.Things darting around them. Now I know that was children. They were
:14:15. > :14:20.screaming to have the nappies changed. Screaming to have some
:14:20. > :14:26.sort of care. The sort of things that are there and you can't
:14:26. > :14:31.explain them. You have been affected by it. This man also spent
:14:31. > :14:35.his early days here. Recently recovered medical know suggests he
:14:35. > :14:41.was malnourished as a child. He was adopted by a family from Belfast
:14:41. > :14:44.when he was three and they were in the 50s. As an adult, he twice made
:14:44. > :14:47.contact with his birth mother who had since married and had other
:14:48. > :14:52.children but she did not want to know. That caused that the
:14:52. > :14:57.depression that lasted two years and require counselling. That was
:14:57. > :15:01.very, very painful to the point where her to go back and date out
:15:01. > :15:11.from within all the heartache and the pain that I had covered up and
:15:11. > :15:15.did not come to terms with. I was angry with my birth mother, I was
:15:15. > :15:21.angry with my adoptive parents and Northern Ireland fought they had
:15:21. > :15:28.done to me. They did not know had to look after a five-year-old, a
:15:28. > :15:35.three-year-old child at the time. Both men survived but more than 220
:15:35. > :15:42.children died in the home between 1922 and 1949. That is one death
:15:42. > :15:47.every six weeks. This lecturer in journalism found the unmarked
:15:47. > :15:54.graves of 219 Bethany home children in south Dublin. He says none of
:15:54. > :15:58.the children were hospitalised. There are faceless, unwanted so-
:15:58. > :16:02.called illegitimate children here. They need to be recognised by the
:16:02. > :16:07.state in which they lived and by the churches. They suffered abuse,
:16:07. > :16:13.they suffered neglect. This was a voidable at the time and it needs
:16:13. > :16:16.to be recognised. A rose to survive say they fear religiously
:16:16. > :16:22.discriminated against by the Irish government in terms of compensation
:16:22. > :16:32.but the Irish government denies this same Bethany does not fall
:16:32. > :16:33.
:16:33. > :16:38.within the scope of its board that Still to come...
:16:38. > :16:41.We speak to the local man who made his fortune in the oil fields of
:16:41. > :16:47.Russia and is now the new owner of a famous racing car brand build in
:16:47. > :16:52.Holywood, County Down. This is a company with a proud
:16:52. > :16:56.history, a successful racing history. It is part of Northern
:16:56. > :17:05.Ireland's heritage and is an iconic brand. To be in charge of those
:17:05. > :17:08.things is a big responsibility. It is a big week for international
:17:08. > :17:14.football and for one Northern Ireland player in particular, who
:17:14. > :17:18.is enjoying his second spell at number one.
:17:18. > :17:22.Back in 2006, Roy Carroll was Northern Ireland's first-choice
:17:22. > :17:27.goalkeeper. He started the famous game against Spain when Northern
:17:27. > :17:32.Ireland won 3-2. He did not played for six years after injury. During
:17:32. > :17:37.that time he suffered gambling and alcohol were needed problems. Four
:17:37. > :17:47.months he was without a job. He has battled back to reinvigorate his
:17:47. > :17:56.career in Greece and has come back for his first international cap.
:17:56. > :18:00.Roy Carroll has endured a roller- coaster gear. He has experienced
:18:00. > :18:04.everything from the highs of playing for Manchester United to
:18:04. > :18:09.billows of seeking refuge in a London rehabilitation clinic. --
:18:09. > :18:14.the lows. Things that happen off the pitch are always in the back of
:18:14. > :18:18.your mind. Now everything is out in the open and I am happy, everybody
:18:18. > :18:23.knows what has happened in the past for me, and a drink, and I have
:18:24. > :18:28.nothing to hide. I am more relaxed, and I am more bubbly about things.
:18:29. > :18:34.I am polite to people. I give people respect, they gave me
:18:34. > :18:38.respect. That is all I want in life. The move has given him a second
:18:38. > :18:45.chance of playing at the highest level for club and country. It has
:18:46. > :18:49.given me a chance out here. I want to try and we pay them. It has got
:18:49. > :18:54.me back playing for Northern Ireland. I have missed six years of
:18:54. > :19:01.playing for my country, that was the hardest thing. Apart from
:19:01. > :19:05.football, I am back enjoying my life again. I come home, go to the
:19:05. > :19:09.beach with my kids and my wife, go out, do whatever.
:19:09. > :19:14.Their current Northern Ireland manager played international and
:19:14. > :19:20.club football with him in the early stages of his career. It is nice to
:19:20. > :19:24.see he has matured. He got a huge move to go to Manchester United.
:19:24. > :19:28.When he looks back, I am sure he has regrets, but the most important
:19:28. > :19:33.thing is where he is now. It was a brave decision to go abroad. He
:19:33. > :19:37.moved his family at their, but it has paid off for him. He is
:19:37. > :19:42.focusing on getting the maximum out of what he has left in his career.
:19:43. > :19:48.He may be 35 but with many keepers playing well into their forties, a
:19:48. > :19:50.Roy Carroll is determined to make up for lost time.
:19:51. > :19:55.Highlights of Northern Ireland against Azerbaijan are on tonight
:19:56. > :19:58.tomorrow. Roy Carroll should know plenty
:19:58. > :20:03.about Northern Ireland -- the Republic of Ireland's opposition
:20:03. > :20:08.tomorrow, they played Greece. James McLean is the starting line-up. He
:20:08. > :20:12.is one of six changes. Shane Long and Simon Cox take over from John
:20:12. > :20:15.Walters and Robbie Keane in attack. There are starts for Glenn Whelan
:20:15. > :20:20.and Killian Clarke. Giovanni Trapattoni has urged them to seize
:20:20. > :20:28.the opportunity tomorrow. I said, you have a great
:20:28. > :20:38.opportunity to achieve this, because it is important to
:20:38. > :20:39.
:20:39. > :20:43.transform our goal. -- a goal. News of more problems for Glentoran.
:20:43. > :20:47.Players are seeking assurances from the Oval board after failing to
:20:47. > :20:50.receive their wages for October. They want a commitment wages will
:20:50. > :20:55.be paid and if the problem persists, they have the right to be released
:20:55. > :21:00.from their contracts. Just a few months ago, organisers
:21:00. > :21:05.of the London Olympic Games proper list -- proper -- promise a legacy
:21:05. > :21:08.to inspire a generation. Today, the next generation asked, what
:21:08. > :21:13.athletes? A delegation lobbied Stormont to highlight in their
:21:13. > :21:23.words, the lamentable state of training facilities in a problem --
:21:23. > :21:24.
:21:24. > :21:28.province. It is a far cry from the prom
:21:28. > :21:32.billions of viewers who watched the opening of the Summer Games. Today
:21:32. > :21:37.in tandem, they took the Olympic torch and the ailing state of local
:21:37. > :21:41.athletics into their own hands. The ascent on the local seat of
:21:41. > :21:46.government, designed to highlight the uphill struggle of local
:21:46. > :21:51.facilities. Northern Ireland's poster girl submitted a petition
:21:51. > :21:55.signed by 350 coaches and athletes calling for the Assembly to deliver
:21:55. > :22:02.on the promised dividend from the London Games. To anyone who might
:22:02. > :22:07.suggest this is a media stunt, what do you say? For me, does anyone
:22:07. > :22:12.remember the snow? You cannot train for a month or two, the track has
:22:12. > :22:15.got ice on it, if you are able to train all year round instead of
:22:15. > :22:18.having a weather affecting you, it would make all of the difference to
:22:18. > :22:26.every athlete in Northern Ireland. It is something that really should
:22:26. > :22:31.be there. We need it. Is there an equivalent in the South? There is
:22:31. > :22:41.being built at the moment. It is not ready. They have had a small
:22:41. > :22:43.
:22:44. > :22:48.one in a shed in Collymore -- that, more. Let's be straight, the
:22:48. > :22:53.athletes have delivered? We want the Assembly and local councils to
:22:53. > :22:58.inspire the next generation. This one is likely to be a marathon
:22:58. > :23:02.rather than a sprint. In rugby, Paul Marshall looks set
:23:02. > :23:06.to feature in Ireland's clash against Fiji this Saturday. He is
:23:06. > :23:10.one of four Ulster players added to the squad. With Eoin Reddan
:23:10. > :23:14.struggling with an injury, Marshall looks likely to have a role this
:23:14. > :23:18.weekend. Craig Gilroy, Tom Court and Roger Wilson have also been
:23:18. > :23:22.called up. After topping the money list on
:23:22. > :23:27.both sides of the Atlantic, Rory McIlroy has been named the PGA of
:23:27. > :23:31.America's player of the season and has also won the coveted Vardon
:23:31. > :23:35.Trophy awarded for the lowest scoring average of this season. I
:23:35. > :23:39.imagine it is not going to be the last trophy he wins this year!
:23:39. > :23:44.He certainly has the Midas touch, just like them and we are going to
:23:44. > :23:48.feature now. He made his fortunes in the oil fields of Russia and is
:23:48. > :23:53.turning his attentions to a big player in international motor
:23:53. > :23:57.racing. The Crosslee Racing Car Company is placed in -- based in
:23:57. > :24:07.Holywood in County Down and is one of the longest surviving
:24:07. > :24:13.constructors of racing cars for the general public.
:24:13. > :24:18.Big names have raced these cars such as Eddie Irvine, Martin
:24:18. > :24:27.Donnelly and Brian Nelson. They are just as special as the Lotus. They
:24:27. > :24:31.have all got their own image. Hundreds have been sold. They have
:24:31. > :24:36.never sought publicity, it is the quality of the product. They were
:24:36. > :24:44.produced at the worst time of the Troubles. Nigel Mansell drove this
:24:44. > :24:54.in the popular world Formula Ford Championship. New models Burscough
:24:54. > :24:54.
:24:54. > :25:01.that on vintage models. -- are sculpted on the vintage Crossleys.
:25:01. > :25:05.I have been interested in this for a number of years. I have been in
:25:05. > :25:13.continental Europe and it is a fantastic experience. This finder
:25:13. > :25:17.of the firm built it up himself. There was not a car or available. I
:25:17. > :25:22.did not have the money to buy the car anyway. When I started it, I
:25:22. > :25:29.did not expect it would be like this. One famous name had his
:25:29. > :25:35.telephone message... You are an inspiration to everyone in racing
:25:35. > :25:39.and business. He said John had created a dignified and stylish
:25:39. > :25:43.business and described him as a gentle man beyond any doubt. Those
:25:43. > :25:50.here hope the name will live on and will continue to win races in the
:25:50. > :25:59.years to come. If he did not catch that, that was
:25:59. > :26:07.Eddie Jordan on the phone. Classic cars, Class A got somewhere there!
:26:07. > :26:15.It is a good five degrees bet -- above average today, just a pity we
:26:15. > :26:22.did not get sunshine. We still find ourselves beneath a weather front
:26:22. > :26:27.through the next 24 hours. It will continue to stay over the top of us.
:26:27. > :26:32.More spells of rain. The pulses of rain have been returning through
:26:32. > :26:36.the course of the day. It is a soggy evening for many of us. We
:26:36. > :26:39.may find that this band of rain grinds to a halt, and then it
:26:39. > :26:44.starts to push its way towards the north and west again during the
:26:44. > :26:49.course of the night. For all of us it is going to be quite wide. The
:26:49. > :26:53.breeze at least eases down. It is going to be quite mild. For
:26:53. > :27:00.tomorrow, but cloudy thing continues. Yes, there will be
:27:00. > :27:05.further spells of rain. It will not be particularly heavy but it could
:27:05. > :27:09.be quite persistent, especially for northern areas and into the West.
:27:09. > :27:13.The rain is going to be pushing its way eastwards as we head towards
:27:13. > :27:18.the afternoon. As we do so it starts to fragment and it will
:27:18. > :27:22.break up and turn patchy. Drier weather tucking in behind, pushing
:27:22. > :27:28.into central and western areas anyway by the end of the afternoon.
:27:28. > :27:37.Temperature is not as mild as they were today. -- Tay Bridges not as
:27:37. > :27:40.mine. -- temperatures. You might catch some clearer skies for
:27:40. > :27:44.tomorrow night. It is going to be a chillier night with the odd pocket