:00:23. > :00:28.Newsline: A DUP councillor apologises over Facebook comments
:00:28. > :00:32.about republicans. The Parades Commission re-routes a
:00:32. > :00:37.controversial republican parade in Castlederg.
:00:37. > :00:42.The police investigate the murder of a man who was stabbed in Dungannon.
:00:43. > :00:47.Also on the programme: The stage is set for the opening ceremony of the
:00:47. > :00:51.World Police and Fire Games. We're here live as the action begins.
:00:51. > :00:54.Anything the men can do, the women can do, too! Ireland's female
:00:54. > :00:58.cricketers qualify for the World Cup.
:00:58. > :01:06.And with today's rain clearing away, we're back to our normal set-up of
:01:06. > :01:09.sunshine and showers. I'll have more in the programme.
:01:09. > :01:15.A DUP councillor has unreservedly apologised for comments she made
:01:15. > :01:18.about a Republican parade planned for Castlederg. Ruth Patterson, a
:01:18. > :01:28.former deputy Lord Mayor of Belfast, said she was guilty of "a lapse of
:01:28. > :01:30.
:01:30. > :01:39.judgement". Ruth Patterson has never hidden her
:01:40. > :01:46.dislike of Sinn Fein. Why are we a divided city? Because of Sinn Fein!
:01:46. > :01:54.But her Facebook comments are on a different level. She was responding
:01:54. > :02:04.to a post on who is pictured an attack on the parade. In response,
:02:04. > :02:04.
:02:04. > :03:02.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 58 seconds
:03:02. > :03:09.from Ruth Patterson and usually involves Sinn Fein. Her name will
:03:09. > :03:13.well and truly be scum! It's in the Doctor as we speak. When elected,
:03:13. > :03:22.she publicly refused to shake hands with the Sinn Fein Maher and was
:03:22. > :03:28.very visible at flight protests. In 2004, she and the then the UUP
:03:28. > :03:38.deputy leader were found guilty of broking -- blocking the road during
:03:38. > :03:38.
:03:38. > :03:44.another protest, but times have changed. The focus will now fall on
:03:44. > :03:49.what the D U P decides to do with the party already fearing that her
:03:49. > :03:52.comments will make it and not Sinn Fein the story. One source said
:03:52. > :03:55.there was incredible anger at what she had said.
:03:55. > :03:58.The Parades Commission has placed restrictions on that republican
:03:58. > :04:04.parade in Castlederg later this month. Among those it will
:04:04. > :04:14.commemorate are two IRA members killed by their own bomb in 1973.
:04:14. > :04:16.
:04:16. > :04:21.Unionists have described the parade as grossly insensitive.
:04:21. > :04:26.Here, people are still taking in the detail of the parades commission
:04:26. > :04:34.determination. What the commission has done is re-routed the entire
:04:34. > :04:43.parade, away from the centre. This commemoration has strongly divided
:04:43. > :04:50.opinion in this border town and earlier, I got the reaction of this
:04:50. > :04:57.woman's 25-year-old brother who was shot by an IRA gang in 1980. He died
:04:57. > :05:07.from his injuries for years later. think they are dancing on my
:05:07. > :05:08.
:05:08. > :05:14.brother's grave and other peoples. They're dancing on graves. For years
:05:14. > :05:22.was living hell for him. He was always looking over his shoulder. He
:05:22. > :05:27.had three young children under the age of seven. It was healthy him.
:05:27. > :05:35.Republicans here have defended their right to stage such a commemoration.
:05:35. > :05:43.With me is the Sinn Fein chair. Your reaction to this determination.
:05:43. > :05:48.reaction is one of disappointment. Given the committee have undertaken
:05:48. > :05:54.to voluntarily re-routed their parade away from the emotive issue
:05:54. > :06:02.of the town centre files -- town cenotaph and Methodist church, the
:06:02. > :06:05.message the parades commission have sent out today is that despite
:06:05. > :06:15.having to tolerate numinous -- numerous demonstrations, we can way
:06:15. > :06:17.
:06:17. > :06:23.out, after everything that town centre, the Centre is a no-go area
:06:23. > :06:28.for Republicans and nationalists and are second class citizens. The
:06:28. > :06:33.volunteers Day is a parade organised to commemorate the men and women who
:06:33. > :06:40.dedicated their lives and the struggle for Irish freedom. We, as
:06:40. > :06:46.equal citizens with equal rights, have every right to march and
:06:46. > :06:50.demonstrate in our own town centre. This is clearly a very emotive issue
:06:50. > :06:53.and there are strong arguments on all sides. It's unlikely that will
:06:53. > :06:56.subside ahead of the parade on Sunday week.
:06:56. > :07:00.It's understood the young children of the man stabbed to death in
:07:00. > :07:04.Dungannon were in the house at the time. The family are being cared for
:07:04. > :07:14.in a leisure centre while a new house is sought for them. The police
:07:14. > :07:18.
:07:18. > :07:21.have started a murder investigation. It was in this house, 8000 miles
:07:21. > :07:27.from his home country, that a migrant worker lost his life last
:07:28. > :07:32.night. The police he believed he was murdered. This afternoon, the man's
:07:32. > :07:37.family, unable to return home to what is a crime scene, had been
:07:37. > :07:40.looked after at the nearby leisure centre while alternative
:07:40. > :07:44.accommodation is sought. That family includes several young children.
:07:44. > :07:50.It's thought they were in the house last night when their father was
:07:50. > :07:55.killed but that they were asleep. The family are grieving and waking
:07:55. > :08:03.up to terrible news this morning and who are going to have to be
:08:03. > :08:07.supported by the remains of their loved one. Yes, the culture we value
:08:07. > :08:15.and have great respect for our non-national community here. We need
:08:15. > :08:20.to support them. The man, arrested, is still being questioned. The
:08:20. > :08:23.police meanwhile have set up an incident room and are urging anyone
:08:23. > :08:26.who knows about anything what happens to get in touch.
:08:26. > :08:34.Still to come on the programme before seven: Why Northern Ireland
:08:34. > :08:37.is leading the way in the tablet revolution.
:08:37. > :08:41.The opening ceremony of the World Police and Fire Games is just
:08:41. > :08:44.getting underway at the Balmoral Showgrounds in South Belfast.
:08:45. > :08:49.There's already been action in some sports but today is the official
:08:50. > :08:56.start. These are live pictures from the ceremony which is beginning with
:08:56. > :09:03.the display of flags. It's the first time the ten-day event has been held
:09:03. > :09:07.in the UK. 6,700 international competitors have entered. That's
:09:07. > :09:15.less than the organisers originally predicted. The biggest single
:09:15. > :09:17.contingent has come from America. In all, 67 countries are taking part.
:09:17. > :09:21.Serving and retired police officers, fire-fighters and prison officers
:09:21. > :09:27.from across the world will compete in 56 different events at 41 venues.
:09:27. > :09:37.If you want to be a spectator, entry is free. The opening ceremony is in
:09:37. > :09:41.
:09:41. > :09:46.full flow at the Balmoral Showgrounds.
:09:46. > :09:52.Quite an occasion here in south Belfast. People are here from right
:09:52. > :09:57.around the world. 67 different countries from Argentina to
:09:58. > :10:02.Australia. For thousands of people here, most is their first time in
:10:03. > :10:08.Belfast. Why are they here? To play a range of different sports from
:10:08. > :10:12.golf to football to rugby to tennis to table tennis. What they have in
:10:12. > :10:20.common is they are police officers, prison officers or firefighters.
:10:20. > :10:28.What do they think of Belfast now they are here?
:10:28. > :10:32.They will perform on any stage. Carnival time for the visiting
:10:32. > :10:38.competitors. All this is happening around us, the camaraderie, the good
:10:38. > :10:45.times. The emergency services getting together and really
:10:45. > :10:55.celebrating what we do and enjoying other people 's company. So far, we
:10:55. > :10:59.
:10:59. > :11:04.have only found the refreshment tent is? We are having a great time.
:11:04. > :11:14.going to play basketball. Some of us are going to cycle, box, bench
:11:14. > :11:15.
:11:15. > :11:21.press, soccer. When they aren't competing, those athletes could be
:11:21. > :11:25.here, trying out their dance moves. Not a place to stay but to socialise
:11:25. > :11:32.and there are lots of others, determined the athletes will have an
:11:32. > :11:42.authentic local experience. The people running the bar services have
:11:42. > :11:42.
:11:42. > :11:50.come up with a novel idea. T-shirts for the staff to wear. They gone
:11:50. > :11:56.down an absolute storm. As for feeding our 7000 visitors, how about
:11:56. > :11:59.giving them a taste of everything? We gathered together a collective of
:12:00. > :12:06.producers, restauranteurs and chefs and wanted to showcase Northern
:12:06. > :12:10.Irish food. How can you help us? Lead but at the best of Northern
:12:10. > :12:20.Ireland produce. These games are about spectacle as well as
:12:20. > :12:25.competition, fun and friendship. Two people who have made these games
:12:25. > :12:31.possible are John Tolley, the chief executive, and Judith LSP, deputy
:12:31. > :12:37.chief constable. You have had a good start, even got the rain to stop.
:12:37. > :12:44.are so thankful it is dry. John Tolley, let's talk about numbers
:12:44. > :12:48.before we get into what is going to be happening for the next ten days.
:12:48. > :12:54.Around 7000 instead of 10,000. What went wrong? Absolutely nothing went
:12:54. > :12:58.wrong, in terms of delivering a hugely successful event. They will
:12:58. > :13:05.have ten days of fantastic sport. We will kick it off tonight with the
:13:05. > :13:10.opening ceremony. We are going to deliver a fantastic event here.
:13:10. > :13:13.These athletes will go home and tell their friends and family about
:13:13. > :13:19.Northern Ireland and spread the word about what it is like to be in
:13:19. > :13:24.Belfast and right across the province. But with around 30% less
:13:24. > :13:29.in terms of competitors than you expected, you cannot really deliver
:13:29. > :13:33.the �50 million economic windfall you talk about initially. This is
:13:33. > :13:38.not simply about an economic windfall. It is a building block for
:13:38. > :13:41.the future of Northern Ireland. We want to set the tone and step the
:13:41. > :13:47.strategy for Northern Ireland and deliver against that, which is all
:13:47. > :13:51.about sport, the benefits of participating in sport, the benefits
:13:51. > :13:55.of improving the relationships with the emergency services, holding
:13:55. > :13:58.strong relationships with schools and young people. This is a
:13:58. > :14:08.long-term strategy and we will absolutely deliver. Final word to
:14:08. > :14:18.you, Judith. It has been a busy summer for the PSN I and some of
:14:18. > :14:25.them will be competing in sport. Are they not exhausted? ! Yes, it has
:14:25. > :14:30.been very busy, with the Olympic torch and the G8. But our athletes
:14:30. > :14:34.are up for the games. They're retired colleagues taking part as
:14:34. > :14:41.well. It will be a fantastic, fun filled spectacle. And it is all
:14:41. > :14:47.free? It is all free, and all open to the public. I will let you both
:14:47. > :14:50.go and enjoy the ceremony. I am going to be busy as well. Join me
:14:50. > :14:56.later for more action from the opening ceremony. We will return
:14:56. > :15:01.later. A group of girl guides who had to be rescued in Lough Neagh
:15:01. > :15:04.yesterday evening are all safe and well after their ordeal. They were
:15:04. > :15:10.canoeing in a practice Duke of Edinburgh expedition but got into
:15:10. > :15:15.trouble and got stranded in broth weather conditions. No one was
:15:15. > :15:19.seriously injured. -- rough weather conditions.
:15:19. > :15:23.The aftermath of a full-scale emergency operation. These
:15:23. > :15:27.photographs were taken by Lough Neagh Rescue. One of the emergency
:15:27. > :15:36.services called out when the group of 14 girl guides and their two
:15:36. > :15:40.leaders got stranded. The group had been travelling close to the short
:15:40. > :15:47.when the winds picked up. It is understood that two of the seven
:15:47. > :15:49.canoes came swamped. By the time the lifeboat reached them, the girls and
:15:49. > :15:56.their leaders were standing up to their knees in water on marshy
:15:56. > :16:00.ground. Upon arrival, the lifeboat assessed the situation very quickly
:16:00. > :16:04.and out of 16 casualties, three of those were suffering from
:16:04. > :16:12.hypothermia, so we got them back to this race where we had ambulances
:16:12. > :16:16.waiting, as well as having the rooms inside. Nine of the teenagers and
:16:16. > :16:20.one of the adults were taken to hospital to be treated for slight
:16:20. > :16:29.exposure. A member of the group who was on the shore and who had raised
:16:29. > :16:32.the alarm had to be located by police helicopter after he got lost.
:16:32. > :16:36.Next to dramatic pictures which show how the simple task of parking the
:16:37. > :16:41.car turned into a nightmare for a woman in Belfast this morning. A man
:16:41. > :16:45.threatened her with a knife and grabbed the keys of her vehicle in
:16:45. > :16:50.Corporation Street. She chased him back toward her white BMW, shouting
:16:50. > :16:55.to others in the car park for help. The woman managed to grab her
:16:55. > :16:59.handbag from the passenger seat as the thief started the car. Onlookers
:16:59. > :17:04.came to her aid and tried to pull him from the vehicle but he managed
:17:04. > :17:07.to get away. The woman was unhurt but badly shaken. The police are
:17:07. > :17:13.appealing for witnesses to the incident to contact them at Musgrave
:17:13. > :17:18.Street station or Crimestoppers. It seems the technology revolution is
:17:18. > :17:20.taking place in our living rooms. The number of people owning a tablet
:17:20. > :17:27.computer in Northern Ireland has more than trebled in the past year,
:17:27. > :17:34.well ahead of Britain. The take-off of smartphones is also on the rise.
:17:34. > :17:38.Tablets and smartphones. Howard Wheeldon by without them? Nearly a
:17:38. > :17:43.third of all homes here now have a tablet computer, compared to one in
:17:43. > :17:48.four in the rest of the UK. The devices are proving particularly
:17:48. > :17:53.popular among one age group, the over 55 's. It is the ease of use.
:17:53. > :18:00.It is a switch on device, instantly on. You can connect easily to the
:18:00. > :18:04.internet. It is not like years ago when you have to think about how you
:18:04. > :18:11.connect. It is instantly on. rise in popularity has led to an
:18:11. > :18:15.increase in what is known as Jules Greening. That is using these two
:18:15. > :18:23.brands the internet and social media while watching this. And it is this
:18:23. > :18:28.so-called media meshing which is transforming our living rooms.
:18:28. > :18:31.People like the portability of the devices. One interesting thing we
:18:31. > :18:36.spotted is the resurgence of the traditional TV living room. A bit
:18:36. > :18:39.like the 1950s when families will have gathered around the television
:18:39. > :18:44.to watch programmes, the same thing is happening now at the difference
:18:44. > :18:48.is people are using all sorts of different devices. While complaints
:18:48. > :18:51.over poor mobile phone reception have not gone away, almost half the
:18:51. > :18:57.population have the latest smartphones. Despite half mobile
:18:57. > :19:00.phone users reporting an issue in the last year, it is clear the
:19:00. > :19:04.demand for digital devices remains high.
:19:04. > :19:08.Multitasking women are supposed to be good at that. Well, in sport,
:19:08. > :19:16.anything be men can do, the women can do as well. Certainly the case
:19:16. > :19:24.with Ireland's ladies' Ricky team. It is off to Bangladesh for the
:19:24. > :19:30.Twenty20 World Cup. -- Ireland's ladies' cricket team. The Irish girl
:19:30. > :19:35.hit the Netherlands by two brands. It is the first time they have
:19:35. > :19:41.qualified for a bulk up final. -- they beat the Netherlands by two
:19:41. > :19:47.runs. The women's Twenty20 takes place in Bangladesh next year. Two
:19:47. > :19:54.decades ago Stephen Craigan died in the Milk Cup as a 15-year-old. --
:19:54. > :20:00.played in the Milk Cup. We spent the day with Northern
:20:00. > :20:07.Ireland's new under-19 boss. Ten years and 54 cups later, he is
:20:07. > :20:10.still involved in the international setup but nowadays he is a coach.
:20:10. > :20:15.a player, you only have to look after yourself. Everything is
:20:15. > :20:20.organised. It is nice to see the other side now, the work that goes
:20:20. > :20:27.on, always looking at games and analysing the opposition, trying to
:20:27. > :20:31.do things right. It is good to come in and work with talented young
:20:31. > :20:37.players. His knowledge of the game has rubbed off on this year's crop
:20:37. > :20:43.of Milk Cup talent as they have played two and won two so far.
:20:43. > :20:47.the opportunity came up, I think it was one that he fancied and I felt
:20:47. > :20:51.he was a good person for that position. He had a great
:20:51. > :20:57.international career, which is important. He did not always play
:20:57. > :21:03.for the most glamorous clubs but he was a stalwart for a number of
:21:03. > :21:09.years. As a player he got the most out of his career and that is a good
:21:09. > :21:12.thing for any younger players to see. And if his current record as a
:21:12. > :21:19.coach is anything to go by, the future of Northern Ireland football
:21:19. > :21:24.is right. Portaferry swimmer Sycerika McMahon
:21:24. > :21:28.set a new Irish record at the World Championships in Barcelona today.
:21:28. > :21:33.She set the time and won her feet in the women's 100 metres freestyle
:21:33. > :21:37.this morning. Unfortunately, it was not quite fast enough to qualify for
:21:37. > :21:42.the final. The 18-year-old is also unable to compete in the
:21:42. > :21:45.breaststroke, her best event, because of an administrative mix-up.
:21:45. > :21:54.Confirmation that the All-Ireland quarterfinals, Monaghan against
:21:54. > :21:59.Tyrone, carry a first -- Kerry versus Cavin, and Mayo versus
:21:59. > :22:04.Donegal, we'll all be shown live on BBC Two this weekend. Back to the
:22:04. > :22:08.police and fire games. As we heard earlier, the 10-day sporting event
:22:08. > :22:14.is the biggest of its kind ever to take place in Northern Ireland. The
:22:14. > :22:18.opening ceremony started at 6:30pm. These are live pictures now as the
:22:18. > :22:21.67 international teams parade around the specially erected arena at the
:22:21. > :22:27.Balmoral showgrounds. The Northern Ireland team will come at the end of
:22:27. > :22:32.the procession. Our reporter is still there for us.
:22:32. > :22:35.No sign of that Northern Ireland team behind me yet but as you can
:22:35. > :22:39.see, everybody is really enjoying themselves. They are enjoying
:22:39. > :22:46.Belfast but what can they actually do for the city? Lets talk to the
:22:46. > :22:50.Culture Minister. What do you hope to get out of this? Make Belfast
:22:50. > :22:57.seen as a world-class event. Loads of money going into the economy.
:22:57. > :23:03.Loads of craic. Belfast has a lot to offer. It is only just starting.
:23:03. > :23:07.There are still ten days to go. The volunteers of the story of the World
:23:07. > :23:10.Police and Fire Games. A lot of people from all over are giving
:23:10. > :23:14.their time up. People who may not have had a great relationship with
:23:14. > :23:18.the services in the past but they are here and they will be involved
:23:18. > :23:27.again in the future. That is the city going to get a view quid out of
:23:27. > :23:31.it, because the games have cost �14 million to organise. The athletes
:23:31. > :23:36.have covered much of the cost through sponsorship. We will get a
:23:36. > :23:42.big return out of it. 56 ports. If you could pick one, which would you
:23:42. > :23:51.like to participate in? Ann dodge ball. I thought you would dodge the
:23:51. > :23:54.question. Thank you very much. I had hoped to talk to one of the
:23:54. > :23:59.competitors but as you can see, they are all still in the opening
:23:59. > :24:06.ceremony parade. There was one particular firefighter I wanted to
:24:06. > :24:12.talk to, the sky, here. He's Madrid firefighter. He is in the Spanish
:24:12. > :24:16.team. He promised me he would come over and talk to us live that I went
:24:16. > :24:26.up to him a couple of seconds ago and I said, will you praise come
:24:26. > :24:33.onto the television and he said, no way, Jose! You can see the website
:24:33. > :24:39.address and you can watch the games being screened live. Do not give up
:24:39. > :24:48.the day job! Jose, a firefighter, with a fire
:24:48. > :24:58.hose? After all the rain we have had, it is probably a bit soggy
:24:58. > :24:59.
:24:59. > :25:04.underfoot for the athletics. What is again tomorrow. Today has been very
:25:04. > :25:09.eventful in terms of the weather. We have had the highest temperature
:25:09. > :25:14.recorded across the UK so far this year, 34 degrees. But across the
:25:14. > :25:20.West and just off the coast of Galway, we had this, a water spout
:25:20. > :25:23.forming just off the coast. Quite eventful weather today. At the
:25:23. > :25:33.moment, one or two Sharma is coming in as we go through the evening but
:25:33. > :25:33.
:25:33. > :25:38.generally speaking, it will be a dry night. -- one or two Sharma 's. By
:25:38. > :25:44.the afternoon tomorrow, back to the regime, as they say, of sunshine and
:25:44. > :25:50.showers. But before that many eastern areas will enjoy a bright
:25:50. > :25:54.start to the day with good spells of sunshine. In the West it will
:25:54. > :26:01.improve later on. In the sun, not feeling too bad, with highs of 20 or
:26:01. > :26:06.21 degrees. Scattered showers for the East and they will be heavy and
:26:06. > :26:11.we are expecting some thunder or lightning. If you are caught out.
:26:11. > :26:14.Especially with the south-westerly winds. It will be quite blustery.
:26:14. > :26:18.That and improving picture for some areas in the West and towards the
:26:18. > :26:25.north-west as we go into tomorrow evening. It looks like the part of
:26:25. > :26:30.the East will hang on to scattered showers through the day. A more
:26:30. > :26:37.manageable night. Temperatures dipping to 11 or 12 degrees because
:26:37. > :26:42.of clear skies. A good start at least for Saturday morning. Decent
:26:42. > :26:48.spells of sunshine for getting out for a walk. But showers will be back
:26:48. > :26:53.on Saturday afternoon and some could even be. Still not feeling too bad
:26:53. > :26:56.with highs of 19 or 20 degrees. The showers will be blustery with the
:26:56. > :27:01.westerly wind and that will continue as we go into Sunday. Further
:27:01. > :27:06.showers expected, similarly for Monday. So while showers are in the
:27:06. > :27:16.forecast we can also expect sunshine and bridges will stay above normal
:27:16. > :27:20.
:27:20. > :27:25.Showgrounds in south Belfast and the opening ceremony of the 2013 World
:27:25. > :27:29.Police and Fire Games. It started at 6:30pm with a display of flags and
:27:29. > :27:33.now all of the 67 teams, all of those countries from near and far,
:27:33. > :27:36.all of the different competitors, are making their way into that