:00:00. > :00:00.elderly residents of a care home in Sussex. And the police are
:00:00. > :00:00.protecting moderate British Muslims after they were targeted in a video
:00:00. > :00:00.by Islamist extremists. That's all from the BBC News at Six. So it's
:00:07. > :00:22.goodbye from me, and on BBC One, we can now
:00:23. > :00:34.Good evening and welcome to BBC Newsline. The headlines... After the
:00:35. > :00:38.speech in the First Minister praising the GAA, a leading pundit
:00:39. > :00:44.says it is no one else's has missed if clubs or tournaments are named
:00:45. > :00:49.after republican paramilitaries. Hundreds of children schools because
:00:50. > :00:52.of bomb alerts in Lurgan and Hollywood.
:00:53. > :00:58.A new initiative to combat drugs in prison. We go behind bars.
:00:59. > :01:02.but all club that never was. but all club that never was.
:01:03. > :01:06.Ahead of tomorrow night's big boxing bill in Belfast one of the biggest
:01:07. > :01:09.names in the sport - Ricky Hatton - joins me live in the studio.
:01:10. > :01:13.And it's been raining all day but will it clear in time for the
:01:14. > :01:20.weekend? I'll tell you later in the programme.
:01:21. > :01:23.The high profile GAA commentator Joe Brolly says it's no-one else's
:01:24. > :01:25.business if GAA clubs or tournaments are named after republican
:01:26. > :01:27.paramilitaries. Unionist politicians say naming clubs and tournaments
:01:28. > :01:30.after paramilitaries glorifies terrorism. Joe Brolly's comments
:01:31. > :01:33.come after the First Minister, Peter Robinson spoke at a gala dinner and
:01:34. > :01:39.acknowledged the GAA for its efforts in building better community
:01:40. > :01:49.relations. Here's our political reporter Stephen Walker. Peter
:01:50. > :01:53.Robinson told his audience that the side of the Unionist First Minister
:01:54. > :01:57.at such an occasion would have been unimaginable years ago. He began
:01:58. > :02:03.with a joke about what he told the organiser or his terms when
:02:04. > :02:09.attending the event. I did lay down a very firm condition. I insisted
:02:10. > :02:17.that he would not ask Joe Brolly to do the post-speech analysis. And
:02:18. > :02:23.true to form, GAA, Judge Joe Brolly has entered the fray. Unionists have
:02:24. > :02:27.written me criticised the naming of training grounds and druggies after
:02:28. > :02:33.republican prisoners. Joe Brolly is says he is proud that the hurling
:02:34. > :02:39.club in his hometown of Dungiven was named after INLA hunger striker
:02:40. > :02:43.Kevin Lynch. We are very proud of Kevin and we are proud that the club
:02:44. > :02:46.is named after him. It is not the else's business. It is as simple as
:02:47. > :02:54.that. People can either like it or lump it. That is the way society has
:02:55. > :02:58.worked and communities work. When he was Sports Minister, Gregory
:02:59. > :03:02.Campbell often criticised the GAA. Speaking before the comments were
:03:03. > :03:08.made, he said the sporting body has changed it needed to do more. We
:03:09. > :03:13.should not have games and trophies or grounds named after killers. That
:03:14. > :03:18.should not be the case. It should be obvious to everyone that should not
:03:19. > :03:22.happen. That should be the case on either side. I think the GAA has
:03:23. > :03:28.made significant progress but it needs to take another step. Last
:03:29. > :03:32.night, Peter Robinson praised the GAA product in its ban on security
:03:33. > :03:38.force members and he said respect was the key to the future. We
:03:39. > :03:42.acknowledge the role that the GAA has made and it is testament to the
:03:43. > :03:50.progress we have all made that tonight we can knowledge the GAA's
:03:51. > :03:55.rule in peace building. The speech was welcomed by the GAA which said
:03:56. > :03:59.it was a significant step to improving community relations. How
:04:00. > :04:04.should the speech be interpreted? It is easy to say something dressed up
:04:05. > :04:10.in your dinner jacket in a well lit hall. It is in tiredly different to
:04:11. > :04:16.come good on those ideas. The First Minister says the occasion shows how
:04:17. > :04:19.much political life has changed. The TUV leader Jim Allister says his
:04:20. > :04:23.speech was Polly and he says the remarks of Joe Brolly proved the GAA
:04:24. > :04:32.was not interested in reaching out to the Unionist community. -- was
:04:33. > :04:35.folly. Hundreds of children missed school
:04:36. > :04:38.today because of bomb alerts in Lurgan and Holywood. A special needs
:04:39. > :04:45.school was among three schools disrupted. Fightback in the last few
:04:46. > :04:53.minutes, police have said the device in Lurgan was viable. Kevin Sharkey
:04:54. > :04:58.reports. Street after street was closed around this part of Lurgan
:04:59. > :05:02.today. There have inform Agro points of disruption, to schools and a
:05:03. > :05:11.hospital, or out of use because of the squadron. 50 families have had
:05:12. > :05:16.to move out. A closed of entry to the hospital was visible, and from
:05:17. > :05:24.another position, part of the empty school. Over 100 special needs
:05:25. > :05:28.children were sent home. Most children would be delighted with a
:05:29. > :05:32.day off. Our pupils will be traumatised. You cannot explain to
:05:33. > :05:34.these children who have their uniform on, are waiting for the boss
:05:35. > :05:37.these children who have their to come, that the school will not
:05:38. > :05:45.the open because someone has put upon there. Outside the school,
:05:46. > :05:51.Look at yourself, look at what you Look at yourself, look at what you
:05:52. > :05:54.have done. It is despicable. In Hollywood, in nursery school was
:05:55. > :05:58.closed before an object found in a hitch was described as a hoax. Over
:05:59. > :06:09.500 pupils have been forced to stay at home today in this area and in
:06:10. > :06:12.Lurgan. Three visitors have been arrested
:06:13. > :06:15.after trying to smuggle drugs into Maghaberry prison. The arrests are
:06:16. > :06:19.part of a new initiative by the Prison Service and the police aimed
:06:20. > :06:21.at reducing the amount of illegal drugs available behind bars. Our
:06:22. > :06:28.Home Affairs Correspondent Vincent Kearney reports. High fences and
:06:29. > :06:32.barbed wire are designed to keep people inside Maghaberry prison. But
:06:33. > :06:38.they are failing to keep drugs out of. Despite clear warnings about the
:06:39. > :06:41.consequences, the prison service and police have launched a joint
:06:42. > :06:46.initiative aimed at tackling the drugs problem. A police officer will
:06:47. > :06:50.be based at Maghaberry prison for a three-month period as part of a
:06:51. > :06:55.programme to reduce the drugs available on the level of demand.
:06:56. > :06:59.Since the initiative was launched two weeks ago, 11 prisoners have in
:07:00. > :07:03.court in possession of drugs and files have been sent the Public
:07:04. > :07:08.Prosecution Service. Last night, three visitors were arrested trying
:07:09. > :07:16.to smuggle drugs into the prison. Specially trained dogs have been
:07:17. > :07:22.used trying to detect drugs and he has -- a solicitor has asked judges
:07:23. > :07:28.not to send his prison -- plans to prison because drugs are so easily
:07:29. > :07:30.available. He wrote to the governor of Maghaberry gale on behalf of a
:07:31. > :07:36.client who complained he did not want to be surrounded by people
:07:37. > :07:40.openly abusing drugs. He would have been horrified and terrified by the
:07:41. > :07:44.amount of drugs there, the fact that other inmates were clearly under the
:07:45. > :07:49.influence of illegal substances and eventually, we munched to getting
:07:50. > :07:54.moved. The problem of drugs in prison tier has been highlighted in
:07:55. > :07:59.a series of inspection reports. Earlier this month, the chief
:08:00. > :08:05.criminal Justice inspector told police of his first-hand experience
:08:06. > :08:14.in sight -- had bank Young offender centre. I went into the cell and the
:08:15. > :08:19.smell was quite strong. A young man was off his head. Police will search
:08:20. > :08:23.sales, prisoners and prison officers if there is intelligence information
:08:24. > :08:30.to indicate they may be trying to smuggle drugs. Anyone who attempts
:08:31. > :08:34.to bring contraband into the prison, whether it's prisoners,
:08:35. > :08:42.visitors or staff, will face the rigours that we impose. Anyone who
:08:43. > :08:47.brings drugs into prison will be dealt with appropriately. The Prison
:08:48. > :08:54.Service and police say this initiative may be extended if it is
:08:55. > :08:58.successful. A letter a DUP minister sent to
:08:59. > :09:01.Glentoran Football club, raising the possibility of ?10 million in
:09:02. > :09:03.funding, has been described as misleading. The comments from a
:09:04. > :09:07.senior civil servant are contained in documents obtained by the BBC.
:09:08. > :09:17.Julian O'Neill has this exclusive report. Glentoran is one of local
:09:18. > :09:23.football's biggest clubs but it also has big financial worries and its
:09:24. > :09:28.home ground is one of the worst in the Irish league. Two years ago,
:09:29. > :09:32.Peter Robinson helped rescue the club by introducing a mystery
:09:33. > :09:35.donor. Now documents we have obtained under the Freedom of
:09:36. > :09:41.Information Act show that around the same time, more financial help
:09:42. > :09:45.appeared to be on its way. Mr Robinson again apparently playing a
:09:46. > :09:50.role. He asked his then Sports Minister Nelson McCausland to write
:09:51. > :09:55.to the club. In his letter to club chairman, he told Glentoran that the
:09:56. > :10:01.Executive had agreed funding for local soccer as outlined in an IFA
:10:02. > :10:07.proposal. That included plans for a ?10 million grant to Glentoran as
:10:08. > :10:11.long as it made the business case. Mr McAusland said the money was
:10:12. > :10:17.secure. Things were looking good for Glentoran on telly senior civil
:10:18. > :10:18.servant rang the alarm bells. In a memo, the civil servant said the
:10:19. > :10:24.letter was misleading in several memo, the civil servant said the
:10:25. > :10:28.ways. Crucially he said this. I do not leave the Executive were
:10:29. > :10:37.agreeing the specific allegation to Glentoran as they had not been asked
:10:38. > :10:44.the question. When Caral Ni Chuilin took over, she was briefed. A senior
:10:45. > :10:48.civil servant told her at the request of the First Minister Nelson
:10:49. > :10:52.McCausland wrote to Terence Branagan confirming ?10 million funding had
:10:53. > :10:56.been earmarked for Glentoran. The memo said Mr McAusland's assertions
:10:57. > :11:04.may not be borne out so definitively by the Executive decision. After
:11:05. > :11:06.meeting senior officials, Caral Ni Chuilin concluded that previous
:11:07. > :11:12.commitments to funding could not be upheld. As it stands, the money is
:11:13. > :11:16.not there for Glentoran but sources have told me that the Nel -- the
:11:17. > :11:21.letter from Nelson McCausland offered a financial lifeline and
:11:22. > :11:24.they had not expect the money, but the letter was of huge comfort.
:11:25. > :11:34.Tonight it would seem that the money is as far away as ever.
:11:35. > :11:36.A short time ago the DUP said Mr McCausland's letter was factual and
:11:37. > :11:40.how people interpreted it is for them to explain. It said the
:11:41. > :11:42.officials concerned were not present at the relevant Executive meeting or
:11:43. > :11:51.during discussions between Ministers.
:11:52. > :11:56.You are watching BBC Newsline. Still to come. Did you know Belfast is
:11:57. > :12:06.officially a healthy city? We will ask what makes it so?
:12:07. > :12:09.Up to 40 firefighters were needed to deal with a blaze in Belfast city
:12:10. > :12:12.centre until late this afternoon. They were called to a shop in
:12:13. > :12:16.Rosemary Street shortly after 5am this morning. The fire was spotted
:12:17. > :12:19.by a passing police patrol. There were fears it could spread to the
:12:20. > :12:22.adjoining buildings, including an old Masonic Hall. Nearby shop fronts
:12:23. > :12:29.were left blackened by the thick smoke. It's not yet clear how the
:12:30. > :12:33.blaze started. The Senior Coroner has warned both
:12:34. > :12:36.the Chief Constable and the Justice Minister that he won't allow further
:12:37. > :12:39.delays to the inquest into the death of Arlene Arkinson from Castlederg
:12:40. > :12:43.who disappeared in 1994. The PSNI has yet to hand over all the
:12:44. > :12:46.documents relevant to the case. The coroner, John Leckey has given them
:12:47. > :12:50.until the end of the month to comply and advised the Chief Constable to
:12:51. > :12:58.ask the Justice Minister for more resources if necessary.
:12:59. > :13:01.The bloodstained clothes of an Armagh student brutally attacked on
:13:02. > :13:05.a Chicago street have been shown in court, during the trial of the man
:13:06. > :13:08.accused of the attack. Natasha McShane was left badly brain damaged
:13:09. > :13:11.after she and her friend were robbed and beaten in the city in April
:13:12. > :13:21.2010. From Chicago, Julie Kirby reports. A family member quietly
:13:22. > :13:25.sobbed as the cream-coloured jacket of Natasha McShane was pulled out of
:13:26. > :13:30.the brown paper bag. Photographs from the scene work she and her
:13:31. > :13:33.friend were mugged and beaten were also presented in the County
:13:34. > :13:37.criminal Court. They showed the jacket intertwined with than all of
:13:38. > :13:42.college jumper and pools of blood on the ground. It was another emotional
:13:43. > :13:45.day in the trial of 84-year-old Heriberto Viramontes who was accused
:13:46. > :13:56.of attempted murder. He denies the murder. -- 24-year-old. A worker at
:13:57. > :14:03.a petrol station testified that the defendant was trying to use the
:14:04. > :14:07.credit card stolen from the women. Images were shown of him at the
:14:08. > :14:11.petrol station. The man who served him admitted under questioning he
:14:12. > :14:15.did not see any blood on the accused that morning. His lawyers maintained
:14:16. > :14:22.he would have had blood on him if he had carried out the attack. The case
:14:23. > :14:27.continues. There is plenty more to come. The
:14:28. > :14:36.head of the big fight tomorrow night in Belfast, a boxing legend joins us
:14:37. > :14:40.in the studio. What do you think makes a healthy
:14:41. > :14:43.city? Is it cafes selling wholesome affordable food, play areas for
:14:44. > :14:45.children or more cycle lanes? Next month, Belfast Healthy Cities is
:14:46. > :14:48.hosting awards to acknowledge those projects which have made a
:14:49. > :14:52.difference. Our Health Correspondent Marie Louise Connolly has been out
:14:53. > :14:58.and about taking a look at what's been changing. Believe it or not,
:14:59. > :15:04.this area on the Shankill Road in Belfast used to be an eyesore. It
:15:05. > :15:11.was a derelict space, and some were no one wanted to work or live. But
:15:12. > :15:16.now, it is transformed into a place for people can come to work and for
:15:17. > :15:21.others can work and live and make plans for the future. It is
:15:22. > :15:27.transforming areas like this that is part of the Belfast Healthy Cities
:15:28. > :15:31.rebid. It can be challenging. Agencies have their own remit but we
:15:32. > :15:36.tried to encourage them to look at the benefits and health benefits of
:15:37. > :15:40.the work they are involved in. The fields of change have turned slowly
:15:41. > :15:45.but steadily since Belfast was designated a healthy city by the
:15:46. > :15:49.World Health Organisation 25 years ago. To mark that milestone, it is
:15:50. > :15:56.looking for suggestions from groups that can change the city. It got us
:15:57. > :16:02.thinking. What makes a healthy city? Would it be making more of the River
:16:03. > :16:12.Lagan? And make all cycle lanes as good as this one? Or just make
:16:13. > :16:17.better use of the wide open space that could be available right in the
:16:18. > :16:24.heart of the city? While pedestrianise in the City Hall area
:16:25. > :16:33.is idyllic, some think compare to other European cities, Northern
:16:34. > :16:36.Ireland needs to step up. Here the figure is less than 5% compared to
:16:37. > :16:42.Copenhagen where it is 46%. Transport spaces have breathed new
:16:43. > :16:46.life into areas across the UK and Europe, promoting better health and
:16:47. > :16:50.attracting tourists. Here in north Belfast, these pupils from a local
:16:51. > :16:59.primary school no fault they want from their city. More green space
:17:00. > :17:05.for the children to play. No burning things and no throwing stuff into
:17:06. > :17:07.the river. I would like to see more pictures and more vegetable patches.
:17:08. > :17:12.Transforming Belfast means more pictures and more vegetable patches.
:17:13. > :17:18.quirky cabbies like this be used on the Titanic Quarter. Its managers
:17:19. > :17:22.says creativity must be encouraged. Everything is donated and people
:17:23. > :17:27.come in for coffee and they leave whatever they can. So I could leave
:17:28. > :17:34.you 50p or ?50? It would be up to you. We would not know. Belfast city
:17:35. > :17:43.has come a long way but with more ideas like this one, it can go even
:17:44. > :17:46.further. The Belfast boxer Carl Frampton
:17:47. > :17:49.headlines a sold out bill at the Odyssey Arena tomorrow - but he's
:17:50. > :17:56.Watson is with the multiple World Watson is with the multiple World
:17:57. > :18:00.Champion, Ricky Hatton. Delighted to welcome the five time
:18:01. > :18:03.World Champion Ricky Hatton - The hit man to his fans - into the BBC
:18:04. > :18:06.Newsline studio tonight. Ricky is in Belfast as the promoter and coach of
:18:07. > :18:10.exciting local prospect Ryan Burnett, who's on the undercard
:18:11. > :18:16.tomorrow night. Great to have you here. You never fought in Belfast
:18:17. > :18:21.but you know all about the heritage. I did so many things in my boxing
:18:22. > :18:23.career, but I know the boxing heritage here. Everyone is so
:18:24. > :18:31.passionate and we will see that tomorrow night. I know how the fans
:18:32. > :18:36.get behind the fighters. I know when I boxed against a mini did many
:18:37. > :18:43.moons ago, there was a fantastic reception. It would be great. As we
:18:44. > :18:49.saw at the way in there was a great atmosphere. You know what it is like
:18:50. > :18:53.to have a whole city like Manchester behind you. How difficult is it for
:18:54. > :19:01.this young man from Belfast, Carl Frampton? He was very mature beyond
:19:02. > :19:06.his years. He is working out at a high level and he has wanted to be a
:19:07. > :19:11.world champion. You must have the temperament, the attitude, you must
:19:12. > :19:23.to your advantage. He comes from a good stable with Barry McGuigan. He
:19:24. > :19:29.has good people around him that will keep him on the right track. You are
:19:30. > :19:32.looking after Ryan Burnett and he was a glittering young amateur who
:19:33. > :19:36.won a gold medal at the youth Olympics. He has been cleared from
:19:37. > :19:44.his brain scan but it has been a difficult time for him. It was
:19:45. > :19:49.character building for him. It would have been easy to chuck the towel in
:19:50. > :19:54.and say I have had enough. He was in the gym every day. By the time his
:19:55. > :20:00.debut came he was like a miniature seasoned professional. He is a nice
:20:01. > :20:04.kid and a joy to train, very easy to train. He has so much talent, it is
:20:05. > :20:10.frightening but I do not want to put too much pressure on him. Carl
:20:11. > :20:15.Frampton is his hero and I could see him going for Karl has been. He
:20:16. > :20:20.wants to follow him. Great to see two giants of boxing, you and Barry
:20:21. > :20:24.McGuigan as promoters. Does that help replace the boys of fighting?
:20:25. > :20:31.It does a little bit. It will never be the same. I am sure Barry is the
:20:32. > :20:37.same. -- the buzz of fighting. It gives a little bit back. Barry
:20:38. > :20:42.McGuigan has been a massive success, like I had been. It is nice
:20:43. > :20:46.to give a little bit back. We have had a wonderful life and we want to
:20:47. > :20:54.give someone else the chance. Thank you very much.
:20:55. > :20:58.By the time Carl Frampton gets into the ring we will know whether
:20:59. > :21:01.Ulsters rugby players have won in Europe. Ruan Pienaar will make his
:21:02. > :21:04.first start of the season for Ulster in tomorrow's Heineken Cup clash
:21:05. > :21:08.with Montpellier. The away trip to France is arguably the toughest test
:21:09. > :21:11.in the pool stages of the European Cup this season for Mark Anscombe's
:21:12. > :21:14.side after both teams won their opening games last weekend. After a
:21:15. > :21:17.mediocre start to the season, Ulster rugby or flying high. They are into
:21:18. > :21:24.the top four of the PRO12 in the European cup. Tomorrow, this current
:21:25. > :21:30.Ulster squad faces there most of the capacity to date as they play
:21:31. > :21:35.Montpelier. They are the best team in France. It will be a massive
:21:36. > :21:42.game. We are going believing we can then and we can then. We have got to
:21:43. > :21:48.believe that we can go all the way and win this game. Bolster rugby won
:21:49. > :21:53.this game once before back in 1999 and it is a long way until the final
:21:54. > :22:01.-- final in May but is this team good enough? You have to believe
:22:02. > :22:06.that we are. -- Ulster rugby. Leinster have shown that they are
:22:07. > :22:10.well and able to take on any team in Europe and I think we have the
:22:11. > :22:15.players and the squad to do that. A victory tomorrow would help pave the
:22:16. > :22:26.path for special days ahead, just like it was back in 1999! There is
:22:27. > :22:30.live commentary of that game on radio Ulster tomorrow along with
:22:31. > :22:34.local football and the first two of the International Rules matches.
:22:35. > :22:38.Finally Rory McIlroy shot a two-under par 69 in his second round
:22:39. > :22:46.at the Korean Open and is now two shots off the lead.
:22:47. > :22:55.Described the weather today. How was it looking for the weekend?
:22:56. > :23:06.If you are in the North and East there is more heavy rain on the way.
:23:07. > :23:09.It will be a better picture for the west across County Fermanagh and
:23:10. > :23:14.County Tyrone. Eventually that rain will ease and for most places it
:23:15. > :23:19.will clear. It will not be eight cold night and temperatures will
:23:20. > :23:23.stay around 11 degrees. That is higher than expected for this time
:23:24. > :23:27.of year. Tomorrow morning it will be dry at first and you should not need
:23:28. > :23:34.an umbrella. Some places will be grey and Brisley -- drizzly but
:23:35. > :23:41.there will be plenty of clear skies on offer. Towards the afternoon, the
:23:42. > :23:46.cloud will thicken and rain will come in. Some of the rain will be
:23:47. > :23:51.quite heavy. With the ground already well saturated, you should see some
:23:52. > :23:59.localised flooding. Temperatures will reach around 15 degrees, well
:24:00. > :24:03.above average for the time of year. Eventually they rain will ease from
:24:04. > :24:13.the south, but it will take a little while to clear from the North Coast.
:24:14. > :24:20.It is not great weather for the International Ploughing
:24:21. > :24:24.Championships. Tomorrow night it will dry up for a little while and
:24:25. > :24:31.temperatures will stay around 11 degrees. Looking towards Sunday, we
:24:32. > :24:36.can see some more low-pressure systems moving in. We can expect
:24:37. > :24:39.further showers and some of them will be quite heavy. In between the
:24:40. > :24:44.showers there will be some bright will be quite heavy. In between the
:24:45. > :24:49.weather. Temperatures will stay above average, reaching 14 degrees.
:24:50. > :24:53.The unsettled weather will stay with us into next week. It will be a
:24:54. > :24:55.mixture of sunny spells and scattered showers with high
:24:56. > :24:58.temperatures. That's all from the BBC Newsline
:24:59. > :24:59.team. Keep up to date with News Online and you can follow us on
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