:00:00. > :00:30.Good evening. The headlines on BBC Newsline:
:00:31. > :00:35.Claims that collusion led to the deaths of more than 100 people in
:00:36. > :00:38.the 1970s. We've the latest from Chicago on the
:00:39. > :00:40.trial of the man accused of leaving this County Armagh student with
:00:41. > :00:47.brain damage. A new multi-million pound centre for
:00:48. > :00:52.the performing arts in Bangor. I'll have the latest on the escape
:00:53. > :00:57.of six monkeys from Belfast zoo, and the dramatic capture of one of them.
:00:58. > :01:02.A Shanghai surprise. We'll show the amazing golf shot played by Graeme
:01:03. > :01:05.McDowell in China. And we've a pretty wet spell coming
:01:06. > :01:06.up, with a risk of localised flooding in places by tomorrow
:01:07. > :01:21.morning. A new book claims members of the RUC
:01:22. > :01:45.and UDR were part of a loyalist gang that alleged to have been the base
:01:46. > :01:50.of a loyalist gang which killed 120 people in the early 70s. It is
:01:51. > :01:56.claimed its members not only belong to the UVF but also the RUC and UDR.
:01:57. > :02:01.At the time it was owned by this man, James Mitchell, an RUC
:02:02. > :02:13.reservist. Nine years ago, BBC Spotlight asked him about claims he
:02:14. > :02:17.was part of what had been the gang. It is a bunch of dammed lies, it
:02:18. > :02:22.didn't happen. Get that into your head, it didn't happen. James
:02:23. > :02:25.Mitchell has since died. A book published today claimed there was
:02:26. > :02:29.collusion between the security forces and loyalist paramilitaries
:02:30. > :02:46.on a huge scale. It includes extracts of reports saying:
:02:47. > :02:53.It is incredibly significant. There is nothing that a good cop despises
:02:54. > :02:59.more than a bad cop, and that was the case in this series of murders.
:03:00. > :03:07.The officers from England were truly appalled at what they discovered.
:03:08. > :03:13.This man accused of murder admitted he had been a member of the UVF
:03:14. > :03:18.gang. I was quite happy to co-operate at any level, with any
:03:19. > :03:23.person who had a basic loyalty to Northern Ireland, who served the
:03:24. > :03:30.same belief system, same ideological system as myself. People who were
:03:31. > :03:44.drivers, who were able to take people 's lives. Who operated at an
:03:45. > :03:52.intelligence level. One former dignity First Minister claims
:03:53. > :03:57.members of the gang were protected by some within RUC special Branch.
:03:58. > :04:01.Good policemen who were trying to investigate those murders were not
:04:02. > :04:06.given the information that they should have been given by Special
:04:07. > :04:12.Branch. And, why? Because Special Branch were in cahoots with the
:04:13. > :04:16.people who carried out this murders. That is disputed by this former
:04:17. > :04:23.senior special Branch officer. I worked in the mid-Ulster area in the
:04:24. > :04:32.mid-1970s and at no time did I see anything indicating people were
:04:33. > :04:35.condoning this. For allegations to say this ran to the top of the
:04:36. > :04:41.organisation, I would like to see the evidence to support that. If
:04:42. > :04:48.people have it, put it on the table. We all need to know what happened if
:04:49. > :04:52.the evidence is there. More than 20 families have lodged complaints
:04:53. > :04:57.about the original investigations with the ombudsman. Police say they
:04:58. > :05:01.cannot comment as the ombudsman is now investigating those allegations.
:05:02. > :05:06.A pipe bomb was thrown at a police patrol in Newtownabbey last night.
:05:07. > :05:09.The attack happened as their car drove along the Mill Road next to
:05:10. > :05:12.Bawnmore Park. Some residents were out of their homes until five
:05:13. > :05:16.o'clock this morning, and others were told to stay at the rear of
:05:17. > :05:18.their houses, while the army examined the scene.
:05:19. > :05:23.The Garda Ombudsman is to review the cases of two Roma families having
:05:24. > :05:26.children removed from them, amid claims they couldn't prove their
:05:27. > :05:29.identity. Two reports have been ordered, after a seven-year-old girl
:05:30. > :05:33.was taken from her home in Dublin for 48 hours, and a two-year-old boy
:05:34. > :05:36.from his home in Athlone overnight. DNA tests proved that both children
:05:37. > :05:39.were members of their families. Ireland's Justice Minister, Alan
:05:40. > :05:43.Shatter, has said he's confident that the police acted in good faith,
:05:44. > :05:54.but said it was important that any necessary lessons are learned.
:05:55. > :05:59.The Burmese opposition leader and former political prisoner Aung San
:06:00. > :06:02.Suu Kyi is here on her first visit to Northern Ireland. She's been
:06:03. > :06:04.meeting politicians at Stormont, and children from Catholic and
:06:05. > :06:10.Protestant backgrounds in Belfast. BBC Newsline's Mervyn Jess reports.
:06:11. > :06:16.Aung San Suu Kyi was treating this as the main event on her brief tour
:06:17. > :06:20.of Northern Ireland. Meeting pupils from Protestant and Catholic
:06:21. > :06:24.backgrounds at a school in south Belfast. This is her first time in
:06:25. > :06:29.Northern Ireland. It is understood she had asked to come here during
:06:30. > :06:34.her five-day visit to the UK. Had she a message for local political
:06:35. > :06:39.leaders? Actually, it is what message they have for us which is
:06:40. > :06:45.more important. They are further along the road than we are with
:06:46. > :06:47.regard to achieving peace. I have great admiration and respect them
:06:48. > :06:52.because they have achieved something very difficult. They have the
:06:53. > :06:59.courage and intelligence to achieve what they wish to achieve. There was
:07:00. > :07:02.time for the pupils from Wellington College and Aquinas Grammar School
:07:03. > :07:09.to put the Nobel Peace Prize winner under the microscope. This morning,
:07:10. > :07:15.she was met by junior ministers at Stormont Castle. They were standing
:07:16. > :07:20.in for the First Minister and Deputy Minister currently on assembly
:07:21. > :07:20.business in America. She then went on to Parliament buildings where she
:07:21. > :07:31.was greeted by the Speaker. Coming up on the programme: Six
:07:32. > :07:33.monkeys escape from Belfast Zoo. We've footage of the culprits at
:07:34. > :07:41.large. There's fresh controversy over
:07:42. > :07:46.funding for the UK City of Culture celebrations. Derry City Council has
:07:47. > :07:49.hit back at criticism that it's failed to deliver on a promise of
:07:50. > :07:53.?10 million for the prestigious year-long event in Londonderry. The
:07:54. > :07:55.council has insisted that it has honoured and exceeded its
:07:56. > :07:58.commitment. As Keiron Tourish reports, the cultural events are
:07:59. > :07:59.continuing but, so too are the disputes over money and
:08:00. > :08:19.accountability. In the city or song, performances
:08:20. > :08:24.are continuing. Most other groups are taking part in the first ever
:08:25. > :08:29.International choral Festival. Competitors from the UK and Ireland
:08:30. > :08:34.as well as Belarus and Italy are showcasing a host of talent. I think
:08:35. > :08:38.it is really good to take part in it because I love singing. Our school
:08:39. > :08:52.can show what we are capable of doing. It is great fun as well.
:08:53. > :09:47.But, while there was plenty of harmony on the scenes,
:09:48. > :09:50.behind-the-scenes there is The centre will cost ?12 million and, as
:09:51. > :09:53.our education correspondent Maggie Taggart reports, it will train
:09:54. > :09:59.people for the growing entertainment industries.
:10:00. > :10:03.The southeastern regional College has a vibrant performing arts
:10:04. > :10:06.department but it says facilities do not match the talent. The
:10:07. > :10:14.multipurpose hall isn't always available for rehearsals. This music
:10:15. > :10:18.room is part of a recording studio but isn't completely soundproof. The
:10:19. > :10:23.new building will change that but it has been a long road. Three years
:10:24. > :10:28.ago, the dreams of converting this car park were dashed, but the
:10:29. > :10:34.college never gave up and now its determination has paid off. The
:10:35. > :10:39.Department of employment has found ?12 million to build the centre.
:10:40. > :10:42.Employability will go through the roof because we will have
:10:43. > :10:48.state-of-the-art facilities, from lighting and technical theatre which
:10:49. > :10:55.is an area of growth and employment. Right through to recording studios
:10:56. > :11:01.and theatre. In 2010, we revealed the news funding had been refused.
:11:02. > :11:06.Brian had hoped he would train in the new building but it has come too
:11:07. > :11:13.late for him. I was very disappointed. But definitely now, we
:11:14. > :11:17.are getting a new building. Sadly some people might not be here. But
:11:18. > :11:22.it gives the opportunity for some of us to come back and see the great
:11:23. > :11:24.productions. Little comfort to him, but the cars will go in January with
:11:25. > :11:33.the opening due in 2015. Still to come on the programme:
:11:34. > :11:41.Stephen Walker goes behind the door of Number Ten.
:11:42. > :11:43.A special report from Downing Street on a table which has found a new
:11:44. > :11:49.home. Belfast Zoo has issued an appeal for
:11:50. > :11:52.information about two missing monkeys. Six of the lion-tailed
:11:53. > :11:55.macaques escaped on Monday. Four have been recovered, including one
:11:56. > :12:04.which was captured on camera, as Mark Simpson reports.
:12:05. > :12:11.A monkey on the loose in the grounds of Belfast Castle. People in this
:12:12. > :12:16.part of north Belfast couldn't believe what they were seeing.
:12:17. > :12:21.Including Michael McGowan who filmed these pictures while walking his dog
:12:22. > :12:26.this morning. The dog took a second glance, I took a second glance. The
:12:27. > :12:32.monkey wasn't in the least bit worried. It leapt onto a windowsill
:12:33. > :12:40.of the castle. In the meantime, the zoo had been wrong, they came. They
:12:41. > :12:47.had a dart gun. Everybody was very calm. What actually happened, I have
:12:48. > :12:54.never seen this, the best rugby tackle I have ever seen happened in
:12:55. > :12:57.the gardens of Belfast Castle. The monkey scarpered into the
:12:58. > :13:04.undergrowth. They didn't have time to get a shot. It was an absolutely
:13:05. > :13:11.brilliant tackle. Do you think the Ulster Rugby coach needs to be
:13:12. > :13:18.informed? Yes, there is serious talent in the grounds of Belfast
:13:19. > :13:23.Castle! It wasn't the only monkey which escaped from Belfast Zoo on
:13:24. > :13:30.Monday. Somehow, five others got out, sparking a frantic search of
:13:31. > :13:34.local gardens, Bush is and trees. Two of the monkeys are still on the
:13:35. > :13:36.loose. But this boy is tonight no longer at the castle, he is back at
:13:37. > :13:50.Belfast zoo. If you see the missing monkeys call
:13:51. > :13:53.Belfast Zoo. The negotiating table at the G8
:13:54. > :13:57.summit in County Fermanagh has been given a new home... In Downing
:13:58. > :14:00.Street. It was made by a Portadown firm and used by world leaders
:14:01. > :14:02.including Barack Obama, Angela Merkel and Vladimir Putin. The Prime
:14:03. > :14:05.Minister David Cameron has been showing it off exclusively to our
:14:06. > :14:09.Political Reporter Stephen Walker. In June, some of the world's most
:14:10. > :14:15.powerful people talked around this table. It began life in a Portadown
:14:16. > :14:21.workshop. The Prime Minister wanted something intimate and natural so
:14:22. > :14:30.that was the theme, a small round table with a centrepiece almost like
:14:31. > :14:38.a half. -- like a hearth. The centre of the table was centred with a
:14:39. > :14:44.piece of Ember. It symbolised gathering. This table now has pride
:14:45. > :14:51.of place in Downing Street. The table is in this room. That is
:14:52. > :14:54.right. It was the room of Lady Thatcher. She is picked it up there.
:14:55. > :15:00.And I thought it would be a good idea to bring it back here because
:15:01. > :15:05.it has important memories and symbolism. It has great memories for
:15:06. > :15:10.me from the G8. It is used for conferences and all sorts of things.
:15:11. > :15:15.What I liked was I asked for a small table. I wanted to make sure that
:15:16. > :15:21.you did not have translators and assistance there. Everyone could sit
:15:22. > :15:28.rounded. Everyone could sit around it. How did the other leaders react
:15:29. > :15:33.to it? It was a talking point and they did like the fact that it was
:15:34. > :15:38.small. One or two of them said to me afterwards we managed to create an
:15:39. > :15:41.intimate atmosphere and people put aside their briefing notes and spoke
:15:42. > :15:47.naturally. It was useful as a conference room and a meeting room
:15:48. > :15:53.and as King Arthur find there were advantages to having a round table.
:15:54. > :16:03.Deferment Portadown has been pleased by the reception. I saw it when it
:16:04. > :16:08.was open County Fermanagh and I am glad to see it is being used. It has
:16:09. > :16:12.been used by world leaders and seen by millions of people on television
:16:13. > :16:19.and now the special piece of history for Northern Ireland has found a
:16:20. > :16:23.permanent home. Headstones have remained the same
:16:24. > :16:26.for centuries. There's a name, some dates and perhaps a few words. But
:16:27. > :16:30.21st century technology in the shape of this credit card sized plaque
:16:31. > :16:34.might change that. It's been designed in part by a Portadown
:16:35. > :16:37.funeral director. It fixes to a headstone and triggers what is in
:16:38. > :16:40.effect an electronic epitaph using a portable tablet or phone. Gordon
:16:41. > :16:55.Adair has been trying it out and he's in philosophical form. Do not
:16:56. > :17:02.pass by my epitaph traveller at having stopped, listen, learn and go
:17:03. > :17:06.on your way. The ancient man who penned this famous inscription could
:17:07. > :17:15.not he would have an epitaph like this. I went on to a standard iPad.
:17:16. > :17:23.Listen carefully. That launches an application. That launches a
:17:24. > :17:29.sample, in this case, of this family history of this person. It places a
:17:30. > :17:35.dedicated space on the Internet for friends and family of the deceased
:17:36. > :17:39.have stored whatever they think is appropriate. That could be
:17:40. > :17:50.photographs, music, whatever they think. This project is the
:17:51. > :17:54.brainchild of application designer Richard and a Portadown -based
:17:55. > :18:01.funeral rector. Interestingly, both men are driven by the memory of
:18:02. > :18:06.their fathers. There are two aspects to this. There is history and love.
:18:07. > :18:09.For example, it is the love I had for my father and that would be
:18:10. > :18:14.exemplified in his life story at four other people, that might be
:18:15. > :18:19.history. People who worked with him in real life wants to come and see
:18:20. > :18:24.for he was born, sometimes it can be audio so you can hear a story as
:18:25. > :18:28.well as see pictures. You can find out about the life of that person,
:18:29. > :18:35.bits that you did not know before you work with him. I developed the
:18:36. > :18:39.technology based on a conversation after he passed away, with one of my
:18:40. > :18:44.cousins and she told me stories about him I had not heard. I decided
:18:45. > :18:47.I wanted to keep those memories alive for my children and
:18:48. > :18:52.grandchildren and I knew a way to record them, store them and then saw
:18:53. > :19:00.the opportunity to offer those facilities to others. They say
:19:01. > :19:03.interest has been huge and they expect the plaques to become a
:19:04. > :19:10.by general directors. Maybe just one by general directors. Maybe just one
:19:11. > :19:26.last word of warning. Go on, traveller, lest, even while Dave, it
:19:27. > :19:31.seems baffling to you. A jury is expected to go out later
:19:32. > :19:36.today in the case of a man accused of attempting to murder this Armagh
:19:37. > :19:39.woman. We are looking at live pictures from the courthouse in
:19:40. > :19:44.Chicago were Heriberto Viramontes has been on trial. The prosecution
:19:45. > :19:49.and defence inside the court have been summing up the case. Natasha
:19:50. > :19:54.McShane from Silverbridge and her friend, were attacked in the city in
:19:55. > :19:59.April 2010. She sustained brain injuries having been hit on the head
:20:00. > :20:02.by a baseball bat. If there are any developed once we will bring them to
:20:03. > :20:12.you on our later programme at 10:30pm this evening.
:20:13. > :20:15.The future of European club rugby hangs in the balance. The sport's
:20:16. > :20:18.governing bodies from the Six Nations have been meeting in Dublin
:20:19. > :20:22.today in at attempt to save the Heineken Cup. Stephen Watson's here.
:20:23. > :20:24.What's the latest? These crunch talks are happening
:20:25. > :20:28.because the English and French clubs have said they will not take part in
:20:29. > :20:32.the existing Heineken Cup after this year and will breakaway to form a
:20:33. > :20:35.new European club competition. In the last 48 hours the Welsh clubs
:20:36. > :20:38.said they would follow suit. After today's discussions there are new
:20:39. > :20:44.proposals are on the table designed to get universal agreement for a way
:20:45. > :20:48.forward that satisfies everybody. The Heineken Cup would be saved but
:20:49. > :20:52.in a new look format. Instead of 24 teams there would now be 20. But the
:20:53. > :20:55.big change would be how those places are allocated. There would be six
:20:56. > :20:59.from England, six from France and seven from the Pro 12 league made up
:21:00. > :21:02.of Irish, Welsh Scottish and Italian sides, with one place guaranteed
:21:03. > :21:04.from each Pro 12 country. The 20th spot will be allocated after a
:21:05. > :21:15.play-off. What does this mean for Ulster?
:21:16. > :21:17.Not great and it is more risky. Currently three Irish provinces are
:21:18. > :21:21.guaranteed a lucrative European Cup place. Under these new proposals
:21:22. > :21:24.it's much more fluid. Yes, there's a chance all four provinces could
:21:25. > :21:26.qualify as they have done this season but it also introduces a
:21:27. > :21:30.potential scenario where only one Irish team makes it through. As you
:21:31. > :21:33.might expect this row also boils down to money. The English and
:21:34. > :21:37.French clubs complain the current format does not give them a fair
:21:38. > :21:40.share of the revenue. Under these new proposals there is a three-way
:21:41. > :21:49.share of the money between English and French leagues and Pro 12. The
:21:50. > :21:54.English clubs have already said they think this is only a part solution
:21:55. > :21:58.and there are stumbling blocks over television rights. They say they
:21:59. > :22:04.will not go into any competition run by the ERC.
:22:05. > :22:07.On the pitch things are much more straight forward at the moment.
:22:08. > :22:11.Ulster are back to Pro12 action tomorrow?
:22:12. > :22:15.After back-to-back Heineken Cup victories Ulster return to Ravenhill
:22:16. > :22:19.in Pro 12 to play the Cardiff Blues. And Mark Anscombe has named a strong
:22:20. > :22:22.Ulster side. The one big change from the team which beat Montpellier last
:22:23. > :22:25.week is Stuart Olding named at full-back. He's an exciting young
:22:26. > :22:28.player. It's the first time the 20-year-old has been named in that
:22:29. > :22:31.position. He made a big impression last season with some eye-catching
:22:32. > :22:34.performances. New Zealander Jared Payne moves to centre.
:22:35. > :22:39.Ulster are in form and so too is golfer Graeme McDowell. He lies in
:22:40. > :22:43.tied fourth place on the leaderboard at the BMW Masters in Shanghai. His
:22:44. > :22:47.round of 70 today, two under par, included one of the longest putts
:22:48. > :22:58.you're ever likely to see, as Nikki Gregg reports. After a five-week
:22:59. > :23:02.break from the game, Graeme McDowell admitted he did not know what to
:23:03. > :23:15.expect in Shanghai. It was not theirs. -- it was not this. What's
:23:16. > :23:25.100 feet between friends. It was a bonus really. I knew I did not want
:23:26. > :23:32.to headed long. I just crawled onto the front right edge. The putt was a
:23:33. > :23:42.good putt. It was fortunate to go in. It was a nice little bonus,
:23:43. > :23:47.shall we say. That set him up for an opening round two under par 70. The
:23:48. > :23:52.round from Rory McIlroy included three bogeys. He finished the day
:23:53. > :24:04.one under par with Padre Carrington level par. I hope you enjoyed that.
:24:05. > :24:09.For the past few years, we have been following the career of Mark
:24:10. > :24:15.Pollock. He was the first man to trek to the South Pole. He was --
:24:16. > :24:20.lost the use of his legs but was determined to find whatever -- do
:24:21. > :24:27.whatever he could to find a cure for paralysis. He now lives in Dublin.
:24:28. > :24:32.This man is a history maker. He completed this walk to the South
:24:33. > :24:37.Pole in 2009, becoming the first blind person to make the journey.
:24:38. > :24:43.But for the last three years, he has had a different challenge. He is
:24:44. > :24:47.paralysed from the waist down after a fall but he is back on two feet
:24:48. > :24:51.with the help of robotic legs and hopes that one day, this machine
:24:52. > :24:56.might improve to the point where it is an alternative to a wheelchair. I
:24:57. > :25:04.have in pushing the device to the limits of what the engineers have
:25:05. > :25:08.designed it for. I have in breaking different pieces of the equipment
:25:09. > :25:15.and working with the engineers, and they break bits, and then they fix
:25:16. > :25:20.it, and we move further. It is that sort of determination which makes
:25:21. > :25:27.him want to carry on. He returned to his old school. He was promoting an
:25:28. > :25:33.annual charity run which takes place next month in more than 30 cities
:25:34. > :25:37.across the world, including Belfast. Our ambition is to create a global
:25:38. > :25:42.community of people who come together to contribute to my mission
:25:43. > :25:49.of trying to find a cure for paralysis. I feel like an explorer.
:25:50. > :25:56.I feel it I am working on a problem that is 100% unsolvable. That is why
:25:57. > :26:01.I am trying to find and work with some of the best people around the
:26:02. > :26:07.world. He has made a habit of overcoming adversity. Mark Pollock
:26:08. > :26:11.never feels to inspire. A remarkable man. Now time for a
:26:12. > :26:25.weather update. We have some wild weather to look
:26:26. > :26:32.forward to. Wet and windy conditions coming in. Eastern counties will be
:26:33. > :26:37.affected later tonight and early tomorrow morning. Be prepared for
:26:38. > :26:41.some localised flooding and you should bear this in mind if you are
:26:42. > :26:45.going to be out in the rush hour tomorrow morning. More persistent
:26:46. > :26:51.and heavy spells of rain will swing in during the night. It is not as
:26:52. > :26:54.cold as last night and temperatures will reach around 11 degrees.
:26:55. > :26:58.Tomorrow we should see an improvement through the middle part
:26:59. > :27:02.of the day but it will be a miserable start for many others. It
:27:03. > :27:07.could be mid-morning before the last of that rain moves away. Drier
:27:08. > :27:13.conditions move into the West and they will extend eastwards for a few
:27:14. > :27:22.hours. Temperatures will reach around 15 degrees. There will be
:27:23. > :27:26.sharp showers around. Rain will come in from the north-west later the
:27:27. > :27:33.afternoon. That will gradually extend its way eastwards along with
:27:34. > :27:37.an increasing breeze. The rain clears away to leave dry and cooler
:27:38. > :27:41.conditions tomorrow night and a dry start for Saturday. There is more
:27:42. > :27:43.wet and windy weather to come over the weekend.
:27:44. > :27:46.That's all from the BBC Newsline team. Keep up to date with News
:27:47. > :27:48.Online and you can follow us on Facebook and Twitter.