:00:00. > :00:24.Good evening. The headlines on BBC Newsline: BBC
:00:25. > :00:28.Newsline uncovers just how much school children are drinking to
:00:29. > :00:30.excess. A senior civil servant reveals he
:00:31. > :00:33.was told to change a letter A senior civil servant reveals he
:00:34. > :00:36.Assembly committee by the Social Development Minister's private
:00:37. > :00:39.office. A warning that tickets to the free
:00:40. > :00:44.Van Morrison concert could be invalid if they've been bought or
:00:45. > :00:47.sold. Why did the comedian Russell Brand
:00:48. > :00:53.visit the Twaddell Protest camp in North Belfast last night?
:00:54. > :00:56.Big changes for the Ireland rugby team for the visit of Australia, and
:00:57. > :01:00.a chance for a young Ulsterman. There is a fair amount of settled
:01:01. > :01:02.weather coming tomorrow, but how long will it last? I'll have the
:01:03. > :01:09.details shortly. BBC Newsline has discovered that
:01:10. > :01:13.last year there were 500 cases of children, that is under-18s, who
:01:14. > :01:16.were so drunk they ended up in Accident and Emergency. A small
:01:17. > :01:19.number under the age of 11 were also treated. It is an urban and rural
:01:20. > :01:22.problem, with schoolchildren putting their mental and physical health at
:01:23. > :01:40.risk. Tara Mills reports from the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast.
:01:41. > :01:47.Imagine a teenager being so drunk that the end of the end here at AMD.
:01:48. > :01:52.That was a scenario facing hundreds of families in Northern Ireland last
:01:53. > :01:56.year. It is not just the excess quantities of alcohol. Some of the
:01:57. > :02:02.young people were so ill they had to be admitted to hospital.
:02:03. > :02:10.It seems we have accepted that young people will drink. The
:02:11. > :02:13.authorities's focus is on how to manage the quantities. The
:02:14. > :02:16.quantities appear to be getting bigger and bigger. This school in
:02:17. > :02:22.north Belfast takes the bigger and bigger. This school in
:02:23. > :02:24.seriously. It delivers an agency -- a public health agency programme
:02:25. > :02:34.that gives advice on drinking habits. People get in trouble. If
:02:35. > :02:47.you go out on a school night, you can focus the way he would do
:02:48. > :02:53.normally. On a normal nights -- night, people would go away ten and
:02:54. > :02:58.maybe have eight or nine drinks. Educating students about units and
:02:59. > :03:02.measures is key, but away from the classroom, the temptation of Prince
:03:03. > :03:07.promotions is not far away. It is hard to say no when you can get a
:03:08. > :03:13.drink or 90p. You have the same amount of money with you and you
:03:14. > :03:18.will continue spending it until it is all away. Casualties departments
:03:19. > :03:24.in each trust area are seeing about 100 children every year, bringing
:03:25. > :03:28.the total to 524 last year. Six children under the age of 11 were
:03:29. > :03:35.also treated for the effect of alcohol. Between 50% and 60% of
:03:36. > :03:42.young people will have drunk alcohol between the ages of 11 and 16. Of
:03:43. > :03:47.that percentage, over half have been drunk on at least one occasion. It
:03:48. > :03:52.is the drunkenness which is the bit that we are very concerned about.
:03:53. > :03:58.There is a message for parents, too. In terms of monitoring and financing
:03:59. > :04:03.and understanding what their child is doing once they leave the house,
:04:04. > :04:08.boundary setting is crucial. Understanding consequences is
:04:09. > :04:12.important for parents. Drink 's promotions are still commonplace.
:04:13. > :04:16.Supermarkets are part of a competitive market. We can be
:04:17. > :04:28.unrealistic and think that all children will not drink. It is about
:04:29. > :04:34.damage limitation in some cases. With me I is Doctor Russell
:04:35. > :04:42.MacLachlan. How worried should we be about this? We need to look at the
:04:43. > :04:46.effects of alcohol on adolescents. It appears that the younger
:04:47. > :04:52.adolescents, from the age of 11 up, they appeared to be drinking more
:04:53. > :04:58.than the older adolescents. It is still not a hugely common
:04:59. > :05:02.than the older adolescents. It is Last year the trust admitted 113
:05:03. > :05:07.patients were the primary cause was intoxication. There were between 11
:05:08. > :05:15.and eight team. That is a relatively small number. What you need to
:05:16. > :05:21.appreciate is that is the tip of the iceberg. There are a lot of other
:05:22. > :05:27.issues that go along with alcohol in adolescence, such as injury,
:05:28. > :05:34.hazardous behaviour it makes more likely to be the victim of a crime
:05:35. > :05:38.or perpetrate a crime, a violent crime or even be a victim of a
:05:39. > :05:43.sexual assault. I drunk would you need to be to have to come to
:05:44. > :05:47.accident and emergency? If the problem alone is alcohol
:05:48. > :05:51.intoxication, we would from time to time need to admit young people to
:05:52. > :05:54.hospital if they were so impaired through alcohol that they were a
:05:55. > :06:01.danger to themselves, that they couldn't safely be discharged into
:06:02. > :06:06.the care of the parents. If someone is unconscious through alcohol, they
:06:07. > :06:10.could choke on their own vomit and died. The alcohol will work its way
:06:11. > :06:19.out of their system, but the concern would be for their error way. If we
:06:20. > :06:23.have those concerns, they would need to be admitted for observation. We
:06:24. > :06:28.are seeing younger and younger people drinking. What are the health
:06:29. > :06:35.implications for them? The first room is the hazardous -- the first
:06:36. > :06:42.stream is the hazardous behaviour on the night, committing crimes, being
:06:43. > :06:58.the victim of crimes and so on. The longer term physical impact sorrow
:06:59. > :07:01.mental health problems. If you want to join the debate you can visit our
:07:02. > :07:08.Facebook page. The address for that page is:
:07:09. > :07:11.facebook.com/BBCNewsline. For details of organisations which
:07:12. > :07:14.offer advice and support, the BBC Action Line has recorded information
:07:15. > :07:18.on 0800 888 809. The phone-line is are open 24 hours a day and calls
:07:19. > :07:19.are free from most landlines. Some networks and mobile operators will
:07:20. > :07:31.charge. A senior civil servant has revealed
:07:32. > :07:33.he was told to change a letter to an Assembly committee by the Social
:07:34. > :07:39.Development Minister Nelson McCausland's private office. The
:07:40. > :07:41.letter related to a meeting Mr McCausland held with representatives
:07:42. > :07:46.of the construction company Turkington's. The Minister's
:07:47. > :07:49.committee is hearing evidence to determine whether he misled its
:07:50. > :08:00.members. Here's our political correspondent Martina Purdy.
:08:01. > :08:02.Day one of the social development committee's earrings. The issue,
:08:03. > :08:08.whether the Minister, Nelson McCausland, this led this committee
:08:09. > :08:15.over a meeting he held in April 2012 with these men who say they met the
:08:16. > :08:17.Minister as representatives of 's. This official also attended the
:08:18. > :08:23.meeting and was subsequently asked to draft a letter about the meeting.
:08:24. > :08:30.Today he revealed how the Minister 's office had taught him to change
:08:31. > :08:33.Today he revealed how the Minister chairman. The Minister has read your
:08:34. > :08:42.submission and has requested that the letter to Alex Muskie be
:08:43. > :08:49.amended. Paragraph three, remove Turkington 's name. Another official
:08:50. > :08:53.from the Housing executive, who also attended the meeting, give
:08:54. > :08:58.evidence. When did you first hear the suggestion that the meeting you
:08:59. > :09:03.had been out on the 16th of April was with representatives of the
:09:04. > :09:06.Glass and glazing Federation? And the Minister made a statement in the
:09:07. > :09:14.Assembly. Did that come as a surprise to you? Yes. Here is
:09:15. > :09:17.Turkington 's representatives answering questions. You are
:09:18. > :09:26.Turkington 's representatives clear the meeting was with
:09:27. > :09:32.Turkington 's. Any reference to the Glass and glazing Federation was
:09:33. > :09:45.simply about their standards, their guidance? So, there is no basis that
:09:46. > :09:51.anyone could set was a meeting with the Glass and glazing Federation.
:09:52. > :09:56.Those words would you several times. We told the meeting we were members
:09:57. > :10:02.of its, that Ian is a past chairman of the Northern Ireland branch, and
:10:03. > :10:07.thirdly the specification changes were at the specifications from the
:10:08. > :10:12.Glass and glazing Federation. But at no point did you say you were on
:10:13. > :10:16.behalf of the Federation? Absolutely not. The Minister will give his own
:10:17. > :10:19.evidence to the committee next month.
:10:20. > :10:22.The inquest into the death of a pensioner shot dead near Dungannon
:10:23. > :10:25.will now take longer than expected because of new information. Roseann
:10:26. > :10:29.Mallon, who was 76, was murdered by the UVF almost 20 years ago at the
:10:30. > :10:32.same time as covert army surveillance teams were watching the
:10:33. > :10:34.area. It has now emerged that the Historical Enquiries Team has
:10:35. > :10:48.ordered a new forensic science report on the murder weapon and that
:10:49. > :10:51.report is still incomplete. Hundreds of people have attended the
:10:52. > :10:54.funeral of the former South Down MP Eddie McGrady in Downpatrick. The
:10:55. > :10:57.78-year-old died on Monday after a long illness. He was a veteran of
:10:58. > :11:01.the SDLP and among those paying their respects at Saint Patrick's
:11:02. > :11:02.Church were past and present party colleagues including the former
:11:03. > :11:07.leader John Hume. Representing colleagues including the former
:11:08. > :11:10.Fein was the deputy first minister Martin McGuinness and for the DUP
:11:11. > :11:14.the Minister Arlene Foster. In a note read out to the congregation
:11:15. > :11:23.the Bishop of Down and Connor, Noel Treanor, described Mr McGrady as a
:11:24. > :11:26.popular politician. People attending the free Van
:11:27. > :11:29.Morrison concert in Belfast tomorrow are being reminded that tickets are
:11:30. > :11:32.invalid if they have been bought or sold. Some tickets have already
:11:33. > :11:36.appeared on the internet for sale. The show is being put on to
:11:37. > :11:37.celebrate the musician becoming a freeman of the City. Kevin Magee
:11:38. > :11:55.reports. Wouldn't it be great if it was like
:11:56. > :11:57.this all the time? Our free Van Morrison concert for the citizens of
:11:58. > :12:03.Belfast to be Morrison concert for the citizens of
:12:04. > :12:08.waterfront. There are 2500 tickets in circulation. This is what they
:12:09. > :12:11.looked like. It says clearly that if they are invalid if they are sold
:12:12. > :12:21.for profit. That hasn't stopped some of them finding their way on the
:12:22. > :12:30.black market. One tickets -- one ticket was set -- up for sale for a
:12:31. > :12:37.set price of ?100. 2,000 tickets were allocated by a lottery. One
:12:38. > :12:45.city fabric today raffled his allocation. I received an offer lots
:12:46. > :12:50.of calls to see if I could get 's tickets. The fairest way I could
:12:51. > :12:59.save this revealing them was to put them in a hat. The concept is
:13:00. > :13:08.costing ratepayers ?50,000 to post. It is far too much, yes. It is
:13:09. > :13:14.brilliant to have him. It is a bit much, really. I think it would be
:13:15. > :13:19.worth it. He is brilliant. The council say that Van Morrison has
:13:20. > :13:25.not asked for a fee, but the band and crew will be paid. The council
:13:26. > :13:27.added it will be doing everything possible to ensure that tickets are
:13:28. > :13:33.used only by those who were successful in the draw.
:13:34. > :13:35.The name Russell Brand is often linked to controversy. Yesterday
:13:36. > :13:38.afternoon, the hard-hitting comedian and actor paid a surprise visit to
:13:39. > :13:42.one of Belfast's most contentious areas. He met loyalist protestors at
:13:43. > :13:50.their camp on Twaddell Avenue during an unplanned visit. BBC Newsline's
:13:51. > :13:54.Mervyn Jess reports. He is one of the more controversial stars of
:13:55. > :14:01.stage and screen. He is often made headlines for what he has said and
:14:02. > :14:03.he is taken to tumour -- taken his humour to both sides of the
:14:04. > :14:13.Atlantic. Yesterday he brought a serious face to two Dell Ave and the
:14:14. > :14:16.prospect -- and the protest camp. His visit was unannounced and came
:14:17. > :14:22.as a total surprise to the two women and one man who were in the camp at
:14:23. > :14:27.the time. It is understood he told them that he wanted to see a bit of
:14:28. > :14:32.Belfast where he was in time and to find out what this camp is all
:14:33. > :14:35.about. Unfortunately for us, he also requested that no food or graphs be
:14:36. > :14:40.taken of his visit. Russell Brand was in the city appearing at the
:14:41. > :14:45.waterfront Hall last night. There was no mention of his visit during
:14:46. > :14:52.his performance. He left his mark on those who saw him at two Dell Ave. I
:14:53. > :14:56.got a phone call from the camp saying that Russell Brand was here.
:14:57. > :15:01.I thought it was a prank! Then he actually came on the phone and spoke
:15:02. > :15:06.to me for about five minutes, asked about the camp and what its purpose
:15:07. > :15:09.was and so on. He seemed like a really genuine, nice guy. Loyalist
:15:10. > :15:15.protectors said that he was hoping to speak to people on the other side
:15:16. > :15:25.of the interface as well, but this has not been confirmed.
:15:26. > :15:30.When you look at the unemployment figure, you will see it continues to
:15:31. > :15:32.When you look at the unemployment jobseeker's allowance, about 4,000
:15:33. > :15:36.fewer than nine months ago. But there are still big problems for
:15:37. > :15:45.younger people. Our Economics and Business Editor, John Campbell, has
:15:46. > :15:48.been speaking to one job hunter. Mark Wilson is 21 and from what
:15:49. > :15:54.Belfast. He joined hundreds of others at this job is fair in the
:15:55. > :15:57.city today. There are more than 1,000 vacancies to be filled. Like
:15:58. > :16:02.many young people, he has had a restricting couple of years, with
:16:03. > :16:06.few qualifications a little work experience, he has struggled to get
:16:07. > :16:11.a job. How can a young person with no qualifications get into a job,
:16:12. > :16:19.when people with degrees are applying for them? Obviously they
:16:20. > :16:24.will get the job over myself. His story is far from unique. At 7.3%
:16:25. > :16:27.the overall unemployment rate here is slightly better than for the rest
:16:28. > :16:39.of the UK. Among people aged eight team to 24, it stands at 22.5%,
:16:40. > :16:41.which is worse than the UK average. Mark is training with the Princes
:16:42. > :16:46.trust and is open to find work in the care sector. The trust says
:16:47. > :16:51.there is a high demand for its services. We are working with 3800
:16:52. > :16:55.young people a year that come from disadvantaged backgrounds. Many find
:16:56. > :17:02.it impossible to get of in the job market. Yet on plumbing can cause
:17:03. > :17:07.long-term damage to someone's prospects. The Minister responsible
:17:08. > :17:12.says that is right tackling it is a priority. We don't want to lose the
:17:13. > :17:19.value of the investments, the education, that these young people
:17:20. > :17:23.have. Need to put an emphasis on youth unemployment. The unemployment
:17:24. > :17:27.rate has been coming down for about nine months and the speed of job
:17:28. > :17:30.creation seemed to have picked up recently. That is good news for the
:17:31. > :17:34.people who were looking for jobs today. There is a long way to go
:17:35. > :17:42.before we make all the ground that was lost during the recession.
:17:43. > :17:46.One thing that is a job creator at the moment is the movie industry and
:17:47. > :17:49.one of Hollywood's most influential directors has told BBC Newsline he
:17:50. > :17:52.wants to make more films here. Paul Greengrass believes the legacy
:17:53. > :17:55.of Derry's culture year must be jobs for young people. Here's our North
:17:56. > :18:01.West reporter, Keiron Tourish. Paul Greengrass arrived in a local
:18:02. > :18:04.movie theatre to begin his busy round of engagements. The Cinema
:18:05. > :18:13.city Festival is a celebration of round of engagements. The Cinema
:18:14. > :18:21.film. After meeting film enthusiasts, there was a special
:18:22. > :18:25.showing of his latest work. The hugely successful Captain Phillips,
:18:26. > :18:36.starring Tom Hanks. It tells the true story of a cargo ship hijacked
:18:37. > :18:43.by Somali pirates -- pirates. The story of this city, in terms of its
:18:44. > :18:49.ability to rebuild itself and come together, to overcome the legacy of
:18:50. > :18:56.bitterness and move towards a brighter future is an astonishing
:18:57. > :19:01.and inspiring story, not just for this part of the world, but for the
:19:02. > :19:09.world 's in general. Paul Greengrass wrote and directed bloody Sunday,
:19:10. > :19:15.which starred James Nesbitt. The film catapulted Paul Greengrass on
:19:16. > :19:19.to a new level. He said it was the greatest privilege of his life to
:19:20. > :19:23.have made it. Paul Greengrass is one of the most influential and
:19:24. > :19:27.celebrated directors of his generation. His versatility is
:19:28. > :19:40.underlying in several very successful releases, including Jason
:19:41. > :19:46.Bourne films. While Paul Greengrass enjoys international success, he
:19:47. > :19:53.says Derry must ensure its legacy. It is all about the legacy for young
:19:54. > :19:56.people. We have got to grow and knowledge, Digital economy that can
:19:57. > :20:02.provide real jobs and real opportunities for young people in
:20:03. > :20:09.this city. As part of his visit, he also met lovely sandy families
:20:10. > :20:13.before a screening of the film. Ireland's rugby players got their
:20:14. > :20:16.Autumn series off to a winning start last weekend against Samoa, but this
:20:17. > :20:20.Saturday is a different ball game. Gavin Andrews is here with more on
:20:21. > :20:23.that. The Green and Gold are coming to Dublin. Joe Schmidt has rung the
:20:24. > :20:25.changes for the visit of Australia. Some of his most experienced
:20:26. > :20:29.internationals return to the starting line up, among them Paul
:20:30. > :20:33.O'Connell, but for a young Ulsterman it's a chance to make his mark
:20:34. > :20:36.against one of the best sides in the world. Nial Foster reports.
:20:37. > :20:38.Look Marshall has learnt his trade the hard way. He burst into the
:20:39. > :20:43.Ireland team last season in the six Nations, but had a head injury in
:20:44. > :20:44.two of his three international appearances. On
:20:45. > :20:50.two of his three international with the backing of the new boss. He
:20:51. > :20:55.has played really well for Ulster. Got some experience last year in the
:20:56. > :21:00.national team. I think we want to reward players who are playing with
:21:01. > :21:08.form. We also want to grow the squad. He is a young man that has a
:21:09. > :21:14.talent back and take us forward. Jonny Sexton replaces Paddy Jackson
:21:15. > :21:15.Adelaide have. Read and comes in at scrum-half, Paul O'Connell captains
:21:16. > :21:28.the side. I am motivated to try to make sure
:21:29. > :21:35.that the players are as well-prepared as can be physically,
:21:36. > :21:43.mentally, strategically. Luckily enough, my motivation extend to me
:21:44. > :21:54.getting on the field to play! Northern Ireland manager Michael
:21:55. > :21:56.O'Neill has received a boost on the eve of his side's friendly with
:21:57. > :22:09.Turkey tomorrow evening. It is hard to believe it has almost
:22:10. > :22:19.been fought night since the rumours of Boynton O'Neill -- of Martin
:22:20. > :22:29.O'Neill started. Nikon it is dying to the nitty-gritty of the game
:22:30. > :22:42.against Latvia. Trapattoni did brilliantly. He has been a great
:22:43. > :22:50.manager all his life. Naturally, I would have liked to have had a
:22:51. > :23:00.23-year-old Robbie Keane, instead of the 64-year-old Robbie Keane
:23:01. > :23:06.excavation work --! His record is remarkable, really remarkable. I
:23:07. > :23:13.want to play as long as I can. I'm not daft, I am going to be 33 the
:23:14. > :23:17.next time the European Championships, Ryan. All I can do is
:23:18. > :23:26.keep playing well and keep scoring goals. If he sees that,
:23:27. > :23:30.keep playing well and keep scoring is no problems. If the game tomorrow
:23:31. > :23:36.is half as entertaining as the press conferences have been this week, it
:23:37. > :23:45.will be some match! Robbie Keane has signed a new
:23:46. > :23:49.two-year deal with the LA Galaxy. Northern Ireland manager Michael
:23:50. > :23:52.O'Neill has received a boost on the eve of his side's friendly with
:23:53. > :23:54.Turkey tomorrow evening. One of his most consistent performers, Aaron
:23:55. > :23:57.Hughes, wants to continue his international career into the next
:23:58. > :24:01.qualifying campaign - the target is 100 caps. That is music to the ears
:24:02. > :24:03.of everyone involved with the squad. Joel Taggart reports.
:24:04. > :24:05.He has left the international stage once already, but despite another
:24:06. > :24:07.disappointing campaign, and the 34th birthday this month, Aaron Hughes
:24:08. > :24:10.has given his manager at the news that he wanted to hear. I had a
:24:11. > :24:13.great conversation with him last night and we talked about a lot of
:24:14. > :24:19.things. He wants to continue to play on. He has the target of 100 caps
:24:20. > :24:24.and there would be no more fitting outfield player to attain that.
:24:25. > :24:36.O'Neill is not the only one happy to see the former captain back to win
:24:37. > :24:44.his 88th tomorrow night. All the lads are delighted that he will stay
:24:45. > :24:48.on for at least another two years. One of those looking to push on is a
:24:49. > :24:54.striker who is enjoying his best run of goal-scoring form in the side,
:24:55. > :24:59.and the man who gave Michael O'Neill his only win so far. He is managing
:25:00. > :25:05.his -- he is promising his manager more. There is a lot to come. I will
:25:06. > :25:11.continue to work hard and try to improve. It is a big game for me
:25:12. > :25:16.every time I pull on the green shirt. You need to be a certain
:25:17. > :25:19.vintage to remember at the last win on Turkish soil for Northern
:25:20. > :25:23.Ireland, but the international team coming to town is big news here. The
:25:24. > :25:26.Turkish manager took his first the bold steps here, and the locals hope
:25:27. > :25:34.that he will be sending Michael O'Neill home empty-handed.
:25:35. > :25:48.The weather is next with Barra. The good news is, there will be a
:25:49. > :25:53.lot of dry weather for any Children in Need activities outside. Could be
:25:54. > :25:58.a bit of light rain and overnight tonight, but most places will stay
:25:59. > :26:03.dry. For the cloud reaches the South East, it could turn chilly. By
:26:04. > :26:07.morning, most places will have avoided frosty conditions. We have
:26:08. > :26:11.an area of high pressure in control, and that means that the
:26:12. > :26:15.cloud will remain quite thick at times. Little in the way of bright
:26:16. > :26:19.weather. It will be mostly dry tomorrow, apart and maybe parts of
:26:20. > :26:27.the far West, words that could be some damp weather. Temperatures are
:26:28. > :26:31.going to be up tomorrow, up to 11 degrees, despite there being a lot
:26:32. > :26:36.of cloud. There will be 12 spells of sunshine in the South East. Most
:26:37. > :26:41.places will stay cloudy throughout the day. Tomorrow evening, we may
:26:42. > :26:46.see a few spots of light rain or drizzle. Most places will stay dry.
:26:47. > :26:51.Again, no frost tomorrow night as we head into the weekend. Temperatures
:26:52. > :26:55.will be well up tomorrow night at about seven degrees,
:26:56. > :26:57.will be well up tomorrow night at normally get during the day at this
:26:58. > :27:01.time of year. Saturday gets off to a promising start, but it will turn
:27:02. > :27:05.more unsettled through the day with rain coming in from the south-west.
:27:06. > :27:10.It did take quite a while to reach the east, so if you're having to
:27:11. > :27:13.Belfast for the turning on of the Christmas lights, hopefully the rain
:27:14. > :27:16.will stay off until the lights are turned on. The butchers will stay
:27:17. > :27:21.above average for the time of year because of the high pressure, but it
:27:22. > :27:27.will be short lived. On Sunday, it will be cloudy and a bit of light
:27:28. > :27:32.rain and drizzle. Next week the weather will start to come from the
:27:33. > :27:36.Arctic, and we will begin to feel a lot colder.
:27:37. > :27:40.Our late summary is at 10.25pm. You can also keep in contact with us via
:27:41. > :27:42.Facebook and Twitter. From BBC Newsline, good night.