:00:00. > 3:59:59That is all from BBC News At Six, I will be back with more from
:00:00. > :00:36.Good evening. One of four brothers accused of a double murder tells a
:00:37. > :00:39.court that one of the victims sexually abused him. A tribute in
:00:40. > :00:43.Larne that caused a right royal row with the planning service. We
:00:44. > :00:45.investigate why motorists may not be getting their cars fixed with the
:00:46. > :00:51.parts they expect. The road surface says the new bus lane system in
:00:52. > :00:55.Belfast is working. We will be hearing from those who agree and
:00:56. > :00:59.those who do not. Qualification for Euro 2016. A big target for Northern
:01:00. > :01:03.Ireland as the IFA launches its new five-year plan. And fed up with the
:01:04. > :01:07.grey? Well, there is some blue sky on the horizon but it comes at a
:01:08. > :01:14.cost. I'll be back with the full forecast.
:01:15. > :01:18.One of four brothers on trial for double murder has recalled in court
:01:19. > :01:20.the sexual abuse he suffered as a child at the hands of one of the
:01:21. > :01:25.victims. child at the hands of one of the
:01:26. > :01:29.turned 24 when he and his brothers attacked the County Armagh home of
:01:30. > :01:34.Thomas O'Hare and Lisa McClatchey in November 2006.
:01:35. > :01:37.Our south-east reporter The Deputy First Minister, Martin McGuinness,
:01:38. > :01:50.has said he believes the UVF this tiny village in County Armagh
:01:51. > :02:01.is where the story reaching the conclusion in the courthouse had its
:02:02. > :02:04.beginnings. Today, Thomas O Hare is dead and Steven Smith and his
:02:05. > :02:13.brothers stand accused of his murder. He struggled to keep his
:02:14. > :02:20.emotions in check as he talked about the abuse and repercussions it had
:02:21. > :02:25.for his family he spoke about the shame he felt as a child. Several
:02:26. > :02:30.people wept openly in the public gallery. Stephen Smith said the
:02:31. > :02:35.abuse had been, for the Smith family, a disaster. Like brothers
:02:36. > :02:43.before him, Ian insists when they came here, killing Thomas O'Hair was
:02:44. > :02:47.not part of the plan. He said things started to go wrong when he started
:02:48. > :02:51.to put up stiff resistance. There was a fight in the kitchen. He fled
:02:52. > :02:59.along the wall and into the kitchen. He punched and kicked him
:03:00. > :03:06.several times in the living room and left him up against the city. He met
:03:07. > :03:12.Lisa McClatchey in the hallway. He says this is the first time he met
:03:13. > :03:17.her. She asked him what was going to happen. He tried to reassure her and
:03:18. > :03:25.said they were going to burn the house but nothing would happen to
:03:26. > :03:30.her. The house exploded. Prosecuting lawyer said killing Thomas O'Hair
:03:31. > :03:37.had always been the plan and he replied, there is not a hope of me
:03:38. > :03:47.getting involved with that. I would not have touched her - none of us
:03:48. > :03:51.would have. She looked like a child. The Deputy First Minister, Martin
:03:52. > :03:54.McGuinness, has said he believes the UVF are behind a parade in Belfast
:03:55. > :03:56.planned for Saturday. A group calling itself Loyal Peaceful
:03:57. > :04:00.Protesters has been granted permission to march from the City
:04:01. > :04:02.Hall to the Shankill Road. The parade is to mark a year since
:04:03. > :04:05.Belfast City Council voted parade is to mark a year since
:04:06. > :04:07.restrict the flying of the union flag. In the Assembly, Mr McGuinness
:04:08. > :04:17.said he believed loyalist paramilitaries were organising it. I
:04:18. > :04:22.do not have any doubt as to who is organising this parade. It is being
:04:23. > :04:28.organised by the UVF and has been supported by elements within the
:04:29. > :04:31.Orange order. I think there clearly is the responsibility on the
:04:32. > :04:39.Progressive Unionist party, as they call themselves, to recognise the
:04:40. > :04:41.damage that can be done if these protests continue. The Progressive
:04:42. > :04:50.Unionist Party, which has links to the UVF, says the UVF is not
:04:51. > :04:55.involved. It is not the UVF organising it. These are ordinary
:04:56. > :05:00.people. These are ordinary and decent people with genuine concerns
:05:01. > :05:06.about the way of life, the fact that the things they believe in are being
:05:07. > :05:10.infringed. They have that right to come out in protest. Who is
:05:11. > :05:18.organising the parade? Our reporter has been looking into this. If you
:05:19. > :05:24.want to hold a parade, you have to fill in one of these forms. It goes
:05:25. > :05:30.to the parades commission. There is a space for the name of a person
:05:31. > :05:35.organising the parade. An individual is officially responsible for the
:05:36. > :05:44.march. We know the organisation is calling itself Loyal Peaceful
:05:45. > :05:46.Protesters. They were not able to tell us the name of the person who
:05:47. > :05:51.filled in the form. The police tell us the name of the person who
:05:52. > :05:55.are not able to say publicly who organised it but they do know him
:05:56. > :05:59.and have been in touch and are liaising with him in the run-up to
:06:00. > :06:06.the parade. What are the restrictions? Up to 10,000 people
:06:07. > :06:11.can take part. The parades commission has ruled the parade has
:06:12. > :06:16.two have left City Hall by 12 noon and be clear of the junction of
:06:17. > :06:21.Royal Avenue and North Street by late afternoon. There are postings
:06:22. > :06:28.which suggests people are being asked to assemble at 1pm which was
:06:29. > :06:30.the original time. Both unionist and nationalist politicians are
:06:31. > :06:43.appealing for the March to stay peaceful. Still to come... Conor
:06:44. > :06:46.Macauley has been investigating. If you had a crash and put the repair
:06:47. > :06:51.through your insurance company, would you assume the car is being
:06:52. > :06:59.fixed with manufacturers parts? That may not always be the case. A
:07:00. > :07:02.controversial sculpture in Larne which was put up without planning
:07:03. > :07:06.approval is to remain there until December 2015 when it will have to
:07:07. > :07:08.be removed. The metal crown was put up by the council to commemorate the
:07:09. > :07:23.Queen's Jubilee. This is the Lan Crown, the dual in
:07:24. > :07:31.the diamond jubilee celebrations. It was paid for and put up by the
:07:32. > :07:36.council last year. When it was erected, it did not have everyone's
:07:37. > :07:44.approval. It was put up without the necessary planning permission. It
:07:45. > :07:48.went ahead regardless. Planning was applied for. Due to time
:07:49. > :07:52.constraints, it had to be put into position in time for that you
:07:53. > :07:56.believe. We were under the assumption that there could be
:07:57. > :08:03.problems and it may have to come down but it did not happen. One
:08:04. > :08:08.councillor said it has put the town on the map. Tourists are coming to
:08:09. > :08:14.see it. They are bringing their money and spending it and enjoying
:08:15. > :08:20.the Crown. Others believe it is divisive. If this is to be a shared
:08:21. > :08:25.space, this is not a shared space. I would like to see some other type of
:08:26. > :08:33.public art which is reflective of something to do with tourism as a
:08:34. > :08:38.welcoming project. After 18 months on display, the people gave their
:08:39. > :08:44.reaction. It is very nice in the middle of a roundabout. I thought at
:08:45. > :08:48.the time it was a waste of money because it looked as if it were made
:08:49. > :09:07.of ten. It is nice for people to see it. Cyan -- I think it is fantastic
:09:08. > :09:13.and should stay there for ever more. Planners agreed to the request to
:09:14. > :09:17.keep it as a temporary structure. It has planning consent but only on
:09:18. > :09:25.permission the Crown will be removed by December 2015. A judge has found
:09:26. > :09:29.that a County Antrim man and his family suffered discrimination after
:09:30. > :09:35.they were turned away from a Belfast bar for wearing poppies. Ted Cook
:09:36. > :09:41.took the case against Britannic ins, the owners of the bar. After they
:09:42. > :09:54.were turned away by your staff in November. Britannic Inns Has gone
:09:55. > :09:58.into administration and he was awarded ?1 in costs. While motorists
:09:59. > :10:01.are always looking for a better deal with their insurance, the companies
:10:02. > :10:03.themselves are also keen to cut costs. Conor Macauley has been
:10:04. > :10:06.investigating what happens when someone crashes their car and
:10:07. > :10:09.repairs are paid for through the insurance. He has discovered that,
:10:10. > :10:19.perhaps without their knowledge, cheaper replica parts are used.
:10:20. > :10:26.In his busy County Down body shot, the owner is hard at work, putting
:10:27. > :10:31.another damaged car back into shape. He does a lot of work through
:10:32. > :10:40.insurance companies and says, since the summer, he has been contacted
:10:41. > :10:44.twice by access to -- asking him to fix cheaper rather than
:10:45. > :10:50.manufacturers parts. He said he was not happy about it. The engineers
:10:51. > :10:54.department informed me that, where possible, if they cancelled a part
:10:55. > :11:00.that is not a manufacturer 's part and is cheaper, they will use it in
:11:01. > :11:06.the repair. I informed them the only time I would do that is if I
:11:07. > :11:12.the repair. I informed them the only their customer I am doing it. There
:11:13. > :11:22.are savings but there are differences. This is the wing of a
:11:23. > :11:29.golfer -- a Volkswagen golf. On the genuine 1... This is from the
:11:30. > :11:36.manufacturer. It is ?136 approximately. It is ?100 dearer. I
:11:37. > :11:40.would be keen to fix this one because it is nowhere near as weak
:11:41. > :11:45.as the other one and they put a better coating on it to make it more
:11:46. > :11:53.rust proof. It is better quality. If you drive oppressed each car, the
:11:54. > :11:56.potential savings are even bigger. To my untrained eye, these are
:11:57. > :11:58.indistinguishable that To my untrained eye, these are
:11:59. > :12:04.replica and this one is the manufacturers part. In the detail of
:12:05. > :12:10.the policy documents you will find reference to the use of such parts.
:12:11. > :12:16.Most drivers never read the small print and seem surprised when we
:12:17. > :12:20.told them. I would feel very upset. Sometimes it is in your policy
:12:21. > :12:27.booklet that comes along with your insurance certificate. Hubby read
:12:28. > :12:32.your policy booklet? -- have you read your policy booklet? I do skim
:12:33. > :12:39.through it but I do not think I would read every single page. A
:12:40. > :12:43.group representing 50 body shot is held a news conference to highlight
:12:44. > :12:48.the issue. We do need to know how widespread it is. -- we do not
:12:49. > :12:55.know. We would like widespread it is. -- we do not
:12:56. > :13:00.widespread it is. They said they would fix cost-effective parts on a
:13:01. > :13:06.car over three years old unless there is a performance and safety
:13:07. > :13:10.reason not to. They say the parts reach specifications and will not
:13:11. > :13:15.compromise the safety or value of the vehicle. The parts covered by a
:13:16. > :13:20.lifetime warranty provided the car is not sold on. It is clear with
:13:21. > :13:23.customers about this and is in the policy documents. They say they do
:13:24. > :13:28.not hide it and do not encourage the repair is to do so. In the meantime,
:13:29. > :13:31.the independent body shops want the consumer Council to work with them
:13:32. > :13:34.to produce a know your rights leaflet to motorists involved in
:13:35. > :13:50.collisions. Commuters have been adapting to the
:13:51. > :13:54.nearest bus lanes for more than a year now. The Roads Service things
:13:55. > :14:03.they are working with more public transport use.
:14:04. > :14:07.When it works, it really works. Bus lanes can make a huge difference to
:14:08. > :14:12.passengers coming into Belfast, but the city centre roads can be
:14:13. > :14:16.frustratingly busy. Bus lanes are just one factor. The question is, do
:14:17. > :14:23.they help the problem or just make it worse? They encourage people to
:14:24. > :14:31.use more public transport. I don't think people know which direction
:14:32. > :14:34.they're supposed to be going in. The traffic is very light. We have
:14:35. > :14:39.they're supposed to be going in. The no issues coming in. The Roads
:14:40. > :14:43.Service told the city Council that the number of bus journeys by people
:14:44. > :14:53.in Belfast has increased. From April to August of last year, to this
:14:54. > :14:59.year, it was up by 120,000. Of all commuters on the road at peak times,
:15:00. > :15:04.between 40% and 65% are on the buses, using up just one lane of
:15:05. > :15:10.traffic. Those buses make up just 10% of the vehicles on the road. On
:15:11. > :15:14.the face of it, 120,000 extra bus journeys in just five months seems
:15:15. > :15:18.like a vindication of the new bus lanes. But there are people who
:15:19. > :15:22.worry about the overall number of visitors to Belfast by any kind of
:15:23. > :15:30.transport, and they fear the bus lanes might be driving some of them
:15:31. > :15:35.away. When business is seeing increased sales everywhere except in
:15:36. > :15:40.its Belfast store. The centre is booming. Out of town are doing well.
:15:41. > :15:44.When it is Saturday and people decide where to go shopping, they
:15:45. > :15:51.will go to the far side or the centre, because it is easier. People
:15:52. > :15:55.just refer to the one-way system. They feel they cannot get into
:15:56. > :15:59.town. Overall, the number of visitors to the city centre will not
:16:00. > :16:02.drop. We will know the answer to that in a few weeks. The Roads
:16:03. > :16:13.Service will release its studies on the traffic flow in the new year.
:16:14. > :16:22.About 450 homes are without power at the moment. One power company says
:16:23. > :16:35.the power has been called by -- caused by a cable fault and
:16:36. > :16:42.engineers are at the scene. This is in the Newry area.
:16:43. > :16:45.Many people are beginning to look forward to Christmas, now less than
:16:46. > :16:48.a month away, but it's also a difficult time for families who are
:16:49. > :16:52.struggling to pay bills and make ends meet. Today, here at the BBC in
:16:53. > :16:55.Belfast, children accompanied by the Salvation Army band helped launch
:16:56. > :16:58.the annual Family Appeal, which tries to help those in need. Last
:16:59. > :17:01.Christmas, more than 13,000 children received gifts donated to the
:17:02. > :17:04.appeal. The organising charities this year the demand for help is
:17:05. > :17:06.even greater. Families come to us from all across the spectrum. Some
:17:07. > :17:12.families who helped out are now appealing because of the harsh
:17:13. > :17:17.economic climate that is out there. What we are trying to do is, the
:17:18. > :17:22.idea of giving just something extra at Christmas time. Each family, each
:17:23. > :17:26.child will receive a small number of toys and gifts, just to give that
:17:27. > :17:30.extra bit that somebody cares at Christmas time. We do not pretend it
:17:31. > :17:34.solves all of the problems, but just the idea that somebody cares and
:17:35. > :17:39.someone has thought about them, and to just raise their hope and give
:17:40. > :17:44.them a bit of joy. Stay with us. In a few minutes, a
:17:45. > :17:47.report from our arts correspondent who doesn't do sport. But tonight
:17:48. > :17:52.she does. These two guys played for Northern Ireland against Brazil in
:17:53. > :18:01.the World Cup. Now there is a film being made about the story!
:18:02. > :18:10.The Irish Football Association have unveiled their vision for the
:18:11. > :18:12.future, and they're aiming high. Northern Ireland to qualify for the
:18:13. > :18:18.next European Championships or World Cup finals, that is a key objective
:18:19. > :18:21.in the IFA's new five-year strategy. There are six long term targets for
:18:22. > :18:24.the game here at international and domestic level, but it's that goal
:18:25. > :18:35.of reaching a major tournament which stands out. Not Brazil and not in
:18:36. > :18:42.Brazil for that matter, after three decades of hurt, the IFA has set out
:18:43. > :18:48.its mission to stop northern -- set out its mission. Over to you,
:18:49. > :18:52.Michael. You have to have that aspiration. I have to say, for the
:18:53. > :18:55.European Championships, we do not have that many players who will come
:18:56. > :19:02.in and change our squads. Our young layers, we have high expectations
:19:03. > :19:10.but they are very young. I think a good start in the campaign is always
:19:11. > :19:15.important. We saw Iceland get to the playoffs. That always gives us hope.
:19:16. > :19:21.I believe we can continue to mold this group of players. But will the
:19:22. > :19:26.national team have a new national stadium to play in? Another key
:19:27. > :19:32.objective. We are a long way through the procurement process now, and
:19:33. > :19:36.like with all the projects, there are little hurdles in the way. We
:19:37. > :19:44.are almost up to all of this, and we will hopefully be on site in Winter
:19:45. > :19:46.Park in early 2014. Behind the scenes, does the IFA have the right
:19:47. > :19:52.team to deliver? David Martin had scenes, does the IFA have the right
:19:53. > :20:00.previously failed compensate -- competency tests. We are not
:20:01. > :20:05.personalizing any of these matters at all. We are an organisation that
:20:06. > :20:10.has a Council, a wide membership, and strong governance. If all goes
:20:11. > :20:19.to plan, it is France 2016 or it may be Russia 2018. And you can see that
:20:20. > :20:24.interview with the IFA Chief Executive in full, and more on the
:20:25. > :20:29.five year strategy on the BBC sport website.
:20:30. > :20:34.Eoin Bradley is perhaps best known as an all star Gaelic footballer.
:20:35. > :20:37.But, with five goals in nine games for Coleraine since signing in
:20:38. > :20:41.September, he's made a name for himself in the Irish League. He's
:20:42. > :20:43.already said he won't play in the McKenna Cup with Derry, but
:20:44. > :20:46.already said he won't play in the future with the county may be in
:20:47. > :20:55.jeopardy if he continues to play for Coleraine.
:20:56. > :21:00.Bradley has got to go low! One of the best forwards in Gaelic
:21:01. > :21:04.football, but his sporting future may not be with Derry. That is
:21:05. > :21:12.because Bradley is one of a number of Gaelic football players playing
:21:13. > :21:17.soccer in the Irish League. Bradley has a decision to make, however, the
:21:18. > :21:25.Coleraine striker is having a copper mines can be made so he can play
:21:26. > :21:30.both. -- a compromise. We will just see how it will go. I am enjoying
:21:31. > :21:37.it. I was chatting about that. After Christmas, I am hoping
:21:38. > :21:41.it. I was chatting about that. After for both. I would just have to play
:21:42. > :21:49.it by ear and see what happens. I understand where he is coming from.
:21:50. > :21:54.He is 29. He is a big fella. I am sure he will make his own decision.
:21:55. > :22:02.We are glad to have him on board at this part in time. Sean O'Neal
:22:03. > :22:07.picked soccer. It was a difficult decision. But the goalkeeper
:22:08. > :22:13.believes you cannot play both. It is a tough decision. I mean, of course
:22:14. > :22:17.I would say that you could try it out to start, but what it comes down
:22:18. > :22:22.to the crunch, you have to end up picking between one or the other. It
:22:23. > :22:27.is good. Players, people do not want to say it, but I think it would be a
:22:28. > :22:33.big shame if he did to say it, but I think it would be a
:22:34. > :22:37.Derry next year. He doesn't want to miss the league on Sunday. Just have
:22:38. > :22:44.to see how it goes, really, around January or February. There will be a
:22:45. > :22:50.test that will be even more difficult if they were our without
:22:51. > :22:57.Eoin Bradley -- if they are without Eoin Bradley. Tough decisions for
:22:58. > :23:05.Eoin Bradley. Are you looking forward to rolling back the years?
:23:06. > :23:09.The year 1986 is imprinted in the minds of Northern Ireland football
:23:10. > :23:12.fans because that's when the team faced Brazil in the World Cup. A
:23:13. > :23:15.movie is being made in Belfast at the moment which will rekindle those
:23:16. > :23:20.memories. Even our non-footballing art correspondent can appreciate its
:23:21. > :23:27.importance. It is a small budget movie for a big
:23:28. > :23:30.hearted story. It uses the 1986 World Cup David and Goliath clash
:23:31. > :23:34.between Northern Ireland and Brazil as the backdrop for what is being
:23:35. > :23:38.described as a feel-good movie. It all began with the fond memories of
:23:39. > :23:43.a rookie Northern Ireland player. You are about to walk through
:23:44. > :23:47.tunnel. The noise was unbelievable and the heat was incredible. It was
:23:48. > :23:54.a 12 o'clock kick-off. As a 21-year-old, I can say I was a wee
:23:55. > :23:59.bit nervous. The writer wrote a play about sectarianism in Northern
:24:00. > :24:03.Ireland football, but she got such but but -- criticism about that,
:24:04. > :24:09.this is her way of making it up to the Northern Ireland fans. After
:24:10. > :24:12.that, I came back to Windsor Park and bought season tickets, because I
:24:13. > :24:18.wanted to be part of that. I think I have done that. John Hannah plays
:24:19. > :24:22.the manager, and he admits to a bit of a problem getting his head around
:24:23. > :24:29.the accent. If you listen to Billy, I did not even know he was Irish. It
:24:30. > :24:33.is quite a dilemma. For people who do not know Billy, and you know me
:24:34. > :24:41.as an actor, I could easily come across as just a very bad Irish
:24:42. > :24:51.accent. Our own -- and there is another dead ringer. I have seen a
:24:52. > :25:03.photograph of you I am saying, and my wife thought it was me. -- who I
:25:04. > :25:07.was playing. One man was epochal. To make a film about Northern Ireland
:25:08. > :25:14.and Brazil, at the time Brazil were having the World Cup, it is just a
:25:15. > :25:27.fantasy. The film will be released on the anniversary of the Northern
:25:28. > :25:35.Ireland match in 1986. I think that he is a dead ringer for
:25:36. > :25:38.Jackie. I am not sure, though. How is the weather looking? We're
:25:39. > :25:43.looking at a change for Friday. Some colder weather coming our way. It is
:25:44. > :25:48.going to get colder on Friday. It has been very great today, but the
:25:49. > :25:58.cloud is very thin, and we have had some really nice sunset e-mailed and
:25:59. > :26:03.we did to us. -- tweeted. There is a lot of cloud around, and that
:26:04. > :26:08.clouding is relatively mild. As I mentioned, it is going to turn
:26:09. > :26:11.colder on Friday. I can show you the big picture. The high pressure that
:26:12. > :26:19.has been bringing the quiet weather, that is moving away. A cold
:26:20. > :26:23.and strong wind is following him from the North West. We have had
:26:24. > :26:27.very little wind around for the last few days. It will feel much colder
:26:28. > :26:32.through Friday and Saturday. Tonight, it is dry. There will be a
:26:33. > :26:39.lot of cloud around. Look at that. No frost anywhere tonight. A fairly
:26:40. > :26:44.mild nights to come. It should feel milder during the day as well. Last
:26:45. > :26:48.week we had temperatures of five or six and today we managed seven or
:26:49. > :26:54.eight. Tomorrow we are looking at about nine or ten. The morning
:26:55. > :26:57.should be largely dry, even a bit of rightness, and if we are lucky,
:26:58. > :27:05.there will be a knife of a hole in the clouds to let some sunshine
:27:06. > :27:09.through. There he lay winds. Temperatures were slightly higher
:27:10. > :27:15.than today, up to 10 degrees. -- very low winds. That is a bit about
:27:16. > :27:21.what it should be for this time of year. Not too bad a day for
:27:22. > :27:24.tomorrow. Most places dry, but there will be some damn this developing
:27:25. > :27:32.tomorrow night and into Thursday. -- some wetness developing. The cold
:27:33. > :27:38.wind will pick up on Friday. Our late summary is at 10:25pm here on
:27:39. > :27:39.BBC One. That is all for now. Thank you for watching. Goodbye. Take
:27:40. > :27:45.care. eastern seaboard indicate torrential
:27:46. > :27:46.rain, and you can see all the way from Quebec across