:00:00. > :00:15.Hello and welcome to BBC Newsline. Comments by the former Secretary of
:00:16. > :00:18.State Peter Hain suggesting soldiers responsible for the killing of
:00:19. > :00:20.civilians on Bloody Sunday should not be prosecuted have been
:00:21. > :00:23.criticised by Sinn Fein as "ill-judged". The DUP says if it
:00:24. > :00:26.emerges terrorists are not being sought for prosecution, it would be
:00:27. > :00:34.unthinkable the courts would pursue killings related to the state.
:00:35. > :00:38.Martin Cassidy reports. Again, Peter Hain finds himself
:00:39. > :00:43.embroiled in Northern Ireland affairs. The former Secretary of
:00:44. > :00:48.State said soldiers involved in the Bloody Sunday killings should not be
:00:49. > :00:51.prosecuted. This column -- follows the disclosure that almost 200
:00:52. > :00:56.paramilitary suspects were sent letters assuring them what they were
:00:57. > :01:00.not being sought by police. He is now says there should be an
:01:01. > :01:05.evenhanded approach to members of the British security forces as well.
:01:06. > :01:11.If you have addressed the question of former terrorists involved in
:01:12. > :01:13.activity then it should apply evenhandedly across the board to
:01:14. > :01:19.members of the British security forces as well.
:01:20. > :01:22.Sinn Fein says that given the ongoing police investigation into
:01:23. > :01:29.Bloody Sunday, the comments are ill judged and ill timed.
:01:30. > :01:33.He should have reflected the legal reality and that is the
:01:34. > :01:40.investigation into what happened have to be pursued by the PSN I. We
:01:41. > :01:44.are clear that there should be no amnesty for anyone and no one should
:01:45. > :01:50.be immune from prosecution if they have broken the law. If we were in a
:01:51. > :01:55.situation where it became evident that people involved in paramilitary
:01:56. > :01:58.terrorist activity were not being pursued for prosecution, it would be
:01:59. > :02:05.absolutely unthinkable that the courts would pursue those who were
:02:06. > :02:10.involved in killings related to the state.
:02:11. > :02:13.The justice minister says that by saying crimes committed during the
:02:14. > :02:15.troubles should not be investigated, Peter Hain's comments
:02:16. > :02:20.go against the rule of law. In Dublin, the convicted drug dealer
:02:21. > :02:24.John Gilligan remains in a stable condition in hospital after he was
:02:25. > :02:30.shot in the west of the city last night. He was shot six times by two
:02:31. > :02:33.masked gunmen. Mr Gilligan had been accused of murdering the journalist
:02:34. > :02:39.Veronica Guerin in 1996 but was later acquitted. From Dublin, Shane
:02:40. > :02:43.Harrison reports. John Gilligan, perhaps the
:02:44. > :02:49.Republicans most notorious criminal, was released last October
:02:50. > :02:52.after serving -- server serving 17 years but within two months an
:02:53. > :03:01.attempt was laid -- made on his life. The would-be victim played
:03:02. > :03:05.down the incident. No problem whatsoever.
:03:06. > :03:12.But last night he was not so lucky. He went to his brother 's house and
:03:13. > :03:16.two gun men forced their way into the home and fired several shots at
:03:17. > :03:22.him while he was in the living room. He was hit in the chest, a hip, leg
:03:23. > :03:27.and stomach but the injuries were not life-threatening. He was taken
:03:28. > :03:32.to a nearby hospital where he is stable. The gunmen escaped in a
:03:33. > :03:36.silver coloured 4-wheel drive. He had warnings that his life was in
:03:37. > :03:40.danger. Anyone with information is asked to come forward.
:03:41. > :03:44.Golf and Rory McIlroy is one shot in the lead in the final round of the
:03:45. > :03:47.Honda Classic at Palm Beach. He's currently ten under par with just
:03:48. > :03:52.three holes left to play. Now news of a series we're bringing
:03:53. > :03:55.you all this week on BBC Newsline on "World War One at Home". Tomorrow
:03:56. > :03:58.night, a golf course in Whitehead is revealed as the site of an airship
:03:59. > :04:03.mooring station, crucial in the fight against German U-boats. That's
:04:04. > :04:08.our "World War One at Home" series this week on BBC Newsline.
:04:09. > :04:19.Now, with the weather forecast for the next few days here's Cecilia
:04:20. > :04:22.Daly. Frost and fog will be the main feature of tonight 's weather and
:04:23. > :04:29.there is an ice warning in place as well. If pavements are not gritted
:04:30. > :04:34.they will become slippery and fog will form over the fields and river
:04:35. > :04:39.valleys by the end of the night. Temperatures will be several degrees
:04:40. > :04:46.below freezing in rural areas. A cold start tomorrow so you may need
:04:47. > :04:52.to defrost things. Some showers to come on Monday night and later in
:04:53. > :04:58.the week. It will also turn milder. Cold and icy tomorrow morning with
:04:59. > :05:00.the fog taking a while to lift. Some sunshine coming through eventually
:05:01. > :05:09.and a good part of the day will be dry and bright. Early March
:05:10. > :05:15.sunshine. An area of hill snow moving away from parts of Scotland.
:05:16. > :05:21.It is not really until later in the day that the finger of the brain
:05:22. > :05:28.moves to the west coast of Ireland. -- finger of rain. It will cloud
:05:29. > :05:33.over by the end of the day and the main malingerer tomorrow night with
:05:34. > :05:39.some snow mixed in, especially on high ground. As it clears away on
:05:40. > :05:44.Tuesday morning, temperatures will fall and will be low enough for ice
:05:45. > :05:48.on Tuesday morning. The high pressure is trying to build from the
:05:49. > :05:53.south but there are weather fronts coming in towards the end of the
:05:54. > :05:59.week and with them, there will be milder air. Tuesday, a knot of
:06:00. > :06:04.places dry as the rain sinks away. Showers over Scotland and
:06:05. > :06:08.temperature is about average. Milder on Wednesday, especially over
:06:09. > :06:14.southern areas with rain moving into the Northwest and increasing winds.
:06:15. > :06:18.That peters out on Wednesday but temperatures will get up to double
:06:19. > :06:20.figures. Milder weather on the way later this week.
:06:21. > :06:24.Our next BBC Newsline bulletin is at 6.25 in the morning. Until then, you
:06:25. > :06:27.can keep up-to-date with local news on BBC Radio Ulster or on the local
:06:28. > :06:36.news online service. From everyone on the BBC Newsline team, good bye.
:06:37. > :06:39.Nowadays we take the issue of fairness in employment for granted.
:06:40. > :06:43.I have never felt it important to ask anybody's religion