:00:00. > 3:59:59Thank you very much. Goodbye from me. And on BBC One
:00:00. > :00:18.Good evening, the headlines on BBC Newsline.
:00:19. > :00:22.A teenager who shot his father is told he must serve at least ten
:00:23. > :00:25.years for manslaughter. Anger from relatives as the
:00:26. > :00:34.Secretary of State says no to an independent review into the deaths
:00:35. > :00:40.of 11 people in Ballymurphy. I'm telling you now, Theresa Villiers,
:00:41. > :00:46.this is your letter, this is what we think of it. Another jobs boost for
:00:47. > :00:52.the Northern Ireland economy. 240 new posts created.
:00:53. > :00:54.Also tonight, Donna is in Edinburgh. The referendum on independence in
:00:55. > :00:57.Scotland. I'm at the Scottish Parliament to
:00:58. > :01:00.tell you how young people from Northern Ireland have a part to play
:01:01. > :01:04.in the independence referendum. And it's been the warmest day of the
:01:05. > :01:11.year so far in Northern Ireland. I'll be back with a full forecast.
:01:12. > :01:17.A Tyrone teenager who shot dead his father has been given a life
:01:18. > :01:25.sentence, and told he will serve at least ten years before he is
:01:26. > :01:28.considered eligible for release. Sean Hackett had been cleared of
:01:29. > :01:30.murdering his father Aloysius, but was convicted of manslaughter on the
:01:31. > :01:37.grounds of diminished responsibility. The judge said he
:01:38. > :01:43.was danger to the public. Sean Hackett, a talented sportsman,
:01:44. > :01:48.and intelligent teenager, who secretly planned to kill one of his
:01:49. > :01:51.parents in the belief they would become his guardian in heaven,
:01:52. > :01:56.resolving the problems of his life. They believe branded as delusional
:01:57. > :02:01.by the judge. He first tried to strangle his mother before shooting
:02:02. > :02:09.his father, Aloysius, twice in the head in their home in Augher. The
:02:10. > :02:13.judge said that Sean had felt strong and powerful, reloading the rifle,
:02:14. > :02:17.shooting three times, and not stopping until his father was dead.
:02:18. > :02:22.A jury cleared Sean Hackett of murder, but he was convicted of
:02:23. > :02:26.manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility. The
:02:27. > :02:30.teenager was suffering from IDC via depressive disorder which impaired
:02:31. > :02:34.his judgement. Sean Hackett showed little emotion. The judge said he
:02:35. > :02:41.was indifferent and lacked remorse to what he had done. While the exact
:02:42. > :02:45.bike gnosis was unclear, his mental well-being was deteriorating and he
:02:46. > :02:51.was at risk of developing schizophrenia. The judge said he
:02:52. > :02:56.posed a danger to the public for an input -- and unpredictable length of
:02:57. > :03:01.time. Sean Hackett's family have stood by him. Their mother comforted
:03:02. > :03:05.the siblings as they wept. The judge said no one could be moved by their
:03:06. > :03:09.heartfelt loss, and while they were worth something was wrong with Sean
:03:10. > :03:13.Hackett mother was no sense of anger or grievance on their part. Sean
:03:14. > :03:18.Hackett had obtained the rifle from a friend telling him it would be
:03:19. > :03:23.used to shoot rabbits. Ronan Mulrine had been in awe of these star. He
:03:24. > :03:27.was given a one-year suspended prison sentence for possessing the
:03:28. > :03:31.gun and ammunition in suspicious circumstances. The judge said the
:03:32. > :03:34.killing was a bizarre and to delusional act but Sean Hackett fail
:03:35. > :03:37.to appreciate that he would lose his father forever. -- failed to
:03:38. > :03:40.appreciate. Two groups of families bereaved
:03:41. > :03:42.during the Troubles were told today the government will not hold
:03:43. > :03:47.independent investigations into what happened. Relatives of those who
:03:48. > :03:50.died in Ballymurphy in 1971, and in the La Mon bombing seven years
:03:51. > :03:55.later, received a letter from the Secretary of State this morning. As
:03:56. > :04:03.Conor Macauley reports, there was an angry reaction from the Ballymurphy
:04:04. > :04:09.families. There's your letter, this is what we
:04:10. > :04:12.think of it. It is a load of nonsense. A stark message for the
:04:13. > :04:16.Secretary of State from the families of those killed in Ballymurphy. And
:04:17. > :04:25.pledged the campaign to establish the truth of how 11 people died more
:04:26. > :04:28.than 40 years ago would continue. The parachute regiment was
:04:29. > :04:35.responsible. Garrisoned in a former school in the area in 1971, they had
:04:36. > :04:39.opened fire. The killings coinciding with the introduction of internment.
:04:40. > :04:44.In the space of three days here in 1971, 11 people were to die around
:04:45. > :04:51.here. Four of them shot dead at this spot. The fire was directed at them
:04:52. > :04:55.from an army barracks. And a further two people were killed in the
:04:56. > :05:01.barracks. One of them was a local priest. The others were to die in
:05:02. > :05:04.subsequent days. The 11th victim died of a heart attack after all the
:05:05. > :05:11.patients with the troops. The families wanted an enquiry into the
:05:12. > :05:21.documents relating to the shootings. They were not getting it today, they
:05:22. > :05:27.found out today. What would you say to the Secretary of State? If it was
:05:28. > :05:30.your brother, would you think it was in the public interest? If it was
:05:31. > :05:34.your brother murdered on the streets? And told he was a conman,
:05:35. > :05:40.and you know that he had nothing in his hands. The Ballymurphy families
:05:41. > :05:46.were not the only ones to get a rejection letter. Families of those
:05:47. > :05:50.killed in La Mon House Hotel had sought a similar enquiry. 12 people
:05:51. > :05:59.were murdered on the night out there. We are disappointed because
:06:00. > :06:05.we feel we deserve answers to what happened at La Mon. We feel that we
:06:06. > :06:08.need answers that are currently, potentially, being politically
:06:09. > :06:15.blocked by the fact that some people involved are now in important
:06:16. > :06:21.positions in the peace process. In my view, it was predictable.
:06:22. > :06:27.Disappointing. And it will not shake our resolve to continue to search
:06:28. > :06:30.for something like justice. On the Ballymurphy killings, the Secretary
:06:31. > :06:36.of State says an ongoing inquest -- if the inquest reveals the soldiers
:06:37. > :06:40.acted outside of the law, the justice system will determine
:06:41. > :06:43.whether or not they should be pursued.
:06:44. > :06:45.240 new jobs are being created in a ?56 million investment. County
:06:46. > :06:50.Antrim engineering firm Schrader Electronics is expanding giving the
:06:51. > :06:55.economy another lift. This report from our business correspondent
:06:56. > :07:02.Julian O'Neill. This company exports a specialist
:07:03. > :07:07.products. Electronic sensors which monitored the pressure of car tyres
:07:08. > :07:10.and give a readout on the dashboard. The safety feature is already
:07:11. > :07:15.compulsory in the United States. And Europe is in extra. Which is good
:07:16. > :07:20.news for jobs. In November this year, every car has to have this. We
:07:21. > :07:27.are fitting many of the European cars with this, we have a market
:07:28. > :07:33.share of 50% in Europe. The new jobs will be at two facilities, both here
:07:34. > :07:37.in Antrim and in Carrickfergus. And this is the second major expansion
:07:38. > :07:42.by this company in just three years. It will take the company's workforce
:07:43. > :07:48.to 1200 over the next three years and these new posts carry average
:07:49. > :07:52.salaries of almost ?30,000 a year. Our strategy has always been to
:07:53. > :07:56.bring in higher value jobs because we want to raise the productivity
:07:57. > :08:00.level in Northern Ireland. We have always lagged behind the rest of the
:08:01. > :08:05.UK in terms of wages, and we want to change that. The announcement caps a
:08:06. > :08:10.good April four Invest NI with more than 2000 posts created by companies
:08:11. > :08:16.receiving its grants. It says it is on course to hit the four-year jobs
:08:17. > :08:19.target set by Stormont. Against the 25,000 jobs, we are going to be
:08:20. > :08:27.knocking on the door of delivery on that. So, I think we have delivered
:08:28. > :08:31.very successfully. Much of the fresh investment will be channelled into
:08:32. > :08:36.developing products. This company formed two decades ago is now part
:08:37. > :08:45.of a wider international group. On the home front, it has grown into a
:08:46. > :08:47.significant employer. Police sources say it's vital the
:08:48. > :08:50.PSNI retains operational independence when deciding how to
:08:51. > :08:53.deal with illegal protests and other public order events. The Chief
:08:54. > :08:57.Constable has said he'll appeal a ruling by a judge yesterday that the
:08:58. > :08:59.police were wrong not to stop the Union flag protests. Our home
:09:00. > :09:10.affairs correspondent Vincent Kearney reports.
:09:11. > :09:14.Police officers looked on as loyalists took to the streets and
:09:15. > :09:19.blocked roads. The protest parades over a decision to reduce the number
:09:20. > :09:22.of days the Union flag was flown from Belfast City Hall were illegal
:09:23. > :09:26.because permission was not sought from the Parades Commission. Critics
:09:27. > :09:31.accuse the police of being too soft. Some of the protest is descended
:09:32. > :09:36.into violence. The PSNI said it didn't have the legal powers to stop
:09:37. > :09:42.them. And warned that doing so it could have made the situation much
:09:43. > :09:47.worse. Had we been overzealous and just literally gone and tried to
:09:48. > :09:51.move people off the road in a very robust way, my sense is the tension
:09:52. > :09:57.was such, and remain such, that we might have ended up with 10,000 on
:09:58. > :10:02.the street or more. A judge yesterday said the PSNI got --
:10:03. > :10:07.argument that it didn't have the powers to stop the protests was
:10:08. > :10:10.simply wrong. Mr Justice Treacy said the police had not understood the
:10:11. > :10:14.full scope of their powers. He said this situation would have
:10:15. > :10:21.facilitated a legal and violent parade, in breach of their duties.
:10:22. > :10:25.The contents and tone of the judgement stunned the PSNI. The
:10:26. > :10:30.Chief Constable thinks the judge was wrong and has appealed the ruling.
:10:31. > :10:40.He also made it clear he believes that believes -- that police tactics
:10:41. > :10:46.were right. I would rather have been soft rather than robust and seen any
:10:47. > :10:50.more people injured. Unsurprisingly, Sinn Fein had a very different view
:10:51. > :10:54.of the ruling and the Chief Constable's response. He needs to
:10:55. > :10:58.learn lessons instead of wasting public money going into an appeal
:10:59. > :11:04.which he is going to lose, clearly, because everybody knows that they
:11:05. > :11:09.made a mess of the policing at that time. I attended a number of
:11:10. > :11:17.protests that took place. And my concern around this my -- around
:11:18. > :11:19.this judgement is that the police were flexible, which diffused the
:11:20. > :11:24.environment which led to the prevention of writing taking place
:11:25. > :11:29.in my constituency. This judgement would force the police to take, I
:11:30. > :11:33.believe, aggressive action, where that wouldn't be necessary. The
:11:34. > :11:36.appeal against the ruling might not take days until after this year's
:11:37. > :11:41.marching season. In the meantime, the indications are that the police
:11:42. > :11:44.are unlikely to change the way they deal with protests. Sources have
:11:45. > :11:52.told the BBC that it is unrealistic for them to forcibly intervened to
:11:53. > :11:55.stop protests. This issue will be discussed on Thursday at a police
:11:56. > :11:57.board. Local students attending university
:11:58. > :12:01.in Scotland can help shape the future of the UK this September. If
:12:02. > :12:05.they're registered, they can vote in the referendum on independence.
:12:06. > :12:10.Donna is outside the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh tonight.
:12:11. > :12:14.Behind me is the seat of political power in Scotland. In just a few
:12:15. > :12:17.months' time, we will know if its politicians will be representing a
:12:18. > :12:22.people of an independent nation, no longer part of the United Kingdom.
:12:23. > :12:25.You may be surprised to know that many young people from Northern
:12:26. > :12:37.Ireland can affect the outcome of that historic vote. Kevin Magee has
:12:38. > :12:40.been speaking to some of them. Thousands of young people from
:12:41. > :12:45.Northern Ireland opt to study in Scotland at universities like the
:12:46. > :12:48.one in class care. And their views on independence count because, as
:12:49. > :12:53.Scottish residents, they will have a vote in the referendum. I'm thinking
:12:54. > :13:00.at the minute I'm more going to vote no. That is a lot of what my peers
:13:01. > :13:05.are voting on saying. But also just because of I am worried about
:13:06. > :13:09.economic reasons. And that leaving the UK and the pound and sterling
:13:10. > :13:15.behind, how that would work out for Scotland. At first, I was frame
:13:16. > :13:19.action no, this is not possible. This is an elusive dream. And then
:13:20. > :13:25.as the campaign has gone on, you start to realise we are dealing with
:13:26. > :13:30.politics, and the economy and ways that they can actually function the
:13:31. > :13:36.country. And, so, I think it is not that I have made up my mind, but I
:13:37. > :13:40.am inclined to vote yes. When you're making your decision, are you basing
:13:41. > :13:43.it on your political experiences in Northern Ireland or are you looking
:13:44. > :13:49.at it from a Scottish perspective? It is difficult to consider that
:13:50. > :13:55.without thinking Northern Ireland. I biggest fear is that if the vote was
:13:56. > :13:59.now, it might be 52 - 48, you end up with the generations that have the
:14:00. > :14:03.same sort of problems in Northern Ireland, where every issue we
:14:04. > :14:07.discuss and debate boils down to a constitutional question. From those
:14:08. > :14:11.-- for those from Northern Ireland that have made Scotland is their
:14:12. > :14:14.home, the importance of the referendum cannot be overstated. We
:14:15. > :14:19.have a huge fear of the future and what it means for the country
:14:20. > :14:25.economically. And also for our membership of an important
:14:26. > :14:30.supranational institution, like the EU, and like NATO. These are things
:14:31. > :14:34.that give as power on the international stage but we wouldn't
:14:35. > :14:38.necessarily have them as a small country just starting out. When the
:14:39. > :14:43.Scottish referendum was first announced, a no phot seemed like a
:14:44. > :14:49.foregone conclusion. The polls now show that the gap between potential
:14:50. > :14:51.yes no voters are narrowing so that when it comes to deciding
:14:52. > :15:04.Scotland's future, every vote will count. And then on to the no
:15:05. > :15:09.campaign, what is their main focus at this stage?
:15:10. > :15:14.Both sides have been throwing big numbers at each other. It is up to
:15:15. > :15:22.you whether you believe Alex Salmond's or Alistair Darling's. It
:15:23. > :15:26.will be an issue of the heart, how British people in Scotland feel in
:15:27. > :15:31.the run-up to vote. Do you think it have to do with that
:15:32. > :15:36.romantic nationalism, or whether it will be down to the money in
:15:37. > :15:44.people's pockets? It is up too many things. Recent
:15:45. > :15:53.polls show that men may be swaying towards yes.
:15:54. > :15:57.It is also about social justice. There are wide for writing of
:15:58. > :16:03.opinions. But the opponents are trying to cast
:16:04. > :16:06.doubt in the voter's minds. Is this a leap of faith for the yes
:16:07. > :16:13.campaign? Yes, it is. But people have just
:16:14. > :16:18.been through the worst recession since the 1930s. It can't get any
:16:19. > :16:24.worse in the United Kingdom. Maybe if we go it alone we will have a
:16:25. > :16:30.better chance. If the vote is past and it is a no
:16:31. > :16:40.by a slight majority, what do they do with the disappointed people?
:16:41. > :16:44.The problem is going to be how we get the country back together again.
:16:45. > :16:49.It is getting quite bitter. If there was a no vote that was close, I
:16:50. > :16:59.think the yes side, the nationalist side would be very embittered. It is
:17:00. > :17:03.something that everyone, Margo MacDonald, her dying wish was that
:17:04. > :17:08.this country is put back together no matter what the result is. I think
:17:09. > :17:14.we would agree that it that is a big priority.
:17:15. > :17:19.Thank you. It is down to the voters on September the 18th. Then we will
:17:20. > :17:22.have to see if the map of the UK is to be redrawn.
:17:23. > :17:28.The assembly has again voted against a move to legalise same-sex marriage
:17:29. > :17:31.here. The Sinn Fein motion was rejected by 51 votes to 43. The DUP
:17:32. > :17:37.had tabled a petition which effectively gave it a veto - but it
:17:38. > :17:47.wasn't required in the end. Our political correspondent Martina
:17:48. > :17:50.Purdy has this report. Campaigners demand a change in the
:17:51. > :17:55.marriage laws here in line with other parts of the UK. But there is
:17:56. > :18:00.significant opposition to gay marriage, not least from the
:18:01. > :18:02.Catholic Church and the Evangelical Alliance. At Stormont there are
:18:03. > :18:09.parties demanding a traditional marriage between a man and a woman
:18:10. > :18:14.to be redefined. Other mac they have civil partnership and now they want
:18:15. > :18:18.more. They are entitled to full equality
:18:19. > :18:25.and is the state's decision to judge that.
:18:26. > :18:36.The right to be considered next of kin for emergency medical decisions.
:18:37. > :18:40.They do not automatically inherit property should their loved one die.
:18:41. > :18:47.They deserve these types of rights. The Alliance Party is in support of
:18:48. > :18:54.same-sex marriage but not everyone agrees.
:18:55. > :18:58.People of the Protestant faith, and of the Catholic faith and of no
:18:59. > :19:03.faith at all oppose same-sex marriage and they should not be
:19:04. > :19:07.lasted because they do so. I will no doubt be found by someone
:19:08. > :19:11.as a bigot and as intolerant for what I'm saying nothing could be
:19:12. > :19:17.further from the truth. The Ulster Unionist Party described
:19:18. > :19:24.this as a matter of personal conscience.
:19:25. > :19:28.Amnesty International is warning the assembly that they cannot block the
:19:29. > :19:35.change indefinitely, as laws are changing across the UK and there
:19:36. > :19:37.will be a legal challenge. The politicians in this building
:19:38. > :19:44.block in equal marriage I like modern-day King Canute, stopping
:19:45. > :19:48.this inevitable height. They can do it today but they cannot do it
:19:49. > :19:50.forever. Campaigners acknowledge that any
:19:51. > :19:57.legal challenge will take considerable time and expense.
:19:58. > :20:01.From today there's a new way to pay bills by sending a text message.
:20:02. > :20:04.It's aimed at making it easier to do things like splitting a restaurant
:20:05. > :20:07.bill or sending money to someone elsewhere. Danske is the only local
:20:08. > :20:09.bank making it available straightaway, though others will
:20:10. > :20:15.follow soon. Our Economics and Business Editor John Campbell
:20:16. > :20:18.explains how it works. Banking is being transformed by the
:20:19. > :20:20.mobile phone. Three years ago, mobile banking barely existed.
:20:21. > :20:23.Increasingly consumers are moving away from branches and onto their
:20:24. > :20:26.phones. For some banks, they are saying as much as 25% of
:20:27. > :20:30.transactions depend on a device like this. Now the whole industry is
:20:31. > :20:35.betting that customers will be happy to send money between each other's
:20:36. > :20:39.mobile phones. The services are called Paym and this is how it
:20:40. > :20:47.works. Once you and the person you are paying have registered, you
:20:48. > :20:52.select the amount you want to send. With a slide of a finger, the text
:20:53. > :20:54.is sent and the payment is made. With your mobile effectively
:20:55. > :21:02.becoming a digital wallet, what happens if it gets lost or stolen?
:21:03. > :21:06.Customers don't need to worry about safety or security. It is safe and
:21:07. > :21:09.secure. It is a system developed by The Payment Council, so if you lose
:21:10. > :21:13.your mobile phone, people won't be able to transfer money unless you
:21:14. > :21:18.have given them your quotes, so it is safe and secure.
:21:19. > :21:21.It is available to 600,000 consumers across Northern Ireland, so very
:21:22. > :21:24.exciting. The online payment firm PayPal already provides a similar
:21:25. > :21:27.service, but with all the banks coming on board, this takes it
:21:28. > :21:31.mainstream. This is far from the end of it. Some
:21:32. > :21:35.of the UK's big banks have signed up to something called Zapp, which
:21:36. > :21:38.allows you to go to a shop and pay with your phone. The phone companies
:21:39. > :21:41.themselves have mobile wallet products, and even Facebook will
:21:42. > :21:45.soon be getting into mobile payments, which might mean in the
:21:46. > :21:52.future, we could all be using a lot less of this.
:21:53. > :21:56.His first job as a manager just happens to be the biggest in local
:21:57. > :21:59.football, but Warren Feeney, who has left conference side Salisbury City
:22:00. > :22:02.to become the Linfield boss, today told the assembled media he has
:22:03. > :22:08.realised his boyhood dream. Mark Sidebottom reports.
:22:09. > :22:17.Not so long ago they bellowed his name from the stands. Today there
:22:18. > :22:23.was just a solitary harm of the lawn mower. For all the adulation as a
:22:24. > :22:26.player, management can be a very lonely business. Just ask David
:22:27. > :22:31.Jeffrey. Of course I will be seeking David's
:22:32. > :22:39.advice. He knows this club inside and out. I will never forget when I
:22:40. > :22:43.walked off the pitch and David was there. I gave him a Northern Ireland
:22:44. > :22:49.shirt and signed it to him. They are massive shoes to fill.
:22:50. > :22:54.Landing 31 trophies over 17 years, the ghost of David Jeffrey is still
:22:55. > :23:04.likely to haunt this dugout and this club for some time.
:23:05. > :23:08.The current chairman declined to comment on David Jeffrey's
:23:09. > :23:17.departure. The new boss has not ruled out player management.
:23:18. > :23:17.He has registered. It is all to play for.
:23:18. > :23:28.Cecilia has the weather forecast. It was a lovely day. It has been the
:23:29. > :23:35.warmest day of the year so far in Northern Ireland. Our hottest spots
:23:36. > :23:43.was 19 degrees beating our previous records that on Easter Monday. There
:23:44. > :23:49.is also some mist and fog rolling into parts of the East Coast. That
:23:50. > :23:56.will continue to come inland this evening and tonight. The high
:23:57. > :23:59.temperatures also setting off some areas of cloud across parts of the
:24:00. > :24:03.West. There could be a shower or two in the next few hours. The mist and
:24:04. > :24:09.fog are gradually coming inland tonight. It won't be too cold
:24:10. > :24:13.tonight but maybe some mist and fog for a while tomorrow morning before
:24:14. > :24:19.it will brighten. Morrow starts dry, and misty to begin with. Some
:24:20. > :24:26.of that cloud could be quite dense. It may well affect the strength --
:24:27. > :24:29.the Strangford Ferry for a while. Temperatures will reach double
:24:30. > :24:35.figures. There will be an area of cloud and rain sitting on Donegal
:24:36. > :24:39.and areas of western Ireland. But gradually comes to words bromance to
:24:40. > :24:47.Rome tomorrow afternoon. The best of the sunshine in the north and east.
:24:48. > :24:51.This area of rain shows one weather fronts coming in from the Atlantic.
:24:52. > :24:55.It comes against two more weather fronts coming from Scotland.
:24:56. > :25:00.Thursday is the beginning of May but it may not be like it's because we
:25:01. > :25:04.will have a lot of wet weather. In some places it may not even get into
:25:05. > :25:09.double figures. Don't be too disappointed because things will
:25:10. > :25:12.improve on Friday. It is likely to start cold on Friday morning,
:25:13. > :25:17.perhaps even with a touch of frost. But the sun will -- the sun will be
:25:18. > :25:19.back and we will see temperatures rise.
:25:20. > :25:25.Our late summary is at 10.25pm. You can also keep in contact with us via
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