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:00:00. > 3:59:59on the BBC News Channel. We are back with the latest

:00:00. > :00:11.Good evening. A daughter of Jean McConville has said she's hopeful

:00:12. > :00:15.that the family will raise the money to take a civil case against the

:00:16. > :00:18.Sinn Fein President for the murder of her mother. Mrs McConville was

:00:19. > :00:24.killed by the IRA in 1972, leaving her ten children orphaned. Gerry

:00:25. > :00:27.Adams was released yesterday, after being in custody since Wednesday

:00:28. > :00:31.night. He has always denied having anything to do with Jean

:00:32. > :00:33.McConville's death. A file will be sent to the Public Prosecution

:00:34. > :00:37.Service later this week, but it's thought that unless significant new

:00:38. > :00:39.evidence comes to light he will not face any charge. Julie McCullough's

:00:40. > :00:49.report contains some flash photography.

:00:50. > :00:55.The news that Gerry Adams may not face any charge won't come as a

:00:56. > :00:59.surprise to Jean McConville's daughter Helen. She wasn't convinced

:01:00. > :01:03.anything would come out of the Sinn Fein President's arrest, but she is

:01:04. > :01:07.hopeful the family will be able to raise enough money, to take a civil

:01:08. > :01:13.case over the murder of their mother, more than 40 years ago.

:01:14. > :01:19.At the minute, we are looking into, it is early days but it looks like

:01:20. > :01:24.we have a strong case. We have had people approach us, willing to back

:01:25. > :01:29.up, so it is looking good. I am 100% certain of what happened. Over years

:01:30. > :01:33.there has been the same thing, I know when my mother was disappeared.

:01:34. > :01:38.I know what I have went through, what members of the family went

:01:39. > :01:42.through. It is an ongoing thing. It won't end until we get peace and

:01:43. > :01:47.justice for my mother. Helen said she couldn't bear to

:01:48. > :01:51.watch Gerry Adams speak at a press conference following his release

:01:52. > :01:55.yesterday evening. During its he denied having anything to do with

:01:56. > :02:00.Jean McConville's murder, and raised questions about the handling of his

:02:01. > :02:04.arrest. Those who authorised my arrest and detention could have done

:02:05. > :02:09.it differently. They had discancer, they did not

:02:10. > :02:16.have to use pernicious, coercive legislation to deal with the legacy

:02:17. > :02:20.issue, even one as serious as this. Which I was voluntarily prepared to

:02:21. > :02:24.deal with. They did not have do that in the middle of an election cam

:02:25. > :02:28.pain, remember, I contacted them two months ago.

:02:29. > :02:33.-- campaign. Speaking on BBC Breakfast, the Justice Minister

:02:34. > :02:38.David Ford said Mr Adams had a part in the timing of the questioning and

:02:39. > :02:44.wasn't sure why he was criticising the police for it. The DUP's Nigel

:02:45. > :02:49.Dodds told BBC Newsline the arrest showed nobody was above the law. But

:02:50. > :02:54.that people's thoughts should be with the McConville vam They should

:02:55. > :03:03.be first and foremost and centre in everybody's thoughts, not the self

:03:04. > :03:07.Pitiing victim, the real victims are the McConville family. Jean

:03:08. > :03:12.McConville who was abducted. Murdered, tortures, disappeared. The

:03:13. > :03:16.Republican involvement denied that I were involved for years. The my sang

:03:17. > :03:21.goes out the rule of law should apply equally. 42 years on, more

:03:22. > :03:25.waiting for Jean McConville's family. Waiting to find out for

:03:26. > :03:29.certain that Mr Adams won't be charged, waiting to see if they are

:03:30. > :03:36.able to take a civil case in the future.

:03:37. > :03:40.-- message. Politicians have been giving their reaction to Mr Adams

:03:41. > :03:46.release This is not a matter of politics, it a matter of justice.

:03:47. > :03:54.Justice for the family and the rest of Northern Ireland, we understand

:03:55. > :03:58.no-one should be above the law. Gerry Adams -- he is not above being

:03:59. > :04:02.questioned and neither is anyone else. I expect the police to

:04:03. > :04:07.question anybody who might have information or appeared to have

:04:08. > :04:14.information, on any of the events of the past that still are unsolved, I

:04:15. > :04:20.include in that I expect police to question members of the British Army

:04:21. > :04:24.and loyalist politicians, so I don't think is above the law. Everybody

:04:25. > :04:29.should be subject to the law. Sinn Fein have to restore public

:04:30. > :04:34.confidence that they fully support policing and justice. This deal was

:04:35. > :04:40.done between themselves and DUP in 2010, to devolving these power, we

:04:41. > :04:45.voted against, the last few days have vindicated our position. We are

:04:46. > :04:50.not mature, we are not ready to take full control of these issues, it is

:04:51. > :04:54.up to Sinn Fein to show we are wrong.

:04:55. > :04:57.A meeting between the Polish Consul and senior police officers is

:04:58. > :05:01.expected to be held tomorrow to discuss a recent spate of attacks in

:05:02. > :05:04.east Belfast, which the police have blamed on the UVF. In the latest

:05:05. > :05:07.incident, the homes of three Polish families in Roslyn Street were

:05:08. > :05:11.daubed with graffiti. The homes also had their windows smashed in a week

:05:12. > :05:16.ago. The police are treating the attacks on the properties as hate

:05:17. > :05:19.crimes. The Ulster Folk Museum has been

:05:20. > :05:22.celebrating its 50th anniversary. Since it opened in 1964, more than

:05:23. > :05:25.50 buildings have been transported brick by brick and faithfully

:05:26. > :05:28.rebuilt at Cultra. They tell the story of everyday life a century

:05:29. > :05:35.ago. Today's celebrations included traditional music and food cooked on

:05:36. > :05:38.an open fire. The museum is one of Northern Ireland's most popular

:05:39. > :05:44.tourist attractions, with more than 160,000 people and animals visiting

:05:45. > :05:47.each year. The 31st Belfast Marathon has been

:05:48. > :05:51.won by the Kenyan runner Freddy Sittuk. He finished the men's race

:05:52. > :05:54.in 2 hours 18 minutes and 30 seconds. Bayrush Shiferaw from

:05:55. > :05:57.Ethiopia won the women's in 2 hours 41 minutes and 20 seconds. More than

:05:58. > :06:00.18,000 people took part in this year's race, team relay and

:06:01. > :06:13.wheelchair event. The event is used by many charities to highlight their

:06:14. > :06:16.appeals. For some runners just getting over the line was enough -

:06:17. > :06:27.others were intent on going that extra mile.

:06:28. > :06:35.There was 14 people on the team. It took just over five hours, the legs

:06:36. > :06:41.are heavy. This is the long longest time of my life. I am delighted to

:06:42. > :06:47.Vincish it. I a good achievement. I wanted to raise a bit of extra money

:06:48. > :06:52.so I promised my followers if I got to ?100 I would run in a wedding

:06:53. > :07:03.dress, they donated 200, so we are happy. Had to run the ball gown.

:07:04. > :07:07.Well the weather was not kind. Hello, hope I know you had a nice

:07:08. > :07:15.bank holiday despite the weather trying to spoil it. It was soggy at

:07:16. > :07:20.times, but well done to all those who took part in the marathon. The

:07:21. > :07:24.weather front, the area of rain is shrinking, so it is showery at the

:07:25. > :07:28.moment and the cloud is not overcast, although there will be

:07:29. > :07:32.hints of brightness, the gusty wind will ease away, by the end of the

:07:33. > :07:36.might most places will be dry and clear. Not too cold a night, with

:07:37. > :07:39.temperatures dropping to six degree, the clearer skies lingering into

:07:40. > :07:43.tomorrow morning, so sunshine to come on Tuesday morning, the morning

:07:44. > :07:49.will be the drier half of the day as well. And it shouldn't feel too bad

:07:50. > :07:53.with winds light to begin with. It will get breezier and there will be

:07:54. > :07:57.heavier showers round during the day. There is a fair bit of dry

:07:58. > :08:00.weather to come tomorrow. In the sunshine temperatures will reach the

:08:01. > :08:04.high teens but we are looking at this area of heavy showers and

:08:05. > :08:08.thunderstorms, that moves on to the west coast of Ireland tomorrow

:08:09. > :08:11.afternoon and will come eastwards towards us late in the day and

:08:12. > :08:16.through tomorrow evening, so there could be one or two heavy downpours

:08:17. > :08:20.late the day, although despite that, temperatures will be higher, round

:08:21. > :08:27.14, possibly 115 degrees. We are keeping the pink theme to the

:08:28. > :08:31.weather pictures. You can send them to NI picks.

:08:32. > :08:36.Looking at the rest of the week, as we head towards giro weekend,

:08:37. > :08:40.overall it is an unsettled picture. On Wednesday there will be a lot of

:08:41. > :08:45.cloud. Cooler as well, with showery rain on and off through the day.

:08:46. > :08:48.Persistent in the north and west. It stays showery through the rest of

:08:49. > :08:51.the week, which means it won't be raining all of the time. There will

:08:52. > :08:57.be drier gaps too. Our late summary is at the earlier

:08:58. > :08:59.time tonight, of 10.20. Goodbye.