:00:13. > :00:16.Good evening, the headlines on BBC Newsline.
:00:17. > :00:20.The Chief Constable rejects Sinn Fein's claims that the arrest of
:00:21. > :00:25.Gerry Adams was the work of the dark side in the police.
:00:26. > :00:29.Boston College says it will return interviews by former paramilitaries
:00:30. > :00:32.about their role in the Troubles. Seven men charged in connection with
:00:33. > :00:37.the death of a Catholic community worker admit lesser charges.
:00:38. > :00:41.The Polish Consul meets police as the home of another Polish family is
:00:42. > :00:46.attacked in East Belfast. Also this evening on the programme:
:00:47. > :00:56.The new cartoon that's not only bringing jobs to Londonderry, but is
:00:57. > :00:59.promoting the local accent too. Pink is the only colour in fashion
:01:00. > :01:04.this week, as Northern Ireland gets ready for the Giro d'Italia.
:01:05. > :01:13.And wouldn't it be nice if our weather could turn a little Italian?
:01:14. > :01:16.I'll be back with a full forecast. The Chief Constable has rejected
:01:17. > :01:22.allegations by Sinn Fein that the arrest of Gerry Adams was the work
:01:23. > :01:25.of a "dark side" within the police. Matt Baggott said questioning the
:01:26. > :01:30.motivation or impartiality of the police was unfair and inappropriate.
:01:31. > :01:38.There is some flash photography in this report from our home affairs
:01:39. > :01:44.correspondent Vincent Kearney. Gerry Adams was released on Sunday
:01:45. > :01:49.night, four days after what his party claimed was a politically
:01:50. > :01:54.motivated arrests. A short time later he criticised those behind the
:01:55. > :02:01.decision to detain him. It is the old guard using the old methods,
:02:02. > :02:07.those who authorised this didn't make the right strategic decision.
:02:08. > :02:11.Last week, Martin McGuinness suggested Sinn Fein could withdraw
:02:12. > :02:17.its support for the police because of the actions of what he called the
:02:18. > :02:24.dark side of the PSNI. There is a section of the PSNI who have a
:02:25. > :02:28.different agenda. A negative and destructive agenda, to both the
:02:29. > :02:33.peace protests -- process and Sinn Fein. The Chief Constable today
:02:34. > :02:36.defended the actions of his officers.
:02:37. > :02:43.In a statement, Matt Baggott said the accusation of a dark side within
:02:44. > :02:47.the PSNI is one he refutes. He said questioning the motivation and
:02:48. > :02:50.impartiality of the police was unfair and inappropriate. The Chief
:02:51. > :02:54.Constable said the arrest and questioning of Gerry Adams was
:02:55. > :02:58.legitimate and lawful, and that it would have been wrong to treat him
:02:59. > :03:01.differently to any other citizen. The statement said the police are
:03:02. > :03:06.tasked with following the evidence without fear or favour in accordance
:03:07. > :03:10.with the law, and that the PSNI will continue to do so regardless of any
:03:11. > :03:15.undue pressures. The first minister today said the
:03:16. > :03:23.DPP would have tried to exclude Sinn Fein from the... We would not be
:03:24. > :03:28.slow in bringing forward a motion for exclusion, and if Sinn Fein had
:03:29. > :03:31.not corrected its motion, but would have gone down.
:03:32. > :03:35.Peter Robinson is also seeking a meeting with the Chief Constable
:03:36. > :03:38.over reports that the Sinn Fein president is unlikely to face any
:03:39. > :03:42.charges and there is new evidence emerges.
:03:43. > :03:46.-- unless. The arrest of Gerry Adams may also
:03:47. > :03:49.have signalled an end to the controversial Boston College
:03:50. > :03:52.Project. In it, more than 40 former paramilitaries - both loyalists and
:03:53. > :03:55.republicans - gave oral accounts of the Troubles which they understood
:03:56. > :03:59.were to remain secret unless they gave permission or until after their
:04:00. > :04:02.deaths. The Sinn Fein Leader claims his arrest was largely based on the
:04:03. > :04:06.interviews given by three former IRA members, and he has welcomed the
:04:07. > :04:16.news that the college is prepared to return the documents to those who
:04:17. > :04:20.took part. Julie McCullough reports. The vast majority of the hundreds of
:04:21. > :04:26.interviews carried out with former Northern Ireland on men and almost
:04:27. > :04:33.still remain secret it away in Boston College. But after the PSNI
:04:34. > :04:37.won a legal battle to get some of the material for use in its
:04:38. > :04:39.investigation into Jean McConville's border, there were
:04:40. > :04:46.recriminations for those involved in the project.
:04:47. > :04:51.One of those interviewed was former IRA man Brendan Hughes, who has
:04:52. > :04:56.since died. If you go online and you can say -- get access to the
:04:57. > :05:01.document he signed before he agreed for the recordings of him to be
:05:02. > :05:05.archived. It says, access to the tapes and transcripts shall be
:05:06. > :05:11.restricted until after death, except in those cases of prior written
:05:12. > :05:14.approval. Most importantly, there is no
:05:15. > :05:20.mention in this agreement that the interviews under law might have to
:05:21. > :05:23.be handed over to the authorities. The college says those in charge of
:05:24. > :05:33.the project should have known there was always that risk. The Mitchell
:05:34. > :05:39.legal assistance training was signed between the United States and the
:05:40. > :05:49.United Kingdom -- mutual. But possibility that it could be invoked
:05:50. > :05:58.was always present. The reality is the project director was convinced
:05:59. > :06:01.that would never happen. Lead researcher of former IRA
:06:02. > :06:07.prisoner Anthony McIntyre says if he had known about the treaty, he would
:06:08. > :06:12.not have carried out the interviews. The strain that I have brought down
:06:13. > :06:16.on my family -- that has been brought down, the last three years
:06:17. > :06:23.of my life has been made pretty difficult. I have to be robust here,
:06:24. > :06:31.but I would not have placed myself and the other interviewees at risk
:06:32. > :06:37.just to get an archive. He confirmed that he himself gave an
:06:38. > :06:46.interview to the project about his own past. I would go into any
:06:47. > :06:50.detail, but when I exposed myself to the same -- are exposed myself to
:06:51. > :06:54.the same risks as anybody. He now believes the interviews
:06:55. > :06:58.should be handed back. Boston College says it is prepared to do
:06:59. > :07:01.that, so long as it can verify they are going back to the individuals
:07:02. > :07:04.who took part in the project. Later tonight, Spotlight's Declan
:07:05. > :07:07.Lawn reports on how the Boston College Project shattered the IRA's
:07:08. > :07:13.code of silence - that's at 10:35 here on BBC One after our late BBC
:07:14. > :07:22.Newsline. A woman in her 80s has died in a car
:07:23. > :07:25.crash in County Down. It happened in Rathfriland this afternoon when her
:07:26. > :07:28.car was in collision with a lorry on Downpatrick Street. The woman who
:07:29. > :07:31.died was from the area. Her name hasn't been released yet.
:07:32. > :07:34.Charges of manslaughter and attempted murder will not be pursued
:07:35. > :07:40.against seven men accused of killing Coleraine community worker Kevin
:07:41. > :07:43.McDaid in May 2009. The men pleaded guilty to lesser charges at a
:07:44. > :07:47.hearing in Belfast Crown Court. Five still face trial in relation to the
:07:48. > :07:52.death of Mr McDaid and the attempted murder of his friend and neighbour
:07:53. > :08:02.Damien Fleming. Here's our north-east reporter David Maxwell.
:08:03. > :08:09.Tension was high in Coleraine over flags when Kevin McDaid lost his
:08:10. > :08:13.life. It was reported a loyalist mob arrived in the road where the
:08:14. > :08:19.catholic community worker live. His friend and neighbour Damien Fleming
:08:20. > :08:25.was left critically injured. Until today, no one had been convicted.
:08:26. > :08:28.This morning 12 men appeared in the dock charged with the manslaughter
:08:29. > :08:35.of Kevin McDaid and the attempted murder of his friend Damien Fleming.
:08:36. > :08:39.But one by one, seven of them beaded guilty to lesser charges throughout
:08:40. > :08:42.the day, and prosecutors told the court they no longer wished to
:08:43. > :08:47.pursue them in relation to the most serious offences.
:08:48. > :08:50.I pleading guilty to charges including grievous bodily harm,
:08:51. > :08:54.assault and affray, the seven admitted they were part of the group
:08:55. > :08:58.that descended on the estate. They no longer face trial and will be
:08:59. > :09:01.sentenced at a later date. That is also the case for two other men
:09:02. > :09:06.charged with other offences in relation to this case, including
:09:07. > :09:12.threats to harm and intimidation. They two were released today after
:09:13. > :09:16.beating guilty to some offences. Five men remain accused of killing
:09:17. > :09:19.Kevin McDaid and attempting to kill his friend.
:09:20. > :09:25.This trial is set to get under way. It was to be significant in its
:09:26. > :09:31.size, with 14 defendants and 123 witnesses. It was predicted it would
:09:32. > :09:34.last for six weeks, but with the majority of the defendants now dealt
:09:35. > :09:37.with, it seems unlikely it will last that long.
:09:38. > :09:39.Police officers have been meeting community representatives and
:09:40. > :09:45.councillors to discuss recent hate crimes in Belfast. Last night the
:09:46. > :09:54.home of a Polish mother and son was damaged in the east of the city.
:09:55. > :09:58.Helen Jones reports. Loyalist East Belfast, and another
:09:59. > :10:01.attack on a Polish family. I run half past 11 last night a
:10:02. > :10:08.27-year-old man who lives here look to the sound of breaking glass. He
:10:09. > :10:10.says he saw three hooded men smashed the windscreen of his, before
:10:11. > :10:16.running off. I have been speaking to the man who
:10:17. > :10:21.owns the property, he lives here with his mother. He pays the
:10:22. > :10:27.mortgage and taxes and works in Lisburn. He says he is very scared,
:10:28. > :10:33.he has nowhere else to go because he owns that property.
:10:34. > :10:36.The PSNI held a meeting today to address concerns. Representatives of
:10:37. > :10:40.the Polish community, politicians and other interested parties were
:10:41. > :10:45.there. Many of the companies employing Polish people could not
:10:46. > :10:49.manage without them. They have brought such wonderful skills to our
:10:50. > :10:55.economy and have contributed vastly. It is scandalous what is happening,
:10:56. > :10:59.it must be stopped. These attacks are not helping the
:11:00. > :11:04.image of an area which is trying hard to move out of the shadow of
:11:05. > :11:09.the Troubles. I want it to stop happening. We are trying to create a
:11:10. > :11:14.welcoming community for everybody to live in, to work in and to visit,
:11:15. > :11:20.and it doesn't make that a good place to be.
:11:21. > :11:24.There has been a 70% increase in the number of racially motivated
:11:25. > :11:27.attacks, it is estimated. That meeting is still going on, more
:11:28. > :11:34.at 10:25pm. Still to come before 7:00: Many of
:11:35. > :11:42.the top teams are already here, as the countdown continues to this
:11:43. > :11:45.weekend's Giro d'Italia. Next to our series looking at the
:11:46. > :11:49.economic spin offs from the media industries. This week we see how
:11:50. > :11:53.business and education are reaping the benefit. Children's cartoons are
:11:54. > :11:58.big business and a recent tax incentive is bringing jobs and
:11:59. > :12:01.investment to Londonderry. A television series, fronted by the
:12:02. > :12:04.actor Chris O'Dowd, has linked a small Derry company with a major
:12:05. > :12:18.publishing house. Our arts correspondent Maggie Taggart has
:12:19. > :12:26.more. It is a glorious day.
:12:27. > :12:37.It is all about our little hero, a puffin who lives with her family. It
:12:38. > :12:42.is an island with a mythical status. The puffin story was on its way to
:12:43. > :12:49.production when a publisher spotted at and decided it was up their
:12:50. > :12:53.street. Puffin is their children's imprint,
:12:54. > :13:01.and they saw something which would be iconic for them.
:13:02. > :13:06.They have recruited staff both locally and globally to make the TV
:13:07. > :13:10.series, and it is also linked to a studio in Coke any. The recent
:13:11. > :13:16.introduction of a UK tax break for animation made the camp and the an
:13:17. > :13:28.attractive partner. We utilised cross-border public monies, and at
:13:29. > :13:34.the same time we are able to avail ourselves of tax breaks.
:13:35. > :13:37.Derry's first ever animated TV series is being recorded at the
:13:38. > :13:44.moment, and far from hiding the local accent, it is making a virtue
:13:45. > :13:47.of it. 11-year-old Kate was chosen when the
:13:48. > :13:58.producers visited her primary school. You are all money already!
:13:59. > :14:01.-- Maddie. The director worked with Disney for seven years, and his
:14:02. > :14:05.return to Ireland is typical of the movement of animation creators.
:14:06. > :14:11.We have done the first episode already, and the kids are glued to
:14:12. > :14:16.the screens. I think it would be a huge hit.
:14:17. > :14:22.This is the first show I have worked on where we'd lose -- use real
:14:23. > :14:26.children. Before, on the American shows, we used adults pretending to
:14:27. > :14:32.be kids. They always say, don't work with children's or -- children or
:14:33. > :14:37.animals but I disagree with that. There are now 12 staff and a bright
:14:38. > :14:40.future for the company. And on tomorrow's programme, a
:14:41. > :14:44.Belfast company shows off the skills which can add scary monsters and
:14:45. > :14:47.giant robots to feature films. The DUP has launched its manifesto
:14:48. > :14:50.for the European and Local Government elections, with the party
:14:51. > :14:56.offering change both at home and abroad. But the party leader claims
:14:57. > :14:59.the high number of Unionist candidates standing for Europe could
:15:00. > :15:11.result in a seat being lost to nationalism. Here's our political
:15:12. > :15:14.correspondent Gareth Gordon. I have ensured the interests of Northern
:15:15. > :15:23.Ireland have been pursued and advanced. The Make major claims for
:15:24. > :15:28.Diane's achievements in her first term as in any key for Northern
:15:29. > :15:34.Ireland. They have doubled their efforts to have her return. The
:15:35. > :15:39.party manifestoes beats of changing the UK's relationship with Europe
:15:40. > :15:43.and back a referendum on EU reform. It calls for a reduction in red tape
:15:44. > :15:46.and waste and support a single home for the European Parliament which
:15:47. > :15:52.currently moves between Brussels and Strasbourg. But the party leader
:15:53. > :15:58.said the Unionist vote has been split to many ways. It would be a
:15:59. > :16:00.disaster if there was a result of the letter of Unionist candidate
:16:01. > :16:04.standing at the election that our votes were shredded and unionism
:16:05. > :16:10.lost out on representation in Europe. In the face of only two in
:16:11. > :16:14.nationalist parties Unionism needs a strong party to stand up for
:16:15. > :16:18.Northern Ireland and I encourage the electrics to continue what they
:16:19. > :16:23.started in previous elections and unite behind the DUP. Peter Robinson
:16:24. > :16:28.is confident that Diane Dodds will pop the Unionist Paul. -- Unionist
:16:29. > :16:31.poll. The Alliance party says membership
:16:32. > :16:34.of the European Union allows us to overcome our "small wee country"
:16:35. > :16:37.attitude and turn Northern Ireland into an outward open minded place.
:16:38. > :16:39.Launching their European and local government election manifestos
:16:40. > :16:42.Alliance said consideration should be given for a European Union role
:16:43. > :16:57.in any programme for dealing with the legacy of the Troubles. Here's
:16:58. > :17:03.Our Political Editor Mark Devenport. Alliance hoped their high-profile
:17:04. > :17:07.candidate in law will their vote. The party used to back replacing the
:17:08. > :17:10.pound with the general but after the credit crunch the safety conditions
:17:11. > :17:15.will not be right in the immediate future. That was a long time ago we
:17:16. > :17:21.advocated for the usual but times have changed and we certainly know
:17:22. > :17:27.do not see an immediate prospect for joining the euro. Allows's manifesto
:17:28. > :17:30.opposes any referendum of the UK pulling out of the European Union
:17:31. > :17:33.but said if there is one of the party will campaign to stay in. It
:17:34. > :17:38.says all European funding for Northern Ireland should be proof of
:17:39. > :17:42.its impact in creating a shared future. Alliance wants the cap
:17:43. > :17:46.removed that stops orders of properties worth more than ?400,000
:17:47. > :17:50.paying the same percentage of rate as other householders. It also wants
:17:51. > :17:55.a single flag flying policy for new council buildings with the union
:17:56. > :18:01.flag flying on designated days. Alliance politicians acknowledge the
:18:02. > :18:05.union flag row in Belfast has been raised on the doorstep of a few
:18:06. > :18:14.waters. -- of the few voters. Now sport, and all this week on BBC
:18:15. > :18:17.Newsline we will bringing you the countdown to the Giro D'Italia which
:18:18. > :18:21.starts this Friday in Belfast. Our reporter Thomas Kane has been
:18:22. > :18:31.sampling the life of a road cyclist for himself.
:18:32. > :18:38.Friday nights team time trial will pass this point on the Newtonards
:18:39. > :18:42.Road twice reaching speeds of. Mph. -- 50 mph. Only one Irish man has
:18:43. > :18:45.won the Giro d'Italia, Stephen Roche. Back in 1987, he was
:18:46. > :18:49.victorious on a bike identical to this. Even long after his retirement
:18:50. > :19:03.from road racing, he is a difficult man to keep up with. He has retired
:19:04. > :19:06.from road racing. -- for many of these club cyclists this was a dream
:19:07. > :19:11.come true to read alongside a man who has won everything in the sport.
:19:12. > :19:16.For me, it was a journey into the unknown. Stephen, I have never
:19:17. > :19:24.travelled this far on a bike in my life. Does hang in. When it goes
:19:25. > :19:27.fast for your own pace. Even though the road looks intimidating just
:19:28. > :19:33.take it at your own time and place and you get there in the end. The
:19:34. > :19:36.important thing is to enjoy it. This was only a small section of the
:19:37. > :19:43.route that the professionals will write during the Giro d'Italia but
:19:44. > :19:47.every incline seems never ending. We are just over halfway there and it
:19:48. > :19:49.is a lot more difficult than we thought it would be simply because
:19:50. > :19:53.the wind seems to be in your face the whole time. The maximum speed we
:19:54. > :20:02.have reached down the hell was about 20 men melt our what was almost
:20:03. > :20:04.uncomfortably fast. As it went on my legs became heavier and every
:20:05. > :20:08.revolution of the pedal was tougher and it felt like the finish line
:20:09. > :20:13.would never come. It did not help that I was with the group of riders
:20:14. > :20:16.that took a wrong turn, adding a few more painstaking miles to the
:20:17. > :20:22.journey. Always find out where you are supposed to go! As the rest of
:20:23. > :20:27.the pack and Stephen had broken away far into the distance I was starting
:20:28. > :20:32.to struggle more and more. There were no records broken but
:20:33. > :20:38.eventually at one time after the majority of the group I arrived at
:20:39. > :20:43.my final destination. You are going quite slowly so you have plenty of
:20:44. > :20:48.time to take in the scenery. But the other riders go faster than you and
:20:49. > :20:53.faster than me but they will be seeing the scenery as they go along.
:20:54. > :20:56.The terrain in the profile of the road is interesting, especially
:20:57. > :21:00.coming along here, the wind will play an important factor. You must
:21:01. > :21:05.be very attentive to what is going on around you. The guys here will be
:21:06. > :21:17.donating and 37p per year, a lot more -- will be covering 37 miles --
:21:18. > :21:25.57,000 miles per year. . I even look good? Now. Thank you for getting the
:21:26. > :21:29.around. The scenery was beautiful and the weather was beautiful but as
:21:30. > :21:33.a non-cyclist that was one of the toughest things I have ever had to
:21:34. > :21:38.do. I think I have only just recovered from it, I am much more
:21:39. > :21:42.affable in this shirt and tie that I was in the letter. I should have
:21:43. > :21:47.taken orders from Dave, a former international cyclist. Dave, can you
:21:48. > :21:51.believe that the Giro d'Italia is going past your front door? I can't
:21:52. > :21:56.believe it, I can't get my head round it. If people had told me that
:21:57. > :22:00.the Giro d'Italia was coming Belfast that would not have believed it but
:22:01. > :22:06.that they are coming off the new charge road is fantastic. It will be
:22:07. > :22:10.a call list -- it will be a boost for the whole community. How should
:22:11. > :22:14.the sickening thing in the cycling union to build on this? How can
:22:15. > :22:22.Northern Ireland be showcased to the cycling fraternity? There is bound
:22:23. > :22:26.to be something coming from this event and we should get into schools
:22:27. > :22:29.and get cycling as part of sport. To let people know it is not just a
:22:30. > :22:36.rugby and soccer there is cycling, too. Do not forget, there are three
:22:37. > :22:41.Irishmen competing in this. Fellow Dagenham and Nicholas Roach, the son
:22:42. > :22:45.of Stephen Roche. And Dan Martin, those two boys are both cousins.
:22:46. > :22:49.Both have a good chance of getting up in this event which is one of the
:22:50. > :22:55.most prestigious event in the cycling world. Give us an idea what
:22:56. > :23:02.spectators expect. It'll be a whole cavalcade, a lot of fun. The
:23:03. > :23:05.cavalcade of the teams and team riders in the race itself. It will
:23:06. > :23:12.be phenomenal to see riders compete at that speed. Who should be a out
:23:13. > :23:17.for? Adele Evans won the race in Italy so he is up there. Also
:23:18. > :23:21.Nicholas Roach who is the team leader of his squad. That is to
:23:22. > :23:27.people that I think the public year will be shooting for. Thank you very
:23:28. > :23:33.much for joining us. -- will be shouting for.
:23:34. > :23:37.Tomorrow I will be heading to the north coast which is getting ready
:23:38. > :23:41.for cyclist and spectators galore. That is BBC newsline at 6:40pm. I
:23:42. > :23:44.need to know if I should bring a wrinkled. Transfer the pink one but
:23:45. > :23:52.should I bring it? I would say yes and anyone getting
:23:53. > :23:55.ready to watch the Giro d'Italia this weekend get your wrinkles or
:23:56. > :24:00.umbrellas ready because it looks like there will be more rain rather
:24:01. > :24:04.than sunshine. This is the classic picture, it comes lining up to come
:24:05. > :24:09.our way. They have brought some heavy showers and the recent radar
:24:10. > :24:14.picture here at 6am, there is another heavy shower coming from the
:24:15. > :24:19.West that is coming towards Belfast in the next few hours. As the night
:24:20. > :24:24.goes on most showers will become confined to the north coast and west
:24:25. > :24:29.and there will be clear, drier gaps in the East. Overall an unsettled
:24:30. > :24:32.night, mild and breezy and the unsettled weather continues into
:24:33. > :24:37.tomorrow. It might start of dry but overall it will be a fairly cloudy
:24:38. > :24:41.and rainy day. The best chance of some good weather tomorrow will be
:24:42. > :24:44.across eastern counties so maybe when you leave home tomorrow it is
:24:45. > :24:49.dry over County Antrim but it will not be too long for the encounter
:24:50. > :24:53.queen of many parts of down, Armagh, over transfer man and to run out
:24:54. > :25:00.into the worse as well. -- over Fermanagh. There will be a
:25:01. > :25:03.reasonable breeze at times, still quite wet through lunchtime at
:25:04. > :25:08.temperatures down on today, that's 12 or 13 degrees. The rain is
:25:09. > :25:12.showing signs of easing off later in the day so perhaps some dry weather
:25:13. > :25:16.and tomorrow evening. So because it is all about the Giro d'Italia this
:25:17. > :25:22.week we must keep the pink weather pictures going. This tractor spotted
:25:23. > :25:27.but I cannot promise the blue sky to go with it. We will keep a lot of
:25:28. > :25:31.cloud fairly brisk winds and further areas of rain or showers. The next
:25:32. > :25:35.area of low pressure which I am concerned about is coming our way on
:25:36. > :25:40.Saturday. Sitting rate over the top of those on Saturday and clearing
:25:41. > :25:45.away to give quite blustery winds on Sunday. That will mean a kill and
:25:46. > :25:53.for the cyclist on Sunday. -- that will mean a tailwind. The weather
:25:54. > :25:56.will make great a difference for the spectators and cyclist, but there is
:25:57. > :26:01.a chance the rain will not reach the North Coast.
:26:02. > :26:05.Our main stories, the chief constable has rejected Sinn Fein's
:26:06. > :26:10.claims that the arrest of Gerry Adams was the work of the dark side
:26:11. > :26:14.in the breeze. And Boston College has said it will return interviews
:26:15. > :26:19.by former paramilitaries about their roles in the Troubles. The late
:26:20. > :26:24.summer is at 1025 year on BBC One. You can keep in touch with us on
:26:25. > :26:29.Facebook and Twitter. I will see you at 10:25pm.