:00:00. > 3:59:59On BBC Two in a few moments, the former
:00:00. > :00:11.Good evening. A weapons conviction against one of the Colombia Three is
:00:12. > :00:14.to be quashed after a ruling by the Court of Appeal. Martin McCauley was
:00:15. > :00:17.convicted after being injured in a so-called shoot to kill incident in
:00:18. > :00:20.County Armagh 32 years ago. Three judges today accepted that the
:00:21. > :00:23.conviction was unsafe because vital evidence about what happened was
:00:24. > :00:38.withheld from his trial. Our Home Affairs Correspondent Vincent
:00:39. > :00:43.Kearney reports. Scorers that time has not removed. 17-year-old Michael
:00:44. > :00:49.was killed and Martin McCauley was injured when they were shot here by
:00:50. > :00:55.RUC officers in November, 1982. Nearly 32 years later, the shooting
:00:56. > :00:59.here remains shrouded in mystery and controversy. Police claim they were
:01:00. > :01:03.confronted by two men armed with rifles and only opened fire after
:01:04. > :01:08.shouting and number of warnings. Martin McCauley has insisted they
:01:09. > :01:13.were not armed and that no warnings were given. It later emerged that
:01:14. > :01:18.MI5 had a listening device hidden inside the shed that recorded what
:01:19. > :01:38.happened, but that recording was destroyed. This is Martin McCauley
:01:39. > :01:40.leaving court in 1985 at being given at two year suspended sentence for
:01:41. > :01:43.possession of three rifles found inside the shed. The court was not
:01:44. > :01:45.made aware of the MI5 recording. Its existence and the fact that it was
:01:46. > :01:47.later destroyed, was discovered by the Deputy Chief Constable of
:01:48. > :01:49.Greater Manchester. He investigated allegations that the RUC was
:01:50. > :01:54.deliberately killing unarmed republicans. At the Court of Appeal,
:01:55. > :01:57.Martin McCauley's lawyer but -- quoted from the report into the
:01:58. > :02:02.incidents. It is the first time details of the report have been made
:02:03. > :02:07.public. The lawyer said the report notes that police officers fired 47
:02:08. > :02:12.shots at the men and that none were fired in return. She said it was
:02:13. > :02:16.clear there had been a conspiracy by police officers to prevent those
:02:17. > :02:20.involved in the shooting facing criminal charges. The cover-up
:02:21. > :02:26.involved the destruction of the secret recording. The QC read the
:02:27. > :02:30.accounts of five MI5 officers who listen to the recording before it
:02:31. > :02:34.was destroyed, none of them said they heard any warning. One officer
:02:35. > :02:38.said he was concerned that there had not been a warning and that firing
:02:39. > :02:44.had continued even after a cease-fire order had been given.
:02:45. > :02:47.Another officers said he heard someone say, we will get them
:02:48. > :02:51.between bursts of gunfire. The barrister said it was clear that
:02:52. > :02:55.both men had been shot without warning or the opportunity to
:02:56. > :02:58.surrender. She said the fact that evidence about the shooting had been
:02:59. > :03:04.destroyed and that police officers had lied about what happened, meant
:03:05. > :03:09.the conviction was unsafe. After brief discussion with the two
:03:10. > :03:13.judges, the Lord Chief Justice said they were satisfied that the
:03:14. > :03:18.conviction was unsafe and should be quashed. Martin McCauley's wife was
:03:19. > :03:23.in court and afterwards welcomed the ruling. Nothing will bring back
:03:24. > :03:27.Michael, but at least what has been exposed, for his family, his parents
:03:28. > :03:32.and siblings have known for years, was that Michael was cut down in
:03:33. > :03:41.cold blooded murder by state forces. Martin McCauley could not face --
:03:42. > :03:48.could not face the hearing because... A 49-year-old woman is in
:03:49. > :03:51.a critical condition in hospital after an incident at a house in
:03:52. > :03:54.Lisburn this morning. It's understood she's being treated for
:03:55. > :03:58.burn injuries. A 48-year-old man who was also in the house on Glenavy
:03:59. > :04:00.Road is also being treated for burn injuries. It's believed his
:04:01. > :04:02.condition is not life-threatening. The police are trying to establish
:04:03. > :04:09.what happened. An ambulance taking a patient to hospital after a road
:04:10. > :04:13.crash in County Armagh was itself involved in a hit and run this
:04:14. > :04:16.afternoon. A car which collided with the ambulance in Camlough drove off
:04:17. > :04:19.in the direction of Newtwonhamilton. The patient and crew were not
:04:20. > :04:22.seriously injured but the ambulance was damaged. The police are
:04:23. > :04:23.appealing for witnesses to the incident on Old Road at around four
:04:24. > :04:27.o'clock to contact them. A incident on Old Road at around four
:04:28. > :04:28.the Sisters of Nazareth has apologised again on behalf of the
:04:29. > :04:32.order for the abuse apologised again on behalf of the
:04:33. > :04:34.its care homes in Londonderry. She was giving evidence to the
:04:35. > :04:37.Historical Institutional Abuse Inquiry. The former Bishop of Derry
:04:38. > :04:40.Edward Daly also gave evidence today. Our reporter Kevin Sharkey
:04:41. > :04:47.was at the inquiry's public hearing in Banbridge. Sister Brenda McCall
:04:48. > :04:52.was the public face of the Sisters of Nazareth giving evidence today. A
:04:53. > :04:56.congregation battered and bruised by years of allegations of child abuse
:04:57. > :05:03.and on the half of the nuns, Sister McCall admitted that abuse happened
:05:04. > :05:06.and apologised. She listened in to much of the evidence of former
:05:07. > :05:11.residents over the first 36 days of the enquiry and today, giving
:05:12. > :05:16.evidence, she said that much of that evidence has been very shocking and
:05:17. > :05:21.harrowing for us. She said, it is clear that at certain times, and
:05:22. > :05:27.with certain nuns, some things were not right. When asked about a
:05:28. > :05:29.previous apology and whether that should be extended to include
:05:30. > :05:36.emotional abuse, she should be extended to include
:05:37. > :05:40.former Bishop of Derry, should be extended to include
:05:41. > :05:42.said he never experienced should be extended to include
:05:43. > :05:46.like he witnessed in should be extended to include
:05:47. > :05:50.admired the work of the nuns in helping people in need.
:05:51. > :05:53.admired the work of the nuns in on the abuse, the retired Bishop
:05:54. > :05:56.said, I think we are all responsible for not knowing and he said
:05:57. > :06:21.said, I think we are all responsible believes that society in general and
:06:22. > :06:23.community leaders like himself take the work of the Sisters of Nazareth
:06:24. > :06:27.nuns looked after 5000 children, the nuns looked after 5000 children, the
:06:28. > :06:29.have happened to the children if they had not. He said that in 36
:06:30. > :06:30.years, he received only one complaint about the Sisters of
:06:31. > :06:34.Nazareth. It came complaint about the Sisters of
:06:35. > :06:36.from her brother. The bishop described the letter she sent him as
:06:37. > :06:40.long and hard braking. The phase of the enquiry examining the homes is
:06:41. > :06:43.due to finish later this month. The NI21 party has announced it will
:06:44. > :06:46.change its designation in the Assembly at the earliest opportunity
:06:47. > :06:49.from 'Unionist' to 'other'. The party's Executive took the decision
:06:50. > :06:52.earlier today ahead of Thursday's elections. The European Candidate
:06:53. > :06:55.Tina McKenzie said it was a response intended to clear up any confusion
:06:56. > :06:59.about the party's position, which is cross-community. The Queen's Baton
:07:00. > :07:02.Relay is in Northern Ireland for a four-day visit ahead of the
:07:03. > :07:05.Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. It's the traditional curtain raiser for
:07:06. > :07:08.the Games which begin on the 23rd of July. Earlier this evening, the
:07:09. > :07:12.baton was taken to the Northern Ireland Sports Institute at the
:07:13. > :07:15.Antrim Forum, much to the delight of gymnasts, both big and small, who
:07:16. > :07:22.were more than happy to take a break from training, to get a closer
:07:23. > :07:26.look... It is great, so proud to be here in the Antrim Forum and to
:07:27. > :07:32.witness it passing through our borough. The facilities here are
:07:33. > :07:39.second to none and I think it shows how much we have developed in terms
:07:40. > :07:43.of a sporting region, that the baton has come to visit us. The chairman
:07:44. > :07:47.of Glentoran has stepped down from his position after three years. In a
:07:48. > :07:52.statement ahead of the match tonight, seen here in the middle, he
:07:53. > :07:55.said the relocation to a new stadium from the Oval had not developed as
:07:56. > :07:59.quickly as he had planned. He said he was confident that the board
:08:00. > :08:06.would be in a position to make a positive announcement on the matter
:08:07. > :08:09.in the near future. On tomorrow's BBC Newsline at 6:30pm, we'll have
:08:10. > :08:12.the second part of our series from our reporter Andy West, who has been
:08:13. > :08:16.experiencing what it's like to be homeless and to live on the streets
:08:17. > :08:20.of Belfast. He's been finding out what help is available and has been
:08:21. > :08:23.listening to the views of some of those who find themselves having to
:08:24. > :08:27.sleep rough. That's on BBC Newsline tomorrow evening at 6:30pm, with
:08:28. > :08:30.more on the radio on the Good Morning Ulster programme. His diary
:08:31. > :08:37.is online. Now the weather with Barra Best...
:08:38. > :08:43.Tomorrow is going to be a much better day and it will be drier and
:08:44. > :08:48.brighter, but it will not be dry all day. There will be the odd scattered
:08:49. > :08:53.showers. Most of the wet weather will be confined to some western
:08:54. > :08:56.areas. Further east, it will be largely dry and bright. The
:08:57. > :09:01.unsettled weather will stretch down some western areas of Ireland, into
:09:02. > :09:07.the North West of Scotland as well, in between, drier and brighter with
:09:08. > :09:26.good spells of sunshine. Towards the south-east in England, a bit
:09:27. > :09:28.cloudier with the odd spot of rain. Temperatures in and around the mid
:09:29. > :09:31.to high teens. Into the afternoon, Northern Ireland can expect good
:09:32. > :09:33.spells of sunshine. A few of the showers that we see Justin and could
:09:34. > :09:36.be heavy. We might get some thunder. Temperatures could get up to 16
:09:37. > :09:40.degrees. As we look ahead to Thursday, we are expecting a largely
:09:41. > :09:44.dry start, but as we go through the day, some wet weather will come in
:09:45. > :09:51.from the south-east, with the cooler feel to the air, highs of around 13
:09:52. > :09:56.or 14 degrees. We will keep you updated. That's it for now. You can
:09:57. > :09:59.keep up to date with News Online and follow this programme on Facebook
:10:00. > :10:01.and Twitter. From BBC Newsline, goodnight.