22/05/2014 BBC Newsline

Witnesses tell of their shock as two people are injured in a stabbing

I saw the man lying on the ground with blood coming from his neck. And

then we saw the man coming towards us with blood on his hands.

The father of a man who drowned off the North Coast issues

Neil Lennon is waving goodbye to Celtic.

And how do our young people cope with the stress behind exam success?

Some really heavy showers coming down this evening.

I'll have the full forecast just before 7pm.

Students and staff at Belfast Metropolitan College have

described scenes of chaos at the Millfield campus today

The 26-year-old man is in a serious but stable condition in hospital.

The alleged attacker was also taken to hospital with minor injuries

Andy West's report contains some graphic eyewitness accounts.

Witnesses describe a scene of pandemonium as the attacker ran

from the toilets in this building on the college campus covered

It's thought he'd just stabbed a fellow student in the neck.

I ran into the toilet with two boys from class and I could just see a

boy lying on the ground with blood everywhere. And then we heard

screaming and an older teacher or pupil was standing in the cubicle

beside us and he was shouting, give me the knife. I heard the door

opening and I just seen the guideline on the ground with what

looked like blood coming from his neck. I could not see the knife, it

seemed to be a Stanley knife audit penknife. -- or a.

They grabbed her and she thought he was going to attack so she started

to shout for help. She was in shock, she could not talk. I heard her

Police were at the scene just not injured? No.

Part of the campus was closed off and a number of art students

were held in their classroom while the forensics team investigated.

20 minutes it, councillors arrived to help distressed students and

staff. The 21-year-old alleged attacker was taken to the matter

hospital before being arrested by police. The 20 Six Rd victim was

rushed to the Royal Victoria Hospital and we understand he is in

a serious but stable condition. The family of the man who died

bodyboarding on the North Coast at the weekend say they hope others

can learn from his death. 25-year-old Stephen Petney

from Newry was pulled from Details

of his death only emerged today. Only a handful

of people ventured out into the At this time of the year there are

no lifeguards on duty and rip currents which move along the beach

can make it a dangerous place for Most of the time this beach is

pretty much divided in two. Young families and swimmers tend to

stay on the lower end, where the Surfers prefer to go to the upper

end, towards the black rocks, And that's where Stephen was

when he was bodyboarding 25-year-old Stephen Petney had only

been in the water for a short time He just did not think anything

It was all about fun for him. It is a tragedy.

According to the coastguard there were strong rip

currents in the bay on Friday when Stephen got into trouble.

I would suggest that if anyone gets caught in a current that they

actually just relax, float on their back, allow the currents to take

Then they can swim parallel to the beach or at a 35 degree angle to

Despite what happened here at the weekend,

I suppose it makes you more aware when you do come down.

You have it in the back of your head.

But I think if you're safe and don't be stupid about it, you know?

You try to swim across it and try to get on to the beach

I think when you are in the water you feel it and you just

And if it gets too strong, you have to take Caution.

And with a Bank Holiday weekend ahead, the

hope is that all who come to this beach can come and enjoy it safely.

Detectives in the Serious Crime Branch are taking

steps to obtain all the material from the Boston College

Some of the testimony gathered for the US project was used earlier

this month to question the Sinn Fein leader, Gerry Adams.

The PSNI already gained access to some of the tapes

More than 40 former republican and loyalist gunmen and bombers

active during the Troubles gave interviews to the college.

The PSNI says it has a duty to fully investigate all

A woman who suffered serious burns in an incident at a house

The 49-year-old was taken to hospital from the property

at Glenavy Road at around 7.30am in the morning.

A 48-year-old man also needed treatment and he is now

The police are still investigating the circumstances

Police say that a bomb which exploded in Belfast's Cathedral

Quarter last Christmas was the first of its kind to be used here.

The device went off at St Anne's Square as the area was

About 1000 people attending Christmas celebrations

The PSNI are trying to identify the cyclist seen here carrying a holdall

Detectives believe this contained the pressure cooker-type bomb.

The cyclist is going against the flow of traffic on Talbot Street at

around 5:40pm and when they make their way through St Gallen Square,

the device is left and you can see the device in front of the bank, a

lack bag. My appeal is for anybody in that area at that time who might

have seen a cyclist or who knows anything about this device to come

In his four years as manager he won three League titles and two

Scottish Cups, but Neil Lennon today stunned fans by confirming that he

Henrik Larrson is the early frontrunner to take over

Neil Lennon! If you weeks ago with he was hailing this is his best ever

season. Now, he is hailing a taxi, but we're not sure where to. I think

he decided he cannot take this any further and will move onto a bigger

job in England somewhere like Norwich, there is the close

connection with David McNally, a former Celtic director, who knows

Celtic very well and admires Neil Lennon. Norwich could be the place.

Celtic very well and admires Neil On the streets of West Belfast has

been little surprise at his decision and