:00:00. > :00:00.News at 6.00pm. For this evening, it's goodbye are from me, on BBC One
:00:00. > :00:33.I have been attacked and I feel vulnerable that when I walk this
:00:34. > :00:36.date I might be attacked. I have not said anything that was the rocketry.
:00:37. > :00:40.If I have caused upset I will apologise and I am not showing any
:00:41. > :00:47.dish respect to that unity. As the row over trusting Muslims
:00:48. > :00:50.continues, the First Minister meets I'm live at the Policing Board
:00:51. > :00:55.where the new PSNI Chief Constable Two men jailed for murdering
:00:56. > :00:58.Constable Stephen Carroll lose their A doctor says
:00:59. > :01:03.a major crisis is looming in general practice unless additional funding
:01:04. > :01:06.is made available. And after a really dull
:01:07. > :01:09.and depressing day, better news I'll have
:01:10. > :01:18.a full forecast just before seven. The fallout continued today
:01:19. > :01:22.from the First Minister's defence of a controversial pastor who
:01:23. > :01:24.attacked Islam. Peter Robinson said he would
:01:25. > :01:27.apologise if he had said anything But other politicians said
:01:28. > :01:37.he needs to go further. Here's our political correspondent,
:01:38. > :01:48.Gareth Gordon. There is a saying in politics that
:01:49. > :01:53.when you are speaking you are losing. The First Minister felt it
:01:54. > :02:03.was time to limit any damage. Islam is he then, it is satanically he
:02:04. > :02:06.defended this pastor's comments whose claims against Islam are being
:02:07. > :02:17.investigated by the police. Peter Robinson says he was misinterpreted
:02:18. > :02:20.it. Was he apologising? If I said anything that was the rocketry I
:02:21. > :02:27.would apologise and I have indicated that. I would be hurt if any of them
:02:28. > :02:30.thought I was shown disrespect. I was not supportive of them and that
:02:31. > :02:35.is why I want to meet with the Muslim community to ensure them that
:02:36. > :02:41.they have my ongoing support. I am making sure that what happen soon.
:02:42. > :02:46.It was not enough for this politician who had said she has
:02:47. > :02:52.suffered racist abuse. When a pastor makes such outrageous comments about
:02:53. > :02:57.the news on community, we have politician after politician from DUP
:02:58. > :03:01.coming out in support of them. Now we have the First Minister the of
:03:02. > :03:07.our own country saying that he's ports. What sort of place to be now
:03:08. > :03:16.live in? I feel vulnerable. I do feel vulnerable, walking on the
:03:17. > :03:22.street. Because I know ethnic minorities... I know that some of
:03:23. > :03:28.them have been attacked and I feel vulnerable that when I walk on the
:03:29. > :03:36.street that I may be attacked. The SDLP leader also visited the same
:03:37. > :03:41.amusement Jim Eadie. He must put this right. He has done serious
:03:42. > :03:49.damage to the reputation of Northern Ireland. Does Peter Robinson not
:03:50. > :03:53.know that he has lots of Muslims in his own constituency? This road has
:03:54. > :03:59.already claimed on political casualty. Christians are standing
:04:00. > :04:02.up, we are not standing for this any more! After this outburst, and
:04:03. > :04:10.Ulster Unionist candidate was suspended. For his verdict on Peter
:04:11. > :04:17.Robinson's statement, we ask this man, a world leading authority on Ms
:04:18. > :04:24.Long communities and Islam. I think he should backtrack as he has been
:04:25. > :04:31.doing this morning. I am seeing some damage control. He should not be
:04:32. > :04:37.speaking like this. He has been quite ambiguous and I would like to
:04:38. > :04:44.have a dialogue with them and they should speak to the news on immunity
:04:45. > :04:47.and explain what Islam means. There are fears this controversy could
:04:48. > :04:54.damage business links with the Muslim world. This company supplies
:04:55. > :04:58.coffee to a Middle Eastern airline. Perhaps the First Minister when he
:04:59. > :05:03.made his comments, perhaps they were personal, I am not sure, but as
:05:04. > :05:06.First Minister they must be careful because he speaks for all of the
:05:07. > :05:11.people and indeed for the business community. By speaking out today
:05:12. > :05:13.Peter Robinson Bob Hope this story will soon start to go away. He may
:05:14. > :05:21.Our political editor Mark Devenport is at Stormont.
:05:22. > :05:23.So, Anna Lo says she's quitting politics
:05:24. > :05:39.There seems to be a connection. I have not phoned everyone yet
:05:40. > :05:44.however. She said she was not been forced out of Northern Ireland by
:05:45. > :05:49.wages but that she had decided not to seek re-election in 2016 because
:05:50. > :05:54.she was disillusioned with the us and then the style of politics that
:05:55. > :05:58.goes on at Stormont. Well she might Northern Ireland altogether, well, I
:05:59. > :06:03.asked for that and she appeared to be in it remains. I love it here and
:06:04. > :06:15.I have put down my rootsy. My two sons live in England. They have also
:06:16. > :06:21.had abuse and threats. They have asked me do I want to leave? I said
:06:22. > :06:26.I was living and Northern Ireland and I have Cracovia hair and friends
:06:27. > :06:31.and I want to stay. But who is to know?
:06:32. > :06:34.Anna Lo has received a lot of messages of support,
:06:35. > :06:37.but it would appear that not everyone is behind her?
:06:38. > :06:44.That is true, she has had a lot of e-mails and a bogey of flowers that
:06:45. > :06:50.arrived at her office. The following message appeared on her Facebook
:06:51. > :06:59.page from the DUP Deputy Leader. Ms Walker said that... When the BBC
:07:00. > :07:03.contacted the DUP headquarters to see whether she was speaking for the
:07:04. > :07:06.party, soon after that the message was removed and we were awaiting
:07:07. > :07:10.further comment from DUP on that. Back to Peter Robinson's comments -
:07:11. > :07:23.any thoughts on how they might We know that there has been other
:07:24. > :07:32.business people speaking, talk of the Indian investor being taught and
:07:33. > :07:37.sent to Northern Ireland. Peter Robinson will have to carry on
:07:38. > :07:40.that. The Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster released a statement recently
:07:41. > :07:46.saying that a lot of hard work has gone into building good contacts in
:07:47. > :07:49.the Middle East. We have had successful trade missions and she is
:07:50. > :07:53.confident that investment will continue to fall because they are
:07:54. > :07:57.the product of that hard work and those relationships. The fact that
:07:58. > :07:58.she has had to issue that statement shows you the level of concern there
:07:59. > :08:06.is across the business community. Two men jailed for murdering
:08:07. > :08:09.Constable Stephen Carroll five years ago have lost their appeal
:08:10. > :08:11.against their convictions. 42-year-old Brendan McConville,
:08:12. > :08:13.and 22-year-old John Paul Wootton, are serving life sentences
:08:14. > :08:15.for the murder. Three appeal court judges today
:08:16. > :08:17.said there was compelling Our home affairs correspondent
:08:18. > :08:29.Vincent Kearney reports. Constable Stephen Carroll was
:08:30. > :08:34.responding to an emergency call when he was shot dead in March 2009.
:08:35. > :08:40.Brendan McConville was sentenced to 25 years in jail and John Paul
:08:41. > :08:45.Wootton for 14 years for his murder. Lawyers appealed the
:08:46. > :08:49.convictions. It was claimed they were unsafe. Much of the original
:08:50. > :08:55.court case hinged on evidence from a man refers to add wetness Em. He
:08:56. > :08:58.said he was a 40 watts 30 minutes before Stephen Carroll was cold and
:08:59. > :09:02.sore Brendan McConville standing just yards from where the police
:09:03. > :09:06.said the fatal shots were fired. During the appeal hearing, the
:09:07. > :09:12.defence lawyers tried to undermine the witness describing him as a
:09:13. > :09:16.Walter Mitty who made up stories and told lies. Those claims were backed
:09:17. > :09:19.up by his own father who was called to give evidence on behalf of the
:09:20. > :09:29.defence. He cannot be named for legal reasons and is refers to as
:09:30. > :09:32.wetness Z. They said they found him to be unreliable and that there is
:09:33. > :09:37.evidence that not render the convictions and safe and anyway. The
:09:38. > :09:43.judge also talked about circumstantial evidence saying they
:09:44. > :09:53.believed that it was a case that both men were guilty. It has been a
:09:54. > :09:58.long and arduous journey. I have been here for a second time and
:09:59. > :10:06.thank God it is over, we can get closure and move on at the family. I
:10:07. > :10:10.thank everyone who has supported us. Members of the families of those
:10:11. > :10:15.found guilty disappeared without speaking to the media. There are
:10:16. > :10:19.serious questions over what the police and security services have
:10:20. > :10:25.known about attack. A tracking device -- device was hidden in
:10:26. > :10:30.NASCAR. Some of the data was later deleted and no one could explain why
:10:31. > :10:36.or by whom. Soldiers who did evidence in the original trial were
:10:37. > :10:42.told not to confer or see whether the device had been placed and the
:10:43. > :10:49.car. As to whether the army or the security services had advanced
:10:50. > :10:53.information over a potential attack, Kate Carroll was asked about that
:10:54. > :10:57.possibility in an interview? I would have been angry at that information
:10:58. > :10:59.in true but not be made available. That would offender and upset me.
:11:00. > :11:08.And I know for That would offender and upset me.
:11:09. > :11:11.anything about it at this point. The PSNI welcome to the's ruling and
:11:12. > :11:11.appealed for anyone with information about others involved in this
:11:12. > :11:20.telling to come forward. And Vincent joins us now with news
:11:21. > :11:24.about the new Chief Constable. So, the local man George Hamilton
:11:25. > :11:31.got the job then? That is correct. George Hamilton was
:11:32. > :11:37.today selected to begin organisation. He was first to arrive
:11:38. > :11:43.for interview this morning and first choice for the job. George Hamilton
:11:44. > :11:47.join the RUC in 1985 and has experienced a wide range of
:11:48. > :11:52.operations and is currently a PSNI Assistant Chief Constable. He has
:11:53. > :11:55.worked in England and spent two years as Assistant Chief Constable
:11:56. > :12:02.of Scotland before retiring to the PSNI. He is well regarded, clinical
:12:03. > :12:09.issued and popular with others is on the ground. The interview panel of
:12:10. > :12:14.nine police board members selected George Hamilton for the post just
:12:15. > :12:15.after 4pm. One elevator and was confirmed after Justice Minister
:12:16. > :12:19.David Ford David Hirst approval. How significant is it that a local
:12:20. > :12:23.man and a former member of the RUC was appointed by an interview panel
:12:24. > :12:33.that included a member of Sinn Fein? I think it is very significant
:12:34. > :12:35.because the last Chief Constable of the RUC was also the first Chief
:12:36. > :12:42.Constable of the PSNI. He was appointed by the government rather
:12:43. > :12:46.than the Policing Board. This ensures that I am told that all nine
:12:47. > :12:49.members of the panel scored George Hamilton as the highest candidate so
:12:50. > :12:52.the fact that Gerry Kelly was involved in this process and that he
:12:53. > :12:56.personally thought George Hamilton was the best person for this job
:12:57. > :12:59.will be regarded as very significant. I asked the board
:13:00. > :13:06.chairperson and Connolly had imported was at that disappointment
:13:07. > :13:09.had been made? Edward npower mind that we did all three candidates a
:13:10. > :13:14.fair hearing and we appointed on merit. I can see hand on heart that
:13:15. > :13:19.is what we get. It was a long day at a long process and it worked out
:13:20. > :13:22.well. Of course it sends out a good message to the hard-working people
:13:23. > :13:26.of the hard-working people of VPN -- PSNI coming up through the ranks
:13:27. > :13:31.that day Wendy may become the Chief Constable, so far that perspective
:13:32. > :13:33.it was important but from the Policing Board's perspective it was
:13:34. > :13:40.important to give the job the correct person. I am told that there
:13:41. > :13:45.will be a short handover period and we could see George Hamilton in
:13:46. > :13:48.position in the July or early August, meaning that the current
:13:49. > :13:56.Chief Constable will step down a few weeks ever than originally planned.
:13:57. > :14:00.You are watching BBC Newsline, still to come: A major crisis is looming
:14:01. > :14:06.unless additional funding is made available. Young people do not want
:14:07. > :14:10.to enter a profession that has such long hours is poorly funded and that
:14:11. > :14:18.has the problems and difficulties and demand upon it.
:14:19. > :14:24.The BBC has learnt that the Education Minister is planning
:14:25. > :14:28.John O'Dowd has admitted he has failed to convince Unionist parties
:14:29. > :14:30.to accept the Education and Skills Authority.
:14:31. > :15:01.Our education correspondent Maggie Taggart is with me now.
:15:02. > :15:11.This has been called very light. He has to present Ed -- information to
:15:12. > :15:18.the assembly. He has to go through the executive. He will present the
:15:19. > :15:23.paper to the ministers and he will have to go through with that. The
:15:24. > :15:28.reason why he has to is because of the reconfigurations of the
:15:29. > :15:31.councils. We just had the elections and they have to align the
:15:32. > :15:36.boundaries of the councils with the boundaries of the education and
:15:37. > :15:40.library boards and he could have gone for 11, there was a suggestion
:15:41. > :15:47.he would have gone for three, he has decided to go for one. What are his
:15:48. > :15:54.chances of getting this approved? We have already had -- heard from the
:15:55. > :15:59.Chair of the Education Committee and he is not committing himself. He is
:16:00. > :16:04.saying wait and see what the paper holds. Thank you.
:16:05. > :16:06.Revenues from tourism in Northern Ireland increased
:16:07. > :16:09.That's according to official figures.
:16:10. > :16:11.People coming to see relations provided a big boost,
:16:12. > :16:13.in the absence of growth from external holidaymakers.
:16:14. > :16:25.Here's our business correspondent, Julian O'Neill. It is the tourism
:16:26. > :16:29.awards tonight and the industry has plenty to celebrate. Belfast has a
:16:30. > :16:35.new visitor centre and Northern Ireland is making an impression. I
:16:36. > :16:43.was here in 1977 and it looked like a war zone. To come back and see it
:16:44. > :16:48.as a bustling city was nice. I bowled only been here two hours and
:16:49. > :16:52.every person I spoke to is wonderful. From the taxi driver to
:16:53. > :16:59.the hotel and the people here, very helpful. Official figures show
:17:00. > :17:05.tourism revenues jumped to an estimated ?723 million, up by 33
:17:06. > :17:10.million and we had 2 million people visit from outside Northern Ireland.
:17:11. > :17:15.The growth in 2013 was driven by people coming here from Great
:17:16. > :17:19.Britain to see friends and family. Visitors from outside Northern
:17:20. > :17:24.Ireland coming here purely for the purposes of a holiday, well those
:17:25. > :17:30.numbers did not really enquiries on 2012. The map in this Bangor
:17:31. > :17:35.guesthouse shows our global reach. Each dot marks were visitors
:17:36. > :17:42.travelled from. We had people from Iraq and Iran and Fiji. The
:17:43. > :17:50.straightens, Americans, Canadians, at Japanese professor who comes
:17:51. > :17:52.back. The industry aims to generate revenues of ?1 billion by 2020 and
:17:53. > :18:05.believes events will pay dividends. An index
:18:06. > :18:06.of more than thirteen thousand records from coroners' inquests has
:18:07. > :18:09.been made available online. The Culture Minister says she hopes
:18:10. > :18:12.it will help families, including those who lost relatives
:18:13. > :18:22.during the Troubles. How to deal with the past has become
:18:23. > :18:26.an important issue. For many families, finding out what happened
:18:27. > :18:33.when their relatives were killed is a significant part of that. Here at
:18:34. > :18:39.the Public records office, there are 13,000 coroners inquest files dating
:18:40. > :18:43.from 1969 to 1999. They include information on 3000 people who died
:18:44. > :18:48.as a result of the conflict. Now the office has made available an online
:18:49. > :18:53.index of these record so anyone can find out what inquest files are held
:18:54. > :18:57.here. I think we will see an increase in requests coming in from
:18:58. > :19:00.members of the public, from different groups, different members
:19:01. > :19:05.of the community who want to find out more about a relative or a loved
:19:06. > :19:11.one who are doing research about past events. After searching for the
:19:12. > :19:16.records, people can ask to have access under the Freedom Of
:19:17. > :19:21.Information Act. They are public records in a public building and
:19:22. > :19:25.they should be made public to the public. There are some materials on
:19:26. > :19:31.the records that are judged stressing and could cause trauma,
:19:32. > :19:37.additional trauma to the families. I am taking it on a case-by-case
:19:38. > :19:41.basis. My instinct will be for full disclosure. Officials say they are
:19:42. > :19:46.expecting to receive more requests now that the online index is up and
:19:47. > :19:48.running. The minister says each consideration will involve a
:19:49. > :19:51.painstaking process so every case will take a number of months to
:19:52. > :19:56.complete. A GP has told BBC Newsline that
:19:57. > :19:59.a major crisis is looming, unless additional funding is made
:20:00. > :20:01.available to allow more medical The doctor,
:20:02. > :20:06.whose practice is in east Belfast, was responding to a major local
:20:07. > :20:08.survey about accessing your GP. Over a quarter of those who took
:20:09. > :20:12.part said they weren't satisfied Our Health Correspondent
:20:13. > :20:28.Marie-Louise Connolly reports. According to this woman, finding the
:20:29. > :20:33.right GP is vital. Her family recently moved to this practice in
:20:34. > :20:36.east Belfast when another did not live up to expectations. It was the
:20:37. > :20:46.reception is asking what was wrong with you, what do you need done it
:20:47. > :20:50.urgent, could you wait? Over 8000 people were survey by the patient
:20:51. > :20:54.and client counsel with over one quarter stressing they were not
:20:55. > :20:58.satisfied with their local service. Among the problems highlighted, the
:20:59. > :21:03.difficulty in getting an appointment. People fed up talking
:21:04. > :21:08.to a computerised phone, particularly one listing options.
:21:09. > :21:12.Being put on hold while using expensive numbers and receptionists
:21:13. > :21:16.interfering in medical affairs. According to the BMA, GPs are
:21:17. > :21:22.already under tremendous pressure and there is worse to come. All of
:21:23. > :21:38.my colleagues have asp estimates of their pension. 30% of doctors
:21:39. > :21:39.between 50 and 59 are planning to retire before
:21:40. > :21:41.between 50 and 59 are planning to We do not have young doctors
:21:42. > :21:43.entering the profession. Someone will have to do the work. That is a
:21:44. > :21:47.crisis. The health service has thousands of local practices similar
:21:48. > :21:53.to the cogs of a wheel at which help keep turning. If those corks are not
:21:54. > :21:57.properly maintained, according to the Royal College of GPs, the wheel
:21:58. > :22:03.will eventually stop, grinding the entire service to a halt. To prevent
:22:04. > :22:07.that from happening, last year GPs received a 1% increase in funding
:22:08. > :22:12.and there is a strong hint that in time, more will follow. The whole
:22:13. > :22:14.system is under pressure, but we are shifting work from the hospital into
:22:15. > :22:19.the community, so the shifting work from the hospital into
:22:20. > :22:22.to follow. The money needs to follow the patient. The current ratio of
:22:23. > :22:24.doctors does not match demand and until that is addressed, the problem
:22:25. > :22:28.will not go away. More than 1000 objections have been
:22:29. > :22:32.received in response to a plan to build a huge rubbish incinerator
:22:33. > :22:35.on the outskirts of north Belfast. The incinerator is a key part
:22:36. > :22:38.of the plan to dramatically reduce the amount
:22:39. > :22:40.of rubbish we send to landfill. But the opponents of the Hightown
:22:41. > :22:43.project say the incinerator is in the wrong place and question
:22:44. > :22:46.whether it's needed at all. Our Economics and Business
:22:47. > :22:58.Editor John Campbell reports. Incinerators like this operate in
:22:59. > :23:03.cities across Europe. Burning rubbish to make heat and power.
:23:04. > :23:08.European rules mean our councils need to cut the amount of rubbish
:23:09. > :23:13.going to landfill, so in sinner and looks like the answer. To Ian
:23:14. > :23:18.Montgomerie, it looks like a problem. His family, home and lands
:23:19. > :23:25.are the bottom of the road leading to the disused quarry which is
:23:26. > :23:28.earmarked for the new incinerator. The local community is annoyed and
:23:29. > :23:33.they do not know what to think. They are second about the whole thing. My
:23:34. > :23:39.father talks about it all the time and he is 92. -- second.
:23:40. > :23:43.father talks about it all the time people living nearby have also
:23:44. > :23:47.voiced their opposition, fearing the incinerator will hit the value of
:23:48. > :23:52.their homes. The organisation behind the project consists of the 11
:23:53. > :23:59.councils in Northern Ireland and it says there is little to worry about.
:24:00. > :24:07.The issue of her house prices has been explored. It looks at the
:24:08. > :24:09.project and the research, investigate the research, explores
:24:10. > :24:13.the research and the conclusion that was reached is that it is unlikely
:24:14. > :24:17.there will be an impact on property prices. Opponents of the scheme also
:24:18. > :24:22.question whether there is any need for it to go ahead. They point to a
:24:23. > :24:27.similar scheme at Belfast docks which has planning permission and
:24:28. > :24:32.they say that the waste coming here should instead go there. That
:24:33. > :24:38.alternative scheme is being proposed by bombarding a. It aims to use a
:24:39. > :24:44.process similar to incineration to power its factory. It will be
:24:45. > :24:49.operated by a consortium of local waste management companies,
:24:50. > :24:49.including this firm. The boss says they could
:24:50. > :24:53.including this firm. The boss says waste and he doubts whether
:24:54. > :25:03.including this firm. The boss says facilities would be viable in the
:25:04. > :25:11.long term. Right now, two facilities like this, it would be tight. As we
:25:12. > :25:14.move towards a time when household waste is falling, one of the
:25:15. > :25:22.projects would suffer. That is not a view shared by this group. It is not
:25:23. > :25:30.either or, we need more than one facility. We are pleased to see them
:25:31. > :25:34.and wish them success. The decision on whether to give permission to the
:25:35. > :25:43.Hightown plant could come before the end of the year. This whole process
:25:44. > :25:49.has a lot longer to run. Time for a look at the weather.
:25:50. > :25:55.Better things ahead for tomorrow after all the cloud and rain. As we
:25:56. > :25:59.go through this evening and overnight, we have a few showers,
:26:00. > :26:03.but they will become increasingly isolated overnight and all of that
:26:04. > :26:19.cloud cover means that they will stay mild. As we head... Thank you
:26:20. > :26:24.for the photographs. I am not sure it will be a skydiving day
:26:25. > :26:28.tomorrow. A bit too much cloud around. It will be a warmer day.
:26:29. > :26:33.This is the picture you will be waking up to, a dry day, plenty of
:26:34. > :26:40.cloud, it will break a bit and out will be enough to set off showers.
:26:41. > :26:48.The real difference is in the temperatures. Highs of 15 and 16
:26:49. > :26:53.tomorrow and it will feel warmer. Light winds as well. As we head
:26:54. > :26:56.towards the back end of the weight, high pressure is starting to settle
:26:57. > :27:04.our weather down as it takes control -- week. Warmer temperatures as we
:27:05. > :27:08.head into the weekend. We have got this low pressure slinking away,
:27:09. > :27:13.taking away the weather which has been giving us rain and in its
:27:14. > :27:16.place, the high becomes established, lighter winds and warmer
:27:17. > :27:22.temperatures. Saturday will be a nice day, breaks in the cloud, a bit
:27:23. > :27:28.of sunshine and that will help temperatures on their way up. Top
:27:29. > :27:33.temperatures of 18 or 19 degrees. Make the most of it, overnight, a
:27:34. > :27:38.weather front comes in off the Atlantic, bringing rain in time for
:27:39. > :27:54.the marathon in Londonderry. Enjoy the next couple of days.
:27:55. > :27:58.The common denominator across my programmes is connection,