:00:00. > :00:00.following a breakthrough in relations. -- in Iran.
:00:00. > :00:22.A police officer is among six people arrested as part of an investigation
:00:23. > :00:39.A court is told that a CCTV operator spied on a woman in her home.
:00:40. > :00:47.Is now the best time to book your holiday?
:00:48. > :00:56.And an offshore wind farm is reduced in size after concerns from the
:00:57. > :01:03.fishing industry. And this is the weather for a
:01:04. > :01:10.kickabout in the park. Join me later for the complete forecast.
:01:11. > :01:13.A police officer is among six people arrested by detectives who are
:01:14. > :01:15.investigating the awarding of vehicle contracts in the PSNI.
:01:16. > :01:18.The arrests were made in counties Antrim,
:01:19. > :01:21.With more details here's our Home Affairs correspondent
:01:22. > :01:37.The PSNI operates the largest fleet of vehicles in Northern Ireland. Six
:01:38. > :01:43.men are being questioned. Four men were arrested in Northern Ireland
:01:44. > :01:51.and two in England. All are being questioned at Antrim police station.
:01:52. > :02:01.They have been arrested on suspicion of a range of offences including
:02:02. > :02:06.bribery, misconduct. It is not clear whether the offences are in relation
:02:07. > :02:14.of the purchasing of vehicles, the servicing of the vehicles, or both.
:02:15. > :02:21.It is understood that computers have been removed from the homes of those
:02:22. > :02:26.accused. The police now said it expects its officers and staff to
:02:27. > :02:32.behave professionally and with integrity at all times.
:02:33. > :02:35.A woman in her mid 20s has told Belfast crown court that she's still
:02:36. > :02:37.receiving counselling two years after a civilian CCTV operator
:02:38. > :02:40.allegedly trained a camera into her flat in North Belfast.
:02:41. > :02:42.Fifty year old Ciaran McCreavie from Collinwood Gardens
:02:43. > :02:45.in Newtownabbey denies misconduct in a public office, voyeurism and
:02:46. > :03:06.The defendant was one of three civilian CCTV operators when the
:03:07. > :03:17.alleged offences were committed. They worked in a CCTV suite similar
:03:18. > :03:22.to this one. The accused denies directing a camera and zooming into
:03:23. > :03:33.the living room of a flat for his justification.
:03:34. > :03:42.The prosecution said that in November the defendant sought the
:03:43. > :03:51.woman in a state of undress. He wilfully abused his position by
:03:52. > :03:59.watching their woman. Giving evidence CCTV operator said
:04:00. > :04:10.he had checked various cameras, and he sought an image on one of the
:04:11. > :04:19.camera as with a person in underwear. He said, he had not seen
:04:20. > :04:28.anything so intrusive. He claims that the defendant smiled and walked
:04:29. > :04:31.off. The woman told the court that since being told about the alleged
:04:32. > :04:38.offences she had lived behind closed curtains.
:04:39. > :04:42.A pipe bomb has partially exploded outside a house in Holywood
:04:43. > :04:53.Police were called after a woman reported hearing a loud bang
:04:54. > :04:55.outside her home shortly after midnight last night.
:04:56. > :04:58.The woman and her partner were in the house at the time
:04:59. > :05:04.Attacks by teenagers on horses are threatening to disrupt
:05:05. > :05:06.riding lessons for children with learning difficulties.
:05:07. > :05:08.The animals are at the Fort Centre Riding school in Maghera.
:05:09. > :05:25.This is one of the fields that the horses grazing. Many of the people
:05:26. > :05:37.who come for horse riding lessons have learning disabilities. The
:05:38. > :05:49.horses have been attacked. They have been chasing them around the fields.
:05:50. > :05:56.It is an settling them. No injuries as of yet. But there is potential
:05:57. > :06:04.for that to happen. Local youths have been blamed for annoying the
:06:05. > :06:15.horses. The people that come to this school, young people should think
:06:16. > :06:25.seriously about what they are doing. Volunteers have said lessons may be
:06:26. > :06:31.cancelled if the attacks continue. If they become any here and give us
:06:32. > :06:40.some help, and we could show them what we do, instead of what they are
:06:41. > :06:46.doing. The police say they have spoken to a number of 15-year-olds
:06:47. > :06:48.about their behaviour. Staff at the centre did not want to make a formal
:06:49. > :06:53.complaint. easyJet has apologised to passengers
:06:54. > :06:55.who suffered a delay of more than 12 hours yesterday
:06:56. > :06:58.on the London Gatwick to They eventually landed this morning,
:06:59. > :07:01.having spent part of the night The plane couldn't land at Belfast
:07:02. > :07:07.because of a combination of maintenance work
:07:08. > :07:09.on the runway and foggy conditions. The Premiership footballer Joey
:07:10. > :07:14.Barton was among the passengers. They described the journey
:07:15. > :07:26.as a shambles. This was the first time I have done
:07:27. > :07:31.it, and probably the last time I will be doing it. I have been flying
:07:32. > :07:39.for 25 years. This is the worst ever experience.
:07:40. > :07:42.Many people will be heading off on holiday over the next few months.
:07:43. > :07:45.For those looking to change money to euros or dollars
:07:46. > :07:46.today's currency markets will have brought welcome news.
:07:47. > :07:49.A stronger sterling means you get more for your pound.
:07:50. > :07:50.That's not necessarily good for local businesses.
:07:51. > :07:54.More on that in a moment, but as Julie McCullough reports it's come
:07:55. > :08:05.Booking a holiday might be the furthest thing from your mind, but
:08:06. > :08:12.with currency rates in our favour has there been a better time to
:08:13. > :08:15.think about getting away? People flying to the United States are
:08:16. > :08:25.getting the best rates that they have seen in five years. If you look
:08:26. > :08:42.at eurozone. We are getting a better rate this year. The rates that is
:08:43. > :08:54.usually quoted in the financial news are not necessarily the rates that
:08:55. > :08:59.you will get. Bear that in mind when you are figuring out how much
:09:00. > :09:02.spending money you will need. Different providers have different
:09:03. > :09:11.rates. It is up to you to shop around.
:09:12. > :09:18.You wrote destinations have become strong. The destination makes a lot
:09:19. > :09:32.of difference because of the departure point. There is a
:09:33. > :09:37.favourable rate for the euro. Some believe the strongly against the
:09:38. > :09:40.euro will be around for a while and that the pound may be strong against
:09:41. > :09:51.the dollar for the future. Only time will tell.
:09:52. > :09:53.Let's see how the exchange rates are affecting business.
:09:54. > :09:57.Northern Ireland's big trading partner is the Republic in the Euro
:09:58. > :10:00.zone - so for trade what does that mean if we're getting more euros
:10:01. > :10:03.The dollar rate - it's been a while since it lifted
:10:04. > :10:11.If you have your rules and you want to do business year Your Money does
:10:12. > :10:21.not go as far. # -- if you have euros. If the euro
:10:22. > :10:29.is weak it no longer makes sense to make the trip. One of the problems
:10:30. > :10:37.for the tourism industry is it cannot attract people from the
:10:38. > :10:43.Republic. If this is now a more. I there are many businesses that
:10:44. > :10:53.should keep an eye on the rate? Aside from the Republic are biggest
:10:54. > :10:56.destination for exports is the US. You do not want the pound to be too
:10:57. > :11:04.strong against the dollar for too long. One good thing about a week
:11:05. > :11:22.dollar is that oil is paid for in dollars. That can keep a lid on fuel
:11:23. > :11:27.prices. As The Sun shines on the warmest day
:11:28. > :11:28.of the year we will be looking at the damaging effects it can have on
:11:29. > :11:34.your skin. Changes have been made to a plan
:11:35. > :11:37.for Northern Ireland's first major The scale of the ?1 billion project
:11:38. > :11:41.has been reduced in response to concerns from the
:11:42. > :11:43.fishing and shipping industries. Here's our business
:11:44. > :11:57.correspondent Julian O'Neill. This fishing fleet has been made
:11:58. > :12:02.nervous by the prospect of a wind farm five miles out to sea. Huge
:12:03. > :12:10.wind turbines like these can be a navigational hazard. The industry
:12:11. > :12:15.argues it can displace fish stocks. The energy Consortium has been
:12:16. > :12:19.assessing this area for two years. It is outlined in red. It has now
:12:20. > :12:27.been narrowed down further. The turbines will be confined to the
:12:28. > :12:34.zone marked in Green. These will be bigger turbines. Bigger turbines
:12:35. > :12:43.have two be spaced further apart. It is a step in the right direction.
:12:44. > :12:48.The consortium says it also wants to minimise disruption to shipping
:12:49. > :12:55.lanes. The idea behind the project is to reduce our dependency on
:12:56. > :13:01.outmoded fuel and make us less prone to price fluctuations. Reducing the
:13:02. > :13:07.size of this wind farm will reduce its clout.
:13:08. > :13:11.Initially the giant turbines were going to produce 20% of the power in
:13:12. > :13:17.Northern Ireland. That has now been reduced to 10%.
:13:18. > :13:23.A number of issues were taken into account, including those from the
:13:24. > :13:26.fishing industry. What we are aiming to do now is carry on the
:13:27. > :13:31.investigation so that we can design a project that meets the needs of
:13:32. > :13:35.the project and the fishing industry.
:13:36. > :13:40.Getting this project operational is still many years away. Planning and
:13:41. > :13:42.other approvals are yet to be granted. The target date is
:13:43. > :13:56.Twenty20. Some police officers in the
:13:57. > :13:59.North West today started wearing video cameras to record what they
:14:00. > :14:02.see on their day to day patrols. The police believe the footage could
:14:03. > :14:13.help witnesses and victims of crime. A routine patrol getting ready. This
:14:14. > :14:17.small camera, about the size of a standard smartphone, will be used in
:14:18. > :14:23.the fight against crime. Some officers today you started using it
:14:24. > :14:28.for the first time. After a six months trial, it value will then be
:14:29. > :14:33.assessed by the College of policing and Cambridge University. We welcome
:14:34. > :14:37.it as an opportunity to provide a better service to the public, to
:14:38. > :14:42.support victims and witnesses, by being in a position to provide
:14:43. > :14:46.evidence to the courts and speed up the justice process. The police say
:14:47. > :14:49.the cameras will also gather a wide range of material from disputes
:14:50. > :14:53.where there is one person's word against another. Or if there is an
:14:54. > :15:00.investigation into police behaviour. There was a mixed response from the
:15:01. > :15:09.public. If they tell people what they are doing, it will make a
:15:10. > :15:17.difference, I think. On the one hand, it will be a very useful tool
:15:18. > :15:22.for would-be crimes being prevented. But on the other hand, it is an
:15:23. > :15:25.invasion of privacy. Women's aid, which has been campaigning for such
:15:26. > :15:29.cameras, supported the move, and said anything which improves the
:15:30. > :15:32.collection and quality of evidence for the prosecution of domestic
:15:33. > :15:37.violence was to be welcomed. The police say the public should be
:15:38. > :15:42.reassured because on each and every occasion they tend to use the camera
:15:43. > :15:46.they will inform people beforehand. The video footage captured for only
:15:47. > :15:48.be held for 30 days, unless the intention is to use it in legal
:15:49. > :15:51.proceedings. Many schools have closed
:15:52. > :15:54.in recent years because they have But now an over-subscribed girls?
:15:55. > :15:58.grammar school The Western Education and
:15:59. > :16:02.Library Board wants to amalgamate It's a plan that is dividing
:16:03. > :16:07.the local community. Here's our South West
:16:08. > :16:23.reporter Julian Fowler. When these schools closed locally, a
:16:24. > :16:27.new one was promised. Ten years on, this is the sight of that new
:16:28. > :16:32.school. While there is agreement that a new build for this college is
:16:33. > :16:37.needed, there is no agreement on how to ensure it will be sustainable.
:16:38. > :16:41.The Western education and library board's plan is to amalgamate the
:16:42. > :16:45.collegiate and Portora, and to build a new grammar school. But that has
:16:46. > :16:49.provoked strong opposition. A petition against the plan was
:16:50. > :16:55.delivered to Stormont. Eileen Foster is a former collegiate people. What
:16:56. > :17:00.is happening is they are tying in the new build for Devenish college
:17:01. > :17:06.for the closure of collegiate and Portora, and that is unacceptable.
:17:07. > :17:10.The collegiate said it achieves excellent results and is
:17:11. > :17:14.oversubscribed. Its principal says there are alternatives to pleasure.
:17:15. > :17:17.We do not want of the entry of other schools diminish. We want to see
:17:18. > :17:26.them flourish. We want to see Portora flourish, and also Devenish
:17:27. > :17:32.college gets its site. We believe one model should be a model of three
:17:33. > :17:38.schools. Those who support the amalgamation is offers increased
:17:39. > :17:41.opportunities for all pupils. It is about educating the best young
:17:42. > :17:47.people in Enniskillen together, not separating them, but educating them
:17:48. > :17:53.together so they grow and bounce off each other. Fermanagh has not seen
:17:54. > :17:57.that yet. Fermanagh has not yet seen the potential of its young people.
:17:58. > :18:00.The present situation with one school pitched against another is
:18:01. > :18:05.the result of years of failing to find a local solution. There is now
:18:06. > :18:08.another public consultation. When it ends next month, the education
:18:09. > :18:13.minister will then make a final decision.
:18:14. > :18:16.The Blackford Dolphin oil rig which has become part of the East Belfast
:18:17. > :18:20.skyline in the past six months has left the Harland and Wolff shipyard.
:18:21. > :18:22.The rig initially came in for a 60 day refit last November
:18:23. > :18:25.but it was found to need much more extensive repair work.
:18:26. > :18:27.About 600 workers have been employed on the project -
:18:28. > :18:30.with around two thirds brought in from outside Northern Ireland due
:18:31. > :18:34.This afternoon it began its slow journey to the North Sea
:18:35. > :18:46.where owners Dolphin Drilling will put it back into service.
:18:47. > :18:53.You are watching BBC Newsline. Still to come: It has been far too nice to
:18:54. > :18:56.be cooped up in the office all day. Is this lovely weather going to
:18:57. > :18:59.continue? I will have the forecast just before 7pm.
:19:00. > :19:02.Next to the story of an Armagh who escaped, not one
:19:03. > :19:08.Last week on the programme we marked the anniversary of Ireland's worst
:19:09. > :19:14.Joe Foster was on that train but, as Gordon Adair reports,
:19:15. > :19:23.he was to survive many treacherous journeys in his life.
:19:24. > :19:34.This is Joe Foster and, for our purposes, his story begins here on
:19:35. > :19:38.12th of June 1889. He was 12 years old, and he and his brother had gone
:19:39. > :19:43.on the excursion that day. His friend asked him to change seats, he
:19:44. > :19:49.agreed, and sadly his friend did not survive the disaster. 23 years
:19:50. > :19:52.later, Joe decided to go to America. A decision which, once again,
:19:53. > :19:58.brought him face-to-face with disaster. He had heard about this
:19:59. > :20:02.new shipbuilding, the Titanic, and he thought he would go to America on
:20:03. > :20:09.the Titanic. Well, his mother was ill, and Joe's plans changed, so he
:20:10. > :20:15.did not go on the Titanic. His incredible story, however, does not
:20:16. > :20:18.end there. He was in the 36th Ulster division fighting at the Battle of
:20:19. > :20:22.the song, and he was one of the few from Armagh that actually survived
:20:23. > :20:28.and came back to Armagh. Joe talked little about all that had happened.
:20:29. > :20:32.As children, my mother used to ask him questions about various things.
:20:33. > :20:36.He talks about the railway disaster, but he never talked about his
:20:37. > :20:43.experiences in France. He found it too painful. He died at 55, leaving
:20:44. > :20:48.six children and a remarkable story of destiny and determination.
:20:49. > :20:51.Many of golf?s big names have made the trip
:20:52. > :20:55.from North Carolina to County Cork - those chasing the US Open last week
:20:56. > :20:58.are now focusing on the Irish Open, which tees off on Thursday.
:20:59. > :21:07.From Fota Island, Stephen Watson reports.
:21:08. > :21:13.Tens of thousands of people are expected to flock to Fota Island
:21:14. > :21:17.this week. These, of course, are exciting times for Irish golf. This
:21:18. > :21:24.tournament will be played in Northern Ireland in 2015 before the
:21:25. > :21:30.open is staged in 2019. Ireland's most successful golfer is Patrick
:21:31. > :21:37.Harrington. He is thrilled about the open return. It is unbelievable, the
:21:38. > :21:43.open coming to Ireland. It was such a long shot. After the Irish open
:21:44. > :21:46.when two Portrush and they saw the success, it did move on the chances
:21:47. > :21:50.of the Open Championship coming to Ireland. I'm sure when it does come,
:21:51. > :21:57.it will be one of the greatest ones ever. One of the greatest open
:21:58. > :22:01.champions ever is Seve Ballesteros, who won the cup three times. This
:22:02. > :22:10.week, his son is playing at Royal Portrush in the British amateur
:22:11. > :22:15.championship. He did not go very straight with the driver, but I am
:22:16. > :22:19.sure I will manage here, it is really nice to be here. As well as
:22:20. > :22:25.the amateur and professional tournaments being played north and
:22:26. > :22:30.south, it is also a big week for one of Northern Ireland's top golfers in
:22:31. > :22:33.America. Stephanie Meadow plays in the US open. Originally from
:22:34. > :22:40.Belfast, Stephanie moved to the States 12 years ago with her family
:22:41. > :22:42.to further her golfing education. After a glittering amateur career,
:22:43. > :22:48.she is making her professional debut. I have waited a long time. I
:22:49. > :22:55.have got my degree, and now is the time to turn professional. I am just
:22:56. > :23:00.hoping I can draw from this experience. I am in the professional
:23:01. > :23:07.world and I must prove myself. I am excited. Can you be Northern
:23:08. > :23:11.Ireland's next major champion? Yes, absolutely, I hope so. If you don't
:23:12. > :23:15.believe in yourself, you will never do it. I believe that I can and I
:23:16. > :23:18.will try my best. Stephanie has another reason to smile. Her home
:23:19. > :23:22.club is Royal Portrush. It's officially been
:23:23. > :23:25.the warmest day of the year so far. Anyone who could has tried
:23:26. > :23:27.to get outdoors today But, in doing so,
:23:28. > :23:31.it's easy to forget the damage Our weather presenter Barra
:23:32. > :23:46.Best can tell us more. It is not often that we get to enjoy
:23:47. > :23:49.warm days with clear blue skies. So, it is understandable that most of us
:23:50. > :23:54.take advantage while we can. But, while everything looks nice and
:23:55. > :23:59.summary, there are hidden dangers. One of which is UV damage from the
:24:00. > :24:02.sun. So, along with cancer focus Northern Ireland, we got a few
:24:03. > :24:06.volunteers to come along to Belfast City Hall to have their skin
:24:07. > :24:11.checked. Within a few minutes, they found out how much they have been
:24:12. > :24:16.affected. The scammer lets you see beneath the surface layer of the
:24:17. > :24:22.skin. You can see some signs of sun damage. Index you see how hard your
:24:23. > :24:30.skin has to work to protect yourself from the sun. I saw white dots and
:24:31. > :24:36.freckles. Are you covered up today? Yes, I am. I have got make-up on
:24:37. > :24:43.with SPF, so I am covered up. A little bit shocked. The sun tends to
:24:44. > :24:48.come very suddenly here. We don't always protect ourselves, especially
:24:49. > :24:53.the young and elderly. UV rays help us produce vitamins E, but too much
:24:54. > :24:56.does damage our skins. The world health organisation recommends the
:24:57. > :25:03.use a factor 15 sunscreen and above. It says that no sunscreen
:25:04. > :25:09.gives us 100% protection, which is why we should reapply throughout the
:25:10. > :25:13.day. Over a period of time, the damage can accumulate and you get
:25:14. > :25:17.premature ageing of the skin, and long-term it could increase the risk
:25:18. > :25:22.of skin cancer. It does not have to be hot for the UV index to be high
:25:23. > :25:30.at this time of year, so the advice is to enjoy the sun with care.
:25:31. > :25:38.Let's get the facts and figures about today's sunshine with Jeff.
:25:39. > :25:43.A top ten mature of 25 degrees in the manner, and we are set for
:25:44. > :25:50.something similar over the next few days. It is a lovely, warm evening,
:25:51. > :26:06.and as we go through this evening we will have temperatures rising to a
:26:07. > :26:10.warm temperature. We have some clout coming in overnight tonight, so it
:26:11. > :26:15.will be a bit of a misty start to the day. Overnight lows of 11 or 12
:26:16. > :26:19.degrees. This was a scene on the coast this morning, and it could be
:26:20. > :26:29.the same tomorrow morning as the mist and sea fog start the morning.
:26:30. > :26:34.Inland, we will get some really nice spells of bright sunshine. Lovely as
:26:35. > :26:40.we go through the day. Because the day has started warm, they just go
:26:41. > :26:44.up through the day. Up to 23 degrees quite possible, maybe even warmer.
:26:45. > :26:48.But it could be cooler than that along the coast with those sea
:26:49. > :26:52.breezes through the afternoon. Generally, it will be a very nice
:26:53. > :26:58.picture as they go through the day on Wednesday. A little bit of a
:26:59. > :27:02.change coming in as we get to Thursday as the front moves
:27:03. > :27:08.through. Things could be a little cloudy from Thursday onwards. High
:27:09. > :27:12.pressure is still in charge, keeping us nicely protected from both
:27:13. > :27:15.Atlantic weather systems, but on Thursday we get this weather front
:27:16. > :27:19.working its way through, said the conditions are a bit cloudier with
:27:20. > :27:25.some light rain, but temperatures are still quite decent for the time
:27:26. > :27:28.of year. 15, 16, maybe 17 degrees, which is what we would expect for
:27:29. > :27:30.this time of year. More cloud on Friday, but temperatures remaining
:27:31. > :27:35.decent. You can also keep in contact with
:27:36. > :27:53.us via Facebook and Twitter. The spectacular summer of sport
:27:54. > :27:58.continues on BBC Sport NI...