:00:00. > :00:00.Now on BBC One, it's time for the news where you are.
:00:00. > :00:10.With the entertainer Rolf Harris being convicted of 12 counts
:00:11. > :00:13.of indecent assault, BBC Newsline has been speaking to a Belfast woman
:00:14. > :00:20.Letitia Fitzpatrick was a reporter for the the BBC news
:00:21. > :00:25.She has been describing what happened
:00:26. > :00:30.when she covered an event attended by Rolf Harris in West Belfast.
:00:31. > :00:33.I was 29 years old and was working as a journalist
:00:34. > :00:39.I was sent to the Shankill Road to interview Rolf Harris who was doing
:00:40. > :00:45.an art class with local children in the leisure centre there.
:00:46. > :00:52.Rolf Harris is a singer, songwriter, TV personality and funny man.
:00:53. > :00:56.After it was over, I was just chatting off-camera to him.
:00:57. > :01:03.As I said goodbye, he grabbed my face in his hands like that.
:01:04. > :01:08.He pulled my face towards him and he forced his tongue into my mouth.
:01:09. > :01:19.He pulled away, walked away and it all happened in a matter of seconds.
:01:20. > :01:27.It came right out of the blue, there had been no flirtatious talk
:01:28. > :01:31.from him. I thought he was perverted, it was disgusting.
:01:32. > :01:34.I didn't think of it as a criminal, sexual assault.
:01:35. > :01:37.I just thought it was something horrible, the sort of thing that
:01:38. > :01:45.I did tell my husband and I told my sister, but I didn't
:01:46. > :01:50.tell anybody in authority in the BBC because I did not think it was
:01:51. > :01:56.It was such an unpleasant experience but I just
:01:57. > :02:00.wanted to forget about it and move on and not think about it again.
:02:01. > :02:11.Every time I would see him on television, I would remember that
:02:12. > :02:14.and as I grew older and had more experience of life, I often wondered
:02:15. > :02:22.It was shocking and very unpleasant and I hated the thought that anybody
:02:23. > :02:31.would have gone through that, especially if they were under age.
:02:32. > :02:33.One of Northern Ireland's most successful home-grown technology
:02:34. > :02:39.First Derivatives is adding almost 500 staff to
:02:40. > :02:46.It is based in Newry and has offices in New York, Shanghai and Sydney.
:02:47. > :02:49.It is estimated the new jobs will be worth around
:02:50. > :03:01.There are some major trends in the banking world where people are
:03:02. > :03:04.trying to take cost out of high-cost locations such as London and
:03:05. > :03:06.Manhattan and put that cost elsewhere.
:03:07. > :03:08.Typically that has been done by outsourcing to places like India
:03:09. > :03:11.and the Philippines but that does not work for everyone.
:03:12. > :03:13.Sometimes the banks and hedge funds want people close to their
:03:14. > :03:16.headquarters, so Newry is close to London, in the same time zone,
:03:17. > :03:31.A County Down man who suffered head injuries
:03:32. > :03:35.in a car crash is to receive up to ?6 million in one of the biggest
:03:36. > :03:38.The 25-year-old, whose identity has not been
:03:39. > :03:41.disclosed for legal reasons, was the passenger in a car which went
:03:42. > :03:45.The driver was jailed for causing grievous bodily injury
:03:46. > :03:49.A teenager and a young boy have drowned in
:03:50. > :03:53.A 16-year-old boy died after he got into difficulty while swimming
:03:54. > :03:56.in a lake at Killykeen Forest Park near Cavan this afternoon.
:03:57. > :03:59.Meanwhile, a five-year-old boy drowned after swimming in a pond
:04:00. > :04:09.He had been missing since 9.30 this morning and was found an hour later.
:04:10. > :04:13.It is the second crowning this month and up and managed by that local
:04:14. > :04:18.County Council. -- second training. The new Chief Constable took up
:04:19. > :04:21.his role at the top During a busy round of meetings,
:04:22. > :04:25.George Hamilton spoke at a seminar on community restorative
:04:26. > :04:30.justice in west Belfast. This was the first stop on a busy
:04:31. > :04:40.day of meetings in Northern Ireland for the new Chief Constable. Good to
:04:41. > :04:48.see you. Lost -- several groups were represented at the forum today. Day
:04:49. > :04:53.one, engagement one. He is coming year to west Belfast to meet these
:04:54. > :04:58.restorative justice Crips. It is indication of how much stock police
:04:59. > :05:03.put into groups like these. I will be working with communities and make
:05:04. > :05:07.decisions together. Those sorts of decisions are more sustainable and
:05:08. > :05:13.end up being better decisions. That is a very important signal that this
:05:14. > :05:21.community-based restorative justice event is important because it is at
:05:22. > :05:30.the heart of making communities safer. At huge step forward, to have
:05:31. > :05:35.a Chief Constable visit. Two projects of this nature. It is of
:05:36. > :05:40.huge significance. We will progress over the next year or so. We have
:05:41. > :05:43.been on a long journey for the past 15 years. 15 years ago, a Chief
:05:44. > :05:49.Constable wouldn't have been in the room with us. We have come along
:05:50. > :05:51.way. He later attended his first meeting as Chief Constable with the
:05:52. > :05:54.policing board, stressing that keeping people safe was a priority
:05:55. > :05:56.and officers would meet and deal with the current threat from
:05:57. > :05:59.dissident republicans. Mark Anscombe has left his position
:06:00. > :06:02.as coach of the Ulster Rugby team The departure of the New Zealander
:06:03. > :06:05.comes three weeks after David Humphreys left his job
:06:06. > :06:16.as director of rugby. The revolving door at Ulster Rugby
:06:17. > :06:17.continues. Since the end of last season, one of their most
:06:18. > :06:21.influential players was forced season, one of their most
:06:22. > :06:25.retire through injury, a World Cup season, one of their most
:06:26. > :06:28.winner departed, the captain moved back to South Africa, director of
:06:29. > :06:32.rugby David Humphreys surprisingly moved to Gloucester, and now coach
:06:33. > :06:41.Mark Anscombe Mr Leat with immediate effect. Speech in -- speaking after
:06:42. > :06:49.Humphreys' exit, the message from the top was calm. We have a really
:06:50. > :06:52.strong three-year strategy to move forward and we will recruit to allow
:06:53. > :06:56.us to deliver the strategy. We will look around the world but also close
:06:57. > :07:02.to home. We have some cracking coaching talent emerging in the
:07:03. > :07:03.Ulster system and we will take your time and recruit the absolute best
:07:04. > :07:10.to fit our ambition. time and recruit the absolute best
:07:11. > :07:14.assistant coach has been named the interim director of rugby welly new
:07:15. > :07:19.recruitment process gets underway. But the unsettling departures on and
:07:20. > :07:21.off the field means holes to head into the new season with a definite
:07:22. > :07:30.air of uncertainty around Ravenhill. -- means Ulster heads into.
:07:31. > :07:32.Two of Northern Ireland's most famous sportsmen - the champion
:07:33. > :07:35.jockey Tony McCoy and the Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers -
:07:36. > :07:37.received honorary degrees from the University of Ulster today.
:07:38. > :07:39.The Anfield boss wouldn't speak about his star striker Luis Suarez
:07:40. > :07:42.making headlines at the World Cup, focusing instead on
:07:43. > :07:46.the graduation which he described as a proud moment for his family.
:07:47. > :07:50.Both my parents passed away in the last few years and it would have
:07:51. > :07:59.been a proud day for them, so I brought my brothers with me today.
:08:00. > :08:06.For us all, to arrive at this point in my life...
:08:07. > :08:15.And I love my job and work, but this is a real honour to be here.
:08:16. > :08:17.Earlier today, an honorary degree from the University of Ulster
:08:18. > :08:24.for a man who said he spent many years at boarding school.
:08:25. > :08:26.-- formative years trying to avoid school.
:08:27. > :08:30.There are a lot of students in the university who are more worthy of a
:08:31. > :08:36.Always nice to be honoured and a great morning, very enjoyable.
:08:37. > :08:44.Now here's Angie Philips with the weather forecast.
:08:45. > :08:50.After a reasonable weekend, we had warm spells of sunshine again. And
:08:51. > :08:55.for tomorrow and perhaps Wednesday as well, we will see more of that
:08:56. > :08:59.sunshine. Still some warmth, too. Towards the second half of the week,
:09:00. > :09:03.things start to change. The clouds will gather and increasingly
:09:04. > :09:08.threaten some rain with a bit more of a blaze at times. It is quite
:09:09. > :09:13.quiet tonight. Dry, clear spells. Temperatures around 9-10. Again,
:09:14. > :09:20.like last night, there might be the odd spot that it's more down to 5-6
:09:21. > :09:24.Celsius. Tomorrow, we do it all again, really. Very similar with
:09:25. > :09:27.warm spells of sunshine. We will see the best of the sunshine in the
:09:28. > :09:31.morning. Selmer more widespread sunshine during this part of the
:09:32. > :09:34.day. Went of sunshine in the Republic of Ireland, Wales and
:09:35. > :09:40.England as well. -- plenty of sunshine. Warm sunshine, high
:09:41. > :09:45.dividend 22 Celsius in London. A bit more cloud in parts of north-east of
:09:46. > :09:53.England, been to Scotland, maybe the odd sharp shower. Generally
:09:54. > :09:57.speaking, dry weather. It will be a bit cool in the North course. We
:09:58. > :10:03.will see the cloud bubble up in land in the afternoon but warm spells of
:10:04. > :10:08.soft showing -- sunshine could mean temperature is 22 Celsius.
:10:09. > :10:10.Wednesday, we could hold onto the dry weather but increasingly cloudy
:10:11. > :10:15.into the second half of the week. They will be some rain around and
:10:16. > :10:16.the breeze will be picking up at times as well.
:10:17. > :10:19.Our Breakfast summaries start at 6.25 in the morning
:10:20. > :10:21.and a reminder that tomorrow evening's BBC Newsline is at
:10:22. > :10:25.the later time of 7.35pm because of the coverage of World Cup football.
:10:26. > :10:36.This is wrong. I'm not going to carry on as if nothing has happened.
:10:37. > :10:39.If your friend was taken away... # Not giving in... #
:10:40. > :10:42.I'm afraid there's not much we can do.
:10:43. > :10:44...how would you fight to get her back?
:10:45. > :10:48.This is wrong. I'm not going to carry on as if nothing has happened.