:00:16. > :00:20.this Friday evening. Kincora - Dana's brother, John Brown, takes to
:00:21. > :00:25.the witness stand in court to deny charges of indecent assault against
:00:26. > :00:28.two girls Fears that waste from this dump could contaminate a river in
:00:29. > :00:33.the north-west. A famous old dance hall - the Rainbow Ballroom of
:00:34. > :00:49.Romance - receives a new lease of life. Some showers to come over the
:00:50. > :00:56.Rory McIlroy holds his nerve and extend his lead. Joining for the
:00:57. > :01:00.latest. There will be some showers over the weekend which may be on the
:01:01. > :01:02.heavy side. It's not a wash-out with many places staying dry. More
:01:03. > :01:16.details later. concerning the Kincora Boys? home in
:01:17. > :01:19.East Belfast. That's the view of the retired judge Sir Anthony Hart who
:01:20. > :01:22.is chairing the inquiry currently examining abuse in children's homes
:01:23. > :01:24.and other institutions here. The First Minister has added his voice
:01:25. > :01:27.to the chorus of political voices calling for the London inquiry to
:01:28. > :01:31.examine the Kincora scandal. But at the same time Peter Robinson has
:01:32. > :01:34.warned that the very existence of the local inquiry could be
:01:35. > :01:38.threatened if Stormont minister don't sort out their differences
:01:39. > :01:53.over finance. Our political editor Sir Anthony makes it clear that he
:01:54. > :02:01.is calling for the London enquiry to cover Kincora. What is?
:02:02. > :02:04.The situation is that Kincora, three members of staff were convicted for
:02:05. > :02:10.their part in abusing boys in the home during the 1970s. Sir Anthony
:02:11. > :02:15.Hart who is heading up the enquiry into the historical and abuse here,
:02:16. > :02:18.says that his enquiry can examine their complaints, can see if others
:02:19. > :02:23.were involved, if there was any kind of cysts -- systemic failure in the
:02:24. > :02:27.home that has not been revealed yet. There have been allegations that the
:02:28. > :02:31.intelligence services knew what was going on and turned a blind eye,
:02:32. > :02:35.maybe because they were using Kincora to gather information. In
:02:36. > :02:39.relation to that, he acknowledges that he does not have the power to
:02:40. > :02:43.compel the Ministry of Defence or MI5 to give evidence. He says there
:02:44. > :02:48.may be benefits there for a UK enquiry which would have those kinds
:02:49. > :03:00.of powers of compulsion. He has also said that, so far, his
:03:01. > :03:04.enquiry has... Some victims of abuse have come on until their stories. He
:03:05. > :03:08.said the enquiry itself will not be able to get onto Kincora until late
:03:09. > :03:12.2015 at the earliest. He does say that five residents of the home have
:03:13. > :03:16.already make statements. None of them mentioned so-called
:03:17. > :03:20.Establishment figures as being people who they have carried out --
:03:21. > :03:25.people who have carried out or been party to abuse in the home.
:03:26. > :03:30.What has Peter Robinson said about the continued existence of Kincora
:03:31. > :03:33.being under threat? Peter Robinson has joined other
:03:34. > :03:37.politicians across the border saying that the London enquiry should get
:03:38. > :03:45.involved. He has given a warning relation to the use enquiry that Sir
:03:46. > :03:54.Anthony hands up. There is a -- there is something going on cost
:03:55. > :03:58.your monitoring. A -- Peter Robinson told my colleague Mark Simpson
:03:59. > :04:03.earlier today that the abuse enquiry could be under threat.
:04:04. > :04:09.It would be an outrage if people who had waited for decades upon decades
:04:10. > :04:13.to have some opportunity to have some justice done for the crimes
:04:14. > :04:16.that were committed against them, is that had to be suspended because
:04:17. > :04:21.politicians are not prepared to take difficult decisions about finances.
:04:22. > :04:28.Other parties have disagreed with this approach. Sinn Fein's daddy
:04:29. > :04:32.Mackay has accused the DUP of macho posturing. They believe that the
:04:33. > :04:36.funding for the enquiry can go ahead and they don't have to agree to well
:04:37. > :04:45.for that welfare reform at this stage. This has been described as
:04:46. > :04:48.low politics to involve the child abuse enquiry, that it should be
:04:49. > :04:57.safeguarded in terms of its funding. A brother of Eurovision winner Dana
:04:58. > :05:01.has told a court in England that he was never alone with either of the
:05:02. > :05:04.two girls he's accused of indecently assaulting. John Brown is accused of
:05:05. > :05:07.carrying out the abuse in the 1970's. Our reporter Andy West has
:05:08. > :05:12.sent this report from Harrow. Today was 60 old John Brown's first
:05:13. > :05:18.chance to answer allegations that he indecently insulted two girls during
:05:19. > :05:25.the 1970s. One was aged under 16 at the time of the alleged attacks and
:05:26. > :05:28.the other, aged under 13, -- John Brown denies all charges and told
:05:29. > :05:32.the jury that he had never been alone with either of the two alleged
:05:33. > :05:36.victims and never assaulted them. He described the last three years since
:05:37. > :05:40.the allegations came to light as hell. Addressing the charges
:05:41. > :05:44.relating to the younger of the two girls, he said that he did not do
:05:45. > :05:47.it. It's a lie, I have two daughters and a son and I could not even
:05:48. > :05:53.contemplate doing something like that. I did not do it. Earlier in
:05:54. > :05:58.the week, his sister, former Eurovision winner Dayna faced
:05:59. > :06:02.allegations from the younger victim who claims that she had known about
:06:03. > :06:11.that particular assault for 30 years and help to cover it up. John Brown
:06:12. > :06:14.was a member of her campaign team. In a live TV debate at the time,
:06:15. > :06:18.was a member of her campaign team. described the allegations against
:06:19. > :06:21.her brother as malicious and false. Don Brown has now finished answering
:06:22. > :06:25.the allegations against him. On Monday it will be his sister's turn
:06:26. > :06:27.to give evidence. Monday it will be his sister's turn
:06:28. > :06:28.The First Minister Peter Robinson has rejected Sinn Fein's call for a
:06:29. > :06:31.resumption of all-party talks on parades, flags and the past. The
:06:32. > :06:34.appeal for a return to negotiations came from Gerry Adams who said now
:06:35. > :06:37.that the review into the On The Runs has been published, unionists should
:06:38. > :06:54.get back round the talks table. Mark The question all politicians are now
:06:55. > :06:58.trying to answer is what should happen next? Whatever the
:06:59. > :07:02.controversy caused by the on-the-runs reports, it did not make
:07:03. > :07:06.relations between Unionists and Sinn Fein any worse than they already
:07:07. > :07:10.are. Even though it is the middle of July, Sinn Fein said it's time to
:07:11. > :07:13.get back into the negotiating room to talk about flags, parades and the
:07:14. > :07:21.past. One thing that everybody agrees is
:07:22. > :07:28.that dialogue is the basis of every problem we have resolved. We need to
:07:29. > :07:31.get back into talks. Peter Robinson does not see the
:07:32. > :07:35.point of another round of all-party negotiations.
:07:36. > :07:41.We have been talking since the middle of last year. I could say
:07:42. > :07:45.perhaps for the last ten years. We have been talking about the issues
:07:46. > :07:50.of parades, flags and the past. It's not a case of not having talks. We
:07:51. > :07:55.have not reached agreement. I see no sign, in terms of the parades issue,
:07:56. > :08:00.that would indicate that there is the necessary flexibility to agree.
:08:01. > :08:03.The police revealed today that fresh information has emerged in a number
:08:04. > :08:12.of cases connected to on-the-runs suspects. It is not clear which
:08:13. > :08:15.ones. Yesterday's report by Lady Justice Hallett revealed that the
:08:16. > :08:21.Good Friday Agreement early release scheme does not apply to offences
:08:22. > :08:25.committed before 1973. A report also shed some light on how Tony Blair
:08:26. > :08:32.was my government handled the issue of on-the-runs suspects in the late
:08:33. > :08:36.1990s. It was a difficult time in the peace process. The report says
:08:37. > :08:40.that the then Secretary of State Mo Mowlam had directly -- had erected
:08:41. > :08:49.and Attorney General in one high-profile case. She was a suspect
:08:50. > :08:53.in an attempted murder. According to yesterday's report, no Mowlam asked
:08:54. > :08:57.the Attorney General to reconsider the case, taking into account
:08:58. > :09:02.positive effects an undertaking not to prosecute would have on the PC go
:09:03. > :09:05.stations. The report says that the Attorney General Lord Morris refused
:09:06. > :09:11.to give an undertaking not to prosecute. Bit by bit, more and more
:09:12. > :09:14.information is coming out about what was going on behind the scenes
:09:15. > :09:19.during difficult moments in the peace process. The reality is that
:09:20. > :09:24.the full story about what went on will probably be told. -- will
:09:25. > :09:27.probably never be told. will probably be told. -- will
:09:28. > :09:30.A 21 year old man has died in a crash in County Antrim. It happened
:09:31. > :09:36.on the Doagh Road in Ballyclare in road. No other vehicle was involved.
:09:37. > :09:40.Two other men in the car were taken And in County Armagh, an 84 year old
:09:41. > :09:44.woman has died after being hit by a lorry in Keady this morning. A 31
:09:45. > :09:52.year old man has been arrested. One of almost 300 passengers killed
:09:53. > :09:55.when the Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 came down in the Ukraine
:09:56. > :09:57.yesterday was Irish. The Foreign Minister Charlie Flanagan announced
:09:58. > :10:00.a short time ago that the woman was Irish-born born and had family both
:10:01. > :10:03.in Ireland and Australia. Her name You're watching BBC Newsline -
:10:04. > :10:12.coming up later in the programme. Two birdies at the one hole for
:10:13. > :10:17.McIlroy as his lead at the Open outskirts of Londonderry at the end
:10:18. > :10:34.of last year - and it was one of the worst cases of illegal dumping in
:10:35. > :10:36.European history. Now government experts say a swimming pool's worth
:10:37. > :10:40.of polluted water could leak into the River Faughan if action's not
:10:41. > :10:58.taken before winter. Our reporter Beautiful countryside surrounds this
:10:59. > :11:03.wasteland at the former sand and gravel sites. Around 40 acres with
:11:04. > :11:07.hundreds of thousands of tonnes mining stinking and festering,
:11:08. > :11:07.hundreds of thousands of tonnes and below the surface. So far, 5,000
:11:08. > :11:12.tonnes of rubbish, two and a half tonnes of rubbish, two and a half
:11:13. > :11:18.thousand tonnes of tyres and 1.4 million litres of polluted water
:11:19. > :11:27.have been removed, but experts say that is just a drop in the ocean.
:11:28. > :11:32.Ella M you can see here a huge pool of polluted water.
:11:33. > :11:36.It consists of commercial waste, household waste and dead animals.
:11:37. > :11:41.It may look like ordinary water but this is the problem that huge pools
:11:42. > :11:45.of this harmful liquids are reappearing. The volume of this
:11:46. > :11:48.alone is the size of Derry swimming baths. The question is whether it
:11:49. > :11:52.could reach the River Faughan? It could kill the fish population and
:11:53. > :12:05.polluted the drink water. As we get towards September, -- we
:12:06. > :12:11.will do our utmost to contain the pollution as far as we can. It could
:12:12. > :12:14.be very harmful in terms of ammonia pollutants.
:12:15. > :12:19.Its closest point, the dump live just metres from the river. Teaming
:12:20. > :12:22.with salmon, it is a haven for fisheries. There are growing
:12:23. > :12:26.concerns that the water could be contaminated.
:12:27. > :12:33.It is a major environmental disaster in the making. Mitigating that
:12:34. > :12:43.disaster would cost a fortune. The money may not be there. We need to
:12:44. > :12:45.sort this problem out once and for all.
:12:46. > :12:46.There are calls for action to protect this waterway for future
:12:47. > :12:49.generations. protect this waterway for future
:12:50. > :12:51.A famous old dance hall in County Leitrim - the Rainbow Ballroom of
:12:52. > :12:54.Romance - has received a new lease of life. Following a 500,000 euro
:12:55. > :12:57.refurbishment - tourists are being invited to recall the innocent days
:12:58. > :13:00.of the Showband era, with a waltz on the dance floor and a cup of tea in
:13:01. > :13:06.the mineral bar. Our south west reporter Julian Fowler went to
:13:07. > :13:08.Glenfarne on the road between Enniskillen and Sligo to discover
:13:09. > :13:20.the ballroom's enduring appeal. Before discos and nightclubs, dance
:13:21. > :13:25.halls were centre of the social scene in Ireland. The ballroom of
:13:26. > :13:30.romance was built by John together and 80 years ago. Generations of
:13:31. > :13:39.couples have watched and giant on its dance floors.
:13:40. > :13:42.People came from all walks of life. People matched their future partners
:13:43. > :13:50.here as well. It was absolutely brilliant. I think that's what
:13:51. > :13:55.everyone came forward. A museum of memorabilia because the
:13:56. > :14:00.great show band are all stop the melody aces, the Miami and the main
:14:01. > :14:03.miners or played here. Now a new generation of country stars have
:14:04. > :14:13.given the downfall a new lease of life.
:14:14. > :14:19.Five years ago, people were going to discos. Now they're going to see
:14:20. > :14:26.jive band. It's amazing. Nathan Carter presented his old song
:14:27. > :14:30.-- presented a disc of his song to hang on the walls.
:14:31. > :14:36.Is important that places like this are kept well and restored. They
:14:37. > :14:41.will last forever. They connect people together.
:14:42. > :14:45.Some things have changed. The mineral bar now serves alcohol
:14:46. > :14:49.instead -- and instead of signs telling people not to take dreams
:14:50. > :14:55.onto the dance floor, you were told not to dance in the bar. As part of
:14:56. > :14:59.the ballroom experience, you can even buy a piece of the famous dance
:15:00. > :15:05.floor. These tourists travelled from Kerry for the rainbow experience.
:15:06. > :15:09.I thought it was fantastic. It brought me back to my youth. I
:15:10. > :15:21.looked at all the pictures and it brought back memories.
:15:22. > :15:25.Magic, magic. They've done a wonderful job. A venue for old
:15:26. > :15:41.memories and somewhere that continues to offer a bit of romance.
:15:42. > :15:51.Still to come, at the weekend to come for mixed martial arts.
:15:52. > :15:54.Sport now and on Day Two of the Open Golf Championship at Hoylake. And
:15:55. > :15:57.all eyes were on Rory McIlroy - would he suffer from second day
:15:58. > :16:03.nerves again. Stephen Watson is at Royal Liverpool.
:16:04. > :16:13.Second rounds have not been good for Rory McIlroy this season. Certainly
:16:14. > :16:18.not today, as he has extended his advantage to four shots. Two golfers
:16:19. > :16:22.from Northern Ireland have previously won the Open Championship
:16:23. > :16:35.and Roy is doing his best to make it three. He is still out on the
:16:36. > :16:38.course. Here is how the day unfolded. The overnight leader
:16:39. > :16:43.warmed up alongside the last Hoylake open winner this afternoon. This
:16:44. > :16:48.year, it's not Tiger Woods but Rory McIlroy who is treating thousands of
:16:49. > :16:54.fans to a golfing exhibition. Though he did get off to a shady start,
:16:55. > :17:05.dropping a shot at the first hole. He soon settled down. A birdie at
:17:06. > :17:13.the fifth restored his lead. And then he simply picked up where he
:17:14. > :17:17.left off yesterday. There were no signs of those negative Friday
:17:18. > :17:26.feelings. As a birdie, at the next whole opened up a two shot
:17:27. > :17:41.advantage. Nothing, it seems, was going to upstage or distracting
:17:42. > :17:47.today. He wrote in yet another pact. He continued to produce the type of
:17:48. > :17:55.special shots that have delivered him to major championships so far. A
:17:56. > :18:00.nice surprise for him and he has just finished the 16th hole. He
:18:01. > :18:06.still holds a lead of four shots. Darren Clarke is level par. He is
:18:07. > :18:11.tied for 31st. Graeme McDowell still has four holes to play. Michael Hoey
:18:12. > :18:15.and fortunately had to withdraw from The Open today with a foot injury.
:18:16. > :18:20.and fortunately had to withdraw from In Gaelic Games, the 2012 All
:18:21. > :18:22.Ireland champions and the 2013 Ulster champions go head-to-head in
:18:23. > :18:25.this weekend?s provincial football decider - A 30,000 strong crowd is
:18:26. > :18:27.expected in Clones for the meeting of Monaghan Donegal - Mark
:18:28. > :18:45.It was memorable and powerful. Monaghan's manager says his side is
:18:46. > :18:53.overly physical. We are fairly small team overall. We
:18:54. > :19:02.bring a high-intensity, we bring our physical edge that way. It's a
:19:03. > :19:12.matter of going out and trying to bring that intensity again.
:19:13. > :19:19.You do get the sense that this bunch mites enjoy a kick around in their
:19:20. > :19:25.backyard. The boys train hard. We'll just see
:19:26. > :19:33.what we have to bring to the table on Sunday.
:19:34. > :19:40.We can't really buy into the history. We have to focus on Sunday.
:19:41. > :19:47.You have to take all the emotion out of it. We have to take each game on
:19:48. > :19:54.its own merits. The game will be fiercely competitive.
:19:55. > :20:04.Manuscript, a new page and all to play for.
:20:05. > :20:05.Manuscript, a new page and all to Throw-in is at 4pm Sunday - it?s
:20:06. > :20:09.live on BBC Two and Radio Ulster. It's now less than a week to the
:20:10. > :20:12.start of the Commonwealth Games and the Northern Ireland team will leave
:20:13. > :20:14.for Scotland tomorrow morning. As we continue our countdown to Glasgow
:20:15. > :20:17.2014, Nial Foster looks at the prospects of success in Track and
:20:18. > :20:21.Field for the Northern Irish Athletics team.
:20:22. > :20:27.Pole-vault Zoe Brown heads to her fourth games in fine form. She broke
:20:28. > :20:32.a record this month and had the second highest clearance in the
:20:33. > :20:36.games this year. Anything can happen on the day. I'm
:20:37. > :20:38.putting myself in the best position to excel and jump my best.
:20:39. > :20:43.Obviously, medals to excel and jump my best.
:20:44. > :20:49.one. I am just going to do my best and that's all I can do.
:20:50. > :20:51.one. I am just going to do my best Jason Harvey ran the season's best
:20:52. > :20:53.in Dublin this month. He is now optimistic about his chances.
:20:54. > :21:01.At the end of the day, I feel like optimistic about his chances.
:21:02. > :21:11.I'm capable of getting to that final. I just need to execute every
:21:12. > :21:14.race as well as I can. In the sprints, Amy Foster has had a
:21:15. > :21:21.good year, equalling Irish 100 metres record. Jason Smith will make
:21:22. > :21:24.history after he was selected for the team. One to look out for is Ben
:21:25. > :21:32.Reynolds. He missed last the team. One to look out for is Ben
:21:33. > :21:40.championship through injury but is raring to go for Glasgow. There is a
:21:41. > :21:49.potential to raring to go for Glasgow. There is a
:21:50. > :21:55.and then gain momentum. You have that momentum, you have that listing
:21:56. > :22:00.drive. Its 24 years since Northern Ireland won any medals in track and
:22:01. > :22:09.field, but this team could and that drought. BBC newsline will be live
:22:10. > :22:12.in Glasgow for the duration of the Commonwealth games.
:22:13. > :22:13.in Glasgow for the duration of the Tomorrow night mixed martial arts
:22:14. > :22:16.fans will head to Dublin to see some of the world's best fighters in
:22:17. > :22:19.action. The UFC is holding a sold-out event at the O2. And
:22:20. > :22:21.Ireland's Conor McGregor is headlining the event. Chris Buckler
:22:22. > :22:24.has been to Dublin to meet him AND a County Tyrone teenager with dreams
:22:25. > :22:41.Fighting has a proud tradition in Ireland. In this sports, competitors
:22:42. > :22:48.trained not just to box but to Russell. They need a wide range of
:22:49. > :22:51.skills to compete at the highest level. The ultimate fighting
:22:52. > :22:56.championship is regarded as the premier league of the sport. -- also
:22:57. > :23:04.to wrestle. It holds events all over the world with huge crowds. The
:23:05. > :23:14.fights take place inside a cage. One of the rising stars of this man.
:23:15. > :23:19.Conor McGregor is the main event of the fight night in Dublin on
:23:20. > :23:24.Saturday. He believes that if he wins for the home crowd, he could be
:23:25. > :23:33.given a chance to fight for the world featherweight title.
:23:34. > :23:44.I nearly already feel that the title is one.
:23:45. > :23:47.The rising popularity of this martial arts is inspiring a new
:23:48. > :23:51.generation of fighters. James Gallagher leaves his home in
:23:52. > :23:57.Strabane to spend the rest of the week training at Dublin's gym. He
:23:58. > :24:03.had his first fight at the age of 13. When he turns 18, he hopes to
:24:04. > :24:09.turn professional. He is already training with UFC stars.
:24:10. > :24:16.When I came here -- when I get to UFC and get a few quid in the banks,
:24:17. > :24:23.it will all be worth it. I believe within the next year or so, I will
:24:24. > :24:29.join the UFC. This weekends, it is Conor
:24:30. > :24:38.McGregor's turning the spotlight. Here is a sign of the sport's
:24:39. > :24:47.growing appeal. A sold out arena. It's a tough sports. Finally,
:24:48. > :24:52.congratulations to Linfield who scored one nil in the 100s last
:24:53. > :25:07.night. That bit from Royal Liverpool. It looks pretty nice over
:25:08. > :25:12.there. What is our weekend got in store.
:25:13. > :25:18.The weather may have an impact on the Open Championship tomorrow.
:25:19. > :25:24.There could be some severe storms in the area. Northern Ireland is going
:25:25. > :25:28.to mist the worst of those. There will be then showers this weekend
:25:29. > :25:34.but it is by no means a certainty. Lots of places may stay dry or at
:25:35. > :25:37.least have only one to showers. It will continue to be worn with
:25:38. > :25:42.temperatures generally getting up to around 20 or 21 degrees. We have had
:25:43. > :25:47.areas of cloud moving out from the South today but we are now looking
:25:48. > :25:51.at clear skies edging up towards us this evening. It doesn't mean it
:25:52. > :25:56.will be dry everywhere. You could be one or two showers later on. Many
:25:57. > :26:00.places having a reasonable evening with some sunshine around. Later on,
:26:01. > :26:06.one or two showers moving out across the West. The risk of mist and low
:26:07. > :26:13.cloud. That may well played parts of the East. It will be another warmer,
:26:14. > :26:16.fairly sticky night with temperatures no lower than 16
:26:17. > :26:21.degrees. Tomorrow, fairly warm and humid. The mist and low cloud
:26:22. > :26:27.around. That will lift and brighten up with temperatures rising. A bit
:26:28. > :26:32.hit and mist as to where the showers will be at two areas to focus on
:26:33. > :26:35.tomorrow. The first, through the morning, will be Easter and areas.
:26:36. > :26:39.That is because of the closeness to the sphere of storm that will be
:26:40. > :26:44.happening across the border. Do the West, a lot of places dry with
:26:45. > :26:48.sunshine from time to time. Not as breezy as was today close to these
:26:49. > :26:56.posts. Despite being cloudy at times, temperatures will still be up
:26:57. > :26:58.around 20 degrees. As we start to see those sort of temperatures
:26:59. > :27:04.during the latter part of the afternoon, it is likely to be
:27:05. > :27:07.Fermanagh and Tyrone facing the risk of boundary showers during the day.
:27:08. > :27:12.Further east, it should start to dry up. Tomorrow evening, all that
:27:13. > :27:19.potential thundery weather fades away. It will become largely dry.
:27:20. > :27:25.Sunday, slightly fresher. Still one or two showers around. A lot of dry
:27:26. > :27:27.and bright weather with some sunshine. That should continue into
:27:28. > :27:30.the next week. can also keep in contact with us via
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