:00:00. > :00:13.That's all from the BBC News at Six, so it's
:00:14. > :00:17.Good evening. The headlines on BBC Newsline:
:00:18. > :00:20.The First Minister Peter Robinson calls the abuse of young boys
:00:21. > :00:28.at the Kincora home in east Belfast a "national scandal".
:00:29. > :00:32.We are now being told that there were agencies of the state who were
:00:33. > :00:43.aware of it and did nothing. That is the most serious allegation that can
:00:44. > :00:45.be made. The controversy over a UDA parade and a memorial in South
:00:46. > :00:47.Belfast. It's all smiles at Exploris
:00:48. > :00:48.in Portaferry as the under threat aquarium gets
:00:49. > :00:57.a financial lifeline from Stormont. It means that Portaferry will not be
:00:58. > :00:58.dead on its feet. If explorers had closed, the town would be
:00:59. > :01:06.devastated. Northern Ireland's medal tally
:01:07. > :01:08.continues to rise - join me live for all the latest
:01:09. > :01:11.from the Commonwealth Games. And we can expect some wet
:01:12. > :01:14.and windy weather this weekend A "national scandal" -
:01:15. > :01:27.that's how the First Minister today described the child abuse at the
:01:28. > :01:29.Kincora boys home in east Belfast. Peter Robinson said Kincora needs to
:01:30. > :01:32.be included in the Westminster investigation into sexual abuse
:01:33. > :01:35.in institutions across the UK. A former army intelligence officer
:01:36. > :01:40.has told the BBC that MI5 stopped an investigation into abuse
:01:41. > :01:43.at the home five years before the police discovered that
:01:44. > :02:01.teenage boys were being sexually It was set up as a place where
:02:02. > :02:08.teenage boys could be cared for. But inside the Kincora home in Belfast,
:02:09. > :02:10.many were abused. In the early 1980s the scandal was made public and
:02:11. > :02:17.three men, including loyalist William McGrath, were convicted of a
:02:18. > :02:21.series of offences. But it is claimed that years before a police
:02:22. > :02:30.inquiry, MI5 stopped an investigation into the home. In
:02:31. > :02:34.1975, Brown Gemmill was gathering information about the Army and he
:02:35. > :02:40.gathered information about Kincora. He told me to not just stop
:02:41. > :02:42.the investigation into Kincora and McGrath and what happened
:02:43. > :02:45.but to drop Royal Flush. After recent revelations involving
:02:46. > :02:47.Jimmy Savile and others, there are many who feel it is time
:02:48. > :02:50.to re-examine exactly what happened at Kincora, especially as there are
:02:51. > :03:08.allegations that establishment Today the First Minister said he had
:03:09. > :03:13.written to the Prime Minister about what he described as a scandal. He
:03:14. > :03:16.is calling for it to be included in the Home Office inquiry into
:03:17. > :03:22.historical abuse. There are matters which when you put them together
:03:23. > :03:27.indicate clearly there was a knowledge in very high positions in
:03:28. > :03:31.Northern Ireland at that time. I have heard the rumours, I have read
:03:32. > :03:36.some of the documentation in relation to it. There is certainly a
:03:37. > :03:40.case which would merit an investigation. There have been
:03:41. > :03:46.enquiries in the past but they were limited in terms of their powers of
:03:47. > :03:50.investigation. A former Army press officer who has long called for a
:03:51. > :03:56.new investigation believes the links to Kincora may stretch across they
:03:57. > :04:01.are safe. Paedophile groups in the 70s form very close alliances for
:04:02. > :04:06.protection, and it may well be that some of those links are very
:04:07. > :04:11.important when we look at why the Army and the police were not allowed
:04:12. > :04:16.to take action. One abuse victim from Kincora revisited the house
:04:17. > :04:22.today. Clint Massey has long argued that there was a cover-up. I have
:04:23. > :04:26.passed it many a time and a hairs on the back of my neck though up and I
:04:27. > :04:33.just want to see the building gone. I want to turn up and see an empty
:04:34. > :04:37.space. Then I will know it has gone. Industry around what was a care
:04:38. > :04:42.home, Kincora is a name associated with shame and scandal, and a key
:04:43. > :04:48.question remains, how much is still secret?
:04:49. > :04:50.The Housing Executive has defended spending ?11,000 on a new memorial
:04:51. > :04:53.garden in South Belfast, which was part of a UDA parade last night.
:04:54. > :04:56.The Executive says it's a garden of reflection marking the First World
:04:57. > :05:00.War and not designed to promote any paramilitary organisation.
:05:01. > :05:19.A publicly funded war memorial garden and a public tribute to the
:05:20. > :05:26.UDA. The Housing Executive paid for this memorial to be built. It cost
:05:27. > :05:33.?11,000. And last night it hosted a UDA event which began with a parade
:05:34. > :05:35.down the warmer road. -- the warmer road.
:05:36. > :05:38.It was held to remember UDA members, including Joe Bratty and
:05:39. > :05:40.Raymond Elder, shot dead by the IRA 20 years ago.
:05:41. > :05:43.They were both suspected of involvement in the Sean Graham
:05:44. > :05:45.bookmakers attack in which five Catholics were killed.
:05:46. > :05:51.But nothing was ever proved, and at the opening of the memorial garden,
:05:52. > :06:04.The two men's names were on a plaque unveiled. Everyone who was involved
:06:05. > :06:14.in organising tonight, fantastic job, something to be proud of. The
:06:15. > :06:18.Housing Executive insists they garden was designed to commemorate
:06:19. > :06:19.the First World War and there are poppies on the memorial plaque. An
:06:20. > :06:42.executive spokesperson said... The UDA plaque and flags have been
:06:43. > :06:46.removed. The parade here last night has once again brought into focus
:06:47. > :06:50.the issue of remembering the past where it should be done, how it
:06:51. > :06:56.should be done, what is appropriate and what is inappropriate. A new
:06:57. > :07:03.tribute to hunger striker Bobby Sands was unveiled today in West
:07:04. > :07:08.Belfast. Afterwards, Gerry Adams was asked about last night's UDA event.
:07:09. > :07:13.People have the right to commemorate and pay respect to those who fail in
:07:14. > :07:19.the struggle and who they may have an affinity with, that is entirely
:07:20. > :07:25.appropriate, but if it is not lawful, if in some way, as I hear
:07:26. > :07:27.suggested, public money has been used to finance that, that is a
:07:28. > :07:35.different question. Some used to finance that, that is a
:07:36. > :07:37.the parade insist they did nothing wrong.
:07:38. > :07:40.A court's been told tensions in Omagh remain high over
:07:41. > :07:43.the death of a local woman whose partner is charged with her murder.
:07:44. > :07:45.The comments were made during a bail hearing for Noel Knox
:07:46. > :07:53.In February this year, the police were called to a house
:07:54. > :07:58.There, Mairead McCallion told them 50-year-old Noel Knox had grabbed
:07:59. > :08:01.her by the hair, banged her head off a wall
:08:02. > :08:06.The 36-year-old woman had suffered head injuries.
:08:07. > :08:12.Knox, from Knockshee Park in Omagh, was charged with her murder.
:08:13. > :08:16.He was granted bail with stringent conditions earlier this year.
:08:17. > :08:21.Those conditions included staying out of Omagh and living
:08:22. > :08:24.Today, the High Court was told Knox had surrendered voluntarily to
:08:25. > :08:27.custody in June, after the hostel closed down.
:08:28. > :08:29.A new application was being made to give Knox bail
:08:30. > :08:34.A crown barrister told the court he'd spoken to police,
:08:35. > :08:37.and that tensions in the town were still running high with regard to
:08:38. > :08:51.But he said Knox had complied with all the conditions imposed
:08:52. > :08:57.Mr Justice Maguire granted Knox bail at his relative's address.
:08:58. > :09:00.But he told him some areas of the town, where he might encounter
:09:01. > :09:09.members of Mairead McCallion's family, were off limits to him.
:09:10. > :09:14.A financial lifeline for the under-threat Exploris
:09:15. > :09:31.Tax workers here have been striking today in an ongoing dispute
:09:32. > :09:34.The Public and Commercial Services Union, which represents 1500
:09:35. > :09:37.workers, says the action is against the closure of inquiry
:09:38. > :09:42.The strike has been timed to coincide with the deadline
:09:43. > :09:48.for tax credit renewals and self-assessment payments.
:09:49. > :09:51.Gardai have sealed off part of a waste recycling plant
:09:52. > :09:53.in Dublin after a human leg was discovered there last night.
:09:54. > :09:57.It was among waste material at Thornton's plant in Ballyfermot.
:09:58. > :10:01.A second body part was also found during a forensic examination
:10:02. > :10:16.A protest has been held outside the BBC's rod casting house this evening
:10:17. > :10:19.calling for an end to the Israeli bombing of Gaza.
:10:20. > :10:21.Hundreds of demonstrators, many waving Palestinian flags
:10:22. > :10:24.and placards, said they were angry at what they called the BBC's
:10:25. > :10:31.The BBC has reiterated that it stands by its reporting.
:10:32. > :10:34.As part of remembering the sacrifice of the First World War, the public
:10:35. > :10:37.are being asked for their ideas for the creation of a centenary wood.
:10:38. > :10:40.Although it'll be based just outside Londonderry, it'll mark
:10:41. > :10:45.the contribution of all soldiers from across the island of Ireland.
:10:46. > :10:52.Here's our North-West reporter, Keiron Tourish.
:10:53. > :10:59.It is an ambitious project, transforming this ancient land into
:11:00. > :11:05.a Saint hearing -- centenary would to commemorate all soldiers who lost
:11:06. > :11:10.their lives in the Great War. It will recognise the sacrifice of all
:11:11. > :11:14.those from the island of Ireland. We have acquired 53 acres and that
:11:15. > :11:17.would be the commemorative would not just for Northern Ireland but
:11:18. > :11:24.All-Ireland. We are conscious that people from the island, something
:11:25. > :11:31.like 200,000 went to work, 40,000 never came home, they were part of
:11:32. > :11:39.the great effort in the 14 to 18 war. Similar woods are being created
:11:40. > :11:44.in Scotland and Wales and England. The Princess Royal met some of those
:11:45. > :11:51.involved. That is a nice picture there. Among them was Stanley and
:11:52. > :11:55.his wife Roberta. Stanley's 26 rolled uncle went off to war with
:11:56. > :12:01.the Royal Irish Fusiliers, never to return. There was an officer in no
:12:02. > :12:08.man's land who was Moon did and he went out with a stretcher -- who was
:12:09. > :12:12.wounded and he went out to get him, a German shell exploded and they
:12:13. > :12:18.were all killed by shrapnel. His grave was never found. The family
:12:19. > :12:24.have many mementos, including this brooch with pictures of arrive at
:12:25. > :12:27.Edmund Gray and his fiancee. This lady was known to have walked the
:12:28. > :12:32.roads for many weeks afterwards trying to deal with grief. There
:12:33. > :12:37.were not many ways of dealing with it and I suppose this was how she
:12:38. > :12:42.dealt with it, and I think it was eight or nine years before she
:12:43. > :12:47.married. Tragically, she died at the birth of her first child. The mayor
:12:48. > :12:52.of Derry says it is important to honour the memory of all who lost
:12:53. > :12:56.their lives in the war. We have to remember there were a lot of Irish
:12:57. > :13:01.people who died in the First World War and they have largely been
:13:02. > :13:05.forgotten, so I would be going out and attending events to mark the
:13:06. > :13:11.100th anniversary of the First World War and I think this is a great way
:13:12. > :13:15.to market. The Woodland Trust wants the public to become actively
:13:16. > :13:20.involved in this process. It wants to hear from individuals, groups,
:13:21. > :13:26.even schools, about how to develop this vast 53 acre site.
:13:27. > :13:28.Coming up shortly, we have all the latest from the Commonwealth
:13:29. > :13:31.Games in Glasgow, including boxer Michael Conlan's win in his
:13:32. > :13:42.The Stormont Executive has approved funding to save the
:13:43. > :13:46.Exploris Aquarium in Portaferry, which had been under threat
:13:47. > :14:04.?900,000 of capital funding has been earmarked for the aquarium.
:14:05. > :14:11.At their fingertips, a whole new world just waiting to be explored.
:14:12. > :14:15.Until yesterday, the future of Exploris was unclear. It has been
:14:16. > :14:21.given a lifeline. Never mind banging on tanks, these fish have been under
:14:22. > :14:25.stress since it was first suggested the aquarium close in September.
:14:26. > :14:31.This guy is taking it all in his stride. As for these three, it is
:14:32. > :14:38.all they are talking about. Even the Rae is jumping for joy. It is very
:14:39. > :14:42.important to Portaferry. It is dear to our hearts because we are proud
:14:43. > :14:47.of it. The people Portaferry are proud of it. It didn't come with the
:14:48. > :14:53.fight. In September, Ards Borough Council voted to close Exploris
:14:54. > :14:58.because they could not afford it. There was a stay of execution.
:14:59. > :15:03.Everyone here local has done so much work to do this, and it is such good
:15:04. > :15:08.news for Portaferry and a whole Ards Peninsula. It is proved that if we
:15:09. > :15:15.pulled together and get support from people, old and local parties can
:15:16. > :15:20.achieve something. These little fellows are orphaned seals given
:15:21. > :15:25.sanctuary. The council hopes to accept the offer but says it will
:15:26. > :15:29.not decided until it has considered the detail at a meeting next week.
:15:30. > :15:33.We have challenges as to how we get more people through the door,
:15:34. > :15:38.especially in winter months when it is more quiet, and how we build up
:15:39. > :15:43.utilisation of the facility and get more revenue. That is a challenge,
:15:44. > :15:46.how we market this better and get more people in, but this is a good
:15:47. > :15:52.step and we are delighted more people in, but this is a good
:15:53. > :15:54.to build on it. Was busy today, people voting with their feet,
:15:55. > :15:57.to build on it. Was busy today, to see a more certain future. A door
:15:58. > :16:02.has been opened and a lifeline loan. to see a more certain future. A door
:16:03. > :16:09.The future of Exploris now lies in the hands of the council.
:16:10. > :16:20.The good news keeps on coming? Yes, absolutely.
:16:21. > :16:23.The overall total of medals has now climbed to 12, after our lawn
:16:24. > :16:33.But first, the focus is very much on boxing. Nine fighters in semifinal
:16:34. > :16:37.action today. Two have bowed out but will still
:16:38. > :16:42.go home with a bronze medal. And two won and are through to
:16:43. > :16:57.tomorrow's finals, This bot light was on Northern Irish
:16:58. > :17:04.boxing today. -- the spotlight. Flyweight Walsh faced off with an
:17:05. > :17:10.Indian fighter in the first fight. And the 21-year-old made her mark in
:17:11. > :17:17.the ring again, to progress after a split decision victory. I was very
:17:18. > :17:23.nervous. It was a big fight for me, I saw this morning that she beat the
:17:24. > :17:28.five-time world champion and Olympic medallist so I knew it would be
:17:29. > :17:32.tough. Her win sets up a final bout against the Olympic champion.
:17:33. > :17:35.tough. Her win sets up a final bout final, you both want to win gold, I
:17:36. > :17:47.want to win gold, I want final, you both want to win gold, I
:17:48. > :17:52.Michaela Walsh has just laid down a marker for the rest of the Northern
:17:53. > :17:56.Ireland boxing team. Up next is Olympic bronze medallist Michael
:17:57. > :18:03.Conlan. The first word that springs to mind for this semifinal is mouth
:18:04. > :18:09.watering. For the second time at these games, Michael Conlan was cut
:18:10. > :18:17.after an accidental clash of heads. But he was awarded the win because
:18:18. > :18:21.he was ahead on points. And now he faces a nervous wait to see if the
:18:22. > :18:29.doctors will pass him fit to fight tomorrow. Hard as nails, I can take
:18:30. > :18:34.anything. I got cut in my third or fourth fight, so I am happy enough
:18:35. > :18:40.for tomorrow. You would have to cut my head off to stop me from
:18:41. > :18:48.fighting. It wasn't to be for Sean Duffy, but he was still delighted to
:18:49. > :18:53.win bronze. Very proud to be winning a medal, I took a couple of years
:18:54. > :18:57.out and to get to that standard I am proud. Shaw McGlinchey lost his
:18:58. > :19:05.semifinal but exceeded his own expectations. I got a gold medal.
:19:06. > :19:09.That's back I got a bronze medal I would have been happy with a gold
:19:10. > :19:14.but I was up against a good opponent and I wish him well. So two silver
:19:15. > :19:24.and two bronze medals are guaranteed. The trail for Gould
:19:25. > :19:29.continues tonight. And that is now three bronze medals because within
:19:30. > :19:33.the last couple of minutes, Alanna Audley-Murphy has just lost her
:19:34. > :19:40.semifinal am so she gets a bronze as well.
:19:41. > :19:42.Now to the bowlers, who secured their second medal
:19:43. > :19:48.The women pairs team beat Jersey to win bronze.
:19:49. > :19:56.After five Commonwealth Games, this was their bowl which clinched a
:19:57. > :19:59.first medal for Barbara Cameron. Its yield a thrilling one point victory
:20:00. > :20:05.to spark celebrations with her partner, Mandy Cunningham. This is
:20:06. > :20:11.unbelievable. I think I am still shocked. That last bowl, the bull
:20:12. > :20:17.that won the game, I will never forget it. We have looked all around
:20:18. > :20:21.at the scenarios of if it came out the side or the Jack went out the
:20:22. > :20:28.back, and we thought, just go for it, you will not get this chance
:20:29. > :20:32.again, and it worked. Barbara Cameron, the experienced skipper for
:20:33. > :20:38.Ireland, will be proud of winning a medal. 20 years of trying to get to
:20:39. > :20:42.the stage and eventually a Commonwealth Games medallist. You
:20:43. > :20:48.could give me any colours, as long as I got on that podium! This could
:20:49. > :20:55.be me finished. Before I came away, I made my mind up, get some am out,
:20:56. > :21:01.so 75 international caps this year, I think this is a time to bow out. A
:21:02. > :21:04.fitting way to sign of a brilliant bowling career. You never know, she
:21:05. > :21:07.might be back. It was a good day also for
:21:08. > :21:10.our netball team, playing at their Ranked 12th in the world, they had
:21:11. > :21:14.aimed for a top eight finish here. And they've actually exceeded
:21:15. > :21:16.that with a comprehensive 58-36 win over Wales this morning to
:21:17. > :21:24.finish seventh overall. The Games are already over
:21:25. > :21:26.for many of our competitors, but for cyclist Sean Downey,
:21:27. > :21:30.they're just about to begin. The 24-year-old will ride
:21:31. > :21:33.in Sunday's road race, and has just arrived here fresh from
:21:34. > :21:50.some tough training with his younger Sean Downey is hoping his delayed
:21:51. > :21:56.arrival in Glasgow could prove to be perfect timing. The 24-year-old has
:21:57. > :22:00.swapped the bars of the athletes village for extra training hours
:22:01. > :22:05.into more. I hope I am a little bit better here and staying focused and
:22:06. > :22:13.the last few weeks has been pretty hard for the training, I have been
:22:14. > :22:17.training up to 200 miles a week. Sean was part of the pursuit team
:22:18. > :22:22.that clinched bronze in Delhi four years ago. This time he moves from
:22:23. > :22:28.the track to the road race and expects the streets of Glasgow will
:22:29. > :22:32.be challenging. The city centre is like a criterion with steep climbs
:22:33. > :22:36.and twists and turns, it will stretch the bunch out and then you
:22:37. > :22:41.have hills and it is going to be aggressive from the start. That
:22:42. > :22:47.seems to be a sentiment that resonates with the family. Sean's
:22:48. > :22:50.younger brother Mark has just returned from junior European
:22:51. > :22:54.Championships in Portugal, where he won a silver medal. While Mark is
:22:55. > :23:02.focused on being selected for the 2018 games, this weekend his
:23:03. > :23:05.priority is supporting Sean's bid. Absolutely cracking, he is motivated
:23:06. > :23:10.for this and I hope he can pull something. There may be another
:23:11. > :23:19.medal added to the family collection come Sunday. Good luck to him.
:23:20. > :23:22.It's finals night at the Dale Farm Milk Cup youth football tournament.
:23:23. > :23:24.In the junior section, there was disappointment for County Antrim.
:23:25. > :23:26.They lost 2-0 to Corinthians of Brazil.
:23:27. > :23:32.It's half time in the Elite game between Northern Ireland and Canada.
:23:33. > :23:39.At 8pm, Manchester United take on French side Vendee in
:23:40. > :23:42.The matches are live on the BBC sports website.
:23:43. > :23:45.Last night we heard from two Ulster women's rugby players who were
:23:46. > :23:47.in the starting line-up for Ireland's first game
:23:48. > :23:50.at the World Cup and they are off to a great start, having beaten
:23:51. > :23:58.Ailis Egan got Ireland's first try before Niamh Briggs added a second.
:23:59. > :24:02.Next up for Ireland, a clash with defending champions, and Pool B
:24:03. > :24:12.A big All-Ireland gaelic football double header tomorrow.
:24:13. > :24:14.Armagh take on Meath, while the beaten Ulster finalists Monaghan
:24:15. > :24:22.take on Kildare, only too aware of their abysmal record at Croke Park.
:24:23. > :24:28.It's been well documented in Monaghan that we haven't won a
:24:29. > :24:34.championship game here, but we're looking at kill their and it has
:24:35. > :24:39.been no surprise they had a run in qualifiers this year, they do it
:24:40. > :24:43.every year, so to see them in the last 12 was no surprise, they are a
:24:44. > :24:44.good team and have their act together and they will be ready for
:24:45. > :24:46.us. Both matches are live on
:24:47. > :24:48.Radio Ulster. In golf, Open champion Rory McIlroy
:24:49. > :24:51.is back in action for the first time He lies five shots off the lead
:24:52. > :24:56.at the World Championship in Ohio. He shot one-under-par 69
:24:57. > :24:59.in his opening round, this approach to the 18th setting up
:25:00. > :25:02.a closing birdie. Graeme McDowell is Both players tee off shortly
:25:03. > :25:17.after 7pm. That set from Glasgow. There are
:25:18. > :25:19.four more boxers in semifinal action tonight. -- that's it.
:25:20. > :25:22.Paddy Barnes is next up in the boxing at 7:45pm.
:25:23. > :25:24.You can see that fight live on the BBC.
:25:25. > :25:27.And we'll have how he and the other three remaining semifinalists
:25:28. > :25:38.Keep your fingers crossed. We will indeed, Stephen, and good luck to
:25:39. > :25:42.all the boxers. Let's find out what the weather has in store for us. The
:25:43. > :25:47.mini heatwave from last week seems like a distant memory. This day last
:25:48. > :25:54.week it was the hottest day of the year! Nothing like that today. This
:25:55. > :26:00.weekend there will be wet weather. Not everywhere, the best of the dry
:26:01. > :26:04.weather will be across the west, especially Tyrone and Fermanagh, but
:26:05. > :26:09.when the rain sets in in the east it will feel cool and perhaps on the
:26:10. > :26:15.tumble side, but fortunately the whole weekend is not a wash-out --
:26:16. > :26:19.autumnal. We have some showers around and there is another clump of
:26:20. > :26:23.rain heading up Sligo and Fermanagh and some of that will be around this
:26:24. > :26:28.evening, especially in southern counties and the east, but later a
:26:29. > :26:33.lot of showers will fizzle out and where skies clear, temperatures will
:26:34. > :26:37.drop. To begin tomorrow there will be dry weather and the bulk of the
:26:38. > :26:41.rain will fall across eastern counties. It is all down to this
:26:42. > :26:46.area of low pressure which will move up over the weekend, bringing heavy
:26:47. > :26:51.rain to England and Scotland, we will monitor it for Northern
:26:52. > :26:56.Ireland, and also some north north-westerly winds behind it. To
:26:57. > :27:00.begin tomorrow, a lot of places dry but Shaba is never too far away from
:27:01. > :27:04.Belfast and the south-east, and that creeps onto the east coast. Further
:27:05. > :27:10.west it is dry with sunshine and will be present, at that rain will
:27:11. > :27:16.set into eastern areas, expecting Belfast pride, the Parade, it we'll
:27:17. > :27:19.feel cool when the rain arrives, the best of the weather towards the
:27:20. > :27:25.south-west, maybe the odd shower but temperatures could reach 18 degrees.
:27:26. > :27:28.Tomorrow night that rain will become more widespread and then on Sunday
:27:29. > :27:33.the rain will still be there to begin with, especially towards north
:27:34. > :27:40.and east, but it will gradually move away so Sunday is a getting better
:27:41. > :27:45.day. Thank you, Cecilia. From all of us here, good evening.