:00:09. > :00:13.An aviation charity is caught in the middle of a row between the DUP
:00:14. > :00:16.and Sinn Fein over the development of the former Maze Prison site.
:00:17. > :00:19.The Ulster Aviation Society, which is based on the site,
:00:20. > :00:22.says it has had to cancel two open days after being refused permission
:00:23. > :00:29.Our Political Reporter Stephen Walker has the story.
:00:30. > :00:32.The Ulster Aviation Society hoped to show off planes and
:00:33. > :00:36.helicopters to the public later this month.
:00:37. > :00:39.Permission for the event was needed from the Office of the First
:00:40. > :00:44.Despite a series of letters, approval was not forthcoming.
:00:45. > :00:52.We have had three open days here before.
:00:53. > :00:54.All very well attended by the public.
:00:55. > :01:00.We have got real disappointment on the Facebook site.
:01:01. > :01:07.One year ago the DUP withdrew support for the centre and that
:01:08. > :01:14.Since then there has not been a consensus.
:01:15. > :01:26.The DUP said Peter Robinson approved the open day and then
:01:27. > :01:31.Sinn Fein are saying that nothing will happen until we deal with
:01:32. > :01:34.They are using the hunger strike hospital and the present building
:01:35. > :01:37.as political leverage and I think that is wrong.
:01:38. > :01:39.Why should a charity like this be punished because
:01:40. > :01:51.But Sinn Fein say that the DUP are to blame.
:01:52. > :01:54.It was done by Peter Robinson because he agreed to open a centre.
:01:55. > :01:57.The development was for at least 5,000 jobs.
:01:58. > :02:09.Others have said that the cancellation
:02:10. > :02:17.The cancellation does not mean an end to some events at this site.
:02:18. > :02:20.Next week the largest trucking event in Europe will take place here.
:02:21. > :02:21.While automobiles get the green lights,
:02:22. > :02:28.The Ulster Aviation Society said they had been dragged into a
:02:29. > :02:32.This is where they say the blame lies.
:02:33. > :02:34.They said even if permission was granted today it
:02:35. > :02:37.would be too late to try and organise the event for this year.
:02:38. > :02:47.The big hope is that permission will be granted for 2015.
:02:48. > :02:50.Police forensic scientists will examine items found
:02:51. > :02:52.by specialist search dogs at the home of a Portadown woman
:02:53. > :02:58.Searches have been taking place at the house where Caroline Graham
:02:59. > :03:07.Our south east reporter Gordon Adair has been to the scene.
:03:08. > :03:09.The dogs and the handlers spent yesterday examining this
:03:10. > :03:12.flat where Caroline Graham lived with her then boyfriend.
:03:13. > :03:15.The police know that on the night she went missing she
:03:16. > :03:18.had been at a nightclub and they think that she returned here to
:03:19. > :03:25.collect some clothes and that was the last time she was ever seen.
:03:26. > :03:28.The dogs are trained to detect even minute traces of human remains.
:03:29. > :03:34.I understand that they both independently indicated items
:03:35. > :03:36.of interest in the house and it was this
:03:37. > :03:39.which prompted the police to call in specialist scientific officers.
:03:40. > :03:41.The detectives have not said what the items are,
:03:42. > :03:43.but I understand they are not body parts.
:03:44. > :03:46.It has the potential to be a significant development.
:03:47. > :03:50.The police think that the public will still be
:03:51. > :03:57.There are a circle of people, they think, that know what happened.
:03:58. > :04:00.They want to break that circle and do that by encouraging somebody
:04:01. > :04:11.to come forward 25 years later and tell them what they know.
:04:12. > :04:15.A member of police staff has been arrested as part of the
:04:16. > :04:19.investigation into the awarding of a number of PSNI vehicle contracts.
:04:20. > :04:21.The 54 year-old has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct
:04:22. > :04:27.Seven men have previously been arrested as part
:04:28. > :04:29.of this investigation, including the retired former
:04:30. > :04:32.Assistant Chief Constable, Duncan McCausland.
:04:33. > :04:39.No-one has yet been charged in relation to the investigation.
:04:40. > :04:42.Thousands of trees are being felled in a Belfast forest
:04:43. > :04:47.The forest service says it hopes cutting down around 6,500 larch
:04:48. > :04:50.trees in Belvoir Forest will reduce the risk of disease spreading to
:04:51. > :05:09.The latest tree to fall in a 1,000 hector swathe is coming down.
:05:10. > :05:17.to prevent more spores being released in the autumn.
:05:18. > :05:20.Almost 7,000 trees will come down here in the next few weeks.
:05:21. > :05:24.Amounting to about one third of the whole forest.
:05:25. > :05:27.The regeneration, we are aiming to put it back in, the
:05:28. > :05:35.The public will be quite aware that this place is very famous for
:05:36. > :05:42.We hope to regenerate that type of environment
:05:43. > :05:49.The bark and branches are kept separate.
:05:50. > :05:52.The timber can be used normally in local sawmills.
:05:53. > :05:55.Felling has been going on for about one day.
:05:56. > :05:59.The disease was discovered here early in 2014.
:06:00. > :06:01.Clearance of the dozens of acres affected was postponed
:06:02. > :06:11.for a few weeks in deference to local birdlife.
:06:12. > :06:17.Workers are being asked to keep away from the felling zones.
:06:18. > :06:19.Three firms accused of receiving overpayments
:06:20. > :06:21.of ?18 million from the Housing Executive
:06:22. > :06:28.The Housing Executive also accepts that a fourth contractor which had
:06:29. > :06:30.been accused was in fact underpaid and will receive compensation.
:06:31. > :06:32.The ?18 million overcharging allegation was made
:06:33. > :06:41.by housing minister Nelson McCausland last year.
:06:42. > :06:51.In some of the cos there was an overpayment in the region of ?12
:06:52. > :06:59.million. -- some companies. Actually they are only paying back 670,000.
:07:00. > :07:04.?2 million on top of that. This is back to the swings and roundabouts
:07:05. > :07:06.situation they were operating under, ?12 million overpayment and
:07:07. > :07:11.elsewhere, under payment because things have not been claimed. It was
:07:12. > :07:15.like there was an understanding between the contractors, some of
:07:16. > :07:30.them and the executive that he will win on this and lose on that. Thomas
:07:31. > :07:36.Bates and his brother, 42-year-old gallery were -- Gary were directors
:07:37. > :07:41.of Ace Bates Skip Hire. The company has been charged with sale offences.
:07:42. > :07:47.The brothers have become the work granted bail at ?250 each.
:07:48. > :07:49.In a first ever meeting, Ireland's women have beaten hotly
:07:50. > :07:52.fancied New Zealand 17-14 at the Rugby World Cup in France.
:07:53. > :07:54.Despite Ireland's dominance, it was world champions New Zealand
:07:55. > :07:58.who opened the scoring with this breakaway try.
:07:59. > :08:03.Trailing 8-7 at the break, Ireland then pushed on through
:08:04. > :08:05.a brilliant individual try from Alison Millar to dramatically beat
:08:06. > :08:23.Ireland now face Kazakhstan on Saturday.
:08:24. > :08:32.Now the weather. I am afraid we are in for a very wet night. Weather
:08:33. > :08:35.warnings have been issued, valid until tomorrow morning. It might
:08:36. > :08:40.still affect some places tomorrow morning into the rush-hour. It might
:08:41. > :08:43.be worth some extra time if you are out on the roads tomorrow.
:08:44. > :08:48.Travelling to night, be prepared for a lot of spray and surface water on
:08:49. > :08:53.the roads. Possibly localised flooding as we will have thundery
:08:54. > :08:58.downpours mixed in with this bunch. Pretty warm and humid as well. It
:08:59. > :09:01.will start wet but it will get brighter with showers developing
:09:02. > :09:07.tomorrow afternoon. And improving day as we move on. To start with,
:09:08. > :09:11.cloudy, wet, a lot of surface water with puddles and spray. Getting
:09:12. > :09:16.brighter from the south and west as the morning goes on. This is sitting
:09:17. > :09:20.over central Scotland and moving north and affecting parts of
:09:21. > :09:25.northern England for a while. South and west across England and Wales,
:09:26. > :09:28.some sunshine, some quite heavy showers and likewise over the
:09:29. > :09:33.Republic of Ireland, some sunshine and some heavy showers. Temperatures
:09:34. > :09:37.and sunshine reaching the low, middle 20s. Quite warm in Northern
:09:38. > :09:41.Ireland is tomorrow afternoon. Some sunny bursts but some heavy showers
:09:42. > :09:46.and times as well. And possibly thundery downpours. The showers will
:09:47. > :09:50.be few and far between on Thursday, mainly in the far west but otherwise
:09:51. > :09:56.pretty good with lots of dry conditions and sunshine. The showers
:09:57. > :09:59.are back on Friday and Saturday. That is it until 25 past six in the
:10:00. > :10:00.morning. From