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This is BBC Newsline. Tonight's top stories... | :00:00. | :00:16. | |
Taxing times for car owners, as glitches in the system | :00:17. | :00:18. | |
leave some motorists unable to licence their vehicles. | :00:19. | :00:28. | |
I want to pay my money but they do not seem to want it. What can you | :00:29. | :00:36. | |
do? Should George Galloway be able to speak at the Ulster Hall. The | :00:37. | :00:42. | |
Democratic Unionist party say no. There are calls for criminal charges | :00:43. | :00:46. | |
to be brought against care homes Unemployment falls again, | :00:47. | :00:49. | |
but how sustainable is the recovery Londonderry gets ready for the | :00:50. | :00:52. | |
return of the Walled City Tattoo. Can Ireland's women make it | :00:53. | :00:56. | |
to the final of the Rugby World Cup After rain tonight, showers are in | :00:57. | :00:59. | |
the forecast again for tomorrow. It is a bright start to Thursday, | :01:00. | :01:03. | |
before rain returns through the afternoon, with highs | :01:04. | :01:05. | |
with highs of 17 Celsius. It has now been a month since the | :01:06. | :01:15. | |
Driver and Vehicle Agency closed here. The service for taxing your | :01:16. | :01:20. | |
car or getting a driving licence is now based at the DVLA in Swansea, | :01:21. | :01:22. | |
but some people have been having difficulties in getting | :01:23. | :01:26. | |
documentation for their vehicles, especially when it comes | :01:27. | :01:28. | |
to paying car tax. This is the way it used to be. The | :01:29. | :01:46. | |
headquarters she had the responsibility to issuing tax discs | :01:47. | :01:51. | |
for cars, a pre-requisite for driving on the road. The system has | :01:52. | :01:57. | |
now been transferred to Swansea and some people have been having | :01:58. | :02:02. | |
problems. He tried to taxes than at the post office but he was said he | :02:03. | :02:07. | |
would have to contact the office and Swansea. You used to be able to get | :02:08. | :02:14. | |
all these things at the post office. It should just be a matter of, bang | :02:15. | :02:21. | |
bang, the is your tax disc. You have to go there and back again. It is | :02:22. | :02:26. | |
time consuming. It should be straightforward. Obviously, if | :02:27. | :02:33. | |
you're trying to tax your car, it is going to be frustrating, but what if | :02:34. | :02:39. | |
your business is selling cars, what if you have to a lot of fun? We tax | :02:40. | :02:46. | |
on average 40 vehicles a month. A percentage of those will be done, | :02:47. | :02:52. | |
but the problem arises when the problem arises when there is a | :02:53. | :03:00. | |
charge transferor. All the stuff is now going to Swansea and it is | :03:01. | :03:04. | |
taking longer. There are major hold-ups now for us, for when we | :03:05. | :03:09. | |
want to send the paperwork away. Other businesses have also felt the | :03:10. | :03:18. | |
change. I thought when it went to Swansea would go online and become | :03:19. | :03:23. | |
more efficient. But it appears to be a disaster, that is the only way to | :03:24. | :03:30. | |
describe it. In a statement, the company said: | :03:31. | :03:46. | |
Of course, all this comes after 100 job losses in Northern Ireland. | :03:47. | :03:55. | |
Of course, all this comes after 100 very frustrated and furious at them. | :03:56. | :03:58. | |
The new for the problems would be like. The should have been flagged | :03:59. | :04:06. | |
up straightaway. This has all worked against the transfer of the service | :04:07. | :04:16. | |
from Northern Ireland. There was meant to be devolution of taxing in | :04:17. | :04:19. | |
Northern Ireland, but they do not follow up with that. These problems | :04:20. | :04:24. | |
Northern Ireland, but they do not will be worked through the system, | :04:25. | :04:28. | |
but in the meantime, many people have been left with the frustration | :04:29. | :04:31. | |
of not knowing whether the vehicle is a road legal. | :04:32. | :04:38. | |
Belfast City Council is taking legal advice over an event | :04:39. | :04:40. | |
due to take place at the Ulster Hall, | :04:41. | :04:43. | |
hosted by the Bradford West MP, George Galloway | :04:44. | :04:45. | |
The DUP has called for next week's event to be cancelled, | :04:46. | :04:51. | |
because of anti-Israeli remarks made recently by Mr Galloway. | :04:52. | :04:57. | |
He is known for being outspoken and controversial, that the Democratic | :04:58. | :05:04. | |
Unionist party say George Galloway went too far in a recent speech. We | :05:05. | :05:11. | |
declare Bradford and his real free zone. We do not want any Israeli | :05:12. | :05:19. | |
services, any Israeli academics coming to the university or college, | :05:20. | :05:24. | |
we do not want any Israeli tourists. Next week, he is due to | :05:25. | :05:27. | |
speak in Belfast that the Ulster Hall. The party says his views are | :05:28. | :05:35. | |
so extremely could damage party relations. In a radio interview, the | :05:36. | :05:44. | |
MP had back. To be lectured by the Democratic University -- Unionist | :05:45. | :05:54. | |
party is a bit like being criticised by the hunchback of Notre Dame. | :05:55. | :06:01. | |
We're not interested in his abusive replies. We do not want his views | :06:02. | :06:05. | |
being expressed any control facility. The situation in the | :06:06. | :06:12. | |
Middle East has caused tension in Belfast. This blue plaque used to be | :06:13. | :06:20. | |
on the wall, but after a number of recent attacks, it has had to be | :06:21. | :06:26. | |
moved. She was the Israeli president for ten years, but his roots were in | :06:27. | :06:31. | |
north Belfast. In more recent years, the Sinn Fein councillor lived in | :06:32. | :06:38. | |
the house. He has no supporter of Israel, but thinks the blue plaque | :06:39. | :06:44. | |
should have been allowed to stay. Disappointed. Regardless of what | :06:45. | :06:48. | |
your politics are, this is her story. I can understand people who | :06:49. | :06:54. | |
are protesting about the issue and get frustrated, but there are better | :06:55. | :06:59. | |
ways to go about it. Under George Galloway event, Sinn Fein see it | :07:00. | :07:04. | |
should be allowed to go ahead. Unions want Belfast City Council to | :07:05. | :07:09. | |
cancel it. The council say they are taking legal advice. The event is | :07:10. | :07:15. | |
billed as a laid-back discussion, entitled Saturday night with George | :07:16. | :07:18. | |
Galloway and is supposed to take place a week on Saturday. | :07:19. | :07:22. | |
Just before we came on air, I spoke to George Galloway. | :07:23. | :07:25. | |
I asked him if his comments were as extreme as those he is accused | :07:26. | :07:28. | |
I am not as extreme as the Democratic Unionist party, which | :07:29. | :07:46. | |
recently backed a pastor who has been preaching hate about Muslims. | :07:47. | :07:51. | |
The idea I could be accused of being extreme by them is frankly | :07:52. | :07:59. | |
ridiculous. But you have demonised and rejected an entire country. I am | :08:00. | :08:06. | |
entirely against the claims of the state of Israel. 95% of Israelis | :08:07. | :08:15. | |
have consistently supported the attack and I do not want anything to | :08:16. | :08:22. | |
do with that 95%. The 4% who opposed it, on the other hand, would be | :08:23. | :08:27. | |
welcome as he was in my constituency. You must know that | :08:28. | :08:31. | |
people on both sides of the argument in Northern Ireland very often going | :08:32. | :08:36. | |
to be polarised state, so I not inciting problems here? I am not | :08:37. | :08:44. | |
sure what your peace process has to do with that. You will know that | :08:45. | :08:53. | |
Unionist and Republicans tend to go in opposing sides with regard to the | :08:54. | :08:58. | |
Middle East conflict. Last time I was here, Belfast was part of the | :08:59. | :09:03. | |
United Kingdom. I am a member of the British Parliament. I am entitled to | :09:04. | :09:09. | |
go anywhere I like in this United Kingdom and they will. I have a | :09:10. | :09:13. | |
signed and sealed contract with the Ulster Hall. Money has changed | :09:14. | :09:17. | |
hands, a great deal of expenditure has been made and a great deal of | :09:18. | :09:24. | |
tickets have been sold. I will be there. I will be at the Ulster Hall | :09:25. | :09:28. | |
a week on Saturday and I expect to have the fuel hose, which will | :09:29. | :09:35. | |
vindicate that there are 1000 people at least in the Northern Ireland | :09:36. | :09:40. | |
wanting to hear what I have to say. Is about publicity money? I am not | :09:41. | :09:48. | |
short of publicity. I am marketing my book. I know the BBC does not | :09:49. | :09:54. | |
have to worry about that because the public be your wages and pay for | :09:55. | :09:57. | |
your operation, but the rest of us have to work. Israelis and | :09:58. | :10:03. | |
Palestinians working in Northern Ireland say they already feel | :10:04. | :10:06. | |
vulnerable. I do not worry this event will increase the tension | :10:07. | :10:12. | |
here? You a flake in a dead horse here. Many Israelis live in Northern | :10:13. | :10:18. | |
Ireland? If they support the murdered a massacre we have all | :10:19. | :10:22. | |
witnessed, frankly, I would not want anything to do with them. George | :10:23. | :10:26. | |
Galloway speaking to me earlier. Criminal charges should be brought | :10:27. | :10:31. | |
against owners of care homes who repeatedly fail to meet basic | :10:32. | :10:34. | |
standards, according to the Commissioner for Older People. | :10:35. | :10:36. | |
Her office is due to make recommendations to the health | :10:37. | :10:38. | |
minister about how the system can be overhauled. | :10:39. | :10:41. | |
It follows highly-critical reports into several homes here, which have | :10:42. | :10:42. | |
been highlighted by the BBC. For John, the current focus on | :10:43. | :10:59. | |
nothing homes comes too late. His mother died following years in care. | :11:00. | :11:08. | |
No one ever listen. In the day rooms, my mother was sitting there | :11:09. | :11:14. | |
and almost looked imprisonment. She seemed so vulnerable. In a series of | :11:15. | :11:23. | |
critical reports, the BBC report that many nursing homes are feeling | :11:24. | :11:31. | |
and basic year. This county and struck and some nursing home had the | :11:32. | :11:37. | |
lead lasted on it and that of the system. I was disgusted at the level | :11:38. | :11:43. | |
of care and abuse. For over eight years, a damning catalogue of | :11:44. | :11:52. | |
problems where brought up. Oh people had to put up with levels of care | :11:53. | :11:57. | |
and levels of abuse that the system should be ashamed of. They want the | :11:58. | :12:03. | |
regulators to act more swiftly with problems. They want more riposte | :12:04. | :12:10. | |
action taken and called for criminal charges to be imposed if regulators | :12:11. | :12:15. | |
feel to come up with the terms of the remote. We want a clear and | :12:16. | :12:23. | |
unequivocal response. We will need conversations with the Department of | :12:24. | :12:27. | |
Health and the boards and he trusts. We are fully committed to doing | :12:28. | :12:32. | |
that. I think that will bring changes in the fullness of time. | :12:33. | :12:37. | |
that. I think that will bring Whistle-blowers have welcomed the | :12:38. | :12:41. | |
prospect of an independent helpline for staff. They should be able to | :12:42. | :12:49. | |
trust the system. There can be no victimisation of the whistle-blower | :12:50. | :12:51. | |
trust the system. There can be no their career could be destroyed | :12:52. | :12:59. | |
after wards. Families and charities welcome that the recommendations | :13:00. | :13:01. | |
regarding care homes will also require to be imposed for | :13:02. | :13:09. | |
Coming up on BBC Newsline, Londonderry gets ready for the | :13:10. | :13:11. | |
for the return of the Walled City Tattoo. | :13:12. | :13:16. | |
The car and home of the partner of a former Loyalist prisoner has been | :13:17. | :13:20. | |
attacked, in an overnight arson attack. John Howcroft is the local | :13:21. | :13:22. | |
representative of the UPRG, the political group linked to the UDA. | :13:23. | :13:25. | |
He was asleep when the car and front door of the house were set alight. | :13:26. | :13:28. | |
It happened during the early hours in Alliance Road. | :13:29. | :13:31. | |
These are people determined to drag us back into the dark days. We have | :13:32. | :13:49. | |
made significant progress in north Belfast. But it is moving on, it is | :13:50. | :13:58. | |
a community moving on, but these are people who want to drag us back for | :13:59. | :14:02. | |
their own purposes. The job market is continuing to | :14:03. | :14:04. | |
improve, according to the latest official figures. | :14:05. | :14:07. | |
They show that unemployment fell for the 19th month in a row in July. | :14:08. | :14:09. | |
Let us go to our Economics and Business Editor, John Campbell. | :14:10. | :14:12. | |
Is this an indication that the local We have seen the labour market | :14:13. | :14:26. | |
making a sustained recovery. Things moved up a gear in July. The number | :14:27. | :14:31. | |
of people claiming unemployment benefit fell by 1400, the biggest | :14:32. | :14:35. | |
fall since October 1999. It is the fault of 0.5% over the | :14:36. | :14:54. | |
past three months. All the indicators are that we're moving in | :14:55. | :14:58. | |
the right direction. Is this sustainable in the long term? I | :14:59. | :15:01. | |
think this is a big issue over the next couple of years. Things will be | :15:02. | :15:09. | |
related to the public sector. It grew during the good times. But it | :15:10. | :15:17. | |
is losing people, losing jobs. The private sector will have to take up | :15:18. | :15:23. | |
the slack. But it just matters how long the private sector can actually | :15:24. | :15:27. | |
create jobs. We will see the private sector can actually create jobs. We | :15:28. | :15:31. | |
will see their rates more difficult to see in the long term. It is still | :15:32. | :15:37. | |
high with regard to the rest of the United Kingdom, the youth | :15:38. | :15:41. | |
unemployment. Is that still the case? Yes, one in five is still | :15:42. | :15:47. | |
looking for jobs, compared to the beat in eight in the United Kingdom. | :15:48. | :15:52. | |
There are other figures. The number of people signing on, almost half of | :15:53. | :16:01. | |
these were people aged 18-25 two indicates things are very tough out | :16:02. | :16:02. | |
there for people still. Firefighters have brought under | :16:03. | :16:05. | |
control a blaze close to the Shankill Road in Belfast. | :16:06. | :16:07. | |
Eight derelict houses went on fire in Glenwood Street, sending smoke | :16:08. | :16:09. | |
billowing through the area. The fire and rescue service | :16:10. | :16:11. | |
and local politicians believe Contractors have been working to | :16:12. | :16:14. | |
make safe a building in Lurgan, amid fears that it could collapse onto a | :16:15. | :16:22. | |
major road into the town. William Street has been closed since | :16:23. | :16:25. | |
yesterday, after members of the public noticed part of the building | :16:26. | :16:28. | |
leaning forwards. Several shops and offices were | :16:29. | :16:30. | |
forced to close. Among those affected was an SDLP | :16:31. | :16:32. | |
MLA, whose constituency office is on that street. | :16:33. | :16:34. | |
She said the building had been a People passing by did notice the | :16:35. | :16:52. | |
building wavering and the reported at to the environmental services and | :16:53. | :16:56. | |
police. There are difficulties in that building, as it is with any | :16:57. | :17:03. | |
conservation area. It would need planning permission for complete | :17:04. | :17:07. | |
demolition, so at this stage, as I understand, they are taking down the | :17:08. | :17:10. | |
most dangerous part of the building, but I think the building itself | :17:11. | :17:15. | |
should be completely demolished. It was one of the highlights of the | :17:16. | :17:20. | |
UK City of Culture year in Londonderry. | :17:21. | :17:24. | |
The Walled City Tattoo attracted thousands into Ebrington Square and, | :17:25. | :17:25. | |
later this month, it i returning to the venue. | :17:26. | :17:28. | |
As Keiron Tourish has been finding out, it is giving young performers | :17:29. | :17:30. | |
the chance to take part in the Almost 600 performers will be taking | :17:31. | :17:51. | |
part in this year Walled City Tattoo 's. They are making sure every step | :17:52. | :18:02. | |
is timed to perfection. A number of new events are being showcased at | :18:03. | :18:11. | |
the event. I trained in modern dance, so this is a great | :18:12. | :18:14. | |
opportunity to perform, free of it is not traditional. Last year 's | :18:15. | :18:23. | |
tattoo was stage as part of the UK city of culture celebrations. Part | :18:24. | :18:31. | |
of the focus was on the area 's rich social history. Local and | :18:32. | :18:39. | |
international acts took to the outdoor arena, to perform for 14,000 | :18:40. | :18:48. | |
people in a unique production. This year, again, dancers aged 5-18 will | :18:49. | :18:57. | |
get the chance to shine. I have been dancing for 12 years. I have never | :18:58. | :19:01. | |
danced that this event before, so I do not know what to expect, but so | :19:02. | :19:08. | |
far so good. I get to meet other people won't get to learn about | :19:09. | :19:10. | |
different cultures. There are these events worldwide, | :19:11. | :19:23. | |
the biggest of these obviously being in Edinburgh. Our one is unique in | :19:24. | :19:31. | |
the fact that it does attract so many different cultures. The main | :19:32. | :19:37. | |
impact it has is that the cultures within Ireland themselves come | :19:38. | :19:42. | |
together. After the success of last years event the organisers no hope | :19:43. | :19:49. | |
to make it an annual event. If only good weather could be guaranteed. | :19:50. | :19:54. | |
Ireland's women have been trying to earn a place in the rugby world cup | :19:55. | :19:57. | |
final this afternoon. Stephen is here. How did they get on? | :19:58. | :20:00. | |
Earlier in the tournament, Ireland defeated the might New Zealand, but | :20:01. | :20:03. | |
it has been heartbreak today in Paris. | :20:04. | :20:04. | |
Playing in their first-ever Rugby World Cup semifinal, | :20:05. | :20:06. | |
They lost by 40-7. The game has just finished. The Irish team have | :20:07. | :20:32. | |
exceeded all expectations. They could hardly have asked for a better | :20:33. | :20:33. | |
start. After consulting the video referee, | :20:34. | :20:47. | |
they were awarded a try. It is a drive for Ireland. After the | :20:48. | :20:54. | |
conversion, it drew them seven points ahead. But the English bank | :20:55. | :21:02. | |
soon after. Sustained pressure led to Michelle Clarke going over and | :21:03. | :21:06. | |
within three minutes, they had crossed the line once again. | :21:07. | :21:12. | |
As England get ready for a World Cup final, Ireland must pick themselves | :21:13. | :21:19. | |
up and prepare for a third-place play-off. | :21:20. | :21:24. | |
No joy for Ireland?s rugby women, but in the World Rally Championship, | :21:25. | :21:27. | |
Northern Ireland has a driver taking the sport by storm. | :21:28. | :21:30. | |
Kris Meeke finished on the podium at the Rally of Finland, after an | :21:31. | :21:33. | |
outstanding performance. He joins me in the studio. | :21:34. | :21:40. | |
Finland is the home of rallying, so can you put it in perspective | :21:41. | :21:47. | |
Finland is the home of rallying, so performance was? It is the spiritual | :21:48. | :21:51. | |
home of the sport. A lot of drivers have been judged over the years on | :21:52. | :21:53. | |
their performances they It was my first event the last year | :21:54. | :22:05. | |
and it was good to great on the, so that made a massive difference. | :22:06. | :22:12. | |
Watching this footage, it is incredible pace that you get, it | :22:13. | :22:17. | |
must take serious concentration to drive in a constricted space like | :22:18. | :22:24. | |
that? Yes, this rally is four days long and 350 kilometres long. As you | :22:25. | :22:31. | |
can see, this stealing wheel does not tend to work when you are in | :22:32. | :22:34. | |
Medea. Your season has gone particularly well, but this was your | :22:35. | :22:41. | |
best performance. You drive in all sorts of conditions, even sleet snow | :22:42. | :22:47. | |
here. Yes, the season started well in Monte Carlo for me. But as you | :22:48. | :22:53. | |
say, the beauty of the championships is the diversity of it. We are in | :22:54. | :23:01. | |
hot gravel, peace, slush, mod, the next minute we could be in the | :23:02. | :23:07. | |
vineyards. There is real variety. The next thing to do is to win a | :23:08. | :23:13. | |
round of the World Championship. I said when I was a few at the | :23:14. | :23:17. | |
beginning of the year after the Carlo Rally, the step-by-step | :23:18. | :23:22. | |
experiences or important in the championship. I am still learning. | :23:23. | :23:31. | |
Finland was the next help. We only finished a handful of seconds from | :23:32. | :23:38. | |
the lead. I think we have a few more rallies to do before we are ready | :23:39. | :23:45. | |
for that, but we should get there. Rory McIlroy is dominating the | :23:46. | :23:48. | |
headlines in golf at the world level, could you put yourself up | :23:49. | :23:55. | |
there? I would not be doing it if I did not think I could do it. I have | :23:56. | :24:00. | |
the desire to do that. I am just grateful I have this opportunity to | :24:01. | :24:04. | |
realise that potential and get a drive in the world Rally | :24:05. | :24:08. | |
championship. A result like that will really boys me up. I know | :24:09. | :24:14. | |
you're not off the norm, like the golfers. It is good to see you. | :24:15. | :24:18. | |
In local football, there is a full programme of Irish League matches | :24:19. | :24:21. | |
tonight. Irish Premiership champions | :24:22. | :24:22. | |
Cliftonville take on Portadown tonight at Shamrock Park. | :24:23. | :24:24. | |
Portadown will be buoyed by their performance on the opening day of | :24:25. | :24:27. | |
the season, when they beat Linfield 3-0. And it does not get any easier | :24:28. | :24:30. | |
for new Linfield manager Warren Feeney tonight, as his team takes on | :24:31. | :24:33. | |
Glentoran who drew with Cliftonville last weekend. | :24:34. | :24:35. | |
The Glentoran manager is looking forward to a big Belfast derby. | :24:36. | :24:43. | |
We cant wait to try and get a few points on the board. Needless to | :24:44. | :24:49. | |
say, they will be wanting to do the same. It is a massive game for both | :24:50. | :24:51. | |
clubs very early in the season. Armagh Gaelic football manager Paul | :24:52. | :24:57. | |
Grimley has stepped down from his role after two years in charge. | :24:58. | :25:00. | |
Grimley's side were knocked out of the All-Ireland Championship by | :25:01. | :25:03. | |
Donegal at the weekend. It is expected that All-Ireland | :25:04. | :25:05. | |
winning captain Kieran McGeeney will road race got underway today. | :25:06. | :25:07. | |
Guy Martin was quickest in the Superbike class at Dundrod. | :25:08. | :25:18. | |
We will be live from the Ulster I am almost scared to ask! It will | :25:19. | :25:46. | |
not be that Shelly tonight. The skies start to cloud over tonight | :25:47. | :25:50. | |
and then we will see this band of rain sinking slowly south across the | :25:51. | :25:57. | |
country overnight. As we head into Thursday, showers and a forecast. It | :25:58. | :26:03. | |
has been a bit of a constant over the last few days. This is the | :26:04. | :26:08. | |
picture of you will wake up to. Not a bad morning. Try and break for | :26:09. | :26:14. | |
much of the country. Into the afternoon, the showers start to work | :26:15. | :26:21. | |
the rear and once again. Not terribly warm, with the good breeze | :26:22. | :26:27. | |
holding temperatures down to 16 or 17 Celsius. The South and East may | :26:28. | :26:35. | |
escape much of that rain during the course of tomorrow. This sets us up | :26:36. | :26:42. | |
for a reasonable day on Friday. A drier and blatantly, but a little on | :26:43. | :26:51. | |
the cold side. Behind it we get this ridge of high pressure pushing. It | :26:52. | :26:56. | |
is not strong enough to give us full protection, but it does brighten | :26:57. | :27:01. | |
things up on Friday. The odd shower here in the, but not a bad day. The | :27:02. | :27:08. | |
bodies still owe to the north-west and that will keep these | :27:09. | :27:13. | |
temperatures down, to highs of 15-17 Celsius. For the middle of August, | :27:14. | :27:20. | |
Saturday is looking the best day of the weekend. Temperatures rising. It | :27:21. | :27:29. | |
is the middle of August, but these numbers do not reflect that. But at | :27:30. | :27:32. | |
least it is staying dry towards the end of the weekend. | :27:33. | :27:35. | |
Our late summary is at 10.25pm. You can also keep in contact with us via | :27:36. | :27:38. | |
Facebook and Twitter. From BBC Newsline, goodnight. | :27:39. | :27:51. | |
Look up to the lights and wait for the signal that says...go! | :27:52. | :28:07. | |
..for the fastest road race in the world. | :28:08. | :28:10. |