24/08/2014 BBC Newsline

Good evening. -- booing.

Mourners at the funeral of BBC broadcaster Gerry Anderson have

heard him described as the man who could rename a city.

Over 1,000 people attended the service for the 69-year-old at St

More than 1000 people gathered to pay their respects to Gerry

Anderson. It was an emotional service. He was

described as unique and man who could be name as. But most of all, a

described as unique and man who family man, a husband. For his

family to have to experience his suffering, and now to be believed,

it is a heavy cross for them. Among the mourners were some of Northern

Ireland's best-known broadcasters and friends who said had made a

Ireland's best-known broadcasters remarkable difference. He was a

character. He was mischievous. He was someone who kept viewers on the

edge. He treated people like human beings, not because there was a

trick to it, but because he cared about them. I have lost friend and a

giant of broadcasting. The city has lost one of its real treasures.

There was a poignant moment when the calf -- coffin was carried from the

church. His memory will be kept alive. We have a great archive of

his work and we still have some stuff we have not used it yet. It

will be lovely, down the line, to show that. As the city mourns one of

its favourite sons, Northern Ireland bids farewell to one of its best

loved broadcasters. Two petrol bombs were thrown

during disturbances in east Belfast The police say rival groups

of youths had gathered The windows of a property on the

Albertbridge Road were also smashed. A DUP councillor in County Tyrone

says he has no doubt an overnight attack on

his car was the latest in a series Sammy Brush who lives in Ballygawley

believes that a tractor was used to push the vehicle

down the street into a parked car. He says it is the 40th time

his property has been targeted Last week, the bonnet of his car was

damaged in an overnight attack. Around 200 protesters held

a demonstration outside the Ulster Hall in Belfast last night

at an event addressed by the A heavy police presence kept the

demonstrators away from the doors of The pro-Israeli protesters were kept

away from the doors of the Ulster Hall. People going into here George

Galloway Bird jeered, and even some who were just passing back where

shouted at. There was a heavy police presence.

The loyalist people of Northern Ireland stand very much with the

people of Israel. Everyone is entitled to their opinions and their

thoughts. We are entitled to peacefully protest.

As expected, George Galloway did criticise Israel. He also talked

about his native Scotland and his opposition to independence. A member

of the audience took issue with him. The 1000 strong audience paid for

the tickets. I paid ?40 to come here. I feel so strongly about what

is happening in Palestine. He ships from the hip, doesn't hold back. We

need more politicians like him in Britain. Most of the protest is left

soon after the event started, but the police stayed just in case.

Five men had to be rescued from Lough Neagh after getting lost

A police plane spotted them in the water and two lifeboats and

Crowds turned out in the sunshine today for the Belfast Mela which

There was a colourful and noisy opening procession,

featuring a life-size model elephant and a 16ft Chinese dragon.

Visitors were treated to music, dance and food from all

Today is a bit showcasing how diverse Belfast is. The colour, the

food, it is wonderful. Here's Angie Philips with

the weather. Not a bad day for many parts of

northern Ireland today. I wish I could see the same for bank holiday

Monday, but for many of us, it looks like a wet and breezy start to the

week. By the middle part of the week, things will improve, but more

rain and showers on Wednesday night and Thursday. This evening, the

cloud will continue to gather. Still mainly drive. Through the night,

rain edging in, mainly light rain. Not amounting to two much. Many

places will be largely drive. Tomorrow, it will eventually turn

wetter across some parts. Perhaps a little bit of brightness first thing

towards the far north, but generally cloudy and breezy. And then drain on

its way, already pushing across into England and Wales. We have warnings

in place for parts of England and Wales. The best of the bank holiday

weather reserved for Scotland. Some decent spells of sunshine for

western areas. In the afternoon, that rain in the South, that will

start to push into Northern Ireland. The best of the drier spells likely

towards the north and the West. Generally drier for many of us for

Tuesday and Wednesday before the next batch of wet and windy weather

arrives. Our next BBC Newsline bulletin is

at a quarter past ten this evening.