:00:00. > :00:00.on settling down and turning warmer. That is all from the BBC News at
:00:00. > :00:37.Sectarian comments were wrong and regrettable, according to the
:00:38. > :00:44.organisers. A school garden becomes the latest target for vandals.
:00:45. > :00:47.Various destruction, most nights. We look at the best value ways to kit
:00:48. > :00:55.out kids for the new school year. A new drive to market South Armagh as
:00:56. > :00:58.a visitor destination. As the rugby problems is get ready for the new
:00:59. > :01:05.season, we hear from the new Ulster captain. Full. More rain is
:01:06. > :01:13.forecast. Sinn Fein has described comments
:01:14. > :01:16.made onstage at The Ardoyne Fleadh in north Belfast as sectarian
:01:17. > :01:17.and wrong. A member of Irish band The Druids
:01:18. > :01:21.can be seen in a video telling the audience that British soldiers
:01:22. > :01:23.in Ireland should go back to This is the band at the centre of
:01:24. > :02:56.the controversy, the Druids. this statement. It was wrong,
:02:57. > :03:01.regrettable and disappointing. The comments do not reflect the views of
:03:02. > :03:13.the organisers. We will be reviewing our guidelines. I think intolerance
:03:14. > :03:20.of any kind, whether it be Republican or a loyalist should be
:03:21. > :03:25.rejected. The good people in Ardoyne would reject that type of
:03:26. > :03:31.intolerance. One of the public bodies which funds the festival said
:03:32. > :03:36.it was not in keeping with its values. It says some funding could
:03:37. > :03:57.be held back depending on the outcome
:03:58. > :04:01.An elderly woman has died after being knocked down by a lorry in
:04:02. > :04:04.Magherafelt. Eighty-one year old Rhoda Kearney was on Broad Street
:04:05. > :04:05.when the accident happened shortly after midday. The police are
:04:06. > :04:16.appealing for witnesses. The coroner said a horrific
:04:17. > :04:21.combination of circumstances led to the death of a young girl. The
:04:22. > :04:24.animal fell on top of her. Her family said they did not feel there
:04:25. > :04:30.had family said they did not feel there
:04:31. > :04:35.Here today we were hoping to get an accurate account of what happened to
:04:36. > :04:39.our daughter. She deserved that. We want to learn from the mistakes is
:04:40. > :04:40.still no other family has to go through the heartache we have
:04:41. > :04:59.suffered. appealing for witnesses.
:05:00. > :05:02.Derry say incidents of anti-social behaviour and intimidation there are
:05:03. > :05:05.on the rise. In recent months vandals have burnt out vans
:05:06. > :05:08.belonging to local companies and set fire to toys used by children at a
:05:09. > :05:09.local nursery garden in the Creggan estate. Our North West Reporter,
:05:10. > :05:19.Keiron Tourish, has more. In the latest incident a school was
:05:20. > :05:24.targeted and a local shop was targeted by arsonists. A pizza
:05:25. > :05:29.delivery van was hijacked and burnt out. There have also been a number
:05:30. > :05:37.of fire started deliberately and school windows were broken. The
:05:38. > :05:40.attacks had incensed local people. I think it is awful and a disgrace for
:05:41. > :05:45.the area. They are letting themselves down. People think too
:05:46. > :05:49.much of this place to see it go to the destruction like theirs. It is
:05:50. > :05:56.awful the destruction that goes on. Most nights. It is a disgrace. And
:05:57. > :06:03.going into a children's school, it is awful. I think it is terrible to
:06:04. > :06:10.allow them to get away with it. It is mostly young people, winner of
:06:11. > :06:16.the parents? -- where are the parents? Why are they not
:06:17. > :06:20.accountable? Parents say they are concerned for the safety of their
:06:21. > :06:24.children and want those responsible captured. One resident says elderly
:06:25. > :06:31.residents are too afraid to walk to the shops because of young people.
:06:32. > :06:39.It is just not on. People are intimidated. Something needs to be
:06:40. > :06:45.done. The parents of these people, I want to know if they care. No one
:06:46. > :06:48.from the police was available for interview but say they are
:06:49. > :06:52.investigating and appeal for witnesses. The school authorities
:06:53. > :06:57.and the wider community have called for an end to the anti-social
:06:58. > :07:01.behaviour. They say it is having a detrimental effect on local people.
:07:02. > :07:18.Staying in Derry. Keiron Tourish, has more.
:07:19. > :07:21.A meeting is underway in Derry between the Deputy First Minister
:07:22. > :07:23.and Northern Ireland's Chief Medical Officer. It follows last week's
:07:24. > :07:26.controversial warning by the Health Minister, who said unless more money
:07:27. > :07:29.is awarded to health the Executive could find someone else to do the
:07:30. > :07:31.job. It's understood Martin McGuinness has asked Dr Michael
:07:32. > :07:34.McBride to clarify which services could suffer if extra money can't be
:07:35. > :07:38.found. Our Health Correspondent, Marie-Louise Connolly, can tell us
:07:39. > :07:50.more. Doctor McBride will deliver a
:07:51. > :07:57.description of the health service which will contain no political
:07:58. > :08:05.bias. Derry is the location which is about to get to beg major health
:08:06. > :08:10.services. Perhaps on his own home turf, it makes a difficult news for
:08:11. > :08:15.Martin McGuinness to hear that there could be a threat to these services.
:08:16. > :08:25.He will also question whether the budget is being properly managed.
:08:26. > :08:29.The DUP raise this question earlier. Health ministers are looking at
:08:30. > :08:38.making savings. Is there any fact left in the system? You would think
:08:39. > :08:45.not. We have paused the use of their private sector carrying out hip and
:08:46. > :08:52.knee operations. I'm told they are looking at cutting the use of the
:08:53. > :09:00.Balkans and agency staff. If they are being serious here, we are
:09:01. > :09:06.talking about closing buildings. This includes emergency departments
:09:07. > :09:13.as well. Has this issue been hijacked by politics? There is a lot
:09:14. > :09:18.of jostling going on within the DUP but sources close to the DUP have
:09:19. > :09:23.told me that the reaction of Edwin Poots was a reaction to getting
:09:24. > :09:27.publicly chastised by Simon Hamilton. The question was not
:09:28. > :09:36.caused overnight and will not be solved overnight either. Still to
:09:37. > :09:49.come. Cutting the cost of school uniforms. We catch up with clever
:09:50. > :09:54.shoppers. County Tyrone teenager who suffered head injuries in a quad
:09:55. > :09:59.bike accident is hoping that others will learn from her experience.
:10:00. > :10:04.Rebekah Glass from Chile has told her story in a DVD that will be used
:10:05. > :10:09.by the police to bring home the road safety message. Moments when
:10:10. > :10:16.Rebekah's life changed forever. She was 14 when she went out with
:10:17. > :10:20.friend. We were having so much finer and so we both had a serious
:10:21. > :10:26.accident. She was in, for a month and had part of her brain and
:10:27. > :10:31.moods. For years on, she has told her story in a DVD. I had an
:10:32. > :10:38.accident and thought what if I could help people. I can maybe save lives.
:10:39. > :10:42.No one knows how much that would mean to me if I could
:10:43. > :10:43.No one knows how much that would of someone. I could prevent them
:10:44. > :10:51.getting a head injury. Prevent what of someone. I could prevent them
:10:52. > :10:56.happened to me happening to them. The police will use the DVD to
:10:57. > :11:02.highlight the dangers of quad bikes. To come forward and tell your story
:11:03. > :11:07.about how your foolishness and that moment of madness has had
:11:08. > :11:11.repercussions for a lifetime for her. We're so grateful to
:11:12. > :11:11.repercussions for a lifetime for and is people like her who are
:11:12. > :11:16.prepared to help us to and is people like her who are
:11:17. > :11:21.message of safety. It is not compulsory to wear a helmet when
:11:22. > :11:26.raiding a quad bike. To use a public road, you must have a driving
:11:27. > :11:30.raiding a quad bike. To use a public licence and insurance. Rebekah has
:11:31. > :11:38.plans for the future but she will always have regrets. There are many
:11:39. > :11:43.regrets from that night. I did not we're a. I have literally ruined my
:11:44. > :11:46.life. Everything is different. I cannot explain how much I want my
:11:47. > :11:53.life back to normal. As children get ready for
:11:54. > :11:56.the start of the new school year, a leading charity says parents are
:11:57. > :11:59.spending so much on new uniforms, But a shortage of money,
:12:00. > :12:03.and the fashion for recycling, means second-hand clothes are more
:12:04. > :12:13.popular than ever. It is just the jacket this mother
:12:14. > :12:21.wanted in the school uniform swap shop. Social media alerts patient --
:12:22. > :12:26.parents to see what is on offer. They bring clothes children have
:12:27. > :12:33.grown out of and can barter. They can get vouchers to use later. I am
:12:34. > :12:38.a big believer in recycling and also the cost of school uniforms can be
:12:39. > :12:42.quite high. I have two children going to school this year which
:12:43. > :12:56.could have cost me ?200 to get them both outfitted. Ruby's mum did a
:12:57. > :13:02.deal for her new school. I have a central nursery school jumper. We
:13:03. > :13:09.got the primary one jumper. Do you mind doing swaps with other clothes?
:13:10. > :13:13.Not as old, it is a good idea. Uniforms do not always get worn out
:13:14. > :13:18.completely so I think it is good to swap things and make sure other
:13:19. > :13:26.people can get the uniforms. The price of kitting out one child can
:13:27. > :13:32.be ?200. The grants for needy families is a maximum of... The
:13:33. > :13:37.grand scheme has been extended this year to get more help for a post
:13:38. > :13:43.primarily pupils. The cost of uniforms shoots up when baddies are
:13:44. > :13:48.on blazers and there are special design features, not to speak of
:13:49. > :13:52.branding for the sports equipment. This means parents cannot go to the
:13:53. > :13:58.local supermarket to buy the cheapest version. Because they have
:13:59. > :14:03.not got the money to buy the uniforms that the full price in the
:14:04. > :14:09.uniform shops in the town. If you have three children and you are
:14:10. > :14:14.spending ?200 on a uniform, people do not have that money. This shop
:14:15. > :14:19.says families have to spend so much on the uniforms, they are relying on
:14:20. > :14:25.the charity to help out with food and fuel. It plans to set up a
:14:26. > :14:29.recycling scheme across North Ireland. Recycling bins will be put
:14:30. > :14:34.in the schools and pupils and parents will be encouraged to bring
:14:35. > :14:42.in school uniforms or other items of clothing. We will sort them out and
:14:43. > :14:48.recycle those that can be sold. The unicycle swap shop offers to teach
:14:49. > :14:52.people how to repair uniforms as well.
:14:53. > :14:55.For years it was known as 'Bandit Country' and that notoriety put many
:14:56. > :14:59.But now the Heritage Lottery Fund has given just under
:15:00. > :15:01.a million pounds to open up areas that were once the sites
:15:02. > :15:04.of military installations and protect the unique landscape there.
:15:05. > :15:20.Across the countryside of South Armagh, use the mementos of the
:15:21. > :15:41.past. This is a place of outstanding natural beauty. The place is just
:15:42. > :15:48.bursting with myths and legends. But it was also bursting with notoriety.
:15:49. > :15:54.The IRA were active here throughout the trouble Troubles, giving it the
:15:55. > :15:58.nickname of bandit country. In response the British army set up
:15:59. > :16:12.many watchtowers which dominated the landscape. They are all gone now but
:16:13. > :16:18.memories remain. Claymore mines would have been year. This man is a
:16:19. > :16:24.Church of Ireland minister but he was a soldier in the 1990s and was
:16:25. > :16:33.posted to Armagh. We are in a stunning part of the world. Terrible
:16:34. > :16:42.things were done by all sides. A good soldier friend of mine in 1992
:16:43. > :16:51.was killed. It was only two months ago that I have been to his grave.
:16:52. > :17:31.This is an area trying to build a new reputation. The Heritage lottery
:17:32. > :17:32.began. Traces of past centuries can be found everywhere.
:17:33. > :17:42.began. Traces of past centuries From Vancouver, Canada, 100 years old.
:17:43. > :17:51.They are blown away whenever you tell them, the foreign tourists love
:17:52. > :18:12.this, the names on the graves, all about geology.
:18:13. > :18:15.20 years ago this month the IRA declared a ceasefire, announcing an
:18:16. > :18:19.end to its campaign of violence. In a series of special reports this
:18:20. > :18:20.week, BBC Newsline looks back at the
:18:21. > :18:24.the first report tomorrow night, our Home Affairs Correspondent, Vincent
:18:25. > :18:27.Kearney, traces the secret talks and contacts that laid the foundations
:18:28. > :18:45.The countdown is on for the start of the pro 12 season.
:18:46. > :19:00.Representatives of the four Irish provinces went head-to-head today.
:19:01. > :19:12.Thomas was at today's official kick-off of the pro 12. It might
:19:13. > :19:16.have been some of change at all start but if anyone represents
:19:17. > :19:17.consistency within the setup it is Best. Players are always the first
:19:18. > :19:21.to complain when something is not right but you have to give credit to
:19:22. > :19:35.the Ulster Branch. They acted in surprising circumstances to put
:19:36. > :19:43.something in praise. Best now has two balances captain as well as
:19:44. > :19:47.being a key leader in international setup. It was difficult being away
:19:48. > :19:51.for so long and then having to come back in and straightaway comeback in
:19:52. > :20:01.a tackle the reins at Ulster, you don't get the same lag time into
:20:02. > :20:12.it. You want to enjoy having the build-up to games. When
:20:13. > :20:17.internationals are away and you need leaders, plenty of boys in that
:20:18. > :20:25.squad will step up. Leinster have been a dominant force in recent
:20:26. > :20:33.seasons and the back-to-back winners of this trophy could be set to
:20:34. > :20:39.improve their star-studded squad yet further with the news that Jonny
:20:40. > :20:41.Sexton could be returning to the Irish province. The fly half still
:20:42. > :20:43.has a year to run on his contract with racing Metro but will become a
:20:44. > :20:44.free agent next summer. Talks are ongoing, Johnny is in contact with
:20:45. > :20:45.people in the environment very regularly. We would be quietly
:20:46. > :20:48.confident that he regularly. We would be quietly
:20:49. > :20:53.Leinster again. Hopefully that will not be too far away. Following the
:20:54. > :20:58.retirement of Brian O'Driscoll, Leinster fans will be hoping that
:20:59. > :21:03.the return come sooner rather than later. In football, Northern Ireland
:21:04. > :21:07.international Jonny Evans will captain Manchester United tonight in
:21:08. > :21:11.their capital cup game against MK dons. Evans sat out the opening
:21:12. > :21:15.Premier League fixture against Swansea and Sunderland due to a leg
:21:16. > :21:19.injury. He also missed the end of last season with a foot problem.
:21:20. > :21:24.Northern Ireland's Commonwealth Games team has been honoured this
:21:25. > :21:27.afternoon with a special reception at Belfast City Hall. Their tally of
:21:28. > :21:33.two old, three silver and seven bronze medals in Glasgow was the
:21:34. > :21:40.best haul since 1986 in Edinburgh. The boxes starred with nine of the
:21:41. > :21:42.12 medals and for one of the youngest members of the team, the
:21:43. > :21:44.achievement has just started to sink in. Unbelievable, even when I was
:21:45. > :21:51.back home, people coming up to me in the street and in the town,
:21:52. > :22:02.everywhere, saying I should have won. Everywhere I go now I am
:22:03. > :22:05.recognised, I am starting to get used to it, this is only the start
:22:06. > :22:07.of my career. I've got a big future ahead of me. Certainly does. A
:22:08. > :22:10.successful bank holiday for some of our local motorcyclists. Erwin took
:22:11. > :22:13.his second British super sport victory of the season by winning the
:22:14. > :22:18.beach race yesterday. He was one of three local riders on the top step
:22:19. > :22:21.of the podium. What a ride from this man, taking his
:22:22. > :22:24.of the podium. What a ride from this year. Last year, Glenn Erwin didn't
:22:25. > :22:30.think he would be able to race again this season because of a lack of
:22:31. > :22:38.funding, but he repaid the friends who helped him in the best possible
:22:39. > :22:45.way. His team can stop smiling and nor could he. -- can't stop. I was
:22:46. > :22:52.trying to go slower at the end but my lap times were getting faster.
:22:53. > :22:55.Massive thanks to the whole team. Irwin, now fourth in the
:22:56. > :23:03.Championship, wasn't the only local rider celebrating in the difficult
:23:04. > :23:06.conditions. This rider from Castle Rock lost the lead but he came
:23:07. > :23:20.straight back to take a memorable victory. Head down, I was pushing
:23:21. > :23:23.hard, not knowing if I was going to slow. I am made up with that. Andy
:23:24. > :23:39.Reid does it. And two sixes -- to complete a successful day, Andy Reid
:23:40. > :23:43.won the successful super stock race. Rory McIlroy's success might help
:23:44. > :23:47.breed the next generation of golfers. Some of the most talented
:23:48. > :23:54.young players have been competing at the very first Irish Junior open.
:23:55. > :23:58.Nile Foster was at a golf club today. It might not be a major
:23:59. > :24:04.Championship setting but for the next generation of Rory McIlroys it
:24:05. > :24:07.felt like the real thing. Definitely an easier sell now that the players
:24:08. > :24:08.are performing on one stage and getting the coverage they are.
:24:09. > :24:14.an easier sell now that the players are performing on one stage Irish
:24:15. > :24:19.golf is definitely the leading lights in world golf and long may it
:24:20. > :24:29.continue. Hopefully some players in this Junior open will go on and do
:24:30. > :24:38.big things. Much has been made of this battle. He has moved from the
:24:39. > :24:44.glitz and glamour at the top of the hurling world to the Serena life of
:24:45. > :24:53.being a caddie. When I see professionals, I don't like it when
:24:54. > :24:58.they give out. -- the Serena life. I'm here, pushing a bag, I don't get
:24:59. > :25:03.involved. He hits the ball himself, he reads the Greens, I just carry
:25:04. > :25:17.the bag because I am here. I much prefer to be playing. I do give out
:25:18. > :25:23.sometimes when it is not his fault but he takes it well, he knows his
:25:24. > :25:24.stuff. He gives great advice and it really helps me. It is great to see
:25:25. > :25:26.what kind of standard you need to get up to and what standard you had
:25:27. > :25:32.to be. And one of these kids could be our next major star. Lee Johnson
:25:33. > :25:35.won the be our next major star. Lee Johnson
:25:36. > :25:48.won classic TT on the Isle of Man this afternoon. It has been a good
:25:49. > :26:04.day outside, apparently. Let us hear from Barra Best about the weather.
:26:05. > :26:10.Plenty of dry weather overnight with the skies clearing and in some
:26:11. > :26:15.countries and areas, Cougar still. Tomorrow, a bright start with
:26:16. > :26:18.sunshine around and it will be mainly dry, particularly during the
:26:19. > :26:23.first part of the day but rain is on the way for tomorrow evening. To
:26:24. > :26:26.begin with, it is a dry and bright start with sunshine and cloud will
:26:27. > :26:29.come up from the South and it will not be completely cloudy all the
:26:30. > :26:32.time, some brighter weather with spells of sunshine of the wind will
:26:33. > :26:39.pick up, especially for coastal areas. Cooler than today in quite a
:26:40. > :26:42.few places, 16 degrees, but largely dry and if you are travelling
:26:43. > :26:47.elsewhere, not a bad picture across much of Britain, decent sunshine for
:26:48. > :26:51.Northern areas, cloudier towards the south because of this area of low
:26:52. > :26:56.pressure coming in and it will begin to affect parts of Leinster, monster
:26:57. > :27:01.and conduct during the day. Nudging towards us tomorrow evening. Before
:27:02. > :27:04.then, plenty of dry weather out and about but then we have that cloud
:27:05. > :27:08.thickening up tomorrow evening and it will bring outbreaks of rain.
:27:09. > :27:13.Tomorrow evening and overnight, into Thursday morning. It'll be very mild
:27:14. > :27:18.temperatures at around 13 or 14 degrees a result. Most of the remote
:27:19. > :27:22.clear by the back this time and on Thursday, it is bright and sunny
:27:23. > :27:26.weather for Match of the Day, broken up from time to time I some showers
:27:27. > :27:29.before we see more rain later in the day but before that, temperatures
:27:30. > :27:34.getting up to around 17 or 18 degrees. Thursday evening, this next
:27:35. > :27:39.band of unsettled weather with low pressure pushing for Friday, Friday
:27:40. > :27:43.will be wet and windy and blustery but hopefully improving in time for
:27:44. > :27:45.the begin. Thank you very much. That is it from all of us, the late
:27:46. > :27:47.summery is at