:00:17. > :00:20.Four people from the Ulster Flying Club are injured
:00:21. > :00:24.What are the odds of a casino being built in Belfast?
:00:25. > :00:27.A woman who says she was abused by the folk musician Francis McPeake
:00:28. > :00:42.Across the water, Scotland is about to decide whether to go independent.
:00:43. > :00:43.Here in Ballycastle, does anyone care?
:00:44. > :00:45.An Irish-American philanthropist pledges millions to tackle
:00:46. > :00:49.And a reclusive billioniare businessman
:00:50. > :00:54.from India forges a lucrative partnership with Cricket Ireland.
:00:55. > :00:57.And a bit murky for many again tonight, but it
:00:58. > :01:09.Four people from the Ulster Flying Club have been involved
:01:10. > :01:14.The pilot and co-pilot are in a serious
:01:15. > :01:18.Another passenger has minor injuries.
:01:19. > :01:22.Their light aircraft crashed in St Petersburg on Monday.
:01:23. > :01:35.The light aircraft with four people from the flying club on board
:01:36. > :01:41.crashed landed in this part in the city of Saint Petersburg after the
:01:42. > :01:45.pilot reported engine failure. The group were on their final approach
:01:46. > :01:51.to the city's airfield on Monday morning when the plane lost power. I
:01:52. > :01:57.saw it coming in low with the engine off, did not hear the motor, and he
:01:58. > :02:02.clipped that jury and the wing sheared off. One of the guys was all
:02:03. > :02:08.ready the plane and helping the other two out, so there was a young
:02:09. > :02:13.girl, we got her out, the other guy got him out, they seemed all right,
:02:14. > :02:20.I do cut up. The pilot was knocked out. At the controls was Grant
:02:21. > :02:24.Jordan from banker. He and his co-pilot, Al Ryan, are in serious
:02:25. > :02:30.but stable condition in hospital. Also on board was Eamon Parnell and
:02:31. > :02:37.a 17-year-old girl who escaped with minor injuries. There was praise for
:02:38. > :02:41.the pilot's actions. We know what we do is dangerous which is why we
:02:42. > :02:46.practice to make it as safe as we can and I have to give a lot of
:02:47. > :02:51.credit to grant, who has obviously done a good job in putting this
:02:52. > :02:55.aircraft down safely. Yesterday other members of the club turned up
:02:56. > :03:04.at the scene to collect their friend's belongings from the
:03:05. > :03:08.aircraft. Everything is good. Investigators have now removed the
:03:09. > :03:13.wreckage of the plane from the same. The pilot's wife is preparing to fly
:03:14. > :03:24.to the US to be at husband's trap -- side. Police say they are treating
:03:25. > :03:28.the death of a man in Belfast at the weekend as suspicious. A postmortem
:03:29. > :03:32.has been carried out that it is not yet clear how he died.
:03:33. > :03:34.A proposal for a first ever casino in Northern Ireland is
:03:35. > :03:38.The venture would involve a major UK operator, the Rank Group,
:03:39. > :03:40.who have presented plans to Belfast City Council.
:03:41. > :03:43.Here's our business correspondent, Julian O'Neill.
:03:44. > :03:47.Any idea any idea of a local casino is a spin of the wheel, a long shot
:03:48. > :03:52.The Rank Group has released an image of a venue it wants to open
:03:53. > :03:56.Plans like this are already a reality in Britain,
:03:57. > :04:09.Now it has briefed the council on where it wants to go next.
:04:10. > :04:16.The proposal was discussed last night at a development of -- at a
:04:17. > :04:17.meeting of the development committee but one councillor said he detected
:04:18. > :04:19.no enthusiasm. No location has been identified,
:04:20. > :04:21.though Titanic Quarter and the North Foreshore could be
:04:22. > :04:33.on a short list if Rank is ever There is no casino in Northern
:04:34. > :04:37.Ireland and where there is an absence, it is difficult to persuade
:04:38. > :04:40.people to change their minds. Especially as there is often a lack
:04:41. > :04:42.of familiarity with what we are talking about.
:04:43. > :04:44.A review of gambling laws was undertaken over recent years
:04:45. > :04:47.and Stormont found no real desire to make casinos legal here.
:04:48. > :04:50.There will be no U-turn in legislation due at the Assembly,
:04:51. > :04:57.with the minister responsible surprised at Rank's tactics.
:04:58. > :05:06.They haven't said anything to the department, so all I can say is that
:05:07. > :05:10.when we consulted widely across the province, there was no appetite for
:05:11. > :05:11.it and I am not minded to move forward in that regard.
:05:12. > :05:15.Rank is saying it will be back to try and win over Belfast Council as
:05:16. > :05:20.It holds out the prospect of 200 jobs but the odds are long on being
:05:21. > :05:30.A girl who claims she was abused by the well-known folk musician
:05:31. > :05:32.Francis McPeake has been giving evidence at his trial.
:05:33. > :05:35.The 72-year-old, who is part of the world-famous McPeake musical
:05:36. > :05:38.family, denies 12 counts of sex offences against a teenager.
:05:39. > :05:46.This is the prominent traditional Irish musician on trial for sex
:05:47. > :05:50.Today the woman, who was 15 at the time, said she'd
:05:51. > :05:54.been in a sexual relationship with Francis McPeake during part
:05:55. > :06:00.of 2009 and 2010 after meeting him at music classes where he taught.
:06:01. > :06:04.She said she recognised now it had been abuse but at the time
:06:05. > :06:10.The woman told the court her family confronted
:06:11. > :06:16.McPeake about the relationship in February 2010 and questioned him
:06:17. > :06:19.She said he'd denied it and she'd lied to protect him.
:06:20. > :06:24.I loved him and didn't want anything to happen to him.
:06:25. > :06:27.Under cross-examination by defence, the woman admitted she knew
:06:28. > :06:31.of the fame surrounding the McPeake family and that she herself wanted
:06:32. > :06:34.to be a successful traditional Irish musician.
:06:35. > :06:37.A defence barrister accused the woman of lying.
:06:38. > :06:42.He said the girl had latched on to Francis McPeake
:06:43. > :06:45.and discussed her problems at home and at school with him and
:06:46. > :06:57.A mother of four who was shot dead at the laundrette where she worked
:06:58. > :07:00.was warned by the police just weeks before that her ex-partner
:07:01. > :07:05.51-year-old Marion Millican died in Portstewart in March 2011.
:07:06. > :07:08.Today, Fred McClenaghan from Broad Street in Magherafelt went
:07:09. > :07:14.A prosecution lawyer told the jury that Mrs Millican had ended
:07:15. > :07:17.her relationship with the defendant three months earlier.
:07:18. > :07:19.In his statement to the police, he claimed he shot her
:07:20. > :07:23.accidentally, and had planned to kill himself in front of her.
:07:24. > :07:26.Yesterday he pleaded guilty to manslaughter, but it wasn't
:07:27. > :07:40.Still plenty to come on tonight's programme.
:07:41. > :07:46.Across the water, Scotland is about to decide whether to go independent.
:07:47. > :07:49.Here in Ballycastle, does anyone really care?
:07:50. > :07:52.We all know government funding is tight at the moment.
:07:53. > :07:55.But today a charity established by an Irish-American millionaire
:07:56. > :07:59.announced it would give ?25 million to help the executive tackle social
:08:00. > :08:03.The money is part of a ?58 million package specifically targeted
:08:04. > :08:09.at dementia care, early-years learning and shared education,
:08:10. > :08:15.Two neighbouring schools in Fermanagh from two different
:08:16. > :08:20.traditions, but who are part of a shared education future.
:08:21. > :08:28.Last year they came together to employ a special needs teacher.
:08:29. > :08:37.She was employed two days each week and most groups of children were
:08:38. > :08:43.able to benefit from her expertise and got additional support. Small
:08:44. > :08:47.schools need to work together. Children benefit, social cohesion
:08:48. > :08:49.benefit, it needs to be looked at and it is the future.
:08:50. > :08:52.The Executive also believes shared education is part of the future.
:08:53. > :08:55.It is just one area that will benefit from a ?58 million
:08:56. > :09:01.40% of that money will come from The Atlantic Philanthropies,
:09:02. > :09:05.set up by Chuck Feeney, whose grandmother was from Fermanagh
:09:06. > :09:15.and who has so far given away $6 billion of his $7 billion fortune.
:09:16. > :09:23.Northern Ireland, he has a fondness for the place. He wants to see peace
:09:24. > :09:29.and help with his giving to bring about change on fundamental issues,
:09:30. > :09:31.people with dementia, carers, kids in schools that are divided and
:09:32. > :09:34.young people who are disadvantaged. Over the next 30 to 40 years,
:09:35. > :09:38.the number of pensioners is expected to increase
:09:39. > :09:40.from a fifth now to a third. And that will put increasing strains
:09:41. > :09:43.on an already-over-stretched health So, it's a sign of the difficult
:09:44. > :09:47.financial times that the First and Deputy First Minister are happy
:09:48. > :09:59.to take Chuck Feeney's money. When somebody comes along with a
:10:00. > :10:05.very large cheque and says we want to work with you, in partnership
:10:06. > :10:10.with you for a scheme that is part of the agenda we already have, you
:10:11. > :10:15.can imagine how open arms or put out to welcome home. -- were put out to
:10:16. > :10:16.welcome it. The third area to get money from the
:10:17. > :10:20.?58 million funding announcement is improved services for disadvantaged
:10:21. > :10:21.children and their parents. With the Executive keen to tackle
:10:22. > :10:24.issues like poverty and social deprivation, it must be
:10:25. > :10:26.thanking its lucky stars that a rich Irish-American and long-time
:10:27. > :10:29.supporter of the peace process has The Stormont Finance Minister has
:10:30. > :10:36.called for more transparency around the pressures facing
:10:37. > :10:37.the policing budget. Simon Hamilton said if he was going
:10:38. > :10:41.to help the Department of Justice address the problems, he would need
:10:42. > :10:45.to be sure the pressures are real. Recently, the new Chief Constable
:10:46. > :10:48.said the PSNI faced cuts of Simon Hamilton said
:10:49. > :11:05.the police need to be more open A lot of money has gone into the
:11:06. > :11:09.justice budget over the last few years, in terms of what has gone
:11:10. > :11:17.into health, perhaps what has gone into justice has been missed. A lot
:11:18. > :11:18.has gone in, nothing has really gone out, there isn't perhaps
:11:19. > :11:24.transparency among some of the issues that I would need if I were
:11:25. > :11:26.to make a case for support for the Department.
:11:27. > :11:28.The Deputy First Minister says he supports a reduction in the size
:11:29. > :11:31.of the Assembly to show Stormont politicians are prepared to accept
:11:32. > :11:33.part of the pain caused by cuts to the budget.
:11:34. > :11:35.Martin McGuinness said he expected wide-ranging negotiations involving
:11:36. > :11:38.the two governments to begin after Westminster has dealt with
:11:39. > :11:45.the outcome of tomorrow's Scottish referendum.
:11:46. > :11:53.There are matters to be decided. I am very much in favour of a
:11:54. > :11:59.reduction of Assembly members, very much in favour of a reduction in the
:12:00. > :12:05.number of Vermont departments and I say that because I think if pain is
:12:06. > :12:11.being inflicted on our people as a result of budgetary measures taken
:12:12. > :12:18.by the Department -- the government in London, made up of millionaires,
:12:19. > :12:19.the politicians have to accept part of the pain.
:12:20. > :12:21.Still to come tonight on BBC Newsline:
:12:22. > :12:29.The bumper crop that's getting jam-makers excited.
:12:30. > :12:32.In just over 12 hours, Scotland will go to the polls to
:12:33. > :12:34.decide whether or not to leave the UK and become independent.
:12:35. > :12:37.Many people here will be watching the result closely,
:12:38. > :12:40.not least in towns with tartan links like Ballycastle,
:12:41. > :12:57.These waters separate Scotland and Northern Ireland, but they also
:12:58. > :13:04.connect them. Chris runs boat trips from Ballycastle. He sees this got
:13:05. > :13:08.as friends, not rivals. We are only 13 miles from the Mull of Kintyre so
:13:09. > :13:15.we would have strong links with Antrim here, going back 1500 years
:13:16. > :13:20.to the kingdom of Dalriada, so we look on them as our cousins and we
:13:21. > :13:24.don't want to lose them so I would tell them to stay with us in the UK,
:13:25. > :13:33.we are all in Europe, borders don't matter now, vote no, stay in the UK.
:13:34. > :13:39.Even closer than Ballycastle to Scotland is Rathlin island. Mary
:13:40. > :13:44.Cecil lives there. She is originally from Scotland and doesn't want her
:13:45. > :13:51.homeland to break away. I believe in unity of the united kingdom, one of
:13:52. > :13:56.the greatest nations that has arisen worldwide and is the envy of the
:13:57. > :14:01.world. What do other people around here think of Scotland's big
:14:02. > :14:06.decision? I think we should vote yes to move away from the Westminster
:14:07. > :14:15.medical establishment. I would favour the yes vote. I think I
:14:16. > :14:19.prefer it all to be the UK. I hope Scotland provides a lead for people
:14:20. > :14:24.here, for rational discourse, for politics of ideas and that is what
:14:25. > :14:28.Scottish Nationalists have done. Never mind what people here want to
:14:29. > :14:33.happen, what decision do they think the Scots will make? Did you think
:14:34. > :14:42.they would say yes or no? I think they will say yes. No. I think it
:14:43. > :14:47.will be close, but a yes. We will find out he was right and wrong very
:14:48. > :14:51.soon. Talking to people along the coastline, it is clear that even if
:14:52. > :14:55.Scotland decided to leave the UK, the relationship between here and
:14:56. > :15:02.there will stay strong. Good neighbours will remain good friends.
:15:03. > :15:05.Ballycastle was beautiful there, showing what a gorgeous day it was,
:15:06. > :15:07.just right for harvesting damsons. It seems the jam-maker's favourite
:15:08. > :15:10.has produced its best crop for many, many years, and as our reporter in
:15:11. > :15:13.the South East, Gordon Adair, has been finding out, the fruit is also
:15:14. > :15:24.enjoying a revival of interest. It's a county where the Bramley is
:15:25. > :15:30.king, but whisper it quietly, even in Armagh, apples are not the only
:15:31. > :15:40.fruit. I give you the wild, untamed, and this year bond and dams. --
:15:41. > :15:45.damson. Most people don't appreciate what a beautiful fruit that is. Six
:15:46. > :15:54.of those is one portion of your five a day. A wee bit of astringency
:15:55. > :16:01.still in them but that is a beautiful taste. Pat believes a
:16:02. > :16:05.combination of changing climate and paste could spell a big future for
:16:06. > :16:10.this often overlooked local delicacy. Where better to test
:16:11. > :16:16.Armagh produce than in the heart of Armagh, armed with a box of Pat's
:16:17. > :16:27.damsons, I called with a city restaurant. Good to see you, Gordon.
:16:28. > :16:36.What have we here? Some of the finest damsons. Dean says more and
:16:37. > :16:41.more of his customers want local produce and it is time we got out
:16:42. > :16:48.and about, foraging and selling what we have. It is a nice way to get out
:16:49. > :16:57.and enjoy what life. It is teaching them about fruit, people come in
:16:58. > :17:01.here and they know the desert cheque, he thinks they are going for
:17:02. > :17:06.chocolate that it is apples and grapes, so we have to instil that in
:17:07. > :17:10.our kids. They eat fruit and it is another way to get them into eating
:17:11. > :17:16.healthily, take them out and show them where it comes from. With
:17:17. > :17:20.damsons now on sale in Armagh supermarkets, as well as fetching a
:17:21. > :17:22.tidy price online, the future for this little plum could be mighty
:17:23. > :17:24.sweet. One of the best known names
:17:25. > :17:27.in the music industry, Louis Walsh, was in Londonderry today to give a
:17:28. > :17:30.masterclass to around 200 students. The X Factor judge said there was
:17:31. > :17:33.an abundance of talent in Ireland and insisted there were real
:17:34. > :17:37.sustainable jobs in the industry. Here's our North West reporter,
:17:38. > :17:44.Keiron Tourish. It was billed as a masterclass,
:17:45. > :17:47.and Louis Walsh didn't disappoint - though he was,
:17:48. > :17:50.like the X Factor contestants, ever This is my first time doing anything
:17:51. > :18:01.like this. I'm nervous. Louis Walsh spoke
:18:02. > :18:02.about his humble beginnings in rural County Mayo, coming from a
:18:03. > :18:06.family of nine, and he delighted in the fact he's been called a culchie.
:18:07. > :18:18.He talked about the bands he's The hardest thing is getting a break
:18:19. > :18:19.in the business and getting to the top, but then you have to stay at
:18:20. > :18:20.the top. The College said it was
:18:21. > :18:35.a fascinating insight for students. He explained jobs in production and
:18:36. > :18:42.performance and how tough the industry is. It was a great
:18:43. > :18:45.experience. I learned a lot. I thought it was amazing.
:18:46. > :18:49.Louis Walsh said young people had to make it happen for themselves.
:18:50. > :18:57.Just learn about it. The only way to learn is by starting off, working in
:18:58. > :19:03.a recording studio or record shop working on gigs, doing anything. I
:19:04. > :19:09.used to go to pubs and book release pans which were support -- relief
:19:10. > :19:12.bands as support for Showgrounds. The only way is to go for it. -- for
:19:13. > :19:15.show bands. Former college student
:19:16. > :19:17.Jordan O'Keefe, who was on Britain's Got Talent last year,
:19:18. > :19:22.is certainly taking that advice. Cricket Ireland has been
:19:23. > :19:24.bowled over by a mysterious Mark Sidebottom is here with this
:19:25. > :19:27.evening's sport It's the stuff of He is Mystri by name -
:19:28. > :19:35.Pallonji Mystri, to be precise, He's 82 and presides over a ?10
:19:36. > :19:42.billion global business empire. He lives in India but holds an Irish
:19:43. > :19:45.passport. The deal is thought to be worth
:19:46. > :19:49.?2 million over ten years. In a moment, former Ireland
:19:50. > :19:52.captain Kyle Mccallen's reaction. First, from Dublin,
:19:53. > :20:07.Nikki Gregg reports. India's love of cricket is being
:20:08. > :20:09.felt on these shores. A multinational conglomerate will
:20:10. > :20:15.sponsor the Academy for the next ten years. This investment will improve
:20:16. > :20:19.facilities, coaching structures and fund training camps on the
:20:20. > :20:24.subcontinent, all with a view to developing the next generation of
:20:25. > :20:28.players. Irish cricket has plenty to gain, so what is in it for the
:20:29. > :20:34.benefactors? One of the majority owners in that company is known as
:20:35. > :20:40.Ireland's richest citizen. He is based in mum by that has Irish
:20:41. > :20:45.citizenship through his wife. It is regarded as almost a thank you, the
:20:46. > :20:51.family wants to put something back into Ireland in return for
:20:52. > :20:56.citizenship. This senior team is playing its part in moving through
:20:57. > :21:00.it. The more we can play on TV, the more world cups we can play and get
:21:01. > :21:05.global victories, it will make life easier to attract big companies from
:21:06. > :21:11.around the world to invest in the game. Irish cricket is an easy sell
:21:12. > :21:16.on the world stage. Officials would not be drawn on the exact figures,
:21:17. > :21:20.simply describing the sum as a multi-Euro deal which will transform
:21:21. > :21:27.the support it but like the sport here. A lot of the Academy players
:21:28. > :21:31.will come through in three or four years and we can see them develop
:21:32. > :21:35.and be part of the senior team for the next World Cup. That would be
:21:36. > :21:39.the ultimate return on this investment.
:21:40. > :21:41.I'm joined on the settee by former Ireland captain
:21:42. > :21:53.It came as a built from the blue when I got the news today, but it is
:21:54. > :21:58.like Christmas come early times 1000 as far as Irish cricket is
:21:59. > :22:05.concerned. I have been looking at this benefactor, 63rd richest man on
:22:06. > :22:13.the planet, ?10 billion, we understand that this deal is hugely
:22:14. > :22:20.significant, not just one or 2 million but millions of pounds. I
:22:21. > :22:27.haven't been given a exact figure. The exciting thing is that it is
:22:28. > :22:30.seen as a ten year plan in the beginning of a relationship with a
:22:31. > :22:34.multi-billionaire and it is what cricket and Ireland needs. In terms
:22:35. > :22:40.of the shot in the arm the dame needs here, this must be massively
:22:41. > :22:47.significant. It is hugely significant. In 2007 when Ireland
:22:48. > :22:52.appeared on the World Cup in the Caribbean and accusation was that it
:22:53. > :22:57.would be a 1 generation game. Next year we will go to the World Cup in
:22:58. > :23:00.Australia so nearly a decade later we are still at the top, still in
:23:01. > :23:04.the top ten teams in world cricket and we have done that through
:23:05. > :23:11.managing the next generation of young players. We just won
:23:12. > :23:17.everything at the ICC in Europe, both boys and girls, and so the next
:23:18. > :23:21.job for us as an academy is to make sure the long-term future of Irish
:23:22. > :23:27.cricket is looked after. Strengthening ties with the Indian
:23:28. > :23:31.subcontinent, that is not insignificant either in terms of
:23:32. > :23:37.what the elite youth will be exposed to by way of global travel? Yes,
:23:38. > :23:41.academy structures are not just to develop cricketers but young people
:23:42. > :23:45.and to be able to send cricketers to different environments prior to say
:23:46. > :23:51.in a major tournament will be worth its weight in gold, everyone knows
:23:52. > :23:55.India is mad on credit and we hope our next-generation will experience
:23:56. > :24:01.top-class coaching and facilities there and all over the world as men
:24:02. > :24:11.one of the many facets of this deal. In a word, Wapping. Colossal, I wish
:24:12. > :24:16.I was eating again. -- 19 again. We moved on to football. -- we move on.
:24:17. > :24:19.It took a replay but Peter Hutton's Derry City are through to
:24:20. > :24:24.The opening goal last night at the Brandywell was the pick of them,
:24:25. > :24:28.Rory Patterson bagged a hat-trick on the night, this his first.
:24:29. > :24:30.Michael Duffy then made it 3-0 for the Candystripes
:24:31. > :24:44.They would run out 5-nil winners. There was an element of luck to the
:24:45. > :24:45.final goal. The semi-final draw will be made
:24:46. > :24:57.in Cork on Monday. I am off to get a job with cricket
:24:58. > :25:04.island. -- Cricket Ireland. Today was almost a repeat her ornaments of
:25:05. > :25:09.yesterday, brightening up with what was a slow start. Tonight could end
:25:10. > :25:13.up a repeat performance. We started out with grey skies, extensive low
:25:14. > :25:19.cloud and fog patches some of which were quite dense, but with them
:25:20. > :25:24.melting away it is a lovely evening, plenty of hazy sunshine to end the
:25:25. > :25:28.day. Tonight we start with clear spells but then that cloud starts to
:25:29. > :25:34.come back in. It will end up Misty and murky, we could see patches of
:25:35. > :25:37.fog especially towards the West, where we hold on to clear spells
:25:38. > :25:43.longest and temperatures will settle around 10 degrees. Tomorrow we have
:25:44. > :25:47.another dry day, perhaps not ending as sunny as this afternoon but it
:25:48. > :25:54.will gradually improve. First thing we start with that low cloud and
:25:55. > :26:01.grey skies, the odd patch of Mr and fog, so visibility issues but they
:26:02. > :26:05.were left under cloud will then out. It is a brightening process in the
:26:06. > :26:09.afternoon, still a fair amount of cloud but it will lift up, so it
:26:10. > :26:14.will brighten and we will get rays of sunshine. They should live
:26:15. > :26:20.temperatures to 18 degrees again. That could spark off some showers in
:26:21. > :26:24.the later part of the afternoon but you will be unlucky to catch those,
:26:25. > :26:29.we are generally looking at dry weather. It looks like a reasonable
:26:30. > :26:34.entry tomorrow and we do with all over again tomorrow night, it
:26:35. > :26:40.becomes Misty and murky, a mild and muggy night with lows of 12 degrees.
:26:41. > :26:45.On Friday, a bit of a change because there is a risk of some showers.
:26:46. > :26:51.Some of those could be heavy. Quite a mike and warm day. Still some
:26:52. > :26:55.patchy rain into the start of Saturday, but once it clears away
:26:56. > :26:59.the most of the weekend looks dry, and fresher for Sunday. The top
:27:00. > :27:01.stories on tonight's programme. Four people from the
:27:02. > :27:03.Ulster Flying Club are injured The pilot and co-pilot are
:27:04. > :27:13.in a serious A proposal for a first ever
:27:14. > :27:17.casino in Northern Ireland is can also keep in contact with
:27:18. > :27:24.us via Facebook and Twitter.