:00:00. > 3:59:59I am very, very proud and humbled that our sun
:00:00. > :00:08.Three teenagers have been in court charged with the murder
:00:09. > :00:14.He was attacked by a gang in Twinbrook in what the police have
:00:15. > :00:16.described as a vicious and sustained attack.
:00:17. > :00:26.Last night in Twinbrook, they gathered to remember the life
:00:27. > :00:31.His body was found on Saturday in an area known locally
:00:32. > :00:38.The police said he had been the victim of a sustained
:00:39. > :00:42.and vicious assault during which he was kicked and beaten.
:00:43. > :00:44.In Lisburn this morning, three teenagers were brought
:00:45. > :00:47.to the Magistrates' Court, charged with his murder.
:00:48. > :00:50.Appearing in the dock were 18-year-old Stephen McCann,
:00:51. > :00:53.of Bearnagh Glen, Dunmurry, 18-year-old Lee Smyth
:00:54. > :00:58.of Colinbrook Gardens, Dunmurry, and a 16-year-old boy who
:00:59. > :01:04.All three were remanded in custody to appear again by video link
:01:05. > :01:10.During the hearing around 25 family members and friends
:01:11. > :01:15.His mother cried out in grief several times and eventually left
:01:16. > :01:18.before the proceedings were completed.
:01:19. > :01:20.Others addressed comments to the accused and were asked
:01:21. > :01:25.A detective sergeant told the court he believed he could connect
:01:26. > :01:30.But solicitors for all three of them cross-examined him,
:01:31. > :01:33.one saying it was astounding that there was no other evidence
:01:34. > :01:37.than his client's own account of events given to detectives.
:01:38. > :01:40.It was revealed that at least two of the accused had attended
:01:41. > :01:43.Grosvenor Road Police Station voluntarily as witnesses.
:01:44. > :01:46.During these exchanges a picture emerged, a confusing one
:01:47. > :01:49.from the accounts of the night of the killing.
:01:50. > :01:52.There were many groups and individuals, some fighting
:01:53. > :01:55.and claims of a knife being produced.
:01:56. > :01:58.The detective sergeant told the court the PSNI has
:01:59. > :02:09.The first group of Syrian refugee families has arrived in Belfast.
:02:10. > :02:13.11 of them are children aged under five.
:02:14. > :02:16.BBC Newsline's Tara Mills met a family from Syria who've lived
:02:17. > :02:20.here for the past two years to see what it's been like to settle
:02:21. > :02:25.They didn't want their surnames used in case of reprisal
:02:26. > :02:31.Touching down in a new country far from home.
:02:32. > :02:35.After two years living as refugees, 51 Syrians arrived in Belfast
:02:36. > :02:48.And this family living in Lisburn knows exactly what they're facing.
:02:49. > :02:51.While normal life is something they enjoy now, the journey to come
:02:52. > :02:55.to Northern Ireland has been far from straightforward.
:02:56. > :02:59.I discovered that we must find a safe place.
:03:00. > :03:04.I told my wife because she has a foreign passport to go there
:03:05. > :03:08.and find anything to survive my children, anything.
:03:09. > :03:11.I told them I was ready to pay everything I have,
:03:12. > :03:15.just to survive our family because...
:03:16. > :03:21.As she was growing up, little did Abir know
:03:22. > :03:23.that the fact her mum was from Belfast would eventually
:03:24. > :03:29.First I went to Wales, where are my brothers,
:03:30. > :03:35.I tried England but I found it better to come and live with Mummy
:03:36. > :03:39.here because she was settled one year before me.
:03:40. > :03:41.And this is the city they left behind
:03:42. > :03:44.and with it, Mahfouz's career as a dentist.
:03:45. > :03:48.His qualifications don't transfer to the UK, so instead he's working
:03:49. > :03:59.It's manual work for blinds, and I need manual work,
:04:00. > :04:10.12-year-old Hamza told me what he thinks of living here.
:04:11. > :04:15.It's really nice, really peaceful and quiet.
:04:16. > :04:21.People here are really friendly and it's better than Syria.
:04:22. > :04:26.Were you aware of that even though you were young?
:04:27. > :04:31.Yeah, I remember the bombings and at night sometimes
:04:32. > :04:36.Abir has already volunteered to help the newcomer families,
:04:37. > :04:41.Thankfully this family haven't experienced any racism
:04:42. > :04:45.in the two years they've lived here, despite a sharp increase in attacks.
:04:46. > :04:47.Life in Northern Ireland is something
:04:48. > :04:57.We find it like a gift from the sky, from the heaven.
:04:58. > :05:00.Any different passport to put our children in a safe place.
:05:01. > :05:03.It's hoped the families arriving here today will feel the same
:05:04. > :05:11.And tomorrow Good Morning Ulster will hear from two of the charities
:05:12. > :05:14.who are helping the Syrian refugees settle in.
:05:15. > :05:19.The programme is on BBC Radio Ulster starting at 6:30pm.
:05:20. > :05:22.An attempt to halt the trial of an evangelical preacher has failed.
:05:23. > :05:25.Pastor James McConnell's legal team argued in court today
:05:26. > :05:29.that there was not enough evidence to prosecute him over remarks
:05:30. > :05:33.he made about Islam in a sermon last year.
:05:34. > :05:36.But a judge ruled that the case should continue.
:05:37. > :05:41.BBC Newsline's Mark Simpson was in the court.
:05:42. > :05:43.Pastor McConnell arrived for day two of his trial,
:05:44. > :05:48.His legal team argued that the evidence against him
:05:49. > :05:52.was so weak, the case should be thrown out.
:05:53. > :05:57.He accepts that he called Islam "Satanic" and "heathen"
:05:58. > :06:01.and that he talked about not trusting Muslims.
:06:02. > :06:03.But he denies the comments were grossly offensive
:06:04. > :06:09.This afternoon the judge weighed up the evidence so far in the case
:06:10. > :06:14.and said the trial should continue, but he made it clear he hadn't
:06:15. > :06:19.made up his mind on whether the Pastor was guilty or not.
:06:20. > :06:23.He put a question to the defence barrister, Mr Mateer QC,
:06:24. > :06:29.saying if a Belfast Muslim called Christianity Satanic or heathen
:06:30. > :06:31.and said he didn't trust Christians in Britain,
:06:32. > :06:34.would that be deemed grossly offensive?
:06:35. > :06:39.The defence barrister said the words may be upsetting and disturbing
:06:40. > :06:43.but he didn't deem them grossly offensive and they should be
:06:44. > :07:04.The prosecution say they don't doubt that Pastor McConnell has
:07:05. > :07:07.a deeply-held faith, but they say there are limits
:07:08. > :07:10.to what can be said within the law, and that
:07:11. > :07:15.The case continues tomorrow, when the Pastor may be
:07:16. > :07:25.Cliftonville will meet Ards in the JBE League Cup final.
:07:26. > :07:28.The Reds scored in the first minute of extra time to beat Warrenpoint
:07:29. > :07:34.The game finished goalless after 90 minutes.
:07:35. > :07:38.The match between Ards and Coleraine was decided on penalties.
:07:39. > :07:46.In the County Antrim Shield, Linfield are through to the final.
:07:47. > :07:50.The Blues opened the scoring through Niall Quinn,
:07:51. > :07:55.Linfield now meet Ballymena United in the final, which is due to
:07:56. > :08:01.BBC Television will be showing two of the Northern Ireland team's
:08:02. > :08:05.Group C matches in the Euro 2016 football finals -
:08:06. > :08:08.their opening game against Poland and closing group game
:08:09. > :08:12.The BBC will also be showing the Republic's first
:08:13. > :08:18.After a wet afternoon in most places, let's get the weather
:08:19. > :08:25.forecast for the next few days from Cecilia Daly.
:08:26. > :08:33.It's mild but with mild weather we often have lots of clothes and it
:08:34. > :08:39.will be damp and murky tonight, rain on and off, most of it not too heavy
:08:40. > :08:46.but the cloud will sink onto the hills, temperatures holding up well.
:08:47. > :08:50.Tonight's temperatures will be higher than the average daytime
:08:51. > :08:55.temperature for December, so to begin it is great and damp but it
:08:56. > :09:00.may improve as the morning goes on and a lot of the day will become dry
:09:01. > :09:04.as the rain peters out. A little brightness through the afternoon,
:09:05. > :09:10.for Scotland it looks like staying misty and great, light rain never
:09:11. > :09:15.our way, likewise for Northern Paignton, further south more dry
:09:16. > :09:19.weather but lots of cloud and there will be off across the south coast
:09:20. > :09:22.of Ireland and south-west England but temperatures could get into the
:09:23. > :09:28.mid-teens across Southern counties of England. We are looking at a
:09:29. > :09:33.warmer day tomorrow, not as breezy as today. There will be some rain on
:09:34. > :09:38.Wednesday night which will linger into Thursday morning, as that moves
:09:39. > :09:43.away a lot of cloud but pockets of rain and drizzle and temperatures in
:09:44. > :09:48.the low teens. It looks like it will be wet on Friday and Saturday but
:09:49. > :09:53.temperatures could approach the mid-teens, especially on Saturday as
:09:54. > :09:54.it starts to dry up. Have a good night.
:09:55. > :10:10.Our next BBC Newsline is at 6:25am during Breakfast here on BBC One.
:10:11. > :10:14.# Oh, the weather outside is frightful