:00:12. > :00:15.Good evening, the headlines on BBC Newsline - a murder inquiry begins
:00:16. > :00:20.after a man's body is found in north Belfast.
:00:21. > :00:24.Tough new alcohol guidelines say there's no such thing as a safe
:00:25. > :00:34.I don't think the government telling us what we are going to do is going
:00:35. > :00:36.to come into it. The Chief Medical Officer Michael
:00:37. > :00:39.McBride will be with me in A leading Muslim at centre
:00:40. > :00:43.of the court case against Pastor James McConnell speaks
:00:44. > :00:45.out about the verdict. Also on the programme,
:00:46. > :01:00.the County Armagh man whose new year We have come to Coney Island which
:01:01. > :01:02.is half the size it normally is due to the rising levels of the loch.
:01:03. > :01:11.has got off to a very happy, and wealthy start.
:01:12. > :01:15.Can Ulster go closer to the knockout stages of the European cup.
:01:16. > :01:18.And a chilly night to come with the chance of a widespread frost.
:01:19. > :01:20.Staying cold through the weekend with bright spells and wintry
:01:21. > :01:26.The man murdered in north Belfast last was 31-year-old Conor McKee.
:01:27. > :01:30.The police have revealed his body was found by his mother.
:01:31. > :01:37.It's still unclear how he died or who was behind his death.
:01:38. > :01:40.Conor McKee's body was removed from the family home
:01:41. > :01:49.He had been found by his mother in an upstairs bedroom at 10:30.
:01:50. > :01:55.This was a particularly brutal murder, and the more dramatic
:01:56. > :02:03.for Conor's mother who found him, a tragedy for his family
:02:04. > :02:10.31-year-old Conor McKee leaves behind two young
:02:11. > :02:14.At this stage, police say they are keeping an open mind
:02:15. > :02:17.about a motive for his killing but that one line
:02:18. > :02:22.Connor was on bail from prison on drugs offences.
:02:23. > :02:25.At this stage, we still don't know how this
:02:26. > :02:29.A postmortem examination is due to be carried out
:02:30. > :02:35.The police to want to hear from anyone who saw
:02:36. > :02:40.a man in and around Conor's house at around 6:15 yesterday evening.
:02:41. > :02:42.They want to hear from someone who has
:02:43. > :02:48.I'm making a specific appeal to someone who
:02:49. > :02:51.contacted police in the early hours of this morning.
:02:52. > :02:54.I would ask that person as a matter of urgency to make contact
:02:55. > :03:01.They have information that can assist our inquiry.
:03:02. > :03:04.All day, the area around Conor McKee's home has been cordoned
:03:05. > :03:10.off while the scene of his murder is examined.
:03:11. > :03:16.Very sad that the young man in his 30s should be killed
:03:17. > :03:21.It is something that has shocked everyone in the community
:03:22. > :03:25.and something that must be rightly condemned by all people.
:03:26. > :03:29.Forensic examinations at the family home are continuing this evening.
:03:30. > :03:32.Police say the more information they get, the more likely it will be
:03:33. > :03:42.New government guidance says there's no safe level when it comes
:03:43. > :03:48.A new lower recommended limit has been set and for the first time it's
:03:49. > :03:54.The guidance also says pregnant women should not take any alcohol.
:03:55. > :03:57.I'll be talking to the chief medical officer shortly but first
:03:58. > :04:06.Limits outlined today may surprise some who
:04:07. > :04:08.consider themselves moderate drinkers.
:04:09. > :04:11.The new guidelines are designed to discourage drinking
:04:12. > :04:14.every day because scientific evidence points towards the harm it
:04:15. > :04:24.Previously men could drink more than 14 units advised for women.
:04:25. > :04:29.It equates roughly to seven glasses of wine,
:04:30. > :04:34.six pints of beer or 15 single shots of spirits.
:04:35. > :04:38.The new guidance now explicitly states that no alcohol should be
:04:39. > :04:43.consumed during pregnancy and it pours cold water on suggestions that
:04:44. > :04:50.drinking small amount of alcohol has health benefits.
:04:51. > :04:56.In the media you will hear this where reports say, if you take some
:04:57. > :05:00.wine, it could be good for your heart. That has never been the
:05:01. > :05:08.medical operation -- position. The new guidance
:05:09. > :05:09.reflects not only new sciences but changes in society
:05:10. > :05:23.with two thirds of alcoholic drinks Sharing a bottle of wine between the
:05:24. > :05:27.couple is probably now binge drinking for them because that would
:05:28. > :05:30.be five units each and even if you did that a couple of times of Wake,
:05:31. > :05:31.you are coming close to the maximum limit for the week.
:05:32. > :05:44.They are unrealistic in terms of the drinking culture these days. People
:05:45. > :05:46.look at what they eat a lot more these days, they are more health
:05:47. > :05:52.conscious but when it comes to a night out, they will not limit
:05:53. > :05:57.themselves to one drink. We are Irish so publicly drink more
:05:58. > :06:05.than anybody else. 14 units and night might be a better guideline!
:06:06. > :06:07.Everything in measure and quantity. You can say that about anything. I
:06:08. > :06:08.think it's scaremongering. and drink them all in one go
:06:09. > :06:14.and it's important to have The Chief Medical Officer
:06:15. > :06:29.Michael McBride is with me. If there is no safe level, white
:06:30. > :06:32.issue the guidance at all 14 units a week? Some people will choose to
:06:33. > :06:43.drink and we have to that people might find it unacceptable risk so
:06:44. > :06:46.it is losing about six months of life over a 50 year period. Some
:06:47. > :06:51.people may say, I'm prepared to have that trade-off for what I regard to
:06:52. > :06:55.be a pleasurable experience. If we put that in context, that is the
:06:56. > :07:03.same impact as sitting watching one hour of television a day, eating to
:07:04. > :07:07.begin but he's a week or a day for 50 years. It is about risk and
:07:08. > :07:10.balance and the guidance is therefore people to look at and
:07:11. > :07:17.think and then make their own informed decisions. It is a matter
:07:18. > :07:22.of choice, it is measuring those units can be difficult for people.
:07:23. > :07:26.One pint of strong lager can be a lot more in terms of units and a
:07:27. > :07:31.normal lager and Wine Festival and strength so how do you measure? It
:07:32. > :07:34.is the piece of work that we still have to do. We're putting this kind
:07:35. > :07:39.is out for consultation until April. We're interested in the public 's
:07:40. > :07:42.views about whether it is clear and concise and allows them to make a
:07:43. > :07:48.clear decision but I agree, we still have a lot of work to do. You're
:07:49. > :07:53.working with the public consultation but how do we translate units into
:07:54. > :07:57.informing people how they can understand. Whatever way you do it,
:07:58. > :08:02.it involves coalitions and they are quite complex. It depends on the
:08:03. > :08:06.strength and it is not straightforward. A glass of wine can
:08:07. > :08:12.be anything from two units up to 3.4. Especially if you're drinking
:08:13. > :08:19.at home? What is 175 litres? Who knows what that is? Looking at this
:08:20. > :08:23.in a wider perspective, the drinking Irish can have a positive and
:08:24. > :08:37.negative connotation. How epidemic is our alcohol dependency? We have
:08:38. > :08:41.something more drinking at lower levels. Fewer children are drinking
:08:42. > :08:48.than ten years ago but it costs health service ?250 million a year.
:08:49. > :08:54.That would pay for 30,000 hip replacements, 20,000 cardiac bypass
:08:55. > :09:02.operations and apply borders. The impacts in terms of cirrhosis and
:09:03. > :09:04.cancer, it causes 6% of all cancers. Also the impact on family numbers
:09:05. > :09:08.that are affected in the communities. The cost for the
:09:09. > :09:12.criminal Justice System, the impact of alcohol and are unhealthy
:09:13. > :09:17.relationship with it here are very significant. If you are looking for
:09:18. > :09:22.wholesale change, would you like to see the day when you don't advocate
:09:23. > :09:27.smoking so you don't advocate drinking alcohol either? We are not
:09:28. > :09:33.advocating drinking, or they are saying is, people need to make
:09:34. > :09:37.informed choices. Even drinking 14 units a week, spread over more than
:09:38. > :09:45.three days, carries with it now levels of risk. Women who drink that
:09:46. > :09:53.amount of alcohol will still, we would still see 17 cases per 1,000
:09:54. > :09:59.cases of West Cancer -- breast cancer. Any amount of alcohol is
:10:00. > :10:02.particularly increases the risk. This is the new evidence, the risk
:10:03. > :10:06.associated with cancers is greater than we once thought and we haven't
:10:07. > :10:12.looked at this evidence in over 20 years. If we are looking to change
:10:13. > :10:16.habits, what part does a publican or supermarket play in changing our
:10:17. > :10:21.habits, allowing as to make that happy choice? We have worked very
:10:22. > :10:27.closely with the industry, we have taken 1 billion units of alcohol out
:10:28. > :10:32.of the UK. We have worked closely with the trade here in Northern
:10:33. > :10:37.Ireland and publicans in terms of training staff about not telling
:10:38. > :10:41.people alcohol they are intoxicated and we have worked closely with big
:10:42. > :10:45.supermarkets who are already putting calories on the side of drinks
:10:46. > :10:50.bottles of wine. It is written to the alcohol we sell actually has the
:10:51. > :10:53.units marked on the side. We need to do much, much more but we had a
:10:54. > :10:58.collaboratively should ship. There is no one magic bullet to address
:10:59. > :11:00.our and healthy relationship with alcohol. It is education,
:11:01. > :11:02.legislation and guidance to the public.
:11:03. > :11:04.You're watching BBC Newsline and there's plenty more to come,
:11:05. > :11:12.including one of Shakespeare's best known comedies gives amateur actors
:11:13. > :11:23.from Belfast the chance of a lifetime.
:11:24. > :11:25.A prominent Muslim who was at the centre of the court case
:11:26. > :11:28.against Pastor James McConnell has spoken for the first time
:11:29. > :11:35.Dr Raied Al Wazzan told BBC Newsline's Mark Simpson that he has
:11:36. > :11:39.no regrets about complaining to the police about the Pastor
:11:40. > :11:53.Cleared on all charges. But Pastor McConnell may not have had to go to
:11:54. > :11:58.court at all if it had not been for a complaint to the police from this
:11:59. > :12:03.man. Dr Hadiza Bawa-Garba. So, does he now regret getting involved?
:12:04. > :12:10.Absolutely not, I will do it again if somebody puts a Muslim community,
:12:11. > :12:14.stereotyping them, I will definitely protect them. Here is the sermon
:12:15. > :12:18.that Dr Hadiza Bawa-Garba and a number of others complained about.
:12:19. > :12:25.People say there are good Muslims in Britain. That may be so but I don't
:12:26. > :12:29.trust them. It's a huge implication and is it you don't trust all
:12:30. > :12:35.Muslims, that was not acceptable for us because that has lots of
:12:36. > :12:37.indications. We have lots of doctors, teachers working in this
:12:38. > :12:42.country and if you don't trust them, that is going to create disc
:12:43. > :12:46.relation against them. After his trial ended this week, Pastor
:12:47. > :12:51.McConnell clarified what he had said about Muslims. I would do it again
:12:52. > :12:58.but I would work differently I would be conscious that I was hurting
:12:59. > :13:02.innocent Muslims. I think he has learned now about this experience. I
:13:03. > :13:08.hope he will choose his words carefully. Now that the case is
:13:09. > :13:14.over, would you meet customer,? Yes, I am willing to discuss him and talk
:13:15. > :13:21.about these things. Would you shake his hand? If he wants to shake my
:13:22. > :13:26.hand and he trusts me, I will shake his hand. The court case may now be
:13:27. > :13:28.over but this might not be where the story ends.
:13:29. > :13:32.A Sinn Fein Assembly Member has agreed to apologise and pay
:13:33. > :13:36.compensation to the Ulster Unionist MP Tom Elliott over a defamatory
:13:37. > :13:41.Phil Flanagan posted the message on Twitter two years ago
:13:42. > :13:44.after Mr Elliott appeared on a BBC Radio programme.
:13:45. > :13:47.The High Court was told that the Fermanagh-South Tyrone MP
:13:48. > :13:55.has been fully vindicated and his reputation restored.
:13:56. > :13:57.Phil Flanagan sent this tweet after hearing Tom Elliott
:13:58. > :14:01.Within an hour, he deleted it but it was too late.
:14:02. > :14:03.The tweet had already been seen by 167 Twitter users
:14:04. > :14:11.Almost two years later, Phil Flanagan was in court to answer
:14:12. > :14:15.Tom Elliott told the hearing that he served in the UDR for ten
:14:16. > :14:25.He will now get an apology and compensation.
:14:26. > :14:33.The apology must also be tweeted and aired, physical -- Phil Flanagan
:14:34. > :14:35.must now accept that his tweet was untrue and wholly without
:14:36. > :14:37.foundation. It must be posted for the end of today.
:14:38. > :14:44.of compensation to be paid by Mr Flanagan.
:14:45. > :14:53.The hearing was told that insurers are refusing to pay costs or
:14:54. > :14:56.compensation in this case. That decision is now being challenged by
:14:57. > :15:07.Phil Flanagan in a separate legal action.
:15:08. > :15:14.Today we have spoken to a company which has lost 70,000 witnesses to
:15:15. > :15:17.the waters of Loch May. Rivers agency which is responsible for
:15:18. > :15:25.regular ten for what level there will appear before a storm and
:15:26. > :15:29.emitting next week. At the place they call the ban is
:15:30. > :15:33.that where the river runs into Loch me, it is beautiful but even on a
:15:34. > :15:36.calm day, there is no concealing the chaos that rising waters have
:15:37. > :15:41.caused. In the distance are huge tunnels, part of a horticulture
:15:42. > :15:45.operation and by the Donnelly family. They grow lettuce with the
:15:46. > :15:53.major supermarkets but they too have become victims of the waters. In
:15:54. > :15:56.this huge tunnel closest to the river, 70,000 of them languish in
:15:57. > :16:01.the waters, a loss to the company of thousands of pounds. They will have
:16:02. > :16:08.to be thrown out now, there is no way they could survive that. It is a
:16:09. > :16:14.complete write-off. All around the shore, the floodwaters are in
:16:15. > :16:17.packing and communities. At nearby GAA ground, it is flooded. It has
:16:18. > :16:22.not damaged the social club yet but it is a major inconvenience. With
:16:23. > :16:30.regard to social members using the club, they just have not been able
:16:31. > :16:35.to use it for this last or so. Today we got the chance to take to the
:16:36. > :16:40.flooded river, the biggest in the British Isles. We are going to
:16:41. > :16:44.deliver supplies to the warden of Coney Island who is marooned there.
:16:45. > :16:49.The island is disappearing under his feed. You can see how much the water
:16:50. > :16:54.has encroached onto the island here. Peter says and a good day, the art
:16:55. > :16:59.nine acres of Coney Island but at the moment, there is half that. The
:17:00. > :17:03.big problem is going to be the aftermath, the clean-up. A lot of
:17:04. > :17:11.litter has come and in the wash and it has come well in. There is a lot
:17:12. > :17:14.of litter and queueing up to do, some of it will be done in the
:17:15. > :17:19.assembly on Tuesday when the Rivers agency is possible for the levels of
:17:20. > :17:23.the lock will be asked some tough questions by MLAs.
:17:24. > :17:26.A day-long security alert in Londonderry has ended
:17:27. > :17:30.Some older people had to leave their homes overnight
:17:31. > :17:32.after reports that a bomb had been left in the Southway area,
:17:33. > :17:38.All the roads in the area have now re-opened.
:17:39. > :17:41.Now, many people are dreaming of picking up this weekend's record
:17:42. > :17:45.lottery jackpot but one County Armagh man's lottery dream
:17:46. > :18:02.Ross Hearst has just won a whopping ?4 million on a scratchcard.
:18:03. > :18:13.Ross is a man and one serious winning streak. ?20 in the previous
:18:14. > :18:20.shop. Then I won another ?20 in another shop. Then I changed again
:18:21. > :18:28.and won ?10, all in one day. The next day I exchanged it and that is
:18:29. > :18:34.when I won the 4 million. You must have thought, I am so lucky winning
:18:35. > :18:38.50 quid? He didn't tell me! I couldn't really keep it under my
:18:39. > :18:44.hat! The Butler scratchcard in this lurking shop. It was the last one in
:18:45. > :18:48.the screen in the shop. There were no more scratchcards. I was going to
:18:49. > :18:56.get something to eat and I turned and said, no, I will exchange the
:18:57. > :18:57.one from before. What a boost for a couple expecting their first baby in
:18:58. > :19:04.April! 2016 marks the 400th anniversary
:19:05. > :19:08.of the death of the playwright And that means that some amateur
:19:09. > :19:12.actors from Belfast are getting By day she is a human
:19:13. > :19:25.resources administrator. But an amateur actor
:19:26. > :19:28.Maggie Gorman has now been cast by the Royal Shakespeare Company
:19:29. > :19:42.to star in the production I think it's the biggest opportunity
:19:43. > :19:45.we are ever going to get. I just like the slow pace of amateur
:19:46. > :19:48.dramatics and this is one big chance to bring some real excitement into
:19:49. > :19:49.it and some real professionalism. Players who will act
:19:50. > :19:54.with professionals and they are also getting specialist help
:19:55. > :20:06.to rehearse the parts. Some actors have said that it is a
:20:07. > :20:11.deathbed moment, the moment you remember the birth of your children,
:20:12. > :20:15.your wedding day and the moment you played bottom and the RSC stage in a
:20:16. > :20:17.Midsummer nights dream! a story of love, mischief
:20:18. > :20:21.and fairies in an enchanted forest. The Belfast amateurs
:20:22. > :20:27.have some of the most important roles in this
:20:28. > :20:39.year's production. It is sometimes difficult to get on
:20:40. > :20:43.with your day job because you think, blimey in five months' time, I will
:20:44. > :20:45.be acting with the Royal Shakespeare Company. How could that happen!
:20:46. > :20:49.spartan rehearsal studio in May to perform alongside
:20:50. > :20:54.Then they take the stage at the home of the RSC in Stratford-upon-Avon.
:20:55. > :21:02.For them, 2016 really is set to be a dream year.
:21:03. > :21:07.And it's important weekend for Ulster's rugby players.
:21:08. > :21:11.They return to European action with a trip to France this Sunday.
:21:12. > :21:14.For the Champions Cup match away to Oyonnax.
:21:15. > :21:17.Director of rugby Les Kiss has made eight changes to the side
:21:18. > :21:21.Some key players are rested but Craig Gilroy
:21:22. > :21:26.Captain Rory Best is included - and says despite defeat in the last
:21:27. > :21:34.game Ulster's confidence hasn't been dented.
:21:35. > :21:41.It will be a very imposing atmosphere and it will be a very
:21:42. > :21:44.physical game. I think for us, it's important that we just stick to what
:21:45. > :21:49.has been working well for us and that has been our accuracy. At the
:21:50. > :21:52.Munster game, we had a really good run of games where we just kept the
:21:53. > :21:56.ball. We did not give it back cheaply and because teams a lot of
:21:57. > :22:00.pressure. We need to continue to do that this Sunday. There is pressure
:22:01. > :22:02.on us, which is good in that we have to go there and when everyone to
:22:03. > :22:03.stay alive in Europe. It's the fifth round of local
:22:04. > :22:06.football's Irish Cup tomorrow. There are the 16 ties in all
:22:07. > :22:09.and a chance for many of our smaller clubs to take on the more
:22:10. > :22:11.established teams. Nial Foster has been to one club
:22:12. > :22:22.which has plenty of form When you think of Holland in both,
:22:23. > :22:26.you might think of Samson and Goliath but there is a football club
:22:27. > :22:37.named after the famous yard and in recent years, the welders have
:22:38. > :22:42.become Irish cup giant killers. The championship that Glenavon added the
:22:43. > :22:46.season with the help of an Irish league veteran. They are a
:22:47. > :22:51.premiership side and we will always be the underdogs but they will get
:22:52. > :22:55.them down at our place and we will give it our best shot. If we get a
:22:56. > :23:00.win, brilliant, but it's the biggest rock you can win in this country so
:23:01. > :23:05.decides to progress as best you can. The East Belfast side one Steel and
:23:06. > :23:09.Sons Cup on Christmas Day and the 26 goals to his name already this
:23:10. > :23:23.season, the star striker is aiming for more success. We were on a high
:23:24. > :23:28.but there are other players who are thinking we have won something but
:23:29. > :23:35.we want to win more. We're history. Even now, we need to knuckle down
:23:36. > :23:41.and keep progressing. We have 126 already so obviously a lot of people
:23:42. > :23:50.know that I am aiming for 100 by the end of the year but it is about
:23:51. > :23:55.winning matches and trophies. They already know the lyrics, could
:23:56. > :23:58.welders be singing again on cup final day in May?
:23:59. > :24:01.The second round of matches in the Gaelic Football's Bank
:24:02. > :24:03.of Ireland Dr McKenna Cup continue this Sunday.
:24:04. > :24:06.For one manager it's a return to familiar territory.
:24:07. > :24:10.Pete McGrath takes on Down - a county he led to two All Ireland
:24:11. > :24:13.titles - with his Fermanagh side looking to build
:24:14. > :24:26.History shows that in recent times, when Fermanagh have held a
:24:27. > :24:31.successful season, it was always followed by a depth. We are
:24:32. > :24:35.determined not to let that happen into the 16. Expectations are higher
:24:36. > :24:38.than last year and the McKenna Cup has been used to get us ready for
:24:39. > :24:39.the campaign but we are looking forward to the challenges that lie
:24:40. > :24:40.ahead. Northern Ireland's junior world
:24:41. > :24:43.golfing champion has returned home from America - after winning another
:24:44. > :24:45.prestigious tournament. 13-year-old Tom McKibbin won
:24:46. > :24:48.the Junior Hobnda Classic in Florida, as well as coming second
:24:49. > :24:51.in two other events. He called into see us and to show
:24:52. > :25:02.us his new trophies. Really happy because I have played
:25:03. > :25:07.it three times and I have come second and third the other two times
:25:08. > :25:15.in the first year I played, Rory won it. Tell us how you want it. Eight
:25:16. > :25:20.birdies on the first day. Birdie after birdie after birdie! It feels
:25:21. > :25:26.great to be able to win the big one Sunday after winning the junior one
:25:27. > :25:33.that is the exact same. It's just great.
:25:34. > :25:42.The weather is next. There has been a real chill in the
:25:43. > :25:47.air today as we had overnight there is a risk of frost. We might see
:25:48. > :25:52.some icy patches appearing on untreated roads particularly in the
:25:53. > :25:57.West. Overnight, we have a band of rain moving across Ireland and that
:25:58. > :26:02.will introduce showers across the Irish Sea coast. Maybe falling as
:26:03. > :26:06.Hale or sleep or snow of the more mountains. Into the weekend we will
:26:07. > :26:12.keep the cold feeler to our weather and the wintry showers will never be
:26:13. > :26:17.too far away. Those showers could be quite heavy at times and falling as
:26:18. > :26:20.sleet and snow as they hit higher ground. If you are out and about,
:26:21. > :26:26.you will really notice the temperatures. Really pretty chilly
:26:27. > :26:30.feeling to the day. It says six and seven but I think five is more
:26:31. > :26:36.likely to do wrap up if you're heading out. Saturday night and into
:26:37. > :26:40.Sunday, is going to be another cool night. Because there is more cloud
:26:41. > :26:43.cover, temperatures will not drop down quite as low as they will
:26:44. > :26:50.tonight and not as low as they did last night. The risk of a frost is
:26:51. > :26:53.reduced as we head into Sunday morning. Sunday, we keep that
:26:54. > :26:57.similar feeler. It's going to be another wintry day, perhaps more in
:26:58. > :27:00.the ways of brightness as we go through the day so the chance of
:27:01. > :27:05.seeing some brighter skies between those showers. It's not going to
:27:06. > :27:12.happen impact on the temperatures, again, a pretty chilly but the day
:27:13. > :27:15.it just four or 5 degrees. Have had this low pressure stalled over us
:27:16. > :27:19.for the past few days and as it disappears, see how tightly packed
:27:20. > :27:23.those at the which means the winds will pick up and we will draw colder
:27:24. > :27:27.air out of the north and that will start to make its presence felt as
:27:28. > :27:31.we go through the week. Still a cool start to the week but as we head
:27:32. > :27:34.into the middle of next week, temperatures will drop away and it
:27:35. > :27:41.looks like winter will finally start to feel like winter!
:27:42. > :27:49.We don't have a national dress in Northern Ireland. Oh, we do, yes.
:27:50. > :27:56.We don't have a national dress in Northern Ireland. Oh, we do, yes.
:27:57. > :28:00.A wee skirt or trousers and a green blouse.