:00:00. > 3:59:59the Zika virus is spreading fast and could have affected 4 million people
:00:00. > :00:21.Our leading transplant clinicians say Northern Ireland isn't ready yet
:00:22. > :00:35.What we are concerned about is that we don't make a system any worse.
:00:36. > :00:45.My husband died three weeks ago today and it is distressing for
:00:46. > :00:47.everybody. misleading a Stormont committee over
:00:48. > :00:51.the new Casement Park project. More worry for Farmers
:00:52. > :00:53.here as their incomes take The partner of the Flying Doctor,
:00:54. > :01:02.the late John Hinds, tells us of her hopes for a lasting
:01:03. > :01:08.legacy in his memory. And batten down the hatches -
:01:09. > :01:10.we have warnings for rain, snow and more importantly,
:01:11. > :01:19.potentially damaging winds Northern Ireland's most senior organ
:01:20. > :01:23.transplant doctors have told the BBC that Northern Ireland isn't ready
:01:24. > :01:26.yet for an opt-out system, that's where the public have
:01:27. > :01:28.to register their wishes not to donate their organs
:01:29. > :01:31.when they die. The move, which is the opposite
:01:32. > :01:34.to the current system, had been proposed by
:01:35. > :01:36.the Ulster Unionist MLA JoAnne Here's our Health Correspondent,
:01:37. > :01:42.Marie-Louise Connolly. Imagine waiting for someone
:01:43. > :01:46.to donate you one of their organs. Lucia Quinney knows all about it -
:01:47. > :02:01.in her 16 years she's had I do ballet, swimming. I'd love to
:02:02. > :02:04.become a doctor one day. All these different things that young people
:02:05. > :02:07.start to think about that they'd want to do with their life.
:02:08. > :02:09.With her own Facebook page and plans for a blog,
:02:10. > :02:12.Lucia wants to encourage people to join in the conversation
:02:13. > :02:15.She prefers the current system where people sign up
:02:16. > :02:28.Speakman it means to know that a donor and possibly not even the
:02:29. > :02:35.donor but the donor's family has made that decision, has given it
:02:36. > :02:44.thought. To know it was something they wanted to do. To know it was a
:02:45. > :02:50.conscious choice that they made. I think it makes it even more special
:02:51. > :02:52.for us, and when people talk about the gift of life, it really does
:02:53. > :02:53.mean a gift. The organ donation debate is back
:02:54. > :02:56.in the headlines after an attempt to change the law here to an opt-out
:02:57. > :02:59.system was blocked by DUP and Sinn Fein members
:03:00. > :03:01.of the Stormont Health Committee. The proposal brought
:03:02. > :03:03.by an Ulster Unionist MLA had meant that those who didn't
:03:04. > :03:17.want to donate organs would need Looking at the options for us today
:03:18. > :03:21.I would ask members to consider whether they wish to amend the bill
:03:22. > :03:24.is proposed through option B or dropped the bill as proposed through
:03:25. > :03:27.option A. But showing a united
:03:28. > :03:29.front, for the first time Northern Ireland's most senior
:03:30. > :03:31.clinicians involved in this speciality came together and told
:03:32. > :03:43.the BBC that the opt out system We have a good system, we want to do
:03:44. > :03:47.whatever will make it better and we're not convinced just yet that
:03:48. > :03:51.the public in Northern Ireland have them inside understanding of the opt
:03:52. > :03:53.out. We are concerned it will make things worse and what we all want is
:03:54. > :03:56.to make things better. Wales adopted the opt-out system
:03:57. > :03:58.in December last year. With a population of over
:03:59. > :04:00.three million so far, around 86,000 of those
:04:01. > :04:02.have opted out. According to campaigners,
:04:03. > :04:11.it's early days. While health service showing
:04:12. > :04:14.overwhelming majority of people believe in organ donation, actually
:04:15. > :04:17.doing something about it is a completely different matter. The
:04:18. > :04:21.challenge for health professionals and politicians is coming up with a
:04:22. > :04:28.system which encourages people to turn those thoughts into action.
:04:29. > :04:30.Tell us what you think on our Facebook page.
:04:31. > :04:32.There's been anger in Londonderry after two handguns were found
:04:33. > :04:37.A controlled explosion was carried out on the vehicle which was parked
:04:38. > :04:39.close to the graves of people who recently died.
:04:40. > :04:42.Here's our North-West reporter, Keiron Tourish.
:04:43. > :04:48.This has been a deeply distressing time for Fiona Kelly. Her husband
:04:49. > :04:54.and father both died on this Day three weeks ago. The car at this end
:04:55. > :04:59.of the cemetery alert was sparked only yards from her husband's grave.
:05:00. > :05:04.A controlled explosion was carried out around midnight after two
:05:05. > :05:11.semiautomatic handguns were found inside. The cemetery remained closed
:05:12. > :05:17.until mid-morning today. Totally distressed, disgusted, saddened that
:05:18. > :05:24.somebody would come to a cemetery West people are supposed to be
:05:25. > :05:28.resting in peace and the past, people have never bothered people
:05:29. > :05:35.who died. Why now? What is it all for? It is terrible that people are
:05:36. > :05:45.coming to see the graves of loved ones and they can't even get in.
:05:46. > :05:51.There has been a wave of revulsion across the city as PSNI teams carry
:05:52. > :05:55.out there follow up operation. My reaction has to be the sense of
:05:56. > :06:02.everybody else's reaction. A sense of why are these things happening?
:06:03. > :06:07.In this day and age, people who are abusing the sanctity of the cemetery
:06:08. > :06:11.so as to maybe take life. I have to condemn it. The PSNI say they are
:06:12. > :06:15.delighted to have taken three weapons off the streets in recent
:06:16. > :06:17.days that they say violence dissident republicans remain
:06:18. > :06:22.determined to try to kill police officers. They have urged public to
:06:23. > :06:28.be vigilant and to report any suspicious activity.
:06:29. > :06:29.There's been a crash in County Armagh.
:06:30. > :06:32.It happened on the Legacorry Road in Richhill this afternoon.
:06:33. > :06:35.Ambulances and the Fire Service are at the scene and the road has
:06:36. > :06:40.The Sports Minister Caral Ni Chuilin is to be called back
:06:41. > :06:43.to a Stormont Committee to answer claims that she knew about safety
:06:44. > :06:46.concerns at the proposed new Casement Park stadium as far
:06:47. > :06:49.The Minister previously said she only found out
:06:50. > :06:51.Tonight she denied misleading the committee.
:06:52. > :06:59.BBC Newsline's Mark Simpson reports.
:07:00. > :07:07.The controversy over Casement Park has turned into a case of who knew
:07:08. > :07:12.what where and when. In particular where was the sports Minister Caral
:07:13. > :07:17.Ni Chuilin first told about concerned that emergency exits. This
:07:18. > :07:21.former chairman of Sport NI says he told her back in 2012. She says she
:07:22. > :07:28.was only told last year. What does he think of that? That surprises me
:07:29. > :07:34.that she doesn't have a record of it. The emergency exits and the need
:07:35. > :07:40.to purchase housing was discussed back in 2012. The minister and
:07:41. > :07:47.special adviser were in the room and they were a aware of the issue for
:07:48. > :07:55.the need to purchase houses potentially in order to provide
:07:56. > :08:02.adequate access? Yes. It was that that meeting I was assured it was
:08:03. > :08:05.being taken seriously and the solution was the purchase of four
:08:06. > :08:12.houses which were at the opposite side to the road. No written proof
:08:13. > :08:15.was presented but the evidence was enough for the committee to decide
:08:16. > :08:21.to call back the Minister to give an explanation. These are questions
:08:22. > :08:27.that have to be explored. Either people have misremembered or they
:08:28. > :08:34.have misled the committee. Minister, did you mislead the committee? No, I
:08:35. > :08:39.absolutely didn't. People can make claims and accusation. I have two CB
:08:40. > :08:45.evidence. That has not come forward. I have been consistent and clear. I
:08:46. > :08:50.completely refute these allegations. As for being recalled to the
:08:51. > :08:54.Stormont committee to explain herself, the minister says she had
:08:55. > :08:56.happy to accept the invitation. She insists she has nothing to hide.
:08:57. > :09:06.A sneak preview of a major expansion at one of Belfast's biggest
:09:07. > :09:10.landmarks. Farm incomes took a huge hit last
:09:11. > :09:12.year, according to official The total income from farming fell
:09:13. > :09:17.by 41% down to ?183 million, and while all sectors had
:09:18. > :09:19.to deal with the pressure, some took a much bigger
:09:20. > :09:38.hit than others. Some sectors to a much bigger hit
:09:39. > :09:42.than others. Farmers know how much financial pressure they have been
:09:43. > :09:47.under for a long time now. What this proves is just how tight things are
:09:48. > :09:52.on the farms. These are the worst figures we have seen in a decade.
:09:53. > :09:59.The farmers union described them as grim. Their artefact is in play, the
:10:00. > :10:04.first is that poor prices the farmers are getting for produce. The
:10:05. > :10:08.other, reduced value of EU subsidies converted to Stirling at an
:10:09. > :10:17.unfavourable rate at the back end of last year. Which sectors are
:10:18. > :10:28.suffering most? Beef has been up and down, but Derry has been under the
:10:29. > :10:41.most pressure. -- dairy. From the Department of agriculture, ?10,000
:10:42. > :10:47.for this year. Down a staggering 78%. Pics, average income for this
:10:48. > :10:56.year will be ?22,000. Half of what it was the previous year. It doesn't
:10:57. > :11:00.take a genius to work at the potential impact it will have on
:11:01. > :11:03.family finances and on the wider rural economy.
:11:04. > :11:05.A senior judge has criticised the Ministry of Defence's inability
:11:06. > :11:08.to get the wheels of justice moving in relation to
:11:09. > :11:12.In response to claims that the MOD could not resource legacy cases
:11:13. > :11:14.Lord Justice Weir said the MOD was not short of money
:11:15. > :11:19.as it was fighting wars across the world.
:11:20. > :11:22.The judge was examining a case of an alleged shoot-to-kill policy
:11:23. > :11:25.and also the shooting dead of a father of six by a covert army
:11:26. > :11:43.Patrick McVeigh was shot as he chatted to men in a barricade in
:11:44. > :11:46.west Belfast. His death and that of Daniel Rooney featured in a BBC
:11:47. > :11:52.panorama programme which highlighted the activities of an under
:11:53. > :11:57.undercover army unit, the Military Reaction Force. At the time the army
:11:58. > :12:03.denied any involvement. Following the documentary, the legacy
:12:04. > :12:12.investigation Branch of the PSNI started an investigation. There was
:12:13. > :12:23.no indication of when the investigation would be able to be
:12:24. > :12:28.finished. In Lord Justice Weir's view, this was unacceptable. He
:12:29. > :12:33.pushed the MOD lawyer to agree on a date when documents may be
:12:34. > :12:44.disclosed. Something the daughter of Patrick McVeigh appreciated. After
:12:45. > :12:50.hearing judge we are today, it is time that we had some truth and
:12:51. > :12:59.hopefully justice afterwards. In 1992 the SAS killed for men after an
:13:00. > :13:03.attack on a nearby police station. That case was also raised during
:13:04. > :13:07.today's review hearings. Lord Justice Weir again asked the MOD
:13:08. > :13:13.about their readiness to hand over files and documents. In response,
:13:14. > :13:19.the MOD's lawyer said the issue of disclosure was not as far forward as
:13:20. > :13:22.they had hoped. A comment Lord Justice Weir described as a
:13:23. > :13:26.masterpiece of understatement. Lord Justice Weir was direct in his
:13:27. > :13:43.comments when the MOD raised the issue of resources. He said...
:13:44. > :13:54.Barry O'Donnell 's family say he just wants -- they just want the
:13:55. > :14:01.truth. We just won the MOD and the PSNI to hand over this information.
:14:02. > :14:06.This could have been done years ago. Tomorrow will see the last of Lord
:14:07. > :14:09.Justice Weir's review into 56 inquests.
:14:10. > :14:12.The mum of a 13-year-old girl has warned of the dangers of adults
:14:13. > :14:16.Her daughter was found unconscious with a head injury by the police
:14:17. > :14:24.I spoke to her this afternoon and she told me about the shock
:14:25. > :14:38.Speaking the peace -- the police rang that my daughter was highly
:14:39. > :14:43.intoxicated. I was in total shock. I said of course you can. I put the
:14:44. > :14:50.phone down and I rang her back and said, she is not responding. We'll
:14:51. > :14:59.have to take to the hospital. -- they rang back. They came for me and
:15:00. > :15:06.brought me over. She had just come out and was going into
:15:07. > :15:08.resuscitation. She was great, she was a total mess. I broke down when
:15:09. > :15:10.I saw her. This is the car park
:15:11. > :15:13.where the teenager was found. She was extremely cold and needed
:15:14. > :15:16.a scan for the blow to her head. It was a few days later
:15:17. > :15:28.before the picture emerged She couldn't remember going to
:15:29. > :15:33.hospital. She knew she had drank. She was in barrister. She was so
:15:34. > :15:38.sorry that she had done it and she knows how stupid it was. We did talk
:15:39. > :15:46.to her, the dangers that could have happened. She was sick everywhere.
:15:47. > :15:48.It was that cold. Numerous things could have happened to her.
:15:49. > :15:50.Thankfully the police did find her. when she thought her daughter
:15:51. > :16:07.was having a usual trip into town That was another shock. Some person
:16:08. > :16:10.had got them alcohol. For them to hand a child drink, that is what I
:16:11. > :16:12.cannot accept. How easy it is to get it.
:16:13. > :16:17.adults about the dangers of buying drink for children,
:16:18. > :16:21.and how the consequences could have been so much worse.
:16:22. > :16:24.Around 50 teachers held a protest this afternoon about a Department
:16:25. > :16:26.of Education scheme to enable 500 older teaching staff
:16:27. > :16:33.They'll be replaced with newly-qualified graduates.
:16:34. > :16:35.But as our Education Correspondent Robbie Meredith reports,
:16:36. > :16:37.many teachers are worried they'll not be able to apply
:16:38. > :16:51.It is wrong, it's not there. It is unusual for people to protest about
:16:52. > :16:56.jobs being created that that is what these teachers in Londonderry are
:16:57. > :17:04.doing. It is not fair, do we not deserve the same opportunities as
:17:05. > :17:08.newly qualified teachers? Education minister has said jobs will be open
:17:09. > :17:14.to teachers who have qualified to teachers in the last few years. But
:17:15. > :17:21.many have been teaching for much longer than that. I've been teaching
:17:22. > :17:26.for ten years. It just means you don't have any job security so it
:17:27. > :17:33.means you can't get a mortgage and you can't really plan. Stormonthas
:17:34. > :17:40.also raised this with Department officials. There is a level of
:17:41. > :17:48.discrimination. This is targeting those in that bracket. The biggest
:17:49. > :17:53.teaching union here welcomes the scheme but once changes to. Our main
:17:54. > :17:57.issue is that there are some teachers who qualified more than
:17:58. > :18:02.three years ago who will feel discriminated against. We feel those
:18:03. > :18:10.people should have the same rights and chances to apply for those jobs.
:18:11. > :18:12.In a statement the Department for Education said they understood some
:18:13. > :18:16.of the concerns and the final details were yet to be ironed out.
:18:17. > :18:21.Many teachers will be waiting to see what these -- if these jobs become
:18:22. > :18:39.open to everyone. For streets have been identified for
:18:40. > :18:42.the five-year project which will also create office space and jobs.
:18:43. > :18:45.A Belfast landmark has opened the doors on a major expansion,
:18:46. > :18:48.one which the city hopes will brings tens of thousands of new visitors.
:18:49. > :18:51.The Waterfront Hall's extension has generated much debate over its looks
:18:52. > :18:53.but as our business correspondent Julian O'Neill has been finding out
:18:54. > :19:02.The new Waterfront has been taking shape for months.
:19:03. > :19:04.?30 million has been spent doubling its size so belfast can
:19:05. > :19:12.Today organisers of major UK conferences got a first look
:19:13. > :19:14.inside as the venue pitched for business by showcasing
:19:15. > :19:34.I love it, it is so close to the airport, easy into the city. I think
:19:35. > :19:36.the important thing is that it is helping to regenerate the city.
:19:37. > :19:39.There's now room for conferences hosting 5,000 people at a time,
:19:40. > :19:41.meaning Belfast can better compete for money-spinning national
:19:42. > :19:47.30 conferences are already booked and there's confidence
:19:48. > :20:00.We have found once we can get a client into the building and city,
:20:01. > :20:04.they will sign on the dotted line. They are so impressed by the venue,
:20:05. > :20:12.the welcome they receive and the city itself. We took our decision
:20:13. > :20:14.when we didn't even see the plan so you can see what a big risk it was
:20:15. > :20:16.but we're absolutely delighted. Business visitors can spend big,
:20:17. > :20:19.and Belfast hopes that by 2020 conferences will have delivered
:20:20. > :20:29.a ?100 million windfall. Almost 20 years old, it marks the
:20:30. > :20:34.beginning of a new era for the waterfront with new hotels springing
:20:35. > :20:36.up in the city. There is a lot riding on the business it hopes to
:20:37. > :20:38.do. Now sport, and hopes of a lasting
:20:39. > :20:41.tribute to the so-called flying Yes, the partner of the late
:20:42. > :20:46.motorcycle medic Dr John Hinds has said she's hopeful that an air
:20:47. > :20:49.ambulance will be in place A public consultation on the service
:20:50. > :20:58.was completed last week. In her first interview
:20:59. > :21:01.since the death of Dr Hinds last year, Janet Acheson has told BBC
:21:02. > :21:04.Newsline the service would be a fitting tribute to
:21:05. > :21:14.the "flying doctor". Special recognition for the work of
:21:15. > :21:21.her partner. Janet Acheson receives
:21:22. > :21:22.an Irish Motorcycling Award for the contribution
:21:23. > :21:24.of Dr John Hinds. His death last July shocked
:21:25. > :21:26.the racing community. Now Janet wants to see a lasting
:21:27. > :21:37.legacy for the flying doctor. Nothing will compensate me for
:21:38. > :21:45.John's class that he got a lot of fulfilment out of saving people's
:21:46. > :21:50.lives and limbs at Rome racing -- Road racing and hopefully that will
:21:51. > :21:55.bring that for everyone in Northern Ireland. It is time critical medical
:21:56. > :22:00.attention and that was the beauty in some ways of Irish road racing
:22:01. > :22:07.because the medical team were there, the skills were there. If you have
:22:08. > :22:13.your accident in the hills or in the mountain is, on a roadside somewhere
:22:14. > :22:14.that's not aside a hospital, you don't get that time critical
:22:15. > :22:15.intervention. Dr Hinds lost his life
:22:16. > :22:18.in an accident while providing medical cover during practice
:22:19. > :22:28.at the Skerries road races outside If there is anything good that comes
:22:29. > :22:33.out of his death, it is hopefully that there are lives saved that
:22:34. > :22:36.would otherwise have died without it and that is the long-term goal. In
:22:37. > :22:41.some ways this is much bigger than John. John's unfortunate death has
:22:42. > :22:45.brought this into the spotlight in no way that I don't dig it would
:22:46. > :22:49.have been otherwise. And hopefully in the not too distant future we
:22:50. > :22:51.will come online with the rest of Europe and the world and have that
:22:52. > :22:54.life-saving service. Ireland have lost to India
:22:55. > :22:56.in their first game at the Under-19 Cricket World Cup
:22:57. > :23:01.which is being held in Bangladesh. Late entries to the tournament
:23:02. > :23:03.after Australia withdrew due to security concerns,
:23:04. > :23:05.Ireland were beaten by 79 runs. They may be late additions
:23:06. > :23:12.to this World Cup - and the hosts were suitably grateful
:23:13. > :23:18.- but Ireland showed today they aren't just
:23:19. > :23:26.making up the numbers. wickets, India recovered,
:23:27. > :23:35.eventually posting a competitive And, although it proved
:23:36. > :23:38.too big a target for Ireland, a defiant fifth-wicket
:23:39. > :23:40.partnership of 113 run by William McClintock
:23:41. > :23:42.and Lorcan Tucker, saw both players Ultimately, the run chase was too
:23:43. > :23:48.big an ask and Ireland lost their last wicket
:23:49. > :23:51.still 79 runs short. Their next game is against
:23:52. > :23:53.Nepal on Saturday. Ulster rugby coach, Les Kiss,
:23:54. > :24:00.has revealed that Ulster have all their player signings
:24:01. > :24:02.completed for next season - including the imminent announcement
:24:03. > :24:07.of two major big name players. But he's admitted there's a growing
:24:08. > :24:10.financial pressure now to compete with the salaries on offer
:24:11. > :24:21.from English and French clubs. We have to be cognisant of the fact
:24:22. > :24:25.that people across the ditch in England are starting to make plays
:24:26. > :24:28.at our players so we need extra funding to ensure that we reward
:24:29. > :24:33.those players with the right level of contract as well because that is
:24:34. > :24:39.as big a risk of not having enough good foreigners in your system. Any
:24:40. > :24:45.extra money you have -- we have will make sure we can keep our talent
:24:46. > :24:50.here. We have a couple of announcements to make over the next
:24:51. > :24:54.few weeks, but hopefully people are excited about what we have coming
:24:55. > :24:55.up. We think it is exciting so watch this space.
:24:56. > :25:08.Let's get the weather now. A bit chilly today.
:25:09. > :25:19.Lots of potential hazards with the Weatherford if you days. -- for the
:25:20. > :25:27.next few days. Storm Gertrude comes in over the next few days. The
:25:28. > :25:35.isobars packing in an indication of the windy conditions. Today was
:25:36. > :25:38.windy today. As well. Behind me you can see the clouds starting to
:25:39. > :25:46.gather once again. Allows moving into bring another couple of batches
:25:47. > :25:52.of rain through the night. A warning is in place for the rain for western
:25:53. > :25:56.areas. Risks of localised flooding. The first batch this evening,
:25:57. > :26:01.persistent and heavy at times with wind is picking up. Later on
:26:02. > :26:11.tonight, the second batch of rain really get going. Gusts could be
:26:12. > :26:15.potentially damaging so we have an amber be aware warning from the Met
:26:16. > :26:24.office. We could see trees coming down, power supplies come affected,
:26:25. > :26:27.some material damage. The strongest winds continuing into tomorrow
:26:28. > :26:36.morning. A wet start early on but strength of the winds taking the
:26:37. > :26:43.rain out of the way. We will still see gusts of 50 to 60 miles per
:26:44. > :26:48.hour. Plenty of squally showers in between sunshine. It will feel
:26:49. > :26:53.bitterly cold. Into tomorrow night, a band of rain pushing its way in
:26:54. > :27:02.from the north-west behind it cold air. You can see sleet and should
:27:03. > :27:09.know showers at low levels also. And gusty winds. In early morning for
:27:10. > :27:14.the wind and snow is in place. That carries on into Saturday. A bitter
:27:15. > :27:20.feeling day, gradually becoming less cold on Sunday but a slow process.
:27:21. > :27:27.Our leading transplant doctors say Northern Ireland isn't ready for an
:27:28. > :27:31.opt out system for organ donation. Anger in Londonderry after two
:27:32. > :27:32.handguns were found near new graves in the city cemetery.
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:27:59. > :28:00.bought on the streets of east Belfast,