:00:00. > :00:08.The sight of hundreds of people on the streets of west Belfast last
:00:09. > :00:12.night underlined the fear pensioners say they feel after a number
:00:13. > :00:18.One woman who suffered a broken wrist in an attack is still too
:00:19. > :00:23.And today the Police reacted to criticism of their response
:00:24. > :00:31.It is a weekly lunch club in Saint Peter's Parish Hall.
:00:32. > :00:37.A serious matter is under discussion.
:00:38. > :00:41.The safety officers from the City Council giving advice
:00:42. > :00:47.It is all because of two violent muggings of senior citizens
:00:48. > :00:59.and several house burglaries in recent weeks.
:01:00. > :01:01.In the first incident, 78-year-old Florence suffered
:01:02. > :01:04.She was pushed to the ground cheering a mugging.
:01:05. > :01:06.Her best friends say she cannot talk about what happened without crying.
:01:07. > :01:09.She is scared to go out unless somebody is with her,
:01:10. > :01:17.Just last Friday, 76-year-old Maureen Shepherd
:01:18. > :01:22.was left with the broken jaw after being attacked
:01:23. > :01:30.The two incidents have left pensioners feeling vulnerable.
:01:31. > :01:34.Our neighbours have all agreed that if we going anywhere,
:01:35. > :01:37.one will keep an eye on the house and we will have each other's phone
:01:38. > :01:40.numbers just in case of an emergency.
:01:41. > :01:42.Last night several hundred people attended a rally
:01:43. > :01:45.to show their support for victims of crime.
:01:46. > :01:47.And while people are undoubtedly worried, the police say
:01:48. > :01:56.it is important to keep the incidents in perspective.
:01:57. > :01:58.What we want to do is reassure the community that both those
:01:59. > :02:05.incidents are under investigation those investigations remain alive
:02:06. > :02:06.and we are taking them very seriously.
:02:07. > :02:09.But they are only a small number of incidents, not in any way
:02:10. > :02:17.to downplay their seriousness, but we don't greater fear
:02:18. > :02:22.Back in Saint Peter's, and it's a full house for the bingo.
:02:23. > :02:27.A determination in the face of fear to live life as normal.
:02:28. > :02:29.Volunteers have mounted a mercy mission to save horses stranded
:02:30. > :02:35.They brought hay and feed to the animals stuck on an island
:02:36. > :02:43.This report by our agriculture and environment correspondent
:02:44. > :02:49.Conor Macauley contains some images which you may find upsetting.
:02:50. > :02:57.The distress call had come in after locals became aware
:02:58. > :02:59.of the stranded horses, laden down with hay and feed,
:03:00. > :03:02.volunteers from the community rescue service that off on a mercy mission
:03:03. > :03:10.It is a wide and shallow lake with lots of little Islands.
:03:11. > :03:13.It took us a while to locate the one we wanted.
:03:14. > :03:15.There were 13 horses there, three of them were dead,
:03:16. > :03:20.lying out in the open under heavy plastic.
:03:21. > :03:23.The ground was cut to ribbons and there was no grazing.
:03:24. > :03:26.The conditions are not ideal, the horses are friendly enough
:03:27. > :03:29.and approachable enough, but they're certainly not starving.
:03:30. > :03:32.They definitely need to be moved on soon as possible.
:03:33. > :03:35.They need shifting to a better location, somewhere where there
:03:36. > :03:41.First examination, the horses do not seem to be in to buy
:03:42. > :03:48.The ground on which they were marooned is in a shocking state.
:03:49. > :03:51.We do not know who owns these horses and we're not sure how
:03:52. > :03:57.One theory is that they may have forded across a causeway
:03:58. > :04:02.at low water in the autumn.
:04:03. > :04:07.By the time they had grazed the island down,
:04:08. > :04:09.the winter floods had raised the levels, marooning them.
:04:10. > :04:13.We would hope that someone will come out and do something a bit more
:04:14. > :04:16.substantial, I know the water has cut everything off here and it has
:04:17. > :04:21.certainly created a dilemma for the owner of the horses as well.
:04:22. > :04:24.Some hay had been left before we arrived, but these animals
:04:25. > :04:26.need moving to dry ground if they are not
:04:27. > :04:29.The welfare of horses in all the responsibility
:04:30. > :04:31.of councils, in this case, the Mid Ulster Council.
:04:32. > :04:35.receive the conflict and worth investigating kits.
:04:36. > :04:42.An investigation's underway into how a train collided with construction
:04:43. > :04:46.equipment on the line between Lisburn and Portadown this morning.
:04:47. > :04:55.The railway line has been closed all day.
:04:56. > :05:03.They say they hope the service will be running as normal in the morning.
:05:04. > :05:05.This is the spot just outside Lisburn, where the 625 Belfast
:05:06. > :05:08.to Portadown train hit a large piece of excavation machinery
:05:09. > :05:12.After hitting the machinery, the train then travelled around
:05:13. > :05:17.250 metres to where it came to a stop, right here.
:05:18. > :05:19.Then, the driver, conductor and seven passengers on board had
:05:20. > :05:22.to make their way off the train in the dark and walk around
:05:23. > :05:27.the kilometres to the next level crossing.
:05:28. > :05:29.Shattered windows, shocked and shaken passengers and staff,
:05:30. > :05:50.Thankfully it stayed on the tracks and we are looking at something less
:05:51. > :05:53.Health and Safety Executive, Translink and the PSNI
:05:54. > :05:56.are all involved in trying to find exactly how and why such a large
:05:57. > :06:07.piece of equipment ended up on the tracks.
:06:08. > :06:09.It appears it was a bucket of a digger on the line,
:06:10. > :06:11.the train struck at at around 6:55am.
:06:12. > :06:14.We are not clear how it arrived on the line and it
:06:15. > :06:17.And because of that ongoing investigation, the line
:06:18. > :06:30.between Lisburn and Portadown will remain closed.
:06:31. > :06:35.Almost ?1 million of public money is needed to repair a landmark art
:06:36. > :06:43.building which opened less than four years ago. The figure was revealed
:06:44. > :06:49.in a letter to MLAs that were also told a small part of the roof of
:06:50. > :06:53.three in Belfast had fallen off at the weekend.
:06:54. > :06:58.It is an award-winning building but little can currently be seen of it
:06:59. > :07:00.and repairing the damage to three will come at a cost. A letter said
:07:01. > :07:14.that... They were told this was because
:07:15. > :07:21.pursuing liability for the work is likely to be lengthy. Many MLAs are
:07:22. > :07:24.not happy. Another ?1 million of public money is going to be spilt on
:07:25. > :07:32.what is a new building that has turned out to be not fit for
:07:33. > :07:37.purpose. I absolutely and totally against forking out money, nearly ?1
:07:38. > :07:42.million, for something that they had literally no fault in. The letter
:07:43. > :07:48.also said that an aluminium panel was dislodged from the roof and
:07:49. > :07:51.blown into Sid and Square during high winds last Friday. One question
:07:52. > :07:59.is why do we have to pay this million pounds. If it wasn't urgent,
:08:00. > :08:02.we could pay it now, but the big winds last week and you have to be
:08:03. > :08:08.sure of this building is safe and that is our paramount concern. No
:08:09. > :08:11.one from three was available for interview this afternoon but in a
:08:12. > :08:15.statement they said they would find a full and final solution to the
:08:16. > :08:16.problem and remain open for business as usual.
:08:17. > :08:19.A former Chief Constable has called on politicians to find a way
:08:20. > :08:22.of breaking the deadlock on dealing with the past.
:08:23. > :08:25.In an interview on the political programme The View Sir Hugh Orde
:08:26. > :08:27.said it was time to revisit the proposals made by
:08:28. > :08:37.And he said Politicians must demonstrate collective leadership.
:08:38. > :08:43.Politicians from all sides who represent all the communities need
:08:44. > :08:46.to sit on the table and come up with a solution. It is certainly not
:08:47. > :08:48.going to happen without clear of joined up political leadership.
:08:49. > :08:51.And you can see more on that story on The View on BBC one
:08:52. > :08:54.The First Minister says she supports Shankill bomb victims
:08:55. > :08:57.in their search for the truth after an allegation the RUC had
:08:58. > :09:03.Arlene Foster said she would back the families in their quest to get
:09:04. > :09:07.the Police Ombudsman to carry out an inquiry.
:09:08. > :09:09.Of course I have been and continue to be a long-term supporter
:09:10. > :09:12.of the RUC and the police service of Northern Ireland,
:09:13. > :09:15.that doesn't take away from the fact there were a few bad apples around
:09:16. > :09:20.Therefore we need to get to the truth of this.
:09:21. > :09:23.I hear what the Chief Constable has to say in relation to
:09:24. > :09:31.the allegation, but when you listen to the families and how they have
:09:32. > :09:33.been traumatised, we have to give them
:09:34. > :09:35.beyond a reasonable doubt the certainty that did not happen.
:09:36. > :09:38.If it did, we need to find out that as well.
:09:39. > :09:39.Legendary local musician Van Morrison was knighted
:09:40. > :09:42.by the Prince of Wales in a ceremony at Buckingham Palace
:09:43. > :09:45.The 70-year-old was recognised for his services to the music
:09:46. > :09:48.industry and tourism in Northern Ireland.
:09:49. > :09:49.He described the honour as exhilarating.
:09:50. > :10:11.To receive the honour of knighthood, Sir Ivan Morrison, for services to
:10:12. > :10:16.the music industry and tourism in Northern Ireland. He will not have
:10:17. > :10:20.had many days like this. During the five decades in between he has
:10:21. > :10:25.filled music fans and sold millions of records but despite his fame he
:10:26. > :10:32.has often shied away from interviews. Today he made an
:10:33. > :10:39.exception. It was very different for me, quite exciting and exhilarating.
:10:40. > :10:47.You must have read my mind because I am working on new staff and I said I
:10:48. > :10:53.would keep performing and I said I will keep performing while I can!
:10:54. > :10:57.Has knighthood was announced in the Queen's birthday honours last year
:10:58. > :11:02.just a few months before he celebrated his 70th birthday with a
:11:03. > :11:05.concert on Cyprus Avenue. It not only recognises his music but his
:11:06. > :11:18.positive promotion of Northern Ireland. His album released in 1980
:11:19. > :11:23.was called Common One, but 35 years later he is a night of the realm.
:11:24. > :11:26.It's been a tough few months for Ballymena with the news
:11:27. > :11:30.of Gallaghers and Michelin shutting down.
:11:31. > :11:33.Tomorrow's Good Morning Ulster will be looking ahead to a rally
:11:34. > :11:35.being held to support local traders and backed by none other
:11:36. > :11:43.than the town's most famous son Liam Neeson.
:11:44. > :11:51.And now just time for the weather prospects with Geoff Maskell.
:11:52. > :11:57.It's been a pretty grey and dumped me today and overnight we hold onto
:11:58. > :12:00.that cloud cover and we get strengthening winds ahead of this
:12:01. > :12:05.weather front that comes in the wee small hours. That front sets the
:12:06. > :12:10.tone for Fraley's weather and just about everyone is going to be waking
:12:11. > :12:14.up to some rain on Friday morning. The cold front is moving its way
:12:15. > :12:17.slowly east and then through thick gets a little bit stalled, so the
:12:18. > :12:22.rain could take a good while to clear out. Taking the wider view, we
:12:23. > :12:27.have stronger winds in front of the weather front and then the rain with
:12:28. > :12:32.the weather warning in place across south-east Scotland and North East
:12:33. > :12:35.England. Behind the front we have clear out and cooler conditions so
:12:36. > :12:39.we do get a slot of brighter weather to end the day on Friday, clear
:12:40. > :12:45.skies meaning that overnight the temperature will drop away. Economic
:12:46. > :12:49.to come than it will be tonight, the temperature down to around two
:12:50. > :12:53.Celsius before the next band of rain starts to work its way in for the
:12:54. > :12:57.beginning of the weekend. Saturday I am a flavour will be a bit of a damp
:12:58. > :13:02.and personally a free with babies kicking up as we go through the day,
:13:03. > :13:06.so really not the nicest day and if you're looking for an opportunity to
:13:07. > :13:12.get out and about, Sunday is looking like the best day of the weekend and
:13:13. > :13:14.it should be dry and bright and I am afraid it is certainly not going to
:13:15. > :13:16.be any warmer. Our next BBC Newsline is at 6:25
:13:17. > :13:19.in the morning during Breakfast You can keep updated
:13:20. > :13:23.with News Online.