:00:15. > :00:23.The headlines on BBC Newsline: A new national minimum wage means
:00:24. > :00:26.a pay rise for nearly 100,000 workers here but is it
:00:27. > :00:39.We may need to shorten the working then lose staff.
:00:40. > :00:42.We hear from the boy caught up in the CS spray incident
:00:43. > :00:44.at an Orange Order march while an officer on duty
:00:45. > :00:46.at the parade is forced to leave his home.
:00:47. > :00:48.A Dungannon woman jailed for drug smuggling in Peru
:00:49. > :00:55.Also in the programme: Dopey Dick, the whale who made headlines
:00:56. > :00:58.when he visited the River Foyle in the 1970s, is found
:00:59. > :01:08.Ulster face league leaders Connacht in the Pro12 and only a win will do.
:01:09. > :01:10.And the weather this weekend is all about the movement
:01:11. > :01:13.I'll be tracking its progress with a full forecast
:01:14. > :01:25.Tens of thousands of low-paid workers in Northern Ireland
:01:26. > :01:27.could see a bit more in their pay packets from today
:01:28. > :01:32.with the introduction of a national living wage.
:01:33. > :01:36.It's a move that was announced in last year's budget.
:01:37. > :01:39.The new ?7.20 an hour rate is for workers aged 25
:01:40. > :01:45.and above and represents a 50p uplift on the minimum wage.
:01:46. > :01:53.Economists suggest it could boost the salaries of at least 95,000 full
:01:54. > :01:59.Its impact will be felt most in the hospitality,
:02:00. > :02:11.Our business correspondent, Julian O'Neill, has more.
:02:12. > :02:21.The pace Weidner will be felt in this small bakery and in many other
:02:22. > :02:26.businesses. Good news on the shop floor but there is concern and this
:02:27. > :02:31.company is not alone in wondering how it will afford what is a
:02:32. > :02:40.compulsory rise. We may have to shorten the working day and we may
:02:41. > :02:45.need to lose staff. But it's very difficult. Where did we get extra
:02:46. > :02:50.money from? Catherine is a cleaner and one of tens of thousands of
:02:51. > :02:54.workers who will benefit from a rising wages. She has two jobs and
:02:55. > :02:59.says this increase does not make up for years of poor pay. You are
:03:00. > :03:05.already playing catch up anyway so it will not make a big impact and
:03:06. > :03:15.anybody working 30 hours and getting ?15 a week, what does that get you?
:03:16. > :03:21.Not much. The local hospitality sector will see the greatest impact,
:03:22. > :03:27.one in three employees in this part of the labour force will move to the
:03:28. > :03:31.new rate. This Belfast hotel is part of a larger operation with 600 staff
:03:32. > :03:38.on its payroll. Costs are going up so it is only
:03:39. > :03:43.further our staff are rewarded appropriately but it does have an
:03:44. > :03:47.impact on our business. The financial impact on our sister in
:03:48. > :03:54.hundred thousand pounds a year the union organised event demanding an
:03:55. > :03:58.even higher hourly raise was barely noticeable. Pay levels here are
:03:59. > :04:00.among the lowest in the UK and today will not alter that. Even with this
:04:01. > :04:03.boost to so many wage packets. Our economics and business editor,
:04:04. > :04:07.John Campbell, is with me. Julian was telling us
:04:08. > :04:08.about hospitality. Let's consider the care sector
:04:09. > :04:22.and the impact on it. Low pay is pervasive and the care
:04:23. > :04:25.sector. Almost all workers who look after elderly people are on the
:04:26. > :04:29.minimum wage so this policy will have a big effect on that sector.
:04:30. > :04:35.There are lots of different providers. But there is only one
:04:36. > :04:39.customer, which is the state, the Department of Health. What providers
:04:40. > :04:44.have been saying is, we will need more money from Hugh said that we
:04:45. > :04:48.can pay our workers more. The residential homes are getting a 5%
:04:49. > :04:53.uplift in what they're being paid and that should just about cover the
:04:54. > :04:57.impact of this policy. However, there will be issues in terms of
:04:58. > :05:01.domiciliary care, looking after people in their own homes, and a
:05:02. > :05:05.representative in the industry told me about the issues. I have only had
:05:06. > :05:14.one indication that they are the annual tariff by 5%. There is a need
:05:15. > :05:18.to increase the reach by 7.5% to make the national living wage so
:05:19. > :05:24.there will be a major shortfall. At the minute, I can see that services
:05:25. > :05:30.will have to review the services, whether they are sustainable. Only
:05:31. > :05:34.one health trust has decided what they would do in terms of the amount
:05:35. > :05:38.they paid for this domiciliary care so the other trusts may have a more
:05:39. > :05:42.generous settlement, the executive may decide they need to put more
:05:43. > :05:47.money into the sector, but this is one area to watch. You could have
:05:48. > :05:49.problems developing quickly in terms of the National boy living wage.
:05:50. > :05:53.What's the potential overall impact on jobs?
:05:54. > :06:03.When this policy was first announced, DOB said it could cost
:06:04. > :06:07.60,000 jobs by 2020, either jobs not created or jobs lost. The PWC have
:06:08. > :06:13.crunched the numbers and say could cost between 2000 and 4000 jobs say
:06:14. > :06:15.by 2020. That's something to keep a close on.
:06:16. > :06:17.More money in people's pockets - how does that affect living
:06:18. > :06:25.It is good news for people who do the hardest work for the least
:06:26. > :06:30.rewards but we need to look at the whole gamut of government policy
:06:31. > :06:35.because although wages are going up, the people who are getting in work
:06:36. > :06:41.benefits, it will become universal credits, that will get less generous
:06:42. > :06:45.over the coming years. Some people may gain in wages but will lose more
:06:46. > :06:48.in terms of those in work benefits so people could actually end up
:06:49. > :06:51.feeling worse off over the next four or five years.
:06:52. > :06:53.You're watching BBC Newsline and still to come on the programme:
:06:54. > :06:56.Dopey Dick, the whale who made headlines when he visited
:06:57. > :06:58.the River Foyle in the 1970s, and he's still entertaining
:06:59. > :07:08.A senior police officer has said those who put the details
:07:09. > :07:12.of a serving officer on social media were reckless and dangerous
:07:13. > :07:17.The officer was on duty on the Ormeau Road in South Belfast
:07:18. > :07:22.on Easter Tuesday when CS spray was used at a junior Orange parade.
:07:23. > :07:26.Today, a 12-year-old boy affected by the spray described
:07:27. > :07:40.Sitting beside his dad, this is the child who says he was told he was
:07:41. > :07:45.lucky not to have lost his eyesight after an incident involving the use
:07:46. > :07:49.of CS spray. He was appearing at a news conference organised by the
:07:50. > :07:54.Progressive Unionist party. He was with his grandad taking part in the
:07:55. > :07:59.junior Orange parade. Scuffles broke out during the return leg of the
:08:00. > :08:04.parade, involving bandsmen and police officers. That is when CS
:08:05. > :08:10.spray was used. I felt in my face and eyes, it started stinging and
:08:11. > :08:17.burning. It hurt me. We rang the hospital and they told me to go to
:08:18. > :08:22.the doctor. They said I was lucky I did not lose my site. The PS and I
:08:23. > :08:25.say this stage they did not accept the offers made a mistake. We regret
:08:26. > :08:33.that young people have been caught up with the effect of CS spray. That
:08:34. > :08:38.would never have been our intention. But officers believed they needed to
:08:39. > :08:41.defend themselves, CS spray was used, and it is now for the police
:08:42. > :08:46.ombudsman to determine whether the use of that spray was appropriate.
:08:47. > :08:53.The 12-year-old's dad would like to continue with the band despite what
:08:54. > :09:00.happened. I am concerned. It has never happened before. I'm in the
:09:01. > :09:06.band 23 years. I wouldn't want it to happen again, no matter where they
:09:07. > :09:10.come from. As for the police man, he has had to move house after his
:09:11. > :09:20.photograph, name and address appeared on social media. I have
:09:21. > :09:23.been calling people to take action. Putting police officers's personal
:09:24. > :09:29.details on social media is irresponsible in the extreme. It's
:09:30. > :09:32.unforgivable. On the day, 47 recruits graduated, the police say
:09:33. > :09:34.their job is to protect everyone entry everyone the same. Not
:09:35. > :09:36.everyone agrees. A Dungannon woman serving time
:09:37. > :09:39.in a Peruvian jail for drug smuggling has been
:09:40. > :09:42.released on parole. Michaela McCollum was arrested
:09:43. > :09:46.with another woman at Lima Airport A court will now determine
:09:47. > :10:09.when she will be eligible to return Michaela McCollum was arrested
:10:10. > :10:15.trying to leave the room with cocaine worth ?1.5 million. With
:10:16. > :10:19.her, Melissa Reid from Glasgow. They both initially said they had been
:10:20. > :10:24.coerced but later pleaded guilty to drug smuggling. In December 2013,
:10:25. > :10:31.they were jailed for six years and a month is that yesterday evening, two
:10:32. > :10:35.years into the sentence, Michaela McCollum was released from prison.
:10:36. > :10:40.It followed a successful application for parole. Her solicitor previously
:10:41. > :10:46.described conditions in the Peruvian jail is horrendous. Attempts will be
:10:47. > :10:50.made to transfer her to a prison in Northern Ireland. This will no
:10:51. > :10:53.longer be necessary. Her incarceration is now over but it
:10:54. > :10:57.will still be up to a Peruvian court to decide the conditions of her
:10:58. > :10:59.release, including when she can return home.
:11:00. > :11:01.The Sports Minister has written to staff at Sport NI,
:11:02. > :11:05.assuring them their complaints about bullying and discrimination
:11:06. > :11:10.It's believed more than 30 members of staff have complained
:11:11. > :11:16.As BBC Newsline's Mark Simpson reports, it's the latest in a series
:11:17. > :11:19.of problems to hit the organisation which is the leading public body
:11:20. > :11:35.What is going on inside Sport NI which-macro to try to find out, the
:11:36. > :11:41.Sports Minister said in a team of officials to try to talk to staff.
:11:42. > :11:45.80% agreed to talk. What they had to say was sent back to the Minister.
:11:46. > :11:53.Today she admitted the findings were shocking. A third of staff have
:11:54. > :12:00.alleged bullying, discrimination, harassment and they have felt
:12:01. > :12:07.humiliated. That is damning on anyone's doorstep. What I have done
:12:08. > :12:12.is I have appointed a new interim chair and vice-chair. I have asked
:12:13. > :12:15.the head of the civil service to bring in additional civil servants
:12:16. > :12:20.to give support to board members on the board. The board keeps changing.
:12:21. > :12:25.Nine members resigned last summer. More than half of the board. At the
:12:26. > :12:33.time, the chair and vice-chair decided to stay. Now they have
:12:34. > :12:38.stepped down. In a statement, Brian Henning said he had given Sport NI
:12:39. > :12:42.total commitment, integrity and passion. He was not available for
:12:43. > :12:49.interview today. As well as changes in the board, the chief executive
:12:50. > :12:52.was suspended last year in spite of her insistence she had done nothing
:12:53. > :12:58.wrong. It's still not known when her situation will be resolved. For the
:12:59. > :13:02.staff at Sport NI, these are uncertain times. Yesterday the
:13:03. > :13:06.minister wrote to them. This is a copy of the internal letter. In it
:13:07. > :13:11.she insisted all the problems within the organisation are being
:13:12. > :13:17.addressed. She also pledged to meet and talk to staff. That meeting is
:13:18. > :13:21.expected to take pay cuts on Monday. Action is taken but the problems run
:13:22. > :13:23.deeper and they won't be solved overnight.
:13:24. > :13:27.Still to come on the programme: Motorcycle legend Giacomo Agostini
:13:28. > :13:29.gets the chance to watch some rare footage of his victory
:13:30. > :13:43.at the Ulster Grand Prix almost 50 years ago.
:13:44. > :13:45.A former DUP councillor who fraudulently claimed almost
:13:46. > :13:48.?9,000 for heating oil from the Assembly has been given
:13:49. > :13:54.Bill Irwin from Newbuildings outside Londonderry admitted more
:13:55. > :14:03.Our North West reporter, Keiron Tourish, was in the court.
:14:04. > :14:12.55-year-old Bill Irwin admitted 23 charges of making a full Saqlain to
:14:13. > :14:18.the Assembly for heating of expenditure between March 2009 and
:14:19. > :14:25.February 20 14. The fraud involved having heating or delivered to his
:14:26. > :14:28.home but it was invoiced by the DUP constituency office. A prosecution
:14:29. > :14:35.lawyer said it was paid for out of the public purse to the Assembly.
:14:36. > :14:41.The total involved was ?8,939. The fraud came to light after BBC
:14:42. > :14:47.Spotlight made Freedom of information requests about expenses
:14:48. > :14:51.and heating costs. Former DUP MLA and assembly Speaker became
:14:52. > :14:55.suspicious about oil claims and contacted the Assembly. He informed
:14:56. > :14:59.the PSN is who launched an investigation. A defence barrister
:15:00. > :15:03.said Bill Irwin took the heating oil because he believed he was owed
:15:04. > :15:10.expenses from the DUP for working from home and travelling. He
:15:11. > :15:13.accepted that his actions were wholly wrong and in complete
:15:14. > :15:18.contrast to his previous good character. The judge said he was
:15:19. > :15:20.guilty of a gross breach of trust and sentencing to six months in jail
:15:21. > :15:22.suspended for years. If you're of a certain age,
:15:23. > :15:26.you may remember this killer whale that took up residence in
:15:27. > :15:31.the River Foyle for a week in 1977. You can imagine Dopey Dick,
:15:32. > :15:33.as he was named, attracted Well, believe it or not,
:15:34. > :15:37.he's alive and well and scientists BBC Scotland's environment
:15:38. > :15:52.correspondent, David Scotland's West Coast. These waters
:15:53. > :15:58.off into an extraordinary population of killer whales known as the West
:15:59. > :16:05.Coast community. They are bigger than the killer whales and they are
:16:06. > :16:10.something of a mystery. For anyone who wants to discover more about
:16:11. > :16:15.Scotland's unique population of killer whales, the best place to
:16:16. > :16:20.start is right here on the Isle of war. The killer whales which make up
:16:21. > :16:24.the West Coast community can be individually identified. Their
:16:25. > :16:29.dorsal fins of the giveaway. Floppy and is the most distinctive and
:16:30. > :16:34.lives up to his name. Then there is Moneypenny with the tallest dorsal
:16:35. > :16:40.fin of all the females and John Coe with an obvious Nick and his fin.
:16:41. > :16:44.The River Commissioners set up to date to direct Dopey Dick to the
:16:45. > :16:52.sea. That explains how scientists have managed to identify this animal
:16:53. > :16:59.which achieved celebrity status in Northern Ireland in 1977. This is
:17:00. > :17:09.Comet, node to you as Comet as Dopey Dick. That is the nickname given at
:17:10. > :17:18.the time. There are photographs and footage taken which have allowed us
:17:19. > :17:21.to match the pictures of this individual who is well known from
:17:22. > :17:26.the catalogue. You can tell he was an adult male back then. He is still
:17:27. > :17:34.going so we reckon he's at least 50 years old. These animals may be
:17:35. > :17:37.unique but they are also in trouble. Only eight remain. No one knows for
:17:38. > :17:41.sure what they have stopped breeding. Pollution may be a factor.
:17:42. > :17:43.The killer whales of the West Coast are facing the threat of extinction
:17:44. > :17:53.in our lifetime. I wonder why you got the name of
:17:54. > :17:58.Dopey Dick? Sport and Ulster's rugby players
:17:59. > :18:00.are facing a very important match Thomas Niblock is here
:18:01. > :18:14.and the opponents are Connacht! Really big game. They don't come
:18:15. > :18:17.much bigger. November 1960, John F. Kennedy was elected as US President.
:18:18. > :18:19.November 1960 - John Kennedy was elected as US President,
:18:20. > :18:22.Diego Maradonna was born and it was the last time Connacht
:18:23. > :18:26.But the class of 2016 is a different Connacht side.
:18:27. > :18:28.They're top of the Pro12 and confident of success.
:18:29. > :18:31.It's a massive game for both sides and Gavin Andrews is at
:18:32. > :18:42.Conditions could well be a factor as Ulster aim to keep their play-off
:18:43. > :18:46.hopes alive. Alongside me, Tony. Not exactly an eye for free-flowing
:18:47. > :18:51.rugby. It's pretty atrocious, it's raining heavily but the pitch looks
:18:52. > :18:59.in good condition. Some big players back for Ulster tonight. It's
:19:00. > :19:08.massive. Rory Best will hopefully lead from the front. The conditions.
:19:09. > :19:18.A lot of injuries and a young player for Connor. We have lost big
:19:19. > :19:24.players. If you back up, we have questions to be asked of Connacht.
:19:25. > :19:30.Plenty of experience. A long time since they had been up here, the
:19:31. > :19:40.last time they won was the 1960s. Hasta favours? I would. Connacht
:19:41. > :19:48.Denton to do all that well here. Positivity is needed not negativity.
:19:49. > :19:52.Thanks for your time. Kick-off here is 7:35pm and live coverage is on
:19:53. > :19:54.BBC Two from 7:30pm. It's Irish Cup semifinal weekend
:19:55. > :19:57.with Crusaders taking on Glenavon The North Belfast side
:19:58. > :20:00.are still on for the league and cup double and we have live radio
:20:01. > :20:03.commentary on BBC Radio Tomorrow's second semifinal sees
:20:04. > :20:06.Linfield take on this year's giant But the Minnows have a fundamental
:20:07. > :20:11.problem going into the biggest game in their club history -
:20:12. > :20:27.they don't have a goalkeeper! They have been this year's surprise
:20:28. > :20:32.package and Irish Cup. But Lurgan Celtic headed towards a semifinal
:20:33. > :20:38.without a recognised goalkeeper. The club had rearranged league game this
:20:39. > :20:41.week to free up the suspended first choice. After being given permission
:20:42. > :20:48.to play him, that was then withdrawn. Also the back-up keeper
:20:49. > :20:54.has a broken wrist so that left us in difficulties. We are aggrieved.
:20:55. > :21:00.But we're still looking forward to the Irish Cup. We are still
:21:01. > :21:05.positive, we still go there, we do not want to feel sorry for
:21:06. > :21:12.ourselves. Less than 24 hours before kick-off, the manager is still
:21:13. > :21:17.reviewing his options. Tactically, he also has little choice. There's
:21:18. > :21:24.no point in time to keep the scoreline. The boys are not in a
:21:25. > :21:30.frame of mind. Let's have a go and see what they are made of. We're
:21:31. > :21:33.proud of what we have achieved so far are getting past the
:21:34. > :21:38.quarterfinals and into the semis. Whatever comes our way, they will
:21:39. > :21:42.just have to take it. If Lurgan Celtic without a recognised
:21:43. > :21:46.goalkeeper can't beat Linfield, that really would be a cup fairy tale.
:21:47. > :21:48.PJ O'Mullan has decided to step down from his post
:21:49. > :21:52.The former Loughgiel coach managed Antrim for just five competitive
:21:53. > :21:54.games in the National League - a disappointing campaign
:21:55. > :21:57.in which they failed to gain promotion back up to Division 1.
:21:58. > :21:58.A big weekend ahead also in Gaelic Football.
:21:59. > :22:01.In tomorrow's Hogan Cup Final, St Patrick's Maghera from Derry
:22:02. > :22:05.will take on St Brendan's Killarney from Kerry at Croke Park
:22:06. > :22:07.while Sunday will see the final round of matches
:22:08. > :22:10.in Gaelic Football's Allianz National League with plenty
:22:11. > :22:13.still to be decided across all four divisions.
:22:14. > :22:16.In Division 1, Donegal will look to secure a semifinal place
:22:17. > :22:19.but they face a Monaghan side currently battling to avoid
:22:20. > :22:23.relegation from the top tier while in Division 2,
:22:24. > :22:25.a similar fate could await Armagh, who face Derry, or perhaps
:22:26. > :22:31.There's plenty of permutations and full live coverage
:22:32. > :22:37.on BBC Radio Ulster on Sunday from 1:30pm.
:22:38. > :22:40.Now, back in the 1960s and 70s, he was one of the world's most
:22:41. > :22:46.Italian Giacamo Agostini created quite a stir when he came to compete
:22:47. > :22:53.He won the World Championship an incredible 15 times.
:22:54. > :22:54.Recently, Agostini was back in Northern Ireland,
:22:55. > :23:06.and we gave him on a trip down memory lane.
:23:07. > :23:12.With the famous motorsport commentator ringing in his ears,
:23:13. > :23:19.Giacomo Agostini relived his Ulster Grand Prix victory for the first
:23:20. > :23:26.time in almost 50 years. You have just been watching some of the
:23:27. > :23:36.footage from 1968. What are your memories from back then? Fantastic.
:23:37. > :23:45.It's very dangerous track but when you win, it's different than the
:23:46. > :23:50.other one because when you win here, it's because everything is perfect,
:23:51. > :24:00.the bike, the writers. It is a long circuit. Our super Stardust bought
:24:01. > :24:12.back then, he says he lost the passion for bikes in Northern
:24:13. > :24:22.Ireland. Many years I don't come to Ireland, so there are a lot of
:24:23. > :24:27.people who love motorcycling. I remember there were many fans, many
:24:28. > :24:31.people who love motorcycling. I also always had a good time here. As he
:24:32. > :24:33.did on this occasion with a DVD of his archive to take home from BBC
:24:34. > :24:35.newsline. Some fabulous old archive
:24:36. > :24:37.there of Giacamo Agostini Probably fair to say
:24:38. > :25:02.he's a bit of a legend. Good evening. What a difference 24
:25:03. > :25:08.hours makes. Yesterday I was a year younger and today, Rodney Harris was
:25:09. > :25:15.out taking beautiful pictures of the sunset and banker. Elsewhere,
:25:16. > :25:20.horrible! That rain coming down and it has all been driven by an area of
:25:21. > :25:22.low pressure sitting out in the Atlantic and this front has been
:25:23. > :25:29.sacked over is pretty much throughout the daylight hours. It
:25:30. > :25:34.syncs away this evening but it is only saying farewell not goodbye. It
:25:35. > :25:38.will be back. Let's look at some of the detail. That rain moves at south
:25:39. > :25:44.and east but it does not go far. Behind it, colder air and that will
:25:45. > :25:50.help temperatures get down to two or three degrees. That rain has not
:25:51. > :25:55.moved of too far. Overnight, it sits out over the Irish Sea, ready to
:25:56. > :26:00.make a return tomorrow morning. We start the day on a reasonably dry
:26:01. > :26:05.note. It will not take long for that rain to return and take the day down
:26:06. > :26:10.hill. The chance of mist and fog to begin the day but the skies will
:26:11. > :26:17.cloud over and done that rain moves in, pushing north and west as we go
:26:18. > :26:22.through the day. Temperatures will feel chilly too so single figures.
:26:23. > :26:27.Eight or 9 degrees and the rainbow moving to take the edge of the day.
:26:28. > :26:31.It goes downhill as we had to Saturday. Very little chance of
:26:32. > :26:35.seeing a beautiful sunset like this. The good news is that through the
:26:36. > :26:40.day on Sunday, things will start to improve. A few remnants of that
:26:41. > :26:45.front around so showers to begin. They push off to the north and
:26:46. > :26:48.finally, we are into some of that warmer air. Tom temperatures on
:26:49. > :26:53.Sunday of 11 or 12 degrees and decent spells of dry and bright
:26:54. > :26:57.weather. That improving picture is one that continues as we head into
:26:58. > :27:05.the start of next week as well. It gets warmer. It stays reasonably
:27:06. > :27:10.cloudy. All I want for my birthday is in Ulster win tonight. Fingers
:27:11. > :27:14.crossed for that. We haven't had one in Belfast since 1960. Happy
:27:15. > :27:15.birthday! You can also keep in contact with us
:27:16. > :27:31.via Facebook and Twitter. Grabbing a lot of attention are
:27:32. > :27:36.pictures of six lambs on our Facebook page in County Tyrone.