:00:00. > :00:10.We start with some news just in and a man has died in a house
:00:11. > :00:13.It's thought it happened around six o'clock this evening
:00:14. > :00:21.Nearly 100,000 low paid local workers got a pay rise today
:00:22. > :00:24.with the introduction of a National Living Wage.
:00:25. > :00:29.The new rate of ?7.20 an hour is for workers aged 25
:00:30. > :00:34.and above and represents a 50p uplift on the minimum wage.
:00:35. > :00:36.Its impact will be felt most in the hospitality,
:00:37. > :00:49.Our business correspondent Julian O'Neill has more.
:00:50. > :00:56.The pace week there will be felt in this small bakery in Newtownards and
:00:57. > :01:02.in many, many other businesses. Good news on the shop floor but there is
:01:03. > :01:09.concern, and this company isn't alone, in wondering how it will
:01:10. > :01:14.afford in what is a compulsory rise. We may have to shorten the working
:01:15. > :01:20.day. And we may need to lose staff, I hope it doesn't come to that. It
:01:21. > :01:24.is very difficult. Where do we get the extra money from? This woman is
:01:25. > :01:30.a clean and one of tens of thousands of workers benefiting from a hump in
:01:31. > :01:35.the wage. She has two jobs and says this increase doesn't make up for
:01:36. > :01:42.years of poor pay. You're already playing catch up anyway so it isn't
:01:43. > :01:48.going to make a big impact. Somebody working 30 hours and getting ?15 a
:01:49. > :01:54.week, what does ?15 get you? Not much. Look at the crisis of stuff in
:01:55. > :01:59.the shops. The local hospitality sector will see the greatest impact.
:02:00. > :02:03.One in every three employees in this labour force will move to the new
:02:04. > :02:10.rate. This Belfast hotel is part of a larger operation with 600 staff on
:02:11. > :02:15.its payroll. Living costs are going up so it's only appropriate that our
:02:16. > :02:19.staff are rewarded appropriately. But it will have an impact on our
:02:20. > :02:24.business and on our bottom line, and the financial impact for us is
:02:25. > :02:30.?300,000 a year. The union organised event demanding an even higher
:02:31. > :02:34.hourly wage was barely noticeable in Belfast at lunchtime. Pay levels
:02:35. > :02:42.here are among the lowest in the UK and today will not alter that. Even
:02:43. > :02:44.with this boost to so many wage packets.
:02:45. > :02:47.A Dungannon woman serving time in jail in Peru for drug smuggling
:02:48. > :02:50.Michaella McCollum was arrested with another woman at Lima airport
:02:51. > :02:54.A court will now decide when she's allowed to return home.
:02:55. > :03:13.What's your name? Michaella McCollum. What's your nationality?
:03:14. > :03:18.Irish. Michaella McCollum was arrested trying to leave Peru with
:03:19. > :03:22.?1.5 million worth of cocaine. The two women had said they were coerced
:03:23. > :03:27.but later pleaded guilty to drug smuggling. In December 20 13th they
:03:28. > :03:32.were jailed for six years and eight months. Yesterday evening, it of
:03:33. > :03:36.over two years into their sentence, Michaella McCollum was released from
:03:37. > :03:40.prison. It followed a successful application for parole. Her
:03:41. > :03:44.solicitor had revisited described conditions in the jail as horrendous
:03:45. > :03:49.and attempts were being made to transfer her to a prison in Northern
:03:50. > :03:52.Ireland. This won't be necessary. One man with her in court this week
:03:53. > :03:57.says she will be doing community work with his church and others
:03:58. > :04:01.under the terms of her parole. She handled herself extremely well. She
:04:02. > :04:07.wants her life to be different. And she gave evidence before the judge
:04:08. > :04:14.of the seriousness of her intent. She did her time. It isn't a walk in
:04:15. > :04:19.the park here. Michaella McCollum has been spending time with family.
:04:20. > :04:20.It'll still be up to the Parisian court to decide when she might
:04:21. > :04:22.return home. Those responsible for putting
:04:23. > :04:25.the personal details of a serving police officer on social
:04:26. > :04:27.media have been described The officer in question was on duty
:04:28. > :04:31.during a junior Orange parade in South Belfast on Tuesday
:04:32. > :04:36.where CS spray was used. Today, a 12-year-old boy affected
:04:37. > :04:50.by the spray described Sitting beside his dad, this is the
:04:51. > :04:55.child who says he was told he was lucky not to have lost his eyesight
:04:56. > :05:01.after an incident involving the use of CS spray. He was appearing at a
:05:02. > :05:05.news conference organised by the Progressive Unionist party. The 12
:05:06. > :05:10.old was with his grandad taking part in the junior Orange parade.
:05:11. > :05:19.Scuffles broke out join the return leg of the parade, involving some
:05:20. > :05:25.police officer s and bandsmen. It started stinging and burning. It
:05:26. > :05:30.really hurt. I had to go to the opticians the next day. What are
:05:31. > :05:34.they say? They said I was lucky not to lose my side. The PSNI so they
:05:35. > :05:41.don't accept their officer made a mistake. We really regret to young
:05:42. > :05:46.people have been caught up with the effects of CS spray. That would
:05:47. > :05:49.never, ever have been our intention but a set of circumstances unfolded,
:05:50. > :05:55.officers believe they needed to defend themselves and CS spray was
:05:56. > :05:58.used. It is now for the police ombudsman to determine whether this
:05:59. > :06:04.was appropriate. The 12-year-old's dad would like him to continue with
:06:05. > :06:08.the band despite what happened. Obviously, I am concerned. It's
:06:09. > :06:14.never happened before. I've been in the band 23 years, and nothing has
:06:15. > :06:18.ever happened like that before. As I say, I wouldn't want it to happen to
:06:19. > :06:23.anyone else, no matter what faith. As for the policeman in the centre
:06:24. > :06:28.of this, he has had to move house after his photograph, name and
:06:29. > :06:35.address appeared on social media. I call on all people who identified
:06:36. > :06:43.this policeman to take action on to them. That was irresponsible in the
:06:44. > :06:51.extreme. It is unforgivable. On the day 49 new PSNI recruits graduated,
:06:52. > :06:52.the police say it is their duty to protect everyone. Not everyone
:06:53. > :06:53.agrees. In rugby, Ulster have beaten
:06:54. > :07:05.Connaught 18-10 in the Pro-12 Ulster did enough against their
:07:06. > :07:11.interprovincial rivals thanks to some experienced campaigners.
:07:12. > :07:17.Ireland captain Best was back to lead the team and after two early
:07:18. > :07:24.penalties, Best went over for the try. More of the same for the home
:07:25. > :07:33.side after the break. This was the second try, Gilroy. Connacht refuse
:07:34. > :07:38.to lie down and Blade touchdown as the visitors came back to within
:07:39. > :07:42.eight points. The men in white held on for a significant win. Ulster
:07:43. > :07:43.have three games remaining in the push for the play-offs, which starts
:07:44. > :07:52.in two weeks' time away to Zebre. Glenavon are through to
:07:53. > :07:54.the Irish Cup final after beating Crusaders in a high scoring
:07:55. > :07:57.semifinal at Windsor Park tonight. Matthew Snoddy fired Crusaders
:07:58. > :07:59.in front after 24 minutes. But Kevin Braniff had Glenavon back
:08:00. > :08:02.on level terms after three minutes Straight from the kick-off Snoddy
:08:03. > :08:10.made it 2-1 for the Crues, Braniff equalised for Glenavon
:08:11. > :08:13.just before the break. And it was the man of the match
:08:14. > :08:16.Kevin Braniff who scored the decisive goal and his fourth
:08:17. > :08:20.of the night to make it four, Glenavon will meet either Linfield
:08:21. > :08:24.or Lurgan Celtic in the final next And now with the weekend weather
:08:25. > :08:39.forecast here's Geoff Maskell. It has been a different day. The
:08:40. > :08:43.rain that moved in last night stayed with us through the daylight hours.
:08:44. > :08:49.It is gradually sinking away overnight tonight, but it isn't
:08:50. > :08:53.saying goodbye. It'll be back. Behind the rain, we have some
:08:54. > :08:56.clearer, cooler air, meaning the temperatures will drop away tonight.
:08:57. > :09:02.In some rural spots, temperatures down to two or three degrees, which
:09:03. > :09:08.means there is the chance of mist book or fog. We stayed dry
:09:09. > :09:12.overnight, which won't last because as the front makes its return, it
:09:13. > :09:17.pushes up slowly north and west through the day so while we start
:09:18. > :09:21.off dry, it won't take long for the skies to count over and for the rain
:09:22. > :09:27.to return. You get a very good sense of what's going on in this wider
:09:28. > :09:32.view. For London and the south-east, top temperatures are at 15. To the
:09:33. > :09:36.north of that front, much cooler, which is where we find ourselves.
:09:37. > :09:41.It'll be a cooler day on Saturday and with the rain spreading through
:09:42. > :09:44.all parts, it would be pleasant. We won't see a sunset like that on
:09:45. > :09:48.Saturday night. The good news is things improve on Sunday. A few
:09:49. > :09:53.showers around early on, then it is going to be drier, bright and warm
:09:54. > :09:58.as we go through the second half of the weekend with temperatures up to
:09:59. > :10:02.11 or 12. So, pretty respectable for the time of year. Things continue to
:10:03. > :10:04.improve as we head into the start of next week.
:10:05. > :10:08.Our next BBC Newsline is at six o'clock tomorrow evening.
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