:00:00. > :00:00.When you listen to Freedom and you listen to Running,
:00:00. > :00:00.they're different types of song to what maybe
:00:00. > :00:10.Last year, British songwriters earnt more than ?500 million collectively
:00:11. > :00:14.and this week some of the best will be honoured at the songwriting
:00:15. > :00:20.We have fantastic music education and also we now
:00:21. > :00:24.have a history of 50 or 60 years of fantastic writers, such
:00:25. > :00:27.as the Beatles, David Bowie, Kate Bush,
:00:28. > :00:34.All of these fantastic writers and they act
:00:35. > :00:37.as role models for the next generation coming up.
:00:38. > :00:40.Another Brit doing well in America is Bradford girl, Teddy Sinclair.
:00:41. > :00:44.She posted a song online and caught the attention of the right people.
:00:45. > :00:48.Now living in New York, she's penned songs for Madonna and,
:00:49. > :00:55.# Waiting on that sunshine for I think I need that back...#
:00:56. > :00:59.I feel very lucky to work with Rihanna,
:01:00. > :01:05.to work with Madonna, Alicia Keys because
:01:06. > :01:08.the most important feelings or thoughts or opinions I've had,
:01:09. > :01:10.that I've put into music, are things that
:01:11. > :01:13.they've also shared enough to believe in it when they
:01:14. > :01:17.Despite their success, 80% of British songwriters are men.
:01:18. > :01:20.So creating workshops for female newcomers
:01:21. > :01:26.Whether or not it's about emotion, heartbreak, politics, you know,
:01:27. > :01:28.always try and dig a little bit deeper.
:01:29. > :01:31.Words to inspire the next generation.
:01:32. > :01:36.# I'm going to keep running because a winner
:01:37. > :01:48.Jeff Koons is a world renowned artist, so is Damien Hirst.
:01:49. > :01:49.Together, their work commands the artistic
:01:50. > :01:53.On Newsnight, an exclusive television interview
:01:54. > :01:57.about what happens when Damien puts on a show of Jeff's work in London.
:01:58. > :02:01.That's news night now, 11.00pm in Scotland.
:02:02. > :02:10.Here, on BBC One, it's time for the news where you are.
:02:11. > :02:14.Sinn Fein is abandoning its long-standing policy
:02:15. > :02:17.of paying its staff and elected representatives the average
:02:18. > :02:20.industrial wage because of changes to the Stormont rules.
:02:21. > :02:23.It's understood that the party has expressed unhappiness
:02:24. > :02:26.with the new regulations on pay set by Stormont's Independent
:02:27. > :02:31.Earlier our Political Editor Mark Devenport told Tara Mills
:02:32. > :02:37.Sinn Fein has been proud of its equal pay policy under
:02:38. > :02:41.which its full-time staff and elected representatives have
:02:42. > :02:44.all got what is described as the average wage,
:02:45. > :02:52.That has meant that others who earn more than that have paid the extra
:02:53. > :02:59.Now there is a new regulation set by an independent panel which sets
:03:00. > :03:02.pay rates for Stormont support staff at a much lower level,
:03:03. > :03:06.starting in some cases as low as ?16,000 per year.
:03:07. > :03:10.When this was brought to Sinn Fein workers at an internal meeting,
:03:11. > :03:17.They were concerned that if there was going to be
:03:18. > :03:20.a differential between them and MLAs, it would be a huge
:03:21. > :03:32.They felt the pain was not being meted out equally.
:03:33. > :03:36.A source I spoke to said that while the party does not like this,
:03:37. > :03:39.it thinks it is watertight and that the pay cut is so extensive
:03:40. > :03:41.that it can't possibly subsidise the support staff to make up
:03:42. > :03:45.In terms of the bigger picture, are we any closer
:03:46. > :03:48.Today the DUP and Sinn Fein were working on responding
:03:49. > :03:51.to the Alliance Party demands in relation to taking
:03:52. > :03:59.This what we heard today from Martin McGuinness,
:04:00. > :04:03.He predicted we would be in a position to see new ministers
:04:04. > :04:08.He predicted the pressure would be on the other parties tomorrow.
:04:09. > :04:13.It is make your mind up time over the next seven days.
:04:14. > :04:17.I hope the SDLP will decide to come into the administration.
:04:18. > :04:19.We are involved in discussions with them and I was involved
:04:20. > :04:24.with discussions with Arlene Foster and others yesterday.
:04:25. > :04:27.There will be further engagement tomorrow and after
:04:28. > :04:37.Tomorrow we should hear more after a lunchtime meeting and then
:04:38. > :04:40.a meeting of the Alliance Party ruling council tomorrow evening.
:04:41. > :04:42.The government-backed agency Northern Ireland Screen has defended
:04:43. > :04:46.helping to pay for the controversial ITV series The Secret.
:04:47. > :04:50.NI Screen contributed more than ?250,000 to the programme,
:04:51. > :04:52.which tells the story of how Colin Howell and Hazel Stewart
:04:53. > :04:59.Some relatives of the victims say the series has re-traumatised them.
:05:00. > :05:10.Millions of viewers are watching it, and it cost millions
:05:11. > :05:15.And now it's emerged that some of that money came
:05:16. > :05:23.?300,000 was invested by Northern Ireland Screen,
:05:24. > :05:27.the agency that promotes the film and TV industry here.
:05:28. > :05:31.They've been promoting The Secret on social media.
:05:32. > :05:34.Here's one recent tweet, which begins with the line,
:05:35. > :05:38."More great drama for your viewing pleasure."
:05:39. > :05:42.It's a drama based on the true story of how Colin Howell
:05:43. > :05:49.and Hazel Stewart killed their spouses - her husband Trevor
:05:50. > :05:54.Their daughter recently criticised the TV series in a newspaper article
:05:55. > :06:10.She now lives in England, and last week her local MP raised the issue
:06:11. > :06:12.at Prime Minister's Questions in the Commons.
:06:13. > :06:16.Today the MP said she was disappointed to hear public money
:06:17. > :06:23.ITV and the production company have got big questions to answer
:06:24. > :06:27.and now potentially the funders of these programmes do as well
:06:28. > :06:29.in how they treat victims in the development
:06:30. > :06:34.At the end of each episode of The Secret,
:06:35. > :06:36.Northern Ireland Screen is included in the credits,
:06:37. > :06:41.along with Invest NI, which provides much of the funding.
:06:42. > :07:11.Defending the ?300,000 contribution to the programme, they said...
:07:12. > :07:14.Tomorrow is the 25th anniversary of the murders.
:07:15. > :07:18.ITV says that while making the series they did their
:07:19. > :07:26.best to try to minimise the distress caused to the families.
:07:27. > :07:29.A 24-year-old man's appeared in court this evening charged
:07:30. > :07:32.with the murder of David Byrne in Dublin in February.
:07:33. > :07:34.The 34-year-old was shot during a boxing weigh-in
:07:35. > :07:40.Patrick Hutch of Champions Avenue in the city was remanded in custody
:07:41. > :07:45.He's the brother of the convicted criminal Gary Hutch,
:07:46. > :07:48.who was shot dead in Spain last year, the first victim of a feud
:07:49. > :07:54.BBC Newsline has learned that families who have children
:07:55. > :07:57.with challenging behavioural problems will have to wait several
:07:58. > :08:00.years before getting overnight respite care.
:08:01. > :08:03.They've been told the system is full to capacity.
:08:04. > :08:06.One family was informed that it would have to be at breaking point
:08:07. > :08:11.On hearing the parents' stories, the Children's Commissioner says
:08:12. > :08:17.Our health correspondent Marie-Louise Connolly reports.
:08:18. > :08:21.Micah Jennings is eight years old and has special educational needs.
:08:22. > :08:24.He's also autistic and his behaviour means he requires
:08:25. > :08:32.Despite meeting all the criteria for respite care, which means
:08:33. > :08:35.he could have a night away from home, health professionals say
:08:36. > :08:40.He's already been on a waiting list for three years.
:08:41. > :08:43.We have been told by many professionals we meet
:08:44. > :08:47.all the criteria for him to be getting overnight respite.
:08:48. > :08:51.Until we are at breaking point and until we have
:08:52. > :08:58.fallen apart, we won't get overnight respite.
:08:59. > :09:00.What would it give you and your family?
:09:01. > :09:03.We could sleep through the night, sit down and have a meal together
:09:04. > :09:09.On hearing the parents, the Commissioner for
:09:10. > :09:12.Children here says she felt compelled to intervene.
:09:13. > :09:14.It's very upsetting and distressing, and regrettably
:09:15. > :09:18.There are other families on the waiting list.
:09:19. > :09:21.People working in trusts and in the Health and Social Care
:09:22. > :09:25.Board are determined to do their best to provide the best
:09:26. > :09:28.services they can, but their hands are tied.
:09:29. > :09:31.They need resources and recognition within the system to be able to
:09:32. > :09:35.deliver on their legal obligations to these children's families.
:09:36. > :09:40.With ten suitable facilities across NI, in 2014 around 1200
:09:41. > :09:44.children just like Micah received respite care.
:09:45. > :09:48.While that information is available, not all of the Health Trusts
:09:49. > :09:55.could tell the BBC just how many children are waiting for a place.
:09:56. > :09:57.According to some professionals, those figures should be available
:09:58. > :10:00.It's a serious issue and I would like to see
:10:01. > :10:03.the Northern Ireland Executive taking this on board and starting
:10:04. > :10:08.to make real changes to fund respite places and to ensure that the unmet
:10:09. > :10:13.need is recorded and used in the commissioning of services.
:10:14. > :10:16.According to this mum, assessments can take their toll.
:10:17. > :10:22.It takes a lot to admit that you need help for your child
:10:23. > :10:26.and to go to that step and be told, well, yes, we know you need
:10:27. > :10:28.that help but we can't do anything for you,
:10:29. > :10:33.The Belfast Health Trust says while it can't discuss individual
:10:34. > :10:36.cases, it remains in contact with both families and
:10:37. > :10:43.Relatives who lost loved ones during the Troubles gathered
:10:44. > :10:46.at an event in Belfast Castle tonight to launch the latest phase
:10:47. > :10:50.of a project which aims to give voice to previously untold stories.
:10:51. > :10:53.Victims group Wave, which is behind the idea,
:10:54. > :10:55.says the testimonies fulfil an important role in
:10:56. > :11:10.My song this evening, it's not to make you sad...
:11:11. > :11:15.Painful, emotional and often still very raw,
:11:16. > :11:20.For those taking part in this oral history of the Troubles,
:11:21. > :11:22.it's an opportunity to share what happened to their loved
:11:23. > :11:24.one and how it affected them and their families.
:11:25. > :11:26.Fiona Kelly's father Gerry Dalrymple was shot dead
:11:27. > :11:33.This is the first time she has spoken about his death publicly.
:11:34. > :11:44.This story is to keep daddy's memory alive because my father was my hero,
:11:45. > :11:47.is my hero, he deserves to be remembered by my children, my
:11:48. > :11:50.extended family and the world at large because there was nobody more
:11:51. > :11:51.innocent than my father. Poet Michael Longley said events
:11:52. > :11:54.and projects like these fill the vacuum left
:11:55. > :12:08.by the political stalemate. It's important that the escape from
:12:09. > :12:11.science, and from being ignored and even from being forgotten.
:12:12. > :12:13.All of the interviews can be heard on the website,
:12:14. > :12:20.Carnlough's Brendan Rodgers is this evening emerging
:12:21. > :12:23.as the front runner to take over at Celtic football club.
:12:24. > :12:25.The former Liverpool manager met with club
:12:26. > :12:28.representatives for several hours in Scotland yesterday.
:12:29. > :12:32.Earlier today Stephen Watson caught up with Celtic's biggest individual
:12:33. > :12:35.shareholder, Dermot Desmond, who was playing in the Irish Open
:12:36. > :12:38.pro-am event, and asked him how many candidates had been interviewed
:12:39. > :12:51.What are your thoughts on him as a manager and what he did
:12:52. > :13:07.I think he is a worthy candidate for Celtic.
:13:08. > :13:11.And staying with football, Carrick Rangers will not face
:13:12. > :13:14.any IFA sanction over how it implemented manager
:13:15. > :13:18.There was a meeting this evening over the presence
:13:19. > :13:21.of the manager on the touchline at a match last month.
:13:22. > :13:25.The club could have been deducted three points,
:13:26. > :13:29.which could have forced them out of the Premiership.
:13:30. > :13:32.Lots of people enjoy pottering about in their gardens,
:13:33. > :13:34.so should doctors prescribe a bit of weeding for people
:13:35. > :13:39.Tomorrow's Good Morning Ulster will be exploring the therapeutic
:13:40. > :13:53.Now, with the weather outlook, here's Cecilia.
:13:54. > :14:01.The rain managed to stay away today. It still tried to night. It will be
:14:02. > :14:06.quite clear and as winds eased it could get quite chilly in the
:14:07. > :14:09.countryside. Rain moves in tomorrow, just about staying clear of us
:14:10. > :14:14.tonight but it will edge East tomorrow. Not a complete wash-out,
:14:15. > :14:18.there will be dry weather in the east to begin with the dream will
:14:19. > :14:23.affect many areas in the rush hour and will become heavier as the
:14:24. > :14:28.morning words on. A wet morning across much of the Republic, heavy
:14:29. > :14:32.rain in western Scotland, heavy rain later in the day for Wells and
:14:33. > :14:38.England for central and eastern parts of England it will be fine and
:14:39. > :14:43.warm. It will brighten up in the west across the Republic and the
:14:44. > :14:47.afternoon, some dry weather for a time with them as temperatures
:14:48. > :14:52.recover, scattered heavy and possibly thundery showers will break
:14:53. > :14:57.out, so for the TV off of the Irish Open tomorrow in County Kildare,
:14:58. > :15:01.there will be some rain at times on Thursday and a wet spell on Friday,
:15:02. > :15:06.hopefully something drier on Saturday. Further north on Friday,