:00:00. > :00:07.Good evening and welcome to the programme.
:00:08. > :00:12.The new Northern Ireland Executive has agreed a draft framework
:00:13. > :00:16.The 12 new ministers met for the first time today.
:00:17. > :00:18.Afterwards the First Minister Arlene Foster said the framework
:00:19. > :00:20.represented a new way of doing politics here.
:00:21. > :00:24.Here's our political correspondent Enda McClafferty.
:00:25. > :00:27.Today was all about the future at Stormont as the new Executive
:00:28. > :00:38.And no, this not how the new team of ministers arrived.
:00:39. > :00:40.Their less impressive fleet was lined up outside
:00:41. > :00:43.They all pulled up with their drivers just before 11am.
:00:44. > :00:46.The last one through the door was the new Justice
:00:47. > :00:49.Inside the new ministerial team posed for the cameras around
:00:50. > :00:53.the Executive table, while some of them joked
:00:54. > :00:57.about what football teams they all supported.
:00:58. > :00:59.Then the door was closed and they got down to business.
:01:00. > :01:02.There was only one item on the agenda -
:01:03. > :01:04.the programme for government, and within 20 minutes they had
:01:05. > :01:07.signed off on a draft framework and the meeting was over.
:01:08. > :01:11.We are looking forward to engaging with wider society as to how
:01:12. > :01:16.we engage in that programme for government and looking
:01:17. > :01:21.at targets and actions, so it is a new start
:01:22. > :01:25.and we are looking forward to it and we hope it is a time for more
:01:26. > :01:27.thoughtful politics in Northern Ireland and look
:01:28. > :01:29.forward to the engagement about to take place.
:01:30. > :01:32.But the engagement so far about the framework document has
:01:33. > :01:35.been far from positive, with some of the other parties
:01:36. > :01:40.at Stormont claiming it lacks detail and targets,
:01:41. > :01:43.comparing it to motherhood and apple pie.
:01:44. > :01:47.We are putting out a draft framework for government.
:01:48. > :01:53.Those people who describe that as apple pie ignore the purpose
:01:54. > :01:56.of what we are trying to do, even though they signed up to it
:01:57. > :02:00.in November last year and the purpose of what we are
:02:01. > :02:02.trying to do is evolve that programme for government
:02:03. > :02:11.Tomorrow, the public will get a chance to pass their verdict
:02:12. > :02:14.on the new programme for government draft framework when it's published.
:02:15. > :02:23.The document runs to over 100 pages and it will be out
:02:24. > :02:25.for public consultation for the next few months.
:02:26. > :02:28.After that, the programme will be finalised and a budget agreed.
:02:29. > :02:31.And all that is to happen before the end of the year.
:02:32. > :02:34.Well, tonight the First and Deputy First Ministers were out
:02:35. > :02:37.and about for their first official engagement.
:02:38. > :02:40.They were attending the Tourism Awards in Londonderry.
:02:41. > :02:43.Arlene Foster described the criticism levelled at the new
:02:44. > :02:46.Justice Minister Claire Sugden as graceless and Martin McGuinness
:02:47. > :02:49.said he was more focused on Sinn Fein and the DUP working
:02:50. > :02:57.together to deliver first class public services.
:02:58. > :03:04.They know that Claire and anyone who has watched Claire in the chamber
:03:05. > :03:07.will no see is a very capable politician and the Deputy First
:03:08. > :03:11.Minister and I have no doubt she will do the job she has been charged
:03:12. > :03:15.to do very adequately and we are going to support her in doing that
:03:16. > :03:20.job. The media are obviously intrigued by all of this and that is
:03:21. > :03:24.understandable given that the Ulster Unionist Party, the Alliance Party
:03:25. > :03:29.and the SDLP have walked away from power-sharing. They demanded a
:03:30. > :03:35.facility for opposition. We provided that and -- in the Fresh Start
:03:36. > :03:37.Agreement. The focus is on what we are going to do.
:03:38. > :03:39.The Strangford MP Jim Shannon has been ordered to pay
:03:40. > :03:41.the parliamentary authorities back nearly ?14,000 after they found some
:03:42. > :03:44.of his staff's mileage claims broke the House of Commons rules.
:03:45. > :03:46.An investigation found that Mr Shannon's staff mileage claims
:03:47. > :03:49.were 37 times greater than those of the average MP.
:03:50. > :03:59.Our Political Editor Mark Devenport has more.
:04:00. > :04:07.During the financial year 2014 to 2015 Jim Shannon's constituency
:04:08. > :04:11.staff claim to more than 121,000 miles, more than a quarter of the
:04:12. > :04:15.mileage claimed by the entire House of Commons. The investigators who
:04:16. > :04:19.examines is decided that all the claims were genuine but they broke
:04:20. > :04:23.Westminster rules because they covered matters like delivering food
:04:24. > :04:28.aid from local food banks to constituents and travelling to
:04:29. > :04:31.meetings far beyond the boundaries of the Strangford constituency. An
:04:32. > :04:59.investigator who visited the office behind me and it was a hive of
:05:00. > :05:03.industry to the point of being manic and that at times, with telephones
:05:04. > :05:05.ringing incessantly and people moving through the office, Jim
:05:06. > :05:07.Shannon's base looked more like a hospital casualty department than
:05:08. > :05:09.the average constituency office. Mr Shannon has accepted the report and
:05:10. > :05:20.say he will pay back any money he owes in full and is glad that no
:05:21. > :05:21.abuse or dishonesty has been found and bel
:05:22. > :05:23.Th and bel e new DUP Education Minister Peter
:05:24. > :05:27.decisions over budgets, transfer tests and whether to close
:05:28. > :05:30.Our education correspondent Robbie Meredith spent some time
:05:31. > :05:32.with him in his first full day in the job.
:05:33. > :05:35.The new man, back where it all began at Bangor Grammar School.
:05:36. > :05:38.Money is on his be mind, but Peter Weir says he'll take time
:05:39. > :05:42.In the immediate future and there is the issue about budget,
:05:43. > :05:44.especially for schools and what we can do to help them.
:05:45. > :05:48.People are looking for immediate aid banks but I want to be thoughtful
:05:49. > :05:50.and try to provide a big way forward and people
:05:51. > :05:53.The new minister likes academic selection, but isn't keen
:05:54. > :05:58.He says he wants to make the current transfer process better -
:05:59. > :06:01.Even though the previous minister was anti-selection,
:06:02. > :06:04.selection has remained and we have been able to work our way
:06:05. > :06:06.through that to gather as a group of schools,
:06:07. > :06:09.but yes, I do think that there will be a little more sympathy
:06:10. > :06:18.Peter Weir is responsible for hundreds of thousands of pupils,
:06:19. > :06:22.tens of thousands of teachers and thousands of schools,
:06:23. > :06:26.and diverse ones from voluntary grammar like this too small Irish
:06:27. > :06:38.Like Belfast's Scoil an Droichid, which made a short but significant
:06:39. > :06:41.journey to the Skainos centre in the heart of East Belfast today.
:06:42. > :06:50.There were maybe some concerns but it was such a positive event
:06:51. > :06:52.them being here this morning was another bridge
:06:53. > :06:57.The 160-pupil school is set to get a new building soon, and they'd
:06:58. > :07:00.like the new Education Minister and his party leader to visit.
:07:01. > :07:03.I would say there is a learning curve, if maybe the DUP are not
:07:04. > :07:07.as aware that it is a brand-new experience for anyone.
:07:08. > :07:10.I would love to welcome Arlene Foster here to see our
:07:11. > :07:17.There was some good news about rising GCSE
:07:18. > :07:26.Big tests for the new minister will come quickly.
:07:27. > :07:29.And Peter Weir, along with the new Minister of Finance,
:07:30. > :07:32.Mairtin O'Mullieoir will be debating with the opposition parties
:07:33. > :07:36.on The View here on BBC One, right after this programme.
:07:37. > :07:41.There have been dramatic scenes at a 1916 commemoration event in Dublin.
:07:42. > :07:45.A protestor tried to disrupt an event to remember
:07:46. > :07:47.British soldiers killed in the Easter Rising,
:07:48. > :07:50.but was tackled by the Canadian ambassador to Ireland.
:07:51. > :07:52.Nearly two years ago, the ambassador helped end a gun
:07:53. > :08:01.Our Dublin correspondent Shane Harrison has the details.
:08:02. > :08:08.ieves that his integrity has been Bickers was at a stage commemoration
:08:09. > :08:15.to a member of the Canadian ambassador to Ireland Keven Bickers
:08:16. > :08:19.was at a stage commemoration to a member by Irish government
:08:20. > :08:23.ministers, the ambassador and by Mike Nesbitt and Danny Kinahan. It
:08:24. > :08:26.was then that a protester claiming to be from the republican welfare
:08:27. > :08:30.Association interrupted the commemoration to say it was a
:08:31. > :08:36.disgrace to honour soldiers who had put down the rebellion. They also
:08:37. > :08:39.separate support for what he called the Craigavon two. The continuing --
:08:40. > :08:43.the Canadian ambassador and then tackled the man and led him away
:08:44. > :08:45.until he was handcuffed and arrested by detectives who removed him
:08:46. > :08:48.British soldiers who lost their lives in the 1916 rebellion. It was
:08:49. > :08:50.being attended by Irish government ministers, the ambassador and by
:08:51. > :08:52.Mike Nesbitt and Danny Kinahan. It was then that a protester claiming
:08:53. > :08:54.to be from the republican welfare Association interrupted the
:08:55. > :08:57.commemoration to say it was a disgrace to honour soldiers who had
:08:58. > :08:59.put down the rebellion. They also separate support for what he called
:09:00. > :09:01.the Craigavon two. The continuing -- the Canadian ambassador and then
:09:02. > :09:04.tackled the man and led him away until he was handcuffed and arrested
:09:05. > :09:06.by detectives who removed him from the scene. A former Sergeant at arms
:09:07. > :09:09.in the parliament buildings in Ottawa. He was in charge of security
:09:10. > :09:11.when an Islamist gunman attacked the parliament buildings and murdered a
:09:12. > :09:13.soldier in ceremonial uniform. The Sergeant at Arms and another officer
:09:14. > :09:16.then engaged in a gun battle with the gunman in which the Islamist was
:09:17. > :09:19.shot dead. The Sergeant at Arms Keven Bickers was widely regarded in
:09:20. > :09:21.Canada as a hero and part of his reward a former Sergeant at arms in
:09:22. > :09:24.the Parliament buildings in Ottawa. He was in charge of security when an
:09:25. > :09:26.Islamist gunman attacked the Parliament buildings and murdered a
:09:27. > :09:28.soldier in ceremonial uniform. The Sergeant at Arms and another officer
:09:29. > :09:31.then engaged in a gun battle with the gunman in which the Islamist was
:09:32. > :09:34.shot dead. The Sergeant at Arms Keven Bickers was widely regarded in
:09:35. > :09:35.Canada as a hero and part of his going to Ireland as his
:09:36. > :09:37.A 55-year-old as his man's been charged with human trafficking
:09:38. > :09:41.It's understood the charges relate to an incident which occurred
:09:42. > :09:43.The man's due to appear in court tomorrow.
:09:44. > :09:46.Northern Ireland play their last home game tomorrow night before this
:09:47. > :09:48.summer's European Championships, with Belarus providing
:09:49. > :09:51.Manager Michael O'Neill will then name his final squad on Saturday.
:09:52. > :09:56.It is an indication of how much Euro fever has gripped that this match
:09:57. > :10:01.No niggles, everyone has trained great, we're blessed by good fortune
:10:02. > :10:05.Is there still time tomorrow for somebody to put a hand up
:10:06. > :10:17.Of course there is, I have to finalise the squad in terms
:10:18. > :10:20.of announcing it on Saturday, one or two boys have trained
:10:21. > :10:24.consistently so we give them a little time away, but tomorrow
:10:25. > :10:28.night there are one were two things, a chance for someone I am fairly
:10:29. > :10:34.fixed in my mind what I will bring to France but we have to prepare
:10:35. > :10:39.for every eventuality, there was always the risk
:10:40. > :10:42.of an injury and Shane Ferguson is still with his club and won
:10:43. > :10:52.It'll be quite an occasion for fans to give that sendoff.
:10:53. > :10:58.How much are you looking forward to it?
:10:59. > :11:01.We have seen with the players how they train and it's nice for us
:11:02. > :11:04.to come here and play and to recognise the support
:11:05. > :11:09.We know we will have fantastic support when we go to France
:11:10. > :11:11.with the objective is to put on a show.
:11:12. > :11:19.We wish you well in France and it will all be live on BBC Two.
:11:20. > :11:25.Now for a look ahead to what's coming up tomorrow night.
:11:26. > :11:27.Our home affairs correspondent Vincent Kearney spent a day
:11:28. > :11:30.with members of the PSNI's public order units as they were put
:11:31. > :11:40.for the land of his comes to people save on the streets and
:11:41. > :11:49.it is important when it comes to people safe on the streets and our
:11:50. > :11:52.Now finally here's Barra Best with the weather forecast.
:11:53. > :12:01.it is important that we are in a state of readiness throughout the
:12:02. > :12:04.drizzle from the east coast it stays cloudy tonight and there will be
:12:05. > :12:08.some patchy light rain and drizzle from the East mist and it will be a
:12:09. > :12:14.mild start tomorrow but it will be a cloudy one with low cloud mist sunny
:12:15. > :12:17.gaps coming through stop otherwise mainly dry and through the day it
:12:18. > :12:18.will brighten up from the East Coast with some sunny gaps coming
:12:19. > :12:21.elsewhere tomorrow some scattered showers for parts of Wales and the
:12:22. > :12:24.south-west of England. Drift eastwards later on in the day.
:12:25. > :12:27.Largely dry with some good sunny drift eastwards later on in the day.
:12:28. > :12:33.Largely dry with some good sunny gaps and temperatures will be normal
:12:34. > :12:37.the best of any sunshine, temperatures should reach 18 or 19
:12:38. > :12:41.in the West but we could see one or two isolated showers drifting north.
:12:42. > :12:44.Elsewhere a drier picture. The onshore agrees the best of any
:12:45. > :12:47.sunshine, temperatures should reach 18 or 19 in the West but we could
:12:48. > :12:49.see one or two isolated showers drifting north. Elsewhere a drier
:12:50. > :12:52.picture. The onshore agrees keeps it cool keeps it some scattered showers
:12:53. > :12:56.around and some of those could be heavy, possibly with some thunder in
:12:57. > :13:01.Saturday, some scattered showers around and some of those could be
:13:02. > :13:04.heavy, possibly with change on Sunday. If you're heading
:13:05. > :13:09.temperatures could again get up into the high teens. Not a great deal of
:13:10. > :13:14.change on Sunday. If you're Ballycastle for the festival this
:13:15. > :13:18.weekend, prepare for the odd scattered not a bad the high
:13:19. > :13:25.temperatures staying in the high teens. Into the Bank Holiday, the
:13:26. > :13:28.odd scattered and the Bank Holiday, the odd scattered we are back at
:13:29. > :13:31.6:25 good