:00:07. > :00:11.The PSNI has broken up an organised crime gang operating out of a luxury
:00:12. > :00:14.apartment block in the centre of Belfast.
:00:15. > :00:17.Today, three of the gang from South East Asia were jailed
:00:18. > :00:20.for their part in a UK-wide drug smuggling and distribution network.
:00:21. > :00:26.This is one of the gang entering the apartment building
:00:27. > :00:31.carrying a holdall with 15 kilograms of cannabis.
:00:32. > :00:36.He is just one part of what the police call a major network.
:00:37. > :00:41.They operated out of this apartment building.
:00:42. > :00:45.The police investigation began in October 2014 when they became
:00:46. > :00:48.aware of suspect packages being posted to Northern
:00:49. > :00:54.The inquiry, codenamed Operation Carhold,
:00:55. > :00:56.involved the PSNI, the South Yorkshire Police,
:00:57. > :01:00.the Metropolitan Police and the National Crime Agency.
:01:01. > :01:01.The drugs and subsequent money-laundering involved
:01:02. > :01:08.When detectives swooped on the apartment in the Oval Tower
:01:09. > :01:13.they seized ?560,000 worth of herbal cannabis,
:01:14. > :01:15.smaller quantities of other drugs, cash and equipment used
:01:16. > :01:20.There were sieges in other parts of Northern Ireland including
:01:21. > :01:25.Vehicles were also impounded and bank accounts frozen
:01:26. > :01:34.We started our investigations with the money trail
:01:35. > :01:41.so we will identify quite quickly that cash deposit have been made
:01:42. > :01:44.to a number of accounts in Great Britain, one
:01:45. > :01:51.of whom was a young female student who had received over ?60,000
:01:52. > :01:54.in a matter of months deposited into her account.
:01:55. > :01:56.That is always going to focus our interest.
:01:57. > :02:03.Clearly somebody that's been used to try and stay under the radar
:02:04. > :02:08.in terms of laundering money from the illegal drugs
:02:09. > :02:13.Last week two Asian women were given suspended sentences
:02:14. > :02:18.The police say this multi-agency inquiry has succeeded in taking down
:02:19. > :02:21.a UK-wide drug smuggling and distribution network.
:02:22. > :02:26.A veteran republican is to stand trial for alleged involvement
:02:27. > :02:37.She was kidnapped, killed and buried by the IRA in 1972.
:02:38. > :02:39.Her remains were only found decades later.
:02:40. > :02:41.79 year old Ivor Bell of Ramoan Gardens in Belfast
:02:42. > :02:43.is charged with soliciting the murder of the west
:02:44. > :02:48.It's a killing that continues to shock.
:02:49. > :02:50.Wrongly accused of being an informer, Jean McConville
:02:51. > :02:55.was dragged from her home, shot in the head and secretly buried.
:02:56. > :02:59.Decades later, the IRA admitted murdering the mother of ten.
:03:00. > :03:05.In 2003, her remains were found on a beach in County Louth.
:03:06. > :03:11.Today, Ivor Bell, seen here on the right, was told he'll
:03:12. > :03:18.The veteran republican faces two charges of soliciting the murder.
:03:19. > :03:22.During the short hearing, Ivor Bell stood alone in the dock
:03:23. > :03:27.Asked if he had any reply to the charges, he said no.
:03:28. > :03:31.Asked if he wanted to call any witnesses at this stage,
:03:32. > :03:36.Watching on, six of Jean McConville's children.
:03:37. > :03:39.The judge made reference to the Boston tapes,
:03:40. > :03:42.recordings of interviews with loyalists and republicans
:03:43. > :03:47.carried out for an American oral history project at Boston College.
:03:48. > :03:50.It's alleged that Ivor Bell was one of a number of interviewees,
:03:51. > :03:56.Some recordings were secured following a transatlantic court
:03:57. > :04:01.battle and the judge said today they could be admitted as evidence.
:04:02. > :04:05.The district judge says that following a preliminary inquiry last
:04:06. > :04:09.week she was satisfied the standard of proof had been met
:04:10. > :04:13.and there was sufficient evidence for the case to proceed to trial.
:04:14. > :04:17.Ivor Bell was released on continuing bail, the date of his trial is yet
:04:18. > :04:27.Soldiers, their families and politicians have all been
:04:28. > :04:30.giving their reaction to the Iraq inquiry but what about
:04:31. > :04:36.The Chilcot Report found 150,000 civilians were killed
:04:37. > :04:42.I've been to meet some people now settled in Belfast.
:04:43. > :04:46.Yossama and his wife are doctors from Baghdad.
:04:47. > :04:50.Both were studying at university when the war began in 2003.
:04:51. > :04:54.The couple and their two-year-old son were forced to flee
:04:55. > :04:58.I asked them how Iraq had changed since the invasion.
:04:59. > :05:07.The situation became worse than Saddam in 2003
:05:08. > :05:12.and because of the Americans who decided to begin
:05:13. > :05:19.They said chemical weapons and nuclear weapons but until now
:05:20. > :05:23.there is no clue that the Americans and Britain found any
:05:24. > :05:30.His wife says she can't forget the terror and devastation
:05:31. > :05:36.The sounds of the bombs was very terrible and all of
:05:37. > :05:46.We are afraid from everything and we don't know what will happen.
:05:47. > :05:49.Are you angry about what happened during the war?
:05:50. > :05:56.Actually, yes, because after the war everything is destroyed in Iraq.
:05:57. > :06:01.Before that, we are also not living well but we are safe.
:06:02. > :06:08.So you think the war made the situation in Iraq much worse.
:06:09. > :06:16.Yes, because every day is 50 people killed because of the bombs
:06:17. > :06:20.and the terror groups that can easily come up
:06:21. > :06:26.Fellow Iraqi Rachid has lived here for much longer but he too
:06:27. > :06:30.feels anger about the consequences of the war.
:06:31. > :06:33.If you compare it to what's going on today,
:06:34. > :06:38.There is not a single hospital built.
:06:39. > :06:47.Definitely under Saddam Hussein life was better for ordinary people.
:06:48. > :06:50.Today we are losing 100 people every day, car bombs,
:06:51. > :06:57.killings, definitely we were better off without this war.
:06:58. > :06:59.A banner glorifying the loyalist killer Billy Wright has been
:07:00. > :07:02.reported to the PSNI after it appeared on a lamppost close
:07:03. > :07:07.The police say they're investigating the sign at Eastvale
:07:08. > :07:13.It shows the late LVF leader and a quotation attributed to him.
:07:14. > :07:16.The SDLP MLA Patsy McGlone described the banner
:07:17. > :07:32.A boy who travelled halfway around the world for treatment for epilepsy
:07:33. > :07:36.1's body has been found in Carrickfergus. It is understood a
:07:37. > :07:40.crime is not expected. A boy who travelled halfway around
:07:41. > :07:43.the world for treatment for epilepsy eight years ago is facing
:07:44. > :07:45.a new health threat. BBC Newsline followed Billy Caldwell
:07:46. > :07:47.and his mum Charlotte After several years of stability,
:07:48. > :07:51.his seizures have started again and his family has been told
:07:52. > :07:54.he will have to wait up to nine months to access specialist care
:07:55. > :07:56.in the UK. Julian Fowler has been
:07:57. > :07:58.speaking to them. After Billy Caldwell was born,
:07:59. > :08:00.doctors at the Royal This month he will celebrate
:08:01. > :08:06.his 11th birthday. He can now walk, swim and ride
:08:07. > :08:11.horses and goes to a special school. These are the good times,
:08:12. > :08:18.but in recent weeks his seizures We're watching them praying
:08:19. > :08:24.and hoping, it's heartbreaking because I know that one of them can
:08:25. > :08:28.kill him and it can happen just His condition had been under
:08:29. > :08:34.control following two years Charlotte says Billy needs a full
:08:35. > :08:38.review of his condition but he can't get the medical help
:08:39. > :08:40.he needs at home. We tried accessing centres set up
:08:41. > :08:45.within England to treat children with epilepsy and there is a six-
:08:46. > :08:47.to nine-month waiting Charlotte says Billy and other
:08:48. > :08:50.children like him The children that have the condition
:08:51. > :08:55.and epilepsy, they're Because of the waiting lists,
:08:56. > :08:59.there is no access and if they don't die the seizures are actually
:09:00. > :09:02.regress in them and depleting them and their quality
:09:03. > :09:03.of life is affected. Charlotte wants the health service
:09:04. > :09:05.to treat epilepsy with the same urgency as other
:09:06. > :09:07.life-threatening illnesses. She believes the specialist care
:09:08. > :09:09.available in America Northern Ireland and Republic
:09:10. > :09:46.of Ireland football fans were tonight awarded the prestigious
:09:47. > :09:52.Medal of the City of Paris for their As BBC Newsline's Mark Simpson
:09:53. > :10:05.reports, they've been hailed The Maher of Paris handed out the
:10:06. > :10:11.awards, one of the highest honours in France. The Maher 's office gives
:10:12. > :10:15.the reason that it was for good sportsmanship and for our excellent
:10:16. > :10:20.behaviour. I think we got at award for being ourselves and just for
:10:21. > :10:26.being an advance. I think as fans we won the Euros and the team did as
:10:27. > :10:30.proud as well. Representing the republic 's fans was Jamie Monaghan
:10:31. > :10:36.from county love. He went all four of their matches and travel more
:10:37. > :10:43.than 1000 miles. His dad said it was a proud day for the family and for
:10:44. > :10:47.Ireland. Half of the -- and a half of the Irish supporters are applied
:10:48. > :10:54.to thank the people of Paris. It is an honour for the country because we
:10:55. > :10:56.do like a party. The party may now be over but the fans in green still
:10:57. > :11:00.have something to celebrate. And Mark will present a special BBC
:11:01. > :11:03.Newsline programme tomorrow night capturing the adventures
:11:04. > :11:05.of Northern Ireland football Residents of a County Fermanagh
:11:06. > :11:20.village have expressed anger after five cygnets were knocked
:11:21. > :11:22.down and killed. A child eyewitness says
:11:23. > :11:25.she saw a car running down A vet who arrived at the scene
:11:26. > :11:28.shortly after the incident at Lisnarick near Irvinestown says
:11:29. > :11:31.he was upset by what he found. The cygnets and their mother,
:11:32. > :11:33.pictured earlier today, had recently become
:11:34. > :11:35.a familiar sight. Locals have described the offence
:11:36. > :11:37.as a heartless act. Football, and Cliftonville
:11:38. > :11:39.are through to the next round of the Europa League
:11:40. > :11:41.after a 2-0 win over FC It was disappointing news however
:11:42. > :11:45.for Linfield and Glenavon Linfield drew with Cork City 1-1
:11:46. > :11:49.but lost on aggregate 2-1, while Glenavon lost
:11:50. > :11:55.6-0 to KR Reykjavik. The weather forecast
:11:56. > :12:11.now with Geoff Maskell. It's been a nice day. Temperatures
:12:12. > :12:22.of 20 degrees. Overnight, rain. Cloud cover. It'll help keep mild.
:12:23. > :12:27.Double figures. Friday, not too bad. Do I
:12:28. > :12:35.try and bright, rain over England. Humid conditions. Behind it, a nice
:12:36. > :12:41.day across much of the UK and Ireland. Temperatures will be up to
:12:42. > :12:52.19 or 20 degrees. The odd shower. For most, things will be dry. In the
:12:53. > :13:03.evening, rain. Saturday will be unsettled. Low pressure heading in
:13:04. > :13:10.our direction. Looking as if it will be dry and then showers arriving.
:13:11. > :13:18.The outlook, rain, heavy at times, strong breeze, low-pressure, warm
:13:19. > :13:25.moist air from the self West. Not until late on Sunday and into Monday
:13:26. > :13:28.that the breeze will come around. We will have fresher weather. Until
:13:29. > :13:47.then, warm and humid. Dip into a summer of
:13:48. > :13:51.amazing live music,