:00:00. > :00:14.and on BBC One we now join the BBC's news teams where you are.
:00:15. > :00:17.Good evening, the headlines on BBC Newsline.
:00:18. > :00:20.the three-year Ardoyne parade standoff are expected
:00:21. > :00:30.Could student tuition fees rise to more than ?6,000 a year here?
:00:31. > :00:38.The Secretary of State promises victims that national security
:00:39. > :00:46.will not be abused to block the quest for justice.
:00:47. > :00:51.do you want to sue people brought to justice as a consequence of
:00:52. > :00:55.on tonight's programme...The end of 400 years of history
:00:56. > :01:00.at Portora Royal School, marked by a royal visit.
:01:01. > :01:04.Honouring the generation of women who work at the shirt factories of
:01:05. > :01:08.The Irish Open will return to Northern Ireland next year
:01:09. > :01:10.as Portstewart is selected to stage one of the biggest events
:01:11. > :01:13.on the European Tour and we've the latest from New York
:01:14. > :01:15.as Carl Frampton prepares for his world title showdown
:01:16. > :01:25.The rain tonight will be heavy for a time but tomorrow is looking good
:01:26. > :01:33.A group representing the leadership of the three main loyalist
:01:34. > :01:35.paramilitary organisations has backed a proposed deal to end
:01:36. > :01:37.the dispute over a contentious Orange Order parade
:01:38. > :01:42.Talks aimed at resolving the deadlock in the Ardoyne area
:01:43. > :01:44.are expected to resume shortly, following the collapse
:01:45. > :01:53.Our Home Affairs Correspondent Vincent Kearney reports.
:01:54. > :02:03.More than 1000 days passed since loyalists set up this protest camp
:02:04. > :02:08.in North Belfast. But it stays could now be numbered. A proposed
:02:09. > :02:11.agreement between the Crumlin Ardoyne residents Association and
:02:12. > :02:22.the Orange order would result in the camp being dismantled. In return the
:02:23. > :02:26.order will... The proposed deal collapsed last month after one of
:02:27. > :02:31.three Orange Lodge is involved in the dispute said it would not like
:02:32. > :02:37.it. Some members of that lodge made their opposition clear when they
:02:38. > :02:42.marched in police lines this year. The other Lodges were expected to
:02:43. > :02:48.arrive but they did not show up. When the two other Lodges failed to
:02:49. > :02:51.turn up, the Orange order sources insisted it was simply because they
:02:52. > :02:57.had run out of time but it is clear that was not an accident. In each of
:02:58. > :03:02.the previous three years, the three Lodges have been given special
:03:03. > :03:05.permission to march together despite being members of different
:03:06. > :03:09.districts. That lines has broken this year when the two Lodge is
:03:10. > :03:16.backing the proposed deal asked to walk with their own districts in the
:03:17. > :03:19.main Belfast parade. The result was one Lodge was left looking isolated
:03:20. > :03:33.and with little resort -- little support. The decision was backed to
:03:34. > :03:38.support the proposed deal. The isolated Lodge is in the minority.
:03:39. > :03:41.The BBC have established that a group representing the leadership of
:03:42. > :03:47.the UDA has endorsed the parade's agreement. The loyalist community
:03:48. > :03:56.Council has not taken part in the talks but has arced the deal. The
:03:57. > :04:03.community made it clear that it remains committed to talks. Another
:04:04. > :04:09.nationalist group has made it clear it will oppose any move to allow the
:04:10. > :04:13.band parade to complete its route. Talks aimed at resurrecting the deal
:04:14. > :04:17.are expected to resume within a matter of weeks despite the
:04:18. > :04:18.opposition on both sides and those involved are said to be hopeful that
:04:19. > :04:28.agreement can be reached. Our home affairs correspondent joins
:04:29. > :04:32.me now, what are the chances of a deal? No one will talk about the
:04:33. > :04:39.likelihood of a deal publicly. Because it is so sensitive but
:04:40. > :04:44.privately, I am told a deal was very close last month. So close that a
:04:45. > :04:50.press conference had been arranged for details to be announced that had
:04:51. > :04:53.to be cancelled at last minute. There have been no recriminations or
:04:54. > :04:57.accusations following the collapse of those talks. I am told the mood
:04:58. > :05:00.remains positive and that is the sense from those involved that there
:05:01. > :05:07.is a possibility they can reach agreement. How significant is the
:05:08. > :05:13.backing of this loyalist group? Certainly significant in the ability
:05:14. > :05:17.of those opposed to this deal to maintain a protest. This Orange
:05:18. > :05:23.Lodge and appealed to the -- unopposed to the deal and I left
:05:24. > :05:34.very isolated, fewer 20 members. I UDA faction has batch that -- backed
:05:35. > :05:40.that Lodge. The wider leadership has said it endorses the deal and that
:05:41. > :05:43.position is maintained it means that faction in North Belfast will be
:05:44. > :05:48.isolated which will increase the likelihood of a deal being made.
:05:49. > :05:54.6,000, ?300 a year - that's how much tuition fees
:05:55. > :05:55.for students in Northern Ireland could rise to.
:05:56. > :06:02.The figures come from an internal Queen's University document written
:06:03. > :06:04.in response to the Executive's programme for government,
:06:05. > :06:07.Our Education Correspondent Robbie Meredith reports.
:06:08. > :06:11.and the university wants the amount students pay
:06:12. > :06:16.Queen's say there's a yearly gap of over ?50 million pounds
:06:17. > :06:27.between what universities here get and what they need.
:06:28. > :06:29.Their document sets out three funding options.
:06:30. > :06:32.additional government funding of ?27.5m - meaning tuition fees
:06:33. > :06:36.The second scenario would see fees set at ?5,700 a year -
:06:37. > :06:40.dependent on 14.6 million pounds of funding.
:06:41. > :06:42.And the third possibility would see fees reaching ?6,300
:06:43. > :06:50.if there was NO money forthcoming from the Executive.
:06:51. > :06:53.Students here currently pay just under ?4,000 a year.
:06:54. > :06:54.Their representatives at Queen's aren't keen
:06:55. > :07:10.the document lays out that it is a sustainable and affordable increase
:07:11. > :07:14.in tuition fees but we think they are neither sustainable nor
:07:15. > :07:14.affordable for the student offer the public purse.
:07:15. > :07:18.But ultimately no matter what it says in this document neither
:07:19. > :07:20.Queen's nor Ulster University can decide by themselves how
:07:21. > :07:25.That's up to politicians and so far divisions on campus about tuition
:07:26. > :07:32.fees have been mirrored by stalemate at Stormont.
:07:33. > :07:42.A political decision has to be made. They have an inescapable requirement
:07:43. > :07:48.to make sure we have skilled graduates coming through. It is a
:07:49. > :07:52.wider issue which I think the Executive needs to tackle for the
:07:53. > :07:57.fairness of student and to make sure there is proper funding for our
:07:58. > :08:01.universities. Either students or the Executive are going to have to dig
:08:02. > :08:05.The Secretary of State James Brokenshire has insisted that
:08:06. > :08:07.National Security will not be used by the government
:08:08. > :08:13.And he wants all those involved in criminality brought to justice.
:08:14. > :08:16.The Secretary of State was speaking on his first official visit
:08:17. > :08:19.to Londonderry during which he met business leaders and a victims group
:08:20. > :08:21.which included the uncle of a school boy killed by a plastic
:08:22. > :08:30.Our Political Correspondent Enda McClafferty reports.
:08:31. > :08:39.Treasured possessions from 150 families. Shoes belonging to the
:08:40. > :08:45.loved ones they lost during the Troubles. They were laid out today
:08:46. > :08:49.as part of an exhibition. Among them a pair of football boots belonging
:08:50. > :08:54.to Paul Whitters, he was 15 years old when he was shot with a plastic
:08:55. > :09:02.bullet in 1981. Today as his boots Leon mission -- beyond the street,
:09:03. > :09:05.his uncle spoke to James Brokenshire. He was part of the
:09:06. > :09:14.delegation campaigning for victims rights. There is still a lot of
:09:15. > :09:19.outstanding issues so we do not want another Secretary of State to hide
:09:20. > :09:23.behind national security. We want procedures with legislative
:09:24. > :09:27.framework which we can engage with. Today as he met nationalist leaders
:09:28. > :09:32.in Derry, the Secretary of State was happy to respond to the families
:09:33. > :09:38.concerned. As a former Home Office minister, he knows all about
:09:39. > :09:45.national security. Does national security chop the rights of victims?
:09:46. > :09:51.On this issue of national security, I have a duty to ensure that
:09:52. > :09:55.citizens here and across the United Kingdom are protected and so that
:09:56. > :10:01.sense of national security is really essential but should be used to try
:10:02. > :10:08.and cover up embarrassment? , -- no, it is not. And I do want to see
:10:09. > :10:13.people brought to prosecution as a result of information. At the family
:10:14. > :10:19.of this man say they are still being denied access to an investigation
:10:20. > :10:22.carried out in 1970. We have never seen that report and every time we
:10:23. > :10:27.ask for it they say they will not give us that because of national
:10:28. > :10:32.security. My father has been dead for 40 years and we feel they have a
:10:33. > :10:36.duty of care to others as well. They have killed my father but they have
:10:37. > :10:41.no interest in how we feel about it. The Secretary of State says he is up
:10:42. > :10:45.for listening to victims and taking on board their concerns but he knows
:10:46. > :10:46.the final say on their grievances being addressed will rest with the
:10:47. > :10:50.being addressed will rest with the politicians in Stormont.
:10:51. > :10:52.The Prime Minister Theresa May has been holding talks
:10:53. > :10:55.with the Taoiseach in Downing Street focusing on the
:10:56. > :10:58.Enda Kenny said issues of common concern were discussed
:10:59. > :11:00.as well as a joint commitment to maintaining the common travel
:11:01. > :11:07.area between Northern Ireland and the Republic.
:11:08. > :11:16.We both recognise that Ireland is the only EU member state that shares
:11:17. > :11:21.a land border with United Kingdom. We are in agreement, we are in full
:11:22. > :11:28.agreement that we do not wish to seek any return to the borders of
:11:29. > :11:31.the past. On the island of Ireland. So this meeting also gave us the
:11:32. > :11:35.opportunity to have a broader discussion on the common issues of
:11:36. > :11:40.concern in the context of the referendum result such as close
:11:41. > :11:42.trading relationship and the benefits of the Common area already
:11:43. > :11:46.benefits of the Common area already referred to.
:11:47. > :11:48.Ulster Bank's parent company, RBS, has warned business customers
:11:49. > :11:51.that it may have to start charging them to deposit money if interest
:11:52. > :11:55.The bank has written to some customers - but not those
:11:56. > :12:00.Our Economics and Business Editor John Campbell is with me.
:12:01. > :12:03.Having to pay to keep money on deposit sounds like the complete
:12:04. > :12:09.opposite of how banks are supposed to work?
:12:10. > :12:16.Yes, it is a good idea to take your money to a bank to earn interest and
:12:17. > :12:21.seniors leaving school but because interest rates are so low in the UK
:12:22. > :12:30.and have been for so long, they are meant of returning your savings is
:12:31. > :12:35.bad. It is worse than other places, Japan, Switzerland, Sweden, Denmark,
:12:36. > :12:39.most of the Eurozone, they all have negative interest rates which means
:12:40. > :12:43.that when High Street banks are putting money in deposit but the
:12:44. > :12:48.central bank, the EPA to do that. Mostly they have not passed it on to
:12:49. > :12:54.their customers the banks in Japan have started to charge some of their
:12:55. > :13:00.biggest customers. -- they have to pay to do that. It is against that
:13:01. > :13:05.backdrop that RBS are doing this. They are putting customers on notice
:13:06. > :13:09.that it might cost them if the UK gets too negative interest rates.
:13:10. > :13:17.How could these interest rates be used? You cut rates in the search
:13:18. > :13:20.for new growth because it makes borrowing more attractive and
:13:21. > :13:25.receiving less attractive. You have more money circulating. Central
:13:26. > :13:31.backs have all cut rates following the crash. The uses this
:13:32. > :13:38.unconventional policy to give banks and extra nudge to get money. They
:13:39. > :13:42.say there must be something you can find to do with these deposited
:13:43. > :13:51.funds lying around. Could it happen he? In theory, yes. There's nothing
:13:52. > :13:54.to stop the Bank of England doing that but the Governor of the Bank of
:13:55. > :13:58.England does not seem to think it would be appropriate for the UK
:13:59. > :14:03.economy. The policy committee for the bank will be giving a decision
:14:04. > :14:08.next month. I do not say them going negative. We have to leave it there.
:14:09. > :14:11.It's the end of an era for Portora Royal School
:14:12. > :14:13.in Enniskillen as it prepares to close, following
:14:14. > :14:15.a controversial reorganisation of education in the town.
:14:16. > :14:17.It will be replaced by a new co-educational grammar school.
:14:18. > :14:19.And today the Royal School had Royal visitors.
:14:20. > :14:24.Here's our south-west reporter Julian Fowler.
:14:25. > :14:34.The 400 year history of Portora Royal School covers the walls, from
:14:35. > :14:38.the blue plaques of distinguished past pupils to the photographs on
:14:39. > :14:43.its corridors recalling generations of achievements. Today the Duke and
:14:44. > :14:55.Duchess of Gloucester came here and were showing scenes from the
:14:56. > :15:03.school's Rich past. But changes on the way, a process that has been a
:15:04. > :15:08.painful one. Of course I oppose the amalgamation. Essentially it was the
:15:09. > :15:11.closure of both schools. We have heard about the illustrious history
:15:12. > :15:18.of Portora Royal School but we're looking forward now to the future of
:15:19. > :15:25.the new school. The school was established in 1618 following a
:15:26. > :15:29.decree by James the first. His ancestor, the Duke of Gloucester
:15:30. > :15:41.Leicester, mention the challenges which lie ahead.
:15:42. > :15:49.The plaque was unveiled to the former students killed in the First
:15:50. > :15:58.World War, a sign that traditions will not be forgotten. We have a
:15:59. > :16:03.most distinguished one should people who graduated from the school in
:16:04. > :16:09.every endeavour of life. That will not disappear. When pupils return in
:16:10. > :16:11.September, this will have become the Inniskillin Royal grammar schools
:16:12. > :16:15.and a new chapter in its history will begin. -- Inniskillin.
:16:16. > :16:19.Derry City and Strabane Council has taken a step closer to honouring
:16:20. > :16:22.the generations of women who worked in the shirt factories.
:16:23. > :16:25.A fresh application for a major piece of artwork in the heart
:16:26. > :16:27.of the city will now be considered by council, planners,
:16:28. > :16:31.The move comes after more than a decade of delays and disputes.
:16:32. > :16:37.Here's our North-West reporter, Keiron Tourish.
:16:38. > :16:50.Best friends may and may have decades of experience. They have
:16:51. > :16:54.been campaigning for ten years for a sculpture to mark the contribution
:16:55. > :16:58.of the shirt factory girls. They have welcomed the news that a fresh
:16:59. > :17:02.planning application has been launched to elect a sculpture in the
:17:03. > :17:09.heart of the city. This has gone on 11 years. There has to be some
:17:10. > :17:14.recognition for the women in Derry who worked and kept the city afloat.
:17:15. > :17:21.When there was nothing else, no other industries here. The tourists
:17:22. > :17:27.come here and be seen nothing of the history of the shirt factories.
:17:28. > :17:32.There are no monuments. So it would be great. This is an artist
:17:33. > :17:37.impression of the new work which is planned for Harbour Square near the
:17:38. > :17:41.city's iconic piece bridge. After planning issues over the location
:17:42. > :17:45.and disputes over the cost of the sculpture, it's now appears that
:17:46. > :17:49.some women -- movement and finally honouring the women who in many
:17:50. > :17:58.cases provided the only income for local families. Years ago, like in
:17:59. > :18:03.my Mum's time, they went out to work and so the husband had to Galway. He
:18:04. > :18:10.worked for a 10-hour shifts. They took the work won with them. -- the
:18:11. > :18:15.women worked ten hour shifts. Their grandmothers looked after the kids
:18:16. > :18:21.so I think they should be honoured in some way. They did work hard.
:18:22. > :18:25.There was no work for the main. The council has confirmed a planning
:18:26. > :18:28.application was submitted or the factory girls sculpture which will
:18:29. > :18:33.now be considered by planners before a recommendation is brought before
:18:34. > :18:37.the council. At this stage it is clear that as the political will
:18:38. > :18:43.across the parties for this project to finally get the go ahead after
:18:44. > :18:44.more than ten years. -- there is political will.
:18:45. > :18:50.The Irish Open golf tournament will return
:18:51. > :18:53.It will be staged at Portstewart Golf Club
:18:54. > :19:00.Again the tournament will be hosted by Rory McIlroy's charity,
:19:01. > :19:07.The news comes on the eve of another tournament that's being played
:19:08. > :19:14.in Galgorm near Ballymena and Stephen Watson is there.
:19:15. > :19:21.The Northern Ireland open is being played here this week but today's
:19:22. > :19:26.news concerns the return of the Irish open to Northern Ireland. It
:19:27. > :19:30.is one of the most prestigious events on the European tour. It is
:19:31. > :19:33.returning because of the ongoing relationship between the Stormont
:19:34. > :19:39.Executive and the sport's governing body. Originally it was meant to be
:19:40. > :19:44.staged in County Fermanagh but the tour changed its mind and insisted
:19:45. > :19:53.it be played on a links course of Port Stewart. The 2017 Irish open
:19:54. > :19:58.will now be played on July six two the ninth. I spoke to the tour's
:19:59. > :20:02.chief Executive who told me about the decision. How important was up
:20:03. > :20:09.for the tour to bring the event back to Northern Ireland? I think it is
:20:10. > :20:12.very important because there are golf courses here. It is something
:20:13. > :20:16.Rory Mcllroy and his foundation really wanted to do. The Northern
:20:17. > :20:24.Ireland government is a willing partner. As well as the date, the
:20:25. > :20:28.date is fantastic. We have Irish, Scottish and many Open Championship.
:20:29. > :20:34.Next year they will all be on links courses. You have more success in
:20:35. > :20:40.championships if you played on a links course of two weeks before
:20:41. > :20:45.Sunday year choices. It is the third time the Irish open will be staged
:20:46. > :20:50.in Northern Ireland in the last few years. We will have the chance to
:20:51. > :20:55.show what Port Stewart has to offer and the club is thrilled the event
:20:56. > :20:59.is coming year. It is wonderful, something we have been working for a
:21:00. > :21:05.thorough number of years. We have co-hosted the amateur event in 2014
:21:06. > :21:10.and this is the next step will stop we are all hugely delighted about
:21:11. > :21:15.it. We are looking forward to it. The fans can expect a wonderful
:21:16. > :21:21.time. Though say a really good venue and test for the professionals. With
:21:22. > :21:27.the European tour, they are doing more with children in the centres so
:21:28. > :21:30.there will be lots that everybody to do. It is the first time Port
:21:31. > :21:35.Stewart well had stage an event of this venture -- of this size. No
:21:36. > :21:37.doubt Rory Mcllroy will attract some of the best golfers to this event.
:21:38. > :21:41.Glentoran have signed former Rangers striker Nacho Novo
:21:42. > :21:45.The 37-year-old Spaniard was a regular with Rangers
:21:46. > :21:56.Nial Foster caught up with him this afternoon at the Oval.
:21:57. > :22:07.Another signing for the Irish league. Nacho Novo was seen the
:22:08. > :22:12.former Rangers legend, scoring 47 goals and winning three Scottish
:22:13. > :22:18.league titles. He has signed a one-year deal. He joins me now. Why
:22:19. > :22:27.this team? I think it is a good club of the good history. Obviously
:22:28. > :22:36.coming over and speaking with them, they were quite up for it and why
:22:37. > :22:41.not? I like the place and I like to play overhear. The chairman and all
:22:42. > :22:47.the stuff of directors have been fantastic. I am just happy to be
:22:48. > :22:57.year. What do you know about the Irish league and what can you add to
:22:58. > :23:01.it? I met everyone yesterday, I am just relaxed. I will come and try
:23:02. > :23:07.and do the best I can for the whole team. It is not just about me, you
:23:08. > :23:20.want to win things. It is about performance all the time. It is a
:23:21. > :23:30.really good squad. It is just fantastic. I am looking forward to
:23:31. > :23:34.starting to work with them. You can watch him on the 6th of August when
:23:35. > :23:38.The countdown is on ahead of Carl Frampton's WBA
:23:39. > :23:40.featherweight world title fight against Leo Santa Cruz
:23:41. > :23:44.We'll have all the build up this week on BBC Newsline.
:23:45. > :23:47.Thomas Kane is with the Frampton camp.
:23:48. > :23:54.Carl Frampton and his team want to get everything right for the site.
:23:55. > :23:57.He has been based in New York for around three weeks and says the
:23:58. > :24:02.preparations could not have gone any better ahead of one of the most
:24:03. > :24:07.eagerly anticipated bouts in boxing this year. He has relinquished his
:24:08. > :24:12.two super bantamweight titles and moved up a division to set up a
:24:13. > :24:17.showdown with Leo Santa Cruz. It is the biggest fight of my life, it is
:24:18. > :24:20.the one which will define me and make me a world champion and go down
:24:21. > :24:25.in history as the only Irishmen to do it. It is a big deal and I'm
:24:26. > :24:29.taking it seriously. I am looking forward to it, I am excited. I is
:24:30. > :24:36.starting to think about your legacy now? I am, I hope people will talk
:24:37. > :24:41.about it for a long time. They are still talking about Barry McGuigan
:24:42. > :24:46.30 years later. I am hoping that the Leo Santa Cruz fight is the one that
:24:47. > :24:55.defines me. I could be world champion. I wouldn't have dreams of
:24:56. > :25:00.that when I turned professional. As you reach goals, you make new goals
:25:01. > :25:06.and I want to make history. We will have all the big fight build up from
:25:07. > :25:08.New York as undefeated Carl Frampton and Leo Santa Cruz prepare to go
:25:09. > :25:12.And just 40 minutes from New York, Rory McIlroy is preparing
:25:13. > :25:14.for the USPGA championship - the final major of the season.
:25:15. > :25:17.And Thomas will be catching up with him on tomorrow night's
:25:18. > :25:38.Good evening. I am not sure we will say a sunset like this tonight,
:25:39. > :25:44.perhaps tomorrow. Today has been a weather of two halves. You can say
:25:45. > :25:49.this rain making its way in. Large parts of County Down remained dry
:25:50. > :25:56.throughout the day which is great for visitors and competitors at the
:25:57. > :26:02.International racing Championships. If you're heading down there
:26:03. > :26:07.tomorrow, you could be in for a good day. Once the rain from tonight is
:26:08. > :26:13.cleared away, it should be a rather nice day to come with cooler air
:26:14. > :26:20.behind it. Temperatures in rural spots could reach 9 degrees. It sets
:26:21. > :26:25.us up for a decent day tomorrow, dry and bright. Light winds. Looking out
:26:26. > :26:29.of the window tomorrow morning you will be looking at blue skies. There
:26:30. > :26:33.will be some clouds through the day but there will be plenty of breaks
:26:34. > :26:39.in the cloud which will let the sunshine get to work. Top
:26:40. > :26:44.temperatures of 17 or 18 degrees. The dry weather is only a feature of
:26:45. > :26:48.the daylight hours. Once we get into the evening and overnight, the next
:26:49. > :26:54.weather systems on the way and will bring rain from the south-west,
:26:55. > :26:58.pushing into all parts overnight. On Wednesday morning we get blue skies
:26:59. > :27:05.when the break-up but on Thursday morning, we will sue plenty of rain.
:27:06. > :27:10.It is true than by the system here. This is heading eastwards so things
:27:11. > :27:14.will improve. We have a north-westerly flow to weather
:27:15. > :27:18.towards the end of the week so there will be a mix of sunshine and
:27:19. > :27:23.showers, the shower should be well scattered and plenty of breaks in
:27:24. > :27:28.between. We are never without the risk of seeing a little rain on
:27:29. > :27:30.Friday and through the weekend but there should be decent blue skies to
:27:31. > :27:34.Our late summary is at half past ten.
:27:35. > :27:37.You can also keep in contact with us via Facebook and Twitter.
:27:38. > :27:58.I think we've found four incredible cooks.
:27:59. > :28:02.But now it's finals week, we turn up the heat.