:00:00. > :00:15.That's all from the BBC News at Six. Goodbye from
:00:16. > :00:18.This is BBC Newsline and these are the headlines
:00:19. > :00:24.300 new jobs for Belfast in the biggest Executive-backed
:00:25. > :00:29.Anger at increased incidents of anti-social
:00:30. > :00:34.The Scottish Conservative leader visits
:00:35. > :00:39.and calls for local politicians to introduce same-sex marriage.
:00:40. > :00:42.A court rules Hank the dog should return to his owners -
:00:43. > :00:56.It seems that once this picked up public pressure, they wanted it
:00:57. > :01:00.finished as soon as possible so there is no way we would be having
:01:01. > :01:01.this conversation without the public support.
:01:02. > :01:05.Also on the programme: A call for us to keep an eye and an ear out
:01:06. > :01:14.The countdown is on to the world's biggest sporting event, the
:01:15. > :01:15.Olympics. Join me for the build-up in Rio.
:01:16. > :01:18.And wet and windy weather is on the way, but how long
:01:19. > :01:23.I'll have your forecast later in the programme.
:01:24. > :01:26.The biggest Executive-backed jobs announcement in almost a year
:01:27. > :01:31.will see 300 well-paid jobs created in Belfast.
:01:32. > :01:34.With grants of ?2 million, this investment is being seen
:01:35. > :01:39.as a boost to the economy at a time when politicians disagree
:01:40. > :01:42.over what damage - if any - Brexit will have in attracting
:01:43. > :01:48.This report from our business correspondent, Julian O'Neill.
:01:49. > :01:52.300 jobs from a new inward investor is just the kind of news
:01:53. > :01:58.Invest NI spent a year on the deal which has delivered
:01:59. > :02:05.Tullett Prebon has its headquarters in London but has chosen Belfast
:02:06. > :02:09.ahead of Asia or Europe for a new IT base.
:02:10. > :02:18.The First Minister says it sends out a positive message.
:02:19. > :02:24.I will never talk down the Northern Ireland economy because my
:02:25. > :02:30.experience as the Economy Minister has made it clear to me we have so
:02:31. > :02:36.much to offer to companies across the world, whether our young people,
:02:37. > :02:41.academic excellence, cost four accommodation and the fact we are
:02:42. > :02:42.going to lower the rate of corporation tax, I think Northern
:02:43. > :02:46.Ireland has a strong story to tell. Belfast has a track record
:02:47. > :02:48.of attracting jobs in financial services which has put it
:02:49. > :02:59.on the radar of a growing It was very much a global search.
:03:00. > :03:04.Why we chose Belfast is the high level of skilled people in the
:03:05. > :03:05.financial markets and technology area, combined with education, it
:03:06. > :03:08.feels like the right place for us. It's a timely announcement
:03:09. > :03:10.amid economic uncertainty But one half of the Executive
:03:11. > :03:13.is concerned foreign companies may soon see Northern Ireland
:03:14. > :03:18.as a less attractive location. There's no point living
:03:19. > :03:23.in a fools' paradise. There is a tremendous amount
:03:24. > :03:27.of uncertainty, and that inhibits our ability to be very
:03:28. > :03:35.fully engaged with prospective investors who are, and had been up
:03:36. > :03:41.until the Brexit result, very keen The jobs, created over a three-year
:03:42. > :03:47.period, will pay well, ?33,000 on avergage,
:03:48. > :04:06.with the company being offered Today's announcement is as good as a
:04:07. > :04:12.business as usual sign hanging from the offices of Invest NI. The boost
:04:13. > :04:13.is as obvious as it is welcome but the real challenges of Brexit are,
:04:14. > :04:16.of course, yet to be faced. Four masked men have been involved
:04:17. > :04:20.in a shooting at a hotel in Belleek Staff were threatened before one
:04:21. > :04:25.shot was fired into a van belonging to a contractor who was working
:04:26. > :04:28.at the hotel on Main Street The men were wearing dark overalls
:04:29. > :04:39.with white stripes and balaclavas. They made off in a black Ford Escort
:04:40. > :04:43.in the direction of the border. There's concern about what people
:04:44. > :04:46.are describing as a rise in anti-social behaviour in
:04:47. > :04:49.Londonderry. It's not confined to one particular
:04:50. > :04:54.area but in the Creggan estate Here's our North-West
:04:55. > :05:00.reporter, Keiron Tourish. Community worker Shauna Deery awoke
:05:01. > :05:02.this morning to find what looked like a bullet hole
:05:03. > :05:07.through her front bedroom window. In fact, she now believes an air
:05:08. > :05:10.rifle had been used to target She and her two-year-old
:05:11. > :05:30.daughter were asleep She was really upset, was on her
:05:31. > :05:34.telephone toy crying to pepper paid to say bad men had broken her
:05:35. > :05:40.windows, she was staying she wants to stay in her granny's has tonight.
:05:41. > :05:43.That was the horrible thing, to see my daughter scared in her own home.
:05:44. > :05:45.Another Creggan home targetted in recent days -
:05:46. > :05:48.this time a resident who has lived here 40 years had her window broken.
:05:49. > :05:52.She was too frightened to appear on camera.
:05:53. > :05:57.They are on drugs, you see the drugs, the cars pulling up,
:05:58. > :06:00.exchanging money for the drugs. The level of anti-social behaviour
:06:01. > :06:03.isn't confined to any one estate. This derelict school was set on fire
:06:04. > :06:05.last month in Graves have been attacked
:06:06. > :06:10.in the city cemetery and cars are being stolen and later burned
:06:11. > :06:15.out in different parts of the city. Back in Creggan, daily life
:06:16. > :06:18.brings constant worry for 74-year-old Margaret McIntyre
:06:19. > :06:23.who suffers from COPD. She sits nervously by
:06:24. > :06:26.the front window, afraid They broke this glass with what's
:06:27. > :06:46.believed to have been a baseball bat I came through all the Troubles and
:06:47. > :06:58.never experienced anything like this. I don't know why because I
:06:59. > :07:05.haven't got any problems with anybody. Around 200 residents of the
:07:06. > :07:09.Creggan estate recently attended a public meeting to outline their
:07:10. > :07:15.concerns about anti-social behaviour. They say they are being
:07:16. > :07:17.targeted in recent days because of their public stance and urged those
:07:18. > :07:19.responsible to stop immediately. The Scottish Conservative leader has
:07:20. > :07:21.called on politicians here to introduce equal marriage
:07:22. > :07:24.for same-sex couples. Northern Ireland is the only
:07:25. > :07:27.part of the UK where Ruth Davidson is in Belfast as part
:07:28. > :07:33.of the Belfast Pride festival. Our political correspondent,
:07:34. > :07:47.Stephen Walker, We are used to seeing murals but not
:07:48. > :07:52.like this. This work in Belfast's Cathedral Quarter was made to
:07:53. > :07:58.highlight the campaign for same-sex marriage here. And today the leader
:07:59. > :08:04.of Scotland's Conservatives added her voice to that call. Ruth
:08:05. > :08:09.Davidson has come here with a political message but also telling
:08:10. > :08:13.her personal story. She is a practising Christian engaged to a
:08:14. > :08:19.Catholic woman from Ireland. She wants people in Northern Ireland to
:08:20. > :08:23.have the same rights as in Scotland. I'm a Protestant, I'm engaged to a
:08:24. > :08:29.Catholic Irishwoman from County works word who was educated by nuns
:08:30. > :08:42.so for me this is not about a particular community or country or
:08:43. > :08:45.faith background, this is people who are in love and loved in return
:08:46. > :08:47.having the same rights as everybody else. Stormont has debated equal
:08:48. > :08:51.average five times and although last year a majority of MLAs voted for
:08:52. > :08:56.change, the move was blocked by a DUP petition of concern. Some of the
:08:57. > :09:00.peculiarities within the Northern Ireland Assembly are being used in
:09:01. > :09:05.ways they weren't designed to be used and when it comes to a majority
:09:06. > :09:11.in the country and the parliament that support something, to use a
:09:12. > :09:18.technique designed to protect minority to stop a minority having
:09:19. > :09:21.the same site -- rights as everyone else, this needs to be looked at.
:09:22. > :09:26.Some believe the law should not be changed. I believe it is contrary to
:09:27. > :09:30.the teaching of God world and while you may chain standards of living
:09:31. > :09:37.you cannot change scripture, the Bible says marriage is between a man
:09:38. > :09:42.and a woman and once you move outside this you going to this area,
:09:43. > :09:46.I did not believe marriage is based on inequality, it is based on a
:09:47. > :09:51.complementary relationship between husband and wife. It may have been
:09:52. > :09:57.debated many times at Stormont but it seems it will not be the last.
:09:58. > :10:01.The issue may be debated in court and is also likely to be brought
:10:02. > :10:09.back to the Assembly when MLAs return after the summer recess.
:10:10. > :10:15.Next, the end of a dog detail that has had media attention across the
:10:16. > :10:21.globe in recent weeks. A terrier called Hank was seized by Belfast
:10:22. > :10:25.City Council and assessed as being a pit bull, which is illegal, but with
:10:26. > :10:29.the aid of celebrities including Dermot O read and Carl Frampton, the
:10:30. > :10:32.dog is back home. It was last month that two-year-old
:10:33. > :10:35.Hank was removed by dog wardens following a complaint from a member
:10:36. > :10:37.of the public. One of his owners broke down
:10:38. > :10:40.in court today as it was agreed Until the judge said
:10:41. > :10:44.the words, we were afraid I can't get over it,
:10:45. > :10:48.being able to see him Supporters erupted into spontaneous
:10:49. > :10:52.applause inside the court. The campaign to highlight Hank's
:10:53. > :11:08.seizure gained worldwide attention. We did not think Hank would be
:11:09. > :11:11.coming home, especially this scene, without the support. Belfast City
:11:12. > :11:16.Council Expedia to the process, we spoke to people who had similar
:11:17. > :11:24.situations in England and here and it seems they responded to pressure
:11:25. > :11:31.and we would not be having this conversation today without the
:11:32. > :11:35.public support. But hang's owners say the fight does not end there,
:11:36. > :11:43.they want to see changes in legislation to dangerous breeds.
:11:44. > :11:44.Hank will have to undergo behavioural training
:11:45. > :11:47.and also be kept on a lead and muzzle while in public.
:11:48. > :11:49.His family, though, say they are just relieved
:11:50. > :11:54.Plenty to come before 7pm, including a rather unexpected
:11:55. > :11:58.discovery during a dig at Hillsborough Castle which may
:11:59. > :12:08.A new study suggests that people are still
:12:09. > :12:13.Figures show there's been a significant fall in the number
:12:14. > :12:17.of people owning their homes compared to ten years ago.
:12:18. > :12:20.Industry experts are now pointing to several factors
:12:21. > :12:23.which could partly explain this, as Rick Faragher
:12:24. > :12:32.A growing number of people might not have the option.
:12:33. > :12:35.Home ownership in Northern Ireland is down.
:12:36. > :12:49.Over the last couple of years people have been paying so much in rent
:12:50. > :12:52.that it could've gone to we deposit but it's desperation, they don't
:12:53. > :12:57.have the properties and cannot get the money, some are relying on their
:12:58. > :12:58.parents but they have to go into the rented sector.
:12:59. > :13:05.Finances aside, could there be other factors in the decline of mortgages?
:13:06. > :13:12.Younger people aren't feeling the need to graduate, get their first
:13:13. > :13:16.pay cheque and go and buy a house, people are waiting longer, more in
:13:17. > :13:23.line with other European cities where there is not the same need to
:13:24. > :13:29.buy straightaway. This report shows 63% of people in Northern Ireland
:13:30. > :13:33.have a mortgage, down from 73% ten years ago but roughly in line with
:13:34. > :13:39.England and Scotland. The people behind the study say this now
:13:40. > :13:41.suggests the issue of one-day owning your own home is not just a London
:13:42. > :13:42.problem. Katie and her husband
:13:43. > :13:44.bought their house in West Belfast two years ago via a co-ownership
:13:45. > :13:47.deal, a scheme where they own only She says it's becoming harder
:13:48. > :13:58.for young people to get a mortgage. We were both new into our jobs, the
:13:59. > :14:04.banks required a certain security from you in terms of making the
:14:05. > :14:09.commitment to payments every month, which you cannot really do, you have
:14:10. > :14:15.the best aspirations in the world and are ready to go once you get out
:14:16. > :14:19.of uni, and are ready to start your career but the requirements set for
:14:20. > :14:25.us were not realistic. Anyone who was looking for a job, you don't
:14:26. > :14:31.have an option to not live in that city or area so unless you work in a
:14:32. > :14:32.financial position to afford a mortgage, the only option is to
:14:33. > :14:34.rent. There's now speculation
:14:35. > :14:36.that the Bank of England could cut That may go some way to making
:14:37. > :14:40.mortgages more affordable - if you can get one in
:14:41. > :14:43.the first place. A well-preserved human skeleton
:14:44. > :14:47.which could be 1000 years old has been discovered in the grounds
:14:48. > :14:51.of Hillsborough Castle. Archaeologists found it
:14:52. > :14:53.during excavation work ahead They say it's unusual to find
:14:54. > :14:59.remains of this age in such good condition and they hope it'll reveal
:15:00. > :15:05.more about the history of the area. In recent decades it's
:15:06. > :15:10.hosted royalty, But it seems the grounds
:15:11. > :15:15.of Hillsborough Castle have been These archaeologists and volunteers
:15:16. > :15:22.are uncovering an unknown history. And they didn't need
:15:23. > :15:37.to dig deep to find it. These human remains were one of the
:15:38. > :15:42.first thing to be found on the site, ten centimetres below soil level and
:15:43. > :15:47.the experts think it's a young woman but the bones will be taken away
:15:48. > :15:52.today for analysis in the hope that can be confirmed and we can find out
:15:53. > :15:57.more about the life of this person. We arrived hoping to find the
:15:58. > :16:03.remains of a 15th or 16th century church and about two hours into our
:16:04. > :16:07.first day we found a skeleton. While that was initially believed to
:16:08. > :16:11.belong to the church, we now think it might be about 1000 A.D., so many
:16:12. > :16:13.hundreds years earlier. Other human remains found
:16:14. > :16:15.on this ancient burial site The challenge now is to find
:16:16. > :16:19.the remnants of the church building. Volunteers are doing
:16:20. > :16:27.much of the work. The possibility of finding the
:16:28. > :16:31.church floor is fascinating. We've already found a Georgian coin so
:16:32. > :16:38.finding skeletons like this is fascinating as well. We're finding
:16:39. > :16:43.flint scrapers dating back to the Neolithic period, so going back
:16:44. > :16:48.maybe 6000 years and we are also finding Georgian corns, which I link
:16:49. > :16:52.to the castle. You need stamina to keep this up.
:16:53. > :16:55.The history uncovered here will be presented in a new visitor centre
:16:56. > :17:05.Were talking and very long time ago, pre-broken records, so exciting to
:17:06. > :17:08.find out more about Hillsborough before it was as we know it, the
:17:09. > :17:09.Georgian style today. Once work is complete,
:17:10. > :17:11.the site will be restored. And after revealing his or her
:17:12. > :17:14.secrets, this person will once If you're taking a moonlit stroll
:17:15. > :17:25.and you hear snoring, it may not be from a human but one
:17:26. > :17:28.of these - a barn owl. A wildlife charity wants
:17:29. > :17:30.the public's help in tracking down these elusive night-time
:17:31. > :17:32.hunters and that sound Here's our agriculture
:17:33. > :17:37.and environment I suppose you don't really know what
:17:38. > :17:47.you will find. Nocturnal and secretive barn owls
:17:48. > :17:49.aren't easy to find. Unless you're with Michael Calvert,
:17:50. > :17:51.a farmer who manages his land to attract this threatened
:17:52. > :17:53.and protected species. For a second year the birds
:17:54. > :17:57.have used his owl boxes. Ringer David Galbraith gets the job
:17:58. > :18:03.of sticking his hand in to retrieve them, not something done lightly
:18:04. > :18:19.when powerful talons are in play. If I can get the hold of it, not
:18:20. > :18:22.particularly difficult, but if it gets a hold of me, more difficult.
:18:23. > :18:25.But before long he's back down with one, and while we examine
:18:26. > :18:28.this juvenile silent hunter, he heads back up for the other.
:18:29. > :18:36.Do you see the comb on the edge of this feather? You can't make out
:18:37. > :18:39.like hairs coming off the leading edge. That breaks up the air and
:18:40. > :18:41.deadens the sound of the wind beats. The other one is a feisty
:18:42. > :18:44.and angry little barn owl. A couple of weeks younger
:18:45. > :18:46.than her sister, she's It's not hard to see why
:18:47. > :19:03.Michael Calvert enjoys them so much. I'm up very often at 4am to have a
:19:04. > :19:08.look, if it's a wet night they will come back and the parents will set
:19:09. > :19:14.on the platform and preen themselves in the morning sun, it is quite a
:19:15. > :19:18.sight to see. Barn owls are a protected species and it is an
:19:19. > :19:24.offence to disturb them at the nest, so to carry out that ringing
:19:25. > :19:27.procedure we had to get an exemption from the Department of Agriculture
:19:28. > :19:29.and the environment. Sightings of the adults are useful,
:19:30. > :19:32.but they can range over What Ulster Wildlife really want
:19:33. > :19:35.is to find new nests, and they're hoping the hungry chicks
:19:36. > :19:45.which make this noise when they're We hope this year that the general
:19:46. > :19:50.public will keep your ear open for barn owls, we hope they will listen
:19:51. > :19:54.for the rasping, snoring sound checks make when they are begging
:19:55. > :19:58.for food from their mum and dad and that scent can travel up to 100
:19:59. > :20:00.metres from a nest site. For now, though, it's time
:20:01. > :20:05.to put our babies back. Fluff is still fighting and David
:20:06. > :20:07.is glad to off-load this awkward little owl with his
:20:08. > :20:20.hands still intact. Safe and sound. Athletes are
:20:21. > :20:24.beginning to assemble in the Olympic Village this week at the games in
:20:25. > :20:30.Brazil approach. The opening ceremony is on Friday. Some of our
:20:31. > :20:35.local competitors have arrived in Rio and therefore Newsline is
:20:36. > :20:39.Stephen Watson. Tourists flock annually to some of Rio's most
:20:40. > :20:45.famous landmarks like the Copacabana beach, but for August the focus is
:20:46. > :20:52.on the world's biggest sporting event. 10,500 competitors from 600
:20:53. > :20:59.companies will compete in over 300 events. 28 athletes are from
:21:00. > :21:03.Northern Ireland, the biggest ever contingent at a games and they will
:21:04. > :21:09.represent either Team GB for team Ireland. They are jetting in from
:21:10. > :21:14.all corners of the globe for the biggest sporting show on Earth. It
:21:15. > :21:22.is the first time the Olympic games has been staged in South America and
:21:23. > :21:25.sunny Brazil is ready. In the impressive athletes Village, a
:21:26. > :21:31.traditional welcome for team Ireland. They have a former gold
:21:32. > :21:36.medallist from Northern Ireland in charge and his own Olympic veteran.
:21:37. > :21:41.This is my 13th games and I am more excited to be here now, you have
:21:42. > :21:46.different emotions but we want to make sure we have everything in
:21:47. > :21:50.place so the guys can perform to their maximum, and if they do I am
:21:51. > :21:56.sure we will come away with excellent performances. Among the
:21:57. > :22:02.competitors from back home is Claire Abbott, who was at her first games
:22:03. > :22:08.to compete in the venting. Quite a journey for workforce, which also
:22:09. > :22:14.made the 10,000 mile trip. He has to go to competitions on a lorry for a
:22:15. > :22:18.few hours so the plane is quite smooth for them. They are all happy,
:22:19. > :22:22.we have great reports from the team vet, so we are delighted they are in
:22:23. > :22:27.good form because they can't tell you if they feel just like so we
:22:28. > :22:32.have to take it day by day. What advice would you give to young
:22:33. > :22:37.athletes here for the first time? Do a couple of touristy things. Get it
:22:38. > :22:45.out of the way and then start into your careening and embrace it and
:22:46. > :22:49.enjoy it. There are high hopes for team Ireland's boxers in Rio with
:22:50. > :22:55.Michael Conlan and Paddy Barnes, bronze medallists four years ago,
:22:56. > :22:59.tipped to go even better this time, and as we continue our profile of
:23:00. > :23:05.Northern Ireland Olympians, Barnes told us of his desire to win a gold
:23:06. > :23:11.medal, something no fighter from Northern Ireland has done at a games
:23:12. > :23:17.before. Moments in Irish boxing history, John McNally wins silver in
:23:18. > :23:23.1952 and Wayne McCulloch does the same 40 years later. These are the
:23:24. > :23:27.best results by Northern Ireland boxers at the Olympics, but Paddy
:23:28. > :23:35.Barnes will look to go one better. Already a two-time bronze winner, he
:23:36. > :23:38.wants one thing in Rio. In Beijing I qualified and got a bronze in
:23:39. > :23:44.London, I thought I could have won gold but I fell short, I was happy
:23:45. > :23:51.with bronze but I should win gold, I believe I will win gold. Barnes and
:23:52. > :23:56.Conlon are favourites to return home as Olympic champions and one of
:23:57. > :24:02.those silver medallists who went on to win a world title says they can.
:24:03. > :24:07.I saw Paddy last week and I said, you're bringing a gold back this
:24:08. > :24:12.time aren't you, and he said he is. If you get the good draw, you get
:24:13. > :24:18.right to the final and win a gold medal, it's tough but I think we can
:24:19. > :24:23.do it. Although Barnes has not made a definitive decision as to what he
:24:24. > :24:29.will do after Rio, this will be his final Olympics. It's one of the best
:24:30. > :24:33.experiences in your life, you have to go out and enjoy it and just do
:24:34. > :24:39.what you normally do, because we have been all around the world
:24:40. > :24:44.boxing, the Olympics are the same as any other tournament, it's bigger
:24:45. > :24:48.but it's the same ring, same appointment so you just relax and do
:24:49. > :24:53.your best. And hopefully his best will be good enough for gold. And
:24:54. > :24:59.three-time Olympian Paddy Barnes will carry the flag for team Ireland
:25:00. > :25:06.at the Olympic ceremony on Friday. We will have more from Rio tomorrow.
:25:07. > :25:13.In Gaelic football, Cavan manager Derry Hyland has resigned. He guided
:25:14. > :25:17.Cavan to promotion of League 1 this year that they had a disappointing
:25:18. > :25:23.championship campaign, losing a semifinal replay to turn around and
:25:24. > :25:27.then in the All-Ireland qualifiers to Derry. The weather is next and a
:25:28. > :25:33.fantastic picture but I bet that was not today. It wasn't, but this was
:25:34. > :25:39.the sunset on the North Coast last night and I have an even better one,
:25:40. > :25:44.the sun setting through the arch in Ballan toy and that only happens a
:25:45. > :25:50.few times a year. Please keep your photos coming in, it has been a
:25:51. > :25:55.disappointing day, maybe the odd glimmer of sunshine before nightfall
:25:56. > :26:01.and then it turns unsettled with wet weather from the Atlantic, but a
:26:02. > :26:07.warm night for many. Tomorrow will be wet and windy, courtesy of this
:26:08. > :26:12.low swinging in from the Atlantic. Tight isobars, expect gusts of 50
:26:13. > :26:19.miles an hour along the Irish coast, inland maybe 40 miles an hour so it
:26:20. > :26:23.will be blustery at times with outbreaks of rain making their way
:26:24. > :26:28.east through the day. It won't always be raining, there will be dry
:26:29. > :26:32.gaps but if you catch the rates it could be torrential so we could see
:26:33. > :26:38.driving problems on the roads with surface break and flooding. If you
:26:39. > :26:43.are travelling across Ireland tomorrow it will be unsettled
:26:44. > :26:47.frantically everywhere, rain expected but windier conditions will
:26:48. > :26:52.be further north and it will be treacherous in high areas with heavy
:26:53. > :26:57.downpours. You will see outbreaks of rain right through until tomorrow
:26:58. > :27:02.evening, maybe the odd glimmer of sunshine between those showers and
:27:03. > :27:06.it will state that white overnight into Thursday but eventually it
:27:07. > :27:11.begins to ease, temperatures tomorrow night between 12 and 14
:27:12. > :27:16.degrees. On Thursday there will be a few showers but much drier than
:27:17. > :27:22.tomorrow and more sunny gaps. Towards the North Coast it will feel
:27:23. > :27:29.a little fresh but inland maybe 19 degrees where we get the best of the
:27:30. > :27:33.sunshine away from the winds. Not bad day on Friday, Saturday looks a
:27:34. > :27:38.little warmer but unsettled weather, more detail closer to the time.
:27:39. > :27:46.That's it for now. Check out our Facebook page, a story from earlier
:27:47. > :27:47.today were a runner from Larne