:00:19. > :00:21.This is BBC Newsline and these are the headlines
:00:22. > :00:25.He says he's shocked and horrified - the finance minister denies knowing
:00:26. > :00:27.about secret contacts with a loyalist blogger ahead
:00:28. > :00:39.In my position clear. I had nothing at all to do communications.
:00:40. > :00:42.A senior sports official from Northern Ireland is caught up
:00:43. > :00:46.Marie Stopes abortion clinic suspends some
:00:47. > :00:52.more students head across the water as local places fill up.
:00:53. > :00:54.A record breaking Olympics for Team GB -
:00:55. > :01:04.but disappointment for our local athletes as we reflect on Rio.
:01:05. > :01:08.And although the rains back late at night, the summer is not over just
:01:09. > :01:15.yet. I'll have the forecast later The Finance Minister later Mairtin
:01:16. > :01:17.O'Muilleoir has denied knowing about a secret channel
:01:18. > :01:19.of communication between a witness at an Assembly committee
:01:20. > :01:21.and the committee's chairman, Last week Mr McKay
:01:22. > :01:24.resigned as an MLA and was suspended from Sinn Fein
:01:25. > :01:27.after it was revealed that he had been in contact with the loyalist
:01:28. > :01:30.blogger Jamie Bryson on Twitter ahead of his evidence to the finance
:01:31. > :01:32.committee's NAMA inquiry. Mairtin O'Muilleoir was a member
:01:33. > :01:35.of the committee at the time. Here's Our Political
:01:36. > :01:54.Editor Mark Devenport last week, we had an apology and
:01:55. > :01:57.resigning from this man after the revelation has advised Jim Bryson on
:01:58. > :02:04.have presented evidence on the multi million pound deal of property. By
:02:05. > :02:12.contrast, Mairtin O Muilleoir is going nowhere even though he was one
:02:13. > :02:19.of three Sinn Fein supporters who sat before the blog was detailed.
:02:20. > :02:23.There were said to be exchanges prior to the meeting. One of those
:02:24. > :02:37.was from a Sinn Fein activist repairing to the south Belfast and a
:02:38. > :02:40.as Caroline -- I was shocked side when all these revelations were made
:02:41. > :02:44.public because that even when I have heard of them. No one at permission
:02:45. > :02:48.to use my name or involved in any limitations in a way. No one told me
:02:49. > :02:53.at the time all sins, or afterwards that they were doing so. I am making
:02:54. > :02:58.my position clear. I had nothing at all to do with these medications.
:02:59. > :03:01.However, the finance Minister's refusal to stand down has not gone
:03:02. > :03:05.down well with Stallman's opposition. The Almighty was
:03:06. > :03:09.mentioned in the e-mail chainsaw you does have a question to answer. I'm
:03:10. > :03:15.not accusing him of any wrongdoing. Martin on the year and a strong
:03:16. > :03:19.choice between restoring public confidence in institutions and
:03:20. > :03:24.self-interest. The flustered because it and that was me, me, me. There's
:03:25. > :03:27.no clear indication yet of a timeline for the standards
:03:28. > :03:36.Commissioner's investigation into this matter what the NLA was that
:03:37. > :03:38.meeting will be tomorrow morning. To discuss the ramifications of Danny
:03:39. > :03:40.Mackay's resignation -- MLA. Irish consulate staff in Rio de
:03:41. > :03:43.Janeiro are due to visit former Olympic Council of Ireland president
:03:44. > :03:45.Pat Hickey in prison today. Mr Hickey was arrested as part
:03:46. > :03:48.of an investigation into alleged illegal tickets sales
:03:49. > :03:50.for the Olympic games in the city. It is understood staff have also
:03:51. > :03:52.been assisting other Including the Chief Executive,
:03:53. > :03:56.Stephen Martin from Bangor, have had their passports
:03:57. > :04:01.seized in Brazil. Mr Martin is well known in sporting
:04:02. > :04:17.circles here having won gold Crisis talks were held last night in
:04:18. > :04:21.Dublin by members of the limit council in Ireland as the
:04:22. > :04:24.controversy over alleged illegal selling of Olympic ticket continues.
:04:25. > :04:31.Among those attending were the acting president Willie O'Brien who
:04:32. > :04:33.had just returned from Rio. And executive member John Delaney. It
:04:34. > :04:38.had been reported that police were seeking their passport in an
:04:39. > :04:41.investigation into the alleged ticket sales. Meanwhile in Brazil,
:04:42. > :04:48.Northern Ireland's Stephen Martin was among three officials from the
:04:49. > :04:52.Council who had their passport, phones and laptops seized by the
:04:53. > :04:56.police as their enquiry continues. Reports from Brazil's failure is
:04:57. > :05:00.nothing to suggest impropriety on the part of any of these officials.
:05:01. > :05:03.The meeting from Dublin finished in the early hours of this morning at
:05:04. > :05:08.was agreed to appoint the subcommittee the deal with regard to
:05:09. > :05:14.the controversy. There will be an independent review of ticket
:05:15. > :05:20.arrangements in Rio. The firm will be selected this week and they will
:05:21. > :05:27.begin immediately. The reckons will be published. The report will be
:05:28. > :05:32.prepared and presented to the judge surrounding the handling of
:05:33. > :05:38.ticketing at the real Olympics. The former president, who was arrested
:05:39. > :05:41.in his hotel last week, and ticketing agency director Kevin
:05:42. > :05:50.Allen are still in prison with investigation into the controversy.
:05:51. > :06:02.-- Mallon. The governing body had this to say at the top Irish and
:06:03. > :06:06.European Olympic official. With the situation Mr Hickey, we will have
:06:07. > :06:17.his first hearing by a judge next Tuesday and that, of course,
:06:18. > :06:23.according to the Brazilian will all -- law and laws of national justice
:06:24. > :06:26.will mean a sentence will prevail. Other officials who had their
:06:27. > :06:31.passports seized have agreed to present themselves for questioning
:06:32. > :06:34.at a local police station in Rio tomorrow. Meanwhile, police have
:06:35. > :06:39.taken possession of a quantity of unused tickets in the offices in
:06:40. > :06:41.Brazil that the council said had been made available for the family
:06:42. > :06:50.and friends of the athletes. Still to come on the programme, a
:06:51. > :06:57.rising number of students going to university. While more than heading
:06:58. > :06:58.across the water? -- why are more of them?
:06:59. > :07:02.Marie Stopes International says it is suspending abortion services
:07:03. > :07:05.at its clinic in Belfast for under 18s and what it calls
:07:06. > :07:08.Last Friday, restrictions were imposed on the organisation
:07:09. > :07:12.in England after health care inspectors raised concerNs.
:07:13. > :07:14.in England after health care inspectors raised concerns.
:07:15. > :07:16.Our Health Correspondent Marie-Louise Connolly is with me.
:07:17. > :07:27.Welcomer he said, services in England have suspended following a
:07:28. > :07:30.report from the Care Quality Commission. Here in Belfast on edge
:07:31. > :07:41.falls under a different regulator. We have the RQIA. The clinic has
:07:42. > :07:44.voluntarily decided to stop some of the terminations in Belfast. It said
:07:45. > :07:50.it will suspend abortion services at the clinic for two groups.
:07:51. > :07:53.Vulnerable women and those under 18. They say they have made this action
:07:54. > :07:56.because they want to work alongside the Care Quality Commission in
:07:57. > :08:02.England to resolve the areas of concern around governance issues and
:08:03. > :08:06.training of medical staff. They say the immediate concern is to redirect
:08:07. > :08:11.those women who may, in Belfast, have made a booking made enquiries
:08:12. > :08:12.that they want to try and help them find an alternative place at another
:08:13. > :08:16.clinic in England. People might be surprised
:08:17. > :08:17.that any abortion services are offered in NI -
:08:18. > :08:26.what services are offered Natural life. As you know, Northern
:08:27. > :08:30.Ireland operates under a very strict legal framework when it comes to
:08:31. > :08:34.abortion. One that is different to what is up and running in England.
:08:35. > :08:39.Terminations are only permissible in Northern Ireland under the law when
:08:40. > :08:46.a woman's life is at risk or there is permanent or series risk to her
:08:47. > :08:52.mental health. Here in Belfast, while we don't have surgical
:08:53. > :08:56.terminations, we have what I call terminations by oral, medicine,
:08:57. > :09:00.tablets, which are given up to women up to nine weeks pregnant and that
:09:01. > :09:06.would trigger a Tamina nation. As of today, it will not be providing that
:09:07. > :09:08.service oral medication to women under 18 or women who are seen to be
:09:09. > :09:19.vulnerable -- termination. We understand that around 1000 women
:09:20. > :09:24.every year from Northern Ireland travel to England to get the service
:09:25. > :09:32.of a clinic or something similar. We can imagine that someone in this
:09:33. > :09:38.week up and to be affected. Marie Stopes have set up a helpline and
:09:39. > :09:40.they are encouraging women to help get help and they want to try and
:09:41. > :09:41.redirect them. Thank you. An exchange on social media has
:09:42. > :09:44.ended with the Chief Constable In what George Hamilton described
:09:45. > :09:51.as a frank exchange of views, he suggested if police officers
:09:52. > :09:53.didn't want to do what their job entailed, they should
:09:54. > :10:08."dry their eyes or move on". It started innocently enough with
:10:09. > :10:12.the street from your channels and just before midnight on Saturday
:10:13. > :10:16.about considering deleting as a career along with a 19th-century ad
:10:17. > :10:20.for the service. He said working conditions have improved since then.
:10:21. > :10:23.One user disagreed. He said that police were now expected to go
:10:24. > :10:41.beyond their jobs and filling other roles. The Chief Constable said that
:10:42. > :10:44.they... Then there was a reply. The Police Federation called frame to
:10:45. > :10:49.apologise, which he did. Again, by social media. Saying that the 140
:10:50. > :10:56.character limit of Twitter was not the
:10:57. > :10:59.Saying that the 140 character limit of Twitter was not
:11:00. > :11:14.I accept that my comments would not have conveyed the support that I
:11:15. > :11:22.want to give. Alas, I am sorry. They say that George Hamilton was being
:11:23. > :11:29.honest. The reality is, social services a last resort. This was a
:11:30. > :11:32.complaint about having to do the work of paramedics and social
:11:33. > :11:35.workers. Police have always had to do that. Mark Lindsay accepted the
:11:36. > :11:38.apology, also by social media. A couple in their eighties have
:11:39. > :11:40.escaped serious injury Fire crews were called
:11:41. > :11:45.to the bungalow on Maghereagh Road at around ten
:11:46. > :11:47.o'clock this morning. A man was treated at the scene
:11:48. > :12:02.for smoke inhalation. Luckily, the two occupants of the
:12:03. > :12:06.house were there when we got there. We mobilised three appliances to the
:12:07. > :12:09.incident. They were faced with a developed fire in the dictionary of
:12:10. > :12:14.the property and they verify that there was no one else property at
:12:15. > :12:16.all. Very quickly, the fire was under control.
:12:17. > :12:19.A-level results day was just four days ago, and it looks like more
:12:20. > :12:22.young people from Northern Ireland than ever will be starting
:12:23. > :12:25.But it's almost certain we'll be exporting more than ever
:12:26. > :12:29.Our education correspondent Robbie Meredith is at Queen's
:12:30. > :12:44.What do the stats show us? Applications to go to university
:12:45. > :12:51.right across the University are handled by the University and
:12:52. > :12:58.College admissions service or Ucas. They have shown a rise in statistics
:12:59. > :13:05.of young people being accepted on to university courses. Last year, at
:13:06. > :13:12.this stage, there were 12,420 local students to have gained a university
:13:13. > :13:16.place. This year, that has risen to 13,270 already. That is a 7% rise in
:13:17. > :13:20.a higher figure than any previous year. Remember, we are still a very
:13:21. > :13:26.early stage of this process. There are still thousands of locals
:13:27. > :13:31.students trying to get university places, maybe because they done
:13:32. > :13:35.worse or better than expected. What are the reasons for the rise?
:13:36. > :13:40.Welcomer despite all the worries and actuation fees, student debt,
:13:41. > :13:43.graduate employment, more and more young people here now apply to go to
:13:44. > :13:50.university. Ten years ago, there were just over 17,000 applications.
:13:51. > :13:55.This year, 20 1000. That is a record high of university applications. The
:13:56. > :13:58.main reason that there will be more people going to university this year
:13:59. > :14:01.because is happening in England. University there are no longer have
:14:02. > :14:04.limits on the amount of undergraduates they can take. There
:14:05. > :14:08.are red numbers of places available across the water. They are doing
:14:09. > :14:14.also do things to attract students. I have seen offers of free travel,
:14:15. > :14:21.free iPad and free Premier League matches to go to university. By
:14:22. > :14:25.contrast, there is not a rise in the number of students going to local
:14:26. > :14:28.universities. That is right. Because, while English universities
:14:29. > :14:34.are taking more undergraduates and making them pay higher tuition fees,
:14:35. > :14:40.both Ulster University and Greens have two limit the number of
:14:41. > :14:51.undergraduates they can take. -- Queen. Queens Askew take less than
:14:52. > :15:02.they normally can. It is a similar reduction at Ulster University. Both
:15:03. > :15:06.universities blame those cups cups uncut on funding in university. We
:15:07. > :15:12.are hoping that they will be sending more people to university this year.
:15:13. > :15:15.More across the water. Around one third of 18-year-olds leave Northern
:15:16. > :15:25.Ireland to study and that proportion seems certain to rise. Thank you
:15:26. > :15:28.very much. Coming up. The park runners taking up a petition on
:15:29. > :15:30.eviction from a National Trust estate.
:15:31. > :15:32.A man has been caught on CCTV smashing a defibrillator
:15:33. > :15:34.which was installed outside a shop in Londonderry.
:15:35. > :15:37.The video shows the man taking it from its container and throwing
:15:38. > :15:39.the life-saving equipment to the ground outside
:15:40. > :15:41.the premises on Rossdowney Road early yesterday morning.
:15:42. > :15:57.The local community bought it through fundraising.
:15:58. > :16:05.Every single penny of it was donated and raised by people in your local
:16:06. > :16:11.area here. Customers batting by and all that. Every penny went into the
:16:12. > :16:14.markets we have in the store. That is absolutely disgusting. That the
:16:15. > :16:18.general field from the atmosphere slogan driven past few days. They
:16:19. > :16:25.are extremely angry that the effort they put in have been taken away in
:16:26. > :16:27.a moment of madness. -- from the customers we have spoken to.
:16:28. > :16:29.Runners in County Fermanagh who participate in the Park Run
:16:30. > :16:32.event have begun a petition after the National Trust told them
:16:33. > :16:34.they could no longer use the Castle Coole Estate.
:16:35. > :16:38.The free weekly 5k run has taken place there for the last two years -
:16:39. > :16:40.but the National Trust says it is having an impact
:16:41. > :16:43.Here's our south west reporter Julian Fowler.
:16:44. > :16:47.On your marks, get set, go. Since the part one was first held here two
:16:48. > :16:52.years ago, it has grown in popularity. Around 120 people now
:16:53. > :16:57.take part every week. Now, the National Trust has asked the runners
:16:58. > :17:02.to leave. We are devastated. We are very sorry to be reading this. All
:17:03. > :17:07.of the visitors who come here are very sorry and all the Park runners
:17:08. > :17:12.are the same. It is a great showcase and we think that there is a better
:17:13. > :17:15.they lost there. We would not think it is a good idea. We think there
:17:16. > :17:21.are a lot of positives for the National Trust having ourselves.
:17:22. > :17:27.Park runs are held a 29 different properties and it is the only one in
:17:28. > :17:35.Northern Ireland. Because the event is always free, it waived the cost
:17:36. > :17:39.for runners. It said the impact on the ground, car park and staffing is
:17:40. > :17:44.too great. You'll like every event has the potential to impact on the
:17:45. > :17:49.site and a Park run is a weekly thing. That has a lot of impact over
:17:50. > :17:53.the period of time. As they say, our first priority is to look after the
:17:54. > :17:58.resources here because they are very limited and the property ransacked a
:17:59. > :18:02.significant deficit. Runners are unhappy at the decision. I think it
:18:03. > :18:06.is disgraceful. The National Trust are taking out what is essentially a
:18:07. > :18:10.charitable organisation trying to encourage people to get healthy and
:18:11. > :18:14.get fit. As well as being a park run, I am of the National Trust. I
:18:15. > :18:18.feel very let down by the National Trust that they have taken this
:18:19. > :18:22.decision. A lot of people come here who would not normally come. It's
:18:23. > :18:28.sad because it is a fabulous and energy. One double ten from
:18:29. > :18:33.Ballyclare today part. We have completed all the ones in Ireland.
:18:34. > :18:36.This is our last one and we would have done it in a couple of weeks
:18:37. > :18:41.but because it is finishing here, we had to catch it before it finishes.
:18:42. > :18:47.What did you think of it? It was lovely. Possibly the nicest one I
:18:48. > :18:52.done so far. They say the decision was mutually agreed with the
:18:53. > :18:58.organisers. After next week, it will relocate. Negotiations have taken
:18:59. > :19:03.place nationally between Park run UK and the National Trust headquarters.
:19:04. > :19:08.The decision stands to Andy Ryan at this castle. -- to end the run.
:19:09. > :19:11.Lifeboat crews battled waves of up to five metres in a rescue off
:19:12. > :19:14.the County Down coast at the weekend.
:19:15. > :19:19.call from a yacht with an engine fire off Burr Point on Saturday.
:19:20. > :19:20.Donaghadee lifeboat went to the assistance
:19:21. > :19:24.They had to fight through the large waves while towing
:19:25. > :19:38.It was the third call out in 24 hours for the station.
:19:39. > :19:40.Now sport, and some reflections on the Rio Olympic Games.
:19:41. > :19:46.The closing ceremony was held in Rio last night.
:19:47. > :19:49.Team GB finished second in the final medal table - their best performance
:19:50. > :19:56.But sadly no-one from Northern Ireland will be
:19:57. > :20:00.Nigel Ringland looks back at the last two weeks of action
:20:01. > :20:13.Pre-games, there was the fear of crime, traffic chaos, Zika and that
:20:14. > :20:16.the first Olympics in South America would not work. It works perfect and
:20:17. > :20:23.the sport was outstanding. There were no Northern Irish medallists to
:20:24. > :20:29.cheer. For Alan Campbell, there was a record for the Olympic appearance
:20:30. > :20:36.for the Rover and no Northern Irish athlete had achieved before. --
:20:37. > :20:44.rower. It is really tough but I have to say that I have been so, lucky I
:20:45. > :20:48.put it all out there and did what I had to do and I am very proud. Team
:20:49. > :20:54.Ireland finished with just two medals. Gary and Paul O'Donovan, the
:20:55. > :21:02.brothers from Ireland finishing with a silver. It's a pity we are missing
:21:03. > :21:11.the celebration in Ireland when we are over here. Yes, hopefully get a
:21:12. > :21:15.national holiday or something. There was also a silver medal but for the
:21:16. > :21:24.Irish boxing team, it was a game is to forget. Welterweight Mike
:21:25. > :21:29.O'Reilly felt a drug test and Michael Conlon was my dreams were
:21:30. > :21:36.shattered by controversial judging. And they have robbed me of my Alan
:21:37. > :21:43.big dream. I wanted to be in Olympic champion and that was robbed of me.
:21:44. > :21:47.The final hurdle... I have always said I was going to be Olympic
:21:48. > :21:52.champion today and I feel it has been robbed of me. There was one
:21:53. > :21:59.Irish winner in the ring. For more performance director Billy Walsh. He
:22:00. > :22:05.was in the corner for his new team-mates in team USA. The story of
:22:06. > :22:08.the real games for Ireland will not finish when the team returned home.
:22:09. > :22:10.Northern Ireland's World Cup prospects have received a boost
:22:11. > :22:12.after defender Gareth McAuley decided to extend his
:22:13. > :22:16.player will be available for Michael O'Neill's squad
:22:17. > :22:21.for the opening Group C qualifying match away to the Czech Republic
:22:22. > :22:27.The full squad for the match in Prague will be announced
:22:28. > :22:31.Irish Premiership new boys Ards are two points clear at the top
:22:32. > :22:33.of the table after beating Ballymena United 4-3 on a high
:22:34. > :22:47.Ards have been the surprise package at the start of this season. They
:22:48. > :22:52.took an early lead at Ballymena thanks to Stuart McMullen. United
:22:53. > :23:06.hits back with goals from Alan Jenkins and catalyst real. Then we
:23:07. > :23:13.had a generous deflection. Before keirin locker in the level for
:23:14. > :23:18.Ballymena. There was a late winner for the county downside to take the
:23:19. > :23:32.top of the table. Linfield remain unbeaten and hit Glenavon for four.
:23:33. > :23:41.Aaron Burns and John Ward were among the scorers. The point will then
:23:42. > :23:54.wrapped up for the blues. Coleraine drew. David Gold all the's free kick
:23:55. > :24:00.making 1-1 to earn a point. Cliftonville were stunned to- one.
:24:01. > :24:05.Both goals coming from Andy Mitchell as they moved to fifth in the table.
:24:06. > :24:17.Jim Nelson's strike earned Glentoran a 1-0 wind.
:24:18. > :24:31.Then we had an outstanding comeback late on. 3-3 in injury time and then
:24:32. > :24:36.a sending off. The goal-scorer went into goal and save a spot kick right
:24:37. > :24:38.at the final whistle. As dramatic a draw as you will see all season.
:24:39. > :24:41.Eugene Laverty continued his fine MotoGP campaign by finishing sixth
:24:42. > :24:44.in a rain-hit Czech Republic Grand Prix at Brno on Sunday.
:24:45. > :24:46.The Toomebridge rider now lies 11th in the overall standings and has
:24:47. > :24:49.scored points in ten of the 11 rounds this season.
:24:50. > :24:50.Graeme McDowell finished tied for fifth place
:24:51. > :24:53.at the Wyndham Championship in North Carolina, boosting his
:24:54. > :24:56.Fedex cup standing by six places and doing his Ryder Cup prospects no
:24:57. > :25:09.And at UFC 202 in Las Vegas, Irishman Conor McGregor beat
:25:10. > :25:12.Nate Diaz of the US by a majority decision to avenge his previous
:25:13. > :25:15.defeat to the same fighter - as well as set up the prospect
:25:16. > :25:26.And few would bet against McGregor winning part three.
:25:27. > :25:37.I wouldn't take him on anyway. Thank you. Here is the weather. Cecilia.
:25:38. > :25:43.The best weather has been across County Durham today. And especially
:25:44. > :25:47.at the beach. This is how it looks at Belfast. Some cloud buttons on
:25:48. > :25:50.sunshine as well. It is pretty nice in most places this evening by the
:25:51. > :25:55.rain is back later denied and, for some, tomorrow will be a fairly wet
:25:56. > :25:58.day. But it is just one day and the rest of the league does not look too
:25:59. > :26:04.bad at all. It'll be quite at times when the sun comes out, temperatures
:26:05. > :26:08.will be up to 26 Celsius. It was stay dry or at least until midnight
:26:09. > :26:10.tonight and then we are looking for more clarity, from the south-west,
:26:11. > :26:16.which will bring some rain during the early hours. That'll bring rain
:26:17. > :26:22.into the early morning -- early morning. Damage was staying in the
:26:23. > :26:26.genes. Tomorrow morning, if you're on the road early, expect what in
:26:27. > :26:35.someplace is. Regularly over parts of Andrew and County Down. The
:26:36. > :26:38.Belfast area as well. -- Antrim. Not a cold start to day tomorrow but
:26:39. > :26:46.what of low cloud and mist the clouds. The rain will not be quite
:26:47. > :26:51.affecting US. It will gradually ease as the morning goes on. The heaviest
:26:52. > :26:54.rain moving Elaine, built by Gavin drizzly until lunchtime when it will
:26:55. > :26:59.start to dry up and brighten up in the west. Across parts of Antrim,
:27:00. > :27:05.Belfast and County Down, still quite dapper times. Especially intriguing.
:27:06. > :27:14.Tension is not advisable today. 22 Celsius today, 17-18 tomorrow.
:27:15. > :27:19.Temperatures could dip into single figures at the cloud breaks as well.
:27:20. > :27:22.A nice day on Wednesday. Some very light winds, light showers and most
:27:23. > :27:26.places will be dry with temperatures up to around 19-20dC. We have a
:27:27. > :27:33.little ridge of high pressure on Wednesday. AccuWeather Brian France
:27:34. > :27:36.pressure as an Wednesday. Some showers on Thursday night and
:27:37. > :27:39.Friday. So, the schools go back next week
:27:40. > :27:45.and that is when we get our summer. I have no doubt about that. Thank
:27:46. > :27:47.you. We will have update at HDMI 9pm with a late at 10:30pm goodbye.