20/10/2016 BBC Newsline

A husband and wife admit a catalogue of sex offences against a woman

Is Brexit to blame for a delay in a major road project in Belfast?

A woman in her 70s dies in an accident involving

Calls for Northern Ireland to be included in a plan to pardon

gay men convicted over same-sex relationships.

How difficult is it for grassroots sports to flourish?-

join me in Larne where people are doing it for themselves.

Two weight world champion Carl Frampton confirms his

next fight will be a rematch with Mexico's Leo Santa Cruz.

And patchy frost likely in places again tonight then apart

from the odd shower the mainly dry theme continues tomorrow.

A husband and wife from County Armagh have admitted

the sexual abuse of a vulnerable woman in their home over

Our reporter Catherine Morrison was there.

some of the details in her report distressing. 60-year-old Keith

Baker, whose address was given as prison admitted raping and sexually

abusing a vulnerable woman in his Craigavon home over and 88 period.

His wife Caroline pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting him and

indecently assaulting the woman herself. Two further charges of

false imprisonment were left on the books. Earlier court hearing is head

the victim, who had severe learning difficulties, lived in squalid

conditions in their home and was subjected to years of sexual abuse,

in what was described in court, as a house of horrors. The couple, who

had previously denied the charges, will be sentenced on the 2nd of

December. Caroline Baker was released on continuing bail. Her

husband was remanded back into custody.

It is the biggest bottleneck in Belfast. This is where the M2 and

the West Link Mead. It is always very busy. A revamp is planned at a

cost of ?165 million with an application for 40% of the funding

being made to the EU. But the infrastructure Minister says the

Brexit boat says he now has no option but to put the project on

hold. Brexit is a false, the 40% funding would likely have been

coming. I did said Brexit would be bad news for the people of Ireland.

This is the implication of that decision. But in the House of

Commons today, the government repeated its promise if EU started

to fund a project, the Treasury will pay the rest of the project.

Projects where UK organisations bid directly for EU funding will be

guaranteed by the Treasury if the bids are one before our departure.

These guarantees will extend to Twenty20, effectively the end of

this Parliament. How does the Minister reacted as pledged to match

European funding? I have skims schemes that run to 2023 and beyond.

He will match it? He said only up to 2020. The British government could

have dragged us out of Europe by 2019. The DUP says it's wrong to

blame Brexit and it's time for the minister to think again. Visit to

strategic for the Northern Ireland economy. If I was a Sinn Fein voter

in the Grosvenor Road, I would be asking, why is he giving priority to

a project like this which could improve the quality of life and

improve the air quality in those areas as well? Concerns were raised

this afternoon. All roads lead to this interchange. Three motorways

and all the major strategic road network. We could have a member

sitting for two an hour in traffic. At the moment it cost about ?1 a

minute to operate a 42 tonne lorry, so time is money. The minister says

he understands these concerns and although the upgrade scheme is on

hold, he does still hope to carry it out. But it is unlikely to be soon.

Our business and economics editor John Campbell joins me now.

Could they still get the money from Europe? Yes, they could. We need to

unpack a little bit around this guarantee the British government say

it or give around European funding. If you bid for competitive funds in

the EU and this interchange project would qualify for those funds. If

you win, but cannot draw the money down because Brexit, the Treasury

said it will make up the money. The pot of money the Department of

infrastructure want to bid for only opens in 2018. It will be in the

teeth of the Brexit negotiations. Their fee would be, on that time

frame, the EU might say they are not taking any new bits. So they

couldn't have appeared in and couldn't win anything. Under those

circumstances you cannot go to the Treasury and ask for the money

because the Treasury will say, you never had it in the first place.

There is massive uncertainty around it. That is the issue, the amount of

uncertainty and the fact they may not get these funds if they go

through the process. Can they get it elsewhere? Yes, we need to look out

for the Autumn Statement next month. The news around the Chancellor is he

will announce infrastructure spending. A certain amount of that

will flow to storm aren't automatically then it is up to storm

want to decide what to do with it. If he goes big on infrastructure,

whole lot of money could arrive at Stormont and this project could be

back on the road easily. It is such a bottleneck, will it ever happen?

This thing has planning and all the hoops have been jump through, it is

just a question of the money and the executive, although it is not one of

their five priority projects, they want to do this. Hopefully it will

happen before the end of this electoral mandate, but certainly

into the next one. Thank you. Could a Tory rebellion halt plans

for controversial boundary changes A woman has been killed by cattle

on a farm in County Londonderry. It happened between Garvagh

and Swatragh yesterday afternoon. It's understood the woman,

who has not yet been Our north east reporter

Sara Girvin has the story. The woman had been tending cattle on

the family farm when she was killed. The area's MLA said the area is in

shock. It brings home how dangerous farming is and how serious we need

to take it. You go and do something on autopilot because you are used to

doing it and it brings home how dangerous around the farm can be.

The Health and Safety Executive is investigating the death. It has led

for renewed warnings for farm safety and the Ulster farmers union said

even the most experienced farmers must take care. Back to the old

acronym reuse, about farming, say. Slurry, animals, and equipment. Just

for people to take a minute before they start any job, just to think,

can we do that job in a Safeway? Following two farming deaths in

Northern Ireland in the past week, the Health and Safety Executive is

asking farmers to prioritise safety above all else before starting any

job. The victim of a paramilitary

shooting has told a councillor he was on his way

to visit his father in hospital The man was abducted

in Londonderry and driven 18 miles to Dungiven where he

was shot in the leg. It's the second gun attack

in Dungiven in the last week. Here's our North-West

reporter, Keiron Tourish. The area around the shooting

remained cordoned off today. The police say a 22-year-old man was

shot in the leg and was the victim of a paramilitary style attack. He

was said to have crawled 20 or 30 yards along the road for help,

before the alarm was raised by a local resident. The victim told a

Sinn Fein councillor he had been abducted from his home in Derry and

brought to Dungiven before being shot. From my understanding, a young

boy was abducted from his home in Derry. He was on his way to visit

his father in hospital, who is seriously ill. We are in shock, it

is a warning for everyone. It has to be condemned. It is the second time

in a week there has been a shooting in Dungiven. Last Wednesday night

several mass man approached the house and threatened a woman. There

were a number of children in the house at the time. The gang then

fired several shots in the air before making. These people are

dangerous, they are a small man to, but they can cause problems for the

wider society. We need to tackle that. Detectives have issued an

appeal for information. They want to hear from anyone who noticed

anything suspicious or any unusual activity in and around Derry between

6:30pm and 8pm last night to get in touch. They are also keen to speak

to anyone who noticed suspicious activity in and around the hospital

or hear on the hassle road. A pardon for gay men convicted for

sexual acts that were deemed as criminal, will not Lord

automatically stretch to Northern Ireland.

Bletchley Park code breaker was convicted of gross indecently is.

Alan Turing took his own life. Anyone to seize two is convicted of

sexual acts no longer deemed criminal will cede an automatic

pardon. Anyone still living will have to apply for the Home Office,

but will automatically be pardoned if it is not an offence under

current law. But because justice is devolved matter, it is up to the

executive to change the law here. Anything removed, we have done

through court action and decriminalisation was another

example. What we don't want to see in terms of the pardons on these

historic convictions, is further court action being required by our

community. It is time that the assembly to act immediately. In a

statement, the Department of Justice says...

The minister will consider this policy issue. More than 60 men were

prosecuted in Northern Ireland in the decade before homosexuality was

decriminalised in 1982. The rainbow Project says some of those men are

still living with a criminal record, something it says must be addressed

urgently. The younger generation get some road

safety tips from motorbike star A number of Conservative MPS have

told BBC Newsline they can not support plans to change electoral

boundaries and reduce The government wants to cut

the number of MPs by 50 and create constituencies

that are the same size. The move would mean Northern Ireland

would lose an MP and Belfast would go down from

four seats to three. But could Conservative

rebels sink these plans? Here is our Political

Correspondent Stephen Walker. Under the boundary commission plans,

new parliamentary seats would be created and Northern Ireland would

have 17 MPs instead of 18. The moves have received much criticism. The

boundaries themselves, quite frankly, our adult's dinner. Look

what they have done in County Antrim. All they needed to do was

lose one seat in Northern Ireland, there was already a blueprint in

place for 17 seats. Then they have this monstrosity of a carve up. In

Belfast there is strong opposition to the loss of the seat. Not only

would we lose an MP, we would lose five assembly members at the next

election and Belfast would be downgraded. We would create West

Antrim. It is at Westminster where the arguments for change are now

being played out. This is where the battle for the boundaries will be

won or lost. And numbers are key. The Labour Party oppose the move.

Since Theresa May has a small Commons majority, it would only take

a handful of Conservative MPs to rebel and these plans could be in

trouble. And a number of Tory MPs are unhappy. It is your politics, we

are getting rid of the MEPs and the powers are going back to the UK

Parliament after Brexit. Not much justification for reducing the

number of MPs now. As things stand, the status quo is not acceptable. So

as of today you would vote against? I would. But those behind those

changes say they make sense. This is so important, it is not about

individual MPs, it is about ensuring we have equal size constituencies

and it represents the modern world. The public consultation about these

changes is ongoing at this debate is far from over. It is clear those

seeking reform still have a lot of persuading to do.

You can see more on this on Tonight's The View programme

Almost ?54 million was spent up to March of this year

on the development of stadia in Belfast for rugby,

But an Assembly research report suggests grassroots

Good evening. I am here to find out what work is involved in making

grass-roots sport at this rugby club success. We are now seven years into

a 10-year Stormont backed plan called Sport Matters. It is aimed at

developing sport and recreation in Northern Ireland. We ask how much

has been spent so far in grass-roots sport. The records have not been

held for the culture, arts and leisure department, but since its

formation in May, it is looking to spend ?10 million grass-roots sport.

Here, the Larne Vikings is a mini rugby club. It is self financing,

caters for boys and girls of primary school age and is run by volunteers.

Two of them join me now. Colin, what costs are involved in running a club

like this? The biggest expense is insurance. The kids have to be

covered. Probably over 50% of the fees is covering insurance for the

kids. We have also got the kit to buy so they can play at tournaments

and feel a part of the group and the team and they all dress the same.

Neal, money doesn't come from central government, but also local

government. Councils give a lot of money to many different sports, what

has been your experience of getting that funding? To be honest, we are

quite new to the funding aspect in the council area. We ran a festival

to apply for medium grant funding and first attempt at it. It is a

massive undertaking. We had massive thanks from the sports development

minister, he pointed us in the right direction and we hope to look at

coaches and equipment and other bits and pieces to try and get people out

here to play. Thankfully, the children came out to do a special

training session this evening, but what commitment is involved in

running this club? From a coaching aspect, we need to have trained

coaches and the Ulster Branch has given us great assistance with that

none offers coaching courses on a regular basis. We also have

commitment from parents and local businesses sponsor us and give us a

bit of money towards our funding and running the club. There is a bit of

commitment, training nights and organising matches. Social media

makes it easier to contact people I get in touch a lot easier and

organise these things. But you wouldn't do it if you didn't like

it. You are all volunteers, but what do you, coaches and parents and

particularly the children, get out of being part of this? I get a lot

of enjoyment seeing them progress and their natural progression. Some

good players coming through the system. The boys, what we try to

instil into them our core values, like discipline and respect.

Timekeeping is sadly lacking in society, rugby has been a great

experience for me and hopefully I can pass that on to the kids and

they can get the same enjoyment I did as a player and coach. Great

inspiration, hopefully they will go on to greater and bigger things. Can

I just say and be half of Larne rugby club, we would like to pass

our condolences on to the Foley family at this time and Munster. It

has been a tough time for them. Our condolences go out to them at this

time. About 100 children turn out for mini rugby here in Larne most

weekends. We would like to hear how your grass-roots clubs are getting

on. Look at our Facebook page and add your opinion there. Back to you.

Millions of pounds have been stolen by cyber criminals and the police

have been out giving advice. Whether it is banking or buying holidays,

sharing images are making contacts, nearly all of us have personal

information online. The warning now is to make sure these details stay

protected. Last year we were aware of ?30 million loss through cyber

crime. That is only a tiny percentage of the cyber crime we are

experiencing. One in ten others will become victims next year. Nine out

of ten businesses will be affected by a cyber attack. We want to give

awareness out and educate people on how to prevent themselves becoming

victims. I do a lot of online banking and looking for items

online. I'm not very computer literate. I am from a generation

that didn't have computers so it is a learning curve. People go into my

Facebook account and post things they shouldn't. It affects me on the

basis of social things and strong relationships with offensive

pictures and offensive posts. If you wouldn't say it to your mother, a

policeman of the top deck of a bus, don't put it online. What goes

online, stays online. This event has attracted everyone from

schoolchildren to pensioners, because experts here say anyone,

regardless of age, can be targeted by cyber crime. 86% in Northern

Ireland are online every day, but the criminals don't care if we are

old, young, an individual or a business. They will try to steal

identity and make us become a victim of cyber crime. Experts say simple

steps like updating passwords and software can make all the

difference. Carl Frampton's next

fight will be in the USA The rematch between Carl Frampton

and Mexico's Leo Santa Cruz is on. The Belfast fighter confirmed today

via social media that a deal had been done to defend his WBA

world featherweight title The Northern Irishman beat

Santa Cruz in an absorbing fight The points victory made Frampton

the first Irishman to win world It's understood the rematch

is likely to be staged Another local fighter aiming

to follow in Carl Framptons American promoters 'Top Rank' have

confirmed their latest signing will top the bill

on his professional debut In order to pursue his dream,

Conlon and his family are moving Where he travels, his supporters

follow. As an amateur, he conquered the world. As a professional,

hopefully he will be on the West Coast of America. I will base myself

in Los Angeles. In terms of your backroom team... I have to go over

in November, do a bit of a trial run and see if I like it. He aims to

fight half a dozen times in 2017. Las Vegas and Ireland are on the

itinerary. But his Debbie will come in New York City where he will top

the bill. I can't remember the last debit and who topped their own bill.

It is very special and put it to be Madison Square Garden on Saint

Patrick Day, is amazing. That is when and where the next chapter

begins. He'll be in MotoGP action

in Australia this weekend, but on a recent visit home

it was back to school The Toomebridge man was a special

guest at Taylorstown community play group outside Moneyglass

where he was put through his paces He is used to position, but whilst

back home, Eugene Laverty is on two wheels of a different variety. The

Moto GP racer was the star attraction for these kids, just

weeks after making the difficult decision to go back to the world

Superbike championship. It was difficult because I had moved to

MotoGP, put in two seasons of hard work and I wanted to continue that.

But I had to be realistic. It became an easier decision then, because I

needed to get winning races again. A tough call for Eugene Laverty... But

a big boost for the championship. He will go head-to-head with the

current world champion. It is great for Northern Ireland to have two

riders who will be competing together. Johnny is already there,

he is a world champion and looks on course to be world champion again. I

have to step in and try to challenge him. I am not the only guy, I think

everybody else is trying to chase him down. The rivalry is one to look

forward to, but there is plenty of time to have fun before the serious

stuff starts. Typical quiet autumnal day. We did

have some patchy grass fog and mist and fog. But once the sun got up, it

really did clear the mist and fog. Quite pleasant in many areas. Cloud

as well, particularly this over the East which lingered into the

afternoon. Beneath that, not that unpleasant, the brightness was

coming through the cloud and there was a few glimmers of sunshine as

well. We head into deceiving, not a bad end to the day. Variable cloud

and clear spells. For part of the North and east in particular, those

clear spells could be holding throughout the night. Rural areas in

these spots good season patches of grass frost Ansah mist and fog

patches. 6 degrees in towns and probably part of the West. Maybe

staying frost free because we will see increasing amount of cloud.

Tomorrow, many will see some cloudy skies, still mainly dry but because

of the cloud, I don't think the mist and fog will be quite as widespread

as it was this morning. Look at this lovely scene. There will be some of

it around, but because of the cloud it will lift quite quickly. We could

see a couple of showers popping up towards the West, due to a nearby

weather fronts but it won't amount to a great deal. Into the afternoon

in particular, hopefully bright spells developing again, especially

towards the North. By that stage towards the east and south-east, you

might get the odd shower but you will be unlucky to catch one of

those. Through tomorrow night, dry, clear spells so we are looking at a

frost and fog in the countryside. Towns around five or 6 degrees.

Shall start creeping towards these coast later, so they will be

drifting inland on Saturday for a time. A brighter day once though

showers fade away. Plenty of sunshine. Probably the better day of

the weekend. More cloud and breeze on Sunday, but still mainly dry.