:00:13. > :00:18.Good evening, the headlines on BBC Newsline:
:00:19. > :00:20.A man faces blackmail charges in Romania following a police
:00:21. > :00:25.investigation into the death of schoolboy Ronan Hughes.
:00:26. > :00:28.Arlene Foster says online abuse isn't influencing her policy
:00:29. > :00:32.Could a court decision have catastrophic consequences
:00:33. > :00:48.Will a long-awaited upgrade get Translink's wifi back on track?
:00:49. > :00:53.It's a 50-50 thing if it works. Half the time it works and half the time
:00:54. > :00:59.there is no Internet connection. Sell-out crowd gathers
:01:00. > :01:01.in Belfast as Ulster and Munster meet in a much-anticipated
:01:02. > :01:03.inter-provincial derby. And it's an eventful weekend -
:01:04. > :01:05.lots of Halloween celebrations, the clocks go back and the Dublin
:01:06. > :01:07.marathon on Sunday. A man has appeared in court
:01:08. > :01:14.in Romania charged in connection with the death of the schoolboy
:01:15. > :01:19.Ronan Hughes last year. The County Tyrone teenager
:01:20. > :01:22.took his life after being tricked into sharing intimate images
:01:23. > :01:25.of himself online, The suspect was arrested in a joint
:01:26. > :01:31.operation between the police Our home affairs correspondent,
:01:32. > :01:45.Vincent Kearney, reports. Ronan Hughes was a victim of what
:01:46. > :01:49.the police call WebCam blackmail. Tricked into sharing intimate images
:01:50. > :01:54.online, he took his own life hours after some of the pictures were sent
:01:55. > :01:59.to his friends when he refused to pay a ransom. Speaking at his
:02:00. > :02:05.funeral, the parish priest had harsh words for those responsible. Ronan
:02:06. > :02:14.Hughes, dear people, did not take his own life. But the life of Ronan
:02:15. > :02:27.was taken from him. And somewhere in the big world today, perhaps very
:02:28. > :02:34.far from here, there's a man or a woman or a gang who are guilty of a
:02:35. > :02:39.terrible crime. Ronan's parents said they believed their son had been
:02:40. > :02:45.targeted by a gang based in Nigeria, but the investigation led in a
:02:46. > :02:48.different direction. Its specialist cyber crime unit traced the computer
:02:49. > :02:54.to Romania. They then worked closely with Romanian police and another of
:02:55. > :02:59.officers flew to the country to arrest a suspect. The 31-year-old
:03:00. > :03:04.appeared in court in Bucharest today charged with producing and
:03:05. > :03:08.distributing indecent images of children, and blackmail. The man
:03:09. > :03:12.will be tried in Romania on the charges brought before the court. We
:03:13. > :03:18.will take our evidence to them and presented to them. That's led to
:03:19. > :03:22.this arrest today, and charge. I would ask anybody who feels they've
:03:23. > :03:26.been compromised online to contact the police. If you don't feel
:03:27. > :03:31.comfortable contacting the police, please speak to somebody who can
:03:32. > :03:35.come to us. The police have warned sexual predators are targeting
:03:36. > :03:39.children and young people in Northern Ireland on a daily basis
:03:40. > :03:44.for exploitation and abuse. This is potentially a huge success for the
:03:45. > :03:48.PSNI. At the time of Ronan Hughes death you expected any arrest to be
:03:49. > :03:54.made. The police will hope this arrest will send a strong message
:03:55. > :03:55.that distance doesn't protect from prosecution of suspected Internet
:03:56. > :03:57.crimes. The DUP leader has denied letting
:03:58. > :04:00.online abuse influence her policy Arlene Foster says she will continue
:04:01. > :04:04.to veto any attempt to change the law on marriage
:04:05. > :04:06.in Northern Ireland, while those in favour of the reform say
:04:07. > :04:09.they will continue their campaign. Here's our political
:04:10. > :04:19.correspondent, Stephen Walker. Last November, for the first time,
:04:20. > :04:23.MLAs voted for the first time in favour of lifting the ban on
:04:24. > :04:28.same-sex marriage, but the move failed because the DUP deployed a
:04:29. > :04:33.blocking mechanism called a petition of concern. Now their leader Arlene
:04:34. > :04:36.Foster says her party will continue to use this method. It was a
:04:37. > :04:42.manifesto commitment and unlike other parties we take seriously what
:04:43. > :04:45.we put in our manifesto. We made it clear we would continue to support
:04:46. > :04:56.the definition of marriage and we wouldn't be up for changing it. I
:04:57. > :04:58.don't know what the surprises about because it wasn't a surprise before
:04:59. > :05:01.the election or during the election, and certainly not as a prize now.
:05:02. > :05:07.For some people this is personal. This is a picture from the wedding
:05:08. > :05:12.of Tony. He's gay and he got married in England. The Sinn Fein politician
:05:13. > :05:18.wants the law to change here. We all have families, we all have friends,
:05:19. > :05:22.we all have relatives, neighbours, contacts who want marriage equality
:05:23. > :05:28.to be brought to this part of the island. Their voice needs to be
:05:29. > :05:33.heard. The Alliance party, the Green party and the SDLP have also
:05:34. > :05:38.criticised Arlene Foster's remarks. I'm open to having a discussion with
:05:39. > :05:42.Arlene Foster about how we can find a way through this because I don't
:05:43. > :05:46.think it is sustainable to simply block progress because some people
:05:47. > :05:52.disagree with it. Campaigners say if MLAs won't change the law, the
:05:53. > :05:57.matter could end up in the courts. If the assembly is incapable or
:05:58. > :06:01.unwilling on lifting the ban, it will fall to the courts to stand up
:06:02. > :06:07.for the minority interests and make sure there is a solution to this
:06:08. > :06:12.ongoing issue. Whilst the legal route is a possibility, politically
:06:13. > :06:17.this issue will not go away. Stormont has voted on equal marriage
:06:18. > :06:23.on five occasions. A sixth, it seems, is only a matter of time.
:06:24. > :06:26.BBC Newsline has been told that a decision by the Supreme Court
:06:27. > :06:28.in Dublin could have "catastrophic consequences" for part
:06:29. > :06:33.The court ruled that a 40-year-old agreement allowing cross-border
:06:34. > :06:39.access to inshore waters for mussel fishermen was unlawful.
:06:40. > :06:40.Here's our agriculture and environment correspondent,
:06:41. > :06:53.Northern Ireland's mussel fishermen get a lot of their baby or seed
:06:54. > :06:58.stock from waters off Dublin Bay and Wexford. It's relayed on the sea bed
:06:59. > :07:03.here and harvested when they are grown. A cross-border deal was cut
:07:04. > :07:06.by civil servants in the 60s. Under it, fisher men from both
:07:07. > :07:11.jurisdictions could access each other's inshore coastal waters for
:07:12. > :07:15.juvenile mussels. But now that is under threat. It's a big problem for
:07:16. > :07:21.men like Brian Cunningham, who make a living from the industry. That
:07:22. > :07:25.decision is catastrophic to our industry because without the
:07:26. > :07:30.additional seeds, resource in the south waters of Ireland we can't
:07:31. > :07:34.exist. The Irish Supreme Court judge that the practice of harvesting
:07:35. > :07:40.mussel seed by Northern Ireland registered boats in the Irish pub --
:07:41. > :07:47.republic was not lawful. It said it amounted to an exploitation...
:07:48. > :07:54.In essence, the gentleman 's agreement drawn up by civil servants
:07:55. > :07:59.40 years ago was not enough. Around ten Northern Ireland companies
:08:00. > :08:03.wasting Carlingford and Belfast locks, and Lough Foyle, would have
:08:04. > :08:08.gone south for seed. They are not sure how this will play out. The
:08:09. > :08:12.Department of agriculture and environment says it is aware of the
:08:13. > :08:16.ruling and its legal advisers are carefully considering it as it works
:08:17. > :08:21.out what it's going to do next. While the mussel fleet is directly
:08:22. > :08:24.affected, there are concerns also about how prawn boats, which
:08:25. > :08:37.operated under the same agreement, might be left. And a small chink of
:08:38. > :08:39.light this evening. The Irish Department of agriculture saying
:08:40. > :08:41.that as the Supreme Court had made no order about what should happen
:08:42. > :08:44.next, current arrangements should continue. The Supreme Court should
:08:45. > :08:46.direct what will happen at a later date.
:08:47. > :08:48.Translink is upgrading its free wi-fi service after complaints
:08:49. > :08:52.Almost ?500,000 worth of updated technology is being fitted to trains
:08:53. > :08:54.and buses and the company saying passengers should already be
:08:55. > :09:03.Our business correspondent, Julian O'Neill, reports.
:09:04. > :09:09.Free wi-fi is promoted heavily by Translink, but more customers mean
:09:10. > :09:16.more gadgets and the system has struggled under weight of use. But
:09:17. > :09:21.over past months Translink has been updating wi-fi technology on all
:09:22. > :09:27.trains and buses at a cost of ?400,000. It's a move prompted by
:09:28. > :09:32.customer feedback about the services's poor reliability. It's
:09:33. > :09:37.good they are providing free wi-fi, but a lot of places provide it so if
:09:38. > :09:41.you want people to use the train, you need a better service to make it
:09:42. > :09:46.more of a selling point. Since they got the new buses, it's better. It's
:09:47. > :09:51.not as a -- as good as it would be in your house. It's a 50-50 thing if
:09:52. > :09:56.it works. Half the time it's OK and half the time there is no Internet
:09:57. > :10:02.connection. Sometimes it is quicker but it depends how many people are
:10:03. > :10:06.on the train. If there is a Haida mind, it can be quite slow.
:10:07. > :10:12.Translink first introduced free wi-fi on its trains in 2012 and it
:10:13. > :10:16.is a service which costs it around a quarter of ?1 million a year, but
:10:17. > :10:21.the company says it has been a contributing factor in more and more
:10:22. > :10:25.people travelling by train. Translink monitors Wi-Fi usage and
:10:26. > :10:29.it says there is evidence of recent improvement thanks to additional
:10:30. > :10:34.SIMM card is being fitted to carriages and turning up the
:10:35. > :10:40.bandwidth. If I can use a similarity to water flowing through a pipe.
:10:41. > :10:46.We've increased the diameter of the pipe by increasing the bandwidth and
:10:47. > :10:50.providing more Sim cards and up-to-date equipment. But just as
:10:51. > :10:54.before the system is not designed for video streaming and remains
:10:55. > :11:00.broadly for web browsing. Translink wants it to remain free for
:11:01. > :11:05.passengers and is looking at putting adverts on the wi-fi service to
:11:06. > :11:07.cover annual operating costs of ?250,000.
:11:08. > :11:09.The Northern Ireland Council for Ethnic Minorities says it's
:11:10. > :11:16.The organisation, which has been in operation for 22 years,
:11:17. > :11:19.said in a statement that it has been forced into the move
:11:20. > :11:38.after failing to gain two grants which would have been worth ?90,000.
:11:39. > :11:40.A West Belfast residents' group which successfully stopped
:11:41. > :11:42.the redevelopment of Casement Park stadium two years ago has vowed
:11:43. > :11:46.On Monday, the GAA announced proposals for a smaller stadium
:11:47. > :11:48.This afternoon, the Mooreland and Owenvarragh Residents
:11:49. > :11:50.Association announced its opposition to the project.
:11:51. > :11:53.A short time ago, one of the residents spoke to BBC
:11:54. > :12:06.GAA generally are a good organisation with good support and
:12:07. > :12:13.most of our people around here are really behind them in the provision
:12:14. > :12:17.of a stadium. It's the size. It's a provincial stadium in a place that
:12:18. > :12:23.doesn't suit. Is it straight no or maybe? It's a straight no until we
:12:24. > :12:25.get something more suitable involved for the area.
:12:26. > :12:27.A short time ago, Ulster GAA said the proposed
:12:28. > :12:30.design reduces the height, scale and capacity of the stadium.
:12:31. > :12:32.It said, following positive feedback, it's very disappointed
:12:33. > :12:40.The Prime Minster, Theresa May, has welcomed a High Court ruling
:12:41. > :12:43.in Belfast which rejected an attempt to stop Northern Ireland's exit
:12:44. > :12:49.The arguments of two separate groups failed to convince the judge,
:12:50. > :13:04.How European does one man feel? British European or Irish European?
:13:05. > :13:08.The victims campaigner Raymond McCourt showed campaigners at the
:13:09. > :13:12.High Court he is now hedging his bets. He did so minutes after a
:13:13. > :13:16.judge threw out his argument that a Brexit for Northern Ireland would
:13:17. > :13:22.contravene the Good Friday agreement. I believe what we are
:13:23. > :13:27.doing is correct. We live in a democratic system. 56% of the people
:13:28. > :13:32.of this country voted to remain. We are right in what we are doing for
:13:33. > :13:36.the people of this country. The other challenge came from across
:13:37. > :13:41.party group of MLAs. Their claim that despite the referendum result
:13:42. > :13:46.the government must get Parliament's approval to trigger Article 50 again
:13:47. > :13:50.rejected. It's clear that it's not going to be resolved easily here or
:13:51. > :13:56.in London. Meanwhile, every day we see further evidence of the threat
:13:57. > :13:59.to our economy, our society, our business and agriculture from the
:14:00. > :14:15.potential of Brexit, which makes it all the more important
:14:16. > :14:19.that we establish that matters are dealt with in accordance with the
:14:20. > :14:21.law both here and in London. Throughout his judgment, Mr Judges
:14:22. > :14:24.-- Justice McGuire said triggering Article 50 is merely the start of a
:14:25. > :14:26.lengthy process that may lead to changes in UK law. There is clearly
:14:27. > :14:29.great disappointment for those behind the challenge today but it's
:14:30. > :14:30.not over yet. There's likely to be an appeal to the Supreme Court and
:14:31. > :14:32.Westminster is still watching. The old warship HMS Caroline,
:14:33. > :14:35.which has been stationary in Belfast for decades,
:14:36. > :14:37.was on the move today. As Sara Neill reports,
:14:38. > :14:50.it was towed out into the open water A piece of history on the move. HMS
:14:51. > :14:56.Caroline edges out of the Alexandra Dock in Belfast Titanic Quarter for
:14:57. > :15:00.the first time in almost 30 years. The only surviving ship from the
:15:01. > :15:06.Battle of Jutland, she's in need of repair. It's a wonderful sight to
:15:07. > :15:15.see a World War I Kruse finally moving through Belfast. This ship
:15:16. > :15:20.has a lot of history. Yes. She is fascinating, she is most probably an
:15:21. > :15:25.iconic ship because she's the last survivor of all those who fought at
:15:26. > :15:31.Jutland, 250 ships. She's the last one. And she has survived. Her life
:15:32. > :15:38.is one of survival. A lot of it, overnight years, is here in Belfast.
:15:39. > :15:41.Now a tourist attraction, choose undergone a multi-million pound
:15:42. > :15:44.renovation inside, now it's time to make sure the hull is shipshape.
:15:45. > :15:51.She'll be inspected at the Harland and Wolff drydock. She's a bit
:15:52. > :15:56.creaky at the seams. It's time for her to have a bit of love and
:15:57. > :16:00.affection. We really need to understand what the underwater hull
:16:01. > :16:04.looks like and this is the purpose of the dry docking at Harland and
:16:05. > :16:08.Wolff. Caroline will spend around six weeks being cleaned and repaired
:16:09. > :16:10.in the dry dock before this 100-year-old ship makes her slow
:16:11. > :16:14.journey back to Alexandra Dock. The Munster rugby team
:16:15. > :16:16.is in Belfast this evening Yes, not a ticket to be had -
:16:17. > :16:25.all 18, 000 snapped up. Ulster v Munster in the Pro12,
:16:26. > :16:32.always a massive occasion. The match, of course,
:16:33. > :16:34.coming less than a fortnight since Munster coach Anthony Foley's
:16:35. > :16:37.sudden death and that will make for an emotional evening,
:16:38. > :16:48.as Gavin Andrews reports. This derby is a big test for Ulster,
:16:49. > :16:56.who haven't beaten Munster for over two years. There's always a bit of
:16:57. > :16:59.extra spice to these games. The teams get quite emotional about
:17:00. > :17:03.these games so a massive challenge, but good to play in front of our
:17:04. > :17:07.home crowd and hopefully they'll come and support us and we can put
:17:08. > :17:11.in a good performance. Maintaining that unbeaten home record could
:17:12. > :17:15.prove crucial. You look at last season, we lost two home games
:17:16. > :17:20.against Scarlets and Munster and that cost us a home semifinal. We're
:17:21. > :17:26.not looking too far in the future. We are looking one game at a time.
:17:27. > :17:30.This is as big as it gets. We are really up for this game and looking
:17:31. > :17:35.forward to it. But it's the night the composure given the context of
:17:36. > :17:40.this match. You can't escape the motion. It's something you have to
:17:41. > :17:47.take an bundle and internalise and use it as something you can put
:17:48. > :17:50.forward in your game. You can't get distracted, you can't let it hijack
:17:51. > :17:56.you, you have to use it properly and that's what we've spoken about this
:17:57. > :18:00.week. It is a special week, playing Munster two weeks after they lost
:18:01. > :18:07.their greatest son. We will feel it, to stand here with Munster. I've no
:18:08. > :18:11.doubt the crowd will be great. There will be tears, but when it comes
:18:12. > :18:17.down to it, we will have 15 men against 15. I think they will go
:18:18. > :18:19.with each other. That's why it's expected to be one of the games of
:18:20. > :18:21.the season. By this time tomorrow, Jonathan Rea
:18:22. > :18:24.will, in all probability, have He needs just two more points
:18:25. > :18:30.in Qatar and has been speaking to Stephen Watson about his title
:18:31. > :18:46.defence and what, at times, has been He's about to step into the
:18:47. > :18:51.Superbike record books. Along with his Kawasaki team, Jonathan Ray is
:18:52. > :18:56.set to become the first rider since 1999 to win back-to-back World
:18:57. > :19:02.Championships. And he's slowly started to realise how big an
:19:03. > :19:07.achievement it is. I took it a little bit for granted how naturally
:19:08. > :19:11.it came. This season I've felt like I'd had to work harder. I really
:19:12. > :19:19.needed to earn leading the championship. Now we're on the brink
:19:20. > :19:24.of winning, it's surreal. We've put a great season together. But away
:19:25. > :19:28.from the track, and unknown to his adoring fans, was a personal family
:19:29. > :19:34.problem which caused much distress this season. I broke down
:19:35. > :19:38.emotionally at the start of the year after having our second child. We
:19:39. > :19:43.struggled with him at the beginning, his condition. I was thinking if I
:19:44. > :19:48.can never be world champion this season, it will be a miracle. Now
:19:49. > :19:53.he's in great health and he has an amazing personality. It makes this
:19:54. > :19:58.season even more of an achievement. It's not something I shouted about
:19:59. > :20:02.at the time. We had so many sleepless nights. It's nice I can
:20:03. > :20:07.look back on these moments that I've shared them with the people closest
:20:08. > :20:12.to me and that means a lot. And he's thrilled to be able to add his name
:20:13. > :20:17.to Northern Ireland's illustrious sporting role of honour. You only
:20:18. > :20:20.have to look at golf. I'm not a massive football fan, but I jumped
:20:21. > :20:28.on the bandwagon this year and bought myself and my sons football
:20:29. > :20:33.shirts. We can be proud. It's David and Goliath. We are a very small
:20:34. > :20:37.population but we produced the best in all sorts of sports. I'm happy to
:20:38. > :20:43.fly the flag for motorsport, but I won't get ahead of myself.
:20:44. > :20:44.Down-to-earth but supremely talented, Jonathan Rea is on top of
:20:45. > :20:48.the world again. In Gaelic games, it's
:20:49. > :20:50.the quarterfinals of the Ulster Club Championship this
:20:51. > :20:51.Sunday. BBC Radio Ulster will have live
:20:52. > :20:54.coverage of all four matches Among those in action,
:20:55. > :20:56.Slaughtneil, provincial football champions two years ago,
:20:57. > :21:00.take on Derrygonnelly of Fermanagh. Several of the Slaughtneil players
:21:01. > :21:02.picked up Ulster hurlings Finally, it's Paul O'Connell,
:21:03. > :21:09.it's gone viral and it's been hailed as the greatest ever answer
:21:10. > :21:14.on A Question of Sport. Here's the former Ireland
:21:15. > :21:26.captain mesmerising Goran Ivanisevic was winning the
:21:27. > :21:41.Wimbledon singles title, Bob what nationality is a? Croatian. He is.
:21:42. > :21:46.Well done. So... They've put it in for us. Shall we move on? Have you
:21:47. > :21:52.got it? It's a really long second word! It is. Borussia
:21:53. > :21:56.Monchengladbach. Borussia Monchengladbach? Let's see if you're
:21:57. > :22:06.right. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE. The full programme is
:22:07. > :22:08.on BBC One at 7.30pm. The rugby is live on BBC Two
:22:09. > :22:10.shortly. Cecilia Daly has the weekend
:22:11. > :22:27.weather forecast. There's a lot happening. Fireworks
:22:28. > :22:32.going off all weekend and it's the start of school holidays for a lot
:22:33. > :22:38.of people. This is how we expect the weekend to sum up. Basically mild.
:22:39. > :22:43.The mild weather will continue. Lots of cloud, but some brightness at
:22:44. > :22:47.times, especially in the east. Some rain, but most of the noticeable
:22:48. > :22:53.grain will be on Saturday night and through the early hours of Saturday.
:22:54. > :22:59.Celebrations going on all weekend. It looks like a lot of dry weather
:23:00. > :23:06.to come, not particularly windy. Halloween on Monday could bring a
:23:07. > :23:09.few bits and pieces of drizzle, but we'll have more on that over the
:23:10. > :23:13.weekend and on Monday. Some rain this evening that could affect the
:23:14. > :23:17.match at Ravenhill. It is a mild night with temperatures in double
:23:18. > :23:22.figures. To begin with tomorrow, likely to be a bit damp and dull,
:23:23. > :23:27.but it's a Saturday so perhaps you'll have my year in an Denny
:23:28. > :23:32.early-morning drizzle will move away quickly. Quite cloudy, quite liked
:23:33. > :23:36.wins, but some brightness is possible here and there. Whether
:23:37. > :23:41.brightness comes through, temperatures lifting to 14 or 15
:23:42. > :23:46.Celsius. The bets chance of seeing sunshine will be in Belfast and
:23:47. > :23:51.Armagh. In the West it could brighten up, but more likely to be
:23:52. > :23:56.cloudy. Just about dry everywhere through Saturday. If you're heading
:23:57. > :24:00.out on Saturday evening, it's initially dry but we're expecting
:24:01. > :24:09.rain to move in from about midnight. A wet spell coming in on Saturday
:24:10. > :24:11.night. That will linger for a while into Sunday and many places will dry
:24:12. > :24:14.out with some brightness coming through. Further west on Sunday,
:24:15. > :24:21.still some thicker cloud and dues leave rain at times. We have the
:24:22. > :24:23.Dublin Marathon on Sunday. Looking pretty mild. Still mild on Halloween
:24:24. > :24:25.itself.