:00:13. > :00:15.This is BBC Newsline and these are the headlines
:00:16. > :00:22.A teenager claims he tried to resuscitate the man he's
:00:23. > :00:28.12 years after her disappearance, this woman's family appeals
:00:29. > :00:42.She thought you were her friend. Lisa trusted you. Think back to that
:00:43. > :00:44.night. It mustn't ever be far from your thoughts.
:00:45. > :00:47.The Casement stadium controversy - now a new plan is being considered.
:00:48. > :00:56.How compensation changes could drive up the cost of car insurance.
:00:57. > :00:58.Terrible, we can't afford it as it is!
:00:59. > :01:00.Motorcycling star Ryan Farquhar concedes his road racing career
:01:01. > :01:03.is over, but he's aiming to reach the top of another sport.
:01:04. > :01:06.And it was a poor day in terms of sunshine,
:01:07. > :01:14.I'll tell you later in the programme.
:01:15. > :01:17.A court has been told that a teenager accused of murder tried
:01:18. > :01:26.19-year-old Rhys Magee denies murdering this man Richard Miskelly.
:01:27. > :01:30.He was 24 years old and was found lying on a road outside a house
:01:31. > :01:35.Sara Neill was at the the court hearing.
:01:36. > :01:37.Richard Miskelly died after he was attacked close
:01:38. > :01:42.Police received reports of an assault outside this
:01:43. > :01:45.house in the early hours of Sunday morning.
:01:46. > :01:48.Paramedics had tried to resuscitate the 24-year-old,
:01:49. > :01:55.Rhys Magee from Carrowdore Road in the Ards Peninsula is accused
:01:56. > :01:58.of his murder and of perverting the course of justice.
:01:59. > :02:00.Newtownards Magistrates Court heard claims he spoke to a witness,
:02:01. > :02:10.saying, "You got home an hour before me, you didn't see anything".
:02:11. > :02:16.Some of the relatives sobbed in the public gallery as the court heard
:02:17. > :02:20.that the incident began in the early hours of Sunday morning when the
:02:21. > :02:25.victim was asked to leave a house on the Bangor road. He was then pursued
:02:26. > :02:28.and assaulted. The defence solicitor said his client had administered CPR
:02:29. > :02:34.to the victim and had helped the emergency services. Mr Magee's
:02:35. > :02:38.solicitors said that when the murder charge was put to his client in
:02:39. > :02:42.custody he said, I did not murder Richard Miskelly and I am very sorry
:02:43. > :02:45.for his family. He added he was definitely not guilty of the charge
:02:46. > :02:48.of perverting the Court of Justice. He has been remanded in custody.
:02:49. > :02:51.A 42-year-old man's been arrested by detectives investigating
:02:52. > :02:55.an explosion at Palace Barracks in Holywood in August 2015.
:02:56. > :02:58.The device detonated inside a postal delivery van and damaged two cars.
:02:59. > :03:08.The family of a young woman who disappeared on this day 12 years
:03:09. > :03:12.ago has appealed directly to the person who was
:03:13. > :03:15.It's believed Lisa Dorrian, who was 25 and from Bangor,
:03:16. > :03:19.was murdered but her body has never been located.
:03:20. > :03:22.In a video posted on the internet, her father and sisters have made
:03:23. > :03:30.Lisa Dorrian as her family remember her -
:03:31. > :03:37.The 25-year-old disappeared 12 years ago today after a party at this
:03:38. > :03:41.caravan site in Ballyhalbert on the Ards Peninsula.
:03:42. > :03:46.Now her father and two sisters are appealing specifically
:03:47. > :03:50.to the person they think was with her when she died.
:03:51. > :03:57.Think back to that night, I'm sure it's not hard to do,
:03:58. > :04:01.it mustn't ever be far from your thoughts.
:04:02. > :04:04.Think about what happened when Lisa died, how you panicked
:04:05. > :04:07.and made a decision that would change your life
:04:08. > :04:13.Despite nearly 300 searches over the last 12 years,
:04:14. > :04:18.The police investigation has identified thousands
:04:19. > :04:23.Eight people have been arrested on suspicion of murder
:04:24. > :04:26.although no-one has ever been charged in connection
:04:27. > :04:31.Lisa's mother died in 2015 - her grandmother passed
:04:32. > :04:49.One of the last things she said to me as she was leaving the service
:04:50. > :04:52.that Lisa was waiting. Our nanny and mum now have the answers we are
:04:53. > :04:56.trying to find but you can help us find later in this life, not the
:04:57. > :05:00.next. We all think of Lisa every day and I am sure you do. Just tell us
:05:01. > :05:06.where it is. It is never too late to tell us. Please help yourself by
:05:07. > :05:08.easing your conscience. Tell us were Lisa is.
:05:09. > :05:10.The police have stressed this remains a live investigation
:05:11. > :05:15.and want anyone with information to contact them.
:05:16. > :05:18.The Ulster Unionist Party says it is to write to the Head
:05:19. > :05:21.of the Civil Service questioning comments made by Stormont's most
:05:22. > :05:24.senior health official Richard Pengelly, who is the husband
:05:25. > :05:33.He raised concerns about health staff posting political comments
:05:34. > :05:37.Also today Sinn Fein have defended a decision by an election candidate
:05:38. > :05:40.to distribute a letter on party-headed notepaper
:05:41. > :05:46.Here is our political correspondent Stephen Walker.
:05:47. > :05:50.In the battle for votes and in the heat of an election
:05:51. > :05:53.campaign, social media is a vital tool.
:05:54. > :05:59.Richard Pengelly is the Permanent Secretary
:06:00. > :06:04.He is Stormont's most senior health official.
:06:05. > :06:07.The husband of DUP candidate Emma Little Pengelly,
:06:08. > :06:09.he put on record his concerns about health staff tweeting
:06:10. > :06:13.He wrote that whilst staff are clinically independent they must
:06:14. > :06:19.He said he was concerned about the "overtly political tweets
:06:20. > :06:29.He added that it was "particularly relevant during the election".
:06:30. > :06:31.He added that "such public statements were not appropriate".
:06:32. > :06:37.But his comments have been criticised.
:06:38. > :06:42.I am worried if it is considered that doctors and nurses can't have
:06:43. > :06:46.political opinions and I am worried if they can't have an opinion on the
:06:47. > :06:48.health service which we all know gives us a huge concern, so I think
:06:49. > :06:49.there is an issue there. The Ulster Unionists say
:06:50. > :06:52.they are to write to the Head of the Civil Service questioning
:06:53. > :06:54.whether Mr Pengelly's They have also accused
:06:55. > :06:58.Mr Pengelly of hypocrisy, saying he was pictured last year
:06:59. > :07:00.congratulating his wife Meanwhile Sinn Fein have defended
:07:01. > :07:06.a decision by Michelle Gildernew, an election candidate,
:07:07. > :07:09.to distribute a letter on party-headed notepaper
:07:10. > :07:14.to the parents of school children. The letter produced in today's
:07:15. > :07:17.Belfast Telegraph was brought home by children attending
:07:18. > :07:20.the St Francis Primary School Sinn Fein say it was part
:07:21. > :07:27.of Michelle Gildernew's campaign However the letter prompted one
:07:28. > :07:34.parent to seek legal advice. This is not about
:07:35. > :07:36.a particular party. The most vulnerable and the youngest
:07:37. > :07:42.in society at primary school after all being given material
:07:43. > :07:48.of a party political nature. It is not about any
:07:49. > :07:52.party in particular. It is about children being used
:07:53. > :07:57.exploited in this manner. Sinn Fein say the letter was about
:07:58. > :08:01.trying to get better services. Broadband is a major issue
:08:02. > :08:03.for people in rural areas. It is an issue that Michelle has
:08:04. > :08:08.campaigned on for many Michelle is a parent of a child
:08:09. > :08:13.who attends that school and I am sure she was raising that issue
:08:14. > :08:16.with the rest of the Trying to get their support
:08:17. > :08:20.because we need to deliver a lot A spokesperson for the Council
:08:21. > :08:25.for Catholic Maintained Schools said they nor the school had
:08:26. > :08:32.received any complaints. The Progressive Unionist Party has
:08:33. > :08:34.accused the DUP and Sinn Fein of engaging in what it calls
:08:35. > :08:39.a "cultural war" instead of dealing with "crucial
:08:40. > :08:43.social economic issues". The PUP deputy leader Dr John Kyle
:08:44. > :08:46.has also criticised parties for trying to frighten voters over
:08:47. > :08:48.the future of the union. He was speaking at the launch
:08:49. > :08:54.of the PUP manifesto today. The party is standing three
:08:55. > :08:57.candidates in the Assembly election. Dr Kyle said he feared
:08:58. > :09:13.for the future of smaller parties People think that to reduce the
:09:14. > :09:18.number of MLAs cuts the expense that is involved in Stormont, but if you
:09:19. > :09:22.were MLAs the less smaller voices and groups are represented and their
:09:23. > :09:25.voices heard, so that is detrimental I think to a healthy society and I
:09:26. > :09:28.think it is unfortunate but the situation that we have.
:09:29. > :09:38.The road racer who's aiming to hit the heights in a new career.
:09:39. > :09:43.The GAA has submitted a new planning application to build a stadium
:09:44. > :09:50.The new development has a proposed capacity of just
:09:51. > :09:53.over 34,000 people - that's down by almost 4000 on the
:09:54. > :10:01.But some residents remain firmly opposed to the development.
:10:02. > :10:12.This was the design unveiled by the GAA.
:10:13. > :10:18.It was last October. It is not yet been made public but it is said it
:10:19. > :10:22.is only marginally different. The Gaelic Athletic Association has
:10:23. > :10:37.submitted a new planning application It was all reduced from a previous
:10:38. > :10:42.design. It is said it had a positive report from a safety group. It has
:10:43. > :10:45.been very important for the GAA to make sure that from our point of
:10:46. > :10:50.view that we are top of the class in relation to safety and we see that
:10:51. > :10:53.is paramount and in relation to the planning and safety situation we
:10:54. > :10:55.believe we are well in excess of where you would normally be
:10:56. > :11:00.associated to be at this stage the process. 5000 people including the
:11:01. > :11:03.local community have contributed to this consultation and we believe we
:11:04. > :11:06.have put our best foot forward and we now look forward to the statutory
:11:07. > :11:14.consideration and hopefully a positive decision on Casement part
:11:15. > :11:20.in the not too distant future. But everyone is convinced. Some
:11:21. > :11:23.residents say that banning for a capacity greater than 25,000 raised
:11:24. > :11:26.concerns about safety and infrastructure. We do not want to
:11:27. > :11:31.see a stadium of that capacity in that area. We want to see a stadium
:11:32. > :11:34.in the range of 20-25,000, that is the capacity that we believe is
:11:35. > :11:43.suitable for the site, given the constraints around putting up with
:11:44. > :11:47.resident homes given the traffic impacts and given 's concerns around
:11:48. > :11:52.emergency exits. Residents say the proposed plan is simply too big.
:11:53. > :11:58.While the GAA says a new stadium would bring regeneration and a
:11:59. > :12:00.sporting legacy to the area. Whenever this issue is resolved it
:12:01. > :12:06.will only become clear in the coming months.
:12:07. > :12:08.The police are investigating reports of shots being fired
:12:09. > :12:10.at a house in the Shantallow area of Londonderry.
:12:11. > :12:12.Officers have been carrying out searches in Cornshell Fields
:12:13. > :12:20.There were people were in the house at the time, but no-one was injured.
:12:21. > :12:23.A County Down doctor who falsified clinical trials has been struck off
:12:24. > :12:29.59-year-old Dr Hugh McGoldrick, seen here on the left,
:12:30. > :12:31.pleaded guilty last year in Downpatrick Crown Court to two
:12:32. > :12:37.offences of falsifying trials on ten patients with sleeping disorders.
:12:38. > :12:39.Dr McGoldrick, from Crossgar Road East, has 28 days
:12:40. > :12:43.to appeal his removal from the medical register.
:12:44. > :12:45.Back to the Assembly election and Arlene Foster denies the DUP
:12:46. > :12:52.She predicts unionist voters will turnout in high numbers
:12:53. > :12:54.to resist, what she describes, as Sinn Fein's dangerous
:12:55. > :13:01.In the final of our series of leader profiles, our political editor
:13:02. > :13:05.Mark Devenport joined Mrs Foster out on the campaign trail
:13:06. > :13:07.and found her unwilling to contemplate the possibility
:13:08. > :13:15.of standing aside in the future for a caretaker First Minister.
:13:16. > :13:18.What a difference ten months make - last May it looked like plain
:13:19. > :13:20.sailing for Arlene Foster when we caught up with her
:13:21. > :13:27.and her son on a pleasure cruiser in Lough Erne.
:13:28. > :13:29.Last week she was out on the streets of Markethill
:13:30. > :13:34.where the weather was, by contrast, blustery.
:13:35. > :13:38.The DUP leader regards this election as unnecessary,
:13:39. > :13:44.but insists that hasn't sapped her enthusiasm.
:13:45. > :13:48.I have been going out and around the country trying to meet as many
:13:49. > :13:51.people as I possibly can because that's is the way I operate. I want
:13:52. > :13:55.to speak to real people to hear what they have to say and overwhelmingly
:13:56. > :13:58.they all realise that this was first ball and unnecessary election but
:13:59. > :14:03.they feel very strongly that they want to come out and vote so all the
:14:04. > :14:06.commentators talking about a low turnout will be shown to be wrong
:14:07. > :14:06.particularly in rural areas of Northern Ireland.
:14:07. > :14:09.Here at the offices of the victims group Fair she's amongst friends,
:14:10. > :14:15.including Bea Worton whose son was killed at Kingsmill in 1976.
:14:16. > :14:29.After giving you a hard time? I know. I should get you up with me
:14:30. > :14:33.and sorted out. Keep your chin up. She has to definitely.
:14:34. > :14:36.Sinn Fein won't share power with Arlene Foster until she's
:14:37. > :14:38.been cleared of blame for the Renewable Heating scandal -
:14:39. > :14:50.RHI is not the cause, it is the excuse. So this is not about me
:14:51. > :14:55.standing aside, it is about something much bigger, it is about
:14:56. > :14:58.Sinn Fein trying to push their political agenda for Northern
:14:59. > :15:02.Ireland, a very dangerous political agenda. Would you compromise may be
:15:03. > :15:05.after the election perhaps by putting a caretaker First Minister
:15:06. > :15:10.into Stormont Castle? Not a vote has been cast yet. We need to get those
:15:11. > :15:13.votes in the back first. After that happens we will go into negotiations
:15:14. > :15:17.because that is what Sinn Fein says has to happen. And back in the whole
:15:18. > :15:21.notion of a caretaker First Minister, are you ruling that had
:15:22. > :15:24.completely? First thing is I have to be elected and then we will see what
:15:25. > :15:27.happens after that so I am not going into hypotheticals after the
:15:28. > :15:28.election, all I'm saying it is not the Sinn Fein to the unionist people
:15:29. > :15:30.who they elect as their leader. Amongst the other hypotheticals
:15:31. > :15:33.Arlene Foster won't entertain is how many seats she must hold to remain
:15:34. > :15:36.secure as DUP leader. However there's no doubt Thursday's
:15:37. > :15:38.election represents the biggest test And the final TV leaders' debate
:15:39. > :15:49.involving the main parties is tonight at 9pm here on BBC One
:15:50. > :15:52.with representatives of three of the smaller parties on our late
:15:53. > :15:58.BBC Newsline at 10:30pm. Motorists have reacted badly to news
:15:59. > :16:01.that their insurance It's due to a change in the way
:16:02. > :16:08.large compensation payments are made to very seriously
:16:09. > :16:12.injured accident victims. As Maggie Taggart reports,
:16:13. > :16:14.it's meant to be fairer to people But other drivers
:16:15. > :16:20.could pay the price. Motorists here are already paying
:16:21. > :16:22.higher insurance premiums than other parts of the UK,
:16:23. > :16:25.partly due to the higher rate When someone is awarded a large sum
:16:26. > :16:32.to cover their care for life, it used to be assumed the money
:16:33. > :16:34.would earn sizeable interest Inflation and poor investment
:16:35. > :16:40.returns mean that's no longer the case, so the Lord Chancellor
:16:41. > :16:53.says larger amounts must be awarded. The average driver is going to see
:16:54. > :16:58.an increase in the premium per year may be around 50- ?75. If you're
:16:59. > :17:03.older it is likely to be nearly ?300 and if you are younger driver under
:17:04. > :17:08.25 you could be looking at the best part of ?1000. There is concern that
:17:09. > :17:12.the sudden hike will be so off-putting to drivers they will
:17:13. > :17:16.simply make the law and stop buying insurance. The AA says it is
:17:17. > :17:19.astonished at this decision by the Lord Chancellor and drivers feel
:17:20. > :17:22.they are already hard done by. Terrible. We can't afford it as it
:17:23. > :17:29.is. That alone having to pay any extra. Oh, my goodness. As a
:17:30. > :17:35.business, if insurers pay out they need to get the money in to cover
:17:36. > :17:39.expenses beforehand. Students in Belfast today were horrified by the
:17:40. > :17:43.news. Who pays your car insurance now? I pay for Mame. What you think
:17:44. > :17:50.about the price going up? Terrible. I will not to be afford to drive any
:17:51. > :17:54.more. If they read it I probably couldn't afford it. It would be bad
:17:55. > :17:58.I would say! Expensive. Would you still buy insurance? You couldn't
:17:59. > :18:01.really drive without insurance, not very legal.
:18:02. > :18:03.The insurers say they do not disagree with the principle,
:18:04. > :18:06.but the method is flawed and they say the 36 million
:18:07. > :18:11.customers should consider writing to their MPs to have it changed.
:18:12. > :18:15.Motorcycling star Ryan Farquhar almost lost his life
:18:16. > :18:17.while racing last year - he's been talking to Stephen Watson
:18:18. > :18:25.Ryan Farquhar has admitted it's unlikely he will ever be fit enough
:18:26. > :18:33.The 41-year-old was seriously injured in a crash at last year's
:18:34. > :18:35.North West 200 and faces further surgery as he continues
:18:36. > :18:41.But the Dungannon man plans to remain involved in the sport
:18:42. > :18:43.and is also aiming to represent Northern Ireland
:18:44. > :19:01.As one sporting door closes, another opens for Ryan Farquhar. Clay pigeon
:19:02. > :19:06.shooting. To replace the void left by motorcycle racing, a hobby has
:19:07. > :19:13.now turned serious and he is so good, Marquardt has aspirations of
:19:14. > :19:17.competing at the highest goal. -- Ryan Farquhar. People spending their
:19:18. > :19:20.life at 200 mph you would wonder how it's possible to get an adrenaline
:19:21. > :19:26.rush standing in one spot shooting at a clay target but there is
:19:27. > :19:31.something about it. Shooting is helping him except that he won't
:19:32. > :19:37.race at the top of the sport again. A serious crash nine months ago left
:19:38. > :19:41.him fighting for his life. You know, I have struggled to walk and do
:19:42. > :19:45.different things where I wouldn't be physically fit to do really any
:19:46. > :19:47.other sport but from this. They get is the competitive think that you
:19:48. > :19:52.just have to get out of your system. If I was stuck in the house not
:19:53. > :19:57.being able to do this, it would definitely do my head in but the
:19:58. > :20:03.fact that I can mix the whole job a bit easier of getting your head
:20:04. > :20:07.around it. Ryan Farquhar can retire as one of Northern Ireland's most
:20:08. > :20:11.successful motorcycle racers ever. He holds the record the number of
:20:12. > :20:19.road race victories. The days of me winning another Northwest 204 TT are
:20:20. > :20:23.long gone, but they keep looking back at the career I have had and it
:20:24. > :20:27.makes it a bit easier. I'm one of the very lucky ones that has had a
:20:28. > :20:31.great road racing career and is still here to tell the tale. And he
:20:32. > :20:38.still plans to be involved, running his own racing team. It is a big
:20:39. > :20:44.mass of part of my life, whenever I want to turn by background, you
:20:45. > :20:47.could feel better about it but we all know the risks, it is just one
:20:48. > :20:53.of those things you have to accept and put it behind you. I used to do
:20:54. > :20:56.that. I am going to have mixed emotions back in the north-west. The
:20:57. > :21:00.last time I was there I almost died, so be back there helping other
:21:01. > :21:05.riders and hopefully get them onto the podium would just be something
:21:06. > :21:09.really special and hopefully we can achieve it. I am sure he will with
:21:10. > :21:10.determination like that. Rugby and international
:21:11. > :21:11.stars Andrew Trimble, Craig Gilroy and Marcell Coetzee
:21:12. > :21:13.will feature for Ulster against Treviso this
:21:14. > :21:15.Friday night in Belfast. After returning in last
:21:16. > :21:17.weekend's win away to Zebre, Jared Payne will get more game time
:21:18. > :21:20.after three months out With two rounds remaining in this
:21:21. > :21:26.year's Six Nations Championship, Payne could still play
:21:27. > :21:37.a part with Ireland. His focus is to do the best he can
:21:38. > :21:41.now for the Ulster jersey and get himself right and something happens
:21:42. > :21:45.from there, great, but at this stage she is totally with Ulster. We have
:21:46. > :21:49.got Andrew Campbell back this week to get a big rugby -- he is totally
:21:50. > :21:52.with Ulster. It is a short turnaround. I will excess of --
:21:53. > :21:54.assess it overnight. Methodist College are through to
:21:55. > :21:56.the Schools Cup Final Methody will face rivals RBAI
:21:57. > :22:10.in the decider on St Patrick's Day. You can see action from today's game
:22:11. > :22:27.on the BBC Newsline Facebook page. The weather forecast is next and
:22:28. > :22:30.Barra Best has the latest. I have a feeling it is going to get cold.
:22:31. > :22:38.That is school bus last night but this was the scene this morning. A
:22:39. > :22:42.very wintry scene, thank you for your photographs and keep them
:22:43. > :22:47.coming in. A lot of rain today and gusty winds. Coming down nicely. A
:22:48. > :22:50.handful of showers to the night but have clear skies it will turn quite
:22:51. > :22:53.chilly allowing allowing for some frost and possibly some stretches of
:22:54. > :22:58.ice forming a tomorrow morning. Where we do get showers tonight we
:22:59. > :23:03.could see a dusting of sleet and snow especially over higher ground.
:23:04. > :23:06.A chilly start tomorrow and there will be some sunshine. Better in
:23:07. > :23:11.terms of that for us. Also the first day of spring at least in the
:23:12. > :23:14.weather world. Some of you for the beat ancient Celtic calendar, for
:23:15. > :23:19.you started on the 1st of February, for weather people starts tomorrow
:23:20. > :23:23.and for astronomers you have a bit to wait before the spring equinox.
:23:24. > :23:30.To begin with tomorrow it will be largely dry. A few showers. Any
:23:31. > :23:34.showers and a should've fairly quickly. The winds will be lighter.
:23:35. > :23:39.It will not be completely dry. A few showers out there but it should be
:23:40. > :23:43.hit and miss and light. Temperatures will reach seven or eight Celsius.
:23:44. > :23:45.If you're travelling tomorrow the best weather mid-afternoon will be
:23:46. > :23:54.sitting across Ulster and into monster. Elsewhere we have a lot of
:23:55. > :23:59.rain and that -- monster macro. Slowly but surely shipping
:24:00. > :24:04.northwards but there is a chance we could avoid it altogether towards
:24:05. > :24:09.the north coast. Over higher ground we could see some sleet and snow
:24:10. > :24:13.mixed in with that. It does because Pat Shearer and nature and breaks up
:24:14. > :24:17.tomorrow night but it could turn a little bit chilly, frosty and I see
:24:18. > :24:21.in some spots as temperatures behind that faulty reading and below. Maybe
:24:22. > :24:27.a few treacherous roads first thing on Thursday. Thursday itself not too
:24:28. > :24:32.bad a day. The risk of a few showers as low pressure remains but some dry
:24:33. > :24:35.weather. Some Sunny gaps. Temperatures seven or eight Celsius.
:24:36. > :24:39.It looks as though Friday will be the best day of the week to come
:24:40. > :24:45.with a fair amount of dry or sunny weather. The bursts are in control.
:24:46. > :24:50.We will keep you up to date. We have been getting reaction on our social
:24:51. > :24:54.media pages to our earlier story about the gust of car insurance.
:24:55. > :24:58.Share your thoughts if you can. Our late update is at 10:30pm on BBC
:24:59. > :25:01.One. From all of us, goodbye.