:00:16. > :00:18.This is BBC Newsline. Tonight's top stories:
:00:19. > :00:20.Concern that staff shortages at Daisy hill
:00:21. > :00:31.in Newry mean emergency services may have to be suspended.
:00:32. > :00:35.I was here last night with my daughter, and if it wasn't for them,
:00:36. > :00:39.we would have been lost. A lack
:00:40. > :00:41.of radiologists is impacting on how quickly cancer
:00:42. > :00:43.patients get diagnosed. Parties at Stormont
:00:44. > :00:44.are given more detail on the government's Brexit
:00:45. > :00:50.priorities for Northern Ireland. The funeral is held of the young
:00:51. > :00:53.Donegal woman murdered in Goa. High hopes
:00:54. > :00:55.that the sale of two South Belfast properties,
:00:56. > :00:57.including a derelict church, could provide
:00:58. > :01:00.an economic boost for the area. A new look for one of our
:01:01. > :01:02.biggest sporting events - best describes the weather,
:01:03. > :01:14.with some wet spells to come. Two stories tonight raising more
:01:15. > :01:19.concerns about our health service. Cancer diagnosis could be affected
:01:20. > :01:22.by a shortage of radiologists - But first, emergency Services
:01:23. > :01:35.at Daisy hill Hospital in Newry may have to be suspended due
:01:36. > :01:37.to a shortage of permanent The BBC understands
:01:38. > :01:48.that the department Staff working in Daisy hill's
:01:49. > :01:53.emergency department were only told the news this morning. A staff
:01:54. > :01:58.shortage could lead to services being temporarily suspended. Last
:01:59. > :02:05.year more than 53,000 people attended the emergency department.
:02:06. > :02:08.In a statement, the trust said, the service currently remains vulnerable
:02:09. > :02:20.to the short notice withdrawal of senior medical staff.
:02:21. > :02:27.As of today, the department is working well, it is fully staffed
:02:28. > :02:31.and working at a safe level. But over the last few years we've been
:02:32. > :02:35.experiencing recruitment challenges, and as we enter the summer period it
:02:36. > :02:40.becomes more difficult to maintain and recruit staff to the level we
:02:41. > :02:45.need to maintain the department as a safe place to attend. What may
:02:46. > :02:51.happen is similar to what happened at Belfast's City Hospital some
:02:52. > :02:56.years ago. It could also not start its emergency department, which led
:02:57. > :03:00.to its closure. Over the years, Daisy hill has been gradually
:03:01. > :03:05.undermined, which may be the reason why many young doctors are not being
:03:06. > :03:09.posted there, because maybe some feel they could have more experience
:03:10. > :03:12.in the more centralised hospitals. This is where patients will come if
:03:13. > :03:23.emergency services are suspended. Craigavon. It is 40 minutes from
:03:24. > :03:28.Newry. Back in Newry, the mention of temporary closure has people are
:03:29. > :03:32.Daisy hill concern. I was here last bout with my daughter, and if it
:03:33. > :03:40.wasn't for them, we would have been lost. It's not right. People in
:03:41. > :03:46.Daisy hill should not let it go. While the trust is at pains to point
:03:47. > :03:49.out it is a last resort, it is cold comfort to those who may have to
:03:50. > :03:50.travel to Craigavon to access life-saving treatment.
:03:51. > :03:52.Staying with health, and it's also emerged that a quarter
:03:53. > :03:54.of all radiologists' posts here haven't been filled.
:03:55. > :03:56.It's understood that's impacting on how quickly cancer patients
:03:57. > :04:02.New cancer waiting time figures show all targets have again been missed.
:04:03. > :04:10.Our health correspondent Marie-Louise Connolly has the story.
:04:11. > :04:17.Last December, Paul Hutchinson had surgery for brain cancer. But it
:04:18. > :04:22.took a further three weeks before he was called back for a scan, to
:04:23. > :04:26.reveal just how successful the surgery had been and when
:04:27. > :04:31.chemotherapy could start. After surgery, you should know whether
:04:32. > :04:39.they've got it all. You need to know that. And the weight is really,
:04:40. > :04:43.really frustrating. It is a standard procedure, it is something that
:04:44. > :04:47.should be done, a couple of days recovery and you are checked out.
:04:48. > :04:52.While cancer patients rely heavily on surgeons to remove the cancer,
:04:53. > :04:57.they depend on radiologist to detect it. At the moment though those
:04:58. > :05:01.specialists are in short supply in Northern Ireland. In fact the BBC
:05:02. > :05:05.has learned that approximately 40 posts remain unfilled across the
:05:06. > :05:09.five health trusts. According to the health and social care board, this
:05:10. > :05:36.is despite multiple attempts to recruit doctors.
:05:37. > :05:42.Radiology is a very important area for the diagnosis of many
:05:43. > :05:51.conditions. And if there are delays in the radiologists' workload, then
:05:52. > :05:56.we are causing a backlog of patients to be treated. The latest cancer
:05:57. > :06:01.waiting times show some improvement, but the targets continue to be
:06:02. > :06:04.missed. And all of this is compounded by Northern Ireland,
:06:05. > :06:07.unlike the rest of the UK, failing to introduce a cancer strategy.
:06:08. > :06:18.Let's look at Daisy hill, how surprising is that -- is this
:06:19. > :06:22.potential move? We've known for some time that the Daisy hill emergency
:06:23. > :06:27.department has been vulnerable. And it's all down to the fact that
:06:28. > :06:31.management have been unable to secure senior medical staff to
:06:32. > :06:35.provide 24 hour cover, and that is because they have to make national
:06:36. > :06:39.standards. Standards that say that so many senior medical staff should
:06:40. > :06:44.be there 24 hours a day, and they have been unable to do that. In
:06:45. > :06:47.fact, according to the trust, it has been the goodwill of clinicians
:06:48. > :06:52.across the health trust that has been able to keep the department
:06:53. > :06:56.open, and that is obviously no way to run such a vital service. Of
:06:57. > :07:01.course any permanent change to the department will require public
:07:02. > :07:05.consultation. And it's not the only hospital affected. No, of course
:07:06. > :07:13.both nationally and locally it's being felt across the regions, but I
:07:14. > :07:18.understand tonight but the Causeway hospital is experiencing similar
:07:19. > :07:24.problems. And if all of this sounds familiar, remember back in 2011 the
:07:25. > :07:28.Belfast City Hospital could not start its emergency department, it
:07:29. > :07:31.temporarily closed, and of course it never reopened. And the health and
:07:32. > :07:37.social care board have known about these problems, hence the calls for
:07:38. > :07:41.reform, so that senior staff would not be spread so thinly across the
:07:42. > :07:45.sites, and of course that reform has not happened, and of course all of
:07:46. > :07:51.this is unfolding without a Health Minister or an Assembly. And what
:07:52. > :07:56.about these radiologists' jobs come then? Villa macro with the size of
:07:57. > :08:04.Northern Ireland, and there are 40 vacant posts, they say that is
:08:05. > :08:08.severe. And their warning comes on a day when the latest cancer waiting
:08:09. > :08:17.times have been published. Again those targets have been missed.
:08:18. > :08:22.Breast cancer, 91% of patients were seen within 14 days. And of course
:08:23. > :08:23.all of this is compounded by the fact that Northern Ireland still
:08:24. > :08:25.does not have a cancer strategy. The Brexit Secretary, David Davis,
:08:26. > :08:28.has written to the Stormont parties to give details of the government's
:08:29. > :08:30.Brexit priorities His letter expands on the Prime
:08:31. > :08:33.Minister's suggestion that more powers could be passed
:08:34. > :08:35.to the devolved administrations. Our economics and business editor
:08:36. > :08:50.John Campbell reports. In Parliament today, the Brexit
:08:51. > :08:56.secretary explained how thousands of EU laws would be scrapped and
:08:57. > :09:01.replaced with UK equivalents. We are bringing a large amount of
:09:02. > :09:05.legislation straight into UK law. He says more powers could flow to
:09:06. > :09:10.Stormont and the other devolved administrations. But his letter
:09:11. > :09:13.includes some important caveats. It says the process must be a
:09:14. > :09:31.considered one, and cannot be done without intensive discussions.
:09:32. > :09:39.So why would fresh powers for Stormont and the other devolved
:09:40. > :09:44.administrations cause problems when it comes to trade deals? At the UK
:09:45. > :09:48.is to sign trade deals with the rest of the world, what is our UK
:09:49. > :09:54.framework, what is our regulatory approach? And if the four countries
:09:55. > :09:58.of the UK have different regulatory approaches, it will cause -- pose
:09:59. > :10:04.problems for the Government in terms of what concessions can be made and
:10:05. > :10:08.what can be offered. Nonetheless, the DUP welcomed the prospect of
:10:09. > :10:13.some fresh powers. I believe in devolution, I think it is the best
:10:14. > :10:18.means whereby we can find locally tailored solutions to our problems.
:10:19. > :10:22.So I'm glad the Government in London is committed to making devolution
:10:23. > :10:26.work, I just hope every party install mod is as well. But Sinn
:10:27. > :10:37.Fein are suspicious about the Government's attentions. There are
:10:38. > :10:42.concerns in David Davis's letter. Alliance say it is clear there will
:10:43. > :10:44.have to be trade-offs. The Government are potentially giving
:10:45. > :10:48.with one hand and taking with another. They are trying to ensure
:10:49. > :10:52.that Northern Ireland comes into line with the rest of the UK on
:10:53. > :10:57.legacy matters arising from the European Union. That may well be in
:10:58. > :11:04.our interests in some areas, but not in others. , Of course, in a short
:11:05. > :11:08.time, there is a possibility there will be less devolution, rather than
:11:09. > :11:09.more of it, unless the parties can reach agreement within the next few
:11:10. > :11:10.weeks. And in The View tonight,
:11:11. > :11:12.the former First Minister of Scotland Alex Salmond says people
:11:13. > :11:15.in Northern Ireland should be worried about the future direction
:11:16. > :11:17.of the United Kingdom, regardless of their
:11:18. > :11:19.constitutional loyalties. Mr Salmond added that the parties
:11:20. > :11:34.here should work together to secure If I was an Antrim farmer at the
:11:35. > :11:37.present moment, I would be deeply worried about the direction of
:11:38. > :11:43.travel of the UK Government. And these people right now, when they
:11:44. > :11:48.see a United Kingdom Government which seems to pay absolutely no
:11:49. > :11:52.attention to the economic realities which face our communities, we need
:11:53. > :11:56.to have Northern Irish politicians acting together to secure your place
:11:57. > :12:00.within this changing environment. And anything I can do as I've done
:12:01. > :12:03.before to help that process, I will be very willing to do.
:12:04. > :12:05.And you can see more of that interview on The View,
:12:06. > :12:10.A Londonderry aerospace firm is to close with the loss of 40 jobs.
:12:11. > :12:13.Administrators have been unable to find a buyer for Schivo NI,
:12:14. > :12:15.which supplies parts for aircraft manufacturers such as Airbus.
:12:16. > :12:17.The business, formerly known as Maydown Precision Engineering,
:12:18. > :12:33.The British motocross championships return to Northern Ireland
:12:34. > :12:40.A man has been injured in a paramilitary-style
:12:41. > :12:43.The 48-year-old victim was shot in both legs
:12:44. > :12:49.The attack happened shortly after nine o'clock last night.
:12:50. > :12:52.It is the second such attack in the city this week -
:12:53. > :12:57.on Monday night a man was shot in the leg in a bookmakers' shop.
:12:58. > :12:59.The funeral has taken place of the Donegal woman
:13:00. > :13:03.A priest told mourners that Danielle McLaughlin
:13:04. > :13:05.was a remarkable, loyal and thoughtful girl,
:13:06. > :13:19.Here's our North West reporter, Keiron Tourish.
:13:20. > :13:26.Once the spiritual home of Catholics... Sorry, that was the
:13:27. > :13:36.wrong report. We will bring that to you very shortly. OK, Wigan to have
:13:37. > :13:39.that report. Hundreds of mourners joined the
:13:40. > :13:45.cortege of Danielle McLoughlin as it made its way from her family home.
:13:46. > :13:48.Many had travelled from across the world, the UK, Australia and New
:13:49. > :13:54.Zealand, to pay their respects. Children from a local school were --
:13:55. > :13:59.where how young sisters attend formed a guard of honour. She was
:14:00. > :14:08.found dead in a field near tourist resorts in Goa near India earlier
:14:09. > :14:12.this month. The parish priest said Danielle McLoughlin, the eldest of
:14:13. > :14:16.five daughters, made a huge impression on everyone. Today has
:14:17. > :14:23.been about looking back through that list of sadness and desperation that
:14:24. > :14:28.people have felt, that broken heartless -- brokenhearted is that
:14:29. > :14:33.we all feel. Reaching back beyond that, to the reality of Daniel's
:14:34. > :14:38.life and what it was all about. The gifts that she enjoyed, the
:14:39. > :14:46.blessings that she brought, the piece that she spread. She was
:14:47. > :14:51.colourful. A beautiful character. Mourners were told the vast array of
:14:52. > :14:55.tender messages from -- for her mother and family showed the esteem
:14:56. > :14:56.in which she was held. After Requiem Mass, Danielle McLoughlin was buried
:14:57. > :14:59.in the adjoining cemetery. One of the Guildford Four,
:15:00. > :15:01.Paddy Armstrong, is urging Stormont politicians to reach an agreement
:15:02. > :15:04.on how to deal with legacy In a rare interview, Mr Armstrong,
:15:05. > :15:23.who has always avoided publicity, This is Paddy Armstrong in 1975,
:15:24. > :15:30.when he was wrongly convicted of the Guildford pub bombings. 40 -- more
:15:31. > :15:35.than 40 years later, here he is now. For many years he avoided publicity.
:15:36. > :15:41.When acquitted, other members of the Guildford Four walked out the front
:15:42. > :15:47.door, and Gerry Conlon as well. I've been in prison 15 years for
:15:48. > :15:51.something I didn't do. But Paddy Armstrong avoided the cameras and
:15:52. > :15:56.left the Old Bailey by the rear exit. He says now that our
:15:57. > :16:03.politicians must reach agreement on victims' issues. All the victims
:16:04. > :16:09.should be sorted out, and until that is done, you cannot go forward. And
:16:10. > :16:16.then, you start the process, but you cannot do a process before that is
:16:17. > :16:21.done. At first, after he was released in 1989, he struggled with
:16:22. > :16:26.his new-found freedom. When I came out, I think I was drinking a bottle
:16:27. > :16:33.of vodka a day, and Southern comfort on top of that, and smoking. How
:16:34. > :16:46.much compensation did you receive? I think it was ?500,000 I got. But
:16:47. > :16:50.went on drinking and gambling, I bought a house, I got married, I had
:16:51. > :16:56.money to look after my kids... Today he lives in Dublin with a wife and
:16:57. > :17:02.two teenage children. He says anger towards his captors will not bring
:17:03. > :17:05.the time back. People can understand -- cannot understand why I am not
:17:06. > :17:12.bitter against English people, but they didn't send me to prison. And
:17:13. > :17:17.to me, to be bitter and twisted would ruin me as a person. Paddy
:17:18. > :17:19.Armstrong's memoirs will be launched in Dublin this evening.
:17:20. > :17:24.Retail has faced challenges since the economic crash
:17:25. > :17:30.but in many parts of Belfast some businesses are thriving.
:17:31. > :17:32.Along Belfast's Ormeau Road, the former PSNI station and the long
:17:33. > :17:35.derelict Holy Rosary Catholic Church have both been sold and are now
:17:36. > :17:39.But is this the right time for a new venture and what sort
:17:40. > :17:41.of development does the area need to thrive?
:17:42. > :18:00.Once the spiritual home of Catholics living along this stretch of the
:18:01. > :18:06.Ormeau Road, holy Rosary Church opened its doors in late -- in 1898,
:18:07. > :18:12.and served a growing population for 80 years, eventually coming to
:18:13. > :18:17.small, its congregation moved across the road in 1982 a bigger church.
:18:18. > :18:26.Holy Rosary crumbled and decayed over the next decades. But light may
:18:27. > :18:32.soon once again stream through these stained-glass windows. This grade B
:18:33. > :18:38.listed building has been bought by a company who plan to convert it into
:18:39. > :18:42.an Italian restaurant. If all goes according to plan, tables serving
:18:43. > :18:49.pizza and pasta will fill this space, where once the faithful knelt
:18:50. > :18:54.and prayed. Just down the road, the local police station has also fallen
:18:55. > :18:58.under the hammer. In the hands of a developer, it now awaits
:18:59. > :19:04.transformation. But this road is well used to change. Within a
:19:05. > :19:10.century ago, it was one of Belfast's first middle-class suburbs. It was a
:19:11. > :19:18.maze of shops, churches, schools. You had Butcher's, fish shops,
:19:19. > :19:23.chemists. There was so much going on in that golden age of Belfast
:19:24. > :19:27.industry. But can the road continue to support such diversity? Well,
:19:28. > :19:41.these businesses have been giving it a good shot. We've been here 16
:19:42. > :19:47.months. We get zip replacements, redoing hems and things like that.
:19:48. > :19:53.We came here in 2012, and when we moved to the Ormeau Road it's been
:19:54. > :19:57.very vibrant, diverse. Such a range of nationalities now in the Ormeau
:19:58. > :20:05.Road. So that is really what brought us here. We saw a niche in the
:20:06. > :20:09.market. We've been here five months, and the road reminded us of vibrant
:20:10. > :20:13.parts of London like Shoreditch and Camden. On a Saturday afternoon you
:20:14. > :20:18.will feel that same buzz and enthusiasm and energy that you have
:20:19. > :20:25.there. And a match that vibe, there is an abundance of coffee shops and
:20:26. > :20:32.eateries. -- to match. The retail culture is quite difficult, because
:20:33. > :20:37.we have the city centre, and the online sales would threaten any
:20:38. > :20:42.retail customer. So for new business coming here, pure retail is a very
:20:43. > :20:44.difficult challenge. Not easy, but not impossible, for a road that has
:20:45. > :20:54.always been on the move. Now, the Northern Ireland Open golf
:20:55. > :20:56.tournament will have a new look this year -
:20:57. > :20:59.here's Stephen with the sport. The Northern Ireland Open staged
:21:00. > :21:07.at the Galgorm Castle club in August will change from a traditional four-
:21:08. > :21:10.round stroke play tournament, to include a match play
:21:11. > :21:12.event on the final day. A Sunday shoot out -
:21:13. > :21:15.or head to head - Ryder Cup style. The move has been welcomed by two
:21:16. > :21:18.of our Tour professionals, Thomas Kane caught up with them
:21:19. > :21:27.practising at home this week. Practice makes perfect. Having spent
:21:28. > :21:32.his career travelling to tournaments all around the world, Michael can
:21:33. > :21:39.now work on his game in the comfort of his own home. 12 months here,
:21:40. > :21:43.summer, winter, you can do everything. It's been really good,
:21:44. > :21:48.it's a bit like when you've got the giants Causeway on your doorstep,
:21:49. > :21:53.you don't tend to visit it as much. Michael let me come and use this, it
:21:54. > :21:58.was brilliant. He's got a lot of theories on how to do things, how to
:21:59. > :22:04.best prepare yourself. Just hanging about with him, him giving you his
:22:05. > :22:09.thoughts, is very beneficial. The two men will be hoping for a
:22:10. > :22:15.challenge to victory on home soil with an Northern Ireland open
:22:16. > :22:22.returns here. There will be four tournaments this year that are
:22:23. > :22:26.different format. You've got a cut after 36 holes stroke play, and then
:22:27. > :22:31.another cut after 54 holes, but you have to be in the top 24. If you
:22:32. > :22:37.are, then there's not going to be much play on a Sunday. There's a lot
:22:38. > :22:42.if you make it that far, but it's exciting, and it's really good for
:22:43. > :22:50.spectators. It will be a bit noisier. If the format changes --
:22:51. > :22:51.change is successful, it may well become the blueprint for golf
:22:52. > :22:58.tournaments in the future. This weekend the Desertmartin
:22:59. > :23:00.race track plays host to a round of the British Sidecross
:23:01. > :23:03.and Quadcross championships - it's the first time in eight years
:23:04. > :23:06.that a Northern Ireland venue has staged the event, in a sport that
:23:07. > :23:18.attracts riders both young and old. When it comes to off-road racing,
:23:19. > :23:22.Desert Martin has one of the best tracks in the sport. This weekend
:23:23. > :23:28.local riders will aim for a flying start to the new season. At the top
:23:29. > :23:35.level, but is dominated by men, except for one. I'm the only female
:23:36. > :23:40.rider. I'm the only female rider over here to race, and the only one
:23:41. > :23:49.to race in Britain as well. I've always been a tomboy. I've never
:23:50. > :23:56.been a girly girl. Whenever we were young, dad let us rake about the
:23:57. > :24:01.fields. It's just the adrenaline that I enjoy. Emma writes the bike
:24:02. > :24:09.inside Cross. Her team partner is in the sidecar. Without us, the bike's
:24:10. > :24:13.going to fall over. It's getting the group to the back wheel, you have to
:24:14. > :24:17.keep your weight to the back going down the straight, left hand corner,
:24:18. > :24:23.get the centre of gravity of your body as low as possible. One girl in
:24:24. > :24:35.a man's world. But perhaps not for long. Whenever I go past a boy, I
:24:36. > :24:40.think you just got beat by a girl! It makes me happy. And it's that
:24:41. > :24:42.happy feeling which has attracted -- attracting the boys and the girls.
:24:43. > :24:48.Especially the young. Premiership Linfield Ladies
:24:49. > :24:52.continued their winning start to the season with a 4-0 win
:24:53. > :25:00.against Ballymena All Stars. Louise McFrederick
:25:01. > :25:01.opened the scoring, and Megan Bell added three more
:25:02. > :25:04.between them for Linfield's At the showgrounds, Glentoran
:25:05. > :25:13.started their campaign with a three nil victory over Newry
:25:14. > :25:17.- Rebecca McKenna with this Finally, Fifa have opened
:25:18. > :25:21.disciplinary proceedings against Neil Taylor after his tackle
:25:22. > :25:24.against Seamus Coleman last week. The Republic defender
:25:25. > :25:26.suffered a double leg break. The action could sanction
:25:27. > :25:39.an increased international ban Let's get the weather now.
:25:40. > :25:43.Still fairly mild today, particularly where we had the best
:25:44. > :25:48.of the cloud breaks. The best sunny spells was more towards the West,
:25:49. > :25:51.parts of the North, we had 16 degrees. That it's part of a few
:25:52. > :25:57.heavy showers through the afternoon, and we see -- since seen rain pushed
:25:58. > :26:03.in to the south and east. But in between there were a few bright
:26:04. > :26:06.spells, a lovely serene theme across the river at Portadown. But as I
:26:07. > :26:13.mentioned, those showers have been coming back in, so quite sure if
:26:14. > :26:17.many of us. Those showers is off to be replaced by another batch of rain
:26:18. > :26:22.am particularly across parts of the South and east, but because of all
:26:23. > :26:27.that cloud, the southerly breeze, it is a mild night. Tomorrow, hopefully
:26:28. > :26:31.we will see something a little bit brighter for a time, probably among
:26:32. > :26:37.the middle part of the day, but it's certainly not looking like a good
:26:38. > :26:41.start for many of us. Pretty wet in places, particularly central and
:26:42. > :26:45.eastern areas, and the persistent -- persistence of that rain during rush
:26:46. > :26:49.hour could lead -- lead to surface water and spray on the roads.
:26:50. > :26:54.Eventually we get that right is not moving into the late morning, into
:26:55. > :26:58.the early afternoon, lifting temperatures to a fairly mild 14, 15
:26:59. > :27:02.degrees. But we've another batch of rain pushing in from the south later
:27:03. > :27:05.in the afternoon, and this time it looks like the West which is going
:27:06. > :27:11.to get the most of that. So a wet end to the day in the West, after a
:27:12. > :27:32.wet start the day in the east. That rain
:27:33. > :27:35.continues to track its way northwards through the course of
:27:36. > :27:37.tonight, it will be a little bit cooler tonight, five, six, 7
:27:38. > :27:40.degrees, then into Saturday it pivots around from the North West so
:27:41. > :27:42.those showers start to come back at us through Saturday, particularly
:27:43. > :27:45.through the morning and early afternoon. It is a brighter end to
:27:46. > :27:47.the day, but those temperatures are heading down a little bit. So cooler