:00:00. > :00:15.and on BBC One, we now join the BBC's news teams where you are.
:00:16. > :00:20.Good evening, the headlines on BBC Newsline.
:00:21. > :00:27.Tony Blair warns a hard border would be a disaster as the EU's
:00:28. > :00:31.chief Brexit negotiator says he's still looking for ideas.
:00:32. > :00:37.There is always an answer and always a road.
:00:38. > :00:41.years for murdering the young Belfast student Eamonn Magee.
:00:42. > :00:44.Prince Charles lays wreaths honouring the war dead and those
:00:45. > :01:05.A unique solution to help people suffering from the affects of brain
:01:06. > :01:11.injuries. Join me on the north coast for all of the latest ahead of
:01:12. > :01:14.tomorrow's north-west 20. I will be back with the weather forecast
:01:15. > :01:19.later. Tony Blair has warned that
:01:20. > :01:22.a hard border after Brexit But the former prime minister
:01:23. > :01:25.has said he believes there is a consensus in British
:01:26. > :01:33.politics to avoid that outcome. Mr Blair was addressing a group
:01:34. > :01:36.of MEPs in County Wicklow, a meeting also attended by the EU's
:01:37. > :01:38.chief Brexit negotiator He travelled to County Monaghan
:01:39. > :01:42.where he said everyone needs Our economics and business editor
:01:43. > :01:48.John Campbell is at the hotel venue for that MEP meeting at Druid's Glen
:01:49. > :02:02.in County Wicklow. As we know, the European union want
:02:03. > :02:08.to deal with Irish border issues in the first phase of the Brexit
:02:09. > :02:11.negotiation issues. MEPs from the European Parliament, they have been
:02:12. > :02:17.here for the last couple of days to learn more about those issues. The
:02:18. > :02:22.invited along Tony Blair to give his views. Few Prime Minister 's have
:02:23. > :02:26.devoted as much time to Ireland as Tony Blair. His policies culminated
:02:27. > :02:29.in the signing of the Good Friday Agreement. Now he says he is
:02:30. > :02:34.extremely anxious to make sure Brexit does not appear that
:02:35. > :02:40.agreement. My presence here today is to say I think there is a common
:02:41. > :02:43.desire, but ever other issues that are in relation to Brexit, to make
:02:44. > :02:47.Northern Ireland a special case and make sure we do everything we
:02:48. > :02:51.possibly can to protect the Good Friday Agreement and the peace
:02:52. > :02:57.process and protect that strong relationship to beam the Republic of
:02:58. > :03:04.Ireland and the UK going forward. Among Mr Blair's audience with the
:03:05. > :03:09.EU negotiator Michel Barnier. Michel Barnier went to hear the concerns of
:03:10. > :03:14.border businesses. Yesterday he said they would have to be some form of
:03:15. > :03:19.custom controls after Brexit. Nobody wants to see the return of
:03:20. > :03:23.destructive checks like these. There are hopes a smart border, using
:03:24. > :03:27.technology that number plate recognition can be put in place.
:03:28. > :03:33.Michel Barnier says he does not have any answers yet and are still
:03:34. > :03:38.listening to ideas. Let us work. Let us work. I need to do work and have
:03:39. > :03:46.people on the ground to find solutions. I do not want to give
:03:47. > :03:55.today... The negotiations have not begin. -- not begun. He appreciates
:03:56. > :04:02.how important Brexit is for the agriculture and food businesses. One
:04:03. > :04:06.of the food exporters he met said his concerns appeared to have been
:04:07. > :04:11.taken on board. You certainly appealed open-minded and he engaged
:04:12. > :04:14.fully with the participants and he was not to offer solutions but he
:04:15. > :04:18.was listening to the people and he wanted us to engage with him and
:04:19. > :04:23.offer solutions are people in Ireland and particularly in the
:04:24. > :04:27.border region. Michel Barnier's visit has entered without us
:04:28. > :04:32.learning much about what Brexit will mean for the border. We will be
:04:33. > :04:35.hearing a lot more from him over the next couple of years. When will we
:04:36. > :04:41.learn something more tangible about the future of the border? Well,
:04:42. > :04:45.Michel Barnier cannot remain in listening mode for too much longer
:04:46. > :04:49.because the negotiations are due to get underway in the next couple of
:04:50. > :04:53.months. We have the UK general election to get out of the way and
:04:54. > :04:57.the German election in September. Once these borders have been
:04:58. > :05:01.overcome then we can expect intense negotiations to start. The Irish
:05:02. > :05:06.element of these negotiations have to be sorted and the phase. So
:05:07. > :05:11.really before Christmas people will have to come up with solid
:05:12. > :05:14.positions. It has been the rhetoric of no hard borders but at some point
:05:15. > :05:18.people are going to have to put their cars on the table and tell us
:05:19. > :05:20.exactly what they think can be achieved along that order. Thank
:05:21. > :05:32.you. The man who killed this
:05:33. > :05:36.student and amateur boxer, Eamon Magee Junior, was today
:05:37. > :05:38.sentenced to 14 years The court had been told that
:05:39. > :05:42.Orhan Koca who is Turkish, stabbed the 22-year-old
:05:43. > :05:44.because of jealousy and anger. Our reporter, Aileen Moynagh,
:05:45. > :05:51.was at Belfast Crown 34-year-old Orhan Koca, originally
:05:52. > :05:56.from Turkey, had pleaded guilty to Eamonn Magee. His estranged wife's
:05:57. > :06:01.boyfriend, just as the trial was about to begin. On passing sentence,
:06:02. > :06:06.the Justice said he was satisfied this was a premeditated and planned
:06:07. > :06:10.merger which was both brutal and sustained and worthy intention was
:06:11. > :06:15.to take life. The judge concluded that Orhan Koca armed himself in
:06:16. > :06:21.advance of the murder and went to the house with the intention to
:06:22. > :06:25.kill. He inflicted multiple stab wounds on Eamonn Magee and the
:06:26. > :06:30.attack was unprovoked and the underlying motive was jealousy.
:06:31. > :06:36.Eamonn Magee's family and friends were in court for the sentencing.
:06:37. > :06:44.Nothing will bring back my son. We have a long way to go. That is all I
:06:45. > :06:49.have to say in this case. The superintendent said it was a brutal
:06:50. > :06:54.murder. We know he armed himself with a substantial size of a knife
:06:55. > :07:01.and brought it to the murders seen. This premeditation and use of such a
:07:02. > :07:05.lethal weapon, such as the knife, goes some way to showing the level
:07:06. > :07:12.of violence that Orhan Koca was capable of. Orhan Koca must serve a
:07:13. > :07:15.minimum term of 14 years before he can be considered for release.
:07:16. > :07:20.The Public Prosecution Service is considering if charges -
:07:21. > :07:22.including murder, attempted murder and perjury - should be
:07:23. > :07:26.brought against 18 soldiers over their involvement in
:07:27. > :07:30.13 people were shot dead by members of the parachute regiment
:07:31. > :07:35.during a civil rights demonstration in Londonderry in 1972.
:07:36. > :07:39.The DUP's Gregory Campbell has criticised the suggestion
:07:40. > :07:44.He said a decision to prosecute would show the PPS as one-sided
:07:45. > :07:48.and the move would help those who wanted to rewrite the past.
:07:49. > :07:51.He's also called for prosecutions against those who may have been
:07:52. > :07:55.The SDLP's Colum Eastwood said the Bloody Sunday deaths
:07:56. > :08:10.People in Derry have done an awful lot to move forward and reconcile
:08:11. > :08:13.with each other. The idea that people can merger with impunity I do
:08:14. > :08:18.not think should stand and I hope that there are charges are brought
:08:19. > :08:24.to those people who, as we have seen through the enquiry, where murdering
:08:25. > :08:31.with impunity on the streets of Derry. -- the idea people can merger
:08:32. > :08:32.with impunity. You're watching BBC
:08:33. > :08:36.Newsline and still ahead: We are looking at some of the
:08:37. > :08:38.contenders. The Prince of Wales has laid wreaths
:08:39. > :08:47.in honour of those who died in the two world wars and the Easter
:08:48. > :08:49.Rising. The prince and the Duchess
:08:50. > :08:51.of Cornwall also toured the Republican plot in Glasnevin
:08:52. > :08:53.cemetery in Dublin - on the third day of their visit
:08:54. > :08:56.to Ireland north and south. Our Dublin correspondent
:08:57. > :09:06.Shane Harrison reports. Reconciliation and respecting the
:09:07. > :09:12.dead of the two Irish traditions. Prince Charles this morning with the
:09:13. > :09:19.Republic's arts minister laying wreaths that honours those killed
:09:20. > :09:24.during the two world wars. The Prince also unveiling site patient
:09:25. > :09:29.stones remembering for Irish soldiers who were awarded Victoria
:09:30. > :09:34.Cross is 100 years ago. -- citation stones. After honouring those
:09:35. > :09:40.Irishmen who died in British uniform, the Prince and the Duchess
:09:41. > :09:44.paid tribute to those who fought for Irish freedom, visiting Republican
:09:45. > :09:50.graves including those of Michael Collins. The Prince of Wales and the
:09:51. > :09:58.Minister then laid wreaths at the MacRobert J Wall that commemorates
:09:59. > :10:06.all those that died at the Easter Rising. -- laid wreath at the wall.
:10:07. > :10:12.There are also a keen sense of awareness here that just up the road
:10:13. > :10:17.the EU chief Brexit negotiator is hearing concerned about what the
:10:18. > :10:25.future could hold for the very same negotiations. After a brief meeting,
:10:26. > :10:31.Prince Charles had to the home where a previous ambassador was murdered
:10:32. > :10:34.by the IRA in 1976. There he met and shook hands with the Sinn Fein
:10:35. > :10:41.leader Gerry Adams. We did not have a chance of anything other than a
:10:42. > :10:48.quick chat. He was lagging me that I was older than him. We were born in
:10:49. > :10:57.the same year. He commiserated about Martin McGuinness's death. A deeply
:10:58. > :11:01.moving moment of his three date visit was at the cemetery this
:11:02. > :11:08.morning. It is so important that we are able to come together to
:11:09. > :11:14.remember men and women from all sides whose sacrifice should shaped
:11:15. > :11:20.our shared history. The Prince left Ireland promising to return saying
:11:21. > :11:21.in these challenging times, it is important to strengthen British and
:11:22. > :11:23.Irish bonds. A blind woman has won a landmark
:11:24. > :11:25.ruling against the height Joanna Toner began legal proceedings
:11:26. > :11:29.fearing that blind and partially sighted people were in danger
:11:30. > :11:32.of being hit by traffic A judge at the High Court ruled that
:11:33. > :11:41.Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council had failed to ensure
:11:42. > :11:44.equality for disabled people as part of the multi-million pound
:11:45. > :11:47.regeneration scheme. Council representatives are now
:11:48. > :11:49.expected to ensure the process is subjected to a full
:11:50. > :12:02.equality impact assessment. I am delighted because the
:12:03. > :12:05.implications for other disabled people and other shared schemes
:12:06. > :12:09.across the country is going to be immense. That is something we have
:12:10. > :12:15.definitely been fighting for for a long time. It is just dangerous to
:12:16. > :12:18.remove the Kurds and to let blind and partially sighted people mix
:12:19. > :12:24.with traffic. Eight members of what the police
:12:25. > :12:29.believe is an international crime gang have been jailed
:12:30. > :12:31.for selling heroin The gang, five of whom are
:12:32. > :12:34.Portuguese, were handed The police used two undercover
:12:35. > :12:38.officers, posing as heroin users 'Ricky' and 'Ian',
:12:39. > :12:40.to catch the gang who were described by the judge as bottom of the food
:12:41. > :12:43.chain street dealers. A 30-year-old man has been left
:12:44. > :12:45.with serious cuts and burns after an attack in west Belfast
:12:46. > :12:48.early this morning. The police say he was assaulted,
:12:49. > :12:50.then bundled into a car He was driven to an unknown address
:12:51. > :12:55.where he was further assaulted and had boiling water
:12:56. > :12:59.poured over him. The families of ten people shot dead
:13:00. > :13:03.by the army in west Belfast in 1971 have been given a date for a full
:13:04. > :13:06.inquest into their deaths. The hearing into the Ballymurphy
:13:07. > :13:09.killings will be held on September 11th next year and is expected
:13:10. > :13:20.to last three months. This week is being promoted
:13:21. > :13:22.as a time to be aware of the devastating effects
:13:23. > :13:25.of brain injury. On Monday we met a man
:13:26. > :13:28.fighting to get back to work Social life can also
:13:29. > :13:32.present problems with some survivors struggling at times
:13:33. > :13:35.to control their mood and behaviour. Offering a unique solution
:13:36. > :13:58.to that is a group of For those who survive a brain
:13:59. > :14:02.injury, social interaction can be very difficult and it is all too
:14:03. > :14:09.easy to slip into isolation and loneliness. Going out with the
:14:10. > :14:13.person we care for. We do not feel comfortable because you do not know
:14:14. > :14:19.how the situation will develop and the least thing could set off an
:14:20. > :14:23.explosion of frustration and you can't run around saying to people,
:14:24. > :14:29.hold on a minute, this person has a brain injury. Very often they do not
:14:30. > :14:32.understand. What to do if a trip to the pub is just too difficult? The
:14:33. > :14:39.brain injury foundation decided they would open their own pub. It is a
:14:40. > :14:42.pub with no beer and the reason it is a pub with no clear is that
:14:43. > :14:55.people with brain injury are not encouraged to drink alcohol. It is
:14:56. > :14:59.not good. -- no alcohol. They love pool and they are good at it. We
:15:00. > :15:04.play matches in the existing pool room with local teams in the pool
:15:05. > :15:09.league. They come here thinking we're going to beat us. We do not
:15:10. > :15:21.win all the time that we give them a fair lesson sometimes. The crack is
:15:22. > :15:26.not as same as being in a pub. We wanted to treat the atmosphere being
:15:27. > :15:32.in a pub as close as we could get without being in an actual pub. If
:15:33. > :15:37.you are out at a social event in a pub, different things are not
:15:38. > :15:41.accepted. Where as when we are all in the group together, we can accept
:15:42. > :15:47.each other for who we are and what we are. Nobody is going to get drunk
:15:48. > :15:53.and nobody is going to get annoyed or going to go overboard about
:15:54. > :15:57.anything or get annoyed at the other person, or if they do get annoyed,
:15:58. > :16:05.that is OK then because that is just us. The pub is due to open shortly
:16:06. > :16:09.and it will be next door to the existing centre and caterers and
:16:10. > :16:13.members of the public are all welcome.
:16:14. > :16:17.Next week BBC Newsline's Mark Simpson tells us the inside story
:16:18. > :16:22.of the recent return to Mauritius of John McAreavey.
:16:23. > :16:32.Six years after Michaela Michael really was murdered on Holliman, her
:16:33. > :16:36.family is still seeking justice. -- Honeyman. There are things that will
:16:37. > :16:41.stay with me for the rest of my life. They came here for five days.
:16:42. > :16:46.The appealed to the people of Mauritius for help. They put
:16:47. > :16:52.pressure on politicians and they returned to the scene of the crime.
:16:53. > :16:54.That is on BBC One Northern Ireland next Tuesday night at
:16:55. > :17:04.There is a big day of racing tomorrow. Stephen is at the paddock
:17:05. > :17:10.for us. Thank you very much. Exciting prospect tomorrow but one
:17:11. > :17:15.team that will not be here is Honda racing. They have withdrawn today
:17:16. > :17:20.because of the crash yesterday by their rider John McGuinness. His
:17:21. > :17:27.injuries are worse than first feared. I will be getting the latest
:17:28. > :17:30.from our expert in just a moment. Tomorrow is the big race day at the
:17:31. > :17:35.international north-west 200 and Gavin Andrews has been talking to
:17:36. > :17:39.some of the contenders. He is always a big hit with the fans of the
:17:40. > :17:46.north-west. It is not difficult to see why it he is a star attraction
:17:47. > :17:53.this week. Last night's victory in the race was his 18th year. He has
:17:54. > :17:57.now had at least one win in the circuit every year for the last
:17:58. > :18:01.decade. I am in a good place at the minute. I am happy with my
:18:02. > :18:06.machinery. It is looking like the weather might not be great but we
:18:07. > :18:10.know from previous years we can do well and shown good pedigree in
:18:11. > :18:15.those conditions and the bikes are working well. I feel confident going
:18:16. > :18:20.into Saturday's race and we will soon find out. Hopefully I could get
:18:21. > :18:26.on the podium, top step would be best. Some tough competition
:18:27. > :18:33.tomorrow. Ready to race wins at this meeting and the Superbike class is
:18:34. > :18:38.wide open. One of the favourite is when Irwin. He is playing down his
:18:39. > :18:43.chances. It is great that a lot of fans are tipping me for the win.
:18:44. > :18:47.They say you have better odds than the big use and the beauties are
:18:48. > :18:52.going to see this and not give me good odds. It is good to be back
:18:53. > :18:59.here. Another big contender businessman and he always attracts a
:19:00. > :19:05.crowd. Those who make the trip to the course tomorrow are in for a
:19:06. > :19:12.treat. Yes, it is going to be some great racing. Disappointing that
:19:13. > :19:16.Honda are not here. Very much so. A very awkward situation for Honda.
:19:17. > :19:20.Their flagship bike has just arrived in the showrooms and there is a
:19:21. > :19:23.question mark over it. We have withdrawn from the race because they
:19:24. > :19:29.are not sure what happened in the accident. He went into Primrose Hill
:19:30. > :19:33.in fourth gear at 20 mph and something happened. Nobody knows for
:19:34. > :19:38.sure but it is unlikely John McGuinness made a big mistake and he
:19:39. > :19:43.had a big accident. His injuries are worse than first feared? They
:19:44. > :19:47.thought it was a broken leg but he also has two broken vertebrae is and
:19:48. > :19:53.two broken ribs. He has had a fight like Mike Tyson. Hopefully, these
:19:54. > :19:58.safety features here at north-west 200 have got a lot better and he is
:19:59. > :20:02.going to make a full recovery. Best wishes to him. What kind of day are
:20:03. > :20:09.we expecting tomorrow? There are so many fast guys here. Hutchison has
:20:10. > :20:15.something to prove. His team-mate is riding the big bike and his other
:20:16. > :20:20.team-mate on top form. Conditions looked to be good for tomorrow and I
:20:21. > :20:26.am very excited. I am probably not going to sleep tonight. I hope you
:20:27. > :20:30.do. A big commentary day tomorrow. Thank you very much indeed and you
:20:31. > :20:31.can see the first television highlights on BBC One tonight at
:20:32. > :20:37.9:30pm. There are two crucial
:20:38. > :20:38.football matches tonight. Carrick face Institute in the second
:20:39. > :20:41.leg of their play-off tie to determine which club plays
:20:42. > :20:43.in the Danskebank It's poised one-all
:20:44. > :20:45.from the first leg. Meanwhile, Ballymena host
:20:46. > :20:47.Glenavon at the Showgrounds, with the winner claiming
:20:48. > :20:58.the lucrative prize of a place It would mean an awful lot with
:20:59. > :21:07.regards to our progress to where we want to take this club. The are of
:21:08. > :21:10.the clear what we wanted to do and qualifying for Europe would be
:21:11. > :21:14.great. We have got to go to Ballymena now and it will be
:21:15. > :21:21.difficult. We have a very good side who is much improved and finished
:21:22. > :21:29.fourth, deserted late so this year. -- deservedly so. Calls on our late
:21:30. > :21:41.bulletin with live commentary on radio Ulster.
:21:42. > :21:44.Six shots off the overnight lead, Rory McIlroy was among the earlier
:21:45. > :21:47.starters today for the second round of the play at the Players
:21:48. > :21:50....And the World Number Two didn't make too much headway.
:21:51. > :21:53.Starting on the back nine today, he picked up just one shot.
:21:54. > :21:56.But would drop a shot on the seventh to remain level par
:21:57. > :22:00.Graeme McDowell is just starting his second round on one under-par.
:22:01. > :22:04.That is it from the north coast. The road is closed tomorrow. If you are
:22:05. > :22:07.coming, get here early and if you are not, watch live on the sports
:22:08. > :22:10.website and the Facebook page. Have a wonderful weekend and enjoy the
:22:11. > :22:21.race. The weather forecast is next. A bit of a mixed bag. The long,
:22:22. > :22:26.prolonged dry spell has moved on. Changeable this weekend but it will
:22:27. > :22:29.not be raining all of the time. Some damp weather initially tomorrow
:22:30. > :22:33.before its search to dry up and brighten up from the south. In
:22:34. > :22:39.trying to start with on Sunday but showers around during the afternoon.
:22:40. > :22:45.No pressure at nearby and areas of cloud and rain. The next area of
:22:46. > :22:51.rain has moved in now heading up to Belfast. It will continue to move
:22:52. > :22:55.north and west words. A couple of hours of slow moving rain, some of
:22:56. > :22:59.it quite heavy but by the end of the night, most of it is in the west.
:23:00. > :23:05.Cloudy, damp and misty with low cloud over the hills. It is a mild
:23:06. > :23:10.night. Tomorrow, it is damp but it will brighten up from the south as
:23:11. > :23:17.the morning goes on. Most of the rain will be patchy. The peas will
:23:18. > :23:21.pick up with time. Not perfect for the north-west but an improving
:23:22. > :23:26.situation. -- breeze. Some showers before the end of the afternoon. If
:23:27. > :23:30.you are off to Balmoral for the last day, take an umbrella because it
:23:31. > :23:39.will be dry and bright for parts of the day. Most places will be dry in
:23:40. > :23:43.the afternoon and it would be cold. Temperatures up to 17 Celsius. As
:23:44. > :23:48.the afternoon goes on, shower clouds bubble up Andy shattering of
:23:49. > :23:53.showers. By tea-time those showers will merge to bring in a more
:23:54. > :23:58.prolonged spell of rain. It will be wed in the evening. Most rain clears
:23:59. > :24:05.off by Sunday evening. That will lead into a nice morning on Sunday.
:24:06. > :24:10.Quite breezy and showers in the afternoon. More tri- band wet
:24:11. > :24:15.weather. Sunshine and feeling warm in the breeze. The next area of low
:24:16. > :24:22.pressure arrives on Sunday night and Monday. To begin with next week and
:24:23. > :24:24.it stays changeable but it will not be cold. Good, a positive note.
:24:25. > :24:30.Our late summary is at half past ten.