:00:00. > :00:08.A serving Royal Marine from Northern Ireland has been
:00:09. > :00:12.charged with a terror offence related to dissident republicanism.
:00:13. > :00:14.30-year-old Ciaran Maxwell, who is originally from Larne,
:00:15. > :00:17.appeared at a court in London this afternoon.
:00:18. > :00:22.Ciaran Maxwell was driven into Westminster court this
:00:23. > :00:25.afternoon to face three separate charges - the main
:00:26. > :00:30.In a hearing lasting barely three minutes,
:00:31. > :00:33.he was charged with obtaining chemicals and components to make
:00:34. > :00:38.bombs, manufacturing explosives, making devices and storing them
:00:39. > :00:41.in barrels in hides in England and Northern Ireland,
:00:42. > :00:44.carrying out research resulting in the creation of a library
:00:45. > :00:48.of documents likely to be of use to terrorists and having an image
:00:49. > :00:56.of an adapted PSNI pass card and items of a PSNI uniform.
:00:57. > :00:58.The offences are alleged to have taken place between
:00:59. > :01:01.1st January 2011 and the day he was arrested -
:01:02. > :01:06.He was arrested in Somerset last week after searches
:01:07. > :01:12.His arrest was understood to be connected to two arms dumps found
:01:13. > :01:17.Ciaran Maxwell, who grew up in Northern Ireland,
:01:18. > :01:24.The two other charges he is facing are for possession of cannabis
:01:25. > :01:27.with intent to supply and having bank cards for use
:01:28. > :01:32.HE was remanded in custody and is due to appear at Westminster
:01:33. > :01:41.The Taoiseach, Enda Kenny, has said he makes no apology
:01:42. > :01:45.for defending the Irish government's right to appeal against
:01:46. > :01:48.the European Commission's ruling that Ireland granted
:01:49. > :01:52.undue tax benefits of around 13 billion euro to Apple.
:01:53. > :01:54.The decision to appeal was taken at a cabinet meeting
:01:55. > :01:58.Speaking afterwards, Mr Kenny said the Commission's
:01:59. > :02:04.decision was maddening and political.
:02:05. > :02:13.This is about to write off a small nation. I'm not sure whether the
:02:14. > :02:17.European Commission want to increase yet themselves with more powerful
:02:18. > :02:22.countries than ours that this is a small country and the first meeting
:02:23. > :02:28.I attended after being elected in 2011 was that I should increase our
:02:29. > :02:30.corporate tax rate. We make no apology for defending that 100% and
:02:31. > :02:31.we stand over it. A consultant in obstetrics has told
:02:32. > :02:34.a Coroner's Court it would be "completely inappropriate" to refuse
:02:35. > :02:36.a Caesarean section to an expectant mother who requested one,
:02:37. > :02:39.if she'd had the procedure before. The inquest into the
:02:40. > :02:41.death of Cara Rocks, at Coleraine's Causeway Hospital,
:02:42. > :02:44.is the first in Northern Ireland Barry and Michelle are still looking
:02:45. > :02:52.for answers, hoping to find out why their stillborn baby died at this
:02:53. > :02:56.hospital, three years ago. Among the witnesses today -
:02:57. > :03:00.Dr Tara Fairley, a Scottish-based The hearing was told
:03:01. > :03:05.that a C-section birth was requested by Michelle Rocks,
:03:06. > :03:10.but initially refused. When asked how she would have
:03:11. > :03:12.responded if a mother who had previously given
:03:13. > :03:15.birth by way of C-section subsequently requested
:03:16. > :03:18.a similar procedure, Dr Fairley said, "I would have
:03:19. > :03:23.acceded to her request". When asked for her view on such
:03:24. > :03:25.a request being refused, Dr Fairley said she'd consider
:03:26. > :03:29.that "completely inappropriate". However, the consultant also agreed
:03:30. > :03:33.with the coroner that a Caesarean section isn't always essential
:03:34. > :03:42.in such circumstances. The police have launched a campaign
:03:43. > :03:45.to highlight hate crimes Officers have dealt with 66
:03:46. > :03:51.incidents against disabled people in the past five months,
:03:52. > :03:54.ranging from name-calling to assault Our home affairs correspondent,
:03:55. > :03:59.Vincent Kearney, has more. Michael Bailey was afraid to turn
:04:00. > :04:03.on his lights at night. Afraid he would be
:04:04. > :04:06.attacked in his own home. The 60-year-old father
:04:07. > :04:09.and grandfather from West Belfast spent years living in fear of attack
:04:10. > :04:14.from local teenagers. I kept all the lights off in the
:04:15. > :04:24.house. That's because if they
:04:25. > :04:28.knew you were in...? Michael is sure he was being
:04:29. > :04:31.attacked because he is He believes he was a victim
:04:32. > :04:45.of disability hate crime. Police say they've dealt
:04:46. > :04:49.with 66 incidents where the motivation for an attack was a
:04:50. > :04:50.victim's disability The incidents ranged
:04:51. > :04:53.from name-calling and anti-social behaviour to assault
:04:54. > :04:55.and criminal damage to property. Police believe the number of attacks
:04:56. > :04:58.on people with disabilities is much higher
:04:59. > :05:01.than the recorded figures and are urging victims
:05:02. > :05:06.to come forward. No-one has yet been convicted
:05:07. > :05:08.for disability hate crime attacks and the police say they also need
:05:09. > :05:11.the help of the public To bring offenders to justice,
:05:12. > :05:15.to help people, we need victims' cooperation,
:05:16. > :05:19.we need people to cooperate with us, to speak to us about what has
:05:20. > :05:23.happened, but also for the wider community to tell us about what's
:05:24. > :05:27.happening in communities. After a long period of physical
:05:28. > :05:30.and verbal abuse, Michael and his wife left their home
:05:31. > :05:38.in the West Belfast area. The police say anyone who wants
:05:39. > :05:41.to report a hate crime should ring the non-emergency number 101,
:05:42. > :05:45.contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111
:05:46. > :05:53.or visit their website. More than 200,000 people
:05:54. > :05:57.are expected in Portrush this And one popular aircraft
:05:58. > :06:02.is returning to the skies above the North Coast,
:06:03. > :06:06.as Keiron Tourish reports. Making a welcome return this
:06:07. > :06:09.year, the Catalina, an It was used during the Second
:06:10. > :06:14.World War by the Allied forces for convoy escort,
:06:15. > :06:17.transporting cargo Huge crowds are expected in
:06:18. > :06:23.Portrush, all eager to get a glimpse For many the highlight -
:06:24. > :06:46.an appearance by the Red Arrows. This year is particularly important
:06:47. > :06:55.for aviation in Northern Ireland, were celebrating 100 years and 150
:06:56. > :06:58.years of the aeronautical Society so we're showcasing how Northern
:06:59. > :07:00.Ireland has been part of the aviation industry, particularly on
:07:01. > :07:01.the ground. So plenty to see and
:07:02. > :07:04.capture this weekend. In rugby it was the perfect start
:07:05. > :07:07.to the Pro12 season for Ulster with a bonus point victory
:07:08. > :07:09.over the Dragons. Gavin Andrews reports
:07:10. > :07:22.from the Kingspan stadium. It was a winning start for Ulster in
:07:23. > :07:28.Belfast but proved to be tougher than many expected. Pat Howard
:07:29. > :07:34.touchstone for the Dragons early on to give the visitors the lead, but
:07:35. > :07:37.the response came courtesy of Ruan Pienaar, who made to break and
:07:38. > :07:42.chipped ahead for Robert Lyttle to score. Jacob Stockdale added the
:07:43. > :07:48.second with an impressive solo effort. In the second half Ruan
:07:49. > :07:54.Pienaar showed again why he is a favourite with the third try. Robert
:07:55. > :08:02.Lyttle's second try wrapped up the bonus point. Captain Rob Herring
:08:03. > :08:09.rumbled over for the fest. -- the fifth. Next up for Ulster, an away
:08:10. > :08:11.trip to Treviso in eight days and they will be hoping for more of the
:08:12. > :08:15.same. Now finally onto the weekend weather
:08:16. > :08:25.forecast with Cecilia Daly. Some rain to come this weekend, it
:08:26. > :08:30.looks like Saturday will bear the brunt of the range and Sunday will
:08:31. > :08:34.be drier and warmer, and temperatures are likely to rise next
:08:35. > :08:39.week. A few showers tonight but most places stayed dry, temperatures
:08:40. > :08:43.could get a Lyttle lower in the countryside. Tomorrow if you're up
:08:44. > :08:48.early there will be dry weather first thing but it won't last, rain
:08:49. > :08:52.will move northwards and there will be heavy showers so you will need a
:08:53. > :08:57.raincoat if you're heading to Hillsborough for the oyster
:08:58. > :09:01.festival. Prolonged spells of rain in many places tomorrow morning,
:09:02. > :09:05.some of that heavy, it stretches down into the Republic of Ireland
:09:06. > :09:11.and then moves eastwards into Northern areas of England. London
:09:12. > :09:16.will see some rain late in the day but behind it some drier weather
:09:17. > :09:20.across the Republic of Ireland and parts of Northern Ireland, so some
:09:21. > :09:24.rain tomorrow at the airshow but there will be dry gaps and Sunday
:09:25. > :09:29.will be the driver of the two days. Heavy showers returning from the
:09:30. > :09:34.west later tomorrow and some could bring gusty winds, they move away
:09:35. > :09:39.and Sunday will be a drier and brighter day with temperatures close
:09:40. > :09:45.to 20 degrees, and it set to warm up even more as we head into the new
:09:46. > :09:47.Wii, quite cloudy, showers around but Wednesday onwards brings some
:09:48. > :09:49.warm and summary sunshine. Our next BBC Newsline
:09:50. > :09:52.is at 5:50pm tomorrow. And in the meantime you can keep
:09:53. > :09:55.updated with News Online. From all of us here
:09:56. > :09:57.on the programme, goodnight and have
:09:58. > :09:59.a great weekend.