:00:08. > :00:11.Police searching for the missing Castlederg teenager Arlene Arkinson
:00:12. > :00:13.are bringing in specialist teams from England to examine a new site
:00:14. > :00:18.They sealed off an area in a field near Castlederg
:00:19. > :00:21.yesterday which is about a mile from the house where Arlene Arkinson
:00:22. > :00:26.The family of the 15-year-old have been informed of the development.
:00:27. > :00:32.From the scene Enda McClafferty reports.
:00:33. > :00:40.This is a spot where the police have spent the past three days. They have
:00:41. > :00:45.cordoned off an area just below us here. Behind what appears to be a
:00:46. > :00:50.derelict house. They were alerted to this site by a local farmer who
:00:51. > :00:55.became suspicious after he discovered a mound of clay with
:00:56. > :01:01.stones in the corner of one of its fields. The police decided to bring
:01:02. > :01:07.in specialist teams. They were due to arrive earlier today, but have
:01:08. > :01:10.been held up and will be on the site tomorrow morning. The police have
:01:11. > :01:16.not said much about what they have disk governorate. They say they want
:01:17. > :01:21.to have a closer look at the moment of clay. This is about one mile from
:01:22. > :01:27.the house where Arlene Arkinson was last seen alive. It is close to the
:01:28. > :01:30.road where she travelled with the man suspected of killing her. The
:01:31. > :01:39.police have been in touch with her family as April, Schneider measure,
:01:40. > :01:45.they say they do not want to raise expectations. Her family say they
:01:46. > :01:49.are encouraged by the police and their actions. They are also
:01:50. > :01:53.encouraged by the specialists have been brought in from England. They
:01:54. > :01:56.are cautious and say they do not want to get carried away and are
:01:57. > :01:57.waiting to see what the outcome of this search is.
:01:58. > :02:01.A short time ago Arlene Arkinson's sister Kathleen gave her reaction
:02:02. > :02:14.This came out of the blue. We are never going to give up fighting for
:02:15. > :02:20.Arlene, because we are not going to get justice. We will get closure.
:02:21. > :02:25.That is all we want, to find Arlene and try to move on with our lives.
:02:26. > :02:30.An MLA has called into question the Attorney General's position
:02:31. > :02:31.over his interventions on abortion laws surrounding fatal
:02:32. > :02:34.Eamonn McCann says John Larkin should resign.
:02:35. > :02:36.It follows the decision by paediatric pathologist Dr
:02:37. > :02:44.When John Larkin first stepped into the job of Attorney General six
:02:45. > :02:47.years ago, he was determined to do things his way.
:02:48. > :02:50.I think it's very important and I am committed to try
:02:51. > :02:52.to explain law and explain the process of justice.
:02:53. > :02:55.As often as I can and I look forward to working
:02:56. > :03:01.That promise to help the public understand the better has landed him
:03:02. > :03:05.Not least this week when a paediatric pathologist resigned
:03:06. > :03:12.over his interventions around fatal fatal abnormality.
:03:13. > :03:14.The eternal general, his rulings have made my
:03:15. > :03:17.professional life your untenable and I do not consider that I can
:03:18. > :03:18.work under those guidelines and those
:03:19. > :03:30.In 2012, he offered to assist an investigation
:03:31. > :03:39.Three years later, he appealed a High Court judgment that Northern
:03:40. > :03:43.Ireland's abortion ban breaches human rights law.
:03:44. > :03:46.And earlier this year, in a response to a letter from
:03:47. > :03:49.the TUV Jim Allister, he questioned whether the move to allow abortion
:03:50. > :03:52.in the cases of fatal fatal abnormality was compatible with
:03:53. > :03:56.Today, this MLA said it was trying for John Larkin to consider his
:03:57. > :04:08.This is a questionable use of the office of Attorney General.
:04:09. > :04:12.I think that Mr Larkin ought to resign and if Mr Larkin
:04:13. > :04:15.does not resign, I think the people who appointed him, the first and
:04:16. > :04:17.Deputy First Ministers, should say publicly
:04:18. > :04:21.whether they approve of his
:04:22. > :04:23.interventions which have resulted, for example, the resignation of
:04:24. > :04:32.I'm sure he will hear those calls and react in the way he
:04:33. > :04:35.It is a matter for the Attorney General.
:04:36. > :04:44.He should make his complaint to the Attorney General.
:04:45. > :04:47.So was John Larkin right to speak out when he did?
:04:48. > :04:54.Even if he was pro-abortion, he would have to
:04:55. > :05:00.The reason being that the case was a complex
:05:01. > :05:05.You needed certainty and the judges' initial
:05:06. > :05:06.judgment did not grant that
:05:07. > :05:10.certainty, so it was right and proper for this case to go through
:05:11. > :05:17.The lark in cases of fatal abnormalities in foetuses is
:05:18. > :05:21.currently being considered by the Court of Appeal.
:05:22. > :05:23.As yet there is no indication as to when that ruling
:05:24. > :05:34.A man has been jailed for at least six years for what's been described
:05:35. > :05:36.as the barbaric killing of one of his friends.
:05:37. > :05:39.Ahmed Noor, who suffers from paranoid schizophrenia,
:05:40. > :05:42.claimed he was Allah's assassin, after he killed a man from Pakistan
:05:43. > :05:50.This man was originally from Pakistan.
:05:51. > :05:58.He lived in a flat off this busy street and died on the street.
:05:59. > :06:01.Today, relatives from Pakistan came to court to listen to graphic
:06:02. > :06:08.Ahmed Noor broke into his friend's home
:06:09. > :06:19.and chased his victim down this street.
:06:20. > :06:21.He was armed with two knives and he stabbed
:06:22. > :06:25.in the chest, on the back, in the neck and in the abdomen.
:06:26. > :06:28.It was 5am and the victim managed to dial 999,
:06:29. > :06:31.He was screaming down the phone but it was
:06:32. > :06:36.The Ahmed Noor, originally from Somalia, later told police that
:06:37. > :06:39.He described himself as Alaa's assassin.
:06:40. > :06:40.The court heard today he
:06:41. > :06:47.has paranoid schizophrenia and used drugs.
:06:48. > :06:50.Ahmed Noor has a long history of cannabis abuse including on the
:06:51. > :06:53.day before and the morning of the killing.
:06:54. > :06:57.In court today, a judge described the killing as a truly
:06:58. > :07:01.horrific, unprovoked and brutal attack on a vulnerable man.
:07:02. > :07:03.The judge considered a victim impact report
:07:04. > :07:05.from the victim's family and
:07:06. > :07:09.friends and said his killer had to go to jail.
:07:10. > :07:11.Madame Justice McBride said she is satisfied that Ahmed
:07:12. > :07:18.She said he should serve six years in prison and
:07:19. > :07:20.should only be released then when Burrell Commissioners are satisfied
:07:21. > :07:23.that he is no longer a risk to the safety of the public.
:07:24. > :07:31.Kevin Sharkey at the Crown Court in Belfast.
:07:32. > :07:33.Two Belfast men and another from Ayrshire in Scotland have been
:07:34. > :07:36.in court on charges linked to the murder of leading loyalist
:07:37. > :07:38.John Boreland in the north of the city last month.
:07:39. > :07:40.All three were charged with perverting the
:07:41. > :07:56.John Boreland was a leading EDA figure in North Belfast.
:07:57. > :07:58.He survived a previous attempt on his
:07:59. > :08:01.life two years ago and in recent months had been warned by the police
:08:02. > :08:05.Last month, as the 46-year-old loyalist was getting out
:08:06. > :08:07.of a car in his flat he was shot dead.
:08:08. > :08:08.The victim's plus friend and
:08:09. > :08:11.prominent loyalist Andre Shipperley was in the public gallery today for
:08:12. > :08:13.the brief hearing at Belfast Crown Court.
:08:14. > :08:15.Three men appeared on charges list with the Boreland murder.
:08:16. > :08:17.Two were from the city and a third was
:08:18. > :08:20.In the dock, flanked by security officers, were
:08:21. > :08:22.33-year-old and a 61-year-old in the city.
:08:23. > :08:24.They were there along with
:08:25. > :08:25.2023 -year-old from Kilbirnie in Ayrshire.
:08:26. > :08:27.They were all charged with
:08:28. > :08:32.perverting the course of justice by destroying a Renault car being
:08:33. > :08:43.sought by detectives investigating the killing.
:08:44. > :08:47.They spoke only to confirm their dates of birth before
:08:48. > :08:50.being remanded in custody to appear in court again via video link
:08:51. > :08:57.Stormont Ministers have defended going ahead with a multi-million
:08:58. > :08:59.pound rescue package to save the Belfast flight
:09:00. > :09:02.to New York, in spite of concerns raised by a senior civil servant.
:09:03. > :09:06.They say it's good value for money, but a member of the Assembly's
:09:07. > :09:10.Public Accounts Committee has described the deal as madness.
:09:11. > :09:16.The flight from Belfast to New York has been
:09:17. > :09:17.saved, at least for the
:09:18. > :09:24.But not everyone is happy about how the deal was done.
:09:25. > :09:27.United have operated that airline correctly for ten years and
:09:28. > :09:29.all of a sudden, in a matter of weeks,
:09:30. > :09:33.down unless they received a very handsome subsidy and it was rushed
:09:34. > :09:38.I believe that the permanent Secretary
:09:39. > :09:40.to the department was not happy about it.
:09:41. > :09:42.Between the Minister for
:09:43. > :09:46.the economy and others, the decision was made to give the money.
:09:47. > :09:49.It may or may not be a good deal, but
:09:50. > :09:53.frankly, it does not have a good deal.
:09:54. > :10:06.Well, to keep the flight going over the next
:10:07. > :10:08.three years, the Executive will contribute ?6 million and the
:10:09. > :10:09.International Airport will pay 3 million.
:10:10. > :10:10.The direct flight to New
:10:11. > :10:14.It's good for the economic reputation of
:10:15. > :10:17.But for the Stormont executive, is it a price
:10:18. > :10:20.A senior civil servant was not convinced, but Stormont
:10:21. > :10:24.I took on board what was said and we looked
:10:25. > :10:30.at the recommendation of the economy minister.
:10:31. > :10:32.I listen to what business people had to say to me and
:10:33. > :10:37.Officials advise, politicians decide.
:10:38. > :10:40.And another decision may have made is to give money to the
:10:41. > :10:44.city of Derry airport which is about to lose flights to London.
:10:45. > :10:46.The agreement has been reached that a
:10:47. > :10:51.But not receiving the airport, we believe
:10:52. > :10:55.that with what we are trying to do and of course,
:10:56. > :10:58.we have not disclosed for plans for the airport and the
:10:59. > :11:04.plans are greater than just getting air links to London.
:11:05. > :11:07.A lot of public money is being invested.
:11:08. > :11:09.Politicians from all parties will be watching
:11:10. > :11:22.closely to see whether it is worth it.
:11:23. > :11:29.It's that criticism of the Attorney General,
:11:30. > :11:30.from the politi General, cal and medical
:11:31. > :11:35.we're asking tonight if MLAs can ever agree on new legislation.
:11:36. > :11:37.Plus, the Fianna Fail leader, Micheal Martin, on how the Republic
:11:38. > :11:39.should investigate NAMA's controversial sale of its
:11:40. > :11:44.Join me straight after this programme here on BBC1.
:11:45. > :11:52.Now, with the weather forecast - here's Geoff Maskell.
:11:53. > :11:59.It Has Been A Muggy Day Today. A Bit Of The Changes On The Way Tomorrow.
:12:00. > :12:06.That Front That Has Blocked The Cloud And Rain will help the
:12:07. > :12:12.cemeteries dropped down into single figures. A bit of a fresher feel to
:12:13. > :12:17.our weather for Friday. If you shower is around, driven in on the
:12:18. > :12:21.westerly breeze. Plenty of brightness in between those showers.
:12:22. > :12:30.It will feel quite pleasant. The temperatures are markedly down from
:12:31. > :12:34.the last couple of days. In the sunshine temperatures will feel very
:12:35. > :12:39.pleasant indeed. A cool night as we go from Friday into Saturday. The
:12:40. > :12:44.temperatures will go down into single figures. That ridge of high
:12:45. > :12:50.pressure will build, giving us some very settled weather over Ireland by
:12:51. > :12:54.the start of the weekend. Across the water we see that front which has
:12:55. > :13:00.brought all the rain, delivering more rain across the eastern half of
:13:01. > :13:06.England tomorrow. Behind that we are into some more normal temperatures
:13:07. > :13:10.but this time of year. Saturday is not looking too bad. Those
:13:11. > :13:16.temperatures staying in the middle teens. Make the most of it, because
:13:17. > :13:18.by the time we get to Sunday, the next weather front is coming in,
:13:19. > :13:19.which will deliver some very heavy rain.
:13:20. > :13:24.Our next BBC Newsline is at 6.25am during Breakfast here on BBC One.
:13:25. > :13:26.You can also keep updated with News Online.
:13:27. > :13:35.50 years ago, they became superstars in astronomy,
:13:36. > :13:39.They represent the most productive period astronomy has ever had.