:00:00. > :00:00.scientists have to say. That and a lot more on BBC
:00:00. > :00:10.Efforts are being stepped up here to tackle the growing problem
:00:11. > :00:16.More than 160 children in Northern Ireland called Childline
:00:17. > :00:22.Across the UK there was a 21% rise in calls to the child-helpline
:00:23. > :00:32.What may seem harmless can often become dangerous.
:00:33. > :00:35.Chatting online to people you don't know.
:00:36. > :00:37.One teenager, based in Northern Ireland,
:00:38. > :00:42.who was recently targeted by older men has been speaking out.
:00:43. > :00:45.She doesn't want her identity known, but she wants everyone to know
:00:46. > :00:53.Probably within the first week, maybe two weeks of being on there I
:00:54. > :01:08.They would ask me to take my clothes off.
:01:09. > :01:11.I think it was the same day, we started talking, he had
:01:12. > :01:14.my phone number and may e-mail address.
:01:15. > :01:21.There was no divorce, I wasn't in care.
:01:22. > :01:24.There was nothing where you would think I was a
:01:25. > :01:31.There other teenagers who feel trapped in a similar situation.
:01:32. > :01:36.As soon as you tell someone, a weight lifted off
:01:37. > :01:47.What advice would you give the parents who say this
:01:48. > :01:50.could be happening in their household?
:01:51. > :01:55.Don't think that just because you're answering them that they can find
:01:56. > :02:01.I knew that they were monitoring my laptop
:02:02. > :02:04.so I would start using a different computer,
:02:05. > :02:05.speak to your child, let
:02:06. > :02:08.them know they can talk to you no matter what.
:02:09. > :02:10.Don't let them feel they can have their phone taken away
:02:11. > :02:14.or internet taken away, just make it so that they want to talk to you.
:02:15. > :02:16.They don't need that person in their life
:02:17. > :02:25.Childline took 164 calls last year from young people
:02:26. > :02:33.Parents need to be observant about what their children are doing.
:02:34. > :02:37.Children have lots of freedom online and we shouldn't try to take that
:02:38. > :02:41.away from them but we should seek to involve ourselves in what children
:02:42. > :02:45.Talk to them about it and be aware about what source and
:02:46. > :02:52.Experts say that any parent who don't think they need to pay
:02:53. > :02:57.close attention needs to think again.
:02:58. > :03:00.The use of special legal powers to appoint a new Stormont press
:03:01. > :03:04.secretary has been defended by the Deputy First Minister.
:03:05. > :03:07.Martin McGuinness and First Minister Arlene Foster used Royal Prerogative
:03:08. > :03:11.to change the law to push the appointment through of BBC
:03:12. > :03:21.He was given the ?75,000 a year job without it being advertised
:03:22. > :03:24.This is David Gordon, the man whose job will be to improve
:03:25. > :03:27.the story around the Stormont Executive.
:03:28. > :03:31.Instead he's become the story, hardly what was intended.
:03:32. > :03:37.The Oxford English Dictionary says the job of a spin doctor is to give
:03:38. > :03:40.a favourable interpretation of events to the media.
:03:41. > :03:43.It could be said the way David Gordon's appointment has been
:03:44. > :03:47.handled by the Executive shows exactly why they need one.
:03:48. > :03:50.The First and Deputy First ministers say they want
:03:51. > :03:53.their new press secretary to provide them with expert advice
:03:54. > :03:56.and spearhead the communication of Stormont's policies.
:03:57. > :04:00.But it's emerged the law was changed using a highly unusual procedure
:04:01. > :04:04.called a Royal Prerogative so that the post could be filled
:04:05. > :04:09.The subject dominated Question Time in the Assembly,
:04:10. > :04:12.with Martin McGuinness the butt of many jokes.
:04:13. > :04:16.I would like to ask you what further place we can expect from Kim
:04:17. > :04:18.Jong run on message management within the Northern Ireland
:04:19. > :04:23.As we know the rule was created using the Royal Prerogatives
:04:24. > :04:25.so can I ask you as a proud republican,
:04:26. > :04:27.could you confirm how you
:04:28. > :04:31.feel about exercising the powers of Monica?
:04:32. > :04:38.There was absolutely no secrecy or underhand
:04:39. > :04:47.Some minority members can laugh all
:04:48. > :04:51.they like, but the appointment of the press secretary was legally
:04:52. > :04:57.We have 55 press officers working in government press
:04:58. > :05:06.Not the inflated figure some others are
:05:07. > :05:10.And perhaps if people ask the question rather than
:05:11. > :05:13.run to the media, you might get to the truth.
:05:14. > :05:16.As a journalist, David Gordon had a reputation for being fearless
:05:17. > :05:19.in pursuit of a story, often to the embarrassment
:05:20. > :05:25.of the Executive he will now be working for.
:05:26. > :05:29.But outside the Stormont bubble, does anyone really care?
:05:30. > :05:34.We elected the Assembly to make the laws, to change the laws.
:05:35. > :05:36.If they think that they can at the stroke
:05:37. > :05:40.of a pen change the law with no regard to the Assembly, then what is
:05:41. > :05:46.This is power at its worst and if they get away with that
:05:47. > :05:53.Martin McGuinness says the story will be a two-day wonder.
:05:54. > :05:59.Can the Executive's opponents prove him wrong?
:06:00. > :06:02.You can see more on the day's political developments at Stormont
:06:03. > :06:08.A Royal Marine from Larne who's accused of terrorism,
:06:09. > :06:11.fraud and drugs offences will stand trial in February.
:06:12. > :06:15.Ciaran Maxwell is charged with making explosives and storing
:06:16. > :06:17.them in hides in England and Northern Ireland.
:06:18. > :06:21.He appeared at the Old Bailey via videolink from Belmarsh
:06:22. > :06:26.The inquest into the death of Arlene Arkinson has been
:06:27. > :06:30.told her family has endured an emotional week after the latest
:06:31. > :06:36.The police operation near Killen outside Castlederg ended on Saturday
:06:37. > :06:44.This is the derelict farm where forensic experts spent two
:06:45. > :06:48.days carrying out the latest search for the remains of Arlene Arkinson.
:06:49. > :06:51.It began when a farmer who rents the land found what appeared
:06:52. > :06:58.Today at Belfast Coroner's Court, details of the extent of last week's
:06:59. > :07:00.digs were revealed by the senior police officer
:07:01. > :07:06.In a statement, Detective Chief Superintendent Raymond Murray said
:07:07. > :07:08.police were first informed about the potential grave
:07:09. > :07:12.by the owner of an unoccupied property in Killen.
:07:13. > :07:16.When specialists completed their excavation of the site on Friday,
:07:17. > :07:19.they discovered a second area of disturbed ground.
:07:20. > :07:23.The scene was held for an extra day to allow for further excavation,
:07:24. > :07:27.but only an old sceptic tank was found.
:07:28. > :07:30.The court was told no outstanding lines of inquiry
:07:31. > :07:43.Arlene Arkinson's family weren't present at today's hearing,
:07:44. > :07:45.but their lawyer read out a statement on their behalf.
:07:46. > :07:49.Kathleen Arkinson and her family said they have had what can only be
:07:50. > :07:53.They added that they have to remain hopeful while being bitterly
:07:54. > :07:58.disappointed that Arlene's remains have not yet been found.
:07:59. > :08:01.Today's hearing was also told that legislation has been changed
:08:02. > :08:03.in the Republic which will enable the Garda to cooperate
:08:04. > :08:09.A meeting between the coroner's legal representatives and officials
:08:10. > :08:12.from the Republic's State Solicitor's Office is to take place
:08:13. > :08:15.after the Irish Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald authorised
:08:16. > :08:25.The inquest was adjourned until 7 October.
:08:26. > :08:28.A substantial number of jobs could be created at City of Derry
:08:29. > :08:32.airport as part of a ?7 million funding package, according
:08:33. > :08:37.Martin McGuinness defended the use of public money after Ryanair's
:08:38. > :08:43.announcement last week that it was ending its London Stansted route.
:08:44. > :08:46.Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness believes the airport's
:08:47. > :08:48.growth remains crucial to the North West.
:08:49. > :08:52.The Executive's providing ?7 million towards that.
:08:53. > :08:56.?2.5 million will be used to secure new destinations.
:08:57. > :08:58.It is understood the board of the report
:08:59. > :09:00.are speaking to a number of
:09:01. > :09:04.airlines at the moment about developing new routes to Birmingham
:09:05. > :09:08.Other options will be considered also.
:09:09. > :09:12.Ryanair's London Stansted flight will end in March 2017
:09:13. > :09:15.and management's trying to secure a new connection through
:09:16. > :09:22.It was set up to help maintain regional air links to London.
:09:23. > :09:25.The PSL application which is the Public Service obligation
:09:26. > :09:28.application for the London route is now in place
:09:29. > :09:31.and it is working its way to the system and it is
:09:32. > :09:36.We very confident that at least one or a
:09:37. > :09:38.number of airlines will respond to that
:09:39. > :09:39.opportunity and we will have a
:09:40. > :09:41.replacement service hopefully the beginning
:09:42. > :09:45.Management also want to develop an aircraft
:09:46. > :09:51.?4.5 million is being spent on airport infrastructure to help
:09:52. > :10:00.It could create a large number of highly qualified and well paid jobs
:10:01. > :10:06.For the airport there wouldn't be a great
:10:07. > :10:09.amount of difference, but for the region it would be highly
:10:10. > :10:23.The Green Party has questioned the rationale of ?7 million support
:10:24. > :10:28.They worry as there is no strategic thought.
:10:29. > :10:32.The money seems to have been bunked down the back of the
:10:33. > :10:34.silver and we don't have an air transport
:10:35. > :10:35.strategy and I think we
:10:36. > :10:39.would see an approach that is good for the people of Northern Ireland,
:10:40. > :10:40.not just the Deputy First Minister's constituents.
:10:41. > :10:43.Ultimately the aim is to make the airport more self-sufficient
:10:44. > :10:45.so it doesn't have to rely on an annual subsidy
:10:46. > :10:55.A group representing families of people shot dead by the army
:10:56. > :10:58.in Ballymurphy in 1971 has walked out of a meeting with
:10:59. > :11:03.They say they'd asked James Brokenshire about funds for
:11:04. > :11:06.a legacy inquest into the shootings but that he refused to answer
:11:07. > :11:15.Ards swimmer Bethany Firth has finished as Paralympics GB's most
:11:16. > :11:17.decorated athlete at the Games in Rio that came to
:11:18. > :11:23.She won the 200 metres individual medley on Saturday to bring her
:11:24. > :11:27.personal haul in Brazil up to three golds and a silver.
:11:28. > :11:30.I am so happy with everything I have achieved here.
:11:31. > :11:38.Which of those medals means most to you?
:11:39. > :11:42.I think they all mean the same to me.
:11:43. > :11:45.I trained really hard in all four strokes for
:11:46. > :11:52.I wouldn't pick one out of all of them.
:11:53. > :12:03.The weather is next. A pretty decent start to the week
:12:04. > :12:07.and it continues overnight and into tomorrow. It may turn chilly in
:12:08. > :12:12.countryside areas but most towns and cities should stay in the double
:12:13. > :12:16.figures. Tomorrow will be a mainly dry day. There will be a lot of
:12:17. > :12:22.cloud that there will also be breaks a impersonate gaps to come through.
:12:23. > :12:25.If you are travelling tomorrow, most places will be fine with plenty of
:12:26. > :12:31.dry weather and some sunshine but some wet weather likely for Eastern
:12:32. > :12:36.counties of England but further north and west, a better picture but
:12:37. > :12:43.temperatures up to the high teens. If you scattered showers later on in
:12:44. > :12:47.the day in the south but elsewhere, a drier picture. Into the evening,
:12:48. > :12:52.the odd smell of sunshine will continue and the winds will stay
:12:53. > :12:55.light as well. Another dry night tomorrow night as we go into
:12:56. > :12:59.Wednesday but Wednesday is shaping up to be the wettest day of the
:13:00. > :13:03.week. A dry start but it won't take long until we see the next area of
:13:04. > :13:05.low pressure coming in from the Atlantic and it will bring
:13:06. > :13:12.widespread rain and at times that could be heavy. Temperatures of 40
:13:13. > :13:15.or 50 degrees so noticeably cooler under that vein. That'll tear away
:13:16. > :13:20.and for thirsty, a state of scattered showers but also some
:13:21. > :13:21.sunshine. Friday is shaping up to be largely dry before we see windy and
:13:22. > :13:24.wetter weather. Our next BBC Newsline is at 6:25
:13:25. > :13:30.in the morning during Breakfast