:00:00. > 3:59:59Newsnight. Join me now on BBC Two, 11.00pm in Scotland. That is
:00:00. > :00:00.Newsnight This is BBC Newsline
:00:00. > :00:07.with Donna Traynor. A man who was assaulted
:00:08. > :00:10.in Coleraine last month Mark Lamont, who was 54,
:00:11. > :00:15.was attacked outside a house on the Ballycastle Road in the early
:00:16. > :00:20.hours of the 26th of September. He suffered critical head injuries
:00:21. > :00:23.and died in hospital this evening. The police say a 35-year-old
:00:24. > :00:26.man has been arrested Local employees of the technology
:00:27. > :00:35.firm Fujitsu are waiting to hear how they will be affected by planned job
:00:36. > :00:38.losses across the UK. Our economics editor,
:00:39. > :00:45.John Campbell, spoke to me earlier Fujitsu is a major
:00:46. > :00:51.employer in IT services. It has some big contracts
:00:52. > :00:54.in the public sector, about 550 staff at sites in Belfast
:00:55. > :01:00.and a further 250 in Derry. The union said as a result of this
:01:01. > :01:04.announcement that Fujitsu will cut Does that mean 18% of
:01:05. > :01:12.staff here are going? A short time ago the Finance
:01:13. > :01:15.Minister Simon Hamilton said My understanding is this
:01:16. > :01:22.is an evaluation of their skills base looking to the future
:01:23. > :01:36.of the sector they're operating in, I've been in contact with the
:01:37. > :01:41.management of the company here in Northern Ireland. This is clearly
:01:42. > :01:47.part of a worldwide review of the skills base of the company. I hope
:01:48. > :01:50.to be in contact with senior decision-makers in Japan over the
:01:51. > :01:52.next number of weeks to make sure they are reminded of the good skills
:01:53. > :01:55.base we have in Northern Ireland. Although we do not know how
:01:56. > :01:58.many jobs are going, the unions say there will be job
:01:59. > :02:01.cuts in Belfast and Derry but the precise number
:02:02. > :02:03.will only become clear Northern Ireland Water says
:02:04. > :02:07.a cracked pipe in one of its treatment works caused
:02:08. > :02:10.a chemical spill which Anglers say it could take the river
:02:11. > :02:16.system near Castlewellan Here's our agriculture
:02:17. > :02:20.and environment These were big adult fish, and even
:02:21. > :02:27.four miles from the pollution source they were wiped out
:02:28. > :02:30.in large numbers. Spawning salmon and sea trout,
:02:31. > :02:33.generations of them lost And this was the source
:02:34. > :02:38.of the pollution - a waste water treatment works run
:02:39. > :02:43.by NI Water near Castlewellan. Four days on, there were still large
:02:44. > :02:46.quantities of the pollutant chemical sluggishly making
:02:47. > :02:50.its way downstream. The pollution came out
:02:51. > :02:53.of the treatment works a couple of hundred metres upstream
:02:54. > :02:55.and there are still You can see the fish
:02:56. > :03:03.here did not stand a chance. There is a pool of the stuff here
:03:04. > :03:09.and it is a thick, cloying material that sticks to
:03:10. > :03:14.everything it touches. The public raised
:03:15. > :03:16.the alarm on Saturday. A clean-up is under way but it'll be
:03:17. > :03:20.a slow process and the river NI Water said a cracked pipe
:03:21. > :03:27.in the plant led to the leak. They've apologised and promised
:03:28. > :03:31.to restock the river. We truly regret the outcome this
:03:32. > :03:37.incident has had, the number of fish that have been killed
:03:38. > :03:40.and we will work closely with all our regulators
:03:41. > :03:44.and stakeholders, the Ulster Anglers and local angling clubs to make good
:03:45. > :03:51.the impact on the river. But anglers say it could take years
:03:52. > :04:07.for the ecology of the Carrigs It has an immediate impact this
:04:08. > :04:08.year, it will have a definite impact for the next three, possibly up to
:04:09. > :04:10.six years. The fish will be spawning in three
:04:11. > :04:15.years' time so the young of those fish would be returning three years
:04:16. > :04:17.after that, but they are no longer available
:04:18. > :04:20.to the river system, NI Water facilities have been
:04:21. > :04:23.the source of pollution before. The maximum fine under
:04:24. > :04:34.the legislation is ?20,000. A woman and her three children have
:04:35. > :04:37.been left badly shaken by a gang of men who threatened them
:04:38. > :04:40.at their home near Castlewellan. Three men with guns and a hammer
:04:41. > :04:43.forced their way into the house They demanded money and ransacked
:04:44. > :04:49.the house, locking the family in a bathroom before fleeing
:04:50. > :04:53.in the family's grey Audi car. Anyone with information is urged
:04:54. > :05:06.to come forward. It is a horrific thing to happen,
:05:07. > :05:13.for people to come in and terrorise a woman and her children in her own
:05:14. > :05:16.home, it's just appalling and I would appeal for anyone with any
:05:17. > :05:17.information to bring that to the police.
:05:18. > :05:19.Naomi Long looks certain to be the next leader
:05:20. > :05:22.She has secured the backing of all its Assembly members,
:05:23. > :05:25.who are the only ones entitled to stand as candidates.
:05:26. > :05:27.Mrs Long is currently acting leader following David Ford's resignation
:05:28. > :05:33.Her appointment will be decided at a special party council
:05:34. > :05:41.We lost our Westminster seat under unusual circumstances and I would
:05:42. > :05:45.not rule out Alliance having future Westminster seats or being in
:05:46. > :05:49.governance again, but we want to be a government that is open and
:05:50. > :05:53.transparent and working for the good of Northern Ireland, and in the
:05:54. > :05:57.interim we will be a robust opposition to make sure that the
:05:58. > :06:01.government we have lives up to those high standards.
:06:02. > :06:03.The Audit Office says there's evidence staff morale has
:06:04. > :06:07.deteriorated in Northern Ireland's sizeable public sector because of
:06:08. > :06:12.Our business correspondent Julian O'Neill runs through the main
:06:13. > :06:19.The Northern Ireland Executive is cutting the size of the public
:06:20. > :06:23.sector to ease financial pressure and this report by the Audit Office
:06:24. > :06:27.covers year one of its redundancy programme.
:06:28. > :06:33.In total, 4383 jobs were axed in the 12 months to March.
:06:34. > :06:38.Redundancy packages totalled ?171 million, which equates
:06:39. > :06:47.That upfront cost should be recouped quickly because the reduction
:06:48. > :06:54.to the overall public sector wage bill will be ?155 million annually.
:06:55. > :06:57.But responding to the report, a trade union says the cutbacks
:06:58. > :07:04.We are now into the eighth or ninth year of austerity.
:07:05. > :07:07.We've seen public servants attacked in terms of pay and conditions
:07:08. > :07:10.but also recruitment freezes, promotion freezes,
:07:11. > :07:14.so our public services are creaking and the standards of service
:07:15. > :07:21.Broadly speaking, the Audit Office finds no big faults
:07:22. > :07:25.within the voluntary exit scheme and reports it was operated in a way
:07:26. > :07:30.But it does flag up issues which need watched
:07:31. > :07:34.as the redundancy programme continues.
:07:35. > :07:37.Savings will need to be shown to have been sustained,
:07:38. > :07:41.and as well as monitoring staff morale, which has been impacted,
:07:42. > :07:48.a watchful eye also needs to be kept on skills and service delivery.
:07:49. > :07:52.The Northern Ireland football team have lost 2-0 to Germany in their
:07:53. > :08:07.On a night when Michael McGovern expected to be busy, he was called
:08:08. > :08:14.into action in the opening three minutes. MacGyver and's first
:08:15. > :08:20.business of the night. But after his/her works in Paris, not even he
:08:21. > :08:24.could stop Julian Draxler, who fired Germany into the league before the
:08:25. > :08:29.quarter are marked. It was part one of a 2-goal burst which killed the
:08:30. > :08:35.game off, Sami Khedira applying the final touch. Josh Magennis did his
:08:36. > :08:42.best to occupied the German defenders the chances were at a
:08:43. > :08:46.premium. Michael O'Neill's men showed great resilience in the
:08:47. > :08:54.second half, defending well, limiting German opportunities. So a
:08:55. > :09:00.performance that will please manager and fans alike against the world
:09:01. > :09:05.champions. Next up, it's Azerbaijan in Belfast next month, where a move
:09:06. > :09:07.would -- a win would move Northern Ireland up to second place in the
:09:08. > :09:08.medals table. The last Victorian public baths
:09:09. > :09:10.in Ireland still in use Half of the Templemore Baths
:09:11. > :09:14.building in East Belfast is derelict but money
:09:15. > :09:16.from the Heritage Lottery Fund and Belfast City Council will bring
:09:17. > :09:19.the whole site back into use and add Public baths like this
:09:20. > :09:24.first appeared in Britain Four of them were built in Belfast,
:09:25. > :09:29.including this one. Then, they were more
:09:30. > :09:32.about hygiene than fun. Somewhere for workers to get washed
:09:33. > :09:36.after a week's hard graft Part of this building
:09:37. > :09:41.is still used for swimming Well, it's easy to see how time has
:09:42. > :09:47.taken its toll on this place. This old 22-yard pool hasn't been
:09:48. > :09:51.used for decades but it's hoped this cash injection will allow this place
:09:52. > :09:56.to be transformed into Other Victorian features will be
:09:57. > :10:03.preserved and a brand new 25-metre pool will be built alongside
:10:04. > :10:07.the old baths. It'll cost around ?17
:10:08. > :10:10.million to transform. ?5 million of that is coming
:10:11. > :10:13.from the Heritage Lottery Fund. This is one of the most unique
:10:14. > :10:18.buildings in Ireland and in Belfast it's the last remaining
:10:19. > :10:23.public baths still in use. It retains this fantastic linkage
:10:24. > :10:26.to the Belfast of the Victorian age and
:10:27. > :10:30.of the last century, so it's a fantastic
:10:31. > :10:32.heritage project. For those who have campaigned
:10:33. > :10:35.to save it, the news From being a young fella,
:10:36. > :10:48.we used this regularly, especially when our children
:10:49. > :10:50.were learning to swim We thought it was an injustice
:10:51. > :10:55.so we got together as a voluntary And it seems Belfast City
:10:56. > :11:01.Council has listened. It hopes work here will be
:11:02. > :11:11.completed within five years. Looking ahead to BBC Newsline
:11:12. > :11:13.tomorrow, and the first of After recent strong criticism
:11:14. > :11:17.about its mental health care, we've been given exclusive access
:11:18. > :11:20.to prisoners who've been specially trained to help
:11:21. > :11:23.other inmates suffering One of the so-called Listeners tells
:11:24. > :11:40.us about the work they do. Not everyone you see is going to be
:11:41. > :11:46.OK but it's great when you go in there and you can build that person
:11:47. > :11:47.back up and to know you have made the saved a life or improved that
:11:48. > :11:49.person's life slightly. I join our home affairs
:11:50. > :11:51.correspondent Vincent Kearney in the jail for BBC
:11:52. > :11:53.Newsline at 6:30pm. The weather forecast
:11:54. > :12:03.now, with Cecilia Daly. It felt cooler today and that
:12:04. > :12:07.easterly breeze picked up, but tonight temperatures will not drop
:12:08. > :12:12.as low because we have more cloud around. There will still be some
:12:13. > :12:17.dampness West shares and drizzly rain in the east and south. Where
:12:18. > :12:22.there are clearer gaps in the north-west, temperatures could drop
:12:23. > :12:27.the work then you see on the map. Tomorrow we will see some sunshine
:12:28. > :12:31.again, but to begin with it could be quite cloudy in places and there
:12:32. > :12:35.will be some toughness around, so you may need the umbrella to start
:12:36. > :12:41.with but the sun should come out by the middle or late morning. Most of
:12:42. > :12:45.the rain continues to be across eastern counties of England and
:12:46. > :12:50.Scotland and the further west you are, the drier and brighter it will
:12:51. > :12:55.be, and again the west coast of Ireland will enjoy some of the best
:12:56. > :13:00.weather across the UK and Ireland tomorrow, with temperatures in the
:13:01. > :13:04.mid-teens, but generally tomorrow will be a nice afternoon with some
:13:05. > :13:10.sunshine. Still the odd shower and we are likely to see cloudier skies
:13:11. > :13:14.return on Wednesday night and Thursday with rain across the East,
:13:15. > :13:20.the best of the weather in the West, where you may stay completely dry.
:13:21. > :13:25.As we move forward, still that cool breeze towards the east Coast, some
:13:26. > :13:31.cloud and sunshine, still a few showers but there are signs that
:13:32. > :13:32.things will turn more unsettled this weekend. And that's