:00:00. > :00:16.has lost its appeal in a discrimination case.
:00:17. > :00:20.The judges agreed it was wrong for the firm to refuse to make
:00:21. > :00:22.a cake with a decoration that supported same-sex marriage
:00:23. > :00:23.even if the statement was against their beliefs.
:00:24. > :00:28.BBC Newsline's Tara Mills was in the court.
:00:29. > :00:31.The argument over this image on a cake has lasted
:00:32. > :00:33.over two years and cost hundreds of thousands of pounds.
:00:34. > :00:37.But of course, this court battle has been about much more than a cake.
:00:38. > :00:39.Last year, a court found the owners of the bakery had
:00:40. > :00:42.discriminated against Gareth Lee by refusing to make it.
:00:43. > :00:45.They arrived at court hoping for a favourable outcome
:00:46. > :00:49.but the judges rejected their appeal.
:00:50. > :00:51.The judges said just because they were going to put
:00:52. > :00:54.the message on the cake, it did not mean they believed
:00:55. > :00:59.in the same way that if they baked a Halloween cake,
:01:00. > :01:02.it did not mean they believed in witches.
:01:03. > :01:04.We would not decorate a cake with a pornographic picture
:01:05. > :01:09.We would not even decorate a cake with a cruel
:01:10. > :01:15.because to do so would be to endorse and promote it.
:01:16. > :01:19.The court said the commission gave the impression it was not interested
:01:20. > :01:23.in assisting the faith community in issues like this.
:01:24. > :01:26.Well, I think a lot of people agree with that today
:01:27. > :01:29.and that is certainly how we felt.
:01:30. > :01:31.The customer who took the original case has remained publicly silent
:01:32. > :01:36.throughout, but today he briefly spoke to the assembled media.
:01:37. > :01:40.The only thing I would like to say is that I am relieved but also very
:01:41. > :01:44.grateful to the Court of Appeals for the judgment,
:01:45. > :01:49.Relief as well from the Equality Commission,
:01:50. > :01:55.It said unequivocally faith is important
:01:56. > :01:57.but it cannot set aside the equality legislation
:01:58. > :02:03.The Appeal Court judges said the company was
:02:04. > :02:13.In other words, they could not pick and choose which
:02:14. > :02:18.So, what are the wider ramifications?
:02:19. > :02:22.Like the case itself, it depends what side you ask.
:02:23. > :02:25.For so many LGBT people across Northern Ireland these have
:02:26. > :02:30.People have been contacting us about going to a local restaurant,
:02:31. > :02:33.booking hotel rooms and whether or not they can
:02:34. > :02:35.participate in society and it will be a great of relief
:02:36. > :02:39.for the community across Northern Ireland today.
:02:40. > :02:43.What about the Catholic baker asked to produce a cake with a message
:02:44. > :02:46.supporting abortion, does he have to do it?
:02:47. > :02:50.What about a Muslim printer asked to print cartoons of Muhammad?
:02:51. > :02:54.Does he have to because of this ruling?
:02:55. > :02:56.These are serious issues and the court has thrown
:02:57. > :03:00.The couple walked away from court today
:03:01. > :03:03.but it is not clear if that is the end of it.
:03:04. > :03:10.They could decide to make a further appeal to the House of Lords.
:03:11. > :03:13.Earlier on BBC Newsline, I spoke to the legal affairs
:03:14. > :03:27.The cushions of. A pathetic and open du
:03:28. > :03:39.to be? To take the -- how specific and open? I think a Islam printer
:03:40. > :03:42.would have to print anything lawful that a customer asked them to do. It
:03:43. > :03:47.does not follow that a bigger has to put anything on a cake, despite what
:03:48. > :03:50.the couple were seen today. We understand they have stopped making
:03:51. > :03:55.cakes to order, apart from birthday cakes, which are pretty safe. If you
:03:56. > :03:58.only make birthday cakes, there is no problem. It is if you say you're
:03:59. > :04:02.going to make custom made cakes and the customer can order whatever he
:04:03. > :04:14.or she likes on it, that is what you have to do.
:04:15. > :04:18.But if you say you're not going to make this book takes a toll, there
:04:19. > :04:21.is no problem. If the couple but on the big riches to take this further,
:04:22. > :04:24.what options are open to them? The only court they could go to now is
:04:25. > :04:26.the United Kingdom Supreme Court in London, which has replaced the House
:04:27. > :04:30.of Lords, and you need permission either from the court in Belfast or
:04:31. > :04:34.the Supreme Court itself. There may be technical problems, because this
:04:35. > :04:38.was a special type of appeal to the court in Belfast. It is what is
:04:39. > :04:41.called an appeal by way of case stated, which means the district
:04:42. > :04:47.judge as the number of questions to the appeal judges and was told she
:04:48. > :04:49.had got it right. That may make it difficult on technical grounds, it
:04:50. > :04:54.is just possible the Attorney General could challenge the
:04:55. > :04:59.decision. He lost all so today. He argued that the Stormont did not
:05:00. > :05:02.have the power to make this legislation, it was itself
:05:03. > :05:06.discriminatory. That was thrown out, but he made payable to appeal. The
:05:07. > :05:09.real question is money. If the Christian Institute, which has been
:05:10. > :05:14.supporting the degree, going to be able to afford the risk of appeal
:05:15. > :05:16.and the risk of paying Mr Lee's costs in the event that the court
:05:17. > :05:19.rejects the appeal? The First and Deputy First Ministers
:05:20. > :05:22.say there was widespread agreement that Northern Ireland is facing
:05:23. > :05:25."unique circumstances" The leaders of all the devolved
:05:26. > :05:29.administrations met at Number Ten. Our Political Editor Mark Devenport
:05:30. > :05:40.reports from Westminster. If there is a new broom at Downing
:05:41. > :05:44.Street and quite a lot of tidying up to do in the wake of the Brexit
:05:45. > :05:48.decision. Stormont's leaders used today's meeting to raise their
:05:49. > :05:52.concerns about the movement of people and goods across the border
:05:53. > :05:57.after the UK leads the EU. There will be more discussions, but as the
:05:58. > :06:00.talking goes on, the moment when the Prime Minister will formally trigger
:06:01. > :06:05.the UK's departure gets closer. I think she has made it clear that she
:06:06. > :06:08.wants to go forward into negotiations with the European Union
:06:09. > :06:11.was an understanding and with sure knowledge as to how it is going to
:06:12. > :06:15.impact the whole of the United Kingdom. I very much welcome that,
:06:16. > :06:20.because what we want to see after we exit the EU is a United Kingdom that
:06:21. > :06:24.works for everybody. The test will be how this Prime Minister deals
:06:25. > :06:29.with the issues of concern that we have raised through what will be a
:06:30. > :06:34.very, I suppose, historic negotiation. That test has yet to be
:06:35. > :06:38.accomplished. It is a complex balancing act. The Scottish First
:06:39. > :06:42.Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, wants to stay in the European single market.
:06:43. > :06:46.She will be keeping a close eye on a flexibility is offered Northern
:06:47. > :06:49.Ireland and demanding equal treatment. The position of Northern
:06:50. > :06:52.Ireland will be a particular position because Northern Ireland
:06:53. > :06:56.will be the one part of the UK with a land border with a country that
:06:57. > :07:01.will be remaining inside the European Union. And so it is in...
:07:02. > :07:06.Given that fact, there is goodwill and a good spirit from both this
:07:07. > :07:08.government and the Republic of Ireland government to ensure that
:07:09. > :07:13.arrangements put in place in the future do not entail a return to
:07:14. > :07:16.borders of the past. We want this to strengthen the United Kingdom,
:07:17. > :07:20.strengthen those very special bonds that bind together each of the
:07:21. > :07:26.different nations, and have that at the heart of the government. Over
:07:27. > :07:29.the next few months, the Brexit secretary, David Davis, will chair
:07:30. > :07:32.meetings in Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast, working through the
:07:33. > :07:37.nitty-gritty of her leaving the EU will impact on each region. The
:07:38. > :07:42.first and Deputy First Ministers say they have heard UK ministers
:07:43. > :07:45.acknowledge Northern Ireland unique circumstances. Now, in the months
:07:46. > :07:50.ahead, they want the UK Government's actions to match those words. Mark
:07:51. > :07:59.Devenport, BBC Newsline, Westminster. A man is in a critical
:08:00. > :08:01.condition after being knocked down in Consett iron earlier this
:08:02. > :08:04.evening. -- in County Tyrone. Two men and a woman have been
:08:05. > :08:07.arrested in Belfast during a police investigation into dissident
:08:08. > :08:08.Republican activity. Items were recovered
:08:09. > :08:10.following searches at Hamill Street and Foxes Glen in
:08:11. > :08:13.the west of the city. The GAA has a revised development
:08:14. > :08:15.plan for Casement Park in Belfast. It's ditched the 38,000-seater idea
:08:16. > :08:18.for a smaller stadium which it hopes will get
:08:19. > :08:21.the approval from local residents. BBC Newsline's Mark
:08:22. > :08:24.Simpson reports. It is still a big stadium,
:08:25. > :08:27.but rather than having room the proposed new Casement Park
:08:28. > :08:35.will have a capacity of 34,500 fans. It is a change, and it is not
:08:36. > :08:41.the only one the GAA has planned. We have included terracing capacity
:08:42. > :08:44.of 8,500, so the GAA has set aside its ambition for
:08:45. > :08:47.an all-seated facility. We have done that because we wanted
:08:48. > :08:51.to listen to the community, to address their concerns
:08:52. > :08:54.on the scale, height and mass and we genuinely believe
:08:55. > :08:56.that this is the day that will be seen as the GAA
:08:57. > :09:09.signalling its willingness to listen and we still believe
:09:10. > :09:12.we have an iconic facility there were concerns over
:09:13. > :09:16.the emergency exits. But the GAA says they believe safety
:09:17. > :09:26.experts will approve the new design. We have a high level of confidence
:09:27. > :09:29.that they will sign this off in terms of being a vehicle
:09:30. > :09:31.that is suitable for achieving the save capacity,
:09:32. > :09:34.and in time we will apply to Belfast City Council
:09:35. > :09:35.for a safety certificate. They got it wrong last
:09:36. > :09:37.time, but have they got
:09:38. > :09:39.it right this time? The first application was too big,
:09:40. > :09:42.I agree, the stadium was too big. This is a real no-brainer
:09:43. > :09:45.and you can see the massive positive impact it is going
:09:46. > :09:47.to have in the whole area. For me, the community impact
:09:48. > :09:49.is more important than the fact you have got
:09:50. > :09:53.a stadium for a few games a year. have been invited to give their view
:09:54. > :09:56.on the plans and that is expected
:09:57. > :09:58.to happen later this week. The previous plan for a new stadium
:09:59. > :10:01.ended up in the courts The GAA are hoping that this
:10:02. > :10:05.time will be different and that the new Casement Park
:10:06. > :10:14.will be open by the summer of 2020. Passengers on a flight from Belfast
:10:15. > :10:17.to the US which had to make
:10:18. > :10:19.an emergency landing in Shannon are staying there
:10:20. > :10:21.overnight in hotels. They'll continue their journey
:10:22. > :10:23.tomorrow. from the International Airport
:10:24. > :10:27.to Newark, touched down safely. The pilot declared an emergency
:10:28. > :10:29.not long after take-off. Our reporter David Maxwell reports
:10:30. > :10:31.from Belfast International. United operate one flight per day
:10:32. > :10:33.from here to Newark. This morning, that flight
:10:34. > :10:36.took off shortly before 11:20am. It had 121 passengers
:10:37. > :10:38.and nine crew on board. it developed a mechanical
:10:39. > :10:50.issue to do with landing gear. An emergency was declared and that
:10:51. > :10:52.flight headed towards Shannon Before it got there,
:10:53. > :11:01.it spent some time at high altitude before conducting a low flight
:11:02. > :11:04.over Shannon airport That allowed people on the ground
:11:05. > :11:09.to observe the aircraft and make sure everything was OK before
:11:10. > :11:11.it made a final approach and landed safely
:11:12. > :11:13.shortly before 2:30pm. Those passengers are
:11:14. > :11:19.still have to get to Newark. United Airlines say
:11:20. > :11:21.they are providing and have apologised for any
:11:22. > :11:24.inconvenience caused today. David Maxwell,
:11:25. > :11:45.Belfast International Airport. a 30 for a new swimming pool has
:11:46. > :11:51.been put on hold while there is public consultation. Swimming clubs
:11:52. > :11:53.are among those concerned about the design capacity. There will be more
:11:54. > :11:55.on that in the morning. Now, with the weather forecast,
:11:56. > :12:02.here's Angie Philips. It has been a start to the weekend
:12:03. > :12:07.it is not looking particularly unsettled for much of the week
:12:08. > :12:11.ahead. Brighty to begin with, but the winds will turn around and the
:12:12. > :12:15.West. It becomes a bit more mobile may be gone. A bit more cloud and
:12:16. > :12:20.breeze. Still not an awful lot of rain. Today, the winds have been a
:12:21. > :12:24.life with cloud bubbling up. That melt away through the course of the
:12:25. > :12:26.night, and as it does the temperatures and started to fall,
:12:27. > :12:29.particularly in the countryside. Slightly below freezing in some
:12:30. > :12:33.rural areas, giving us quite a bit of frost and some patches of mist
:12:34. > :12:38.and fog, particularly across the size and into parts of the West. For
:12:39. > :12:45.tomorrow, not a bad day. Dry, from sunshine coming through. But if you
:12:46. > :12:50.do have the mist and fog, it is a cold start and it could take a
:12:51. > :12:52.little while before it starts to left and the sun went through. If
:12:53. > :12:54.fair amount of sunshine across the Republic and much of Scotland,
:12:55. > :12:58.Northern England. Cloudier skies, and a few showers to begin with
:12:59. > :13:01.across the South of England and the size of Wales. Starting today per
:13:02. > :13:04.away. Not too chilly. Some of that cloud starts to move up into the
:13:05. > :13:08.Republic of Ireland into the afternoon. I think we will find that
:13:09. > :13:11.the sunshine becomes a bit easier in Northern Ireland through the
:13:12. > :13:21.afternoon, with some high cloud edging in.