:00:00. > :00:10.The Ulster rugby players Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding say
:00:11. > :00:13.they reject any allegations of sexual offences against them.
:00:14. > :00:16.It emerged today that they were two of three men arrested
:00:17. > :00:22.They were questioned about an alleged incident at a house
:00:23. > :00:32.Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding are well-known names in rugby.
:00:33. > :00:37.They're also part of the international team.
:00:38. > :00:39.The arrests happened at the end of June, but details
:00:40. > :00:44.In a statement, Paddy Jackson's solicitors said he completely
:00:45. > :00:47.rejects any allegations made against him and he has fully
:00:48. > :00:50.co-operated with police in their inquiries.
:00:51. > :00:53.This afternoon, Stuart Olding's solicitors said he too completely
:00:54. > :00:57.rejects any allegations of wrongdoing made against him
:00:58. > :01:02.and that he too has fully co-operated with the police.
:01:03. > :01:04.With Olding currently injured and not playing, Ulster's Director
:01:05. > :01:10.of Rugby was asked today about Paddy Jackson.
:01:11. > :01:13.He is available for the Test series as of next week.
:01:14. > :01:15.The player management programme that is on.
:01:16. > :01:19.Ulster Rugby said the two men have been assisting the PSNI
:01:20. > :01:24.The statement adds that the players deny any wrongdoing and have not
:01:25. > :01:29.The Ireland squad plays New Zealand in Chicago on Saturday,
:01:30. > :01:33.and 24-year-old Jackson has been left out, the Irish Rugby
:01:34. > :01:36.Football Union said it was for "personal reasons".
:01:37. > :01:38.The police say a file is being prepared for
:01:39. > :01:46.Translink has unveiled an updated plan to reshape a huge area
:01:47. > :01:49.of Belfast city centre with a new transport hub.
:01:50. > :01:52.It will involve rebuilding the Europa bus centre
:01:53. > :01:56.and Great Victoria Street railway station as well as adding
:01:57. > :01:59.offices and shops to a site which stretches across 20 acres.
:02:00. > :02:02.The public are being asked for their views on the scheme.
:02:03. > :02:04.Our economics and business editor, John Campbell, reports.
:02:05. > :02:06.Europa Bus Centre and Great Victoria Street are the busiest
:02:07. > :02:09.They take about eight million passengers a year, a number
:02:10. > :02:15.So, Translink are planning to increase capacity
:02:16. > :02:19.by radically reshaping their city centre property.
:02:20. > :02:24.It stretches far behind me right up to the boundary line where you can
:02:25. > :02:32.This entire area will be transformed.
:02:33. > :02:35.You get a better impression by looking from above.
:02:36. > :02:40.The main entrance for the current facility is through the Europa Bus
:02:41. > :02:45.Those building will be replaced by new commercial development.
:02:46. > :02:49.The new station will be set further back, fronting onto Sandy Row
:02:50. > :02:52.and Durham Street, filling the site which is bounded
:02:53. > :02:56.by the Grosvenor Road and the Westlink.
:02:57. > :03:00.The idea is to use the station for wider generation,
:03:01. > :03:03.as has happened with projects like Kings Cross in central London.
:03:04. > :03:07.Translink's chief executive says it's an ambitious scheme.
:03:08. > :03:10.The new site will actually double the capacity for bus and rail
:03:11. > :03:17.As well as that, it is a master plan to regenerate the area around
:03:18. > :03:19.the site so that we can create jobs and opportunities for
:03:20. > :03:31.Building this will need around ?150m of public money.
:03:32. > :03:35.The Executive have declared it a flagship infrastructure
:03:36. > :03:39.project so those funds are likely to be allocated.
:03:40. > :03:43.Translink also hope to attract private sector partners
:03:44. > :03:46.for the commercial part of the development.
:03:47. > :03:51.The preliminary stages of this scheme have involved European money.
:03:52. > :03:54.And there is hope that more of that will be forthcoming before Brexit.
:03:55. > :03:59.We are not dependent on it because we have other sources
:04:00. > :04:02.of funding but certainly the opportunity of that
:04:03. > :04:11.The consultation runs until 2nd December.
:04:12. > :04:14.A planning application will be submitted next year,
:04:15. > :04:22.with construction expected to start in 2018.
:04:23. > :04:25.The singer Bap Kennedy has died aged 54.
:04:26. > :04:27.A statement posted on his facebook page said he passed away
:04:28. > :04:30.earlier this evening and was 'extremely brave'
:04:31. > :04:33.He had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer earlier this
:04:34. > :04:35.year and was being treated in the Marie Curie
:04:36. > :04:49.Born in West Belfast in 1962 Bap Kennedy started playing locally
:04:50. > :04:52.before moving to London in the 80s. He then establish a formidable
:04:53. > :05:04.reputation as a singer and songwriter. That talent and the
:05:05. > :05:08.subsequent collaborations with Van Morrison Mark Knopfler and the dire
:05:09. > :05:13.straits, Shane McGowan and country superstar Steve Earle called him the
:05:14. > :05:17.best songwriter he'd ever seen. After being diagnosed with cancer in
:05:18. > :05:22.May he blogged regularly about his fight against the disease.
:05:23. > :05:27.Just last month his brother, the singer Brian Kennedy spoke about Bap
:05:28. > :05:32.Kennedy on BBC radio Ulster. It's an incredibly difficult time.
:05:33. > :05:36.It's so sad. He's 54 years old. I'm very glad to say I went to see him
:05:37. > :05:41.recently. We had a really good chat about everything.
:05:42. > :05:44.I'm proud of how brave he's been at this moment. And how brave his wife
:05:45. > :05:49.is being that this terribly difficult time. Bap Kennedy will be
:05:50. > :05:53.missed by musicians and fans here and across the globe.
:05:54. > :05:56.The former south Belfast Assembly Member Anna Lo says she was a victim
:05:57. > :06:00.The Alliance politician was taking part in a documentary on BBC
:06:01. > :06:03.Northern Ireland presented by the former Deputy Chief
:06:04. > :06:10.Ms Lo's former husband Gavin Millar strongly denies her claims.
:06:11. > :06:16.Anna Lo has reached the quarter and is deemed elected.
:06:17. > :06:22.Anna Lo became an MLA for the Alliance Party back in 2007
:06:23. > :06:26.and served in Stormont until she stood down in 2014.
:06:27. > :06:29.But during her time as a member of the assembly, Anna Lo claims
:06:30. > :06:32.she was a victim of domestic violence by her then
:06:33. > :06:39.It was more controlling personality compounded by a short
:06:40. > :06:47.I left him twice after the results of violence.
:06:48. > :07:03.When he stopped to turn right, I got out and he turned the car
:07:04. > :07:08.round and then he grabbed me, literally dragged me to the car
:07:09. > :07:14.The former Deputy Chief Constable takes a look at a number of domestic
:07:15. > :07:21.abuse cases and examines whether the laws are tough enough.
:07:22. > :07:25.I told him that if he ever hit me again I would leave him
:07:26. > :07:37.That was about 16 months after we got married in July 2010.
:07:38. > :07:41.It was almost a light bulb moment for me.
:07:42. > :07:48.There would always be an excuse to hit me.
:07:49. > :07:52.If I do not leave no my life could be in danger.
:07:53. > :07:56.Anna Lo did not press charges against her husband.
:07:57. > :08:08.The programme goes out tonight on BBC One at 10:45pm.
:08:09. > :08:10.Soccer's world governing body FIFA has refused permission
:08:11. > :08:12.for the Scotland and England teams to wear poppy armbands
:08:13. > :08:15.during their international game on Armistice Day.
:08:16. > :08:18.Wales has asked permission to wear the poppy for their game
:08:19. > :08:22.The Irish Football Association says it has contacted FIFA about an act
:08:23. > :08:24.of remembrance at Northern Ireland's game on the eleventh of November.
:08:25. > :08:28.The Irish Football Association has made it clear that there will be
:08:29. > :08:31.an act of remembrance at the game on Armistice Day.
:08:32. > :08:34.However, at this stage it's not clear what that will be.
:08:35. > :08:37.The arrangements around any Fifa international football match
:08:38. > :08:41.are tightly controlled by the game's world governing body.
:08:42. > :08:44.These include a ban on any political, religious or commercial
:08:45. > :08:51.Fifa protocols become active ten minutes before kick-off,
:08:52. > :08:54.regulating what happens as the players take to the pitch
:08:55. > :08:57.for the national anthems, the handshakes, and the coin toss.
:08:58. > :09:04.At Northern Ireland's recent World Cup qualifier marking
:09:05. > :09:07.The football authorities in England, Scotland and Wales are in contact
:09:08. > :09:09.with Fifa over having poppies printed on their shirts
:09:10. > :09:20.for their games around Armistice Day.
:09:21. > :09:26.The situation here is even more sensitive. In a statement the Irish
:09:27. > :09:31.football Association said they will be an act of remembrance at the game
:09:32. > :09:35.against Azerbaijan. They confirmed that they contacted Fifa last Friday
:09:36. > :09:42.and are currently awaiting a response as to what the IFA is
:09:43. > :09:47.permitted to do. The IFA has made clear its commitment to football for
:09:48. > :09:51.all, and making sure the stadium behind me is inclusive for all
:09:52. > :09:55.supporters. That said, the Armistice Day act of remembrance is expected
:09:56. > :09:56.to be a period of silence commemoration, rather than the
:09:57. > :10:05.wearing of a puppy. -- poppy. Politicians from north and south
:10:06. > :10:07.as well as representatives from the business organisation,
:10:08. > :10:09.farming organisations and civic society will meet in Dublin Later
:10:10. > :10:11.today to discuss the implications The Irish government views
:10:12. > :10:15.the conference at the Royal Hospital in Kimainham as a chance for those
:10:16. > :10:19.affected by Brexit to have their say before the departure
:10:20. > :10:20.negotiations formally start. However the DUP and the
:10:21. > :10:22.Ulster Unionists won't be A man who survived an attack
:10:23. > :10:28.which killed one of his friends in Twinbrook last December has
:10:29. > :10:31.tonight received a young achievement Ryan Morris said the organisation
:10:32. > :10:47.has helped turn his life around. I was always in trouble. Reilly and
:10:48. > :10:53.Morris had a troubled life. By his own admission in this footage at
:10:54. > :10:57.tonight's award ceremony he said he was a regular user of cocaine and
:10:58. > :11:03.ecstasy. And was often in trouble with the police. -- Riley and
:11:04. > :11:09.Morris. The 23 Three Rd survived an attack last year. It left his
:11:10. > :11:13.friend, Christopher, dad. Since then he's been have bye-bye Princes
:11:14. > :11:19.trust. Tonight he was recognised by winning the young achievement award.
:11:20. > :11:27.Christopher was killed last December. It's been on my mind since
:11:28. > :11:33.then. It's been hard to keep focused on myself. To keep myself on the
:11:34. > :11:43.right path. But you have kept on the right path? Yes, thankfully. I'm
:11:44. > :11:48.overwhelmed. I'm shaking. I'm so, so proud of him. Really proud of him.
:11:49. > :11:56.They've all been through a hard time. Ryan frowned self-confidence
:11:57. > :12:00.human activities programme run by the trust. He is now one of the
:12:01. > :12:03.trainers in the team helping to turn around other young people's lives.
:12:04. > :12:11.Now let's get a look at the weather forecast,
:12:12. > :12:19.It's been a fantastic day. Lots of sunshine. Brilliant if you're off on
:12:20. > :12:24.school holidays. We've got clear skies. Low temperatures in places
:12:25. > :12:30.and they continue to drop away. They are likely to get close to freezing
:12:31. > :12:35.or just below. It could still be a shower or two coming off the sea on
:12:36. > :12:39.that northerly breeze. So a cold start to Wednesday, a crisp start as
:12:40. > :12:43.well, some frost on your car windscreen. Good news if you still
:12:44. > :12:48.have school holidays, lots of dry and bright weather to come. Lots of
:12:49. > :12:58.lovely sunshine for Wednesday morning. But still a bad cold
:12:59. > :13:04.breeze. Just a feel she was over North East Scotland and one or two
:13:05. > :13:08.skimming some of these hills. Temperatures in most places around
:13:09. > :13:12.the average for early November. Ten or 11 services for Northern Ireland.
:13:13. > :13:17.The breeze eases later in the day. Some cloud late in the day, not as
:13:18. > :13:26.cold on Wednesday and a cloudy day on Thursday. Not just as good a day
:13:27. > :13:31.on Thursday. Still a bit of a chilly feel. It's not getting any warm as
:13:32. > :13:36.we head towards the weekend. We keep that cold wind, especially by
:13:37. > :13:39.Saturday. Some sunshine around and a scattering of showers. I suspect we
:13:40. > :13:40.are looking for hats and scarves and gloves.
:13:41. > :13:44.Our next BBC Newsline is at 6:25 in the morning during Breakfast