25/01/2017

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:00:08. > :00:11.A man has died in a road traffic collision in Belfast.

:00:12. > :00:14.As Maggie Taggart reports, the Westlink leading to the M1

:00:15. > :00:16.was closed for four hours as commuters tried

:00:17. > :00:29.The man died in a collision involving one card. He was the

:00:30. > :00:34.driver. It happened on the Wesselingh, close to Grosvenor

:00:35. > :00:37.Street just before three o'clock. Police closed the country bound

:00:38. > :00:42.lanes of the Wesselingh and there was huge disruption as workers try

:00:43. > :00:45.to head out of town. Public transport was also badly affected.

:00:46. > :00:48.Commuters were trapped in gridlock for hours, some unable to leave

:00:49. > :00:53.their car parks. They were advised to delay their journeys home as

:00:54. > :00:57.possible. The traffic is that a dead halt here although some is moving

:00:58. > :01:01.out of town. The slip road onto the west link, the police have blocked

:01:02. > :01:04.this road, nothing is on that motorway just behind although some

:01:05. > :01:09.traffic is moving on the other side of the road coming into town. A

:01:10. > :01:12.spokesman appealed for witnesses to the collision to contact them. He

:01:13. > :01:18.said he understood the frustration of drivers that a fatal road traffic

:01:19. > :01:21.incident had to be fully investigated but the road remained

:01:22. > :01:24.closed. After four hours, the road was reopened and stranded commuters

:01:25. > :01:25.were allowed to continue their journeys.

:01:26. > :01:29.And in Cookstown, the Lough Fea Road has been closed because of a serious

:01:30. > :01:32.Diversions are in place but police advice motorists to avoid the area

:01:33. > :01:38.The Labour Party says its leader made a genuine mistake

:01:39. > :01:41.after he incorrectly told the House of Commons that the police officer

:01:42. > :01:44.wounded in a gun attack in Belfast last Sunday night had

:01:45. > :01:48.Jeremy Corbyn was speaking during Prime Minister's Questions.

:01:49. > :01:51.The party said no offence was intended.

:01:52. > :01:53.As Stephen Walker reports, the Labour leader has

:01:54. > :02:04.Traditionally at the beginning of Prime Minister's Questions,

:02:05. > :02:06.there are often references to members of the armed services

:02:07. > :02:09.and police officers who have been killed or injured

:02:10. > :02:11.Today, Theresa May mentioned the PSNI officer injured

:02:12. > :02:18.I am also sure that the whole House will join me in sending our thoughts

:02:19. > :02:21.to the police officer who was shot in Belfast over the weekend and his

:02:22. > :02:26.When he got to his feet, Jeremy Corbyn also spoke

:02:27. > :02:30.about the weekend shooting, but he said the officer involved had

:02:31. > :02:42.I join the Prime Minister in condolences and expressing

:02:43. > :02:44.condolences, I am sure the House to the family of the police officer

:02:45. > :02:47.who lost his life over the weekend in Northern Ireland.

:02:48. > :02:49.The shooting happened in the constituency of Nigel Dodds

:02:50. > :02:53.and the DUP MP wanted to put on record his thoughts.

:02:54. > :02:56.I join the Prime Minister in wishing a speedy recovery to the police

:02:57. > :02:59.officer who was shot and injured in my constituency in north

:03:00. > :03:08.That was not the intention of the terrorists, of course.

:03:09. > :03:10.And there was a call for Jeremy Corbyn's

:03:11. > :03:16.For the family and for police officers generally, could we have

:03:17. > :03:21.that corrected by the front bench spokesman as urgently as possible?

:03:22. > :03:23.So the record of this House does not contain

:03:24. > :03:26.the serious fact that a

:03:27. > :03:31.The Speaker said a further statement from Jeremy Corbyn

:03:32. > :03:36.I recognise what the honourable gentleman said and how upsetting

:03:37. > :03:42.But it was a mistake and it has subsequently been

:03:43. > :03:47.The PSNI officer shot in the arm on Sunday night in North Belfast

:03:48. > :03:52.At lunchtime today, the Police Federation

:03:53. > :03:54.of Northern Ireland called on Jeremy Corbyn

:03:55. > :04:04.He said he had made a shocking error.

:04:05. > :04:07.They said he had made a shocking error which needed to be corrected.

:04:08. > :04:09.A spokesman for the Labour leader told the BBC

:04:10. > :04:12.They said Jeremy Corbyn said the officer had died

:04:13. > :04:16.This evening it's understood Mr Corbyn has written a letter

:04:17. > :04:18.to the Chief Constable, George Hamilton,

:04:19. > :04:23.A 30-year-old man arrested in connection with the attempted

:04:24. > :04:26.murder of a police officer in north Belfast on Sunday has been

:04:27. > :04:30.The officer, who's in his twenties, was wounded in the arm when shots

:04:31. > :04:32.were fired during the attack at a petrol station

:04:33. > :04:38.A gun has been found by police during a search in West Belfast.

:04:39. > :04:41.It was discovered in a bin in Vere Foster Walk.

:04:42. > :04:44.It is understood that the gun isn't being linked to the attack

:04:45. > :04:48.on the police officer at a service station in North Belfast on Sunday.

:04:49. > :04:50.The Prime Minister has spoken to Michelle O'Neill

:04:51. > :04:52.and congratulated her on her appointment as the leader

:04:53. > :04:57.Theresa May said she looked forward to working with her

:04:58. > :04:59.and that she hoped that following the elections all parties

:05:00. > :05:02.would be able to come together to find a way forward.

:05:03. > :05:05.Meanwhile, the DUP leader Arlene Foster said she would

:05:06. > :05:09.work with Mrs O'Neill after the election.

:05:10. > :05:12.She has been appointed by Sinn Fein, so I will have to work with Michelle

:05:13. > :05:18.We need to get to the other side of the election so we can put these

:05:19. > :05:21.institutions back in place, to make them work for the people of Northern

:05:22. > :05:23.Ireland because that's what I am hearing very strongly that people

:05:24. > :05:28.want, they want devolution and they want it to work.

:05:29. > :05:31.A shop in county Antrim has been ram raided by thieves.

:05:32. > :05:34.A vehicle was driven through the front shutters of a MACE

:05:35. > :05:38.store in Randalstown at around 4am this morning.

:05:39. > :05:40.A quantity of cigarettes were stolen.

:05:41. > :05:43.The shop owner said CCTV shows the culprits loading the cigarettes

:05:44. > :05:53.into a wheelie bin and taking them out to a car.

:05:54. > :06:04.you go about your business trying to earn a living, providing employment,

:06:05. > :06:07.providing a service to the community, and you feel powerless

:06:08. > :06:09.that this is inflicted upon you. The words of 15-year-old Donegal

:06:10. > :06:12.actor Art Parkinson after the film in which he plays

:06:13. > :06:15.a starring role was Our north-west reporter,

:06:16. > :06:19.Keiron Tourish, caught up with the teenager,

:06:20. > :06:21.who rose to prominence in Game Art Parkinson was back

:06:22. > :06:35.at his old Irish speaking school today taking all the

:06:36. > :06:38.headlines in his stride. In any language,

:06:39. > :06:39.his latest success is The unassuming 15-year-old

:06:40. > :06:42.voiced the lead role in the animated 3-D film

:06:43. > :06:51.Kubo And The Two Strings. It has been nominated

:06:52. > :06:53.for Best Animated Film and The Donegal schoolboy

:06:54. > :06:57.was told in the school I spent all day thinking

:06:58. > :07:03.about it and by lunch had I didn't get the the

:07:04. > :07:07.chance to check. It hadn't really

:07:08. > :07:13.struck me at the time then I got home and I was looking up

:07:14. > :07:17.and reading about it and it is just I never really thought

:07:18. > :07:21.this could ever It's always been a dream of mine

:07:22. > :07:25.being an actor, something I've I didn't think it would

:07:26. > :07:29.happen to me at such a He was delighted but realised

:07:30. > :07:38.he still had two classes. The trials and tribulations

:07:39. > :07:44.of being a big movie star. Very proud of him

:07:45. > :07:46.as his big brother. It's great to see the wee lad

:07:47. > :07:49.going to the Oscars. He will be rubbing

:07:50. > :07:52.shoulders with co-star Donegal teenager will be taking his

:07:53. > :07:57.schoolbooks along with him. Art Parkinson says

:07:58. > :07:59.he is both excited and nervous about treading the red

:08:00. > :08:03.carpet at the Oscars ceremony next He paid tribute to family

:08:04. > :08:25.and friends here in Donegal who are Good evening. It has been cooler

:08:26. > :08:29.today the temperatures in most places have been in double figures,

:08:30. > :08:34.at least for a while. A chilly night to come, mostly dry and windy in

:08:35. > :08:39.places. That will make it feel very cold. The wind should keep the frost

:08:40. > :08:44.away from most places, if you gaps in the cloud but a fair amount of

:08:45. > :08:48.cloud to come tonight and tomorrow. Mostly dry but if you thought it

:08:49. > :08:53.felt cool today, even colder tomorrow. The wind will have a real

:08:54. > :08:56.bite to it. The cloud to be thick enough to bring some showers and

:08:57. > :09:01.some snail especially over the hills. Much of the day is dry

:09:02. > :09:07.similarly in the Republic of Ireland. Raonic close to the west

:09:08. > :09:11.Coast. Some wind across many parts of Britain, a dry day, the fog will

:09:12. > :09:14.have gone but temperatures struggling in many places. Best

:09:15. > :09:19.weather towards the north of Scotland where there is decent

:09:20. > :09:23.sunshine. Brightness here and there tomorrow across Northern Ireland,

:09:24. > :09:27.mostly dry, one or two wintry showers. Temperature is half the

:09:28. > :09:32.value of today. When you add on the wind, it really will feel like it's

:09:33. > :09:36.freezing outdoors. A real day to wrap up warm tomorrow. On Friday

:09:37. > :09:41.it's still quite chilly but the wind was like TE is. Some rain and

:09:42. > :09:45.drizzle making its way slowly from west to east. It will be damp and

:09:46. > :09:49.dull at times. Over the weekend, Shelley rain to start with but

:09:50. > :09:50.brightening up and it looks like Sunday should be a pretty nice day.

:09:51. > :09:54.Tomorrow night we'll have the final part of our legacy series

:09:55. > :09:55.during which the director of Public Prosecutions

:09:56. > :09:58.for Northern Ireland Barra McGrory hits back at critics of his decision

:09:59. > :10:01.to prosecute former soldiers for killings during the troubles.

:10:02. > :10:02.See you then. Goodnight.