11408 GCSE CAT Journalism and the Media (Unit 3) (Part 1) 2018.Indd

General Certificate of Secondary Education

Journalism in the Media and Communications Industry (JMC) Controlled Assessment Task Unit 3: Broadcast Media and Communications Part 1: News Bulletin

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VALID FROM 28 AUGUST 2017

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

UNIT 3 TASK INTRODUCTION

The overall purpose of the Unit 3 task is to produce two broadcast scripts: • 1 script for a 3-minute news bulletin (Part 1); and • 1 script for a 2-minute news package (Part 2).

Format The broadcast media format you will be working in for this task will be:

Northern Ireland regional radio for a public service broadcast at 4pm.

Instructions continue on pages 2 and 3.

Candidates’ work to be submitted May 2018

11408 PART 1: NEWS BULLETIN

The material contained in this booklet is for Part 1 of the Unit 3 Task. On pages 4 to 30 you will find source material for a 4pm news bulletin. The material contains 14 stories from which you will select the content for your 3-minute news bulletin. Stories are taken from a number of different dates and sources to provide sufficient variety of material for you to choose from. The source of each story is specified for you to help your background research. The date of each story falls within the month of January 2017. For the purposes of this task, all stories should be treated as though they have occurred on the same day. You may choose your own date.

Timescale You must produce a script for the 3-minute news bulletin within 7 weeks of receiving this material.

You will be expected to: • read the pre-release material and select the 4–5 stories (including one sports story) you plan to use; • complete background research on these stories; • compile a finished script based on your selection and research.

Duration Your script must be of sufficient length to be presented in 3 minutes and no longer. You may find it useful to rehearse different script versions to determine their length, when recorded.

Guide Base your script on an average talk time of 160–180 words per minute. (Words from any audio clip inserts (e.g. quotations from a key spokesperson) must be included in your total word count.)

Presentation You will be expected to demonstrate knowledge of the presentational aspects of the radio bulletin in your finished script (such as the use of additional music, sound effects or audio clip inserts). An example of a possible script format you might use to do this is provided at the back of this booklet.

11408 2 Supervision

Stage 1: Research and Planning You can use this hard copy booklet to make initial notes when background researching your selected stories.

Your annotation should include brief notes based on any extra information you have uncovered in background research. It should also include an explanation of your thinking and decision-making when evaluating the material provided.

You may also include additional relevant material that you discover in your background research. You will be expected to do this planning work during normal class time and your teacher may also set you additional task-related homework at this stage.

Stage 2: Compiling the finished script under controlled assessment conditions You will be expected to complete the writing of your final finished bulletin script under controlled assessment conditions which will take place in class under the teacher’s formal supervision.

You will be allowed to bring your annotated hard copy booklet into the controlled assessment session scheduled by your teacher.

This marked up hard copy must be submitted with your final bulletin.

PART 1 CHECKLIST

Your final script must show an understanding of: • ethics and broadcast industry guidelines; • legal constraints; • broadcast journalism deadlines; • broadcast journalism writing skills; • broadcast media formats; • news sense; • the target audience of the chosen media; • the appropriate presentational features of different media.

PART 2

The material in this booklet will be followed within 7 weeks by the release of additional source material on one of the stories already featured here. Your teacher will provide you with a follow-up booklet containing this additional source material and further instructions on Part 2 of the Unit 3 task. For Part 2 of the task, you will be expected to compile a script for a 2-minute radio news package for the 6.00pm news using the material provided.

11408 3 Story One

Donald Trump becomes 45th U.S. president

Mike Pence sworn in as vice president

WASHINGTON – Pledging to empower America’s “forgotten men and women,” Donald Trump was sworn in Friday as the 45th president of the United States, taking command of a deeply divided nation and ushering in an unpredictable era in Washington. His victory gives Republicans control of the White House for the first time in eight years.

Looking out over the crowd sprawled across the National Mall, Trump painted a bleak picture of the nation he now leads, lamenting “American carnage,” shuttered factories and depleted U.S. leadership. President Barack Obama, the man he replaced, sat behind him stoically.

Trump’s address lasted just 16 minutes. While his inauguration did draw crowds to the nation’s capital, the numbers appeared smaller than for past celebrations.

Demonstrations unfolded at various security checkpoints near the Capitol as police helped ticket-holders get through. After the swearing-in, more protesters registered their rage in the streets of Washington. Police in riot gear deployed pepper spray and made numerous arrests after protesters smashed the windows of downtown businesses, denouncing capitalism and Trump.

The new president’s first words as commander in chief were an unapologetic reprisal of the economic populism and nationalism that fueled his improbable campaign. He vowed to stir “new national pride,” bring jobs back to the United States, and “eradicate completely” Islamic terrorism.

“From this day forward, a new vision will govern our land. From this day forward, it’s going to be only, ‘America First,’” Trump said.

His address lasted just 16 minutes. While Trump’s inauguration did draw crowds to the nation’s capital, the numbers appeared smaller than for past celebrations.

In a remarkable scene, Trump ripped into Washington’s longtime leaders as he stood among them at the U.S. Capitol. For too long, he said, “a small group in our nation’s capital has reaped the rewards of government while the people have borne the cost.”

For Republicans eager to be back in the White House, there was little mention of the party’s bedrock principles: small government, social conservativism and robust American leadership around the world. Trump, who is taking office as one of the most unpopular incoming presidents in modern history, made only oblique references to those who may be infuriated and fearful of his presidency.

“To all Americans in every city near and far, small and large from mountain to mountain, from ocean to ocean, hear these words: You will never be ignored again,” he said. The new president was sworn in by Chief Justice John Roberts, reciting the 35-word oath with

11408 4 his hand placed upon two Bibles, one used by his family and another during President Abraham Lincoln’s inauguration.

Trump and wife, Melania, bid Obama and outgoing first lady Michelle Obama farewell as they departed the Capitol grounds in a government helicopter. Trump and Obama’s political paths have been linked in remarkable ways. Before running for the White House, the billionaire businessman led efforts to promote falsehoods about the 44th president’s citizenship and claim on the office.

Obama addressed a staff gathering at Joint Base Andrews before departing for a vacation in California.

“You proved the power of hope,” he said.

Trump’s journey to the inauguration was as unlikely as any in recent American history. He defied his party’s establishment, befuddled the media and toppled two political dynasties on his way to victory. His message, calling for a resurgence of white, working-class corners of America, was packaged in defiant stump speeches railing against political correctness. He used social media to dominate the national conversation and challenge conventions about political discourse. After years of Democratic control of the White House and deadlock in Washington, his was a blast of fresh air for millions.

But Trump’s call for restrictive immigration measures and his caustic campaign rhetoric about women and minorities angered millions. And Trump’s swearing-in was shadowed by questions about his ties to Russia, which U.S. intelligence agencies have determined worked to tip the 2016 election in his favor.

More than 60 House Democrats refused to attend his swearing in ceremony in the shadow of the Capitol dome. One Democrat who did sit among the dignitaries was Hillary Clinton, Trump’s vanquished campaign rival who was widely expected by both parties to be the one taking the oath of office.

At a post-ceremony luncheon at the Capitol, Trump asked the Republicans and Democrats present to recognize her, and those in the room rose and applauded.

At 70, Trump is the oldest person to be sworn in as president, marking a generational step backward after two terms for Obama, one of the youngest presidents to serve as commander in chief.

Trump takes charge of an economy that has recovered from the Great Recession but has nonetheless left millions of Americans feeling left behind. The nation’s longest war is still being waged in Afghanistan and U.S. troops are battling the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. The American health care system was expanded to reach millions more Americans during Obama’s tenure, but at considerable financial costs. Trump has vowed to dismantle and rebuild it.

Trump faces challenges as the first president to take office without ever having held a political position or served in the military. He has stacked his Cabinet with established Washington figures and wealthy business leaders. Though his team’s conservative bent has been cheered by many Republicans, the overwhelmingly white and male Cabinet has been criticized for a lack of diversity.

11408 5 Before attending an inaugural luncheon, Trump signed his first series of orders, including the official nominations for his Cabinet. He joked with lawmakers, including House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi, and handed out presidential pens.

In a show of solidarity, all of the living American presidents attended Trump’s inaugural, except for 92-year-old George H.W. Bush, who was hospitalized this week with pneumonia. His wife, Barbara, was also admitted to the hospital after falling ill.

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Donald Trump protests: Limo ‘set on fire’ and 217 arrested as police use tear gas on black-clad activists

David Lawler, Washington

21 JANUARY 2017 • 10:03AM

Violent protests erupted in downtown Washington on Friday, with a limousine set on fire just half a mile from Donald Trump’s victory parade and protesters lobbing rocks into lines of police.

Smoke filled the streets as the limousine burnt, with police filling the area and firing tear gas at protesters.

There were more than 217 arrests over the course of the afternoon, six police officers suffered minor injuries and the area remained tense into the evening.

As night fell, protesters set a bonfire blocks from the White House and reportedly frightened well-dressed Trump supporters as they ventured to the new president’s inaugural balls. Police briefly ordered ball-goers to remain inside their hotel as they worked to contain advancing protesters.

The first instances of destruction came before the inauguration, and police moved in large groups to disperse mobs of demonstrators as tear gas lingered in the air and the pavement was speckled with broken glass.

Ronald Dye, 56, said he hid under tables at Starbucks as 300 to 400 protesters swept past, some stopping to hurl bricks.

“They started throwing bricks at first, then they started throwing the trash bin but that didn’t work, then they picked up metal spikes and just started smashing the windows out,” he said. “They had all that stuff in their backpacks.”

Mr Dye is the chief of police at Talladega College in Alabama, and travelled to Washington with students to watch the school’s marching band perform. He said they were terrified as the vandals wreaked havoc.

“We just got up under the tables. That’s the only thing we could do,” he said.

Police fired flash bangs and detained a small number of protesters before the crowd continued on through the scene of their destruction.

Left in their wake were anarchist symbols, spray painted on walls and emblazoned on an abandoned flag Debbie Morris had travelled overnight with her husband from a small town in North Carolina, a Trump cap on her head.

11408 7 She said she felt “a bit threatened” as she made her way to the inauguration.

“Some of the things that I’ve seen are just nasty. I saw a protester being carried off, and people are shouting rude comments about my hat,” she said.

“I feel a little bit threatened. I’m from a small seaport town, it’s a little bit scary for us out here. I wish they would protest peacefully,” she said. “Why can’t they give the man a chance? He’s not even in yet.”

As she spoke, a small band of demonstrators, all in black, walked past. One had a black eye and another had white residue covering his face, apparently after treatment for tear gas.

Peaceful protesters milled around with signs like “not my president” and “say no to racism”, looking equally startled by the destruction. In addition to Starbucks, the windows of a McDonald’s, Wells Fargo bank and several cars had been smashed.

After one particularly violent clash a woman, on the verge of tears, attempted to pull masks off the perpetrators and urged them to stop throwing rocks.

Just a short walk to the South, protesters had blocked security gates through which Mr Trump’s supporters were to enter the inauguration.

Environmental activists, their arms linked, succeeded in keeping attendees out for an extended period of time before at last being forcibly removed.

Others were not content to sit still. As darkness began to set in a small group of teenagers dressed in black began breaking up bricks and placing them in rucksacks near the scene of the limousine fire.

Bystanders talked in hushed voices about the possibility for further violence overnight. The previous evening there were clashes outside of the “Deplora-ball”, an event organised by Trump supporters from the so-called “alt-right”, a movement with links to white nationalism and antisemitism.

Protesters blocked the entrance before the event, shouted abuse throughout and threw objects at attendees as they left.

A standoff between police in riot gear and protesters hurling rocks and other objects took place after the inaugural ceremony, with police using chemicals and smoke before closing in to make arrests.

Meanwhile Alec Baldwin and Robert De Niro were among those to address a gathering outside of Trump Tower in New York.

The largest demonstration associated with the inauguration will come today, as an estimated 200,000 women will flood into DC for the Women’s March on Washington. The march could be one of the largest protests in the history of the US capital.

Thousands of protesters in Australia and New Zealand on Saturday joined “sister marches”.

11408 8 In Sydney, Australia’s biggest city, about 3,000 people – men and women – gathered for a rally in Hyde Park before marching on the US consulate downtown.

“Feminism is my Trump card” and “Fight like a girl,” were among the placards held aloft by the protesters.

Activists in London hung a banner reading “Build bridges not walls” on the city’s iconic Tower Bridge on Friday, in a reference to Trump’s signature campaign promise of building a wall on the US-Mexican border.

About 30 groups have obtained permits for protests they estimate will attract about 270,000 people on Friday and Saturday, far more than have been seen in other recent presidential inaugurations.

11408 9 Story Three

Prince Charles says climate change is the ‘wolf at the door’ as meeting with Donald Trump is mooted

Gordon Rayner, chief reporter

19 JANUARY 2017 • 10:30PM

The Prince of Wales has described climate change as the “wolf at the door” as he urged world leaders to take immediate steps to combat what he sees as the biggest threat to the future of the planet.

In his bleakest comments on the subject to date, the Prince says action on climate change “must be urgently scaled up, and scaled up now”.

The Prince’s warning, which will be interpreted as a direct message to Theresa May and Donald Trump among others, is contained in the foreword to a new Ladybird book he has co-authored, called Climate Change, which is published next week.

Intriguingly, Mr Trump has said he plans to meet the Prince “in the coming weeks”, which would give the Prince an early chance to press home his point to the man who will be inaugurated as US President on Friday.

Mr Trump is a climate change denier, who has said that “the concept of global warming was created by and for the Chinese in order to make US manufacturing non-competitive”.

Clarence House said no meeting had been scheduled, but conceded that the two men were likely to meet at a State visit for Mr Trump which is already being planned out.

A spokesman for the Prince said: “It is the thing he is most concerned about. He regards climate change as the number one threat to the planet and it is the thing he cares most passionately about.”

In his foreword to the book, he says: “I hope this modest attempt to alert a global public to the ‘wolf at the door’ will make some small contribution towards encouraging requisite action; action that must be urgently scaled up, and scaled up now.”

The Ladybird Expert series book, which is written for adults, was co-authored by Tony Juniper, a fellow of the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership, and Emily Shuckburgh, a climate scientist at the British Antarctic Survey.

In an interview which will appear in tomorrow’s Telegraph Magazine, Mr Juniper said: “He wanted to present something everybody can read that cuts through some of the deliberately confusing misinformation that’s been put out there over the years, which I know he is very frustrated about.”

11408 10 He said the Prince had been “deeply involved at every stage” of the book’s production, and the Prince insisted on it being peer-reviewed to make sure nothing in the text could be disputed.

After it was checked by seven academics, Mr Juniper said: “These must be among the most thoroughly crawled-over 5,000 words in any book anywhere.”

This weekend the Prince will promote the book through a newspaper article and a brief television interview, a highly unusual move that reflects the urgency with which he views the subject.

The Prince has been expressing his concerns about climate change for decades, and has become increasingly dismayed by the inaction of world leaders who have persistently failed to meet internationally-agreed targets for reducing the causes of global warming.

He will no doubt relish the chance to talk to Mr Trump, who discussed his plans for meeting the Prince when he was having his photograph taken for the cover of Time magazine at the end of last year.

He noticed that the photographer, Nadav Kander, had also taken a portrait of the Prince for a 2013 cover of Time, and, according to Michael Scherer, who wrote a profile of Mr Trump to accompany the picture, “Trump was excited because he plans to meet with Prince Charles in the coming weeks, and offered to take him a copy of the Nadav portrait”.

A royal source said there was “no meeting planned at this stage” between the two men.

11408 11 Story Four

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, ENVIRONMENT AND RURAL AFFAIRS

19 January 2017

McIlveen meets with Manx fisheries minister to boost collaboration

Fisheries Minister Michelle McIlveen has met with her Manx counterpart Geoffrey Boot to explore areas for future collaboration and to raise important issues relating to Northern Ireland fishermen.

Among the issues raised was that of Northern Ireland scallop fishermen who failed to qualify for the Isle of Man scallop fishing licence. The licences, introduced in November 2016, were restricted to boats that had regularly fished the area from 2011 to 2015. Several NI vessels failed to qualify.

Miss McIlveen said: “King and queen scallops remain an important component of the Northern Ireland catch and this is an area where I hope we can cooperate to ensure sustainability. We are keen to learn from the Isle of Man initiatives on scallop broodstock areas with a view to establishing similar initiatives locally.”

Miss McIlveen also highlighted the need to develop a more coordinated approach to Irish Sea science between Northern Ireland, Wales and the Isle of Man. The aim is to establish common assessment for inshore fish stocks under national management and to improve integration of marine science.

She said: “I want to see a more coordinated approach for Irish Sea science between our departments and Wales. I am pleased that AFBI is to arrange a scoping meeting in early 2017 involving Bangor University, the Welsh and Isle of Man governments.”

Other issues discussed yesterday were research projects, including scallop enhancement, and collaboration in Pan-Irish Sea queen scallops, Isle of Man prawn fishery and enforcement.

Miss McIlveen added: “It is important to develop strong relationships with our neighbours and to work towards introducing sustainable fisheries policies that are of benefit to all.”

The meeting at the Tynwald in Douglas also included a tour of the Isle of Man government and is an important step in developing a good working relationship with Mr Boot and his department’s officials.

Mr Boot said: “Fisheries is a traditional and economically important industry for both the Isle of Man and Northern Ireland and we have a common interest in managing and better understanding fish stocks to ensure sustainability.”

11408 12 “Today’s meeting helped us further develop a mutual understanding of the issues surrounding fishing in the Irish Sea and I hope to continue a positive relationship with Minister McIlveen.”

Notes to editors: 1. The Manx government has fisheries management powers within 12 miles, and within three miles operates a restrictive permit for vessels under 50 feet. Scallop dredgers within 12 miles are required to have a particular Vessel Monitoring System as part of their new licensing conditions, and the licences from November 2016 were restricted to boats which had regularly fished in the area from 2011–2015. 2. DAERA applies The Conservation of Scallops Regulations (NI) 2008 establishing daily curfews, weekend closures and gear limitations which ensure sustainability. 3. Follow us on Twitter @daera_ni 4. All media queries should be directed to the DAERA Press Office on: 028 9052 4619 or email DAERA Press Office: [email protected]. Out of office hours please contact the duty press officer via pager number 07623 974 383 and your call will be returned.

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Prime Minister Theresa May said:

“Martin McGuinness served the people of Northern Ireland as deputy First Minister for nearly a decade.

“We recognise his work over many years securing a number of significant political agreements. “He played a key role in moving the Republican movement towards a position of using peaceful and democratic means.

“I want to send him best wishes for his retirement.

“We will all continue to work to make sure that the people of Northern Ireland are able to live freely and in peace.”

Max Blain Prime Minister’s Press Office 10 Downing Street, London. SW1A 2AA +44 (0) 20 7930 4433

@number10press http://www.number10.gov.uk

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

20 January 2017

Sugden announces funding boost for PSNI’s fight against cyber crime

Justice Minister Claire Sugden today announced additional funding to enhance PSNI’s ability to tackle cybercrime.

PSNI plans to use £167,000 of funding to introduce two purpose-built mobile cyber labs. Important evidence is increasingly held on computers and digital media devices and this development will allow officers and technical staff to capture evidence ‘at the scene’.

Claire Sugden said: “I am delighted that my Department has been able to identify funding to support PSNI’s efforts in this area.

“It is estimated more than 50% of all crimes committed nowadays utilise the cyber environment to some degree. My recent visit to the PSNI Cyber Crime Centre brought home just how prevalent the use of technology is in crime today and the need for law enforcement to constantly develop its response.

“Tackling cybercrime is a priority for the PSNI, which has established a dedicated Cyber Crime Centre. The introduction of these mobile labs will both improve the capacity and capability of officers to respond to these sorts of crime.”

Detective Chief Inspector Douglas Grant, Head of PSNI’s Cyber Crime Centre said: “We are continually seeking improvements in our investigative capabilities in this emerging crime area and the development of these mobile labs, funded by the Department of Justice, will enable the PSNI to Keep People Safe online throughout Northern Ireland.”

Notes to editors; 1. All media enquires should be directed to the Department of Justice Press Office 028 9052 6139. Out of office hours please contact the duty press officer via pager number 07623 974383 and your call will be returned. 2. DOJ allocated PSNI an additional £142,000 funding for the mobile cyber labs. The remaining £25,000 cost was met from within PSNI’s existing budget.

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, ENVIRONMENT AND RURAL AFFAIRS

20 January 2017

Avian influenza prevention zone extended

As a result of continuing findings of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI H5N8) in Great Britain and the Republic of Ireland and the continuing risk of an outbreak of HPAI in Northern Ireland, the Avian Influenza Prevention Zone (AIPZ) declared on 23 December has been extended until 11.59 on 16 March 2017.

Announcing the extension to the AIPZ, the Chief Veterinary Officer, Robert Huey said: “Within the Prevention Zone, all keepers of poultry and captive birds including small backyard flocks, are required to keep their birds indoors or take appropriate steps to keep them separate from wild birds. Failure to take these steps could have very serious implications not only for the keepers themselves, but for any of their neighbours that keep poultry including commercial poultry premises in the area.

“Should there be an outbreak in any poultry flock, including a backyard flock, not only will the birds die from the disease or be culled to reduce the risk of spread, but it will also be necessary to set up a 10 kilometre control zone around the infected premises which will seriously impact on movement of poultry in the zone for some time and will also have a serious impact on our ability to export poultry products.”

Mr Huey continued: “Failure to comply with the housing requirement is also an offence and could lead to prosecution.

“I would again urge poultry keepers in Northern Ireland to be vigilant and where necessary improve their biosecurity. Even when birds are housed, there is still a risk of infection and biosecurity should not be compromised. Clothing and equipment should be disinfected, the movement of poultry should be reduced and contact between poultry and wild birds should be minimised.”

The CVO added:“While there still have been no cases of H5N8 in Northern Ireland, we should not be complacent given the ongoing disease situation elsewhere. The AIPZ is in place as a precautionary measure to help reduce the risk of infection from wild birds. Keepers who are concerned about the health or welfare of their flock should seek veterinary advice immediately.

“Expert advice remains that consumers should not be concerned about eating eggs or poultry and the threat to public health from the virus is very low.”

There continues to be a ban on gatherings of some species of birds (livestock fairs, auctions, shows or other events) and this applies to those attending with bird species which are considered at higher risk of spreading avian influenza, including all poultry and game bird species, ducks, geese and swans. Gatherings of pigeons, aviary birds and birds of prey can continue to take place. 11408 16 As part of routine wildlife disease surveillance, post-mortem examinations of birds are undertaken in incidents where any ‘at risk’ bird species (wildfowl or gulls), or five or more birds of any other species, are found dead in the same location and at the same time. Members of the public are asked to report these incidents to the DAERA helpline on 0300 200 7840, Mon–Fri 9.00am to 5.00pm.

Flock keepers are asked to keep up to date on the situation via the DAERA website at www. daera-ni.gov.uk/articles/avian-influenza-ai

Guidance to help bird keepers find practical ways of minimising contact with wild birds is available in the leaflet “Preparing for Avian Influenza – Separating flocks from Wild Birds’. This is available on the DAERA website at: www.daera-ni.gov.uk/publications/preparing-ai- separating-domestic-birds-wild-birds

Note to editors

1. Avian Influenza is a notifiable disease. Anyone who suspects an animal may be affected by a notifiable disease must report it to their local Divisional Veterinary Office. Contact details can be found at https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/contacts/daera-direct-regional-offices 2. More information about Avian Influenza – including biosecurity guidance – is available from the DAERA website www.daera-ni.gov.uk/articles/avian-influenza-ai 3. Under the Prevention Zone, birds and eggs are still considered free range provided they meet all other requirements. Declaring a Prevention Zone means birds can be housed for up to 12 weeks and still maintain their free range status. 4. Follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/daera_ni 5. All media enquiries to DAERA Press Office, [email protected] or telephone 028 9052 4619. Out of office hours please contact the duty press officer via pager number 07623 974383 and your call will be returned.

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DEPARTMENT FOR INFRASTRUCTURE

20 January 2017

On-street parking tariffs for Belfast, Newry and Lisburn to increase

On-street parking tariffs in Belfast, Newry and Lisburn will increase from Monday 20 February.

Charges in Belfast City Centre will increase by 20p per hour from £1.20 to £1.40, while a number of streets on the edge of the city centre with a current charge of 80p per hour will increase to £1.20 per hour.

Charges in Newry will increase from 40p to 60p per hour and in Lisburn, from 60p to 80p per hour.

Commenting on the change in tariffs, Infrastructure Minister Chris Hazzard said: “On-street parking tariffs in Belfast have not increased since 2011 and have therefore not kept pace with inflation. Similarly, tariffs in Newry and Lisburn have not increased since 2009 and 2008.

“On-street parking provides a vital resource for shoppers and visitors and is an important support for the economic and social life of our towns and cities and for that reason I have limited these increases to the minimum possible.”

Notes to editors:

1. All media queries should be directed to the Department for Infrastructure Press Office on 028 9054 0007 or email: [email protected]. Out of office hours please contact the duty press officer via pager number 07623 974 383 and your call will be returned. 2. See photos from the Department for Infrastructure in our Flickr collection: https://www.flickr. com/photos/niexecutive/collections/72157669044006236/ 3. Follow the Department on Twitter @deptinfra

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Mexican drug lord `El Chapo´ Guzman extradited to US

Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, Mexico’s most notorious cartel kingpin, has been extradited to the United States to face drug trafficking and other charges.

Mexico’s Foreign Relations Department announced Guzman was handed over to US authorities for transportation to the US on Thursday, the last day of President Barack Obama’s administration and a day before Donald Trump is to be inaugurated.

Two senior US officials confirmed that Guzman – who twice made brazen prison escapes and spent years on the run as the country’s most wanted man – was on his way.

One said the US Drug Enforcement Administration took custody of Guzman in Ciudad Juarez, across the border from El Paso, Texas, and a plane carrying him departed for New York at 5.31pm local time.

New York is one of several US jurisdictions where Guzman faces charges.

The convicted Sinaloa cartel boss has been held most recently in a prison near Ciudad Juarez. He was recaptured a year ago after escaping from a second maximum-security prison through a tunnel dug to his cell. He had fought extradition since then.

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Cat owner who lost her pet 14 years ago and gave up hope of ever finding him again is astonished to discover he is alive – and says the contented feline can remain in his new home

• Rachel Wells received a call saying Snitch, now 15, has been found alive and well • She was left ‘gobsmacked’ after cat was traced via updated details in microchip • Snitch was taken in by Black Country Living Museum, Dudley, three miles away

After losing her cat 14 years ago, Rachel Wells had long given up hope of ever finding him again.

Desperate searches for the pet – called Snitch – had been fruitless and Miss Wells had since moved out of the house she once shared with her pet.

But miraculously, earlier this month, the veterinary nurse received a call to inform her Snitch, now 15, had been found alive and well.

Miss Wells said she was ‘gobsmacked’ to hear the good news about her cat, who was traced via updated details in his microchip.

And having seen how loved he is at his new home, the 33-year-old has said she is happy for him to stay there.

She said: ‘He was just over a year old when he went wandering. We never knew what happened to him. We were gutted.’

Miss Wells and her partner spent months searching for the cat in 2003, putting up posters and leaflets through doors.

But, in the days before Facebook and social media, she says it was hard going and ‘we never heard anything back’.

She assumed Snitch had decided to live somewhere else or had been run over – but never stopped thinking about him.

However, after about two years as a stray the cat found a new home at a local museum, was given a new name and came under the care of a new owner.

Snitch was originally named after the golden ball in the Harry Potter sport of Quidditch. But after being taken in by the Black Country Living Museum in Dudley, West Midlands – three miles from his original home – he was renamed Tiger. He has lived there as a pest controller ever since. He is cared for by Roger Colbourne, 70, who has worked at the museum for 27 years and first met ‘Tiger’ 12 years ago.

11408 20 Mr Colbourne was working in the carpenter’s shop on the museum site and found the cat hiding under some wood.

‘I gave him some of my lunch and he never stopped coming back,’ he said. Mr Colbourne said the pair have ‘a special bond’ and he ‘can’t imagine life without his companionship’.

The cat’s new owner, who once nursed him to health at his home over Christmas, said he was ‘shocked’ when he found out about his former life. But Miss Wells, who works for White Cross Vets in the Midlands, is not bitter about the cat’s new home.

She said: ‘He gets fed fish and chips every day by the museum, he couldn’t have asked for better than that. Roger has had him a lot longer than I have and he is so well loved.’

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Rangers winger Barrie McKay wants to be role model for Ibrox kids after loan spells get him back to the top of his game

SPELLS with Raith Rovers and Morton prove that being farmed out can help your game and give you big game experience says the Scotland Under-21 squad star.

BARRIE McKAY might be only 21 but already regards himself a role model for the new generation coming through the ranks at Rangers.

The winger believes he is living proof that when attitude and application are attached to ability, kids can make it at Ibrox – even if they are farmed out on loan in the early parts of their career.

That’s what happened to McKay, who broke into the first team when Rangers started their journey back to the big time in the Third Division but then fell out of favour and was sent to Morton and Raith Rovers.

Many believed McKay would go the way of so many other promising kids by disappearing into obscurity but the youngster had different ideas.

And when he arrived back at Murray Park in the summer to find Mark Warburton and Davie Weir revolutionising the club from top to bottom, McKay made sure he could not be ignored.

The wide man is now one of the first names on the team sheet and has broken into the Scotland Under-21 squad. And he reckons if he can do it, others can follow.

McKay yesterday collected a cheque for £175,000 on behalf of the Rangers Youth department, the latest donation from the Rangers Youth Development Company, which has provided more than £7 million since 2002.

Having been through the system, the youngster was delighted to publicise the work that goes on behind the scenes to fund it through profits made from initiatives such as the Rangers Lotto, Rising Stars, Scratchcards and Stadium Bricks.

“The youth department is a big factor at every club,” McKay said. “If you have young players coming through you don’t need to go out and get other players. They need to be ready for the challenge.

“I would like to think of myself as a role model for the younger ones. I have been out on loan, come back and I am a better playing for doing that.

“I’ve spoken to the young boys that have gone out on loan, I have told them that they need to go out and get the games they are not getting here.

11408 22 “It can work. It is a big experience going out on loan and you see that different side of football. It is good to get that and see the way that teams train differently. I was a wee bit worried when I went out but at the same time I always had that belief in my ability that I could come back and do a job here.

“The new gaffer came in and he gave me that chance. Being sent out on loan benefited me because I got to go out and pick up some experience.

“But you do feel you’re not really wanted at Rangers at the time and that you’re not really needed.

“At least I felt Morton and Raith wanted me when I went there.

“The times on loan were tough because Rangers is where I want to be playing my games. But the loans have really helped me become a different kind of player.

“I had to keep going and not look back on what could have been, not think about what a great facility Murray Park is and how great it is to play in front of 50,000 at Ibrox.

“It did that and it is good to be back here now.”

McKay played in Rangers’ first game in the Third Division, at Peterhead, and is desperate to complete the journey by playing in the top flight next season.

He added: “I have changed a lot since that first day. I have matured on and off the pitch and I need to keep getting better.

“It is exciting for me. I started the journey with the club down in the bottom division and I want to take it back to the top division.”

With that in mind, new contract talks are almost complete and the winger expects to sign a long- term deal imminently.

He said: “I want to stay and they have offered me a deal. It is really close. Hopefully I can get it done as soon as possible and get myself tied down.

“The gaffer has told me I have been doing well enough to deserve a contract so I need to repay him and keep going.”

McKay credits Warburton for re-igniting his career but the spark had to come from within initially. That, and a mental strength to be able to perform in front of massive crowds at Ibrox.

He added: “You need to be able to play in front of the crowds here. They expect so much of you to go out there and perform and you need to do it every week. It is just the way football is, or you lose your jersey.

“But it is something that has never really bothered me. As I came through as a young boy, I was never really fazed by the crowds so that has probably helped me.

“I have come back again, I’m quite chilled out and I don’t let stuff get to me.

11408 23 “There is competition and it is good in every squad. It can only make me push on further to keep them out of the team.

“If we bring in quality players, it is up to the people that are here to not make it easy for them to walk into the team.

“I have the freedom to go wherever I want and stay out as wide as I want.

“I also have the confidence to be able to beat the defenders, which I was maybe a bit wary of when I was coming through.

“As the season has gone on, I have believed in myself that much more and a lot of that is down to the manager.

“I have started most games this season and he has told me I have been playing well.

“That shows how much confidence he has in me. I need to keep that going.

“He has given me the chance that maybe other managers haven’t so I just need to repay him for that.”

And McKay revealed that the new regime’s insistence on every player having individual diet and gym routines tailored to their needs has played a massive part in his success this term.

He said: “There are more individual programmes now. I prefer to go to the gym and know that it is benefitting me rather than doing the same programmes that everyone is doing.

“That could benefit some people but not benefit others. It is good for me to just get the ones that are benefitting me and hopefully that shows.”

McKay and Danny Wilson are the only Murray Park graduates currently getting regular starts in the first-team but the winger believes others will follow.

He said: “Ryan Hardie and Jordan Thompson are training with us every day. Hardie just scores goals and Jordan is a very good player. They just need to wait for their chance and when it comes they have to take it.”

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Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers reflects on the incredible career of Hoops legend Jock Stein ahead of Albion Rovers Scottish Cup clash

• Brendan Rodgers is readying his Celtic side to take on Albion Rovers • The Northern Irishman took time to reflect on career of Celtic legend Jock Stein • Stein played for and managed the Hoops in a long career in Scottish football

Even amid the breezeblocks of Airdrie’s Excelsior Stadium, Celtic supporters are liable to identify portents of history in the making on Sunday.

If the switching of the Scottish Cup tie with Albion Rovers from ramshackle Cliftonhill is regrettable for many reasons, the significance of the playing the men from Coatbridge in this season of all seasons will be lost on no one.

Between 1942 and 1950, no less a figure than Jock Stein cut his teeth as a defender with the Wee Rovers.

The former miner’s view of his modest playing ability in those days didn’t change through subsequent spells with Llanelli and Celtic yet no number of self-deprecating words could ever dilute his achievements and standing in the game once he answered his true calling.

‘It was incredible what Jock did, when you see the story of where they were beforehand,’ his successor Brendan Rodgers reflected.

‘When I see the work that he did and the ideas he had in the 1960s, he was way ahead of his time, along with the Shanklys of this world.

‘I was fortunate to have grown up with Celtic and I was aware of what he did and the background to it.

‘But to come in to the club and see it all first-hand, to see what he achieved, his philosophy and how he managed players, is great.

‘He also managed to inspire those players over 15 years. To strive and have the energy to do that ... he was some manager.

‘You can see why he was held up in such esteem by the great managers.’

Football has changed so much from the day when 11 players reared within 30 miles of Glasgow ruled Europe that it seems more like a feat of the middle ages than one of 50 years ago.

The trophy Stein’s side won that day in Lisbon has become an annual squabble between half a dozen of the super rich. The rest are just happy to have their say in the opening arguments.

11408 25 But while the achievements of the legendary side of 1966–67 will assuredly never be matched, Rodgers feels there are modern-day lessons to be taken from their relentless pursuit of betterment and success.

‘They are the reason I’m here – I’m here because of them, the guys who created this great history. The star at the top of the stadium is down to what they did,’ Rodgers added.

‘Of course, those fellows never had the financial rewards modern footballers get but they’re so rich in everything they’ve done for the club. They were always at the forefront of everything.

‘When you think about what that team achieved … I saw some stuff I’d never seen before. It was an incredible feat from a Scottish team full of players from in and around Glasgow.

‘They won five trophies that season, playing 60-odd games, a fabulous achievement and I took that back and shared it with our players. The will the Lions had to keep going, to keep fighting; it was sensational, really.’

To this day, those heroes of yesteryear are beseeched by autograph hunters and those keen to hear a fresh anecdote from the era when Stein’s men were feared throughout the world. The current Celtic manager has listened as attentively as anyone.

‘I’ve met quite a few of them,’ he said. ‘I’ve come across them through my duties for the club. I went to a commemorative night (for Lisbon) just before Christmas and it was a great occasion in the Kerrydale Suite at Celtic Park.

‘John Clark is here on a daily basis, of course, so I see him all the time and Bobby Lennox occasionally. I sat next to Stevie Chalmers that evening and I’ve met Billy McNeill from time to time.’

The passage of time has put their achievement in its true context. Just three Celtic teams in history, including the Lions, have taken possession of all three domestic trophies.

As things stand, Rodgers’ side look a decent bet to join them. Unbeaten domestically as February looms, there are those – like Charlie Nicholas and Stiliyan Petrov – predicting not just one Treble but a succession of them.

‘If only it was that simple, eh?’ Rodgers smiled. ‘If only you knew every player would stay fit. It’s not as easy as that.

‘I respect Charlie, he was a wonderful player and has done great down south in his work. Stilian’s a good guy and a legend here at the club. I respect all that but it’s never as easy as that.’

It’s hard not to conclude, however, that Celtic’s weekend assignment is made all the more straightforward for the fact that game will be played at neutral Airdrie as opposed to Rovers’ own crumbling back yard.

‘It’s not made much easier as it’s another astro pitch, which is always unpredictable,’ Rodgers insisted.

11408 26 ‘Wherever we play, the majority of games, it’s like being at home anyway. No matter where we play we’ll accept the challenge. Safety reasons I believe prompted the move and that’s the priority.’

If a first Treble in 16 years is not meant to be than a lack of planning will not be the reason Rodgers’ side fall short. Asked what he knew of Darren Young’ s side of part-timers, Rodgers reeled off a verbal dossier of the information gathered.

‘I know they are seventh in League One so they play in the same division as Alloa, who we’ve already faced and we experienced a tough game against them,’ he added.

‘They’re well organised, play a 4-2-3-1, they’re quite direct, play off a second ball so it’s another game we must ensure we approach with the same level of concentration as the others we’ve played this season. No matter the league in which they play, we must concentrate.’

Asked if his approach was the same as a Champions League match, he replied: ‘Exactly the same. Every game is studied to the umpteenth degree. The minute you don’t is when you have an issue, you become loose and soft and that’s when you suffer.

‘The minute we knew they were our next opponents we afforded them the same respect as Barcelona, Manchester City and Borussia Monchengladbach. We’ve looked at all the details this week.’

A former miner from Burnbank would certainly have approved.

11408 27 Story Thirteen

Ulster v Bordeaux: Injuries force Kiss to shuffle the pack

Les Kiss has named his match day squad for Ulster’s concluding Champions Cup pool game, against Union Bordeaux Bègles, at Kingspan Stadium on Saturday (1.00pm).

Ulster’s chances of progression to the knock-out stages are all but gone following a 31–19 defeat at the hands of Exeter Chiefs on Sunday and there are six personnel changes to the starting XV that lost at Sandy Park.

Four of the changes come in the tight five as the front row injury crisis continues, with Hughes Insurance Academy props Ross Kane and Tommy O’Hagan adding their names to the lengthy injury list.

Jonny Simpson will make his first start for the Province at tighthead prop, having earned three previous caps as a replacement. Andy Warwick will join Simpson in the front row and they will pack down alongside Ireland skipper Rory Best.

Elsewhere in the pack, Robbie Diack and Franco van der Merwe will start together in the second row for the first time, while the loose forward trio of Iain Henderson, Chris Henry and Sean Reidy is retained.

Dave Shanahan and Paddy Jackson are named as half back partners for the second consecutive week. Darren Cave, hugely impressive in Ulster A’s 38–21 win over London Scottish last Friday night, is installed in the Ulster midfield alongside Stuart McCloskey.

Tommy Bowe returns to the starting lineup on the right wing, with Andrew Trimble selected on the left flank and Charles Piutau reverting to fullback.

Ricky Lutton is set to make his first appearance of the season after recovering from a series of injuries. He will provide forward cover along with John Andrew, Callum Black, Kieran Treadwell and Clive Ross. Paul Marshall, Brett Herron and Craig Gilroy are also included in the match day 23 for Saturday’s game.

With only 3 defeats in their last 25 European outings in Belfast, Ulster will be hoping to continue its proud home record and kick-start their season ahead of a crucial block of Guinness PRO12 games.

Ulster team & replacements to play Union Bordeaux Bègles, Champions Cup, Saturday 21st January, Kingspan Stadium (1.00pm kick-off): (15–9): C Piutau, T Bowe, D Cave, S McCloskey, A Trimble (captain), P Jackson, D Shanahan; (1–8): A Warwick, R Best, J Simpson, R Diack, F van der Merwe, I Henderson, C Henry, S Reidy;

11408 28 Replacements (16–23): J Andrew, C Black, R Lutton, K Treadwell, C Ross, P Marshall, B Herron, C Gilroy.

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Jose Fonte: West Ham sign Southampton captain

West Ham have signed Southampton captain Jose Fonte for £8m on a two-and-a-half- year deal.

The 33-year-old Portugal centre-back – who spent seven years at Southampton – made a transfer request with 18 months left to run on his Saints deal.

The transfer includes a possible £1m in add-ons and gives Fonte the option to extend his contract for a further year.

Southampton’s director of football Les Reed said Fonte had the chance to sign an improved deal but requested a move.

Fonte, a Euro 2016 winner, said West Ham manager Slaven Bilic was a “very big influence” in convincing him to choose the Hammers ahead of other clubs.

“I thought that he really wanted me and that he sold me the project and the ambition of the club,” Fonte told the club’s website.

Fonte made 288 appearances at St Mary’s and was the last remaining member of the Saints side that rose from League One to the Premier League.

“I also have part of my family living in London and they are big West Ham fans. It just made sense for me at this stage to join West Ham,” he added.

“With the way that West Ham is going we can only look to be challenging in the top eight.”

The Hammers confirmed Fonte will not be available for Saturday’s trip to Middlesbrough.

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