:00:13. > :00:22.Good evening. This is BBC Newsline with Donna Traynor and Sarah
:00:22. > :00:26.Travers. The headlines this Thursday evening: controversial
:00:26. > :00:31.killings by the police, the ombudsman says they cannot be
:00:31. > :00:35.investigated. Joins me in West Yorkshire will where I will find
:00:35. > :00:40.out why this practice could be leading the way for surgeries in
:00:40. > :00:45.Northern Ireland. The enterprise minister denies a conflict of
:00:45. > :00:52.interest in the awarding of a gas contract. Is this one of the best
:00:52. > :00:59.places in the world to visit next year. It represents the zeitgeist.
:00:59. > :01:03.Great stories and personality. It is honest. We will hear from our
:01:03. > :01:06.two golfers trying to win the championship in We'll hear from our
:01:06. > :01:09.two golfers trying to win the world championship in China and we've got
:01:09. > :01:12.the goals which mean at least Northern Irelands women can qualify
:01:12. > :01:15.for the European Championships. And it's wet and very windy at the
:01:15. > :01:18.moment, but will it improve by tomorrow? I'll tell you shortly.
:01:18. > :01:21.Some of the most controversial killings of the Troubles can't be
:01:21. > :01:23.re-investigated because they're caught in a legal limbo. Nearly 50
:01:23. > :01:26.cases where RUC officers were responsible for the deaths were
:01:26. > :01:32.referred to the Police Ombudsman's office four years ago, but no new
:01:32. > :01:41.investigations have taken place. Our Home Affairs Correspondent
:01:42. > :01:45.Vincent Kearney has this exclusive report.
:01:45. > :01:50.The inquiries team was set up to investigate the death during the
:01:50. > :01:55.Troubles. But not for those where police were responsible. That
:01:55. > :02:01.included the death of five Republicans in 1982. Under
:02:01. > :02:05.allegations that they were using a shoot-to-kill policy.
:02:05. > :02:10.Investigations into deaths by the state must be fully independent. As
:02:10. > :02:16.they are accountable to a to Constable, it cannot investigate
:02:16. > :02:20.killings by police officers. Four years ago it past the files on 49
:02:20. > :02:26.such killings to the police ombudsman. As far as he was
:02:26. > :02:30.concerned, they would be investigated by an independent body.
:02:30. > :02:34.But they weren't. The Office said they are prevented from conducting
:02:34. > :02:40.fresh investigations to determine whether any of the police officers
:02:40. > :02:43.involved were guilty of a criminal offence. The problem is it prevents
:02:43. > :02:47.the Police Ombudsman from investigating any matters
:02:47. > :02:53.previously investigated by police and less there is new evidence. The
:02:53. > :02:59.result of that is that we are in a situation where those being
:02:59. > :03:02.reinvestigated will only be those deaths of police actions. That
:03:02. > :03:08.means that no matter where the years were spent investigating
:03:08. > :03:13.killings, or just hours, the Office cannot launch any new investigation
:03:13. > :03:19.into what happened. Although concerns about the legal status of
:03:19. > :03:23.the cases were raised in the office four years ago, it is only in
:03:23. > :03:27.recent months that it has sought independent advice. And the
:03:27. > :03:34.families of most of those killed have not been informed about the
:03:34. > :03:38.legal problems. Why has it taken so long? We thought the case earlier
:03:39. > :03:43.this year might result in clarification, and it has. We
:03:43. > :03:49.cannot investigate these matters. We are conscious about the families
:03:49. > :03:54.involved, those traumatised by the experience. Losing their loved ones.
:03:54. > :03:58.We need to be clear about the position before we contact those
:03:58. > :04:05.families. We are now clear on our position and can engage with those
:04:05. > :04:10.families as a result of this. director of the investigation
:04:10. > :04:16.described the situation as unfair, but said the office is powerless to
:04:16. > :04:21.act. It is not an equitable position. We will have debts for
:04:21. > :04:28.which the army are responsible reviewed by H T C. We have all
:04:28. > :04:32.manner of deaths in the Troubles, with be proportionally small number
:04:32. > :04:40.for which the police were responsible. That seems to me to
:04:40. > :04:47.raise moral, if not a legal issue. It is unfair. There is no equity.
:04:47. > :04:52.That seems to be missing. ombudsman now plans to ask for new
:04:52. > :04:56.legislation to investigate these cases. Already under intense
:04:56. > :05:01.pressure, following a series of revelations from the office in
:05:01. > :05:06.recent months, the fact the ombudsman has not of many of the
:05:06. > :05:09.families about what is going on is likely to me to more criticism.
:05:09. > :05:12.Our local health service is in the spotlight this week with a major
:05:12. > :05:15.review likely to recommend big changes in the way it delivers
:05:15. > :05:18.services. We've looked at obesity and elderly care, tonight we focus
:05:18. > :05:21.on GP surgeries which the review says should provide more services,
:05:21. > :05:24.like specialist treatment you now get in hospital. A GP, who is
:05:24. > :05:27.advising the review team, says you don't need more money for that,
:05:27. > :05:30.just people working more efficiently. His surgery is in West
:05:30. > :05:40.Yorkshire. So our correspondent Marie-Louise Connolly travelled
:05:40. > :05:41.
:05:41. > :05:46.there to discover the sort of surgery heading our way.
:05:46. > :05:50.Good morning. As well as providing routine services, this practice
:05:50. > :05:55.near Bradford in England also specialises in treating illnesses
:05:55. > :05:59.like diabetes and heart conditions. That means patients in this one
:05:59. > :06:04.building can not only see their GP, but be referred to a specialist to
:06:04. > :06:08.treats them here rather than in hospital. You know you can ring
:06:09. > :06:17.them and you know they will ring you back with any queries.
:06:17. > :06:24.Especially with the heart condition, it is put in my mind at rest.
:06:24. > :06:30.doctor is a GP but also specialises on practice -- plastic and other
:06:30. > :06:34.surgeries. According to him, shifting some services out of
:06:34. > :06:40.hospitals and into the community is better value for money. There is
:06:40. > :06:44.nothing to stop Northern Ireland from doing this today. It would
:06:44. > :06:51.take may be two or three years to get the expertise in general
:06:51. > :06:57.practice, but some GPs could be doing this work. You could easily
:06:57. > :07:04.move specialists into communities however. The current health review
:07:04. > :07:10.will impact on how and where GPs operate in future. Surgeries may be
:07:11. > :07:14.expected to merge, but like here in east Belfast, there are seven
:07:14. > :07:21.individuals Sir trees along Springfield Road. That adds
:07:21. > :07:26.additional cost. There are not additional funds, and they realise
:07:26. > :07:32.work has to be done. The service cannot be run the way it has been.
:07:32. > :07:37.It must be more efficient and run in a different way. Some practices
:07:37. > :07:41.are already moving in the direction that he would like. Here in east
:07:41. > :07:49.Belfast, instead of waiting for a hospital appointment, patients can
:07:49. > :07:57.be treated for his ear, nose and throat problems. From those we see,
:07:57. > :08:02.and discharged from our clinic, it is 97 per cent. Very much shorter
:08:02. > :08:07.waiting times. Can savings be made by shifting services from a
:08:07. > :08:13.hospital to a community setting? According to figures from the
:08:14. > :08:19.Bradford surgery, yes. It has saved the local health economy there over
:08:19. > :08:24.�115,000. That is all very well. It is fine in principle and what we
:08:25. > :08:29.should be trying to do. In England they have incentive eyes things by
:08:29. > :08:35.putting money in Sirte that the GPs have more money and money can be
:08:35. > :08:42.saved from the hospital budgets. In Northern Ireland, as I understand
:08:42. > :08:48.it, we are not thinking about models of that kind. But it is good
:08:48. > :08:53.common sense and it will happen. There are aware that it must be
:08:53. > :08:58.realistic. In order to bring a service like this one to a surge
:08:58. > :09:03.Rhynie you, money will have to be transferred away from hospitals and
:09:03. > :09:10.into GP practices instead. While that is good news for doctors, it
:09:10. > :09:13.could put a question mark on operations for some hospitals.
:09:13. > :09:16.Our viewers' panel gives us an insight into what some of our
:09:16. > :09:18.audience think about a wide range of subjects. It's a sample of
:09:18. > :09:21.opinions across Northern Ireland. This week we have their views on
:09:21. > :09:23.the health service. Looking at seven services including A&E,
:09:23. > :09:27.prescriptions and hospital car parking our question was what they
:09:27. > :09:30.would 'least be willing to pay for'. 28% of those asked said the last
:09:30. > :09:34.thing they'd want to pay for is a visit to the GP. And while almost
:09:34. > :09:36.everyone - 98% - told us they would go to their GP rather than to
:09:36. > :09:46.accident and emergency if the relevant services were available
:09:46. > :09:47.
:09:47. > :09:50.and surgeries were open longer. Thank you to our audience panel for
:09:50. > :09:53.taking part in that. All week you've been getting involved with
:09:53. > :09:56.the debate on the future of the health service on our social media
:09:56. > :09:59.pages. There's Facebook, where today there has been chat about how
:09:59. > :10:01.the GP's surgery could offer more services and hospitals less.
:10:01. > :10:05.There's quite a bit of concern about any potential impact on
:10:05. > :10:08.waiting times to see a doctor and you can also let us know what you
:10:08. > :10:11.think on Twitter and on BBC Newsline email. And tomorrow on the
:10:11. > :10:13.programme, the Health Minister Edwin Poots will be with us to talk
:10:13. > :10:16.about the issues we've highlighted this week.
:10:16. > :10:19.The Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster says she's had no role in
:10:19. > :10:22.the granting of a licence for gas exploration in Fermanagh and has NO
:10:22. > :10:25.interest in the issue to declare. The Green Party leader Steven Agnew
:10:25. > :10:27.wants the First Minister to sack her because she failed to declare
:10:27. > :10:30.her husband's ownership of land within the exploration zone. Here's
:10:30. > :10:33.our Political Correspondent Gareth Gordon. Beneath an area covering
:10:33. > :10:38.thousands of acres may lie the answer to much of our energy
:10:38. > :10:44.problems. Guess could lurk here, and an Australian exploration
:10:44. > :10:51.company has been given licence to find it. Extracting that, known as
:10:51. > :10:57.for King, is controversial. I spent ages looking for solutions for
:10:57. > :11:03.Northern Ireland, ways to bring gas to the West. Ways to bring an
:11:03. > :11:07.alternative supply of energy to the people of Northern Ireland. Instead,
:11:07. > :11:11.the alternative from the Green Party is to sit in a dark room with
:11:11. > :11:16.a blanket over our heads. Controversy number two, the
:11:16. > :11:20.minister's husband owns a small piece of land within the zone. Some
:11:20. > :11:27.claimed she broke the ministerial code by failing to declare an
:11:27. > :11:32.interest. Something she denies. was granted by officials. I have
:11:32. > :11:36.had no impact in any of the discussion or granting of licences.
:11:37. > :11:42.There is no declaration to make. When I get involved in decision-
:11:42. > :11:48.making, then I will make a declaration. The first minister
:11:48. > :11:52.this evening gave the minister his support. She has never supported
:11:52. > :11:57.anybody having that piece of ground for that use. The question was
:11:57. > :12:03.whether there was a danger, she has a particular view on that subject
:12:03. > :12:08.which is evident from this, she is trying to push forward to this.
:12:08. > :12:14.Others feel then is to be more transparency. This is not a
:12:14. > :12:20.platform for me or anyone else to attack the Minister. We need to be
:12:20. > :12:27.very careful. I will not be attacking her or embarking on a
:12:27. > :12:33.witch hunt. What we need to see our facts. It is not about hounding the
:12:33. > :12:43.minister. The Assembly committee has asked to meet the minister next
:12:43. > :12:43.
:12:43. > :12:46.week. You can see the rest of the interview on BBC2 at 7:30pm. A
:12:46. > :12:49.businessman from Londonderry has said he thought he and his family
:12:49. > :12:52.would be killed during a robbery at their home. Three gunmen broke into
:12:52. > :12:55.Kevin Doherty's house at Bridgend in County Donegal on Sunday evening.
:12:55. > :12:59.Mr Doherty, his wife and 18 month old daughter were held at gunpoint,
:12:59. > :13:02.while the men searched the house. He was then bundled into a van and
:13:02. > :13:04.forced to hand over six thousand pounds of cash and cigarettes from
:13:04. > :13:07.his business. An attempt to annul the bankruptcy
:13:07. > :13:10.of Fermanagh businessman Sean Quinn, will be the subject of a two day
:13:10. > :13:15.hearing in Belfast next month. Mr Quinn owes the former Anglo Irish
:13:15. > :13:18.Bank more than 2 billion euros. He's told his local newspaper he's
:13:18. > :13:27.determined to fight on and rebuild his family's reputation. From
:13:27. > :13:33.County Fermanagh, Julian Fowler reports. The Irish bank resolution
:13:33. > :13:38.company, the new name of Anglo Irish Bank is trying to annul the
:13:38. > :13:41.bankruptcy in Belfast and retrieve the debts the Quinn family owners.
:13:41. > :13:47.His barrister told today's hearing that it would take several weeks to
:13:47. > :13:52.prepare for the case, but will now be heard over just two days before
:13:52. > :13:57.Christmas. For a man who avoids the media glare, he has given a
:13:57. > :14:04.revealing insight to a local newspaper. He talked about being
:14:04. > :14:08.very her after losing his empire. Some very personal feelings. Since
:14:08. > :14:15.losing his businesses. He seemed very hurt but very determined that
:14:15. > :14:25.he was going to be built his empire. He tells the newspaper he feels a
:14:25. > :14:46.
:14:46. > :14:51.sense of injustice over what He told the paper he intends to
:14:51. > :14:56.write at tell-all book about his business empire been stripped from
:14:56. > :15:00.his control. He also says that we have not seen the last of the
:15:00. > :15:06.Quinns as he attempts to restore the family name.
:15:06. > :15:15.Still to come - Ireland get off to a roaring start at golf's World Cup.
:15:15. > :15:20.And the unique insight into life on board the Titanic.
:15:20. > :15:26.In just over three years' time, the Tall Ships first set to sail into
:15:26. > :15:31.Belfast again. But now, it is the Titanic that is getting to us
:15:31. > :15:35.talking. Building work on the memorial is
:15:35. > :15:39.almost completed ahead of the ship's commemoration next year.
:15:39. > :15:44.That is why a major travel magazine has lost a Belfast as one of the
:15:44. > :15:48.places to visit in 2012. The Tall Ships are coming back and
:15:48. > :15:53.while many of us will look forward to seeing them again, it is the
:15:53. > :15:57.Titanic that really has Belfast in the spotlight. We are told to
:15:57. > :16:04.expect an influx of international visitors in the spring. The
:16:04. > :16:09.National Geographic magazine Hill Belfast as one of the top travel
:16:09. > :16:19.destinations in the world. Also on the West a Columbia, oh man and
:16:19. > :16:22.
:16:22. > :16:30.Central Africa. So, why here? why not ex permission mark -- well,
:16:30. > :16:36.why not! It is this anniversary of the Titanic, the hundred
:16:36. > :16:42.anniversary this year. Also, it is like that place that has not been
:16:42. > :16:46.trampled by tourism. I loved its purity. The accolades do not end
:16:46. > :16:54.there. The Financial Times has listed Belfast as one of the top 10
:16:54. > :17:04.places in the world to hold or conference. Have they got it right?
:17:04. > :17:05.
:17:05. > :17:15.We are actually rule, compared with Rome, Paris and New York. From that
:17:15. > :17:17.
:17:17. > :17:23.point of view, I think it is pretty ridiculous! -- role. We're in a
:17:23. > :17:28.very good position coming into 2012 to capitalise on this. Nobody
:17:28. > :17:32.wakens up and decide, you have to go to Belfast. We have to exploit
:17:32. > :17:36.these accolades and market our city because we are in excellent
:17:36. > :17:41.destination, we are great value and now is the time to come to Belfast.
:17:41. > :17:45.Whether you think the reports have got it right or wrong, it is
:17:45. > :17:50.looking like 2012 is going to be busy in the city.
:17:50. > :17:54.In a few minutes, we have remarkable photographs from a
:17:54. > :17:59.passenger on the Titanic who was ordered off the ship just before it
:17:59. > :18:07.set off across the Atlantic. And news today that the birthplace of
:18:07. > :18:13.the Titanic, Belfast Harbour, has started to create a new terminal
:18:13. > :18:20.which will harness the power of wind turbines. It will create over
:18:20. > :18:25.100 construction jobs. The terminals and expected to be
:18:25. > :18:29.finished within the next 12 months. We know that drinking is bad for
:18:29. > :18:33.your health and we know that, the younger you are, the worse for your
:18:33. > :18:41.health but getting that message through to teenagers has always
:18:41. > :18:49.been a trial. Over a period of 32 months, we followed approximately
:18:49. > :18:52.3,000 young people. They were split into two groups. One was given a
:18:52. > :18:59.special programme on the other was given special -- normal curriculum
:18:59. > :19:07.provision. Over time, we saw that one group had a better knowledge of
:19:07. > :19:17.alcohol, they were exposed to West harm caused to the cells and less
:19:17. > :19:21.
:19:21. > :19:26.harm from the environment. -- cost That was funded by the Public
:19:26. > :19:30.Health Agency. For many parents out there, talking to their teenagers,
:19:30. > :19:35.it is quite a challenge getting the tone right. This seems to have
:19:35. > :19:41.reworked. What is the secret? programme is very practical and
:19:41. > :19:47.realistic. It engages people about it issues which they face at the
:19:47. > :19:53.weekend and during the week. That is its key. The other bit of that
:19:54. > :20:01.is about supporting parents and the number of years ago, we launched a
:20:01. > :20:05.media campaign around you, your child and alcohol. That contained
:20:05. > :20:09.additional information for parents. The key messages around that are,
:20:09. > :20:13.start talking to your children about alcohol as early as you can,
:20:13. > :20:23.talk to them about the risks and the dangers and due expectations
:20:23. > :20:26.
:20:26. > :20:30.around whether, at what age parents expect in terms of young people's
:20:30. > :20:36.behaviour around alcohol. younger the start, the more damage
:20:36. > :20:41.they do. That has been Provan. is. The evidence would suggest that
:20:42. > :20:46.children should have totally alcohol-free lives up until the age
:20:46. > :20:56.of 14 and ideally, up until the age of 18. But the key thing is, get
:20:56. > :21:02.talking? The key thing is, get talking. Thank you.
:21:02. > :21:06.First, we have the Gulf News. Two of our brightest stars are trying
:21:06. > :21:10.to were of -- trying to win a world Championship this week.
:21:10. > :21:16.The dynamic double-act are trying to go one better this year after
:21:16. > :21:21.finishing runners up last year. Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell Y
:21:21. > :21:30.in the second place after today's play. Here is what the pair had to
:21:30. > :21:38.say. It seems to be a pretty nd -- pretty windy island. The forecast
:21:38. > :21:44.is for the wind to continue to blow. This is a tough golf course here.
:21:44. > :21:50.You have to control your iron play coming into the greens. It gives us
:21:50. > :21:55.the opportunities to set up birdies. The format of the four balls is
:21:55. > :22:04.that you need to hang around and not used to it -- not lose too much
:22:04. > :22:07.ground. This tournament is won and lost in the foursomes. Our mind
:22:07. > :22:12.said was, as long as we were in a few short of the lead, we were in a
:22:12. > :22:16.good position. Now the Northern Ireland men's
:22:17. > :22:21.football team may not have made it to Euro 2012, but the women have a
:22:21. > :22:27.great chance of qualifying. They have completed a successful double
:22:27. > :22:30.header of matches, beating Norway and drawing with Hungary.
:22:30. > :22:38.Northern Ireland continued their fine run of form last night, taking
:22:38. > :22:41.a first athlete. It is a really exciting time with Northern Ireland.
:22:42. > :22:50.We are a young team and we are building on those performances and
:22:50. > :22:56.starting to show more maturity so that we can beat teams within the
:22:56. > :23:01.top 10 in Europe. Despite too late Hungarian draws -- Hungarian goals
:23:01. > :23:07.denying the team victory, it was a good result following their
:23:07. > :23:12.remarkable result against Norway. We did not have many expectations
:23:12. > :23:15.and I had the gut feeling before the match that, one of these times
:23:15. > :23:19.against the top nations, we would get a good result and it just
:23:20. > :23:29.happened on Saturday night that everything went our way. They had a
:23:29. > :23:33.better than I'd made in defence. Our goalkeeper put us through. We
:23:33. > :23:37.had them on the counter-attack. Northern Ireland are now third with
:23:37. > :23:43.a game in hand on the leaders Iceland and Belgium.
:23:43. > :23:48.The women showing the men how should be done. I knew would enjoy
:23:48. > :23:57.that! Imagine you had taken dozens of
:23:57. > :24:01.pictures of the world's most famous ship just days before it had sank.
:24:01. > :24:04.And then you were asked not to talk about it so that the tragedy could
:24:04. > :24:12.fade from memory. That is just what happened when an
:24:12. > :24:15.Irish Jesuit priest, who had been on board the Titanic, was told in
:24:15. > :24:21.1912. The story of the Titanic's
:24:21. > :24:24.passengers is the tale of how fate intervened to save some and condemn
:24:24. > :24:31.others to the waters of the Atlantic. One of those lucky enough
:24:31. > :24:36.to get off the ship before it sank was Father Frank Browne. He was a
:24:36. > :24:43.Jesuit student priest and a keen photographer. Whilst he was on the
:24:43. > :24:53.liner from Southampton to Cherbourg and back to Queenstown, now Coven
:24:53. > :24:55.
:24:55. > :25:04.county court, he took scores of pictures. -- now Cobh in County
:25:04. > :25:10.Cork. One of my favourite is this one, showing the anchor coming up
:25:10. > :25:15.for the last time. It was never lowered again. This also shows the
:25:15. > :25:19.part of the Titanic that actually hit the iceberg. The photos other
:25:19. > :25:22.fantastic record of the luxury liner and were used by movie
:25:23. > :25:30.director James Cameron to recreate the ship for the Hollywood
:25:30. > :25:40.blockbuster. Each tells its own poignant story. The child and
:25:40. > :25:41.
:25:41. > :25:48.father in this image had a terrible fate, both of them died after being
:25:48. > :25:51.saved from the Titanic. Father Frank Browne wanted to go on to New
:25:51. > :25:58.York but when he telegraphed his religious order for permission, he
:25:58. > :26:08.was ordered off the ship. He said it was the only time holy obedience
:26:08. > :26:11.
:26:11. > :26:21.had saved a man's life! We are going to have a bit of
:26:21. > :26:22.
:26:22. > :26:30.everything. Strong winds and rain are coming in over the weekend. As
:26:30. > :26:36.we go through the night, that so rain will clear away. A chilly
:26:36. > :26:41.night in prospect. We hold on to the strong winds. They will stay
:26:41. > :26:45.with us tomorrow. It will be unsettled as well for a while.
:26:45. > :26:53.There will be some rain piling in from the West, with those strong
:26:53. > :27:00.winds. Elsewhere, it will be a dry a picture, not as dull as grey as
:27:00. > :27:08.today. As a result, we will see more in the way of sunshine. Strom
:27:08. > :27:18.winds and noticeably colder tomorrow. -- strong winds. It will
:27:18. > :27:20.
:27:20. > :27:27.be at a further hats, scarves and It will be a cold night in some
:27:27. > :27:35.places. Eventually, we will begin to see outbreaks of rain during the
:27:35. > :27:42.early hours of Saturday. It will be very windy through to Saturday,
:27:42. > :27:52.with gale-force gusts of wind at times. Because of any wet weather
:27:52. > :27:53.