:00:13. > :00:17.Good evening. This is BBC Newsline with Noel Thompson and Donna
:00:17. > :00:19.Traynor. The headlines this Friday evening.
:00:19. > :00:22.I'm live at the Royal Jubilee Maternity where parents anxiously
:00:22. > :00:32.await news of whether their babies have tested positive for the
:00:32. > :00:34.
:00:34. > :00:38.pseudomonas infection. Next thing you were being told he is in
:00:38. > :00:45.intensive care. A life sentence for Brian Shivers
:00:45. > :00:50.for the murder of two soldiers at Massereene Barracks. This was a
:00:50. > :00:54.terrible crime which stole the lives from their young men.
:00:54. > :00:56.I'm live at Massereene. The police say at least six people were
:00:56. > :00:58.involved and the investigation isn't over.
:00:59. > :01:06.Dissident Republicans are being blamed for last night's two bomb
:01:06. > :01:09.explosions in Londonderry. Can Ulster do what they haven't
:01:09. > :01:12.done before and win in France? And there's still some rain left
:01:12. > :01:21.for tonight. I'll have the full weekend forecast for you later in
:01:21. > :01:24.Hospital staff at the Royal neo- natal unit in Belfast are trying to
:01:24. > :01:29.find the source of the bacterial infection linked to the deaths of
:01:29. > :01:32.three babies. All three children tested positive for Pseudomonas.
:01:32. > :01:35.It's a relatively common bug and is spread via skin or medical
:01:35. > :01:38.equipment. But outbreaks are rare. Our Health Correspondent Marie-
:01:38. > :01:41.Louise Connolly is across this. She's outside the Maternity
:01:41. > :01:51.hospital for us. Marie-Louise, the investigation has started what's
:01:51. > :01:53.
:01:53. > :01:57.the latest there? Staff who work at the neonatal unit behind me are
:01:57. > :02:02.currently preparing the air here for a deep clean process that is
:02:02. > :02:05.due to get under way I am told tomorrow morning. It is an
:02:05. > :02:13.extremely distressing time for everyone concerned here for parents
:02:13. > :02:19.and staff. I have spent most of the day gauging reaction. This is the
:02:19. > :02:24.neonatal unit which is at the centre of this outbreak. The babies
:02:24. > :02:34.being treated here are mostly a premature and all have pre-
:02:34. > :02:41.existing illnesses. Three babies have been lost and that is very
:02:41. > :02:48.serious. Our sympathies go out to the families. They were never have
:02:48. > :02:53.a greater trauma to go through. first baby died on 6th January, a
:02:53. > :02:57.fortnight ago today. The second baby died a week later. It was not
:02:57. > :03:04.until Monday night that test results showed both babies had died
:03:04. > :03:10.from the stay in strain of pseudomonas. The news was made
:03:10. > :03:15.public yesterday. A third baby died last night. Some of the babies may
:03:15. > :03:23.be carrying the bacteria that it does not necessarily mean they
:03:23. > :03:29.would get an infection as a result of the bacteria. The unit will be
:03:29. > :03:36.separating out those babies who have the bacteria on up their skin
:03:36. > :03:43.and those who do not. This is what the bacteria looks like under a
:03:43. > :03:49.high-powered microscope. It is a relatively form -- common form of
:03:49. > :03:56.hospital infection but it can have serious implications for those with
:03:56. > :04:03.weak immune systems. The bacteria is passed from skin to skin and
:04:03. > :04:10.lives in a warm and moist environment. It can be found in
:04:10. > :04:15.pipes making it extremely difficult to find and treat. This four-year-
:04:15. > :04:25.old also suffers from cerebral palsy and epilepsy. My heart goes
:04:25. > :04:35.out to the parents. I know how we felt. The infection has not spread
:04:35. > :04:36.
:04:36. > :04:40.beyond the neonatal unit. There is a concern. Next thing we are being
:04:40. > :04:47.told he is in intensive care and a day at later you're being told
:04:47. > :04:52.there is an infection outbreak. We thought he was being transferred
:04:52. > :04:57.because he was getting better. is the Health Trust doing to tackle
:04:57. > :05:02.the infection? The 23 babies currently being cared for in the
:05:02. > :05:07.unit have been swapped and moved to other areas within the hospital.
:05:07. > :05:14.Results of tests could take several days. A deep clean is about to
:05:14. > :05:20.start in the infected unit to stop it from spreading. The
:05:20. > :05:28.investigation has started. An indication of the pressure that a
:05:28. > :05:35.crisis like this can create on a system, it has been confirmed to
:05:35. > :05:40.the BBC tonight that to all women have been transferred from this --
:05:40. > :05:44.a couple of women have been transferred from this hospital.
:05:44. > :05:48.There are so many different groups caught up in a crisis like this.
:05:48. > :05:55.There are children and their parents but we cannot forget the
:05:55. > :06:03.staff. Staff become very much attached to the families and they
:06:03. > :06:07.almost become part of the family unit. The next 48 hours and even to
:06:07. > :06:11.the end of next week will be extremely anxious time for all
:06:11. > :06:21.those concerned. We have the number of a helpline
:06:21. > :06:23.
:06:23. > :06:26.has been set up for parents. It's Guilty and not guilty. Those were
:06:26. > :06:29.the verdicts passed at Antrim Crown Court this afternoon by the judge
:06:29. > :06:35.in the trial of the two men charged with murdering two soldiers at
:06:35. > :06:38.Massereene Barracks in Antrim in 2009. Guilty is Brian Shivers a 46-
:06:38. > :06:41.year-old unemployed man from Magherafelt. The judge found the
:06:41. > :06:45.DNA evidence linked him beyond reasonable doubt to the killings.
:06:45. > :06:49.But the judge was not convinced by the evidence against Colin Duffy, a
:06:49. > :06:52.well known Republican from Lurgan, and he was acquitted on all counts.
:06:52. > :06:55.It took Mr Justice Hart four weeks to consider his verdict on the
:06:55. > :06:59.murders of Sappers Patrick Azimkar and Mark Quinsey who were shot dead
:06:59. > :07:03.as they collected a pizza delivery at the gate of the barracks, the
:07:03. > :07:06.day before they were due to go to Afghanistan. We have series of
:07:06. > :07:09.reports on the investigation, and the effect of the killings on the
:07:09. > :07:19.victim's families but we focus first on the events Antrim court
:07:19. > :07:19.
:07:19. > :07:25.house, with Ciara Riddell. Moments after this, a couple of soldiers
:07:25. > :07:35.were dead. Real IRA gunmen opened fire as they collected a pizza
:07:35. > :07:36.
:07:36. > :07:43.delivery. Patrick Azimkav was 21 and Mark Quinsey was at 23. We have
:07:43. > :07:48.had a shooting outside the camp. What happened? There has been a
:07:48. > :07:58.mobile the shooting. The court heard of the pandemonium on that
:07:58. > :07:59.
:07:59. > :08:07.night. DNA evidence was that the core of this case. Colin Duffy's
:08:07. > :08:12.was on the seat belt buckle in the getaway car. The judge accepted a
:08:12. > :08:17.Colin Duffy's DNA had been found in the getaway car but he said the
:08:17. > :08:23.prosecution had failed to give him a role in the attack. After almost
:08:23. > :08:33.three years in jail awaiting trial, he left court a free man, geode by
:08:33. > :08:36.
:08:37. > :08:46.loyalists. The defence team said he was unlikely. But the judge said he
:08:47. > :08:53.
:08:53. > :08:57.had set fire to the car and then lied. We welcome the conviction
:08:57. > :09:02.today but we now want to take some time to study the judgment in fall
:09:02. > :09:07.while at the same time continuing with the investigation. The my
:09:07. > :09:10.world has been torn apart and I cannot change that. Please help the
:09:10. > :09:19.police before these people destroyed more families. My brother
:09:19. > :09:24.left his life that it was stolen away from them at an early age.
:09:24. > :09:34.we are relieved that today one man has been found guilty of the murder
:09:34. > :09:35.
:09:35. > :09:37.of our son and brother. Brian Shivers begins his prison sentence
:09:37. > :09:41.tonight. Behind every murder there is the
:09:41. > :09:44.shock and sense of loss felt by the families of the victims. The
:09:44. > :09:54.parents of Patrick Azimkar have talked about how their world was
:09:54. > :09:54.
:09:54. > :09:58.turned upside down by the sudden and violent death of their son.
:09:58. > :10:01.thought he would be safe there because it had been a long time. It
:10:01. > :10:09.had been 12 years since the previous shooting of a British
:10:09. > :10:15.soldier. He was only nine when that happened. He was a little boy. We
:10:15. > :10:19.did think he would be safe. We were really worried about him going to
:10:19. > :10:24.Afghanistan but we had to accept that, that is part of being in the
:10:24. > :10:34.army. We were worried about it but we never worried about him going to
:10:34. > :10:34.
:10:34. > :10:42.Northern Ireland. We never thought about that. We came home in the
:10:42. > :10:46.early hours and at about 5 o'clock the phone rang. The phone is down
:10:46. > :10:51.here in the hall. I went to answer it and just as I went to answer it,
:10:51. > :10:55.it stopped ringing and the doorbell rang. I opened the door and there
:10:55. > :11:03.were a couple of men they are dressed in suits. They were
:11:03. > :11:07.standing there and they asked me who I was. They asked if I was
:11:07. > :11:14.Patrick's mother. I said I was and they asked to come in. I was
:11:14. > :11:21.thinking, this is strange. As far as we knew he was on his way to
:11:21. > :11:25.Afghanistan. He should have been on route. I was thinking they cannot
:11:26. > :11:35.be anything serious because he would not have got to Afghanistan
:11:36. > :11:37.
:11:37. > :11:45.yet. Then, one of the men said he had bad news and said Patrick was
:11:45. > :11:50.dead. They kept saying he had died from gunshot wounds. It was not
:11:50. > :12:00.Afghanistan, it was a Northern Ireland. It was the most surreal
:12:00. > :12:04.
:12:04. > :12:14.and terrible moment of Our lives. They kept saying it was an incident.
:12:14. > :12:14.
:12:14. > :12:22.You can imagine, what happened, how did it happen? We did not know
:12:22. > :12:32.anything. A we had hundreds of questions. The shock lasted well
:12:32. > :12:36.
:12:36. > :12:45.over a year. That shock, that profound state of shock. I feel the
:12:45. > :12:51.act of the gunmen did, for me, personally, I see it as a 45
:12:51. > :12:56.seconds of distilled evil. The Act was distilled evil. And acted, in
:12:56. > :13:04.my opinion, of distilled evil. A horrible and sharp and quick
:13:04. > :13:12.bombardment of evil and terror. want to know exactly what happened.
:13:12. > :13:22.You want to see for yourself. did an innocent boy, just minding
:13:22. > :13:23.
:13:23. > :13:31.his own business, popping out to get a pizza, get blown away by
:13:31. > :13:38.bullets. But nobody can take away the actual reality of what you have
:13:38. > :13:45.to sit through. Somehow, you feel you need to. You have to feel you
:13:45. > :13:51.have got to. You have to know what happened. You have to know. Never
:13:51. > :14:01.would I want to kill somebody else's child, trying to get my
:14:01. > :14:02.
:14:02. > :14:12.cause further it. Violence is not the way. Do not do it. To not to it.
:14:12. > :14:14.
:14:14. > :14:17.The parents of Patrick Azimkar. Brian Shivers have not been in the
:14:17. > :14:21.public eye before this trial, in contrast to his killed up a --
:14:21. > :14:25.court used Colin Duffy. It is the third time he has walked away from
:14:25. > :14:32.murder charges. Our correspondent joins us from Massereene Barracks.
:14:32. > :14:37.What do we now know about the background to Brian Shivers? What
:14:37. > :14:42.we know about Brian Shivers is that he was not even on the police radar
:14:42. > :14:46.or before Massereene. He had no criminal record up until these
:14:46. > :14:50.killings. It was said in court that he supported Sinn Fein and backed
:14:50. > :14:56.the peace process, but his actions the judge found, were in stark
:14:56. > :15:01.contrast to this. He has a terminal illness and in 2008 he was said to
:15:01. > :15:05.have only five years to live. As he begins a sentence behind bars, he
:15:05. > :15:13.may never see freedom again. His solicitor said he would be
:15:13. > :15:18.appealing. At different story for Colin Duffy? That is right. Colin
:15:18. > :15:23.Duffy has faced murder charges on three occasions. Today, something
:15:23. > :15:28.of deja vu. He has spent three years on remand, exactly the same
:15:28. > :15:34.time he spent in jail before the Appeal Court overturned and they --
:15:34. > :15:41.a murder conviction at in the mid- 1990s. He was accused of killing
:15:41. > :15:47.out a UDR soldier. In 1997, he faced two charges. The DPP directed
:15:47. > :15:50.at those charges be dropped. Today, another acquittal. For him and his
:15:50. > :15:54.supporters, it will add to his suspicions that he has been the
:15:54. > :16:01.victim of state persecution. The is case was based on forensic
:16:01. > :16:05.evidence? That is right. At the heart of this case was forensic
:16:05. > :16:12.evidence. My colleague has been assessing how it is used and
:16:12. > :16:16.presented in evidence in the courts. Much of the forensic evidence in
:16:16. > :16:20.this case was gleaned from this car. It was abandoned on a country road
:16:20. > :16:26.near Magherafelt after the shootings. An attempt to bring the
:16:26. > :16:33.vehicle failed. Inside, investigators found the fingertip
:16:33. > :16:38.from a latex glove. DNA from Colin Duffy was discovered on it. A DNA
:16:38. > :16:41.expert from America said it traces found on the seat belt were nearly
:16:41. > :16:46.six trillion times more likely to have come from Colin Duffy than
:16:46. > :16:50.from anyone else. The DNA swab taken from a phone was over 6
:16:50. > :16:54.billion times more likely to be from Brian Shivers than anyone else.
:16:54. > :16:58.His DNA was also detected on a matchstick have found lying outside
:16:59. > :17:03.the vehicle. However, this was not enough to convince the judge that
:17:03. > :17:07.they were both involved in the murders. These are the laboratories
:17:07. > :17:11.in Carrickfergus. It is here that evidence gathered at crime scenes
:17:11. > :17:15.like Massereene is brought to be scientifically analysed before been
:17:15. > :17:21.place before the courts. That evidence can then be made available
:17:21. > :17:26.and used by both the prosecution and the defence. When we first turn
:17:26. > :17:30.up at a crime scene for an incident, we need to establish what evidence
:17:30. > :17:36.is there in terms of supporting the investigation and how that feed
:17:36. > :17:41.through. We are looking for the evidence ranging from visual
:17:41. > :17:45.evidence such as bloodstain patterns and interpreting those,
:17:45. > :17:49.from fingerprints, footprints, right through to small amounts of
:17:49. > :17:55.trace evidence light fibres, particles of glass or paint and
:17:55. > :17:59.traces of drugs and human DNA. was DNA, the human chemical code
:17:59. > :18:03.unique to each individual, that lay at the heart of this prosecution
:18:03. > :18:12.case. Evidence that led to one defendant been convicted and the
:18:12. > :18:18.other acquitted. So Colin Duffy walked free today, is anything been
:18:18. > :18:23.said by him or his family? As we saw earlier, he left court without
:18:23. > :18:26.any comment. He is maintaining a vow of silence. I spoke to a close
:18:26. > :18:31.associate of his and was told it was at home with his wife and
:18:31. > :18:36.children and will take his time before deciding, if anything, he is
:18:36. > :18:39.prepared to say publicly. New lease three years after the
:18:40. > :18:43.murders, one person has been convicted. Detectives say many
:18:43. > :18:51.others were involved. They have vowed to continue their
:18:51. > :18:55.investigations. Our Home Affairs correspondent reports. The army has
:18:55. > :19:00.closed the barracks at Massereene. Today, floral tributes marked the
:19:00. > :19:06.deaths of young soldiers Mark Quinsey and Patrick Azimkar, killed
:19:06. > :19:10.when two gunmen fired 63 bullets in less than 40 seconds. The gunmen
:19:10. > :19:15.fired an initial burst of shots and then moved forward and opened fire
:19:15. > :19:20.again as the soldiers lay on the ground. Today, one man has been
:19:20. > :19:23.found guilty of involvement in the murders. Detectives believe that at
:19:23. > :19:28.least six other people were involved and they say the
:19:28. > :19:32.investigation is far from over. Flanked by the families of the two
:19:32. > :19:36.soldiers, the officer who led the investigation had this message for
:19:36. > :19:41.the killers. I want to make it clear that police are determined to
:19:41. > :19:46.use every legitimate avenue to pursue terrorist criminals. This
:19:46. > :19:50.investigation isn't over. We will continue to pursue all of those
:19:50. > :19:54.involved in these evil murderers. And again urge anyone with
:19:54. > :20:00.information about the events of this horrible night to come forward
:20:00. > :20:05.to police. Veteran republican Marion Price is seen here leaving
:20:05. > :20:11.court, has already been charged in connection with the attack. It is
:20:11. > :20:15.alleged that she provided a mobile phone use by the Real IRA to permit
:20:15. > :20:19.responsibility for the killings. Detectives are pursuing a number of
:20:19. > :20:26.lines of enquiry about the attack and they hope others will soon be
:20:26. > :20:29.brought before the courts. The police say dissident
:20:29. > :20:33.republicans are responsible for the two bombs which exploded in
:20:33. > :20:36.Londonderry last night. They went off within 10 minutes of each other
:20:36. > :20:42.at the tourist centre on Foyle Street and at Strand Road close to
:20:42. > :20:45.the benefits of us. No one was hurt. Enjoying breakfast after a
:20:45. > :20:48.difficult night, these older people had to leave their homes last night
:20:48. > :20:56.after one of the bombs was left across the road from the sheltered
:20:56. > :21:01.accommodation. We all rushed down. The first bomb went off and it was
:21:01. > :21:07.a terrible loud bang. Very frightening. We all got out safe
:21:07. > :21:12.and sound. We have not got much time to grab what medication we
:21:12. > :21:16.were on. So far, so good. They were not the only ones feeling the
:21:16. > :21:19.effects. The journey to work was disrupted this morning and the
:21:19. > :21:22.police cordon remained in place until late this afternoon. These
:21:23. > :21:28.people have carried on this campaign for some time and it will
:21:28. > :21:32.not work. When will they realise that? 99% of the community are
:21:32. > :21:35.totally opposed to them. Scenes like these make it harder for those
:21:35. > :21:41.promoting Derry ahead of it becoming the City of Culture next
:21:41. > :21:45.year. We are positive and our staff are positive. Derry, Londonderry,
:21:45. > :21:49.is the place to come and visit in Northern Ireland. It is a fantastic
:21:49. > :21:54.tourism destination and we are behind that. The police say the
:21:54. > :21:59.bombs could have been dead leaf. They were not controlled explosions,
:21:59. > :22:03.they actually exploded. There is no doubt that if anyone had been
:22:03. > :22:08.passing, if anyone had of lifted the bike and it exploded, they
:22:08. > :22:12.would have been killed. The Deputy First Minister believe the bombs
:22:13. > :22:18.are a direct response to the progress in Derry. I duet very much
:22:18. > :22:22.as an attack on the City of Derry and the people of Derry and on the
:22:22. > :22:25.hopes and aspirations of the people of Derry at a time when we are
:22:25. > :22:29.involved in important regeneration projects. Tonight, things are
:22:29. > :22:36.getting back to normal and everyone I have spoken to say that is what
:22:36. > :22:40.they want, to get on with their lives in peace.
:22:40. > :22:44.Now sports news, and the Ulster Rugby team may have defeated the
:22:44. > :22:47.Leicester Tigers last week in emphatic fashion, but they have one
:22:47. > :22:52.more hurdle to overcome if they are to make it to the quarter-finals of
:22:52. > :22:59.the Heineken Cup. They take on a them mighty Clermont Auvergne in
:22:59. > :23:03.France. Even the great David Humphreys did not achieve it, nor
:23:03. > :23:10.has any Ulster team and that his win in France. Rugby is like a
:23:10. > :23:15.religion here, but Ulster believe. There are not so challenge is for
:23:15. > :23:20.us. It is our 100 this game in Europe. We have never won in France
:23:20. > :23:23.and Clermont had not been beaten at and 36 matches. There are lots of
:23:23. > :23:28.challenges and lots of little monkeys to get off our backs.
:23:28. > :23:33.Hopefully we can get a quarter- final back home for our fans.
:23:34. > :23:41.are in France, should she not be in skill? I should be, but no one
:23:41. > :23:45.knows. I am hoping no one sees this! And after last week, we can
:23:45. > :23:53.expect anything and we expect a result. We did not come here to
:23:53. > :24:00.lose. Ulster to win? Absolutely. Definitely. Tomorrow it will change.
:24:00. > :24:04.We can do it. Really? After last week, there is no doubt. November
:24:04. > :24:09.2009 was the last time Clermont lost at home and Ulster's waveform
:24:09. > :24:14.can only be described as patchy at best. Clermont won their last
:24:14. > :24:18.European game and Ulster will be without Darren Cave. The odds are
:24:18. > :24:22.stacked against them, yet the management, the players and the
:24:22. > :24:29.supporters believe that Ulster will win in France and they will qualify
:24:29. > :24:34.for yet another Heineken Cup quarter-final. That is the
:24:34. > :24:40.confidence we like to hear. Lester said they were intimidated at the
:24:40. > :24:44.crowd at Ravenhill. It has been confirmed that Jeremy McWilliams
:24:44. > :24:50.will be riding at this year's Northwest 200. He made his name in
:24:50. > :24:58.MotoGP and he will be entering the new Supertwins race at the age of
:24:59. > :25:08.48. The Northwest 200 starts on a 13. Our mouths dropped open. I
:25:09. > :25:14.
:25:14. > :25:17.13. Our mouths dropped open. I It was pretty wet and miserable
:25:17. > :25:22.today and it is looking a bit drier for the coming weekend.
:25:22. > :25:27.We have not completely finished with the rain, although the heavier
:25:27. > :25:32.stuff is clearing away from the North Coast and the Antrim coast.
:25:32. > :25:35.It is fairly mild and breezy, but it will be damp at times. There
:25:35. > :25:40.will be further drugs and drabs of light rain and drizzle coming
:25:40. > :25:44.through. A lot of cloud around and as the wind picks up tonight, it
:25:44. > :25:50.means temperatures will not drop much lower than five or six degrees.
:25:50. > :25:54.No frost tonight, but the wind will be a significant feature, both by
:25:54. > :25:58.the end at night and into the weekend. That went will make it
:25:58. > :26:01.feel pretty cold at times. The other thing about the wind is
:26:01. > :26:07.double punch some holes in the cloud and from mid-morning onwards
:26:07. > :26:12.we will see some sunshine. It will not be so grey. Much drier in many
:26:12. > :26:17.places. A few passing showers, mainly in the North Coast. Winds
:26:17. > :26:22.will be noticeable and gales are likely in coastal areas, but gusts
:26:22. > :26:27.of up to 60 mph, particularly across parts of County Antrim and
:26:27. > :26:29.towards the North Coast. Even in the west, there will be a lively
:26:29. > :26:33.wind and temperatures of seven degrees and it will feel chilly. As
:26:33. > :26:39.we head east to work at all important rugby match is taking
:26:39. > :26:43.place, it will be damper in Clermont, but it will not be windy.
:26:43. > :26:47.Coverage will be on BBC Radio Ulster. Back home, the end the day
:26:47. > :26:52.tomorrow with sunshine and some keen that winds and you may catch a
:26:52. > :26:57.decent sum set tomorrow evening. This is the scene in Carrickfergus
:26:57. > :27:01.yesterday. If you are star-gazing, it will cloud up and rain will push
:27:01. > :27:05.through. Not so good tomorrow night for star-gazing, but back cloudy
:27:05. > :27:10.and wet weather should clear away on Sunday, so Sunday night into
:27:10. > :27:16.Monday will be better if you are hoping to catch a glimpse of the
:27:16. > :27:19.Northern Lights. Finally, we will leave you with a reminder of the
:27:19. > :27:23.headlines. Hospital staff at the Royal neonatal unit in Belfast are
:27:23. > :27:27.trying to find the source of the bacterial infection linked to the
:27:27. > :27:32.deaths of three babies. All three tested positive for pseudomonas.
:27:32. > :27:36.Brian Shivers has been found guilty of the murders of two soldiers
:27:36. > :27:41.outside the army barracks in Antrim three years ago. He has been
:27:41. > :27:45.sentenced to life in prison. Colin Duffy has been acquitted of all
:27:45. > :27:51.charges. Sappers Mark Quinsey and Patrick Azimkar were shot dead as
:27:51. > :27:55.they collected a pizza delivery. Now, are late summary is at 10:25pm.