:00:20. > :00:26.Good evening, this is BBC Newsline with Donna Traynor. The headlines:
:00:26. > :00:33.The UVF supergrass trial, which saw suspects walking free, cost the
:00:33. > :00:37.police alone �4 million. New jobs, in, on jobs -- other jobs
:00:37. > :00:40.go, why some parts of the economy are thriving is and others are not
:00:40. > :00:44.doing so well. A public inquiry hears of serious
:00:44. > :00:49.omissions in the care of a four- year-old boy who died at the Royal
:00:49. > :00:52.Children's Hospital. Horse-trading is banned at the Auld
:00:52. > :00:58.Lammas fair because of concerns animals are being badly treated.
:00:58. > :01:02.And I am live in Ballycastle. Our latest champion golfer has
:01:02. > :01:06.returned to his home club, a journey at Shandon Park what I will
:01:06. > :01:14.be joined by Michael Hoey. And how much longer can the fine
:01:14. > :01:18.weather last? Join me for the forecast.
:01:18. > :01:22.The enormous financial cost of the failed UVF supergrass trial is
:01:22. > :01:27.starting to become clear. It has emerged that the police alone spent
:01:27. > :01:31.more than �4 million on the case, which ended with nine men being
:01:31. > :01:37.cleared of murder. The total bill will be substantially higher, as
:01:37. > :01:43.our home affairs correspondent Vincent Kearney explains.
:01:43. > :01:48.12 loyalists walked free from court last month after a judge branded
:01:48. > :01:53.the two main prosecution witnesses as liars and ruthless criminals.
:01:53. > :01:57.Self-confessed UVF members Robert and Ian Stuart had agreed to tell
:01:57. > :02:03.the truth in return for reduced sentences. But the judge said he
:02:03. > :02:08.could not believe what he said. The trial has -- is expected to be one
:02:08. > :02:12.of the most expensive ever held here. And the first details of the
:02:12. > :02:20.costs have been disclosed, in a letter from that department of
:02:20. > :02:26.justice. The estimated costs for the PSNI are just over �4.3 million.
:02:26. > :02:34.Including the investigation and providing security during the trial.
:02:34. > :02:40.The Public Prosecution Service spent �520,000. The Court Service,
:02:40. > :02:46.another �219,000. The cost to the prison service was more than
:02:46. > :02:50.�250,000. The combined costs reviewed today totalled more than
:02:50. > :02:55.�5.8 million. But the figures do not include the most expensive part
:02:55. > :02:59.of the trial, the legal aid fees for defence barristers and
:02:59. > :03:06.solicitors. They are expected to bring the total cost to well over
:03:06. > :03:10.�10 million. The cost of being the case to court were discussed in the
:03:10. > :03:20.Assembly today with questions raised about how credible the main
:03:20. > :03:25.prosecution witnesses were. question must be asked, why was the
:03:25. > :03:30.decision taken to take his case to trial? A decision that resulted in
:03:30. > :03:33.a failure to secure convictions, allowed the steward others to
:03:33. > :03:37.receive a minimum sentence when they should have been given a
:03:37. > :03:42.severe sentence, cost the taxpayer millions of pounds and damaged
:03:42. > :03:46.public confidence in the administration of justice.
:03:46. > :03:55.Director of Public posh occasions as defended the legislation that
:03:56. > :03:59.made the case possible. -- Public Prosecution.
:03:59. > :04:04.An American financial firm is creating up to 50 jobs in Belfast.
:04:04. > :04:08.The Cowen Group will set up a technology centre to support its
:04:08. > :04:13.international business. Yesterday, Kelvatek, a local manufacturing
:04:13. > :04:17.firm, announced it was expanding its workforce, while at the same
:04:17. > :04:20.time the Game Group announced it was closing most of its shops here.
:04:20. > :04:27.Barbara's correspondent Kevin Magee explains why some areas of the
:04:27. > :04:31.economy are thriving while others are under pressure.
:04:31. > :04:36.If any company wants to repair faults on cables officially,
:04:36. > :04:41.chances are they will be using this piece of equipment. Manufactured by
:04:41. > :04:47.Kelvatek, the company is currently expanding am looking for 30 new
:04:47. > :04:52.staff, electronic and design engineers. Our principle is that we
:04:52. > :04:59.will invest very heavily in innovation, the reason is that
:04:59. > :05:08.gives us unique products, products which attract substantial
:05:08. > :05:11.profitable pricing, which allows us to reinvest. Today, the Cowen Group
:05:11. > :05:15.announced it is setting up a research and technology centre in
:05:15. > :05:20.Belfast, with the promise of up to 50 new jobs. Its Chief Executive
:05:20. > :05:24.flu here by private jet to make the announcement. For us, this is a
:05:24. > :05:31.chance for us as an organisation to make an impact in the community
:05:31. > :05:34.that really wants us to be a part of the community. A picture is
:05:34. > :05:37.emerging what export-driven companies are doing well, but
:05:37. > :05:41.businesses that rely on local costs are not doing so well. The reason
:05:41. > :05:46.for that is there is not as much money in the local economy. The
:05:46. > :05:51.public sector spending cuts, a squeeze on wages and a lack of
:05:51. > :05:56.confidence. This is evidence on the High Street in practically every
:05:56. > :06:01.town. The Game chain is closing 30 branches with the loss of 110 jobs.
:06:01. > :06:07.Last one, 250 local jobs were lost after Peacock's close shops across
:06:07. > :06:11.Northern Ireland. While we are losing jobs, what we have to do is
:06:11. > :06:15.be more proactive in trying to get more of those jobs into the market
:06:15. > :06:19.and trying to work with companies, right down to the one-man companies,
:06:19. > :06:25.to see how we can help them to employ one other person, to try and
:06:25. > :06:28.rebuild slowly. Today, the Audit Office said the Executive's job-
:06:28. > :06:32.creation body is making steady progress, creating jobs measured
:06:32. > :06:37.against its own targets. But some commentators believe its
:06:37. > :06:44.performance should be gauged by an independent body. I would prefer if
:06:44. > :06:47.the monitoring of the targets has done by somebody independent of the
:06:47. > :06:50.department and Invest NI itself. The report also said that three-
:06:50. > :06:55.quarters of the jobs announced translate into real jobs on the
:06:56. > :06:59.ground. Invest NI's Chief Executive
:06:59. > :07:04.Alastair Hamilton is with me now. As we said there, you have exceeded
:07:04. > :07:08.you job-creation targets, those targets have been said by the
:07:08. > :07:13.Executive, your own targets, we did not be better if they were set by
:07:13. > :07:19.an external body? A I think what John is referring to is the
:07:19. > :07:24.analysis of those targets. That is what the Audit Office have done, so
:07:24. > :07:28.independent of the Executive, they have come out with the report today,
:07:28. > :07:32.wages, over the last three years, the period in which we have been
:07:32. > :07:36.putting in tremendous focus, a real endorsement of the success. At the
:07:36. > :07:41.end of the day in terms of setting the targets, it is right that the
:07:41. > :07:46.Executive said those and they have been to a consultation period,
:07:46. > :07:50.where they said those targets based on a consultation. Therefore, those
:07:50. > :07:55.targets go down to us. Let us look at your success. In terms of
:07:55. > :07:59.exporting companies, but as Kevin said, not so successful when it
:07:59. > :08:06.comes to businesses targeting local, domestic trade. What are you doing
:08:06. > :08:12.for those companies? We have launched a programme which was
:08:12. > :08:15.lodged in November last year, a very open programme come --,, to
:08:15. > :08:20.invite companies to events and programmes and trying to support
:08:20. > :08:24.them and grow their business. We have had 6,000 enquiries from that
:08:24. > :08:33.inquiry line since November. Abbottabad, we have delivered 700
:08:33. > :08:37.new projects. -- out of that. That will deliver an extra 1,200 jobs,
:08:37. > :08:42.the majority of those in small businesses. Thank you for joining
:08:42. > :08:46.To a business that has been around for centuries but has now been
:08:46. > :08:51.banned at the Auld Lammas Fair in Ballycastle. Horse-trading will not
:08:51. > :08:58.be permitted there because of animal welfare concerns. Our
:08:58. > :09:02.reporter Chris pages in Ballycastle this evening. -- Chris Page.
:09:02. > :09:05.Every August, tens of thousands of people come here for the Auld
:09:05. > :09:08.Lammas Fair. It is all the more popular when the weather is as good.
:09:09. > :09:14.This year for the first time in hundreds of years, no forces will
:09:14. > :09:18.be on sale. Truck loads of forces are traded at
:09:18. > :09:23.the Lammas Fair. According to welfare groups, some of the animals
:09:23. > :09:27.have shown signs of serious neglect. These photographs have been
:09:27. > :09:30.published by an animal sanctuary on their Facebook page. They show
:09:30. > :09:34.horses at the fair which did not appear to have been fed properly.
:09:34. > :09:39.This horse was apparently hurt when a rope was put through its mouth
:09:39. > :09:43.instead of a bit. This animal's who had not been taken care of. The
:09:43. > :09:48.council, who owns this land where the horse trading takes place, says
:09:48. > :09:52.there have been other problems as well. Despite the best will in the
:09:52. > :09:56.world, this was not an activity that anybody could be proud of and
:09:56. > :10:01.certainly not something that the local Government should be
:10:01. > :10:03.promoting or even facilitating. Last night, councillors voted
:10:03. > :10:07.unanimously to ban horse-trading from the fair. It has been a
:10:07. > :10:13.feature of the event for generations, probably sensed the
:10:13. > :10:17.Lammas fair started around for many years ago. So, are the people sorry
:10:17. > :10:22.to see the end of it? I think Cruelty to animals myself, I
:10:22. > :10:28.disagree with it. But it is a good thing, it is a bit of a mess. It
:10:28. > :10:36.attracts the wrong crowd. council says horses would still be
:10:37. > :10:41.a big part of the fair. We have had negotiations with societies who
:10:41. > :10:47.have agreed that if we remove the horse-trading, which is a
:10:47. > :10:53.particularly dangerous activity to my mind, and replace it by shows, a
:10:53. > :10:57.Shetland pony show and a donkey show, we will upgrade the fair and
:10:57. > :11:01.probably attract a lot more people. Some councillors are concerned that
:11:01. > :11:06.horse traders may try to bring their animals to the fair in spite
:11:06. > :11:12.of the ban. So, the council is having discussions with the police
:11:12. > :11:15.and animal charities to see how the ban can be enforced. Some people
:11:15. > :11:20.might think it is a shame to lose the tradition of horse-trading at
:11:20. > :11:25.the fair, most people I spoke to today in the council's decision is
:11:25. > :11:30.a good one. Certainly the end of an Era. This
:11:30. > :11:37.is BBC Newsline, still to come. A special blessing for a nude
:11:37. > :11:42.statue called Titanica. If you are an Anglican, Catholic, a
:11:42. > :11:52.Presbyterian, dedicating the sculpture of a woman with heard...
:11:52. > :11:55.And an exclusive interview with Northern Ireland's Jonny Evans.
:11:55. > :11:59.The public inquiry into the hospital deaths of five children
:11:59. > :12:03.has been told that one of the cases, poor record keeping led to
:12:04. > :12:07.omissions in the boy's cared. And as an expert said there were
:12:07. > :12:14.serious concerns about how staff cared for Adam Strain, who died in
:12:14. > :12:18.1995. Marie Louise Connolly was at the inquiry. Remind us, the overall
:12:18. > :12:22.investigation. The inquiry is investigating the
:12:23. > :12:26.deaths of three children. Adam Strain, Clare Roberts and Richard
:12:26. > :12:31.Ferguson. It is also investigating the events following the deaths of
:12:31. > :12:37.two others. Lucy coffered and, Mitchell. All these children died
:12:37. > :12:46.while being cared for in the hospital and done for of the deaths
:12:46. > :12:49.of Certificates, hyponatraemia or is there to be contributing factor.
:12:49. > :12:55.It is an abnormally low level of sodium in the bloodstream which can
:12:55. > :12:59.be fatal. It can occur because of the mismanagement of fluids.
:12:59. > :13:02.Today the focus was on Adam Strain, he was at the Royal Belfast
:13:02. > :13:10.Hospital for Sick Children. He was four years old when he died
:13:10. > :13:14.following a kidney transplant. This is a mountain of evidence, but a
:13:14. > :13:19.statement that we heard from today really did stand out, that was from
:13:19. > :13:23.Sally Ramsay, who is a nursing expert, she was appointed by the
:13:24. > :13:28.inquiry team and she said record keeping fell well below the
:13:29. > :13:33.expected standard, there was no nursing care plan, dialysis details
:13:33. > :13:39.were not recorded, and there was no prescription details for each cycle
:13:39. > :13:42.of dialysis that Adam received. And she concluded that as a child in
:13:42. > :13:47.chronic renal failure about to undergo major surgery, the care
:13:47. > :13:51.given to Adam before his Special Vehicle Operation structure, which
:13:51. > :13:55.resulted in on missions in his care. That must have been very difficult
:13:55. > :13:59.for the family to here. There was a statement from them?
:13:59. > :14:03.The family still have many unanswered questions, including why
:14:03. > :14:07.a leading doctor did not play a more active role in the operating
:14:07. > :14:11.theatre, why it took a different doctor 16 years to recognise that
:14:11. > :14:15.he had made so many mistakes, where there was such poor communication
:14:15. > :14:20.between clinicians, and despite an inquest and a police investigation,
:14:20. > :14:28.there is still no clarity on how many nurses were involved in the
:14:28. > :14:38.theatre. The expert witness was quoted as saying, Adam's death was
:14:38. > :14:40.
:14:40. > :14:44.The theft of metal cost hundreds of thousands of pounds in Northern
:14:44. > :14:48.Ireland every year, and leads to all kinds of problems. Manhole
:14:48. > :14:53.covers electric cables, phone lines have all been taken by gangs hoping
:14:53. > :14:57.to make a killing on the price of scrap metal. But now the public is
:14:57. > :15:04.being asked to help catch the thieves who cost to the UK economy
:15:04. > :15:09.up to �1 billion a year. Phone cables are a favourite, a
:15:09. > :15:14.recent theft knocked out of 270 customers. The costs are so big
:15:14. > :15:18.that BT now has a team of former detectives tried to help catch the
:15:18. > :15:23.gangs. They also have technology which can detect a cut and have a
:15:23. > :15:27.police response within 15 minutes. But the thieves will take even
:15:27. > :15:31.greater risks in pursuing valuable metals. There is a problem with
:15:31. > :15:35.break-ins at sub-stations, even though they can have fatal
:15:35. > :15:39.consequences. We have not had any fatalities in
:15:39. > :15:44.Northern Ireland yet, if we have had some serious injuries, and no
:15:44. > :15:47.members of the public have been injured so far.
:15:47. > :15:54.Community street lighting, schools and houses have all been targeted
:15:54. > :15:59.for things like hot water tanks. It is a huge problem. The Chief Police
:15:59. > :16:04.officers put to the annual cost to the UK at �1 billion. That is why
:16:04. > :16:11.the public is being asked to help. It is a vast and growing problem,
:16:12. > :16:15.so in the last three years the amount of thefts have trebled,
:16:15. > :16:19.almost 740 incidents in 2011, so it is a significant impact on the
:16:19. > :16:23.economy. Critics claim their knees to be
:16:23. > :16:30.more than public bid -- public vigilance. They say new laws are
:16:30. > :16:35.being looked at. One in England is the ending of pain pash for scrap.
:16:35. > :16:45.-- paying full stops the Belfast golfer Michael Hurley flew back
:16:45. > :16:46.
:16:46. > :16:50.from Morocco today, fresh from his latest win Vostok -- Michael Hoey.
:16:50. > :16:55.Welcome to Shandon Park, where the golfers are enjoying a glorious
:16:55. > :16:59.evening here in east Belfast. We have come here to catch up with our
:16:59. > :17:03.latest champion golfer, Michael Hoey. He will be joining me in a
:17:03. > :17:07.couple of moments. I will also be showing you the trophy he won at
:17:07. > :17:11.the weekend. First it is to a footballer who is hoping to get his
:17:11. > :17:15.hands on some silverware, the biggest prize in English football,
:17:15. > :17:19.the Premier League. Northern Ireland's Jonny Evans has been
:17:19. > :17:22.Manchester United's most consistent performer this season. Last night,
:17:22. > :17:26.he was man-of-the-match as they beat Fulham to go back to the top
:17:26. > :17:32.of the table. In an exclusive interview, Jonny Evans has been
:17:32. > :17:35.telling us the reason for his recent good form.
:17:35. > :17:39.Jonny Evans joined Manchester United as a teenager, having grown
:17:39. > :17:45.up supporting the club. He has already won two lead titles with
:17:45. > :17:50.them, but this season he is working harder than ever to succeed.
:17:50. > :17:54.I made a conscious decision to go to bed earlier, get into training
:17:54. > :18:00.before everyone else and to do a bit of work in the gym and stay
:18:00. > :18:05.behind afterwards as well. Footballers are tagged with this
:18:05. > :18:09.idea that they just come in for training for an hour and a half and
:18:09. > :18:14.go home. Some of the last to do that, but some can get away with it,
:18:14. > :18:18.but some have to work a lot harder than others, and maybe I am one of
:18:19. > :18:24.those people who has to put a bit of extra work in.
:18:24. > :18:34.And he feels his all-round game is benefiting from his dedicating --
:18:34. > :18:38.dedication up off the pitch. I think I have been inspired by a
:18:38. > :18:43.lot of people. You get working- class people who get up at 6am and
:18:43. > :18:47.go to work all day and then go to the gym just keep fit, and I am in
:18:47. > :18:52.quite a privileged position to be able to be involved with sport.
:18:52. > :18:56.Jonny Evans has a long way to go if he is to reach the heights of
:18:56. > :19:00.Manchester United great like George Best. But his hard work is paying
:19:00. > :19:05.off. He has already played more than 100 games for this famous club,
:19:05. > :19:10.and he has been a regular in Sir Alex Ferguson's first 11. But he is
:19:10. > :19:15.taking nothing for granted. The competition that is frightening,
:19:15. > :19:22.really, you have just got to have belief in your own abilities.
:19:22. > :19:26.Everyone has blips in their career, and it is about how you respond to
:19:26. > :19:30.that. I have always been of the opinion that if you really want to
:19:30. > :19:33.be a Manchester United play and play here for many years to come,
:19:34. > :19:37.then you are going to have periods when you are going to have blips,
:19:37. > :19:42.but it is the ones who stay for the long haul who showed character to
:19:42. > :19:49.come through that. Determination at the charity have
:19:49. > :19:55.been hallmarks of Jonny Evans' rise to a top adds Old Trafford. -- the
:19:55. > :20:01.top at Old Trafford. We are here to talk to Michael
:20:01. > :20:06.Hurley. He won this magnificent trophy for stock -- Michael Hurley
:20:06. > :20:14.ball stop what did it mean to win this and a bring it back here?
:20:14. > :20:20.It is special and unique, a unique prize. I do not want to damages,
:20:20. > :20:25.because it is really expensive! I am just back to see some of the kit
:20:25. > :20:29.and help them with their games, because I did not get back after a
:20:29. > :20:34.tournament last year. The people -- the question people
:20:34. > :20:38.want me to ask you, can you following the footsteps of the
:20:38. > :20:43.three major winners and make it a quartet for Northern Ireland?
:20:43. > :20:47.Hopefully, I need to get into more of the majors, and hopefully I can
:20:47. > :20:52.get into the US Open by staying where I am in the rankings.
:20:52. > :21:01.You certainly have belief, and you are starting to back-up bombings.
:21:01. > :21:06.Yes, I feel I am good when I get into contention. -- wins.
:21:07. > :21:10.The last time you were home you laughed a bit about the Ryder Cup,
:21:10. > :21:14.but you must now be thinking of a place in it?
:21:14. > :21:21.Death, I want to play in big tournaments like that and the Irish
:21:21. > :21:26.Open, I had a really good chance. I would love to have a few holes
:21:26. > :21:32.tonight! De weather is perfect. Thank you for joining us.
:21:32. > :21:36.We will stay here for the rest of the sport, after's Stephen Ferris
:21:36. > :21:40.returns to a full-strength squad for their Pro12 game against a
:21:40. > :21:50.Aironi on Friday. It is a must-win game for Ulster if they are to stay
:21:50. > :21:56.on course for a place in the play- Italian opposition for the second
:21:57. > :22:00.time in a row. The twice capped Irish centre will
:22:00. > :22:09.move to Exeter at the end of the season, but just when it looked
:22:09. > :22:13.like Ulster would lose in Italy, he gave Ulster a dramatic injury-time
:22:13. > :22:17.gave Ulster a dramatic injury-time victory over Treviso. Devastation
:22:17. > :22:22.victory over Treviso. Devastation of for the Italians.
:22:22. > :22:27.A great victory but a poor performance.
:22:27. > :22:31.We were delighted to get a winner, Treviso are a very improved side,
:22:31. > :22:35.and they have got all the internationals back. From that
:22:35. > :22:40.point of view, we are delighted with the victory, although we have
:22:40. > :22:48.a lot of stuff to work on. It all started so differently, with
:22:48. > :22:53.Treviso scoring an early try. Paddy Wallace and Chris Henry combined
:22:53. > :22:57.well for Henry to score Warwick -- right under the posts.
:22:58. > :23:04.But it was the Italian's Tuesday's the initiative after the interval,
:23:04. > :23:11.the kick catching Ulster out. Paddy Wallace returned from provider to
:23:11. > :23:18.scorer to set up a thrilling finale in which they scored and nailed the
:23:18. > :23:23.conversion of for a valuable victory.
:23:23. > :23:27.It was a great win. Finally, Dylan Hartley has been suspended for
:23:27. > :23:30.eight games after a disciplinary hearing. He was cited for biting
:23:30. > :23:39.the think there are asked a's Stephen Ferris during the Six
:23:39. > :23:43.Nations match against Ireland. -- Ulster's Stephen Ferris.
:23:43. > :23:48.Another finishing touch was added to Belfast's new Titanic building
:23:48. > :23:53.this morning. Representatives from the main churches provided eight --
:23:53. > :23:59.performed a rather unusual ceremony. Chaplains from the four main
:23:59. > :24:03.churches gathered to get their in Belfast to dedicate a bronze nude.
:24:03. > :24:09.She is called Titanica, and she is one of the finishing touches being
:24:09. > :24:14.applied to the outside of Belfast's new Titanic signature building.
:24:14. > :24:20.We are four different religions dedicating a sculpture of a woman
:24:20. > :24:24.with her, you know... I really think this is the expression of the
:24:24. > :24:28.new Belfast. This is who we are these days, a mixture, a melting
:24:28. > :24:33.pot, add them is a great value in that.
:24:33. > :24:39.The sculpture weighs nearly a tonne, and the sculptor says it means a
:24:39. > :24:44.lot -- owes a lot to a movie star. I'd was thinking of figureheads on
:24:44. > :24:50.ships, and the good luck that a female figure is supposed to bring.
:24:50. > :24:54.And it was Kate Winslet in Titanic. Do you think you have caught the
:24:54. > :25:02.look? No, I think she is missing some
:25:02. > :25:07.features! If Kate would like to model for the next one, I will go
:25:07. > :25:11.for that, no problem! Surrey little bit of Hollywood
:25:11. > :25:15.glamour ahead of the grand opening -- opening ceremony this weekend,
:25:15. > :25:21.when the general public will get their first chance to see inside
:25:21. > :25:29.this multi-million-pound Titanic building.
:25:29. > :25:33.Let's get the latest on the weather It looks like we will get another
:25:33. > :25:37.glorious day before things change. High pressure is in charge, but
:25:37. > :25:46.over the next couple of days it will move into the Atlantic a bit,
:25:47. > :25:53.and it will start to bring in cool air. Lots of warm sunshine today,
:25:53. > :25:57.just sort -- just short of the previous record for the month.
:25:57. > :26:01.After the high temperatures today, after sunset, they will fall
:26:01. > :26:08.quickly, we could even get a touch of frost in some areas and some
:26:08. > :26:12.patchy mist. It is a cool one, but the warm sunshine returns tomorrow.
:26:12. > :26:16.It could be a slow start, but by the end of the rush hour, the son
:26:16. > :26:22.will get a little higher and temperatures will respond. We will
:26:22. > :26:28.find the highest temperatures towards the south-east. It will be
:26:28. > :26:34.quite warm for Belfast and across the south. It is the north coast
:26:34. > :26:41.that will feel the difference tomorrow, as the wind goes round. A
:26:41. > :26:45.bit more about onshore breeze. -- a bit more of an onshore breeze. The
:26:45. > :26:49.water will still be quite cold at this time of year. Still some