:00:21. > :00:25.Good evening, this is BBC Newsline. The headlines this Wednesday
:00:25. > :00:29.evening. Deaths could have been prevented in
:00:30. > :00:34.the pseudomonas outbreak had health chiefs acted sooner.
:00:34. > :00:38.The man who inspects the criminal justice system is to be the new
:00:38. > :00:42.Police Ombudsman. The school principal of the
:00:42. > :00:48.teenager shot in Belfast says friends are shaken by what happened.
:00:48. > :00:53.How a tough new grading system could hit tourist accommodation.
:00:53. > :00:58.Join me in Augusta in a special interview with Rory McIlroy. He
:00:58. > :01:02.says he is ready to put last year behind him and when the Masters.
:01:02. > :01:09.Despite the sunshine today, there was not much heat around.
:01:09. > :01:12.Temperatures should rise over the next few days.
:01:13. > :01:17.The head of the review of the pseudomonas outbreak has told BBC
:01:17. > :01:21.Newsline it is possible that some of the deaths could have been
:01:21. > :01:25.prevented if the Belfast Health Trust had acted sinners. Four
:01:25. > :01:30.babies died in the space of two months last winter from the
:01:30. > :01:32.hospital borne infection. The bacteria claimed the lives of three
:01:33. > :01:36.children at the Royal Maternity Hospital and one child in Abigail
:01:36. > :01:40.them. The children were in high care neonatal units and were
:01:40. > :01:45.particularly vulnerable to infection. In a moment we will hear
:01:45. > :01:50.from the Health Minister. First, our health correspondent looks at
:01:50. > :01:55.the main findings of the independent report. Heartbroken.
:01:55. > :01:59.This couple's baby son died after contracting pseudomonas in and the
:01:59. > :02:04.Kelvyn's neonatal unit last December. He was the first of four
:02:04. > :02:08.babies to die during the outbreak. They were briefed by the Health
:02:08. > :02:13.Minister this morning and they are adamant there should be no cover-up.
:02:13. > :02:18.We want the truth to come out to prevent it happening to anyone else.
:02:18. > :02:23.Three others also died in the neonatal unit at Belfast Jubilee
:02:23. > :02:28.Maternity Hospital. The report is lengthy and critical. It highlights
:02:28. > :02:31.that there were different strains of the infection which meant they
:02:31. > :02:36.were different outbreaks. Contaminated tap water was used for
:02:36. > :02:40.washing babies during that the changes and to defrost breast milk.
:02:40. > :02:44.That has changed. Vulnerable baby should only come in contact with
:02:44. > :02:47.sterile water. The report highlights the lack of an agreed
:02:48. > :02:52.system in the Health Service and a delay in sharing information
:02:52. > :02:56.between health trusts. It also says there was no agreed approach for
:02:56. > :03:00.declaring outbreaks. This is the woman leading the team. She says
:03:00. > :03:05.the Belfast Health Trust should have acted more responsibly and
:03:05. > :03:12.declared an outbreak sooner. When they thought they may have an
:03:12. > :03:17.outbreak, they improved their infection control. The did not test
:03:17. > :03:20.the water and be did not introduce sterile water for cleaning the
:03:20. > :03:24.babies. Had they done that, that might have improved the situation
:03:25. > :03:30.earlier. Might it have made a difference in terms of the deaths?
:03:30. > :03:36.At it is possible. While being questioned by the committee, she
:03:36. > :03:41.said the Royal Victoria Hospital's neonatal unit was not difficult --
:03:41. > :03:44.was not fit for purpose. The committee also questioned if using
:03:44. > :03:49.e-mail and circulars was the correct way of senior managers
:03:49. > :03:53.sharing information. Judging by this exchange, communication of
:03:53. > :04:03.vital facts may still be an issue. You say that the family were not
:04:03. > :04:06.
:04:06. > :04:13.told? But until the 14th. OK. baby was buried on the twelfths.
:04:13. > :04:16.This is an issue for families. We need to learn the lessons from this.
:04:16. > :04:20.During the next stage of the investigation, the team will be
:04:20. > :04:27.asking who knew what, where and when and will be questioning the
:04:27. > :04:31.timing of certain decisions. While the Professor Pat Troop says it is
:04:31. > :04:38.not her position to apportion blame, that responsibility could fall to
:04:38. > :04:44.someone else. This would be the Health Minister. Edwin Poots is
:04:44. > :04:47.with me now. At the centre of this are four devastated families and
:04:47. > :04:53.the claim that earlier action could have prevented deaths. This report
:04:53. > :04:58.has little to comfort the bereaved. Absolutely. I met the families
:04:58. > :05:03.individually this morning. I presented the report to them and I
:05:03. > :05:06.expressed my sympathy. What was coming from them is that they were
:05:06. > :05:12.not looking recriminations, they were looking for assurances that it
:05:12. > :05:17.would not happen to other families. They were very brave in how they
:05:18. > :05:22.are handling this. You say you will implement or 15 recommendations,
:05:22. > :05:25.but given the prevalence of and the knowledge and awareness of
:05:25. > :05:30.pseudomonas long before these deaths, is there any excuse for
:05:30. > :05:34.what happened? I think the report has a timeline in it and the time
:05:34. > :05:39.lying in the Western Trust was different to the Belfast Trust in
:05:39. > :05:42.terms of introduction of the sterile water. She also indicates
:05:42. > :05:48.that this made a fundamental difference. There is questions to
:05:48. > :05:56.be asked. He said there were warnings coming round at and
:05:56. > :05:59.national level from 20th September 10. There was a warning about
:05:59. > :06:04.pseudomonas in water and it was indicated that the most likely
:06:04. > :06:07.source would be the caps. It was clear that that was the most likely
:06:07. > :06:15.source and that is why action should have been taken on sterile
:06:15. > :06:19.water. Was it not taken seriously enough? I would hope to get those
:06:19. > :06:23.answers from the Belfast Trust. The did take actions in terms of
:06:23. > :06:28.stepping up their hand washing up and all of the disinfect since that
:06:28. > :06:34.took place. Clearly the problem was coming from the taps and that was
:06:34. > :06:41.the source of the problem. The lack of co-ordination, lack of planning,
:06:41. > :06:45.poor facilities... This pains at her picture of our health care.
:06:45. > :06:52.think the Belfast Trust has answers to give and I will be challenging
:06:52. > :06:55.them on these issues. I think it is vitally important that went letters
:06:55. > :06:58.come from Chief Medical officers that they are taken seriously. The
:06:58. > :07:04.need to be responded to in a timely and appropriate fashion and there
:07:04. > :07:08.is no delay when these warnings are sent out. By Nikki.
:07:08. > :07:11.The man who described the police ombudsman's office as dysfunctional
:07:11. > :07:17.and said it should suspend investigations of historical cases
:07:17. > :07:25.has been appointed as its new head. Michael Maguire has been to the
:07:25. > :07:29.Criminal Justice Inspector for the past 3 1/2 years. Al Hutchinson
:07:29. > :07:35.retired as Police Ombudsman last month following a series of reports
:07:35. > :07:37.criticising the performance of his office. One of the reports was
:07:37. > :07:42.written by Criminal Justice Inspector Michael Maguire who had
:07:42. > :07:46.this to say. The office of the ombudsman is important in the
:07:46. > :07:50.context of police oversight and anything which undermined
:07:50. > :07:57.confidence is important. This report did not note concerns of
:07:58. > :08:00.current cases, but was concerned about historic cases. This report
:08:00. > :08:05.said that Al Hutchinson had lost the confidence of senior members of
:08:05. > :08:10.his staff. It also said that the operational independence had been
:08:10. > :08:18.lowered and that an number of reports had been rewritten to
:08:18. > :08:22.reduce criticism of the report -- the police. Now, the author of the
:08:22. > :08:26.report has been appointed as the new Police Ombudsman. Michael
:08:26. > :08:31.Maguire identified a series of problems in the office and called
:08:31. > :08:36.for an action plan to deal with them. He has now been asked to
:08:36. > :08:40.deliver the changes he said were necessary.
:08:40. > :08:44.If 33-year-old man has been released on bail in connection with
:08:44. > :08:47.the shooting of a father and daughter in north Belfast yesterday.
:08:47. > :08:51.47-year-old Harry Hayles and his 18-year-old daughter Emma were
:08:51. > :08:56.attacked as he to go to school yesterday morning. Both are in a
:08:56. > :08:59.stable condition in hospital. Emma's headmaster at Our Lady of
:08:59. > :09:04.Mercy High School said staff and pupils were praying for a quick
:09:04. > :09:11.recovery. We have a very close-knit community here. The whole school
:09:11. > :09:17.community was shocked at the news. Emma is a lovely girl. She is
:09:17. > :09:22.bubbly, always smiling and good humoured. She is a great girl and
:09:22. > :09:26.she is hard working. She has high hopes of going to university.
:09:26. > :09:30.A man has been beaten and shot in the leg in Strabane. A gang forced
:09:30. > :09:34.their way into a house in Carlton Drive last night and beat their
:09:34. > :09:37.victim before shooting him. His girlfriend and her daughter were in
:09:37. > :09:40.the house at the time. His injuries are not believed to be life-
:09:41. > :09:44.threatening. His attackers took off in the red car which was later
:09:44. > :09:49.found burnt out on the Prospect Road.
:09:49. > :09:54.You are watching BBC Newsline. Still to come.
:09:54. > :10:00.Rory McIlroy speaks exclusively to us ahead of the US Masters. This
:10:00. > :10:08.iconic guitar or belonged to an iconic Belfast guitarist. Find out
:10:08. > :10:11.more later. In a year when Northern Ireland is
:10:11. > :10:14.trying to attract more visitors, the tourist board has said some
:10:14. > :10:18.self catering premises do not have the correct star rating. The board
:10:18. > :10:21.is reviewing all visitor accommodation from one start to
:10:21. > :10:27.five stars and that includes an assessment by Scottish inspectors
:10:27. > :10:31.of up to 2,500 self-catering places. Any downgrades will not be
:10:31. > :10:37.publicised for one year. In the meantime, paying customers will not
:10:37. > :10:42.be told. The owner of this self- catering farmhouse in Portrush
:10:42. > :10:47.wanted a four five star rating and carried out work, using a Tourist
:10:47. > :10:54.Board checklist. The inspection done by Scott -- Scottish assesses
:10:54. > :10:58.she was demanding. We felt that she was judging us by a Scottish world
:10:58. > :11:03.class at standing category. That is not mentioned by our Tourist Board.
:11:03. > :11:10.She was expecting high end appliances, marble worktops, plasma
:11:10. > :11:15.TVs these, more than one TV in the rooms, expensive art work, none of
:11:15. > :11:20.which were mentioned by the jurors for. We felt confused. He may not
:11:20. > :11:25.be the only one left disappointed by a voluntary reappraisal of self
:11:25. > :11:30.catering premises. I have been told by a senior woman in the Northern
:11:30. > :11:34.Ireland Tourist Board who said that the housing stock on the tourist
:11:34. > :11:37.officer in Northern Ireland was overrated. This meant it has too
:11:37. > :11:42.high a star rating and in the fullness of time, some of those
:11:42. > :11:45.establishments will find their rating reduced or changed.
:11:46. > :11:50.tourist board said it was using a visit Scotland as it standards were
:11:50. > :11:58.among the best in the world. It is proving tough. Any reduction in
:11:58. > :12:03.star rating will not take place for one year. We and we go out to do an
:12:03. > :12:10.assessment, we are telling the operator that there is cause for
:12:10. > :12:15.concern. He are not telling the customer? Know. We were told by
:12:15. > :12:20.Scotland that you have to give the operators time it to react. People
:12:20. > :12:24.ask why we are bringing in this game. We are good. We want to make
:12:24. > :12:29.ourselves better. We want to tell people we are a quality destination
:12:29. > :12:39.and world class. Figures reveal that one in every 10 self-catering
:12:39. > :12:44.
:12:44. > :12:47.premises is graded 5 *. But for how Last night Belfast had the UK
:12:47. > :12:51.premier of the latest movie about the Titanic, yes another movie! The
:12:51. > :12:54.story has been told so many times over the years in all sorts of ways.
:12:54. > :13:01.Natasha Sayee has been finding out why a century after its sinking the
:13:01. > :13:09.ship is still inspiring actors, film makers and playwrights.
:13:09. > :13:12.A Night to Remember, more than 50 years after it was made, it is
:13:12. > :13:20.still praise as the best and probably most accurate a movie
:13:20. > :13:30.about the Titanic. The legendary ship has also inspired some of very
:13:30. > :13:36.
:13:36. > :13:46.strange films, like this very strange Nazi propaganda film. We've
:13:46. > :13:46.
:13:46. > :13:52.had to be good and are the ugly, then there is the downright bad.
:13:52. > :13:58.The second Titanic film is one we shouldn't talk about. It is so bad.
:13:58. > :14:07.There is supposed to be an exact replica of the Titanic, and lo and
:14:07. > :14:10.behold, it encounters an iceberg. Then they raise James Cameron's
:14:10. > :14:18.blockbuster which brought the story to a whole new generation of, it is
:14:18. > :14:23.happening again, out now in a 3D. Last night Belfast hosted the UK
:14:23. > :14:28.premiere of the latest Titanic movie, with a local actor in the
:14:28. > :14:35.lead role. Why does he think the big ship has such an influence on
:14:35. > :14:39.the big screen? It is the horror, I imagining what you would have done.
:14:39. > :14:49.There is a fascination about what happened that night. There is the
:14:49. > :14:51.
:14:51. > :14:57.shock of it. This thing was unthinkable. From cinema to stage,
:14:57. > :15:02.and in Belfast's newest theatre, there is a new play about what
:15:02. > :15:08.happened after the disaster. It is one of many performances on in time
:15:08. > :15:12.for the centenary. If you fancy being inspired by the
:15:12. > :15:14.Titanic and want to find out more about it's artistic nature, why not
:15:14. > :15:20.view some of our picture galleries on our special website at
:15:20. > :15:24.bbc.co.uk/titanic. We're also on Twitter - you can follow us
:15:24. > :15:28.@bbctitanic100. Getting customers in tourism or
:15:28. > :15:30.elsewhere in the economy very often means thinking outside the box. Our
:15:30. > :15:32.environment correspondent Mike McKimm has looked at the popularity
:15:32. > :15:42.of vegetable box schemes and discovered that unusual alliances
:15:42. > :15:45.
:15:45. > :15:49.can prove successful. Hello Simon. Deliveries are
:15:49. > :15:54.commonplace that this hairdresser's in Belfast. Customers can place
:15:54. > :15:59.orders and collect them at the salon. To vegetables and
:15:59. > :16:03.hairdressing next? I don't see why not. In times like this, it is
:16:03. > :16:12.great for businesses to support each other. We are in a recession,
:16:12. > :16:21.we need food, and we also need to catch our haircuts -- have our hair
:16:21. > :16:29.cut. They are buying their vegetables directly from the farmer.
:16:29. > :16:34.It is about having a personal connection to the farmer. A new
:16:34. > :16:39.food culture around identity and trust. These schemes are bucking
:16:39. > :16:44.the trend, they are growing all over the place. It's also about
:16:44. > :16:51.creating resilience and security in the food supply. Craig thinks
:16:52. > :16:58.things are going their way. As petrol prices rise, the fuel costs
:16:58. > :17:04.are going to be bigger, our producer is going to become cheaper.
:17:04. > :17:10.It is more local, not as far to travel, the production is all very
:17:10. > :17:15.hands-on. It is human intention of a rather than machine intensive.
:17:15. > :17:20.Buying direct means more money stays in the local economy. Locally
:17:20. > :17:25.grown vegetables are attracting more people. As we were filming, a
:17:25. > :17:33.hotel chef turned up to find out more. They hope to encourage more
:17:33. > :17:39.local markets and box schemes the rout Northern Ireland. --
:17:39. > :17:42.throughout. They taste lovely. Home-grown.
:17:42. > :17:46.Last night we focussed on Graham McDowell's preparations for the US
:17:46. > :17:48.Masters. Tonight's it's all about Rory McIlroy. He's returning to the
:17:48. > :17:53.golf course which caused him so much heartache twelve months ago.
:17:53. > :17:57.Here's Austin O'Callaghan. This time tomorrow evening McIlroy
:17:57. > :18:02.will be the last of the four Irish golfers at this year's US Masters
:18:02. > :18:05.to tee off in the first round of the Major. For the World number two,
:18:05. > :18:13.it's a return to the Augusta course which proved his downfall last time
:18:13. > :18:20.as Stephen Watson reports. Rory McIlroy a may have been a
:18:20. > :18:28.driving down Magnolia Lane this week. He could have been a champion
:18:28. > :18:35.if it hadn't been very final round collapse. -- for a very fine all-
:18:35. > :18:41.round collapse. This weekly returns. He is the name on everyone's lips.
:18:41. > :18:48.His autograph is the most sought- after. Rory McIlroy is back for
:18:48. > :18:55.unfinished business. Have you exercise the ghost? I think so. I
:18:55. > :18:59.have a couple of practice rounds. The memories came back, once you
:18:59. > :19:09.get that out to the way it's fine. I'm trying to prepare like any
:19:09. > :19:11.
:19:11. > :19:16.other event. I feel like I'm ready to go. His meltdown last year was
:19:17. > :19:24.embarrassing, and an emotional sporting humiliation. He responded
:19:24. > :19:30.in record-breaking style by winning the US Open two months later.
:19:30. > :19:34.was great to bounce back so quickly. I would love to come back here this
:19:34. > :19:39.year and prove a point to myself, that I cannot win around this place.
:19:39. > :19:44.I would love to have a chance to win on Sunday, and see how wire
:19:44. > :19:49.handle it. His main opposition could be Tiger Woods, who is a big
:19:49. > :19:53.admirer of the world No. 2. I love the way he handles himself a round
:19:53. > :19:58.of the golf course. He's very feisty. It's what you have to be
:19:58. > :20:08.around here. He has all the makings of being a great champion borrowed
:20:08. > :20:16.longer period of time. He was pretty impressive last year. He won
:20:16. > :20:26.7-8 round a row. He just needs to get more experience. -- rounds in a
:20:26. > :20:36.row. I couldn't believe how close the cabins were. They are only 15
:20:36. > :20:41.
:20:41. > :20:51.yards off the tee. I can't believe I didn't get further. It was such a
:20:51. > :20:56.confusing experience. We could be in by Masters tournament to
:20:56. > :20:58.remember -- for a Masters tournament.
:20:58. > :21:01.The prospects of two Coleraine brothers rowing together at the
:21:01. > :21:04.Olympics moved a step closer today. Peter and Richard Chambers have
:21:04. > :21:07.both been selected on the Great Britain lightweight four crew which
:21:07. > :21:16.will contest the world cup regattas. This selection is usually a firm
:21:16. > :21:18.indicator of the likely crew line- up for the Olympics.
:21:18. > :21:21.And confirmation today that Cuba's Olympic boxing team will set up
:21:21. > :21:24.their pre-Games training camp in Belfast. Cuba have dominated world
:21:24. > :21:26.amateur boxing for the last forty years winning forty Olympic gold
:21:26. > :21:30.medals. The decision to select Belfast was announced at the Holy
:21:30. > :21:40.Trinity boxing club in the west of the city, which will be one of the
:21:40. > :21:41.
:21:41. > :21:45.Cubans training venues. They are the top nation in the world. It is
:21:46. > :21:49.the icing on the cake. For the kids here watching them. It will be
:21:49. > :21:52.brilliant. Newry City will play Linfield in
:21:52. > :21:54.the Irish Cup semi-final after Ballymena United lost their second
:21:54. > :21:56.appeal against expulsion from this year's competition. United were
:21:56. > :21:59.penalised for playing an ineligible player, Alan Davidson, who scored
:21:59. > :22:07.the winning goal against Newry last month. An independent hearing has
:22:07. > :22:09.ruled that the expulsion should stand.
:22:09. > :22:12.Ulster named Stephen Ferris in their provisional squad for
:22:12. > :22:14.Sunday's Heineken Cup quarter-final away to Munster They remain hopeful
:22:14. > :22:24.the flanker will be available despite picking up an ankle injury
:22:24. > :22:27.in last Friday's win over Aironi. Gary Moore was one of our most
:22:27. > :22:30.celebrated guitarists who played with the likes of Thin Lizzy,
:22:30. > :22:32.George Harrison and BB King. He died just over a year ago but is
:22:32. > :22:35.being remembered in a special exhibition of his personal
:22:35. > :22:45.belongings in Belfast's Oh Yeah centre and our reporter Mervyn Jess
:22:45. > :22:46.
:22:46. > :22:56.is there for a preview. Gary Moore was a start in his own
:22:56. > :22:58.
:22:58. > :23:06.right. -- a star. This exhibition has been seen people gather who
:23:06. > :23:14.were friends of them throughout his long career. Terry, you wear a
:23:14. > :23:20.music promoter -- you were a music promoter. How do place amongst the
:23:20. > :23:25.pantheon of great guitarists. was a great guitar player. Just
:23:25. > :23:33.absolutely amazing. He could play Peter Green's guitar better than
:23:33. > :23:40.Peter Green could. Thanks for that. We have something rather special
:23:40. > :23:50.down here. We have his suit, worn by him. It has barbed wire on it.
:23:50. > :23:52.
:23:52. > :23:58.Next to him is his Les Paul guitar. Joining me here is Stuart Bailie.
:23:58. > :24:06.This is something remembering him, how important is that? It is very
:24:06. > :24:13.important. It would have been his 60th birthday. It is a celebration.
:24:13. > :24:20.We have grieved for him, we have to remember how great he was. The fans
:24:20. > :24:30.still keep the legend alive. Thanks very much. There are gold the desks,
:24:30. > :24:32.
:24:32. > :24:39.the music, there are many great things, his father, Bobby, has made
:24:39. > :24:43.an appearance here. A lovely tribute.
:24:43. > :24:49.Now for a look at the weather, Now for a look at the weather,
:24:49. > :24:59.here's Cecilia Daly. A colder, nasty wind. A lovely to
:24:59. > :25:01.
:25:01. > :25:06.see the sand. -- lovely to see the sun. Temperatures are going to
:25:06. > :25:13.recover over the next few days. That low pressure is well away from
:25:13. > :25:21.us. It was all about sunshine and patchy cloud today. Once the wind
:25:22. > :25:27.starts to drop, it will be fairly frosty tonight. It will be sharp
:25:27. > :25:37.across County Down, maybe a little bit lower than that in rural areas.
:25:37. > :25:40.
:25:40. > :25:44.A frosty start tomorrow, mostly dry. The cloud will gradually increase
:25:44. > :25:50.from the north-west, but it shouldn't feel as Kohl yesterday,
:25:50. > :25:58.the wind will be much lighter. It is likely, around lunchtime, there
:25:58. > :26:02.will be some brightness. Generally speaking, the cloud will start to
:26:02. > :26:10.increase in the afternoon. Temperatures will be higher, 9-ten
:26:10. > :26:17.degrees. A few spots of rain. Not much more than that. It doesn't
:26:17. > :26:23.look like the damp weather will continue. Not so cold tomorrow
:26:23. > :26:29.night. Some cloud around. Good Friday, the breeze picks up again,
:26:29. > :26:35.from the north-west this time. More likely we will see some rain.
:26:35. > :26:39.Normal temperatures as we head into the Easter weekend. Saturday looks
:26:39. > :26:49.like being the better of the two days. Not great for picnicking, but
:26:49. > :26:53.
:26:53. > :26:57.days. Not great for picnicking, but not as cold as it has been.