:00:10. > :00:15.Good evening, this is BBC Newsline. The headlines... There's to be an
:00:15. > :00:18.inquiry into how killings by soldiers are being investigated.
:00:18. > :00:20.Special measures are imposed on the Belfast Trust by the Health
:00:20. > :00:23.Minister after the pseudomonas deaths.
:00:24. > :00:28.Better late than never - the message from SS Nomadic after it
:00:28. > :00:32.fails to capitalise on Titanic's anniversary.
:00:32. > :00:38.I'm on board a ship that 100 years on will be following the path of
:00:38. > :00:42.the Titanic. And BBC Newsline will be there for the entire voyage.
:00:42. > :00:52.We're waiting in the wings with the wigs and the worry at the World
:00:52. > :00:52.
:00:52. > :00:56.Irish Dancing Championships. Join me, with one of the world's
:00:56. > :01:01.greatest office telling NBC New Steine why he is backing worry
:01:01. > :01:06.McIlroy. -- BBC Newsline. I have never seen a young man with more
:01:06. > :01:09.talent and he has got. And today brought some welcome
:01:09. > :01:13.sunshine to start the Easter break, but will it be t-shirts or thermals
:01:13. > :01:15.as the holidays continue. External inspectors are to review
:01:15. > :01:20.how the Historical Inquiries Team investigate killings by soldiers
:01:20. > :01:23.during the Troubles. The Chief Constable has asked Her Majesty's
:01:23. > :01:29.Inspectorate of Constabulary to carry out the review following
:01:29. > :01:33.criticism in a University of Ulster report. It claimed that former
:01:33. > :01:35.soldiers are given preferential treatment. A campaign group that
:01:35. > :01:45.represents the families of people killed by soldiers has criticised
:01:45. > :01:49.
:01:49. > :01:53.the Chief Constable's move. Soldiers no longer patrol the
:01:53. > :01:58.streets are hedge rows of Northern Ireland. This was the last foot
:01:58. > :02:01.patrol, which took place almost six years ago. For more than 30 years,
:02:01. > :02:06.thousands of soldiers were based here and controversy still
:02:06. > :02:12.surrounds some of their actions. Including the deaths of more than
:02:12. > :02:16.150 people in the early 1970s. The Historical Inquiries Team is
:02:16. > :02:20.reviewing the circumstances of those killings. BBC Newsline
:02:20. > :02:23.revealed earlier this week that a University of Ulster report has
:02:24. > :02:28.criticised the way those investigations are carried out.
:02:28. > :02:31.do not believe that it is independent. The evidence from the
:02:31. > :02:36.research suggests that it is not independent because the interviews
:02:36. > :02:40.are not impartial, not effective and not transparent. The Historical
:02:40. > :02:43.Inquiries Team is accountable to the Chief Constable. He told a
:02:44. > :02:49.meeting of the Policing Board today that he has asked her Majesty's
:02:49. > :02:53.Inspector of Constabulary to review how the team deals with cases.
:02:53. > :02:57.There is an issue of public interest here and I recognise that
:02:57. > :03:02.for the families involved, they want reassurance that the process
:03:02. > :03:05.has been consistent. I have asked her Majesty's Inspector of
:03:05. > :03:10.Constabulary to appoint an impending -- independent review to
:03:10. > :03:14.look at the involvement of military personnel and I will consult with
:03:14. > :03:18.the Policing Board. The move has been welcomed with -- by Sinn Fein,
:03:18. > :03:21.he said the report had raised serious concerns. This is about
:03:21. > :03:30.trees and bringing victims some closure. Let's make sure they are
:03:30. > :03:33.all treated the same. I welcome the fact that there is an account. I
:03:33. > :03:38.once -- we asked them to look at this because it was a public
:03:38. > :03:42.concern. Sitting in the public gallery today with Mark Thompson,
:03:42. > :03:48.who represents the families of some army victims. He said the move is
:03:48. > :03:53.not good enough. Families do not want this process to be
:03:53. > :04:00.investigated by another branch of the police. They would open and
:04:00. > :04:02.transparent and independent and effective investigation. Today's
:04:02. > :04:07.announcement is the police investigating police, the core of
:04:07. > :04:12.the problem. It is not acceptable. The inspectors are expected to
:04:12. > :04:17.begin a review before the end of the month. Matt Baggott has asked
:04:17. > :04:20.them to completed as quickly as possible. -- complete it.
:04:20. > :04:23.Special measures have been imposed on the Belfast Trust by the Health
:04:23. > :04:27.Minister, who says he is deeply disappointed and seriously
:04:27. > :04:29.concerned about areas of patients service. The move to closely
:04:29. > :04:33.monitor the Trust follows a meeting with its chief executive and
:04:33. > :04:43.chairman. They were discussing an interim report into the pseudomonas
:04:43. > :04:44.
:04:44. > :04:49.outbreak, which claimed the lives of four babies in neonatal units.
:04:49. > :04:53.It was a lengthy meeting at Castle Buildings today, described as an
:04:53. > :04:56.open and frank discussion. Afterwards, Edwin Poots expressed
:04:56. > :05:00.his deep disappointment while pointing out areas of serious
:05:00. > :05:05.concern. These include the handling of the pseudomonas outbreak at the
:05:05. > :05:07.Royal Maternity Hospital and what he calls the challenges faced
:05:07. > :05:11.within its accident and emergency unit. The Belfast Health Trust has
:05:11. > :05:15.been placed under special measures including enhanced oversight of the
:05:16. > :05:19.trust by the Department of Health with focus on the quality of
:05:19. > :05:25.service and patient experience and the trust managers will be required
:05:25. > :05:29.to make regular reports on the minister's action plan. We have to
:05:29. > :05:34.ensure public confidence remains in our Health Service and if public
:05:34. > :05:38.confidence is tinted, and it has been as a result of some of the
:05:38. > :05:42.headlines, particularly this week, I want to ensure that we do have
:05:43. > :05:47.that public confidence. I want to have absolute confidence myself.
:05:47. > :05:50.The trust denied that the Minister has lost confidence in them. What
:05:50. > :05:54.he said in his statement is that he wants to have confidence in the
:05:54. > :05:57.trust. If to do that we need to demonstrate that to him through
:05:57. > :06:00.working more closely with the department, I am happy to do that
:06:00. > :06:04.because I've been we can demonstrate and we can improve the
:06:04. > :06:07.confidence the minister would have in the trust. The solicitor
:06:07. > :06:12.representing one of the families who lost a baby in the pseudomonas
:06:12. > :06:19.outbreak give their reaction to the preliminary report on it. They did
:06:19. > :06:22.have a child in that word in 2009 and at that stage, there was
:06:22. > :06:30.sterile water provided and an insistence that sterile water be
:06:30. > :06:34.used. They cannot understand why that changed. When they hear that
:06:34. > :06:40.the death of some of the children could be prevented had those
:06:40. > :06:44.practices been in place, they feel that their child is the last in the
:06:44. > :06:54.line to have died as a result of this and could have been alive
:06:54. > :06:54.
:06:54. > :07:03.today if had -- it had been dealt with properly. Good evening, this
:07:03. > :07:08.is BBC Newsline. -- Belfast City Council is moving the tourist
:07:08. > :07:17.office in the City just around the corner. It will be just across to
:07:17. > :07:21.him Donegal Square -- from City Hall. People be -- will be able to
:07:21. > :07:25.see it and it is more accessible for people with children and people
:07:25. > :07:35.in wheelchairs. It will encourage more Chet -- tourists through the
:07:35. > :08:00.
:08:00. > :08:03.Better late than never is the message from the decks of the SS
:08:03. > :08:06.Nomadic. It has missed the boat in terms of capitalising on the
:08:06. > :08:08.Titanic centenary, but is preparing for its final stage of
:08:08. > :08:11.refurbishment. The ship that ferried passengers from Cherbourg
:08:12. > :08:19.docks to the Titanic is still close to the public, but we are on board
:08:19. > :08:22.at Belfast docks. The Nomadic was bought in 2006 and
:08:22. > :08:28.while there has been significant progress, be job will not be
:08:28. > :08:32.completed until October or November. Given that its six next to Titanic
:08:32. > :08:39.Belfast, it is potentially missing out on tens of thousands of paying
:08:40. > :08:47.customers. It is six years and counting. This project is not yet
:08:47. > :08:51.complete and today, Tiree Executive ministers came to inspect progress.
:08:51. > :08:57.Outside is all shipshape. Next for restoration is below deck. Any
:08:57. > :09:01.chance of opening to coincide with Titanic events has sailed by.
:09:01. > :09:05.would have been great if that had been possible, it has not been
:09:05. > :09:10.possible. That cannot be terrace from seen this project through to
:09:10. > :09:14.completion. -- Peter Cross. Visitors to Belfast will enjoy it
:09:14. > :09:19.for many years to come. minister was thinking of the
:09:20. > :09:26.benefits. They have everything was perfect it would have been finished.
:09:26. > :09:29.What was most important for me was to make sure that the Titanic
:09:29. > :09:33.signature building was complete. When we build up the rest of the
:09:33. > :09:37.story this will hopefully be open later this year. That will add to
:09:37. > :09:42.the story that we are telling. Nomadic began life as a tender
:09:42. > :09:45.vessel on the White Star Line. It was almost sold for scrap in France
:09:45. > :09:53.before being bought with public funds and transported back to
:09:53. > :09:58.Belfast. France will fund the next phase of work. It is a ship built
:09:58. > :10:03.at the same time as the Titanic, and it is still here. Most of what
:10:03. > :10:07.people will see is the authentic material. This is the most
:10:07. > :10:12.substantial pit of Titanic heritage other than the Titanic. This is as
:10:12. > :10:16.good as it gets as far as Belfast is concerned. Nomadic has bounced
:10:16. > :10:20.back from a critical Audit Office report them three years ago, which
:10:21. > :10:25.questioned its ability to attract finance. More than �5 million of
:10:25. > :10:29.grants have come to the rescue. It has missed being finished not just
:10:29. > :10:36.for its own centenary last year, but now, the reopening of Titanic
:10:36. > :10:39.Belfast. The project has been bedevilled by administrative hold
:10:39. > :10:44.up, it has not been plain sailing but those at the helm might say,
:10:44. > :10:48.with some justification, that other projects like this have taken much
:10:48. > :10:52.longer. Although it feels like Belfast may be the only city
:10:52. > :10:59.commemorating Titanic, we are not. My colleague Chris Buckler joins us
:11:00. > :11:02.live from Liverpool. There are several other cities that
:11:02. > :11:08.lay claim to Titanic. Here in Liverpool you will find many
:11:08. > :11:11.museums to talk about the history of the Titanic. This was where the
:11:11. > :11:14.White Star Line and its headquarters are based and where
:11:14. > :11:20.Titanic was registered and were many of the crew came from. Some
:11:20. > :11:27.did not return to the city. I am on board another ship, this is the MS
:11:27. > :11:32.Balmoral and it is going on a trip around cities with a link with the
:11:32. > :11:36.Titanic. It is going to go on another trip at the weekend. It
:11:36. > :11:40.will trace the route of the Titanic, going into the Atlantic and going
:11:40. > :11:45.to the spot in the ocean when Bishop actually side. At that point
:11:45. > :11:53.it will hold a commemoration. There will be many people on board. Among
:11:53. > :11:57.them, a Newtownabbey couple who are unashamed Titanic anoraks. They are
:11:57. > :12:02.getting married in Belfast before joining the ship for the honeymoon
:12:02. > :12:06.of a lifetime. This couple have two major things
:12:06. > :12:12.in common, their love for each other and their love for all things
:12:12. > :12:18.Titanic. Derek's great grandfather was a carpenter on the Titanic and
:12:18. > :12:26.Len has been obsessed that she was a child. Who is the biggest and
:12:26. > :12:36.right? I am, definitely me. How did it start? When I was in school. Her
:12:36. > :12:36.
:12:36. > :12:39.local history teacher -- our local history teacher did not come in and
:12:39. > :12:43.there was a locum teachers sent in. We talked about the Titanic and I
:12:43. > :12:47.have been interested ever since. Three years ago they spotted an at
:12:47. > :12:50.for the memorial crews I knew they had to be on it. With the centenary
:12:50. > :12:56.approaching it seemed like the perfect time to tie the knot. No
:12:56. > :13:01.prizes for guessing the theme! Krug and crew. First we were going
:13:01. > :13:09.to go off and get married. We thought, why not just go the whole
:13:09. > :13:13.hog, it is Titanic week, it is Good Friday. Added is the centenary.
:13:13. > :13:18.They will join their crews in Southampton on Sunday, where they
:13:18. > :13:22.plan to hold a blessing on board. Then it is on to the sinking site,
:13:22. > :13:27.where Len will leave her wedding bouquet in the waters above Titanic.
:13:27. > :13:35.Both know it will be an incredibly moving experience. There will not
:13:35. > :13:45.be a dry eye on the vessel. We are going to be paying our respects,
:13:45. > :13:47.
:13:47. > :13:53.into services. One at 11:40am and one at 2:20pm. This time tomorrow,
:13:53. > :13:58.they will be husband and wife. they excited? Yeah, really looking
:13:58. > :14:04.forward to it. We have just waited so long and cannot believe it is
:14:04. > :14:14.happening. We will be sailing aboard the Titanic, a dream come
:14:14. > :14:26.
:14:26. > :14:30.true. Do you feel emotional? Absolutely. Good luck.
:14:30. > :14:35.It is going to be quite a journey. Also on board, the relatives of
:14:36. > :14:39.some of those on the ship 100 years ago. There will be that special
:14:39. > :14:44.commemoration service in which people will come together and
:14:44. > :14:45.remembered the last 100 years ago, remembered the last 100 years ago,
:14:45. > :14:49.remembered the last 100 years ago, remembered the last 100 years ago,
:14:49. > :14:53.at the point in the ocean where the Titanic's wrecks still lies. After
:14:53. > :14:58.that, they will have to Halifax in Nova Scotia to see where some of
:14:58. > :15:01.the bodies are buried. We will be there right throughout that journey.
:15:01. > :15:05.We will be broadcasting live from the ship next week and we will be
:15:05. > :15:14.reporting on what is happening here and at all of those points. You can
:15:14. > :15:21.follow us on Twitter and looked on the BBC's Web pages. We will be
:15:21. > :15:31.putting features of on our Facebook page. Join us next week as we go on
:15:31. > :15:45.
:15:45. > :15:48.We will have a special programme on the morning of the sinking. This
:15:48. > :15:51.time last week we were broadcasting live from the new Titanic Belfast
:15:51. > :15:53.visitor attraction and talk to the project manager, Noel Molloy. He
:15:53. > :15:56.has now taken on the huge redevelopment of Northern Ireland's
:15:56. > :16:06.three main sports stadia. Marks Sidebottom is that one of them,
:16:06. > :16:10.Casement Park in west Belfast. What is he taking on?
:16:10. > :16:13.That is a question I am just about to put to the minister and the
:16:13. > :16:20.question many people are asking, where does that leave Sport NI?
:16:20. > :16:24.That is the public body task with overseeing that project. Where does
:16:24. > :16:29.this leave Sport NI? It leaves them to get on with the sports matters
:16:29. > :16:35.strategy which is very important. They have done a great job thus far.
:16:35. > :16:40.This is the next phase of this very challenging programme. Noel
:16:40. > :16:44.Molloy's reputation will take him to where it needs to go. You are on
:16:44. > :16:49.record as saying that the original estimates now will not be met for
:16:49. > :16:53.the stadium? Sport NI have led the Department know for some time that
:16:53. > :17:01.there are many challenges within the programme. We have listened to
:17:01. > :17:07.them. Part of this transfer comes back into my department and we have
:17:07. > :17:13.their consent in doing so. I met with Sport NI and the three
:17:13. > :17:19.sporting bodies and they are all happy. He comes with a hefty CV.
:17:19. > :17:29.The sea, any extra cost to the public purse? -- does he come.
:17:29. > :17:32.no extra cost. Stay with us, I know you will be interested in the next
:17:32. > :17:42.one. Today is the beginning of the Augusta Masters. We have been
:17:42. > :17:46.looking at the local golfers. This evening, it is Darren Clarke. He
:17:46. > :17:50.carries an evening -- an injury into it.
:17:50. > :17:55.When Darren Clarke made his Masters debut 14 years ago, he was so keen
:17:55. > :17:59.to play Augusta he was the first offer to turn up. This year, he was
:17:59. > :18:05.the last man to arrive because of injury. Will you be fit enough to
:18:05. > :18:11.play? I am going to play. Whether I'm fed are enough -- fit or not is
:18:11. > :18:18.another thing. I cannot turn threw the ball away and what to at the
:18:18. > :18:23.moment which is frustrating. I will do my best. I used setting your
:18:23. > :18:27.expectation levels with that in mind? I will just see how I get on.
:18:27. > :18:35.Darren Clarke has led this tournament before and had some
:18:35. > :18:40.memorable Masters moments down through the years. He now has an
:18:40. > :18:43.invitation to play at the event for the next five years. It is a
:18:43. > :18:50.beautiful place and it is always lovely to get back again. There are
:18:51. > :18:55.a few tweaks in the golf course that are new to me. All in all, it
:18:55. > :18:58.is as tough as I remember. Since winning the Open Championship last
:18:58. > :19:01.summer Darren Clarke has found it difficult to rediscover his form.
:19:01. > :19:08.One of his friend thinks he is putting himself under too much
:19:08. > :19:13.pressure. With the skill levels that he has got and the game that
:19:13. > :19:20.he can provide, and also the crowds that come and watch, I would go and
:19:20. > :19:23.have some fun. He sees the bad shots before he sees the great
:19:23. > :19:29.shots that he has played and more often than not he is hitting good
:19:29. > :19:33.shots. That is just a mentality thing. Darren Clarke may struggle
:19:33. > :19:38.to make an impact on his return to our cost about one player from
:19:38. > :19:42.Northern Ireland to his hobby tip is of course Rory McIlroy. He may
:19:42. > :19:52.have blown his final round last year but he is being backed this
:19:52. > :19:54.
:19:54. > :19:58.year by one of the greatest ever players. Rory McIlroy is one of the
:19:58. > :20:04.best players in the world today. I have never seen a young man in my
:20:04. > :20:08.career with more talent and he has got. I am a big fan of his. I think
:20:08. > :20:18.the ideal situation would be if he could come down the last nine holes,
:20:18. > :20:20.
:20:20. > :20:27.him and Tiger Woods tide. Padraig Harrington who took the tournament
:20:27. > :20:37.lead early in the first round. -- it was. Graeme McDowell's Masters
:20:37. > :20:39.
:20:39. > :20:49.challenge is under way as well. That is at have all job that
:20:49. > :20:51.
:20:51. > :21:00.Stephen Watson has! -- a difficult job. Will Steven Ferris play with
:21:00. > :21:04.Ulster Rugby this weekend? Never has an ankle been so
:21:04. > :21:09.important to Ulster Rugby. Steven Ferris limped off last weekend as
:21:09. > :21:14.in a race against time against Easter for the showdown with
:21:14. > :21:20.Munster. He is under the care of the medical team. He is being
:21:20. > :21:24.worked on every day. There is no doubt that we just have to take it
:21:24. > :21:33.day by day and see how the week progresses. A week has progressed
:21:33. > :21:35.nicely for Munster. Donnacha Ryan, Wallace and O'Connell return from
:21:35. > :21:42.injury and the captain expects to come face-to-face with Steven
:21:42. > :21:46.Ferris. He will play on right. He is a big game -- big name and a
:21:46. > :21:52.tough guy. He is well used to playing injured, as we all know. I
:21:52. > :21:57.expect to see him out there. Ulster last one at Thomond Park three
:21:57. > :22:02.years ago. The last time before that was when David Humphreys made
:22:02. > :22:07.his debut. Times may have changed but the challenge of winning in
:22:07. > :22:10.Limerick has not. We it is that every game. They have lost once in
:22:10. > :22:13.the Heineken Cup and they do not know who is there. We know the size
:22:13. > :22:17.of the task ahead of us and we are doing all we can to prepare for it
:22:17. > :22:21.and go down there and give our best shot. Although Ulster's recent
:22:21. > :22:24.record against Munster is competitive at the Heineken Cup it
:22:24. > :22:28.is a completely different proposition. It is a competition in
:22:28. > :22:31.which Munster are the most consistent side in European rugby
:22:31. > :22:39.and a formidable challenge for Brian McLaughlin and Ulster this
:22:39. > :22:49.Sunday. The game will be live on BBC Radio
:22:49. > :22:52.Ulster. The Ulster side will be announced tomorrow lunchtime.
:22:52. > :22:54.reels, hornpipes, that's what you'll see performed by the best
:22:54. > :22:58.Irish dancers at the World Championships being held at the
:22:58. > :23:03.Waterfront Hall in Belfast. The defending senior champion Sinead
:23:03. > :23:08.Carson is performing to a home crowd. As Natasha Sayee reports,
:23:08. > :23:13.the international competition is strong.
:23:13. > :23:17.Warming up in the wings, the senior girls hoping to take to the stage
:23:17. > :23:20.to thrill the judges. They are among the 4,000 solo competitors
:23:20. > :23:26.taking part in this year's championships and they come from
:23:26. > :23:30.all over the world. From South Africa, Australia and America. It
:23:30. > :23:34.is home-grown talent that is expected to really shine again. The
:23:34. > :23:39.reigning champion is from Belfast. She is determined to hold on to her
:23:39. > :23:43.title. Everyone wants to win it. There is a big bulls and there are
:23:43. > :23:48.so many people. You just have to get up and do your best. It is as
:23:48. > :23:53.much about the glitz and glamour as it is about the dancing and as his
:23:53. > :23:59.team for more to afford fix the final sparkles, on of the talk is
:23:59. > :24:04.about family pride. -- team from Waterford. She was in the first
:24:04. > :24:09.three on the stage today. We have been up since 5:30am. She was wide-
:24:09. > :24:15.awake. The organisers said the event has attracted 20,000 visitors
:24:15. > :24:21.into the city. It is the pinnacle of achievement in Irish dancing and
:24:21. > :24:28.has been since 1997. Every dancer aspires to qualify to be here and
:24:28. > :24:36.that is an achievement. Today and actually make a place on the podium,
:24:36. > :24:46.that is the essence of achievement in Irish dancing. Even if you are
:24:46. > :24:51.
:24:51. > :24:56.here for that Titanic, this is well Not that people have already
:24:57. > :25:01.started their Easter break. It made a difference losing that cold wind
:25:01. > :25:08.and we felt the benefit of the early April sunshine. You can see
:25:08. > :25:11.that nice sunshine. We clouds have -- the clouds have moved down.
:25:11. > :25:17.Maybe one or two spots of rain around but most places will have a
:25:17. > :25:22.dry night. The cloud may thin at times and not as cold as last night
:25:22. > :25:26.but he conceded frost on the grass. Looks like a frost-free night. Rain
:25:26. > :25:32.on the doorstep of the north coast. That will indicate some dampness
:25:32. > :25:35.around tomorrow. Not everywhere will have dampness but dampness at
:25:35. > :25:40.times. Northern counties and parts of the West will have thicker cloud
:25:40. > :25:45.tomorrow. Patchy rain from time to time. Many places south of Belfast
:25:45. > :25:51.will have a reasonably dry day. A damp day wrong man went for Dundee
:25:51. > :25:56.golf, much in Londonderry, part of County Antrim. -- Danny golf. There
:25:56. > :26:04.will not be the sunshine today on the east coast and more of a breeze.
:26:04. > :26:09.Margie drive. Temperatures close to the average. It may brighten up for
:26:09. > :26:14.the Mourne Mountains by midday his art. As we move into Saturday we
:26:14. > :26:21.are not going to see much sunshine at all. Towards the north coast,
:26:21. > :26:29.the cloud will be figure to bring spots of rain. Saturday will be dry.
:26:29. > :26:33.Sunday, less chance of escaping air rain. Easter Monday looks rather
:26:33. > :26:38.blustery. Not perfect, but better than what it could have been