:00:00. > :00:00.Louise, thank you. That's all from the BBC News
:00:00. > :00:28.Good evening. The headlines on BBC Newsline: A woman tells how staff at
:00:29. > :00:33.a nursing home in Carrickfergus did not tell her that her mother had
:00:34. > :00:39.died. We were shown into a bedroom and my mum was lying on the bed and
:00:40. > :00:48.my husband turned around and said, " oh God, she is dead". The family of
:00:49. > :00:54.an RA 's -- RUC reservist sayyid justice has finally been done. New
:00:55. > :01:01.evidence has emerged that internees were tortured in the past.
:01:02. > :01:07.I am here for one of the finest spectacles of the year of culture.
:01:08. > :01:09.A dry and mild start to the Lumiere Festival but there is a change on
:01:10. > :01:15.the way. I will be back later in the programme.
:01:16. > :01:18.First, to that nursing home story. A woman has told BBC Newsline that
:01:19. > :01:22.staff at the home in Carrickfergus didn't tell her that her mother had
:01:23. > :01:25.died when she arrived to visit. It happened at Cherry Tree House
:01:26. > :01:28.private nursing home - the same home which we highlighted yesterday and
:01:29. > :01:31.which is the subject of a review ordered by the Health Minister. Our
:01:32. > :01:47.health correspondent, Marie-Louise Connolly, has the story.
:01:48. > :01:57.This is my brother here. Elizabeth Calvert recalling happier times
:01:58. > :02:02.celebrating her man's 80th birthday. Six-year later she moved to Cherry
:02:03. > :02:08.Tree House after developing dementia. In 2011 Star photo to tell
:02:09. > :02:13.her her mother wasn't well and when she arrived a short time later she
:02:14. > :02:17.couldn't find her Mrs Calvert said a member of staff asked her if she
:02:18. > :02:22.wanted to see her mother and she was brought to another bedroom. My mum
:02:23. > :02:30.was lying on the bed and my husband turned round and said, "oh, God. She
:02:31. > :02:36.is dead". And that is when I went mad. I was so tearful and she was
:02:37. > :02:40.just lying in bed with her mouth lying open with no covers. It was
:02:41. > :02:47.very distressful. It might have been a number of hours because when I
:02:48. > :02:50.touched her food -- foot, she was quite hard and obviously rigor
:02:51. > :02:54.mortis had setting. The health carried out a review.
:02:55. > :03:00.mortis had setting. The health document, the Northern health trust
:03:01. > :03:03.acknowledges that there were gaps in how the home managed contact with
:03:04. > :03:09.Mrs Calvert. The review team recommended that with regards to
:03:10. > :03:14.staffing, the trust should consider how to strengthen the process to
:03:15. > :03:17.maintain standards. Yesterday, a whistle-blower who previously worked
:03:18. > :03:24.at the home told the BBC she first raised concerns in 2005. We revealed
:03:25. > :03:29.that the home was inspected by the regulator is 20 times over three
:03:30. > :03:35.years and it raised several serious issues. Last year, the owner was
:03:36. > :03:39.summoned to a meeting where the potential for prosecution was
:03:40. > :03:43.discussed. The BBC understands that move is the precursor to having
:03:44. > :03:48.registration withdrawn altogether. If we believe there are breaches
:03:49. > :03:56.that are offences than we would take legal advice. If that term potential
:03:57. > :04:02.prosecution? It is the ultimate step. The whistle-blower raised
:04:03. > :04:08.issues like feeding and toileting and Mrs Calvert said that she had
:04:09. > :04:13.complained also. I had complained to a member of staff to take to the
:04:14. > :04:21.toilet and she said it wasn't her turn. I did it myself. If you don't
:04:22. > :04:26.fit into that slot, it is not their turn. She was a prime woman and if
:04:27. > :04:32.she knew what had happened, she would have hated it. In 20 12, the
:04:33. > :04:38.health minister met the family and a review is underway will stop the
:04:39. > :04:42.reports repeat review is underway will stop the
:04:43. > :04:47.and over again and yet there seems to be very little progress being
:04:48. > :04:52.made in addressing the issue. The BBC has been contacted by dozens of
:04:53. > :04:56.families praising the home. Meanwhile, none of these allegations
:04:57. > :04:58.are connected to any of the current staff.
:04:59. > :05:03.The widow of an RUC reservist who was murdered 32 years ago says her
:05:04. > :05:07.family has finally got justice with the conviction of a man for the
:05:08. > :05:11.killing. John Proctor was shot by the IRA in a hospital car park after
:05:12. > :05:14.visiting his wife and newborn son. Today, Seamus Martin Kearney of
:05:15. > :05:24.Gorteande Road, Maghera, was given a life sentence for the murder. Martin
:05:25. > :05:28.Cassidy reports. I use the reserve Officer Johnny
:05:29. > :05:32.Proctor was just 25 when he was murdered by the IRA
:05:33. > :05:37.Proctor was just 25 when he was reservist. He was pictured here a
:05:38. > :05:43.short time earlier at the funeral of a soldier. The newborn son he had
:05:44. > :05:48.visited that day in 1981 was in court today to see his father 's
:05:49. > :05:53.killer convicted. Justice has been done after 32 years, but it is that
:05:54. > :05:58.-- sad that family members aren't here today to see justice being
:05:59. > :06:01.done. The principal strand of evidence linking this man to the
:06:02. > :06:07.killing was a cigarette butt found close to the getaway car and from
:06:08. > :06:13.where the shots were fired. A 29 years, the but remained sealed in an
:06:14. > :06:21.evidence bag only to be re-examined in 2010 when an enquiries team used
:06:22. > :06:31.DNA profiling to link the cigarette with the accused. I heard how many
:06:32. > :06:38.shots they put into him. It wasn't just one shot. They riddled him, so
:06:39. > :06:44.they did. I knew his life was over. The process to seek justice has
:06:45. > :06:48.helped to bring truth, the facts and a level of understanding of what
:06:49. > :06:55.took place. Peace to know we have done all we can and the memory of
:06:56. > :06:58.Johnny to seek justice. The judge imposed a life sentence although it
:06:59. > :07:00.is likely that PNA will serve only two years under the Good Friday
:07:01. > :07:07.agreement. A group who became known as the
:07:08. > :07:11.hooded men were individuals arrested during internment 40 years ago. The
:07:12. > :07:15.European Court found the British government had subjected them to
:07:16. > :07:16.inhumane and degrading treatment. But the men have always maintained
:07:17. > :07:19.they were tortured. They say But the men have always maintained
:07:20. > :07:23.have new evidence to back their claims and want the Irish government
:07:24. > :07:32.to take their case back to Europe. Our home affairs correspondent,
:07:33. > :07:39.Vincent Kearney, reports. August 1971, the Army called it
:07:40. > :07:44.operation Dimitrios. More commonly known as internment, imprisonment
:07:45. > :07:47.without trial. More than 340 Nationalists were arrested during
:07:48. > :07:52.the first 24 hours and 12 were singled out for special treatment.
:07:53. > :07:57.They were taken by helicopter to a secret location where they were
:07:58. > :08:02.subjected to what was called, the interrogation. It has since been
:08:03. > :08:05.confirmed that the secret location was Ballykelly army base. They were
:08:06. > :08:12.subjected to what the Army refers to as the five techniques - hooded,
:08:13. > :08:17.made to listen to static noise and deprived of sleep, food and water.
:08:18. > :08:21.They were also made to stand in a stress position with their legs
:08:22. > :08:25.outstretched on tiptoes and their fingertips on a wall for long
:08:26. > :08:30.periods of time and beaten each time they fail. This week, eight of the
:08:31. > :08:37.men visited a Private Museum in Lurgan were examples showed how to
:08:38. > :08:45.make models illustrating what happened to them. I still have
:08:46. > :08:53.dreams of being attacked and I say to myself in the dream, not again. I
:08:54. > :08:58.can't do this again. It is a recording thing always in my mind.
:08:59. > :09:03.It never leaves you. At any time of the night or day something will come
:09:04. > :09:12.up. Particularly when you see situations like Guant?namo Bay and
:09:13. > :09:16.prisoners wondering about hooded and in jumpsuits. It brings you white
:09:17. > :09:23.back. The commission of human rights upheld a decision saying the men had
:09:24. > :09:27.been tortured. Embarrassed by the international criticism, the British
:09:28. > :09:30.government appealed and won. The European Court ruled that whilst the
:09:31. > :09:36.interrogation was humane and degrading, it did not amount to
:09:37. > :09:39.torture. Now, lawyers for the men argue that new documents unearthed
:09:40. > :09:44.at the Public records office in London could lead to that being
:09:45. > :09:49.reversed. One document classified as secret says it is important to keep
:09:50. > :09:51.secure the existence and location of the centre in Ballykelly whether 12
:09:52. > :10:00.detainees questioned had the centre in Ballykelly whether 12
:10:01. > :10:06.12 detainees in question had been interrogated. They lied their way
:10:07. > :10:10.out of it. They lied to the Irish government and to us and the
:10:11. > :10:14.European Court. The MoD and government have consistently
:10:15. > :10:19.rejected any allegations of torture and are expected to robustly defend
:10:20. > :10:26.any legal challenge. Still ahead: Join me to see how
:10:27. > :10:32.Derry is being brought to light with the Lumiere Festival.
:10:33. > :10:39.A Belfast man has said he believed he was going to be killed by
:10:40. > :10:44.hooligans who attacked him after a Celtic match in Amsterdam earlier
:10:45. > :10:47.this month. Padraig Mullan said he didn't know they were undercover
:10:48. > :10:52.police officers and he was later convicted of assaulting them. The
:10:53. > :10:58.fan is now home pending an appeal. You may be upset by some of the
:10:59. > :11:07.violent scenes in this next report. That is me in their just getting set
:11:08. > :11:10.upon... At his home in west Belfast, Padraig Mullan relives the
:11:11. > :11:15.events of last month which turned his life upside down. Here in the
:11:16. > :11:20.Celtic top, he tells me what happened. A commotion started.
:11:21. > :11:24.Myself and my girlfriend walked away from the area towards another
:11:25. > :11:31.direction and just as we were heading there, this crowd came out
:11:32. > :11:36.of nowhere with their coats zipped up - in my eyes hooligans. One of
:11:37. > :11:39.the guys knocked my girlfriend to the floor and then went on to attack
:11:40. > :11:43.another Celtic fan. I was just set the floor and then went on to attack
:11:44. > :11:48.upon by numerous other fellows. But the men kicking and punching were
:11:49. > :11:54.not hooligans as he thought, they were, in fact, undercover police
:11:55. > :11:59.officers. The judge said the police used force but that it was fair
:12:00. > :12:03.under the circumstances. I realised there was more than one person
:12:04. > :12:08.attacking me and I honestly didn't think I would come out of it alive.
:12:09. > :12:14.I was getting dragged away by four guys, in my eyes still hooligans and
:12:15. > :12:18.I thought I was being taken down a side street to be killed. You were
:12:19. > :12:23.convicted of violence towards a police officer. You can see why not
:12:24. > :12:32.many people may be have any sympathy for you? Absolutely. And I could
:12:33. > :12:37.properly admit it myself that it was a deluded situation from the outset.
:12:38. > :12:41.It would be easy to say, you must have done something. The video tells
:12:42. > :12:45.a story itself as well that we were caught in the wrong place at the
:12:46. > :12:52.wrong time. The judge said since five Celtic reporters with Padraig
:12:53. > :12:59.Mullan receiving two months, but he says he is still trying to come to
:13:00. > :13:04.terms with what happened that night. I have psychological issues that I
:13:05. > :13:09.think I will have to come to terms with.
:13:10. > :13:11.The conviction will be contested in a full trial, possibly 18 months
:13:12. > :13:17.away. Defence lawyers have been giving
:13:18. > :13:20.their closing speeches in the trial of four brothers accused of the
:13:21. > :13:23.double murder of Thomas O'Hare and Lisa McClatchey in Tassagh in County
:13:24. > :13:27.Armagh seven years ago. Karen Quinliven QC told the jury there was
:13:28. > :13:29.not enough evidence to convict Niall, Martin,
:13:30. > :13:32.not enough evidence to convict Stephen Smith on the charge of
:13:33. > :13:35.murder. She said their intention had been to burn the house down and to
:13:36. > :13:37.show O'Hare, who had sexually abused the youngest brother, that he was
:13:38. > :13:52.not welcome in the area. Police say the security operation
:13:53. > :13:55.near the north-South electricity interconnector at Crossmaglen is
:13:56. > :13:59.going to continue overnight because of a suspect bomb which is
:14:00. > :14:04.understood to be in a big cake near the pylons. A telephone warning was
:14:05. > :14:09.left. The SDLP has been told it is resting
:14:10. > :14:14.on its laurels, too complacent and too stuck in the past. The comments
:14:15. > :14:19.are in a confidential report commissioned by the party. The
:14:20. > :14:25.report, obtained by the BBC's political programme, also states
:14:26. > :14:34.that many nationalist voters do not CBS DLP as a party of change or
:14:35. > :14:42.difference, but as a self-interested conservative force -- the SDLP.
:14:43. > :14:53.Once the SDLP were the leading voices of northern nationalism. In
:14:54. > :14:58.the 1997 general election, the SDLP beat Sinn Fein by about 60,000
:14:59. > :15:07.votes, but at the last general election, the tables were turned. In
:15:08. > :15:14.an attempt to improve their fortunes, the SDLP has commissioned
:15:15. > :15:19.research amongst voters. Those questioned said they thought the
:15:20. > :15:25.SDLP was a party of the past while Sinn Fein was viewed as a party of
:15:26. > :15:30.the future. The SDLP were perceived as middle class. Sinn Fein, working
:15:31. > :15:36.class. Some said the SDLP had no big figures any more. In turn, Sinn Fein
:15:37. > :15:42.were viewed as having strong leaders fighting forecasts. The SDLP were
:15:43. > :15:48.seen as not sure if they are Irish or British, while Sinn Fein were
:15:49. > :15:55.viewed as strongly Irish. It seems to be a party stuck in the past with
:15:56. > :16:03.no clear sense of vision. It has a leadership that seems bereft of
:16:04. > :16:06.dynamism and a sense of real political policy direction. This
:16:07. > :16:13.report was completed last month. It makes a series of recommendations
:16:14. > :16:18.and says the parties should builders profile by supporting the leader. It
:16:19. > :16:24.should campaign on health issues and deliver messages on the areas of
:16:25. > :16:27.flags and parades. It says more women and younger people should be
:16:28. > :16:35.given positions of real authority in the party. In a statement to the
:16:36. > :16:40.BBC, the SDLP said the focus groups were deliberately selected because
:16:41. > :16:43.they were not party supporters. A spokeswoman said they wanted to hear
:16:44. > :16:51.more voices, even if the views were negative.
:16:52. > :16:55.We're told in a new report that next year, the local economy should be
:16:56. > :17:00.growing at its fastest rate since 2007. Other figures out today
:17:01. > :17:03.growing at its fastest rate since positive news on car sales and
:17:04. > :17:11.tourism. Our economics and business editor John Campbell is here. What
:17:12. > :17:14.is this report and what does it tell us? It's from the financial
:17:15. > :17:16.consultancy PwC and it predicts that unemployment will continue its
:17:17. > :17:20.downward path in 2014, that inflation will also move down and
:17:21. > :17:23.that interest rates will also say at their historic lows. They mix up all
:17:24. > :17:28.those economic ingredients and come up with a growth figure of 1.6%. Now
:17:29. > :17:32.that is pretty unspectacular but it's better than anything we've been
:17:33. > :17:36.able to look forward to in recent years. But PwC also warn that most
:17:37. > :17:39.people are unlikely to feel much better off because wage rises will
:17:40. > :17:42.continue to be really low and we'll be still be squeezed by things like
:17:43. > :17:46.high energy prices. Some figures also today on new cars? These are
:17:47. > :17:49.official figures from the Department of Environment, which look at new
:17:50. > :17:51.car registrations which we can basically read as new car sales, and
:17:52. > :17:56.what they show us is that between July and September this year, 14,000
:17:57. > :18:00.new cars were registered. And that's a jump of 13% on the same period
:18:01. > :18:03.last year, and if more people are out buying cars, that would suggest
:18:04. > :18:09.growing consumer confidence. And mixed results in the tourism sector?
:18:10. > :18:13.Yes. The headline numbers show that in the first six months of this
:18:14. > :18:16.year, the number of people coming here for holidays, business or
:18:17. > :18:26.visiting friends and family was up 6% compared to the same time last
:18:27. > :18:34.year. But when we look at pure holiday visits, they are actually
:18:35. > :18:37.down by 9% compared to last year. And the really big factor here is
:18:38. > :18:46.that holiday visits from the Republic were down by 44%. So what
:18:47. > :18:49.could be driving that? Well, for one thing, 2012 was an exceptionally
:18:50. > :18:56.good year with loads of marketing, so it's slipped back from that but
:18:57. > :19:00.is still above 2011. But I understand there has also been some
:19:01. > :19:03.research done in the Republic that the number one thing putting people
:19:04. > :19:11.off is protests or demonstrations, which logically would point to the
:19:12. > :19:15.union flag protests. Londonderry will be seeing itself in
:19:16. > :19:19.lights this week, one of the last spectacles of the UK City of Culture
:19:20. > :19:24.year will bring a glow to many of the landmarks. Our arts
:19:25. > :19:28.correspondent Maggie Taggart is at Ebrington Square for us this
:19:29. > :19:40.evening. Maggie, tell us all about it. We are starting for days, or for
:19:41. > :19:46.evenings, of light, and I imagine a very heavy electricity bill at the
:19:47. > :19:53.end of it! Animation will be beamed onto the blank canvas of buildings.
:19:54. > :20:00.We are seeing lit up figures dotted along the way from here into the
:20:01. > :20:06.city centres. One of the masterminds is Nicky Webb. It must've been great
:20:07. > :20:11.fun choosing these places. It's such a privilege. Real excitement in our
:20:12. > :20:16.team. The fantastic artists from all around Europe and from closer to
:20:17. > :20:25.home have each been charged with creating the installations. I you
:20:26. > :20:28.expecting lots of visitors? We did a festival very similar to this in
:20:29. > :20:38.Durham in the UK and many thousands to come. Many the city will look
:20:39. > :20:44.very dull after it is over! There are discussions about whether some
:20:45. > :20:48.may be kept, but I don't know yet. Joining me also today are two very
:20:49. > :21:00.young people, and their part was to be in the school. You did your bid
:21:01. > :21:05.in front of the green screen. We can see pictures of you bouncing about.
:21:06. > :21:14.Did you realise that when you saw that there? I knew we were going to
:21:15. > :21:22.dance. Or did you think when you saw yourself up there? I thought it was
:21:23. > :21:33.really good and funny. I thought it was crazy! It was totally bizarre
:21:34. > :21:35.bonkers! Did you like it, though? Not really. You can come back loads
:21:36. > :21:43.of times over the next four days. I'm going to leave you here because
:21:44. > :21:47.this animation runs for a while. If you want to come here from Belfast,
:21:48. > :21:54.there is a special train and there are still seats on that. But for the
:21:55. > :21:59.moment, we will join someone else from the other side of the river.
:22:00. > :22:09.There is a great buzz along Queens key. You are a local businessman and
:22:10. > :22:16.your department store has been completely transformed. Absolutely.
:22:17. > :22:21.It's an unbelievable sight. You have watched rehearsals this week. Been
:22:22. > :22:27.impressed? Over the moon. I can't believe what they have managed to
:22:28. > :22:32.achieve. Tough times economic aid for the city in the rest of Northern
:22:33. > :22:39.Ireland. What do you think the mail will achieve? If we have the same
:22:40. > :22:49.number as Durham, it will be an economic boost to the centre. How
:22:50. > :22:57.important our events like this in economic terms for the city? They
:22:58. > :23:02.are fantastic PR events. In the end -- in the future, is this where
:23:03. > :23:08.Londonderry's future lies? I do -- in the future, is this where
:23:09. > :23:14.think so. This really captures the imagination of the public coming he
:23:15. > :23:18.and beyond. We will leave you from the banks, but we will be back later
:23:19. > :23:22.for the weather, when we have our own bright spark.
:23:23. > :23:25.Plans for a breakaway European club rugby union tournament to rival the
:23:26. > :23:32.Heineken Cup have received a significant blow after a change of
:23:33. > :23:35.mind by France's top clubs. At a meeting today, the French Top 14
:23:36. > :23:38.clubs voted to make a U-turn and remain in the tournament next season
:23:39. > :23:42.along with teams from Ireland, Scotland and Italy. The position of
:23:43. > :23:45.the four Welsh clubs remains unknown. But today's development
:23:46. > :23:48.leaves the English Premiership sides, who refuse to participate in
:23:49. > :23:54.the tournament after this season, isolated.
:23:55. > :23:59.Rory McIlroy has described his first round at the Australian Open as
:24:00. > :24:02."wasteful". Starting from the 10th, McIlroy dropped shots on the first
:24:03. > :24:06.two holes, although he was flawless for the remainder of his round,
:24:07. > :24:13.picking up five birdies to finish on a three under par 69. But that left
:24:14. > :24:15.him seven shots behind the early tournament leader, the Australian
:24:16. > :24:20.Adam Scott, who shot a course record 62.
:24:21. > :24:23.Soccer and the Europe's governing body UEFA has opened disciplinary
:24:24. > :24:26.proceedings against Glasgow Celtic for an incident of a "non-sporting
:24:27. > :24:36.nature" during the club's Champions League defeat by AC Milan on Tuesday
:24:37. > :24:38.night. Banners with a slogan and images of Scottish historical figure
:24:39. > :24:45.William Wallace and the hunger striker Bobby Sands were displayed
:24:46. > :24:47.by fans at the game. Transmitting any message of a "political,
:24:48. > :24:54.ideological, religious, offensive or provocative nature" contravenes UEFA
:24:55. > :24:57.rules. Celtic's chief executive Peter Lawwell has condemned the
:24:58. > :25:02.banners as "nothing more than clear disrespect for the club".
:25:03. > :25:06.If you're heading to the Lumiere lights festival you'll want to know
:25:07. > :25:07.if the weather conditions will be right. Cecilia Daly is there already
:25:08. > :25:24.to give us her weather forecast. You will have seen the animations
:25:25. > :25:29.already. That's in front of me. Behind me, we have the River Foyle.
:25:30. > :25:35.There's a constant stream of people. There are sculptures lit up.
:25:36. > :25:42.Right through the city, all sorts of lights going on. It is fairly mild
:25:43. > :25:47.this evening. A little bit drizzly, not quite dry. But if you are coming
:25:48. > :25:51.down the next couple of nights, it will be colder. Wrap up warmly and
:25:52. > :25:58.come and see the city in the city in a very new light. Fairly dry at the
:25:59. > :26:08.moment. Bits of drizzle around. We do have some rain, mainly after
:26:09. > :26:14.midnight. As the wind picks up, it will start to feel colder by
:26:15. > :26:21.tomorrow morning. A much windier day compared to today. Also, a good deal
:26:22. > :26:28.sunnier. Tomorrow morning, sunshine around and a showers. But they will
:26:29. > :26:33.move quite quickly. We can expect gales along the north coast.
:26:34. > :26:40.Temperatures are down tomorrow: gales along the north coast.
:26:41. > :26:44.Seven - nine degrees. A lot of dry and bright weather but it will feel
:26:45. > :26:52.colder in our wind. Tomorrow night, if you are here, cold at night. The
:26:53. > :26:58.showers easing off and the wind easing off so Saturday, it should be
:26:59. > :27:05.a better day. Not so chilly. As we move into Sunday, the high pressure
:27:06. > :27:12.is back again so that dry, settled, gloomy weather will come back.
:27:13. > :27:15.Remember, the festival goes on until Sunday night. It will be colder than
:27:16. > :27:22.the next couple of nights but definitely worth coming to. Just a
:27:23. > :27:33.reminder about tonight 's weather. How will people be able to cope? The
:27:34. > :27:37.wind will pick up later on. Because we are at the beginning of the
:27:38. > :27:42.gallery, you keep walking, so you are not hanging around too long in
:27:43. > :27:44.any one spot. Tomorrow night will be a lot colder. But at least we will
:27:45. > :27:45.not see too much