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Hello and welcome to BBC Newsline. A whistleblower who lifted the lid on

substandard nursing care says the system is no longer safe if health

professionals can't complain about standards without fear of losing

their job. Kevin Murray, who yesterday won undisclosed damages

against a nursing agency, says the process has killed the nurse in him.

He's been speaking to our health correspondent Marie-Louise Connolly.

To raise the issue of whistle blowing, Kevin Murray waived his

right to anonymity after his concerns were ignored, he says he

had no other choice but to lift the lid on the system. A process he says

which has left him broken. The process has killed the nurse in me.

I no longer believe that the system is safe to work within. If as

doctors and nurses we cannot identify bad practice, then we are

not able to give good practice or best care. In 2010 his job involved

nursing a critically ill patient in their Belfast home. But when the

care package fell below standard he complained to his employer and the

complaints were ignored and in 2012, Mr Murray was removed from the

patient's care and his contract ceased. In a shocking development in

these minutes of a Belfast health trust meeting the trust warnings if

the British nursing agency doesn't take action against nurse Murray,

the trust will need to reconsider the issue as a provider. The trust

said they were unable to make a comments. Other documents reveal how

much Mr Murray was let down by the system. The policy doesn't work in

practice. Whistle blowing complaints are always deflected back to the

trust. Who in my case and in the majority of cases are the accused

party. How is that an open and transparent system.? A system Edwin

Poots said he reiterated a pledge that workers should be protect. It

is a matter of it is their duty to come forward with their information.

It wrong for people not to pass that on to their managers. Legal

proceedings are now being brought against the Belfast health trust.

The most senior civil servant in the Department of Justice has denied he

failed in his duty by not informing David Ford about the existence of

the scheme to deal with Republican "on the runs". Nick Perry was

formerlly a senior official with the Northern Ireland Office, which

administered the scheme. Our Home Affairs Correspondent Vincent

Kearney reports. Permanent sectretaries usually aren't seen or

heard in public. But Nick Perry was forced into the limelight to answer

questions about the on the run scheme. A former official that

administered the scheme. But he didn't tell his new boss David ford

that it accepted. He said he couldn't do so, because of civil

service rules. I'm not going to criticise any civil servant for

adhering to the code of conduct. Nick Perry said he had acted

properly because responsibility for operating the scheme remained with

the NIO and not Stormont. The issues remained a matter for the Secretary

of State when justice was devolved and it was and is a matter for the

Secretary of State what is made public. But he said he hadn't sought

independent legal advice about whether the issue of OTRs should

have been devolved. I find that not just remarkable. Incredulous that

that is the position you would take. The chairman outlined how he would

have responded if Mr Perry had failed to brief him. If I was the

minister for justice, and you had withheld this information from me,

it you wouldn't be my permanent Secretary. Drawing this response.

I'm satisfied I've acted in line with the guidance issued and the

constitutional arrangements surrounding justice. This is the man

at the centre of controversy, John Downey, seen arriving at the Old

Bailey in London. A judge last month ruled he would not stand trial for

the murders of four soldiers and the Hyde Pak bombing -- Hyde Park

bombing because he received a letter saying he was not wanted by police.

The letter was sent by mistake, but the judge said it was legally

binding. The Justice Committee will question David Ford next week. And

coming up on Spotlight after this bulletin, Jennifer O'Leary reports

on a case at the heart of the storm over "on the runs" and uncovers

evidence kept out of the public eye for 40 years. There have been calls

for the Irish Justice Minister Alan Shatter to step aside following a

day of allegations of wrongdoing in the Gardai. This morning the Garda

Commissioner Martin Callinan resigned - after claims penalty

points were removed from the driving licences of well connected

offenders. This was followed later in the day by a government decision

to hold an inquiry into allegations of widespread secret recordings of

telephone calls by police officers in Garda stations. What he has done

is unacceptable. You cannot do what he did. Coming to this House and

undermine the character and reputation of individuals who other

ministers see as having made a distinguished contribution. There is

no way out of this without straight answers. So will you ask the

minister to go? No. Is the answer to your question. Over 300

representatives of the Irish community were guests at a reception

hosted by the Queen and Prince Philip at Buckingham Palace tonight.

The reception marks the contribution made by Irish people in Britain. Dan

Stanton reports. The three priests meeting the queen and Prince Philip

and the royal couple were enjoying themselves as they met Irish people

from the world of arts, entertainment and culture in their

home. Tonight's party comes ahead of next month's historic first state

visit by an Irish president to Britain. People love a night out and

particularly when you're invited to somewhere as iconic as Buckingham

Palace, I think you respect that and you are happy to be here. I have

been living here four years and love getting back home as well. Two great

countries. I think the whole continuery in Ireland was thrilled

when she visited. Everyone realise what had a lady she was and how

generous and hard working and if I am that, when I'm her age, or even

alive, I will be thrilled. So I can't wait to get in and maybe just

stand beside somebody presenting to her and go like that. Fortunately

for the actress, it was the royal footman serving the drinks. Louis

Walsh was also among the guest and a spokesman for the palace said she

enjoyed the craic! Football, in tonight's Danske Bank Premiership,

Crusaders beat Glentoran 2-1 at Seaview.

tonight's Danske Bank Premiership, Crusaders Ice hockey and the Belfast

Giants have lost the Challenge Cup final. They were beaten 7-6 by the

holders the Nottingham Panthers. Now here's Angie Philips with the

weather forecast. Hello, well things are not going to be quite as cheery

form as they were at times today. It was lovely and spring-like. We start

the night with dry conditions and parts of west may well stay dry. As

a result it could be chilly in the countryside, temperatures close to

freezing. Generally it is frost-free and across the east cloud increasing

later in the night to bring some showery rain. Twaechltest

temperatures -- temperatures between five and seven degrees. Tomorrow

cloudier for a time as the showery rain works its way in. In the

morning most of it is in the east. So damp for the rush hour here.

Further west it is a chilly start but it will be a dry and perhaps a

bright one. As it will be across central and western parts of

Republic of Ireland. That showery rain affecting the east of the

republic and the west coast of Wales and the south-west of England and

western Scotland. To the east of the showers it is bright. But through

the day it will cloud over in England and that cloud coming in on

brisk easterly winds bringing showers, some of which could be

wintry. Come the amp for Northern Ireland the showers continue to

track west, maybe the odd heavy burst. The east may brighten up.

Highs around ten Celsius and more showers on Thursday, maybe mixed

with hail. That's it for now. You can keep up to date with News Online

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