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John McAreavey, whose wife was murdered on their honeymoon

in Mauritius, says his return to the island this

He will do so again until she gets justice.

Michaela McAreavey, from Ballygawley in County Tyrone,

Her husband, one of her brothers and a sister-in-law have had

a series of meetings today, including one with the

BBC Newsline's Mark Simpson is in the capital Port Lewis.

They have travelled 6000 miles to be here and they have already made it

clear that this visit may not be their last. If we need to come back

next week, we will be back. If Winnie to come back next month, next

year, we will be here as long as it takes to make sure this is resolved.

If I am standing here in 20 years, so be it. Michaela was killed while

on holiday for her honeymoon. Two people were tried but were not found

guilty. John McAreavey is trying to change that. Helping him is his

lawyer. Michaela's oldest brother and sister are also there. The first

meeting was with the police. It appeared to go well. We have been

assured that the police have a task force working on this case. We hope

that is the case. We have communicated that we are involved in

this process nodes and we will be doing everything we can to assist

the authorities in delivering justice for Michaela. Next they met

the Director of Public Prosecutions who made it clear that he was

hopeful that the case would eventually be solved. He had met it

he could not give any guarantees. There is a new Prime Minister in

Mauritius and John McAreavey wanted to meet him, but an MP lobbied

against it. A high-profile member of Parliament. In 2012 he was a defence

lawyer for part of the murder trial and at the weekend he said that John

McAreavey should not be given special treatment. I anticipate that

the Prime Minister is not meeting him. And should not meet him.

Because you met the Prime Minister of this country on the last

occasion, you met the Police Commissioner, you were treated like

the blue-eyed boy. But the Prime Minister did meet him and expressed

his personal sympathy for what happened. Most importantly, above

everything else, he has assured us that he will do everything he can to

ensure justice prevails. The Hotel where Michaela was killed still

exists and is still busy. Six years on, it has been renamed, but what

happened here has not been forgotten, and especially now that

John McAreavey is back on the island.

The police in Belfast say that onlookers may have

photographed or filmed the events that led to the death

of a man in the city centre early yesterday morning.

31-year-old Paul McCready, from north Belfast, died in hospital

from injuries suffered in the Cathedral Quarter.

A 30-year-old man was arrested at the scene and a murder

A new multi-million pound building has opened

It has 12 inpatient wards, including 288 en-suite bedrooms.

Our health correspondent, Marie Louise Connolly,

From cutting the first sword to seeing the building

Four years on and, as builders leave, patients arrive.

I've lived all over the world and been in lots of hospitals.

But this is the cake and the cherry and the cream,

Everyone is getting acquainted with the new building which has 12

in-patient wards with 288 en suite bedrooms.

Natural light streams in from every possible angle.

Good for patients and staff who will spend many hours on these corridors.

The old building was past its sell by date.

This building is bright, airy, spacious.

Re-developing the Ulster Hospital started in 2002.

Renal, maternity critical care and in-patients all have new builds,

We have a master plan for this site, we have had it since 2002 and it's

been essential that we have planned it to within an inch of its life.

We have a good relationship with the design team and contractor

and the involvement of the 200 has been vital to get us to this point.

In times of austerity and uncertainty in the local

Health Service, the opening of a new hospital block

and to the size and scope of this seems almost

But it has been a labour of love and a project that kicks patient

The ?261 million spend came from the capital budget.

In time we'll see if it was money well spent.

The five party leaders have held their first round table meeting

since the start of the talks on restoring the Stormont

It has also emerged that the head of the Northern Ireland Civil Service,

Sir Malcolm McKibbin, will chair some, but not all,

Our political editor, Mark Devenport, reports.

The last round of the gauche orations he was criticised by some

of the parts his pants -- criticised by some of the participants. The

main party leaders attended what promises to be the first of a

regular series of roundtable meetings. The DUP said this is what

they wanted last time but Sinn Fein objected. I'm glad there has been a

change in that approach. If they had the last time, we might have made

more progress. It is welcome that has happened. There is no hint of

where a compromise may be found on things like the Irish language. Sinn

Fein repeated that they had to implement past agreements. We have

not had acknowledgement from the DUP and other that there will be

implementation of previous agreements. The chances of success

are possible. They could be probable if people want to show some respect

for each other and stop drawing red lines and have proper negotiations.

Those are the key elements, but I'm not saying it's going to happen

although it is possible and probable. There has been a lot of

debate about who should cheer detox. Many sessions will be facilitated by

the head of the Northern Ireland full-service. Others will be

convened by the British and Irish governments, including on the legacy

of the troubles. It will matter unless you are sitting in the chair

and more whether there is agreement between those gathered around a

table. The former Prime Minister,

Tony Blair, has denied that the security services bugged

a phone belonging to the late DUP The claim was made in a newspaper

article by John Prescott, who served as Deputy Prime Minister

during Mr Blair's time Mr Blair's spokesperson said

the story was "wrong" and the former Prime Minister had not authorised

the bugging of any MP. Good evening. Today is disappointing

and damp, breezy as well. The rain is moving along. Overnight it will

get drier. It will be quite cold, 3-6 in The times, but rural spots

could get close to freezing. Tomorrow looks like a dry day and

there should be some bright spells. The best of those early and late.

Sunshine in the morning. The cloud bobbles up threatening some showers

in the North, but you will be unlucky to catch those. More

frequent showers in the North West of Scotland and a blustery wind. It

will be cloudy across the south and east of England and this is the

remnants of the rain from today. Temperatures in the mid teens.

Elsewhere, we have spells of sunshine. We will see a brightening

up in Northern Ireland in the afternoon as the cloud begins to

break up. 11-12 degrees is average and out of the breeze that will feel

pleasant. Similar temperatures through the week with similar

amounts of cloud, but hopefully more bright and sunny intervals.

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