23/10/2013 BBC Newsline

Good evening, the headlines on BBC Newsline:

20 years on, the victims of the Shankill bomb are remembered. I

rushed down, looked up the Shankill and seen total carnage, total

carnage. A man who drugged and raped women

here is jailed again, this time for attacking women in Scotland.

I'm live in Dublin with the latest on the controversy about Roma

children. The future of Exploris aquarium may have been in doubt,

today it attracted a new group of visitors, Stormont politicians. They

received a noisy welcome. It's been a very bad day for

Belfast's boxers as Paddy Barnes, Michael Conlon and Tommy McCarthy

all miss out on medals at the World Championships.

Chilly but mainly dry through the next 24 hours, but beyond that

there's more rain on the way. 20 years ago today on the Shankill

Road in Belfast they were still digging in rubble, that's all that

was left of the fish shop where an IRA bomb exploded killing nine

people. Today on the Shankill, hundreds

gathered for a memorial service at West Kirk Church.

The shutters on shops were closed as a mark of respect and school

children laid flowers at both a memorial and the scene further up

the road. The service coincided with the exact

time of the explosion. This community has not forgotten those

bombs that happened in a period of a number of years in a very short

distance from this road, particularly the anniversary of the

Shankil bomb where nine people lost their lives. Community has been

drawing around together, supporting each other, supporting the families.

That is a very important thing to do -- Shankill.

It happened at 1.05pm in the afternoon.

Along with the nine killed, one of the bombers, Thomas Begley, also

died and more than 50 people were injured.

The IRA claimed it was attacking a UDA meeting in an office above the

shop. No meeting was taking place at the

time. Instead men, women and children

died. All of them Protestant.

Within a week, more people were killed in loyalist reprisals

including at Greysteel where some of the relatives of the Shankill

bombing attended the funerals there. BBC Newsline's Mervyn Jess has been

meeting a range of people affected by the bomb as they reflect on that

day two decades ago. I seen total carnage. Total carnage. When you get

attacked from outside as a community, it brings the community

together even more tightly. There is not a day goes past when I don't

think about it. There is not a day goes past when I don't think of

Sharon. Nine men, women and children were killed in the bombing at number

273 Shankill Road. They were ordinary people, out about their

business, on a Saturday afternoon. IRA bomber Thomas Begley was also

killed when the device exploded prematurely as he carried it into

the fish shop. Charlottely Butler lost three family members in the

bombing, his niece, his partner and their seven-year-old daughter. He

went to the scene, not knowing his loved ones were among those under

the rubble. It may be 20 years, whatever, it could be 20 minutes

ago. I rushed down, looked up the Shankill and seen total carnage.

Total carnage. Seen people lying about, bleeding. I started lifting

rubble, pulling rubble away. Within minutes he came across the body of

sp-year-old Leanne Murray. I called for a stretcher. We lifted Leanne

and put her on the stretcher and put a sheet over her and carried over to

some ambulances. One of the crew opened the back of the ambulance and

I seen other stretchers with other sheets over it. Then it started

hitting home, you know, this is bad. Out of the rubble came

peace-building inititives. Alan McBride, whose wife Sharon was

killed in the bombing, say these have given his life purpose and

meaning. Recent controversies over parades, flags and commemorations

have left him questioning how much progress has really been made in the

last 20 years. The hyprocisy shown by all of our politicians,

particularly the DUP, Sinn Fein in terms of how they play games with

these type of issues. I sometimes wonder, if we moved into a society

that I and so many like me voted for back in 1998. Perhaps we are not

there the yet and we are still on that journey. I would have liked to

believe 20 years on after the Shankill bomb and the Good Friday

Agreement we would have made more progress than we have. Economic

progress was affected on the Shankill. It made us determined we

would not let it beat us. Since 1993 we've had some of the best

development work, I think, in the whole of Ireland or the UK happening

on the Shankill with community groups that have been at the cutting

edge of so much positive development. Clergyman David Clemens

comforted relatives of those killed at the time, encountering sorrow,

grieved and anger. The subject of support and care for victims has

been an issue that has hung around the edges of political debate for

years and years. It has been misused by people who want... They have

their own political agendas. They have used the victims issue, on both

sides, to advance their own political agendas. That has not, in

most cases, been to the benefit for the good of the victims themselves.

Every day life on the Shankill is much like anywhere else, that is

until an anniversary like this comes around. I just hope that the people

that done this, I hope they think of Michelle and what he done. I hope

they think of Leanne Murray and what they've done. I hope every time they

look at their own kids, they think about they done to the nine families

on the Shankill that day. The first person to be convicted of drug rape

here has been jailed for similar crimes in Scotland. William Fenton

went to live in Ayr after he was released from prison in Northern

Ireland. Chris Page reports. This is William Fenton at the time of his

original conviction, 13 years ago. Fenton, who is 55 and from island

Magee, was jailed for drugging women, then sexually assaulting them

he was the first person in Northern Ireland to be convicted of drug

rape. After he was released Fenton moved to Ayr in Scotland and

attacked four more women. Today, at this court in Edinburgh he was sent

to prison again. The court heard he laced alcohol with drugs and gave

the mixture to the women. He raped one of them and sexually assaulted

three others. The judge said the crimes were similar to Fenton's

previous offences. He described Fenton as a real danger to women.

Eileen Caulder speaks for a charity that works with rape victims. He was

sentenced to 12 years and served half of that. He was put on the Sex

Offenders Register for life. That does not seem to have helped the

situation at all or protected anyone. It is incredible to think he

was able to go and repeat his crimes in another part of the UK with,

obviously, no monitoring on his behaviour at all. Was jailed for at

least six years. When he will be released depends on what the Parole

Board decides on the risk he poses to women. A number of people have

been arrested in Scotland in an operation focused on dissident

Republicans. They were detained in several locations. The PSNI was

involved. It's believed dissident Republicans were behind a pipebomb

attack on the police in Londonderry last night. A device was thrown at

two neighbourhood officers who were in a patrol car at Charlotte Street

near Long Tower Chapel in the Bogside. It just missed the vehicle

and failed to explode. Four families were moved out of their homes

overnight. Schools, including a nursery and a mass, were disrupted

this morning. They don't care who else gets dragged into that. Who

else might have been injured. Had this detonated and the chaos and

disruption it caused to families and people going around their normal

business today. The Public Prosecution Service has launched a

High Court bid to reinstate criminal proceedings against three people in

connection with Robert Hamill's murder. Mr Hamill was beaten by a

loyalist gang in Portadown in April 1997. He died 12 days later. The

challenge follows the decision to halt conspiracy to pervert the

course of justice charges faced by the two men and a woman including a

former RUC officer and his wife. Proceedings were stopped earlier

this year because a key witness was deemed unreliable. Now the PPS wants

that decision to be reviewed. Is what is the latest in Dublin?

Around this time yesterday evening took into their care and put into

the care of the health service here a two-and-a-half-year-old boy after

a member of the public contacted the gardai saying they suspected the boy

did not belong to the parents. The child was returned to his family

this morning satisfied he did belong to them. DNA tests were carried out

weren't proceeded with, such was the confidence that the child did belong

to the parents. Campaigners for Roma rights both here and abroad have

expressed concerns and fears about hysteria and witch-hunt and racial

profiling where Roma children are concerned. There are an increasing

number of reports from usually reliable sources but not confirmed

by Gardai that test results of the blonde haired blue-eyed girl showed

that she does belong to her parents. She has been in care since Monday

evening after a member of public contacted a journalist who contacted

Gardai to say she looked different from her parents and her other

siblings. The parents insisted that she is their daughter, as have their

siblings. It also looks very much like that the parents will be

reunited with their daughter very soon. They have also insisted she is

their daughter. They have co-operated with the authorities. A

43-year-old pch olish -- Polishdivorcee has collapsed in the

dock after being found guilty of taking part in a sham wedding in

County Tyrone. Mother of three Agnieszka Kobus fainted as the

guilty verdict was announced in Dungannon Crown Court.

28-year-old Zafron had been here on a three year student advice ya which

was due to run out. In May he pleaded guilty to his part in the

conspiracy. He was sentenced to 16 months in jail with the

recommendation he be deported on his release. Kobus insists -- accepts

now that the wedding was a sham. She said she didn't realise it at the

time. She had entered into the agreement to marry him because she

loved him and wanted to bhary him. This was despite the fact she had

only met im him on a handful occasions. Today she was found

guilty. Paramedics were called to the court after Kobus appeared to

faint. The court was cleared and she was treated in the dock before the

case resumed. She was released on bail and will be sentenced at later

date. Stormont committee Chairman has said it would be "madness" to

shut down Exploris aquarium in port ferry. The Chair of the Enterprise

Trade and Investment Committee, Patsy McGlone, was speaking after

visiting the aquarium today with his committee colleagues. The facility

will close next year unless extra funding can be found. Thousands of

school children visit Exploris every year. Today they came to see

politicians rather than fish. The politicians came to see the fish and

also to hear the arguments in favour of keeping open the aquarium.

Campaigners said that Northern Ireland couldn't afford to lose a

vital visitor attraction. They are coming here because it's special.

They are coming here because it's different. . They can see a Sea Life

Centre anywhere across the world. There only is one Exploris. The

problem is the aquarium is costing Ardz Council more than ?500,000 to

run every year. It's not just an aquarium, but a seal sanctuary,

helping those injured recover in safe surroundings. Exploris has been

here for 26 years. At the moment, it is home to 12 different seals and

more than 3,000 fish. What happens to them if this place closes? In the

past the council has taken turtles washed up on the shore to the bee

Hamas and whatever. I wouldn't say that it has to be specifically

somewhere. It may be difficult for us to get them rehomed. That is what

we would have to do. Is there any chance of a last-minute reprieve for

Exploris? I hope that it will be saved, great facility. Essentially,

it must be saved. For anyone to allow this to go down the drain, it

will be madness. Exploris has no shortage of supporters. The what it

really needs is more money. There is no sign yet that it's going to get

it. Work has begun on the site of

Northern Ireland's first shared education campus. It's being built

at a former army base in Omagh and will accommodate six schools with a

total of nearly 4,000 pupils. Julian Fowler reports.

It has taken six years of planning, but at last work is underway. The

Education Minister what is the first building was demolished, along with

pupils from the six schools will eventually relocate here. The

project has raised ?130 million. This is the biggest investment in

any educational project in the history of the North. This has sound

educational reasons for coming here. It has sound reasons for her society

coming year. These pupils will have left school by the time the project

is finished. But they are excited. There are more chances for people to

get together. It is a really good idea. We will get to work together

rather than separately. This is what the new campus will look like. Well

each school will retain its own identity, there will be shared areas

and state-of-the-art supports -- sports facilities including 19

playing fields. The site is so vast it will take a year for all the old

army buildings to be demolished. Work will then begin on a new

special school but will take seven years.

Still to come: The latest from Kazakhstan where it has been a bad

day, I'm afraid, for our local boxers.

The Turner Prize exhibition opened to the public in Londonderry today.

It's the first time its been held outside England and is here as part

of Derry's UK City of Culture celebrations. Since 1984 the prize

has been presented to an artist under 50 who has been living,

working or born in Britain. So what's the public going to make of

it all? Here's our North-West reporter Keiron Tourish.

it all? Here's our North-West Indeed, after all the anticipation,

the Turner prize is finally here and open to the public. It has been

described as one of the greatest arts competitions in the world.

Every year, it provokes controversy, debate, joy, elation, and leave some

people scratching their heads. We will go inside and take a look. This

woman runs and cake making company. Will the Turner prize be a sweet

tasting as one of her cupcakes? This man is well-known for his green

fingers, he is lecturer in horticulture. Will the Turner prize

blossom for him? And from Londonderry College, to students and

their teacher who will be checking out the exhibition for BBC newsline.

It is a bit overhyped, that I enjoy and one of the exhibitions. I liked

the Gandhian ladies but I'll so think I have some an aim friends and

their message is way beyond the paintings. -- their personalities.

It's mad. There is a room with nothing in it. I don't know what to

make of it. I'm not sure what my overall thoughts are. I need to

think about what I have just seen. It is interesting. It is very

interactive, which I was not expecting. There has been a lot of

controversy about the nude man. What do make of that? It is art. Exposing

the human body. It is art. That is a good answer. There you have it, some

first impressions of the Turner prize 2013. If you want to check it

out, you have plenty of time. It runs until early January.

Certainly worth a visit. From the Turner prize to the art of boxing,

and it has been a disappointing day for our local men at the World

Amateur Championships in Kazakhstan. Not a good day? No. They have been

routinely successful at the Olympics, but they cannot crack

Kazakhstan. Paddy Barnes, Michael Conlan and Tommy McCarthy have

failed to secure a medal at the World Amateur Championships. After

his debate, Paddy Barnes tweeted that he fought on with blurred

vision for three rounds. Fighting without headgear is good, but to do

it six times in ten days, is impossible, he said.

Belfast's trio of boxers leave Central Asia thinking about what

could have been. Three medals were up for grabs today, none of which

will be en route to Northern Ireland. Olympic bronze medallist

Michael Conlan started proceedings against Russia's Vladimir Nikitin

with a sturdy bantamweight defeating the 22-year-old Conlan. That seemed

to be the theme of the day, as heavyweight Tommy McCarthy also

failed to a unanimous decision against Argentinian Yamil Peralta.

If you want to know what disappointments is like, here's

Tommy. I can change it now, no point crying about it. I am gutted I

didn't get it. Can you take any positives? Not right now. I just got

beaten. There was better news just before the interval with Donegal's

European gold medallist defeating his son gay and opponent to

guarantee at least a bronze medal -- has Hungarian Grand Prix and.

In the afternoon session, Paddy Barnes was cut as early as the first

round. The Olympic bronze medallist had impaired vision. Both fighters

were deducted a point each in round two. Paddy Barnes has just been

issued a warning for the use of his head. His opponent boxed Barnes out

of the competition, ending any hope of a Northern Ireland medal in

Kazakhstan. Tommy McCarthy's face sums the mood

up there. To rugby, the threat over the future of the Heineken Cup is

growing. Clubs in England and France are keen to form a breakaway

European competition, and as of last night, Wales is also on board.

Secret discussions are taking place in Ireland as we speak.

Could the visit of Welsh teams be something we never see again after

this season? Perhaps. Last night for Welsh clubs decided to back a new

breakaway European competition with French and English clubs, putting

the Heineken Cup into jeopardy and the future of the Pro 12. If you

take these teams out of the competition, I don't know where we

would go or what would happen. The factors, we can't control it, it is

out of our hands. Today, a meeting took place between European club

stakeholders at a secret location in Dublin city centre. It was mediated

and toxic expected to continue into tomorrow. Essentially the dispute

comes down to power and money. Ulster's coach is hoping a

resolution can be reached securing both the Heineken Cup and the Pro

12. I think it will because it is a good competition. Look at the teams

in the Pro 12 having success in Europe over the weekend. It is one

that is challenged week in week out, and if you do not perform you will

get beaten. It is uncertain times for club rugby if a resolution is

not found. More Irish players may feel their professional careers

along a broad, not home. Very cloak and dagger. We will keep

you abreast of that one. We conclude with rugby. Joe Schmidt has revealed

his squad for the Autumn Internationals. There has been

surprise that Andrew Trimble has missed out. It Ulster men do make

the cut for the games against Australia, Samoa and world champions

New Zealand. Thank you very much. Time now for

the weather. I did not get wet which makes a change. You are lucky

because some people did. That rain was associated with a weather front

pulling away to the east. We have had cool air sweeping across

Northern Ireland from the West on brisk westerly winds. Those winds

did bring quite a few showers particularly across the north and

west. The wind managed to bring a few showers further east as well.

Sunshine in between, so there were a few rainbows around. This one was

spotted. Another further east in County Antrim. The showers are

easing. Still 12 in the North and West this evening. -- still one or

two. Cool conditions, temperatures dropping to three or four degrees.

There could be ground frost around and patchy mist as well. That goes

quite quickly in the morning, it is a mainly dry day coming up. Not huge

amounts of sunshine because after an initially bright start cloud will

spill its way in from the south. It may even threaten the odd spot of

rain, maybe for parts of the County Down coast. For most of us, it will

stay dry. There will be a few bright glances coming through from time to

time. The winds are lighter tomorrow but it is still cool, temperatures

between 11 and 13 degrees. Into tomorrow evening, at this point it

is mainly dry, but the changes on the way. The breeze starts to pick

up through tomorrow night and by the end of the night spells of rain are

moving into the south, but at least it is milder, with lows of nine or

10 degrees. This batch of rain is associated with another area of low

pressure bringing heavy spells of rain and brisk winds through Friday

morning. An early warning has been issued again for this event on

Friday. Eastern areas could be prone to localised fronting -- localised

flooding. The weekend, quite blustery and cool, another batch of

rain on Saturday followed by bright spells and showers.

Finally a brief update on that story of the Roma couple in Dublin. A

seven-year-old girl, removed from their care, is their daughter. It is

understood that the NHS have proved that she is their child. -- BNA

tests.