:00:00. > :00:17.join the BBC's news teams where you are.
:00:18. > :00:21.Newsline. A man's in court charged with a
:00:22. > :00:25.double murder carried out by the UVF 20 years ago.
:00:26. > :00:31.One man dies in a crash in County Tyrone. Four others are injured.
:00:32. > :00:35.No City of Culture boost for the local airport, as it's revealed
:00:36. > :00:39.passenger numbers could be down. Gearing up for the future - the
:00:40. > :00:43.latest plans for Belfast's new transport system.
:00:44. > :00:48.Going for gold in Russia - we've taken to the mountains with our only
:00:49. > :00:52.Winter Paralympian. And, at last, a settled day, but
:00:53. > :00:53.there'll be some rain or showers again during the next couple of
:00:54. > :01:09.days. Join me for the forecast. Good evening. A man has appeared in
:01:10. > :01:14.court charged with the UVF murder of two workmen in North Belfast almost
:01:15. > :01:18.20 years ago. Mark Campbell is accused of killing Eamon Fox and
:01:19. > :01:24.Gary Convie, who were shot dead in their car at a building site. Our
:01:25. > :01:28.reporter was in court. May 1994, and the scene of a
:01:29. > :01:34.sectarian double murder. Eamon Fox was 44 and had six children. Gary
:01:35. > :01:38.Convie was 24 and a father of one. The men from Co Armagh were working
:01:39. > :01:43.at a building site in N. Queen St in Belfast. They were shot dead as they
:01:44. > :01:48.sat in their car eating lunch. Another man was injured. The UVF
:01:49. > :01:51.carried out the murders. Today, almost 20 years on, Mark Campbell
:01:52. > :02:00.arrived at Belfast magistrates Court to be charged with the killings. He
:02:01. > :02:03.stood in the dock with his arms folded as the charges were put to
:02:04. > :02:07.him. Two counts of murder, one of attempted murder and another of
:02:08. > :02:13.having a gun. Mark Campbell, 42, is unemployed with no fixed address.
:02:14. > :02:19.The defence lawyer told because that the accused denied the charges. A
:02:20. > :02:21.police ombudsman report in 2007 criticised the initial
:02:22. > :02:28.investigation. It found there had been collusion between the RUC and
:02:29. > :02:35.the UVF in North Belfast. Today the solicitor representing the victim
:02:36. > :02:43.'s' families spoke on their behalf. To have been significant delays. The
:02:44. > :02:45.families were let down by the recent investigation -- original
:02:46. > :02:50.investigation and the recent investigation was much slower than
:02:51. > :02:56.the families hoped. Mark Campbell's supporters in the public gallery
:02:57. > :03:02.waved to him as he left court. He gave them the thumbs up. The next
:03:03. > :03:07.hearing is on the 16th of January. A 62-year-old man has died in a car
:03:08. > :03:12.crash in County Tyrone. Four other people were injured in the accident
:03:13. > :03:17.near Sion Mills this morning. Our reporter has been to the scene. The
:03:18. > :03:21.crash happened on the main road between the villages of Sion Mills
:03:22. > :03:26.and Victoria Bridge around 11am. The collision involved two
:03:27. > :03:31.vehicles. In one of them two men and two women. One of the men died not
:03:32. > :03:35.long after emergency services arrived. Others, including a man
:03:36. > :03:41.driving the other vehicle, were taken to hospital. Four fire
:03:42. > :03:46.appliances were sent to the scene along with paramedics. The A5 is
:03:47. > :03:51.normally one of the busiest roads in Northern Ireland and locals say this
:03:52. > :03:56.stretch is dangerous. Last week a 65-year-old man died in a crash
:03:57. > :04:03.here. It is a very dangerous road. The road surface has spent a lot of
:04:04. > :04:12.money. They have put a new barrier up around the corner but it does not
:04:13. > :04:16.stop the accidents. The people here are very sad about the fatal
:04:17. > :04:20.accidents. The leaves are appealing for anyone who may have witnessed
:04:21. > :04:25.the crash to come forward. -- the police.
:04:26. > :04:28.The talks chair, Richard Haass, has urged the Stormont parties to make
:04:29. > :04:32.clear their timetable for the completion of an agreement on flags,
:04:33. > :04:35.parades, and the past - and move speedily towards its implementation.
:04:36. > :04:37.Dr Haass's comments came in a written statement issued late this
:04:38. > :04:41.afternoon. However, earlier, the DUP's Ian Paisley Junior told MPs
:04:42. > :04:45.his party was right to say no to the deal on offer, and he attacked one
:04:46. > :04:51.of the main new bodies proposed by Richard Haass as fanciful and
:04:52. > :04:58.expensive. Our Political Editor Mark Devenport joins me now. What is the
:04:59. > :05:08.tone of this latest statement from Richard Haass and his co-chair? I
:05:09. > :05:12.detect frustration. They say they are pleased that some of the
:05:13. > :05:16.Stormont parties have endorsed their proposed agreement but disappointed
:05:17. > :05:19.that not all five could do so. In one sentence they say their
:05:20. > :05:22.experience suggests those who believe they can ensure that each
:05:23. > :05:27.and every element of the agreement is to their liking and still secure
:05:28. > :05:31.five party consensus are being unrealistic. They go on to ask the
:05:32. > :05:36.parties to set up this working group to make clear a timetable for
:05:37. > :05:40.implement a deal. Earlier in the day, Secretary of State Theresa
:05:41. > :05:46.Villiers said accentuate on the positive. Yes, she made a statement
:05:47. > :05:49.to MPs. She said the Government was disappointed there was no
:05:50. > :05:54.competitive agreement but she believed much common ground had been
:05:55. > :05:59.identified. Northern Ireland's political leadership should lose no
:06:00. > :06:02.time in seeking a way forward, that gets the parties back around the
:06:03. > :06:05.table to try to resolve outstanding differences. The Government is
:06:06. > :06:12.continuing on a dialogue with the parties and the Irish Government to
:06:13. > :06:17.see how best we can facilitate that. But a number of DTP MPs were pretty
:06:18. > :06:29.forthright in their opposition to these final proposals. -- TU P MPs.
:06:30. > :06:33.Yes. Sammy Wilson said no deal was better than a deal that would
:06:34. > :06:36.exacerbate division. Ian Paisley said that the single historical
:06:37. > :06:40.investigations unit which is proposed would be expensive and
:06:41. > :06:49.fanciful and he did not mince his words. I am known for sticking my
:06:50. > :06:52.mind and calling a spade a shovel. I do believe that my party was right
:06:53. > :07:00.to say no to the final text, and will remain right and firm in its
:07:01. > :07:07.place where it says no until it can't say yes to something we can
:07:08. > :07:24.recommend to our community. Slightly more positive in town, a statement
:07:25. > :07:28.from the EDU P -- -- DUP leader. City of Derry airport staff have
:07:29. > :07:34.warned of job losses. The airport, owned by the council but run by a
:07:35. > :07:38.private company, has around 100 staff. Londonderry's year of UK city
:07:39. > :07:47.of good also made no significant impact on overall passenger numbers.
:07:48. > :07:51.-- city of culture. It was a big year for the city,
:07:52. > :07:59.staging a series of high-profile events as part of the first ever UK
:08:00. > :08:03.city of culture. A music weekend for BBC radio one attracted 40,000
:08:04. > :08:06.people in the summer. That was a welcome first for passenger numbers
:08:07. > :08:11.at the airport, but management was disappointed more people did not use
:08:12. > :08:20.the facility. It also expects figures to be down 15% in 2014 to
:08:21. > :08:24.around 350,000 people. We are making sure the operation is lean and ready
:08:25. > :08:30.to do business. We will see through the difficult times. The airport is
:08:31. > :08:35.now run by a private company but is still owned by the City Council. It
:08:36. > :08:40.is providing an annual subsidy from ratepayers of more than ?2 million.
:08:41. > :08:43.When we look at it as a critical piece of infrastructure, we
:08:44. > :08:50.understand that sometimes you have to support those things to make them
:08:51. > :08:57.happen. 2014 is challenging with the downturn in passenger numbers. It
:08:58. > :09:05.will have an impact on the economic viability of the airport. As well as
:09:06. > :09:09.some departures to Spain and Portugal, the airport operates
:09:10. > :09:12.flights to Stansted, Liverpool, Prestwick and Birmingham. Passengers
:09:13. > :09:20.today believed it was an important service. It is easier for me to come
:09:21. > :09:24.here and Belfast. It saves going to Belfast or Dublin and is cheaper.
:09:25. > :09:30.Management say running costs have been reduced by ?4 million over the
:09:31. > :09:35.past few years and the aim is to make yet more savings. So 2014 will
:09:36. > :09:41.be a challenging year and job losses among the 100 staff have not been
:09:42. > :09:53.ruled out. Still to come: The Kegworth air
:09:54. > :09:56.disaster, remembered 25 years on. I remember thinking, nobody survived a
:09:57. > :10:02.plane crash. And then we hit the ground.
:10:03. > :10:07.Belfast new rapid transit system will take a step closer later this
:10:08. > :10:10.year when work begins on the infrastructure to support it.
:10:11. > :10:14.Already people in East and West Belfast are being briefed on what is
:10:15. > :10:21.planned for speeding up journey times into the city centre.
:10:22. > :10:29.This is what the future will look like on Belfast's major commuter
:10:30. > :10:35.routes. The system will link the city centre with West, East, and the
:10:36. > :10:38.Titanic Quarter. The aim is a fast and reliable service using
:10:39. > :10:42.state-of-the-art larger buses, operating at five minute 28 minute
:10:43. > :10:47.intervals at peak times. A public information event has already been
:10:48. > :10:56.held in the East of the city. In the next few days it is the turn of West
:10:57. > :11:00.Belfast. We have been told the travel time could be reduced by 35
:11:01. > :11:06.minutes. That will encourage people to stop using their cars. We have
:11:07. > :11:16.been meeting with the West Belfast taxi Association as well. I think if
:11:17. > :11:21.we get our act together and this works out well, we could have one of
:11:22. > :11:30.the best public transport systems in Europe. New park and ride will be
:11:31. > :11:34.built. Wheelchair users, elderly people and parents with pushchairs
:11:35. > :11:40.will be accommodated. Work is expected to begin on the
:11:41. > :11:45.infrastructure later this year. The first few million pounds of the ?100
:11:46. > :11:47.million needed is already in place. The entire system is expected to be
:11:48. > :11:55.operational by 2017. Local politicians are among those
:11:56. > :11:58.paying tribute to the former Northern Ireland Office Minister
:11:59. > :12:02.Paul Goggins, who has died. The Labour MP became ill when he was
:12:03. > :12:05.jogging with his son last week. He died in hospital last night. Here's
:12:06. > :12:12.our political reporter, Stephen Walker.
:12:13. > :12:17.The number and range of tributes to Paul Goggins shows how much the
:12:18. > :12:21.60-year-old MP was regarded. Born in Manchester and first elected to
:12:22. > :12:25.Parliament in 1997, he represented within show and sale East. He
:12:26. > :12:29.collapsed last week when he was out jogging with his son. He died in
:12:30. > :12:34.hospital in Salford last night with his family at his bedside. Today,
:12:35. > :12:40.tributes were paid to him at Westminster. He was a fine, decent
:12:41. > :12:43.and honourable man who was a great friend to Northern Ireland and a
:12:44. > :12:48.great friend to all of its people, and he will be sadly missed, not
:12:49. > :12:52.only in this house but throughout Northern Ireland. He displayed
:12:53. > :13:00.integrity and generosity and greatest in his public service --
:13:01. > :13:08.and grace. Others said Parliament had lost a rate MP. He was not a
:13:09. > :13:11.selfish politician. He question was not who would get the credit for a
:13:12. > :13:15.measure, but who should get the benefit from a measure on all from a
:13:16. > :13:22.change, and those of us in Northern Ireland who benefited from his work
:13:23. > :13:27.are right to give him credit for the progress he helped build. The Prime
:13:28. > :13:33.Minister described Paul Coggins as a kind and brilliant man. He served as
:13:34. > :13:38.a Northern Ireland office minister from 2006 to 2010. The Labour
:13:39. > :13:43.leader, Ed Miliband, said he had earned the respect of all in
:13:44. > :13:47.Northern Ireland. Today the First and Deputy First Ministers also paid
:13:48. > :13:51.tribute to his work. After the 2010 election when Labour left office, he
:13:52. > :13:56.continued to take an active interest in Northern Ireland. In a
:13:57. > :13:59.statement, his family said they were completely heartbroken, adding that
:14:00. > :14:06.they have been overwhelmed by the support and good wishes they had
:14:07. > :14:09.received from so many people. 25 years ago, a British Midland
:14:10. > :14:15.Boeing 737 bound for Belfast crash landed on the M1 in Leicestershire.
:14:16. > :14:20.In all, 47 people died in the Kegworth air disaster, 29 of them
:14:21. > :14:29.from Northern Ireland. 79 people survived, some with serious
:14:30. > :14:33.injuries. In the 25 years since Kegworth, this
:14:34. > :14:39.man has built a successful career, but the memories of that night are
:14:40. > :14:42.still vivid. There was a phenomenal banging noise from outside. It
:14:43. > :14:46.sounded like someone was outside with a sledgehammer trying to get
:14:47. > :14:54.in. My business partner said that was an engine and I agreed. We flew
:14:55. > :14:58.along for another ten minutes. Just as we backed in and approached the
:14:59. > :15:03.runway, the aircraft started to vibrate. The vibration was so
:15:04. > :15:08.intense that I could not see Chris, who was sitting beside me. The
:15:09. > :15:13.captain told us to prepare for crash landing. I remember thinking, no-one
:15:14. > :15:24.survives a plane crash, I wonder if I will. He did. 79 people survived.
:15:25. > :15:29.I said I could not move my leg. I was given a torch and asked to shell
:15:30. > :15:36.to people that emergency services were here and there would be rescues
:15:37. > :15:44.in process. One of the plane's engines caught fire, but the pilots
:15:45. > :15:51.turned down the wrong engine. I was aware that the pilot did say that
:15:52. > :15:54.the right engine was not firing. I was aware it was the left engine,
:15:55. > :16:03.but I assumed that they knew perfectly well that this was a
:16:04. > :16:06.pressure moment for him. When you survive, you think that because you
:16:07. > :16:10.are fine everyone else must be, and then you realise it is not like
:16:11. > :16:16.that. You begin to realise how lucky you are. Survivors and relatives of
:16:17. > :16:20.the victims were hoping for changes in safety and now many of the
:16:21. > :16:23.changes are now standard. If you get your feet planted on the floor
:16:24. > :16:29.behind the knee and held there when you crash, your legs will not
:16:30. > :16:34.flail. The civil aviation authority finally approved this as a standard
:16:35. > :16:39.UK brace position. Today, flowers were laid at the memorial near the
:16:40. > :16:44.state -- site of the crash. Memorials will be held at eight the
:16:45. > :16:52.drill in Belfast this evening. -- will be held at cathedral.
:16:53. > :16:56.You can read more about the Kegworth disaster in BBC Online's special
:16:57. > :16:57.25th anniversary report, which includes analysis of the crash and
:16:58. > :17:13.its aftermath, as well as coming up: We will hear from the
:17:14. > :17:17.woman who is hoping to have a victory at the Paralympics. You do
:17:18. > :17:28.not feel disabled. When you are skiing it is really fantastic.
:17:29. > :17:33.At least 200 new foster families are needed this year in Northern Ireland
:17:34. > :17:36.to provide homes for children. Figures from the Fostering Network
:17:37. > :17:42.have revealed that record numbers of children are being taken into care.
:17:43. > :17:46.Normal family life, the best kind of care. So says the Fostering Network
:17:47. > :17:51.in Northern Ireland. Increasing numbers of children with foster
:17:52. > :17:55.families means that they need to train more people who can give a
:17:56. > :17:58.short term home. We have seen significant rises in the number of
:17:59. > :18:03.young people being taken into care, and the vast majority of them now
:18:04. > :18:08.live in foster care, so we need more carers to meet the need. They are
:18:09. > :18:14.looking for at least 200 new foster families, the equivalent of about 40
:18:15. > :18:18.families a week. Already, almost 2100 children are living with foster
:18:19. > :18:24.families here, but some carers are leaving, often after years of
:18:25. > :18:30.service, about 12% every year. They need new people to come forward.
:18:31. > :18:35.This woman gets her costume making gun before everyone comes home from
:18:36. > :18:39.school -- costume making done that before everyone comes home from
:18:40. > :18:48.school. She has been fostering for 20 years. We have one girl who keeps
:18:49. > :18:54.the whole house buzzing and it would take you 100 mph to keep up with
:18:55. > :19:00.her. She is a complete buzz. I would say, if there is a bug in your head
:19:01. > :19:03.that he wants to foster, go for it. -- a thought in your head. If you
:19:04. > :19:07.look at the big picture might you say that this problem might happen,
:19:08. > :19:13.this might happen, so and so might run away am a do not look at the big
:19:14. > :19:16.picture, to get in there -- runaway, do not look at the big picture, just
:19:17. > :19:21.get in there and you will be surprised. The kitchen table is the
:19:22. > :19:27.centre of any family home, and this family has welcomed Iran's 20 young
:19:28. > :19:32.people over 17 years the -- has welcomed around to the young people
:19:33. > :19:37.over 17 years. Now the search is on for families who can offer the same
:19:38. > :19:43.thing. Sports and weather coming up.
:19:44. > :19:48.Two local writers have been jointly nominated for a BAFTA Award in the
:19:49. > :19:50.Outstanding Debut Writers category. Belfast-born Glenn Patterson and
:19:51. > :19:53.Colin Carberry co-wrote the film Good Vibrations, which tells the
:19:54. > :20:00.story of Terri Hooley, who championed punk music bands at the
:20:01. > :20:06.height of the Troubles in the 1970s. I had not the given it too much
:20:07. > :20:11.thought. I was shocked but delighted when I saw our names. I was shocked
:20:12. > :20:16.when he phoned me, because I was walking around the house. I have
:20:17. > :20:21.heard that the BAFTA short list would be announced and then my
:20:22. > :20:27.telephone rang and it was: Who had been working at the -- it was my
:20:28. > :20:35.partner, who had been looking at the website. There is hope for me yet.
:20:36. > :20:41.With Manchester United as well. Good luck to them. It is a great movie,
:20:42. > :20:44.let's hope they can win the BAFTA. Northern Ireland only has one
:20:45. > :20:47.competitor at this year's Winter Paralympics. And she's hoping to
:20:48. > :20:50.create a little bit of history on the slopes in Russia.
:20:51. > :20:59.Imagine skiing and exhaling when you are registered blind. -- and
:21:00. > :21:03.excelling. No-one from the UK and Northern
:21:04. > :21:06.Ireland has ever won a gold medal at the Winter Paralympic Games, but in
:21:07. > :21:09.eight weeks, Bangor's Kelly Gallagher is hoping to change that.
:21:10. > :21:12.Kelly is visually impaired and competes with a sighted guide. BBC
:21:13. > :21:14.Newsline was invited to her training camp in Austria.
:21:15. > :21:18.They are not competing against one another, but actually working
:21:19. > :21:24.together. Kelly Gallagher travelled at a speed of up to 65 mph behind
:21:25. > :21:29.her guide, and what makes it all the more remarkable, she is registered
:21:30. > :21:33.as blind. The feeling is separated from anything I have ever
:21:34. > :21:37.experienced before. I could go out and rollerblade but it is just not
:21:38. > :21:41.the same. When you are feeling that you work on pushing something with
:21:42. > :21:47.your own body, it is so far removed from the disability, you do not feel
:21:48. > :21:52.disability in your mind when you're seeing that fast. It is really
:21:53. > :21:58.fantastic. Kelly has to rely on her years on the slopes, her eyes come
:21:59. > :22:03.in the form of a former English ski champion. The two communicate
:22:04. > :22:06.through radio. I do not really know what is happening when I am going at
:22:07. > :22:11.speed. I do not know whether I am moving or stopped. It is like a
:22:12. > :22:17.bright light is shone in my eyes all the time. I focus on the fluorescent
:22:18. > :22:24.orange baby that she wears. It is a good colour for me that I can see.
:22:25. > :22:28.-- Pro freshened jacket. She tells me to go up and turn, and I just
:22:29. > :22:33.have the focus and the trust that when she tells me to go out in turn,
:22:34. > :22:39.that is what I do. There is no room for error. When I was racing, it is
:22:40. > :22:44.my fault and my problem. Last year we had a pretty nasty crash, and it
:22:45. > :22:47.was scary, because it was all in my control. It was me that had to look
:22:48. > :22:54.after her and drive her to the hospital. It made us stronger, but
:22:55. > :22:59.it definitely hit us hard. We did a definite amount of work after. Could
:23:00. > :23:04.all that work produced a first Winter Paralympic gold for the UK?
:23:05. > :23:09.Most of the time, I think it was terrible, but it was good. All that
:23:10. > :23:14.we do know is that we are putting our trust in the fact that we know
:23:15. > :23:17.that we are doing in terms of training and operation and we are
:23:18. > :23:22.doing all that we can that when the Games, and when we have done our
:23:23. > :23:25.last race together, we put everything into it. Then you can be
:23:26. > :23:30.proud of yourself because you know that we have worked so hard for it.
:23:31. > :23:39.It is what we deserve. And on the 7th of March, history beckons.
:23:40. > :23:46.It kind of makes you feel very ordinary in deed. We wish you well
:23:47. > :23:49.in the mountains. Local football team Cliftonville are
:23:50. > :23:52.now 13 Games unbeaten leapfrogged and the league champions are now
:23:53. > :23:54.second in the table, three points behind Linfield, thanks to a 5-2 win
:23:55. > :23:57.over Glenavon. Most players would be delighted to
:23:58. > :24:09.score 27 goals over the course of a season or stopped Joe Gormley --.
:24:10. > :24:18.But the striker has already achieved that amount by this point in the
:24:19. > :24:25.season. Glenavon came level just before the four mark. A strike was
:24:26. > :24:40.followed up by a fine finish. That seemed to kick-start Cliftonville
:24:41. > :24:46.once again. Three points worse the cured for the site. -- were secured.
:24:47. > :24:58.And there was still time to five star performance. I don't want to
:24:59. > :25:04.take anything away from Glenavon because I think they played well and
:25:05. > :25:14.they never shut up shop. They came out and attacked us. They had
:25:15. > :25:25.chances and just delighted to get three points. Next up is a cop --
:25:26. > :25:33.club classes began. -- club clash this weekend. Now for
:25:34. > :25:38.a look at the weather. It will not be too settled or the next 24 or 36
:25:39. > :25:44.hours of stopped we certainly deserve to see a quieter spell of
:25:45. > :25:48.weather today. -- 36 hours. We certainly deserve to see a quieter
:25:49. > :25:52.spell after the weather today. Through the blue skies it was a
:25:53. > :25:55.lovely and sunny day for many of us through a good part of the day. We
:25:56. > :26:01.are now watching the clouds coming through which is bringing showers
:26:02. > :26:06.and it is heading northwards. If you are in the South East, that rain
:26:07. > :26:12.will edge in for a time tonight before slips -- before slipping away
:26:13. > :26:18.again later on. It coming quite misty and murky here, and even as
:26:19. > :26:21.the rain moves on, we will get some patches of mist and fog forming
:26:22. > :26:29.later in the night. It is also cold. Temperatures will be closed to
:26:30. > :26:32.freezing and rural spots. -- close to freezing. Do not be surprised if
:26:33. > :26:37.it is slippery in some places tomorrow morning. We should see some
:26:38. > :26:40.right spells and sunshine, as compared to today, there will be
:26:41. > :26:46.more showers around. A little bit more breeze in the North West,
:26:47. > :26:51.starting to bring in the showers. They are going to be more frequent
:26:52. > :26:55.across parts of Tyrone, up into Londonderry, and a few of them will
:26:56. > :27:04.slide down into the North Channel as well. That's in between them,
:27:05. > :27:08.perhaps the best of the dry spells will be in mid Ulster. Feeling a bit
:27:09. > :27:13.on the cool side, six or seven degrees. Tomorrow night, a few
:27:14. > :27:19.showers towards the North. Misty and cold with some cold. That will list
:27:20. > :27:24.later in the night. Another area of rain moving in from the west. This
:27:25. > :27:28.is the weather front that comes in early on Friday. The breeze will be
:27:29. > :27:36.eating up and it will be quite wet for a time across many parts, but
:27:37. > :27:40.once the wind clears, Saturday is looking dry air and brighter but
:27:41. > :27:45.cold, with Knight frosts. Our late summer is at 10:25pm. Good night
:27:46. > :27:46.from everyone on the team.