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29/01/2014

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Good evening. A Polish man whose car was destroyed

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in an arson attack in North Belfast last night says he is considering

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leaving Northern Ireland. His vehicle was one of four targeted in

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an attack on the Whitewell Road which the police are treating as a

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hate crime. Helen Jones has more. Far from home, four families try to

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make a new life in Northern Ireland. They live in this small stretch of

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road close to a sectarian interface. Last night, four cars were set

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alight. It is being treated as a hate crime and the police were back

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again this morning. Four different cars with one thing in common, they

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are all owned by foreign national families who life here, who -- who

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live here and work here locally and they are really angry about what

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happened. Seeking refuge from war torn Afghanistan, it hasn't been an

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easy transition for this man and his young family. He has been living in

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Northern Ireland for 15 years and this isn't the first time he has

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been targeted. I lived in Tiger's Bay, the same kind of people, but

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they burned my house as well. I come for work and I see my house is

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burned. Do you intend staying? I am not afraid of nobody. The damage to

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this family car is extensive. They are just thankful the Fire and

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Rescue Service were able to prevent the fire spreading to the property.

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For the young Polish family living here, it is too close to home. How

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long have you been here in this house? In the house, about six

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weeks. I lived here for six years and nothing happened. I don't know

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what to say. I am in shock. You are in shock? Yeah. I want to move as

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fast as I can from that house. Originally from Slovakia, this man

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examines damage to the car he needs for work. No work. No car. Every day

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we work. The inquiry into historical abuse

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has been told that those in charge of young boys at Termonbacca

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Children's Home in Londonderry behaved like "The Taliban". The

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inquiry, which is investigating abuse at a number of children's

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homes in Northern Ireland from 1922 to 1995, heard from a man who went

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into the home as a young boy in 1950. Kevin Sharkey reports.

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Desperate cries from scared children rang through the corridors of this

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building, the inquiry ary heard today. The claim came from a witness

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who gave his description of what happened at Termonbacca Children's

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Home when I lived there as a child. The environment of Termonbacca

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Children's Home was such that 24, seven no one was safe. No child was

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safe. I wasn't safe. The victim's evidence was at times harrowing and

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times he became emotional and he described those in charge as like

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the Taliban, he said, because of their fundamentalism and Sadasm. The

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chairman said, " How could any church organisation inflict that on

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me?" The man said he told the priest what he witnessed. The priest told

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him, "You must never speak about that and then added, you are the

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product of a satanic relationship." The experience left him with

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traumatic memories. All the junior boys from four to eight years of age

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were in bed and one boy would start crying for his mammy and you would

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hear the cry, "Mammy, mammy." The next boy would start. The man told

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of how later in life he made a discovery about his family. Two of

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his brothers were at Termonbacca Children's Home while he was there

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and five of his sisters were at a nearby nun's home he visited

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occasionally. He never knew as the nuns didn't tell him.

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A man accused of raping a child in the 1990s has told a court the

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alleged victim is lying. He is one of three men facing a series of

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sexual abuse charges. The alleged victims are a brother and sister.

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Today the only defendant not related to them took the witness stand. He

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is described as a family friend and faces charges in connection to the

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alleged female victim. He told the jury at Coleraine Crown Court he is

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innocent of all charges. He confirmed that he had been back to

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the family home and watched pornography there, but denied any

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suggestions of sexually abusing a child.

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A play which was banned by Newtownabbey Council, and then given

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a reprieve, got underway in the borough tonight. The production

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about the Bible is being staged by The Reduced Shakespeare Company at

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the Mill Theatre. Dan Stanton watched some of the performance.

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Dan, so what was the turnout for the play like? Stephen, it was a very

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good turnout. A total contrast to just over a week ago before the play

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was banned when just over 100 tickets had been sold for both

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nights. Now, this evening, there were 400 people at the performance.

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That's a sell out and tomorrow night, another 400 and another sell

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out. So what's the reaction been? Well, I saw the first-half of

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tonight's performance and it was very well received indeed. Sketches

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from three of the actors who were playing the Bible in less than two

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hours. Now, after the performance I spoke to some of the audience that

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saw the production and this is what they had to say.

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I don't know what the fuss was about. It was hilarious. It was

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marvellous, it was everything you expected it to be. The sell out

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crowd is testament to the fact that everyone wants to come out and enjoy

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themselves. I am so glad it went ahead. A victory for freedom in the

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arts. Would you have gone to it if it hadn't been banned and then

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unbanned? I made an effort to support them. It was fun. A good

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atmosphere. I really enjoyed it. Now, that was reaction from some of

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the people tonight to the performance. It is on again tomorrow

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night. Another 400 are going to see it. Then they go off to Bromsgrove

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near Birmingham and 21 venues in England and Scotland. There is a lot

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more interest in the production now because it had been banned and

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reinstated by Newtownabbey Council. Ards Borough Council has agreed a

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plan to save the Exploris Aquarium in Portaferry subject to the

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approval of the Northern Ireland Executive. Protestors gathered at

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the council meeting tonight ahead of the decision. If it gets more than

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?900,000 from the Government to save it, the council says the revamped

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aquarium will have fewer staff and may introduce seasonal opening. The

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Shadow Secretary of State Ivan Lewis says he is concerned that three

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years of consecutive elections could lead to a period of political

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paralysis in Northern Ireland. Speaking in Belfast today, he said

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although it was disappointing that no agreement was reached over the

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Haass proposals, it would be wrong for the British and Irish

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governments to try to impose a deal. If Northern Ireland stands still, my

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view is that means it will go backwards and the risk is with the

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three years of election that will happen. I'm saying today, let's hope

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the political leaders show the courage, show the strength that's

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necessary and sometimes that means saying difficult things to one's own

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supporters. That's the definition of strong and effective leadership.

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Now with the weather forecast. Here's Cecilia Daly.

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The rain hasn't stopped completely. There will be showers around

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tonight, but it won't be as wet as recent nights and there will be dry

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gaps. Some gaps in the cloud which could lead to patches of ice by

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tomorrow morning. Watch out for slippery surfaces during the rush

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hour tomorrow and it will feel colder generally tomorrow. Still

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showers around. It is worth keeping the umbrella handy, but it won't be

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raining all the time and there will be dry gaps and brightness at times

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later on in the day. It will be an icy start for many parts of Scotland

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and Northern England too. Perhaps down into the Midlands. There will

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be showers across Northern England and the Midlands through the day and

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heavy rain moving away from London and the South East. Then we look to

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the West where rain gradually encrouches into western counties of

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Ireland and that's coming into Northern Ireland later in the day

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and to most places tomorrow evening and tomorrow night. Before it

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arrives, it may brighten up for a time in Belfast and the East.

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Feeling chilly tomorrow with temperatures of just four or five

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Celsius. Friday, there is a lot of rain. Some flooding is likely

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especially across parts of Antrim, Down and Armagh where the rain will

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be at its heaviest and you can see it is a wash out for a while anyway.

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Strong winds too especially near the East Coast and the windy weather

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continues through the weekend. Severe gales likely on Saturday with

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further showers which will make it feel cold at times. The better of

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the two days this weekend will be Sunday. Good night.

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That's it. Good night.

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