16/09/2016 BBC Newsline


16/09/2016

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A specialist forensic team from England has spent the day

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at the site of the latest search for the missing teenager

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The 15-year-old was reported missing in 1994.

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Our North-West reporter Keiron Tourish has more.

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An agonising and all too familiar sight for the family

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Waiting in hope of some news of the recovery of the

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It has been 22 years since the 15-year-old went

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Each day begins with the determination to

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find her and bring closure to this tragic case.

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I just hope it is her for our family's sake.

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A specialist search team was brought in from England today to set a rural

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location near the village of Killen just outside Castlederg.

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Police sealed off a wooded area

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A mound of clay and stones behind a derelict house.

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Somebody had interfered with the ground. It wasn't interfered with

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with a machine or anything. The area is a mile from the house

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where Arlene Arkinson was last seen It is also close to the road

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where the 15 year was spotted with the man suspected

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of killing her, and Vic did Child convicted rapist and killer

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Robert Howard who died He was acquitted of the murder

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of Arlene Arkinson but the jury were not told of his

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previous convictions. The family say this came out of the

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blue and they are trying to deal with it as best they can. For more

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than 20 years, they have started each day with hope and prayer is

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that the body of Arlene Arkinson can be found so that the teenager can

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receive a Christian burial. This evening, that wait continues.

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The family of a teenager who was killed in a so-called

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'one punch attack' have told BBC Newsline they'll never get justice.

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Jason McGovern had been on a night out in Omagh four years ago.

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He suffered a fractured skull which led to bleeding on the brain.

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Today, a County Tyrone man who was sent for trial four times

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accused of the 19-year-old's manslaughter was given a four month

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suspended sentence for his part in an attack on Mr McGovern's friend

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Our reporter Lisa McAlister has been speaking to

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I remember that morning it was New Year's Eve morning.

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We had travelled to Galway and it was a long journey.

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We had only just arrived and settled in the house and the phone rang and

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I've never felt anything like that before.

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Even now looking back it is still hard to

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take in and hard to believe, the type of person Jason was, that

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something like that could happen to him.

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Back when it all happened, Jonathan get

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married and he was planning his wedding in the circumstances that we

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are and the trial was right before their wedding

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and they were building up to the wedding worrying about the

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It is supposed to be the happiest day of your life.

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him if he would be his best man and that was just

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Jason should be sitting here beside me.

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There is somebody out there who knows

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Do you have any faith that

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they will ever come forward or tell the truth?

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I think if that person was going to tell the truth they

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That is some think they will have to live with.

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A pedestrian was knocked down by a lorry near

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The incident happened in Dock Street just after three.

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Now, cultural activities have been taking place in cities and many

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Tens of thousands of people have been out and about enjoying

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Among them, in Belfast, our Reporter Kevin Sharkey.

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Culture night, and it's all kicking off in the city. The day began with

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a feast, hard work getting it all together, but worth it in the end.

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The streets of this area echoing to the sound of music. Also, a

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throwback to times past. The crowds came in their thousands, some really

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getting into it. Others fighting for survival. The build-up to culture

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night has been underway in Belfast all day long. In pubs, indoor venues

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and you're on the streets of the city and a night, it's reaching a

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crescendo. Every year, it feels fantastic. It just gets better.

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There is more things to see. Crazy clowns running about the play is

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hitting each other was sticks and all sorts. Absolutely brilliant!

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Fantastic. Really good. My night so far has been absolutely brilliant.

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People have been really friendly. Very cultural. Makes you proud to be

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Irish. The activities are still going on and many of those who came

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along are planning to stay long into the night.

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Rugby - Ulster have gone top of the Pro 12 league table

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after beating Scarlets 19-8 tonight at the Kingspan Stadium

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to make it three wins from three in the competition.

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Gavin Andrews was there for BBC Newsline.

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Ulster's unbeaten run continued on a night that promised much in perfect

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conditions in Belfast. In a first half, the home side took the game to

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the scarlet and took a 6-0 lead thanks to the bit of Paddy Jackson.

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When the first try came, it was worth the wait. They released Louis

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Liddington in the corner. With Ulster leaving a lead nil at the

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break, the scarlet responded in the second half. This penalty reduced

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the deficit. After another Jackson cake, it try for the scarlet set up

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a nervous finish. But Ian Henderson rumbled over in the final minutes to

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secure another victory for Ulster. It's now three wins from three. Next

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up, they are away to Glasgow in a week's time. Gavin Andrews at the

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Kingsland Stadium. And now with the weekend weather

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forecast here's Geoff Maskell. A fresh appeal to the weather today

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and that is certainly the theme as we go through the next few days. At

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clearing skies tonight, temperatures in rural spots could go down to five

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or 6 degrees. While Saturday gets after quite a bright start, it will

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be a little chilly. That says, Saturday morning has plenty of dry

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and bright weather and temperatures will rise quite nicely. Daytime

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highs of 16 or 17 degrees. In the afternoon, we will see a bit more

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cloud starting to develop and in the West, the breeze will start to pick

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up. The side of a bit of a change that is on the way. While Saturday

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is dry, Saturday night will start to see rain. On Saturday, we will of

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had some protection from this area of high pressure protecting us from

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these two lows. By Sunday, the single weight and it opens the door

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for this next weather fronts to come in. Across the water, still feeling

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the influence of that low over the continent bringing rain into the

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south-east corner of England. In a bright patch across Scotland Wales

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and south-west England and also to the eastern half of Northern

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Ireland. But come Sunday, all change. I'm very sorry if you're

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taking part in the Belfast half marathon, it could be a bit wet. But

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don't blame me, blame Ian, tropical storm Ian which is pepped up that

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weather fronts. Quick travel through the first half of the weekend but

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Sunday is going to be wet before things improve for the start of next

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week. Our next BBC Newsline

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is tomorrow evening at 5:25pm

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