THE victim’s of the state fishery board’s single worst tragedy are to be remembered this weekend.

LOVED ones of the 270 victims of the Lockerbie bombing yesterday began taking part in a series of events to mark the 20th anniversary of the atrocity.

ONE of the star attractions at Fota Wildlife Park in Cork had double reason to celebrate this month.

US AUTHORITIES hope Saddam Hussein’s top science adviser, who surrendered on Saturday, will help resolve the lingering questions over Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction.

Johnny Murtagh is back in front in the Irish jockey's championship after a late-afternoon double at Leopardstown aboard Livadiya (14-1) and the even-money favourite Calorando.

Mail The Desert, winner of the Moyglare Stud Stakes at the Curragh three weeks ago, could bid for further Group One success at Ascot on Saturday.

Relatives of the victims of the Lockerbie bombing are travelling to Holland for the first stage of the appeal of the Libyan convicted of the atrocity.

Dr Jim Swire, 60, spokesman for the UK Lockerbie families, said the verdict would not be the ‘‘end of the road' for the victims’ relatives.

The families of those who died in the Lockerbie disaster are today finally hearing whether the two Libyans accused of mass murder are innocent or guilty.