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Good evening. This is BBC Newsline with Donna Traynor. The headlines

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this Thursday evening. The red carpet rolled out for the most

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powerful woman in China. What does it mean for trade and jobs you? A

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man living in England is in court charged with the murder of a

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Coleraine pensioner 11 years ago. A search of the River Foyle discovers

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what might be a submarine and it could be declared a war grave.

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Banned for an illegal tackle - Ulster rugby is a key player ahead

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of the European Cup semi-final. I am live on the MS Balmoral as it

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continues its voyage to remember and we will catch up with Belfast's

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own titanic honeymooners. And the sun worked hard for us today but

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another clear night means frost for some of us. I'll have all the

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weather for you later. The most powerful woman in the Chinese

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government has just arrived in Northern Ireland for a three day

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visit. Liu Yandong was met by the First and Deputy First Minister.

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She will attend a reception at Stormont later. We'll hear from one

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of the guests attending that shortly. But first, our political

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correspondent, Gareth Gordon, joins me live from Belfast International

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Airport. What's happening there? The Air plane carrying Madam Liu

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touched down at 5:45pm and among those to meet her were the First

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and Deputy First Minister. And also here was the DUP Junior Minister

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Jonathan Bell, who has close connections with China and his

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children were here to present Madam Liu with a bouquet of flowers and

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she stepped onto the tarmac. Explain why it all this fuss is

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being made. That is a good question. I suspect that her name isn't known

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to many Newsline viewers but this is one very powerful politician.

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She is the most senior female politician in China and a member of

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the ruling 22 member bureau and she is hotly tipped for promotion in

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the near future. To give an example of how important this visit is

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viewed, it's the first time that the red carpet has been officially

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used at the airport since 1998, when President Clinton touched down.

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He is among those who helped bring peace to Northern Ireland and there

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are many people in the administration who hope that Madam

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Liu and her government will help bring prosperity. It's not about

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peace but business? Absolutely. China is the world's fastest-

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growing economy. Everybody in the world wants the peace of the action

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and we are no different. Madam Liu and her large team is on its way by

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a convoy and cavalcade to Belfast and it will go to Stormont to hold

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talks with Martin McGuinness and Peter Robinson and I am sure that

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trade will be number one on the agenda and also a visit that they

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plan to make to China in the autumn. Lots to talk about. Another subject

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many people would like to see on that agenda is Amnesty

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International wanting the issue of human rights in China to be raised.

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What I can read up from these news releases, that has not been

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included? Patrick Corrigan from Amnesty International says that

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China has an atrocious human-rights record and he suspects Peter

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Robinson and Martin McGuinness to raise the issue of human rights and

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he says it is a matter of values and we must not trade human-rights.

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Whether or not they intend to do that, it is just conjecture,

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because we have not been able to ask that question of them. For now,

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thank you. Part of Liu Yandong's visit will be to encourage trade

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links with Northern Ireland. Our largest dairy company, United Dairy

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Farmers, already exports products to China. Its chief executive,

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David Dobbin, is at Stormont, where he'll be attending tonight's

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reception. What value is that current business to Northern

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Ireland? For our company alone, we do at least �5 million each year

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and that is growing by 40% per annum. We are seeing significant

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growth and good business. Some people might be confused. What do

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we have that China does not have in regard to business? And dairy

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products? With 1.3 billion people, they need to import significant

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amounts of food. And their diet is very much vegetarian and they are

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in need of protein products from dairy products and as they become

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more wealthy, they can afford better food and they have been

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importing larger amounts of dairy product over the last 10 years.

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What potential do you think we could have across the Northern

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Ireland economy was stronger links with China? We will see china

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interested in universities and the technology coming out of that,

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especially in specialist areas. They have environmental challenges,

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water purification and FG Wilson locally do lots of business on that.

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Water treatment, infrastructure, IT. Lots of services and goods that the

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Chinese economy requires because it is growing rapidly and they are

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still investing heavily. What is your view about the Chinese

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government and their reputation regarding human rights. Does

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business mean that is ignored? worked in China for five years and

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if you meet the Chinese people, they are very friendly and open and

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I find a Chinese very welcoming. From their viewpoint, they have

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never had things so that, they're seeing their best standard of

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living and a more open society and freedom to travel so in many ways

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it has made significant progress. Perhaps by Western standards there

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is more way to go but they are in the right direction. Thank you for

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joining us. A 42-year-old man has been in court charged with the

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murder of a Coleraine pensioner 11 years ago. Norman Moffatt died in

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hospital two months after being stabbed. David Maxwell was at this

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morning's hearing. James Alexander Matt Cooke, with an address as

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given at stone-built terrace in Stockport, was arrested earlier

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this week. He was brought back for questioning and this morning at

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Ballymena Magistrates Court he faced the charge of murdering a

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Norman Moffatt over one decade ago. The pensioner was walking home

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early in the morning after buying a newspaper. He was between Railway

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Road and Circular Road in Coleraine when stabbed. Mr Moffatt manage to

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make it back to his house and he was rushed to hospital but he died

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two months later. Police believe he may simply have been in the wrong

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place at the wrong time. During the brief appearance, James McCook

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spoke only to say that he understood the charge and the

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police officer told the court that he believed he could connect him to

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the charge. Members of Mr Moffatt's family were at the court and absent

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was his wife, who died last year without seeing anybody convicted

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for her husband's murder. James Maggot was remanded in custody to

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appear at Coleraine caught via videolink on Monday for the bail

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application. There has been a huge seizure of smuggled cigarettes and

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Dublin, including 38 million cigarettes with a retail value of

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nearly 15 million euros. The branded cigarettes were in for 40

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ft maritime containers which arrived in Dublin port via

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Rotterdam. They represent a potential lost to the Exchequer of

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around 30 million euros. Customs officials say several people have

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been interviewed and an investigation is going on. It's not

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clear whether any Mothercare stores in Northern Ireland will be among

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dozens of shops the firm is closing across the UK. Mothercare, which

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also runs the Early Learning Centre, has seven local stores. The firm

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plans to shut 111 shops over the next three years because of falling

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sales. But Mothercare has said it is not ready to announce which

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stores are to close. You're watching Newsline. Still to come on

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the programme. The poignant story of a family at the centre of the

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Titanic tragedy. And a rare chance to buy a piece of our industrial

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With the centenary of the Titanic disaster this weekend, we are

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reporting each night this week from the memorial cruise ship that's

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sailing the same route. Chris Buckler is on board the Balmoral

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and joins us live from the Atlantic Ocean. If you look around, you will

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see nothing but the sea. We are in the middle of the Atlantic on our

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way to that memorial site. And we have not seen land for days. Not

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even one ship. You have to key people entertained and we thought

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we would bring you a little slice of life. For some it is very

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serious. Talking about Irish emigration and the history of the

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Titanic but for others, they are enjoying the Jacuzzi. People

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learning about things like fruit and vegetable carving and even at

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Disco. The Balmoral is making good progress and it sails into the

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Atlantic. Coping With the wind perhaps better than some of the

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passengers. But there is no doubting the better weather and

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people are making the most of it. Although a traditional game of

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shuffle board is only a brief distraction. The talk is of the

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Titanic on every deck. I really like Star Trek for adults. It is

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like a convention. All these people know so much! Lots of things going

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on is quite serious, like lectures on the history of the Titanic. At

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the other side of the ship... Well, you can see for yourself. There has

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been line dancing. Ballroom dancing. Irish dancing. As you can tell,

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lots of dancing! But away from the traditional activities, there is a

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focus on the Titanic. Particularly when it comes to shopping. Their

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shared love of the ship means a lot, particularly to Derek and Glyn

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Chambers. They married in Belfast on Friday in a themed wedding. And

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this is their honeymoon. This is ideal, this is our dream. You could

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not ask for anything better. Fantastic telling everybody about

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Titanic and Belfast. Once we get this over, it is business as usual.

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There are reminders of the reason for this voyage everywhere, even

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playing movies into all of the cabins. Outside, the seating area...

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For some of the first class passengers, the accommodation

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includes 25 ft balconies. He had the world's largest royal suites on

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cruise liners and we enjoy the luxury. Like a lot of people, we

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like to love and comfort as well. The there was luxury in 1912 but it

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would have been very different in that time of the unsinkable Molly

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Brown. Up and down and up and down... This might be an

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impersonation of one of the most famous passengers on board the

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Titanic but this voyage and everything on it is intended to be

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nothing less than a tribute. And the memorial services are on Sunday.

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How far away are you? We are around 900 nautical miles away from the

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site were the Titanic sank and with the wreckage still lying there.

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There is plenty of fun on board the screws, people enjoying themselves.

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But make no mistake - this is a journey for so many passengers and

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when you walk around, you get a sense of growing reflection as they

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make their way towards the spot on Sunday and you have little groups

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of people gathering, often the people whose relatives were on

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board the Titanic, particularly those who died on board, and they

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are just having chats, people want to discuss, informally and formally,

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and to get a sense of those shared pieces of history, and together

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they want to find some trace of connection between each other as

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they come together. Thank you. More from Chris Buckler tomorrow. The

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Thomas Andrews, who helped designed the Titanic, lost his life on the

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ship. He's remembered as a hero as he helped others get into lifeboats.

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The naval architect left behind a young wife and child. In an

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exclusive interview for Newsline, a daughter of his widow gives us an

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insight into the private life of the famous the shipbuilder. She

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spoke to Sarah Travers. The -- the famous shipbuilder. He became the

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hero of all the heroes on board the Titanic. Gallant to the end. Once

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he realised the ship was done, Thomas Andrews met his fate bravely,

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giving up his own life to save other men's wives and children.

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That night, his own wife, Helen, or Nellie, slept, oblivious to the

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horrors unfolding. She never really spoke about it. And she never

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mentioned the tragedy but on one occasion, I was talking to her. And

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she said that she hoped that the wreck would be left as a memorial

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to all of the people who died on the ship. 100 years on and I have

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come to meet nellies youngest child. Now in her late 80s, Vera Morrison

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can reveal for the first time wonderful memories and stories

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about the woman who captured not only the heart of Thomas Andrews

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but also her father us. Another giant in the world of shipbuilding.

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Henry Harland, from Harland and Wolff. Andrews and Highland would

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have known each other well. They both courted Nellie, who came from

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another prosperous family, the barbers. The story passed down is

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that many could not decide on which man to marry until her mother made

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virtues. She picked Thomas. On Friday 24th March, 1906, Thomas

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proposed. By all accounts, she was stunned into silence and did not

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given the answer she was hoping for. My idea nelly... I cannot tell you

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how much it grieves me to give you any annoyance last at the point You

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acted wisely when you had any doubt. I am alone to blame. You are ever

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affectionate and loving friend, Thomas Andrews. Eventually, she got

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over her shock and agreed to marry Thomas. This is my mother's

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engagement ring. A goodness, and this is priceless when it comes to

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sentimental value? I think so. The two years after the wedding, they

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had a baby daughter, L Bale. However, little did I do know that

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they're happy world would soon come to an end. Shattered by Titanic and

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the loss of Thomas. Nellie was heartbroken but chose not to focus

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on her own grief but on the grief of others. She was totally

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devastated. She was very fond of the parents of an Armagh and

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describe them as being like a second set of parents. And she was

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trying to just console them. When she herself must have been

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devastated. The story does not end there. Despite a broken heart, five

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years after the death of Thomas, many would marry again. To none

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other than her old suitor, Henry hardened. They went on to have four

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children, including the Vieira. But it was only as an adult that Vera

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began to realise important connection to Titanic and her

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mother's first husband, Thomas Andrews. He told an LA that when

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they were driving out of the shipyard of one-day together, the

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workers were coming out and he said, these are my mates. The that he was

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And you can hear more from Vera Morrison in our commemorative

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Titanic programme this Sunday on BBC Two, it starts at 6:20am. We

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will take you to the memorial services in the North Atlantic and

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Belfast. The programme will also be shown on the big screen at Belfast

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City Hall and the Guildhall in Londonderry. It will also be

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screened live on our special Titanic website. Don't forget, we

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are on Twitter. You can follow those at cache. -- hash?. --

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@bbctitanic100. There is another chance to bid for

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some of our industrial heritage. A DeLorean, built in Cavan, is up for

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auction. It means there has been plenty of interest.

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It looks fine in the spring sunshine and it is in great

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condition. The DeLorean DMC-12 still has that magic. This product

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of the short-lived 80s dream of a local car industry. Although it was

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built with great effort and fierce pride, it rolled off the production

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line to mixed reviews and very quickly into history. It had a much

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longer life as a collector's item. Auctioneers are delighted when one

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turns up for sale. This one has only covered 16,500 miles. That's

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the big attraction for people. It has never been out of Northern

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Ireland and it's an original car, it hasn't had anything done to it

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after market. There has been interest from all over the world.

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Some overseas hopefuls will be bidding online. It is expected to

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sell for around �20,000. The auction started just as BBC

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Newsline came on air. They expect the car to go under the hammer at

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about 7 o'clock. That is just after Back to the Future! The award-

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winning television series game of thrones will be returning to

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Northern Ireland. The American television company HBO have

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commissioned a third series, which will be recorded and produced in

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studios in Belfast and Bambridge. Ulster rugby says it will not be

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appealing the four week suspension handed down to John Earth Hour. It

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follows a dangerous tackle in the quarter-final against Munster. It

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means he will miss the semi-final against Edinburgh at the end of the

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month. -- John Afoa. Here's the World Cup winner who has

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been instrumental in Ulster's success. So, a month on the

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sidelines for John FOM is a big setback. He attended a disciplinary

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hearing in Dublin today, accompanied by David Humphreys. It

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was to explain this tackle on Felix Jones. Competition officials

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decided it was dangerous play and they initially handed down a seven-

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week ban. However, they took into account his disciplinary record as

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a professional rugby player. He has never been sighted or sent off in

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his career before. The ban was reduced to four weeks. It's still

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rules him out of the Edinburgh game. It's not just about the scrummage,

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he brings other aspects to the game. His distribution, his ball-handling

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skills, his general open field play sets him apart from anything else

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out there at the moment. He would be a major loss. The suspension

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also means that he will miss Ulster's next two games against

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Cavan's young footballers have retained their title, but the win

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has been overshadowed by the resignation of their senior manager,

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Val Andrews. It follows a meeting by senior players on Tuesday. They

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called for his dismissal. This was a Val Andrews's second

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spell in charge of Cavan. Having worked alongside Terry Highland

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last year, the Dubliner took sole control this season. There was

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little to celebrate during his tenure. They were heavily defeated

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in the Ulster championship. Last weekend they narrowly avoided

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relegation to Division Four of the National League. With just over a

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month to go until their opening championship game against Donegal,

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the timing of his departure is far from ideal. Even more peculiar, the

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announcement comes less than 24 hours after the county lifted back-

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to-back Under 21 provincial titles. Nobody can predict what the future

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holds. If we keep up the hard work and effort, hopefully it will come

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our way. They are going to have to be patient and allow Cavan to build

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for the future. They have enjoyed unprecedented under-age success

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over the past 12 months. The challenge for the next county

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manager is to translate that winning form on to the senior stage.

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It is thought a wreck discovered at the bottom of the River Foyle could

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be a submarine dating back to the Second World War. The environment

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minister has called for work to be carried out urgently to see if it

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is a war grave. In case there are unexploded munitions, divers have

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been asked to avoid the area. So far it has only been seen on sonar

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Could this stretch of water on the River Foyle hide a secret that has

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been submerged for decades? These are the images that sparked an

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investigation after divers discovered what they beat a

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submarine -- what may be a submarine dating back to the Second

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World War. The City was a major base in the back of the Atlantic.

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Images from a sonar scan indicate that some sort of vessel lies

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beneath. That discovery was made a fortnight ago. We initially started

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the scan and the boys came down from Cork to view the images. It

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was a pleasant surprise to find there is something down there that

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looks like a submarine. We could have a Titanic on the River Foyle.

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Nobody knows yet. We are almost sure it is a submersible of some

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sort. What kind and he won't do it, when did it go down, how did it go

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down? Until further investigations are carried out, the Northern

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Ireland Environment Agency has recommended no diving takes place.

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If it is a submarine, then we do not want a Wacky Races scenario

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where everybody is going down and having a look, maybe taking bits

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from it. If they could hold back until it has been determined what

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it is and whether it is. Next week it is hoped that the mystery of

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what lies beneath the River Foyle Now, champion golfer Darren Clarke

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has married his fiancee, Alison Campbell, who runs a model agency

:25:18.:25:21.

business in Belfast. The wedding was at a beach in the Bahamas,

:25:21.:25:25.

where the couple have a holiday home. According to his website, the

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ceremony was a private affair attended by family and friends,

:25:29.:25:33.

including Portrush called star grey McDowell, who introduced the couple

:25:33.:25:38.

three years ago. -- Graham McDowell. But a lot of people have been

:25:38.:25:48.
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commenting on our Facebook page. We may not have weather like the

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Bahamas today, but it was pretty No difference, really. Adjust the

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temperature! About 20 degrees, that's all. We did have lots of

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lovely sunshine today. A lovely evening out there at the moment.

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Temperatures today get up to about 20 degrees. They are going to drop

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a little bit. Well, actually quite a lot over the course of the

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evening. If we look at the satellite picture you can see that

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Northern Ireland is sitting in the sunshine. Many parts of central and

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southern Ireland, many parts of Britain, had showers today. But we

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stayed shower free. Clearer skies will continue into the evening. We

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had a couple of nice tweets. Bush Mills looking lovely in the

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sunshine. It is sunny at the moment, the temperatures are going to fall

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quite quickly. Most places will stay dry and clear. The frost, as

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you can see, minus one or minus two could be on the cards. As well as

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having a chilly start with some frost around tomorrow, the showers

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will be back as well. Because it will be told they could even be a

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little bit of iciness first thing. So, these are the kinds of clouds

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we will be getting tomorrow again, these towering clouds called QBE

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load members. They can bring a bit of hail and thunder. There will be

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some showers initially in the east. Take your umbrella with you.

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Elsewhere, sunshine before off the showers pushed across western areas.

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One or two of them could be on the sharp side during the early

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afternoon. Temperatures a little bit down today, nine or ten degrees.

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With some showers overhead it will feel colder than today with a more

:27:39.:27:43.

noticeable breeze. We should see the showers gradually fading away

:27:43.:27:47.

again late in the afternoon with some sunshine returning. It will be

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another chilly a night tomorrow night. Bear that in mind if you are

:27:51.:27:55.

out and about. Cold, frosty nights to come. Most of Saturday will be

:27:55.:28:00.

dry. Sunday looks like being pretty decent. Light wind and horrible on

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A reminder of the stories making the headlines: The most powerful

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woman in China has arrived here, a short time ago, for a three-day

:28:13.:28:18.

visit. Liu Yandong will be entertained at a reception at

:28:18.:28:22.

Parliament Buildings in Stormont. A man who has been living in

:28:22.:28:26.

England has appeared in court charged with the murderer of the

:28:26.:28:30.

Coleraine pensioner Norman Moffatt 11 years ago.

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Our late summary is on BBC One at 10.25. Just a reminder that our

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