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Good evening, the headlines on BBC Newsline.

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The developers withdraw their planning application for John Lewis

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- the battle moves to the Executive table.

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The parents of a nine-year-old girl tell an inquiry that Altnagelvin

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hospital are to blame for their daughter's death. Raychel would be

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21 on Monday, but instead of going shopping and doing the normal

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things, we will be going to the cemetery.

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The murders of two senior RUC officers - former IRA members say

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Gardai weren't involved. A plan in County Down to generate

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millions of pounds from mountain biking.

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Ireland kick off their Six Nations rugby campaign tomorrow in Wales -

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we'll all have the big match build And the weather and temperature is

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see-sawing a bit this weekend. I'll have the forecast.

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The First Minister Peter Robinson has said the Executive and not the

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Environment Minister will decide planning policy for major retail

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developments. It follows a decision by John Lewis to withdraw its

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application for a store at Sprucefield after the minister put

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restrictions on future development there. The retailer, and the

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developers behind the proposed out- of-town centre, say they will

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reconsider if the Executive acts in their favour.

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# So please, please, please let me get what I want #.

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# Lord knows, it would be the first time... #.

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And this is what John Lewis and the developers at Sprucefield want, a

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500,000 square foot shopping centre on the outskirts of Belfast and

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Lisburn with the popular retailer as anchor tenant. The Environment

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Minister says that's not a itable development for out-of-town. -- A

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suitable development. Schemes like this, he believes, should be in

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town and city centres. And a bit a like a child who doesn't get what

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he wants, John Lewis has threatened to take its toys elsewhere, perhaps

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to Dublin. So what do shoppers make of it? Truthfully, I do not think

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they are listening to the people. Everyone I know once John Lewis.

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it is going to bring work, I think the paper said 1,500, it would take

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them off the brew, which would be a good idea. What about the people

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with the other shops? Drummers is a great shot then London but the

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other shops are going to have to close. -- John Lewis is a great

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shop in London. The row is has provoked an Executive crisis. With

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DUP colleagues lobbying hard on behalf of Sprucefield, First

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Minister Peter Robinson is threatening to over-rule the

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Environment Minister This is where the Environment Minister would like

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John Lewis to locate - a site earmarked for retail development in

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the centre of Belfast called Royal Exchange. Her is entitled to take a

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decision? The Executive is entitled. Not just one minister. BJ Botha

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might have our own view on it. We will come to a collective decision.

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It has to be a decision of the Executive. This is where the

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environment minister would like John Lewis to be. It is called

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Royal Exchange and is in the centre of Belfast and is earmarked for

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retail. It does not have any retailers yet. John Lewis said

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there were only interested in sprays feet and with the First

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Minister now it St this is a matter for the Executive as a whole, --

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night saying this is a matter for the Executive as a whole, this

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issue is far from resolved. How comfortable are you with your

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decision, which has turned away the developer and the creation of

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hundreds of jobs? What we also have to creation -- consider is there

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are thousands of jobs in Belfast city centre and Lisburn City Centre,

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and in Greater Belfast retail centres, and hundreds of businesses

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that have been struggling in recession with a shot vacancies and

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redundancies and in getting me to a policy right, we have to protect

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those thousands of jobs and has hundreds of businesses. That is

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what the policy of this government was. But with the policy of Peter

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Robinson, but he endorsed last year. What do you think of this viewer

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who says, this is a massive loss. John Lewis would have from

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thousands of people into Lisburn from all over the island -- all

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over Ireland. He says it means Lisburn has lost out. That is not

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what traders in a lot of the city and town centres and Greater

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Belfast are saying. They are saying this is an important moment, where

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we protect city and town centre trading, and let Ospreys be

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developed. -- LED Sprucefield it develop. The notion at Sprucefield

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of 20 shops with 1.5 times the size of Victoria Centre, the notion that

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that would not have an impact does not stack up. The shoppers are

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crying out for a free parking, for accessibility. That is something

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they can get at out-of-town complexes, just like Sprucefield,

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and not in city centres. Those who make that argument are probably

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with Peter Robinson tonight. He is saying to all of those hundreds of

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businesses and those thousands of employees, in Belfast city centre

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and in other town centres, you are on your own, sink or swim. It is

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Sprucefield at all costs, a 1.5 times the Victoria Centre at that

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location. Is that the message that we send to people tonight? Or do we

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say, you could have a balanced retail policy that sees sprees been

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developed as a bulk goods place and Belfast city centre protected. --

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spruce been developed. Peter Robinson says this is a decision

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that should be taken by the Executive. What are you going to

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do? I have a must -- ministerial responsibility to say to the

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planning inquiry that when it comes to a development of retail in

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Northern Ireland, the government policy is, be government policy is

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since last summer, but it is Belfast first, protect town centres

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in Greater Belfast... So, Peter Robinson is wrong? Peter Robinson

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is making that argument. There have been many examples in recent times

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were Peter Robinson says that his will will prevail when the fact is,

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good planning, a good policy, a good retail policy and ministerial

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authority should prevail. We will see when that goes. Thank you for

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joining us. You can add your views on our Facebook page.

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Still the come... As Basil McCrae continues to face

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an Ulster Unionist disciplinary hearing, I will have the latest.

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Parts of a pipe bomb have been found outside a Catholic church in

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Ballyclare. The army was called to Sacred Heart Church this morning to

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examine several suspicious devices. Homes nearby were evacuated. The

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administrator of the church says nothing like it has happened there

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for more than ten years. A nationalist resident has won the

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first part of his legal challenge over the flag protests. The unnamed

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Short Strand resident is arguing that the weekly flag protest to and

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from City Hall is an unauthorised parade and therefore illegal. He's

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been given permission to launch a legal bid over claims that police

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are allowing illegal marches. The judge said the case raised

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important points in relation to the obligations on the PSNI and the

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Secretary of State. The public inquiry into the

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hospital deaths of five children has heard the parents of a nine-

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year-old girl claim that Altnagelvin hospital was

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responsible for their daughter's death. Raychel Ferguson died after

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an appendix operation. Our Health Correspondent Marie-Louise Connolly

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was at the hearing in Banbridge. Before her death in 2001, the court

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heard that Raychel Ferguson was a happy and healthy terms. After

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complaining of stomach pains, her parents to go to other govern's A&E,

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where she was admitted. -- to occur to Altnagelvin's A&E. They question

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why proper records were not kept, including numerous episodes of

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vomiting and by the consultant was not aware that because it -- the

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child was under to his care until after she was dead. The judge said

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the parents do not just want those on the ground bearing

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responsibility, in fact they want the inquiry to identify those in

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control of the system and all management structures. He said, but

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parents feel very strongly they were not told the whole truth about

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their daughter's death and they believe Raychel was killed by

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Altnagelvin Hospital. Raychel's death is one of five races being

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examined. The comment thread is the condition, hyponatraemia, the

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mismanagement of its limits, which in some cases cost their deaths.

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The court was told Raychel was getting 50% more or than her

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calculated environments. They also said the fact that she was getting

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the wrong for the red, she never had a chance. Raychel was one of

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four children. In court her brothers and mum and Dad heard that

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this Monday, she should have been celebrating her 21st birthday.

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would have been a busy weekend. Raychel would have been 21 on

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Monday. Instead of going shopping and doing the normal things that a

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family would do, well, we will be going to the cemetery instead.

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While Altnagelvin has never accepted responsibility, in 2005

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the Trust wrote to the Ferguson -- the barrister said they wanted

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to get to the truth. Former IRA members have told a

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collusion inquiry that they were NOT helped by rogue Garda officers

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when they killed two senior RUC men. The inquiry in Dublin is

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investigating the killings of Harry Breen and Bob Buchanan in 1989. A

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statement was read to the inquiry this afternoon but none of the

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former IRA men appeared in person. Our Dublin Correspondent Shane

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Harrison reports. The IRA told representatives of the

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Smithwick tribunal in unsworn statements that at least 40 of its

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members were involved in the operation that led to the murders

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of Chief Superintendent Harry Breen and Superintendent Bob Buchanan,

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after they visited Dundalk Garda station. An operation, the three

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former paramilitaries hinted, that began around nine months beforehand

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with the chance discovery of another RUC officer as a passenger

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in Bob Buchanan's red Vauxhall Cavalier car at the station. The

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IRA told the tribunal that British security forces personnel "were

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creatures of habit" and that with a note of the car's registration

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number and Dundalk Garda station under near constant surveillance

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from a nearby derelict house, its members were able to capitalise on

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what it called "sloppy work by our enemy". The IRA claimed its

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operation was "lengthy and detailed" and that "at no time was

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there any input from Gardai or any other source". The republican

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paramilitary group told that in all there were four operations aimed at

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killing the occupants of the car. Judge Peter Smithwick has heard

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accusations against three former Garda sergeants alleging they were

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IRA moles. All three vehemently deny the allegation. The judge has

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said that despite giving the IRA members assurances on protecting

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their identities and guaranteeing their security, he was disappointed

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by their decision not to give evidence in person under oath and

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allow their evidence to be tested by cross-examination. The Taoiseach,

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Enda Kenny, today criticised the IRA's non-appearance and contrasted

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it with Sinn Fein's calls for a Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

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The Lagan Valley assembly member Basil McCrea has been facing an

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Ulster Unionist Party disciplinary panel. Mr McCrea is in trouble for

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publicly criticising his party's handling of the controversy over

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the flying of the union flag. -- Union flag. Our Political

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Correspondent Gareth Gordon is at UUP headquarters where the hearing

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is taking place. Gareth what happened?

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Basil McCrae is facing two charges, one of which questions his loyalty

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to the party. He arrived here just before their hearing was due to

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begin at 4 o'clock. He is not allowed to bring a legal

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representative, so instead he was accompanied by a female note taker,

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who is going to record what took place. He was carrying a large blue

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bag containing a series of documents which he believes will

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help prove he is innocent of both these charges. He told me he

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believes he has a good case. I am certainly quite confident that I

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have acted on party policy at all times and I really do want to make

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sure that that message gets out loud and clear. I will take

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whatever avenues are open to me. There is a procedure within the

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party hard to go forward if you are not happy with the outcome, but I

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am confident I will get a satisfactory outcome. Be hearing is

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continuing. It is too 0.5 hours after it began. We do not expect a

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verdict tonight. If we get one we will bring it to you.

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The Chief Executive of Derry City Council has insisted the city will

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be able to cope with the huge numbers of visitors attending UK

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City of Culture events. Tens of thousands of people are expected to

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be there for the BBC Radio 1 music festival in May and almost all

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hotel rooms have been booked in the city centre. Here's our North-West

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reporter, Keiron Tourish. Since BBC Radio 1 announced it was

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staging the big weekend here, the impact has been phenomenal. There

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will be several stars here during the three-day event. A impossible

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to put a price on its coverage. We will have international stars.

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major international peace conference will bring more than

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1,000 delegates here from all around the world. It is on at the

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same time as the BBC Radio 1 music weekend. Demand for a bleak

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accommodation has been unprecedented. -- for accommodation.

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We are working to get both events accommodated. It will spread out to

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Limavady and Dundee golf. It is similar to a big event in Belfast.

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It will come to it surrounding areas. In 2004, 20,000 people were

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able to see some of the biggest names in pop music. It promises to

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be even bigger this time around. Are you excited it is going to be

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happening here? Terribly. The City Council insists it can cope with

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visitor numbers through a range of accommodation. The City will be

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bursting at the seams. We need everything from campsites through

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to budget hotels, we need space were motor homes, and we need to be

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cheap and cheerful, but houses at home hosting, self-catering. It is

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the fault next. There is no doubting the significant economic

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benefit to the wider north-west. These two events alone should

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generate several million pounds for the local economy. Getting everyone

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a bed for the night could be their biggest challenge.

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While Derry has secured so many visitors this year, across in South

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Down they are looking to pedal power to attract people. New

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mountain biking trails, which are to open in the next few months, are

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described as "among the world's best". Mountain biking contributes

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tens of millions each year to the Scottish and Welsh economies so

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what could be generated here? Our district reporter Gordon Adair

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visited Rostrevor, which will be home to 27 kilometres of

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spectacular trails including two terrifying downhill runs.

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Mountain biking is one of the world's fastest-growing adventure

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activities. In Northern Ireland we have a landscape that is just made

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for it. I am more police with this than anything else I have done. The

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-- pleased with this. This is one of the world's top mountain-bike

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real designers. He is behind a series of trails that could give

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the economy of South Down a massive boost. In Scotland they have

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training centres. They are getting 600,000 Meite back visitors a year.

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The Scottish economy generates that -- reckons that generates 80

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million. Mountain biking trails are in rural communities. It is a big

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boost to the local economies. is what our economy needs. We have

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got the setting and the people and we need to bring these people here

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to see what we have got. When you look at Warrenpoint, how many

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people have come across to the east coast of is that? If it is one of

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the most beautiful places in the world and we have a lot to offer.

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This hidden gem has been discovered, so it will be lovely to see that

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people come and visit. Building materials has been an immense

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challenge. Probably the most technically difficult trail bell

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but I have been involved then. Mostly because of the nature of the

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terrain and the ground conditions. The aim of us developing and the

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design of these trails has been to have as little impact on the

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landscape as possible. I think they are going to be iconic, not just

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for Ireland but for the British Isles. Is it possible they will

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make Northern Ireland a destination for mountain bikers outside the

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country? Definitely. This trail in Rostrevor is probably one of the

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best purpose-built mountain-bike trails anywhere. It is with people

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travelling over here just to do this. I think that with the other

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developments on the cards, Northern Ireland definitely has potential to

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be an international destination. The trails are due to open in the

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spring. Ireland's rugby players get their

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Six Nations campaign under way It is not going to be easy for them.

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The normally, Aaron and do well in Wales.

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The last time they won there was 2009 and they went on to win the

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Grand Slam. In recent years the record has not been good. Wales

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have won on the last three occasions. Thomas Niblock is in

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Cardiff for us. It is a match between two said to always produced

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plenty of Six Nations drama. What separates Wales and Ireland in

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the Six Nations can be measured in inches... This cake in 2009, two

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short. Iron snatch their first Grand Slam title since 1948. Recent

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catches have not been as fortunate. In 2011 there was the infamous

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wrong call from a touch judge. The result of that was a Welsh try with

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a decisive score at that condemned Ireland. A World Cup lost to Wales

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before the 2012 Six Nations, and that Steven Ferris tackle. Many

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argued still whether it was a penalty and a yellow card. Wales

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went on to win a Grand Slam, Ireland did did not. It is only

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their first game of their Championship tomorrow but one that

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neither side can afford to lose. have to start well. We are fully

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focused on that. We want to get off to a good start and it will go a

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long wait to performing well for the rest of the tournament. I know

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exactly what Wales are about. They are a great side with great players.

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They will be tough to beat. Simon Zebo and Craig Gilroy come into

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this side, a fresh sprinkling of attack. They have got a lot of

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intelligence in their best -- back line. I think they have broken the

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record for centre partnership this weekend. It will be an interesting

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match. There is almost a sense of depression around Welsh rugby. None

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of their side qualified for the quarter-final of the Heineken Cup.

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You get the sense if they beat Ireland tomorrow, all will be

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forgiven. It is live on BBC One and Radio Ulster.

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Ulster rugby's John Afoa has indicated that he intends to return

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home to New Zealand next year. He says he wants to chase a spot in

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the All Blacks' World Cup squad in 2015. Afoa is back home for a break

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and made the comments to TV New Zealand on a visit to the Auckland

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Blues club. The 29-year-old has been a big hit at Ravenhill since

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moving here at the start of last season, with his contract due to

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expire in 2014. What chance have you coming home

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after that? Pretty good. My wife is due in about 10 weeks. Like most

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people you want to be close to your friends and family. He is one of

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our guys, if he wants to come home we would love to talk to him.

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Glentoran players will not go on strike, despite not being paid

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again. In December they boycotted training. The club received a cash

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injection but has encountered more financial problems. Tomorrow,

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Glentoran take on Portadown. But sides will battle for the top six

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of the Premiership. A at Windsor Park, Linfield have

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won their last five League games. They face Ballymena United, who

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have been one of David Jefferies' bogy sides.

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It will be very tight and very difficult, there is no doubt.

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Ballymena, may be just in the County Antrim shoot. -- they beat

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us in the County Antrim Shield. Coming to Windsor Park will hold no

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fear for them. We have to concentrate on ourselves.

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Gaelic football's National League gets underway tomorrow. Down will

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be firm underdogs when they take on McKenna Cup winners Tyrone in their

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Division One game. And according to Down's star forward, Benny Coulter,

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his team will be up against it. But this year the focus will be on the

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Ulster Championship, so they don't mind if they win or lose.

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What we would be looking for his surviving. If you do not survive it

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is not the end of the world, as long as we give good performances

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and have a good game plan. That is what we are going to go for this

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year. Last year and a couple of years before, our aim was to avoid

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relegation but now, we are going to try and build a good team. If that

:25:51.:25:54.

means relegated, it means getting relegated.

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Gareth Maybin's strong early-season form is continuing. He is eight

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under par at the Dubai Desert Classic, four shots off the lead at

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Let's get the forecast. We are into February. It feels as

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wintry as ever. The northerly winds continue to ease. We have clear

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skies edging in from the north. That is setting us up for a cold,

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dry and crisp start. It will cloud over tonight into Sunday. A less

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cold day but breezy again. There will be rain around as well. Dry

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tonight and with clear skies and easing wins it will be cold. --

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easing winds. Many areas seeing frost, things slippery into

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tomorrow morning. It is a fine day coming up, dry and bright, with

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crisp wintry sunshine around. Quite a bit of frost on the ground which

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could linger. Fairly blue skies across eastern counties in

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particular well into the afternoon tomorrow. Further west, there could

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be some high cloud edging in, but it is dry. There is a light wind

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tomorrow, so no wind-chill factor. Similar conditions if you are

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heading to the Millennium Stadium tomorrow.

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There is a chance we could see some ice at first tomorrow night while

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it is still clear. The breeze picks up, wet weather may be in from the

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West, and that will be lifting a temperatures. Into Sunday, a cloudy

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a day and a breezy day and there is the prospect of more rain moving

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into the West later on. Temperatures, eight or nine degrees,

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