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This is BBC Newsline. Tonight's top stories: Two men shot dead in just

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over 24 hours. Dissident Republicans are blamed. In North Belfast, a

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46-year-old man is found dead in a park lake. And this morning in

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Londonderry, a man is murdered at a city centre flat. All this as a

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Londonderry, a man is murdered at a major investment conference comes to

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Northern Ireland. I'm at that conference in

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Hillsborough - as investors gather to meet the First and Deputy First

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Minister. I'll be talking to Peter Robinson and Martin McGuinness

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shortly. And it's been chilly despite today's

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sunshine, and for some parts tonight is going to be a cold one.

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Two murders in just over 24 hours. Both killings are being blamed on

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dissident Republicans. That's the backdrop to the international trade

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conference beginning in Hillsborough this evening. A man in north Belfast

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was found shot dead in a park lake - and another man was murdered in

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Londonderry. We'll hear about the Belfast shooting in a moment. But

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first, our North West Reporter Keiron Tourish explains what

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happened in Derry this morning. The police say 35-year-old Barry

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McCrory was the victim of a brutal and horrific execution. He was at

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home with his girlfriend when he met his death. Police say his partner

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has been left traumatised. The shooting took place before 11

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o'clock this morning. Ambulances rushed to the scene. A flat in

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Shipquay Street. A gunmen dressed in a bomber jacket carrying a rucksack

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buzzed his way into the communal area before targeting the victim in

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his flat. His girlfriend was forced into another room before the killing

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his flat. His girlfriend was forced and then alerted police. There were

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emotional scenes as members of his family arrived in the city centre

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this morning. I am not prepared to discuss how many times he was shot.

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This was a brutal execution of an individual. No person has the right

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to be judge, jury and executioner and that is why we need to find this

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person. I have no information to suggest any organisation is to

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person. I have no information to blame, lines of inquiry will be

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considered. Detectives say there is nothing to link the murder to the

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considered. Detectives say there is death in north Belfast. People in

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the UK City of Culture row left stunned by the shooting. I am

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shocked. I just came up to go to the shops and you'd like to hear anyone

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getting shot. It is dreadful. I think it is doubtful that anyone

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would do that. In the middle of the city. Desperate. It should never

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happen. I am really shocked and saddened. The victim was known to

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police. They say nothing can justify his murder. Local politicians

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agreed. Shock and horror. Speaking to local people, they are really

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shocked to hear of this tragedy. The city has been vibrant in recent

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years. It has been nothing but good news stories. And this is the last

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news anyone wants to hear. Our thoughts are with those concerned

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and the families of those concerned. Deri was in a bubble in recent

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months. There was a sense of immense pride. We were doing everything we

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can to promote and market the city. -- Derry was any bubble. I do want

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to stand in front of you talking about this awful event. How dare

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they take anyone's life in the circumstances?

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Detectives have appealed for circumstances?

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witnesses to come forward. Dissident Republicans have also been

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blamed for what police have described as a "callous and

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cold-blooded murder" in north Belfast. The body of father-of-four

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Kevin Kearney was found in a lake in Alexandra Park yesterday. Our Home

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Affairs Correspondent Vincent Kearney has this report.

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Affairs Correspondent Vincent The park where Kevin Kearney died

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was sealed off to date as officers arrived to search for potential

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clues to help catch the killer. A dissident Republican group calling

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itself the IRA has told the Irish News it was responsible. The father

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of four had taken his children to school before going for a walk.

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Kevin Kearney's home was just a few yards from the side entrance in

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Alexandra Park. It is understood he came through this gate around nine

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o'clock on Tuesday morning to walk his dogs. He was reported missing

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o'clock on Tuesday morning to walk later that day after failing to

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return home. The police launched an immediate search and found his body

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in a Inbee Park yesterday afternoon. Police believe the 46-year-old was

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shot dead at 9:15am on duty morning. CCTV cameras at his home

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suggest him a have felt under threat and local sources say he may have

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been involved in low-level drug dealing. Sinn Fein has pointed the

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finger of blame at dissident Republicans and urged anyone with

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information to contact the police. There is no support within the

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community to bring death back into the community. People thought we had

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moved on. These people are sued or Republicans and there are people in

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the ranks who are taking bribes to allow them to continue. To continue

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dealing drugs to the community. Then they accuse other people of being

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drug dealers and decide to murder them. The officer leading the

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investigation confirmed that Kevin Kearney was known to the PS NI or

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criminal activity but can condemned those responsible for a cold-blooded

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murderer. No regardless of his those responsible for a cold-blooded

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lifestyle and previous offences, there is no justification whatsoever

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for someone to shoot him dead. I would ask the community in North

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Belfast to think about that and to realise that this could happen again

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if these people are not brought to justice.

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The police have appealed to anyone who saw Kevin Kearney in Alexandra

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Park around nine o'clock on Tuesday morning to contact them. They also

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want to hear from anyone with information about the movements of a

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silver poor joke are registration GN Z 8168 found burnt out a short

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distance Ali in the North -- New Lodge area after the shooting. --

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ten Max. Two murders on a day when global

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international investors are being encouraged to come here to create

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jobs. -- Peugeot. Senior business figures from the United States,

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China and Japan are arriving at Hillsborough this evening for the

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start of an investment conference. It's the first event of its kind

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since 2008. It all kicks off with a reception at Hillsborough Castle.

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And Donna is there. Investors have started to gather at

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Hillsborough Castle. This conference has been billed as an opportunity to

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take Northern Ireland economically to another level. The first and

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deputy first ministers are with me to another level. The first and

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this evening. What is your reaction to the fatal shootings today? I want

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to unreservedly and as forcefully as iPods play can condemn the murders

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of Barry McCrory and Kevin. -- as forcefully as I possibly can. It is

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despicable, carried out by criminals under the guise of dissident

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Republicans. These people, in my opinion, are in the same book as

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those people in the UDF who shot a woman a couple of weeks ago. There

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will be outrage and disgust that these killings. That needs to be

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turned into action and people need to do everything they possibly can

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to support police services North and to do everything they possibly can

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South in the apprehension of those people who resort to murderous

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activities at a time of peace in the country. First Minister? The whole

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community is horrified by the events and whether it is an attempt to

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community is horrified by the events murder a young woman in East Belfast

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or the murder in Londonderry, the community is appalled and condemns

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it. That has to be a condemnation without any reservation whatsoever.

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This community wants to move forward. It has an overwhelming

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desire to do that. Some people here have not got that message and let's

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make it clear, we are resolved that have not got that message and let's

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we are going to continue with the process in which we are engaged. We

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are absolutely determined to take Northern Ireland to a better place.

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We are on a long journey, there will always be difficulties along the way

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up there is an absolute determination that Northern Ireland

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up there is an absolute should have real stability and

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peace. You are standing here at shoulder to shoulder condemning

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these killings. That has not been the view of your relationship in

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these killings. That has not been recent weeks. It has been one of not

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these killings. That has not been united. How would you describe your

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working relationship? We have a working relationship that has been

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there for six years. We are experiencing severe difficulty that

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the moment over several issues. Issues that I hope can be resolved.

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Let's not lose sight of the fact that we are here also as part of a

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very important economic investment conference, the second one to take

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place on this site, the third one to take place in the course of the last

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six years. All of which have brought enormous benefits and thousands of

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interactive jobs. That work has to continue. We have to stand together

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and we have to be seen to stand together against the violence of the

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UDF. They have been involved in stoking conflict on the streets in

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the last 12 months and against the activities of so-called dissident

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Republicans, all of them criminal gangs. You are asking investors to

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be confident in Northern Ireland. Given your relationship recently,

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be confident in Northern Ireland. how confident are you in each other?

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I would be very depressed if I was to accept the characterisation and

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definition of that relationship that I read and see on television and in

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the press. The fact is, we consistently have met and talked and

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will continue to do that. When there are problems, we seek to resolve

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those problems. Are you confident you can resolve those problems? We

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are confident because we have been able to resolve problems that have

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confronted us over the last number able to resolve problems that have

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of years and we will continue to work at it. These are problems that

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have come out of a very deep hatred. There has been massive

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debate, conflict, death. All of those issues make it difficult for

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us to deal with legacy matters and they require us to continue to work.

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us to deal with legacy matters and You do not always resolve them as

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quickly as people might like but you must continue until they are

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resolved. What is your measure of success for the investment

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conference? We have already seen the measure of success from the work we

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have already been doing in this area so this is an ongoing work. We have

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seen thousands of jobs come into Northern Ireland, we have more

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seen thousands of jobs come into direct foreign investment than at

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any time in history of Northern Ireland. Than anywhere else in the

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UK outside of London. We are the number one spot for the IT and

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technology sector. We are one of the top locations for financial services

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in the world because we have got a good product to sell so I am

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confident that people, when they see the package, will want to purchase.

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What are your expectations? I am confident that more investment will

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flow from this conference and ideas that on the experience of the last

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six years. In 2008, when we had the first investment conference here, we

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were experiencing a massive downturn, all sorts of gloomy

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predictions. We went to the United States when we were told not to and

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we have got new jobs. That will States when we were told not to and

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continue and I think we need to continue to bear down on the climate

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level, it is well below the European average but this is about jobs and

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average young people. This is about building a better future and those

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people out there who have been totally negative and thuggish and

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their behaviour at this time, thinking killing people is a good

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idea, need to change their ways. Thank you for joining us on BBC

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Newsline. Return to us later at Hillsborough Castle when we will

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talk more about the investment conference and an announcement on

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jobs today. Last night we brought you the story of Sarah Ewart, who

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called for our abortion laws to be changed. She had to travel to

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England for a termination after her baby was diagnosed with a serious

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abnormality. Now a woman carrying twins with the same condition has

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called on the Health Minister to intervene in her case. Sida Ewert

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spoke to our raw ground before having an abortion in London. The

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condition her baby had meant it would not survive under the she

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could not have the termination here. I have no choice. Unless you're at a

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could not have the termination here. suicidal stage they will not of your

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termination. Like Micro and other expectant mother this morning said

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she has been told her twin girls have the same condition. They are

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going to have absolutely no outcome of life whatsoever. To make that

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decision in the first place as one of the hardest I have ever had to

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decision in the first place as one meet in my life. The fact I have to

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go to a different country where I don't know and when I do not know

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anybody, to have to go through something like that. The mother has

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until next week to decide whether to travel to England for termination.

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Edwin Poots says he is willing to travel to meet with the couple

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involved and he will speak regarding the matter of potential prosecution

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involved and he will speak regarding of health service staff. Health and

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safety breaches have fled to the death of an employee. He was killed

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two years ago when crushed by an 11 tonne skip at the waist settlement

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two years ago when crushed by an 11 where he lived -- the waist did Pope

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where she worked. The 39-year-old was a father of two. -- the waist

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did Pope where she worked. The council says lessons have been

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learned. The Court of Appeal has been healing gunshot residue found

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on a court linked to one of the two men jailed for murdering Constable

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Stephen Carroll could have come from a different incident. The men are

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seeking to have their convictions overturned. Our reporter was in the

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High Court. They are both serving life sentences for Denmark of

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Constable Stephen Carroll who was shot dead as he responded to a

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treble nine call in 2009. After the killing, a brown cork was found in

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the back of a car. -- a brown jacket. It had gunshot residue on

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it. It was said the connection could be proved to the relevant articles.

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it. It was said the connection could The judge then asked if it was the

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improvement you and reasonable doubt that the gun was transported in the

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car, the reply was now. I keep prosecution which this said he had

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seen one of the men close to the murder scene on the site of the

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shooting -- on the night of the shooting. He was accused of being a

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Walter Mitty type who made up stories. But the allegations were

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Walter Mitty type who made up said to remain unproven. The case

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will continue tomorrow. The coroner 's court has heard how a toddler

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died six years ago after recipe of beating. The child was hit so hard

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that he was blinded before he died. -- after at severe beating. He was

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20 months old after he died in 2007. He was being looked after by his

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father while his mother was out at the supermarket. The man said when

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he got to the boy he was not breathing and he was taken by

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ambulance to hospital, medics called lease in because of the severity of

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the injuries the child had sustained to his head. The court were called

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the injuries the child had sustained these injuries were consistent with

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being punched with a clenched fist. He said these were discreet boozers,

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dirty one in portal to the head. They were consistent with being hit

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by an date with a small surface area, possibly the knuckles of the

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best. Our drink why they had not been launched in 2007, there was not

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enough evidence to identify who had caused the injuries. Impedance and

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expect it to give evidence to the court tomorrow. -- impedance are

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expected. -- the child's mother and father. Translink says the latest

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survey of its bus and rail network shows an all time high customer

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approval rating. The company says that's reflected in a rise of nearly

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two million extra passengers. However, the Consumer Council says

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Translink is still falling short on communicating with the public when

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services don't run on time. The punctuality of public transport is

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not the only concern. There is a twice yearly independent rating of

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the transport services. In terms of passenger numbers we are seeing an

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increase in those using the trains. Customer satisfaction is as high as

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it has ever been in 15 years. We want to see more people using buses

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and trains so it is onwards and up words. It is said it is still raw

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plums over communication with passengers when transport is this

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rock it. Descartes areas identified which need to improve. -- they are

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area is identified. When services are delayed or cancelled or how they

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respond to complaints. We took a strong all of us and yours at the

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bus stop. My bus never seems to come, the trainers always cancelled.

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Say they are fine. At my age I am just glad to get on! The ad in the

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right track and moving in the right direction. -- they are in the right

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track. At Hillsborough Castle 100 is Mrs R represented at a dinner. --

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100 businesses are red resented. We have had word of jobs. Announcements

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had been in the pipe line, they were designed to give the conference a

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feel-good factor and send out a message to new potential investors

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that this is a place where overseas companies are already doing

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business. We were talking about a new multinational company that is an

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engineering film -- engineering firm and the are providing equipment for

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construction and quarrying industries. An evil space company

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plans a £120 million research and develop it company. -- even. There

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is so the hope of attracting inward investment from China. We have had

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conferences before, job creation before, but how do you keep those

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jobs in Northern Ireland? In 2008 it was a different world. Ian Paisley

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was First Minister. George W Bush sent his support from the US. Most

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people had not heard of some prime mortgages. There was termism when

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executives gathered. -- optimism. Then investment banks went bust

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unleashing the biggest financial crisis in a generation. Everyone put

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the investment and is on hold. Despite that, I think it was still

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important for Northern Ireland to put itself on the map and sell

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itself around the world. Things had been difficult and challenging,

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Northern Ireland has done extremely well and those tough conditions.

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This time, the economic outlook is not quite so gloomy. Things are

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slowly getting better. This law firm in attracting investors. The jobs

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they bring the more and drive up skills and product levity. The

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bourse of this operation was spreading news to students. --

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productivity. It is possible given our operation to scale the operation

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quickly. -- given this speed with which we have developed. Around 900

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people used to work you making computer parts, those jobs all went

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to Malaysia in 2008. The trick is attracting the jobs but also making

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the jobs step. -- making the jobs continue. We have some good

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prospects. We also have some people who are already here who will help

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prospects. We also have some people to add Kate why it is to do business

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in Northern Ireland. -- advocate. More delegates arriving and the hope

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is they will decide to invest. How realistic are the expectations that

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this conference can create jobs? It is not insignificant when you get

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representatives from 120 international companies in Belfast.

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The main focus of this event will be tomorrow. The focus will be on 55 of

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those 120 companies who are considering Northern Ireland as an

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investment location. These would be new to Northern Ireland. They would

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be the focus of the drive to get them to invest. The identities of

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those investors are being kept a closely guarded secret. It might be

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months or even years before we know whether this work has paid off. We

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will continue our coverage of this conference tonight and throughout

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tomorrow. Now the weather. There might not have been much warmth in

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the year today but at least we had some crisp sunshine. Blue skies just

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after dawn. The sunshine was not cheered totally equally, more clout

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in the West. This evening will have clear skies. We will have lighter

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winds than last night. Temperatures clear skies. We will have lighter

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will drop the word, five and eight degrees. -- will drop the word. --

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drop down. It will be called tomorrow but dry with some decent

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spells of sunshine. We have an tomorrow but dry with some decent

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easterly breeze tomorrow. That will bring more clout across County Down,

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County Armagh and Antrim. Temperatures again struggling around

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30 teen degrees at best. It will the so-called tomorrow night but

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generally it is cool through Friday and into the weekend. Mainly drive

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generally it is cool through Friday but it will cloud coming in. --

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mainly drive. That's all

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