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from next month. Average bills for dual fuel customers will go up by

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more than 9%. That is all from the BBC News at Six.

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It is Good evening, the headlines on BBC

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Newsline: A Health Trust publicly admits liability in the deaths of

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two children. The public enquiry have extracted

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the truth from the doctors. And exposed the doctors and hospital for

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their shortcomings. The head of the Prosecution Service says helping

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someone go to England for an abortion does not break the law.

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The trial continues in Chicago of the man accused of the attempted

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murder of a county Armagh student. The DUP Councillor Ruth Patterson

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gets an early birthday present from a Belfast court.

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Can boxer Carl Frampton really be better than the great Barry

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McGuigan? We'll hear from one man who says yes.

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And don't be fooled by today's fine conditions, because there's more wet

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and windy weather on the way. A health trust has publicly admitted

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being liable for the deaths of two children nearly twenty years ago.

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Claire Roberts and Adam Strain were being treated at the Royal Belfast

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Hospital for Sick Children. The hyponatraemia-related deaths of five

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children in local hospitals have been the subject of a public inquiry

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sitting in Banbridge. Gordon Adair reports.

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Next week it will be 17 years since Claire Roberts died in the Royal

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Belfast Hospital for Sick Children. 17 years in which her parents have

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never stopped fighting to get to the truth, today their goal came one

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step closer. When Claire died, her parents were told the cause was a

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brain virus. Some years later, the family suspected there was more to

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it than this simple explanation and researched the issue of fluid

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management and to ask questions about the reality of how and why

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their daughter died. Trust stuck to its line but this was a brain virus.

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17 years later, and two inquests and a police investigation and a public

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enquiry, it has admitted liability and apologised to the family. The

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death came about because of its failings. Everyone in life makes

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mistakes but they have to hold their hands up. No more so in the medical

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profession. If mistakes are made they must learn from their mistakes.

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And be open and transparent. The thing about the enquiry is there are

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five children involved, if the first child was acknowledged, who knows

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what might have happened with the others. The trust also accepted

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responsibility in a case about Adam Strain. The trust admitted liability

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privately in the settlement with the family but they said publicly the

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death was their fault. This is not the end of the road. This is a major

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step forward, there are other major issues around her death which the

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enquiry are investigating. They have to be developed and there is more to

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happen. The enquiry is continuing and it is looking at the death of

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another lawyer, in his case the trust has admitted it did not follow

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guidelines but it is not admitting liability for the death.

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Next to the controversy on abortion which shows no signs of being

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resolved. In a significant move the which shows no signs of being

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termination is legal there, but prohibited here except in a very few

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specific circumstances. The clarification from the Director of

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Public Prosecutions Barra McGrory follows concerns expressed by

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medical staff that interim guidelines from the Department of

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Health had created a "climate of fear". Our health correspondent

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Marie-Louise Connolly reports. For decades, the abortion issue in

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Northern Ireland has divided opinion. Unlike before, many feel

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the current climate is different. After a series of high-profile

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stories, the issue has been catapulted onto the news agenda. So

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much so many believe this could be the turning point for bringing about

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change to the current laws. At the start of the year, the family

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planning Association launched a judicial review asking the

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Department of health to publish guidelines. The following month, the

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Department issued draft guidelines with a recommendation a consultation

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psychiatrist make recommendations. The consultation closed in August.

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Last week the BBC highlighted two cases where women's babies had feet

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of abnormalities. They will refuse determinations here. One of the

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partners voiced concerns that travelling to England could be a

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crime but the Director of Public Prosecutions said it was not a

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criminal offence to assist a woman going to England for unlawful

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abortion. criminal offence to assist a woman

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going to England It is difficult to envisage circumstances or anyone

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could be accused of aiding or abetting a crime of having an

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abortion in circumstances what people are travelling to England

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where it is lawful. Business as usual for the health Minister but

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taking time out he said he is conscious he must listen to a range

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of voices. There is work to be done, dealing with a sensitive issue

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and a hugely polarised situation and we need to handle this as

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sensitively as we can. What do the guidelines say about potential

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prosecution? Never before has the abortion debate

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been so public and so intense. A sign of the times that BBC Radio

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Ulster could broadcast live from the marry Stopes clinic which marked its

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first anniversary. It has been a challenging year but hugely

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rewarding and I know that when I open the door every day and come in

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the men and women who access the services, I am proud we are here and

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able to address their needs. After the health minister and director of

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public institutions decide what the future guidelines should say, the

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Minister has pledged to bring the revised commence to the executive

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within weeks. For health professionals and the public it is

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crucial that all goes according to plan. The trial of a man accused of

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attacking a County Armagh student in Chicago is expecting to hear

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evidence today from a woman who has already pleaded guilty to the

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assault more than three years ago. Natasha McShane from Silverbridge

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was attacked along with a friend and her injuries are so severe she can

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no longer walk and can barely communicate. Julie Kirby reports

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from Chicago for BBC Newsline. As proceedings get under way today,

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yesterday is emotional testimonial will be fresh in the jury is mind.

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Testifying in distress, the court heard Stacey George describe what

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happened. She told her they were walking home after a night out,

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Natasha wearing her favourite routes when a man came from nowhere

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crashing a baseball bat a skull leaving her in pain before turning

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on Natasha who fell to the ground and never got up. She said the

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attacker cursed at them, grabbed their purses and fled. 3040 rolled

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-- a 34-year-old is accused of carrying out the attack. Stacy

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admitted she described the attack as a black man. But he is Hispanic.

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Natasha has never been able to speak of the night at her mother took to

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the stands describing the effects it has had. Sheila MacShane said her

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daughter was full of life but now cannot speak. Once a good artist,

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Natasha can only scribble. The court room was silent as jurors were shown

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a video of the 17-year-old struggling to drink water. It is

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thought the Kerry accused may give her evidence testifying against him

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as early as today. She has admitted driving the getaway van. --

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co-accused. You're watching BBC Newsline, still to come on the

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programme: Carl Frampton ahead of his big fight. The DUP's Ruth

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Patterson has had a bail restriction lifted that prevented her attending

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legal parades or rallies. The Belfast city councillor was back

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in court this morning charged with sending an electronic message that

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was grossly offensive - relating to a republican parade in Castlederg.

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BBC Newsline's Mervyn Jess was at court this morning.

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Ruth Patterson arrived surrounded by friends and colleagues. She is

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charged with sending an electric message that was grossly offensive.

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It related to an imaginary attack on attack on a parade. Her lawyer

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questioned the bail restrictions preventing her attending parades.

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The police objected to her presence as she was a lady with a high

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profile in public life. The judge questioned the restriction as the

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charge did not arise from her appearance at the parade. She was

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asked why she is denied access to her phone. The detective said these

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were being looked at as part of the investigation. Lifting

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restrictions, the judge said she did not see a justification for

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preventing her attending legal parades. While the council agreed to

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supply them with another iPad and phone she is not allowed to use

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these to access social media. The hearing took place a few days short

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of the defendants next birthday and her lawyer thanked the court for the

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early birthday present. How do you feel? Free at last. And what about

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attending political rallies? No comments today. I am here to support

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Ruth. I have no comment. It is an ongoing case. The lawyer said it was

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an early birthday present. We are pleased with the result. I have

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nothing to say to prejudice the case. It will be heard again on the

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21st of November. Some of the day's other news.

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Detectives are continuing to question a man in connection with

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the murder of Barry McCrory in Londonderry last week. Kieran

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McLaughlin was arrested yesterday. Appearing in court this morning, the

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police were granted an extra 36 hours to interview the 58-year-old

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from the Galliagh area. Detectives investigating the

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attempted murder of Jemma McGrath in east Belfast last month have

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arrested a man. The 24-year-old was shot in the stomach, hips and knees

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at her home off Beersbridge Road. The man who is 28 was detained in

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the Ballymacarrett area. A computer glitch has forced the

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Department of Education to extend the consultation period on a plan

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relating to the allocation of school funding. Instead of tomorrow

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afternoon the deadline is in a week's time. In 16 weeks more than

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6,000 responses have been sent in so far.

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A senior detective has said his reputation has been sullied but he

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is an honest man. He was responding to criticism from a defence lawyer

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in the appeal hearing of two men convicted of murdering Constable

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Stephen Carroll. Judgement has been reserved. Chris Page was in the

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court for us. Stephen Carroll was shot dead by

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dissident republicans in March 2009. Brendan McConville and John Paul

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Wootton were found guilty of murder but are trying to get the

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convictions overturned. In the trial, a man known as witness and

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saw McConville near the shooting. But witness and is accused of being

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a liar. There was a sworn statement of the evidence. In the closing

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argument, the defence barrister said police had manipulated the appeal in

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more ways than one. He claimed their conduct have a chilling effect on

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witness Emma's father but another said he was under pressure to give

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evidence. The lawyer told the court the father said people from the

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continuity IRA were watching him. The prosecution said it was from

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detective investigating the murder detective investigating the murder

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finished evidence today. Richard Harkness said the integrity was

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attacked, reputation sullied and he said I am an honest man. This was

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the last day of evidence. The widow in the middle has been in court for

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most of the appeal. It is unclear how long she must wait for the three

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judges to make their decision. The Lord Chief Justice said they would

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give their verdict as soon as possible. Still to come on the

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programme before seven. Maggie Taggart seems to be in a field but

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is she? Mounds of soil, rows of sand with the grass poking through at

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wait until you see the aerial shots. We reveal a unique piece of artwork

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on the banks of the river. Gulf Oil Rory McIlroy is back in action,

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looking to end a troubled year on a positive note. -- golfer. He did

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admit he felt a little rusty after his first round at the Korean open,

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a round of 70. He has had a month off. Yes, and he is the main

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attraction at this event, finishing his first round three shots off the

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lead. He finished the first day tied seven 412 place, after picking up

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three shots on the last five holes. This marks the start of a month-long

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tour of Asia. He is hoping to put off the course matters behind him.

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He will be disappointed to miss the big axing match on Saturday, because

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he is a big fan. -- och Singh match. Yes, he is going to miss Carl

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Frampton fighting this weekend, managed by Barry McGuigan. We can

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remember Barry's homecoming, 30 years ago. I was only a child.

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Thousands lined the streets. I remember it well, a great occasion.

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He thinks he can nurture Carl Frampton to do the very same. This

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weekend, 8500 fans will pack into the Odyssey Arena to see him fight

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his French challenger. Does this look like a man who wants

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to be in Belfast? Jeremy Parodi knows he is up against it. In Carl

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Frampton, he faces an opponent who Barry McGuigan claims could even

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surpass him. Every bit as good, if not that. He has more single punch

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power than I had. He fights more intelligently. He can fight

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attacking and defending. And he is relentless. He trains hard. Here's

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the full package and I believe he can win the world title at one way,

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possibly two. He is part of the family, a great kid. It is lovely to

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be associated with him. A breath of fresh air. I believe the public here

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realise he is special. But Frampton is well aware that he has a lot to

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live up to. Anyone involved in boxing knows about Barry, not just

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Northern Ireland, but the UK and worldwide. He is a massive name. I

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have seen some of his footage. He was an amazing fighter. In one

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fight, at one point, both of them did not hear the bell. The referee

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had to jump in. That is the atmosphere he created. If I can

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create 50% of that, I will be happy. Saturday's world title eliminator

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could be another step towards scenes like these. Like every boxer, Carl

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Frampton knows the benefit of having a top class trainer or coach in your

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corner. In Londonderry, Tom -- Tommy Donnelly has been training for more

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than 50 years, and now he has decided to call time on a remarkable

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career. It was a night to remember for Tommy

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Donnelly. Family and friends in the boxing fraternity came together to

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pay tribute to someone who has given a lifetime to the sport. The modest

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coach was not expecting the fuss. You have to appreciate it,

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definitely, and I certainly do. Johnny Nash, with his trainer, spent

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his last hour window shopping. Former Olympian Charlie Nash, who

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went on to hold British and Olympian titles. He first met Tommy Donnelly

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when he was 11 years old and said he was a man ahead of his time. The

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training turned into strength and conditioning. Tommy was doing that

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training in the 1970s. Tommy Donnelly trained many champions,

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from amateurs to titleholders. All of those youngsters I put through my

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hands, none of them got into bother. I must have had hundreds of

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youngsters. I made plenty of friends and I think I still have plenty of

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friends in the boxing game. I got more out of it than I gave in, to

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tell you the truth. It was a night Tommy Donnelly will not forget, a

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trainer and mental admired throughout axing.

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As champion jockey for 18 consecutive years, hard to believe

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Tony McCoy has only written once at Down Royal. His only outing was in

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2008. Today, organisers confirmed that the Moneyglass man is coming

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home for the November festival. Anthony Peter McCauley on a horse.

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This was his only appearance to date over Down Royal's fences. Naturally,

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he won. And now, the maestro is set over Down Royal's fences. Naturally,

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to return, and that has caused quite a buzz. He is excited to come back.

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He will come on Friday and ride in the hurdle. For him, it is a big

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chance because it is his hometown. This was where it started. Who

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knows? He is well on the way to the magic total of 4000 winners. Who's

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to say it will not happen Down Royal? That would be a special way

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to mark his return. The festival takes place on November the 1st and

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second, with ?350,000 of for grabs over the two days. For Tony McCoy,

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it has never been about the money. The records matter more, and they

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keep tumbling. Finally, the Belfast Giants can open

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a gap at the top of the Elite League if they win away to the Cardiff

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Devils. Arts festivals are always trying to

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look at something new, and this year's Ulster Bank Festival at

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Queens is no exception. The face behind me is not on a normal canvas,

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as Maggie Taggart discovered. She explains why you need to be quick to

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see it before it disappears. Just over a month ago, we stood on a

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balcony on the Titanic Quarter looking at waste ground which would

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be the focus of the Queens Festival opening event. A tall order, you

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might think. It must have been a logistical nightmare. 2000 tonnes of

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sand, 2000 tonnes of soil and many thousand wooden pegs brought

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together by volunteers on this site. It looks like very little here, but

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when you see the aerial shots, it is a different picture. This is the

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face of a six-year-old Belfast girl photographed by a Cuban-American

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artist and now part of the landscape, which will eventually be

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destroyed by the weather and grass growth. Local companies and

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volunteers United over a month to create it. We organised it into

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nice, straight lines, to make it look like the face that you see in

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front of you. Free tours will allow visitors to view it from high

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buildings. One of the best ways is to look through it, to see the lines

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and say, this must either mouth. Many people will be flying out from

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George Best who will be able to see the piece from the right-hand side

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of most aeroplanes. It was a very different project for the building

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company donating its services. I get out of it something different to the

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normal day. It is not your normal construction job. For the work that

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was involved, to be able to come down on a day like today and see the

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end result is absolutely fascinating. The opening show of the

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festival will be a veteran Spanish tenor, and while 95% of tickets cost

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under ?14, that waterfront concert is priced between ?75, and ?130. How

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much it costs for a ticket at Wembley, when England is playing, or

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in the cup final, or whatever? It must be not much difference. It

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depends on everybody's priorities and hobbies. It is his first trip to

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Belfast and he spent a few days at climate is in and rehearsing. It is

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a pleasure for an artist to go to a new place, always exciting, and this

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is the case. I am pleased to have the opportunity to perform for the

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people in Belfast. There are 70 different events in the festival,

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but the new director said the public collaboration over this artwork sums

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up his vision for the future. We want to make this a more

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collaborative festival, where people have opportunities to involve

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themselves in making work alongside artists. The festival will last ten

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days and will spread its wings to all parts of the city.

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We heard today that the quality of the bathing water around our

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coastline has been recorded as the best since 1994. But a bit cold for

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a dip, I would say. It is not looking so good over the next few

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days, especially after today, when we had just one day of settled

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weather. I hope you enjoyed it in one way or another because it is not

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going to be quite as rosy tomorrow. We had some low cloud this morning,

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but it did not spoil the day too much. Lots of sunshine around.

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Temperatures up to 17 degrees, with the average for the time of year

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being 12. That is the starting point for the evening - dry with clear

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spells. Through the night, more cloud feeding in. It may threaten

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some misty conditions and perhaps the odd shower towards the East

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Coast. Other than that, staying dry with temperatures no lower than nine

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degrees. Tomorrow is not looking great. Wet and windy weather will be

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spreading in throughout the day. Probably starting mainly dry, at

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least away from the east, where it is misty and murky. We are watching

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the breeze, because it will increase, bringing with it spells of

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rain which will probably reach everywhere by early afternoon.

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Pretty miserable through the afternoon with heavy and prolonged

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spells of rain. Near gale force wind on the East Coast. Feeling quite

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miserable, and not a great deal of change into the evening. In

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particular, heavy spells of rain for the East. There is a weather warning

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issued for the rain, because intensity and persistence could lead

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to localised flooding. It could continue in the East through

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tomorrow night and into Saturday morning. Try in the West and still

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mild. For the weekend, heavy showers and maybe some thunder but some

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bright spells in between. That was BBC Newsline. Goodbye.

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