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Good evening. The headlines on BBC Newsline:

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Local Filipinos on fears eight years on and the Belfast

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health trust says it is sincerely sorry to

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health trust says it is sincerely children who died in their care.

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Local Filipinos talk on their fears for their families left devastated

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by typhoon Haiyan. More bad retail news for Ballymena

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as the number of empty shops there rises.

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The Health Minister defends his views on gay adoption and blood

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donation. I'll have the latest. New season, new boat, new team.

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I'm live in mid Ulster, where I will reveal who has signed to Team Tyco

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Suzuki. -- new motor bike. And it's been another settled day on

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the weather front but it's not going to stay that way for long. I'll have

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full details shortly. The Belfast Health Trust has

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officially apologised to the families of five children for all

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the shortcomings in care at the Royal Victoria Hospital. The

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circumstances surrounding the children's deaths are being examined

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at the hyponotraemia inquiry in Banbridge. There today, the trust's

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Chief Executive said the unqualified agony and pain felt by the parents

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cannot be underestimated. The Western and Southern Health Trusts

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have also said they are sorry. But the parents of two of the children

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have described the words used today as hollow. Our health correspondent

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Marie-Louise Connolly reports. Throughout this public inquiry, the

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Ferguson and the Roberts families have been there to support each

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other. United in grief, today they sat side-by-side in court that the

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Belfast health trust apologise for the shortcomings in care received by

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their daughters and the other children. The Chief Executive said

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on behalf of the trust he was deeply sorry. He added, "the evidence shows

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that training in fluid management in children was inconsistent.

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Record-keeping was incomplete while governance was not sufficiently

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managed or even robust." He added, "I accept that reflective clinical

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practice and candour was clearly missing, something that is in place

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today." In relation to the family's sorrow, he said...

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The other health trusts involved in the public inquiry and the deaths of

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Rachel Ferguson and Conor Mitchell ready Western and Southern trust.

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Rachel Ferguson and Conor Mitchell According to Mr and Mrs Ferguson,

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they have had to fight for over a decade for all of the apologies,

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including this one from the Belfast health trust. Steve Mac I think it

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has come too late. Rachel had her inquest into thousand and three. --

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Belfast health trust. I think it has come to it. They were hiding

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documents from the coroner. They knew how she died them. I believe

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they should have made the apology in 2003 and not 2013. But nobody at

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this stage is being held to account. For us, the emphasis has to be on

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what happened 17 years ago. We know there were serious errors and the

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words were quite hollow. He did express is apologies but what we are

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looking for his some sort of... What action the Belfast trust are

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looking for his some sort of... What to take against the doctors

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responsible for her care. At one stage, Mrs Roberts had to receive

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medical attention after becoming unwell during a meeting with the

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executives. Finally, after eight years, the families get the apology

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they have been waiting for and this is the strongest indication yet that

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this public inquiry is coming to an end.

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A special mass has been organised in West Belfast to pray for people in

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the Phillipines who've perished or are left devastated by Typhoon

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Haiyan. Filipinos living here -- Saint Anne 's Cathedral in

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Belfast has already donated money and a collection at other churches

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will take place this weekend. Filipinos living here have been

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making desperate attempts to contact their family back home. BBC

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Newsline's Tara Mills reports. For days on and the scale of the

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devastation is only now becoming apparent. The destruction has also

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caused enormous anguish and frustration for those in our local

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Filipino community, who are so many miles from home. To see the images,

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it is the whole destruction, it has just hit me how intense it is. And

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if there are some dead bodies, dead babies. It is just... Do I have to

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watch this? But I have to just to be able to see the extent of it. Jonah

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is a future nurse who have worked here for more than 12 years. With

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phone lines and online connections down, more than 30 members of her

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family are still unaccounted for. My down, more than 30 members of her

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mother just text me and she said she is so helpless. They do not know if

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there are still alive or not. There is no contact, electric woman or

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Facebook, nothing. I am helpless as well because I work as a nurse and I

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feel like I have an obligation to help them because there are some

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people who have injuries and I could be full and hearing. I am just stop

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here. The build up to Christmas starts early in the Philippines and

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most replicate that year. I could be volunteering. I am stuck here. It

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was heartbreaking. The first time I saw it, I was crying. It is

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helpless. I feel really sorry saw it, I was crying. It is

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fellow Filipinos back home and really worried because we have some

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relatives and until now, we haven't had any news from them. There are 20

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Filipino families in this parish in north Belfast. A special mass will

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be held this Sunday to pray for those affected. The church had been

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responding so well, so actively on this. And we will be having

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collections this coming Sunday and then a wide action has been designed

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to help and produce a more positive response, especially financially.

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The next few days will be critical for families trying to make contact

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but it will be months and years for life can get back to anything like

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normality in the Philippines. -- before life.

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Plenty to come before 7pm. Mark Simpson poses this question. Why do

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so many men not want to go to the doctor? I have come to this van for

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a health MOT. A court has been told that a secret

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army surveillance camera in the area where a woman was murdered could not

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have recorded the actual scene of the crime. The claim was made by an

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army witness at the inquest of 76-year-old Roseanne Mallon who was

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shot dead by the UVF near Dungannon in 1994. Will Leitch reports.

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This case has always hinged on the fact that when Roseanne Mallon, 76,

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was murdered by the UVF, a covert army surveillance team was in place,

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tasked with filming and recording movements in the same group of

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buildings. The court heard from a former soldier who in stalled the

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surveillance camera overlooking the target. He said it was an

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engineering workshop right beside the family home. He explained how

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the camera was buried for camouflage and only worked in the strongest of

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lighting conditions and never at night. The court watched a short

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video recording of an early test of the limits of the camera's vision,

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moving left and right, up and down on the engineering workshop, some

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parked cars and a road outside. He said it was all a good cover and

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insisted it could not have filmed the bungle next door, which Roseanne

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Mallon was visiting when she was gunned down. -- the house next door.

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Soldiers monitoring the camera's vision said that the reported

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hearing machine gun fire to their commanders on the night of the fire

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but were told to sit tight. The inquest continues later this week.

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The health minister, the DUP's Edwin Poots, has defended his opposition

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to gay adoption and sexually active gay men donating blood. He was

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speaking during Question Time in the Assembly. He rejected allegations

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his views are backward. Our political correspondent, Martina

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Purdy, has the details. She is at Stormont. Martina, how did this

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issue come up today? Well, the Alliance MLA raised the issue. This

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is on the back of some controversial decisions which the Minister had

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taken, those which had been successfully challenged in court. He

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asked the Minister is he asked all -- he believed homosexuality was a

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treatable medical condition or an abomination. In terms of those

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issues, I don't think it is illicit in the first instance. I do think

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that many people have various elements to their lives that, when

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it comes to sexuality, many people who are heterosexual would desire

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to... Desire lots of other folks. Those of us who are married should

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not be doing that. So people can resist urges. In terms of all of

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this, I would just encourage people to take a sensible and rational view

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on these issues. The Minister then went on to explain why he was

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opposed to gay men giving went on to explain why he was

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said it was a safety issue and also said that he was opposed to same-sex

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couples adopting children for this reason. The natural order is for a

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man and a woman to have a child and therefore that has made my views on

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adoption very clear. And on raising children very clear. And it should

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be a man and a woman that raises a child. Now, people can criticise me

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for that and they can say it is backward. The truth is that still

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today, in this modern era, it is only a man and a woman that can

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produce a child. And therefore, I think it is in the best order for a

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man and a woman to raise a child. This evening, one of the Sinn Fein

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MLAs accused the This evening, one of the Sinn Fein

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discrimination and said he needs to present all the people of Ireland.

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You're watching BBC Newsline. -- needs to represent. Still to come:

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Mark Sidebottom is in Moneymore. Closing a circle that goes at almost

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four decades, Hector Dunlop signs for the Suzuki team and so follows

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in the footsteps of another. Plenty of shops have closed during

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the recession, leaving gaping holes on almost all our high streets. A

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new report says the problem is easing but it identifies Ballymena

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as the town with an unenviable distinction as being the worst for

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shop vacancies. Our business correspondent, Julian O'Neill, was

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there today. Ballymena is set for Christmas but

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amid the fairy lights are unwonted signs of the recession. A new report

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on the commercial property market says this town is the Northern

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Ireland capital for empty shops. But those still in business battle on,

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like the owner of this shoe shop. There is not a ghost town impression

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when you come to Parliament. People are spending money, they are

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shopping. It is not all doom and gloom. The wider bowl in Edgar has a

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shop vacancy rate of 27%. -- the Ballymena area. One of its two

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shopping centres going into administration has not helped. Nor

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have high overheads for traders implant Centre locations like Church

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Street. The main problem here is that there are too many shops and

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rates are prohibitive in the prime locations. Traders here dispute the

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problem is as bad as the figures and like everyone else, hope area

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calculation of business rates may make life easier when they take

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effect in 2015. I don't think the recession is completely over. Baby

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within one or two years there will be a difference but keeping the

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businesses in existence in this time. Doing away with the bad news

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stories and telling the good ones. -- may be within one or two years.

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This is not just a problem here. The situation is just as bad in Bangor.

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Overall, the problem has stabilised. According to this report, around one

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in five shops in Northern Ireland. That is still the worst of any UK

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region. 44-year-old man who admitted trying to murder his wife has been

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admitted to custody. He told the police he had stabbed

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his wife and tried to suffocate her with a pillow and attempted to break

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her neck. He also admitted assaulting his son. Throughout the

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couple's marriage there have been periods of physical and mental abuse

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which had not been reported. Bail was refused and he was remanded in

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custody until the 5th of December. The Princess Royal has spent the day

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in Northern Ireland. She visited the University of Ulster to speak to

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Occupational Therapy staff and students before rounding off her

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visit at Rathgael Gymnastics in Bangor to officially open its new

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centre. A royal welcome. The Princess Royal

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spent the day in Northern Ireland and enjoyed the children's

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gymnastics where she opened a new gym. I met Princess and and she said

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well done on the pommel horse. She was amazed with me and Jimmy. She

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was very nice and I like her. What were you doing on the beam? Were you

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doing acrobatics? Yes, I like doing that routine. I decided to do it

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five times. Do you think the Princess enjoyed it? Yes. Earlier

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she was greeted by the Lord Lieutenant of County Antrim.

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Students gathered to catch a glimpse of the Princess Royal. As the patron

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of the College of occupational therapist she congratulated staff

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and students for their research and work in the field. I am appreciative

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of what the university has done and I am enormously appreciative of the

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support for occupational therapy here in Northern Ireland and their

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success with their business partners. The visit ended in Banga,

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leaving behind lots of excited little girls who are happy to have

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met a princess. Efforts to persuade more men to

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undergo a health check are being stepped up. Traditionally many men

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have been reluctant to go to the stepped up. Traditionally many men

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doctor. So new ways are being used to provide them with advice,

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including mobile medical centres which go to football clubs and

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building sites. Mark Simpson's been finding out more.

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Here is a site you do not often see. A group of middle-aged men,

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getting a health check up. It is not in a doctors surgery, it is in a

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community centre. Going to the doctor, I hate going to the doctor.

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It is a waste of time. You are sitting there and you are bored. It

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is just the weighting and the waiting area with kids running

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about, it is more of a hassle. There are no problems there. What happens

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at this clinic? A man comes through the door and the first thing he

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would have done is get his blood sugar checked. He will move on and

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get his cholesterol checked and we will do his blood pressure and his

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body fat mass. If we see anything serious we say that we would

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recommend they go to the doctor. Another way of spreading the message

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is the man band, it goes to sports clubs and even building sites and it

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turned up at the BBC. Nice to meet you. Welcome to the man

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van! First she checked my weight and then my height and then my body fat.

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What about your age? I am 46, off the record. After a quick look at my

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readings it was down to the back of the van to meet the nurse. Hello.

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How are you? Good. That is good. She checked my blood pressure and my

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blood sugar and outlined some of the health issues that men need to look

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out for. Any unexplained weight loss, difficulty in swallowing, a

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croaky voice, unexplained persistent pain or an ache or a change in the

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size of a mould. A change to bowel motions that lasts longer than six

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weeks. If you notice any of these we encourage you to go to your GP. That

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is what many men have had to do. For others the three health check has

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provided something priceless, some peace of mind.

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Tomorrow on the programme we will hear from a man who almost lost his

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life by putting off going to the doctor for 18 months.

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Sport is focussing on big news in the road racing world this evening.

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That's why Mark Moneymore.

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Good evening. This is the big news. This is ?65,000 worth of bite and

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capable of doing speeds in excess of 200 mph. The man who will be writing

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this piece of machinery, a familiar name, William Dunlop. We can reveal

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that you are signing to the scene for the 2014 season. What does it

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mean to you? -- signing for the team. It means a great deal to me.

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It is a local team and I am really looking forward to it. The bikes are

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really well prepared. You are typically low-key and we can take a

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look at you in action. You told me off camera that you had read an --

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you have written at speeds of 157 mph and you will be pushing this

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beyond 200 mph, are you crazy? Hopefully we can go a bit crick on

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this one. We definitely have all of the tools for the job and I just

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need to try and get around the corners. I was saying a bit earlier

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a close is a circle that goes back almost four decades. Uncle Joey is

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on the walls here. For you I presume this must be particularly proud

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circle to close. It is a local team and with Joey and Hector, it was a

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big thing for me coming here and they have won many of the TT races

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and for me to be involved with it with the local riders, yes. There is

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another man in this team. He is like Roy Keane and Martin O'Neill, we

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have heard about bad feeling, but Gary Martin, -- Guy Martin, I can

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only describe him as eccentric. What is it like to have him alongside you

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with Mac he is just one of those characters in road racing that

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everybody loves. I am looking forward to learning off him and

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hopefully pushing him hard. We appreciate him -- we appreciate you

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joining us. We continue the sport in the workshop of the team and now we

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have some football. Ryan McGiven and James McPake have been called into

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the squad for Turkey. Jamie Ward is a withdrawal. He has pulled out due

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to a foot injury. Today the bad cop and a very bad cop are having their

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first meeting in Dublin. Martin O'Neill and Roy Keane have put the

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team through their paces ahead of the game against Latvia. Roy Keane

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was doing much of the hands on stuff today so that could be how that

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relationship is going to pan out. That is just about it for this

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evening but I remind you that the league cup quarterfinals are live on

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BBC Radio Ulster from 7:30pm. Actually, we have a report on that.

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It is a big test on us -- test for ask owing to Windsor Park. They are

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flying and scoring a lot of goals. It will be a great game. That is

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what you are in football for, to play these big games. We are doing

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reasonably well. They are very big and strong and physically powerful

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and they use that physicality to its full advantage. We could have been

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beaten last time but we won good. When we played them here I was a

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much happier man with the performance of our players. Well, as

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you know Derry City are also in the hunt for a new manager since Declan

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Divine has struck ash max that his links there. We have been going

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through the runners and riders and we will get close to when it will be

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revealed. The cup final was a thrilling spectacle. Derry City

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finished fourth in the league and they now qualify for European

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competition. The club believes it will attract an even better

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candidate for the vacant manager's job and a host of names have been

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linked to the job including the FIA cup final managers. Ian Barraclough

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and Mick look. Former club captain's name has been mentioned as

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well. Roddy Collins and former Luton Town 's dry Katmai Camille are also

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in the frame. References offered by some have made impressive reading.

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Some of the references are quite good. We have seen references from

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Kenny Dalglish and Walter Smith. The board of directors met last night to

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draw up a short list for the managerial vacancy. A cub -- a club

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spokesman says they hope to have interviews in the next few weeks and

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make the appointment sooner rather than later. A number of top players

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are out of contract so the new manager will have two hit the ground

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running. Just before I hand back I will

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remind you again about the local football. The quarterfinals are live

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on BBC Radio Ulster from 7:30pm. We will have the results on our late

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bulletin. Barra is next with the weather

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forecast. Looking at your globe, will it be as

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starry night? Yes, a great night for the

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stargazers. It will be settled as we go through the evening. Just a few

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showers coming towards the north coast. It will be quite chilly night

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and the temperatures are falling to two or three degrees. In the

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countryside it will be cooler than that and the will areas can expect

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widespread grass frost. It will be a chilly but settled start and it will

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not stay that way for long. As we go through the afternoon more unsettled

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weather is on the way. Many of us will have a fine start tomorrow.

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Good spells of sunshine. The cloud will roll in from the West. That

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will bring rain which will be heavy for some. It will feel cooler than

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the temperature of eight or nine because the wind will pick up and by

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the temperature of eight or nine the end of the afternoon where there

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are outbreaks of rain and showers as well it will feel quite blustery out

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and about. The bulk of the rain will clear away but there will be

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shattered is -- shattered is -- shattered showers blustering around.

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On the upside because we have the cloud and showers it will be not as

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cold. Temperatures will stay at six or seven degrees. It will not be as

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bad tomorrow night. Thursday has a mild start but it will stay windy.

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The wind will ease with a few showers at first that will gradually

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die out. Then we are looking at a dry and bright day in many places.

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Temperatures are nine or 10 degrees and it will feel colder towards the

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north coast. High pressure builds from the south towards the way of

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sunshine.

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