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Good evening. The headlines on BBC Newsline: The parents of a baby who

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needed to be flown to England for heart surgery say their journey was

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terrifying. Added that moment, I just thought

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that this plane is going to go down and I am going to die.

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The court begins hearing evidence in the trial of three men accused of a

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series of trial sex offences. The DUP again deny Ian Paisley was

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pushed out as party leader. The awards keep coming for Tony

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McCoy. We hear from our Champion Jockey.

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Northern Ireland is to get a new plane as an air ambulance. The

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aircraft, which will have a pressurised cabin, will be used to

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transfer patients to hospitals in Britain. The news comes after we

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were told here on BBC Newsnight about the journey of a sick Belfast

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baby. She said she feared for their lives when the plane transporting

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them to London made an unscheduled landing in Liverpool. Our Health

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Correspondent Marie-Louise Connolly has the story.

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Laochra McGinn was born on the September the September 27th last

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year. Within days, he was readmitted with problems, fever with jaundice.

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They were told their baby required life-saving surgery. Within an hour,

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they were on an air ambulance plane to London, but it never made it as

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the pilots had to make an unscheduled landing in Liverpool.

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His mother says she feared the worst. I just kept looking at my

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baby am going, "this is unreal". I was thinking of the other four kids

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that were going to be left behind. At that moment, I thought this plane

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is going to go down and we were going to die. According to Kate

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McGinn, conditions on board were not what she expected. When we arrived

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at the airport, there was a small group pain -- small blue plane

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waiting for us. Doctor Taylor was putting blankets around us, saying

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it was very cold and air was coming in the windows. There was a whole

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the size of a 10-pence piece in the door, you could see outside, into

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the clouds. I was standing on the left side, to stop the draft coming

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in. It is unacceptable, the way they expect people to travel. Since 2006,

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the Air Ambulance has made around 1,500 troops. According to the

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health board which commissions the present private company, there has

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been one other unscheduled landing. In a statement, they said it takes

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patient safety very seriously and continued...

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It said it was concerned to hear Mrs McGinn's description of what

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happened, which they will be raising with the provider. According to the

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local charity, their calls for better Air Ambulance transport have

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been ignored. Families and parents affected by congenital heart disease

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today are horrified by what has happened to the McGinns and feel

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that their concerns, which we have voiced the past 18 months, have been

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ignored. The McGinns' story raises another important question. What

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cross-border arrangements have been put in place by Belfast and Dublin?

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The Health Minister announced last year that before a review into

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cardiac services, Dublin clinicians would help their colleagues in

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Belfast. Six weeks later, nothing has changed. But a spokesman said

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that is it is suspected that surgeons from Crumlin, near Dublin,

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will provide children's hard surgery in Belfast in the coming weeks. --

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heart surgery. What we want to see is a network service between Belfast

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and Dublin and we want to see changes coming very soon. If, in

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fact, the surgery does not get sustained in Ireland, then we are

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looking at about 300 patients a year having to travel out of Ireland.

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Meanwhile, baby Laochra recovers at the children's Hospital in Belfast.

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A gift from the medics in Liverpool may influence what football team he

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grows up supporting. And later in the programme, we will

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have details about some extra money for the health service.

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The trial has begun of three men charged with a catalogue of sex

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offences against children, including rape. The alleged victims are a

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brother and sister and those who stand accused are their father,

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uncle and family friend. The jury sitting in Coleraine were told by

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the brother that on one occasion, a card game was used to decide who

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would carry out the abuse first. There are details in this report

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which you may find upsetting. Here's our north-east reporter David

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Maxwell. The court heard the alleged victims

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are a brother and sister who reported abuse to police in 2012.

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They allege it was carried out by their father, uncle and a family

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friend over a prolonged period. The three defendants cannot be

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identified in order to protect their alleged victims. Outlining the case,

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the prosecution warned the jury does during this trial, they will hear

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harrowing details, including allegations from one of the victims

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that on one occasion, the men used a card game to decide who would carry

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out the abuse first. There are over 50 charges in this case, including

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rape, gross indecency, serious sexual assault and cruelty. The

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court also heard from one of the alleged victims. He graphically

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described a litany of serious sexual assaults which he alleges were

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carried out between the ages of seven and 11. He also described

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physical assaults, including having a cigarette stubbed out on the back

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of his hand and being forced to drink water until he couldn't

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breathe. The case is expected to last 4-6 weeks.

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Plenty coming up this evening, including:

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More young people are living longer with their parents in Northern

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Ireland than anywhere else in the UK. I will have a full report.

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The DUP have again rejected their former leader Ian Paisley's version

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of how he stepped down from the First Minister's position. No one

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from the party has appeared in front of cameras, but it has been a day

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windows on the hill at storm on and elsewhere have been assessing the

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impact of the programme last night. Eric Gordon reports -- on the hill

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at storm on. This was Ian Paisley as the DUP

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would like to remember him. A hard felt tribute from his then debited.

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Speaking it is because the foundation has been built under his

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leadership that it will not, as many of our opponents might hope, split

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and collapse. That was then. In the here and now,

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Ian Paisley's estrangement from the party he founded seems complete. I

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understand he may be in a far-away place. There are many members on the

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DUP benches last night and this morning who wish they too are in a

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far-away place. A reference to a programme in which Ian Paisley and

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Eileen Paisley made a number of incendiary allegations which have

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left the DUP and political observers almost lost for words. The DUP is

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still refusing to put a penny want to interview about the Paisley

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allegations, but following last night's programme, it did issue what

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it called a statement of fact about the events leading to Ian Paisley's

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departure. The programme's cheap claim is that in early 2008, Ian

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Paisley was resented with a survey of DUP claims, questioning his

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performance as leader and First Minister. I was told, "capnext macro

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we want you to be gone by Friday". I just more or less smirked and they

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said, you had to stay pro-government ones.

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The DUP statement denies that any of those named in the programme issued

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him with any ultimatum. It says a delegation met Doctor Paisley on the

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31st of January 2008. He requested a survey of MLAs and MPs to give a

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general view of his standing in the party, which was carried out within

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a few days. The survey was presented to him on the 6th of February, but

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it was strictly confidential. The statement said that on the 4th of

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March, Ian Paisley sought a meeting with Peter Robinson, who said he

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intended to announce his retirement. In the Paisley Heartland Palomino

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today, the views were mixed. -- of Ballymena. It may cause confusion

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but his neighbour Sylvia stalwart for Unionist supporters. I was

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surprised at him, I don't think he done right. He should have kept

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quiet. I'm not even a supporter, I can tell you, I see things from a

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totally different perspective and I have admiration for the man. But

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what about the future of the town's MP, Ian Paisley Jr? He has had an

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overwhelming victory in North Antrim, he is following in his

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father's footsteps they're coming he has a huge backing. And if we look

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at it from the political side, from the party's point of view, it would

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not look in any way good for them to dispose of a man who has carried

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them to such a huge victory in North Antrim. Ballymena will be watching

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with interest what, if anything, happens next.

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The Paisley documentary has laid bare tensions in the party formed

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more than 40 years ago, but how did the interview go down in Unionist

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heartlands and among the people who followed him through the decades?

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In the soggy shadow of Samson and Goliath, the people of East Belfast

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was still die jesting the Paisley documentary today. -- die jesting.

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The cafe on the Newtownards Road, the allegations of a party leave

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against the man who dominated a party landscape, was a big topic of

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conversation. I wouldn't say it is sour grapes in behalf of the family

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but he clearly had to go, I think. I really believe he was sincere in all

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he did, even if I didn't agree with him in his way of doing it. Big

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mistake. Because it can do no good, can't do any cause for the DUP and

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certainly I think it backfired on them. For his traditional

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electorate, it will have been a difficult watch. Irene Brown,

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speaking here in a personal capacity, has been a member of the

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DUP and the martyrs Memorial Church, for more than four decades. My first

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reaction was total sadness and then it was bewilderment. And today, it

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is disappointment. The church will go on, because it is Grenoble. The

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DUP will go on and I don't think the interview has diminished the

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popularity of the DUP in any way. I don't think the programme did

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Baroness Paisley and Lohan any favours. The Reverend Ian Paisley's

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public life span span the decades from protests to peace. But some

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commentators believe his refusal to accept some responsibility for what

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happened over those years has been counter-productive. There is still

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that sense that nothing had changed for him, and I think the people who

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had revised their opinion in 2007 have revised it again and his legacy

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now is like King Lear, ranting at a world he no longer controls. And in

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many ways doesn't understand anymore. When the history of this

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parade is written, Ian Paisley will have a huge part in it. A colourful

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and controversial character, and, after this latest intervention, one

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about which it is unlikely there will be much consensus.

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The leaders of the five Executive parties have held another round of

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discussions this afternoon on the proposals put forward by the former

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US diplomat Richard Haass. Speaking after the meeting, the SDLP leader

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Alasdair McDonnell said he was positive about the prospects for

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progress. I didn't believe there was the will to do a deal, I wouldn't be

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here. I have trust and confidence in the political leaders and I believe

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we can do a deal. We are here, as the SDLP, looking quite simply to

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make progress on the stuff that was broadly agreed in the Richard house

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-- Richard Haass process and much was agreed.

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The mother of Phillip Strickland, who was shot dead near Comber two

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years ago, has told the trial of two men accused of his murder that she

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was aware of a UVF threat against her son. Elizabeth Dempster said her

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37-year old son had been threatened by the loyalist paramilitaries after

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a fight in a bar and was later told by police of another threat from

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them. She made the claim in a statement read to Belfast Crown

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Court. Two men deny his murder and the trial continues.

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17 men have been cleared of a charge of taking part in an un-notified

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protest. Ten of them are from Ardoyne, in Belfast, the others are

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from north Antrim. Eunan McConville was in the Belfast court.

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Acquitted and walking free from court, 17 men who had been charged

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with taking part in an un-notified protest against an Apprentice Boys

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parade in Belfast in December 2012. This footage was played during the

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proceedings. The prosecution's case was that this showed the men

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protesting against the parade as it passed, and that no application had

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been made for a protest by the Greater Ardoyne Residents

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Collective. The defence's case was that the men were simply observing

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the parade and that no protest application had been made because

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this was not a protest. All 17 were acquitted. This case, had it gone

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the way they wanted and secured a conviction, would have had

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consequences for people right across the six counties. Speaking of the

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fact it was even brought was a disgrace. The argument in this case

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really came down to what constitutes a protest, and the judge said a

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protest could be silent and that it didn't necessarily need to involve

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large numbers of people, but that in this case, the evidence did not show

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that there was a protest and he acquitted all 17 men. Some of those

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men may go on to take a case against the PPS and the PSNI.

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Still to come: we will be joined in the studio by the boxer Martin Rogan

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to talk about this fight and how he intends to make a comeback after

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that. The National Health Service is to

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get an extra ?30 million to help deal with winter pressures on

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services. The Finance Minister made the announcement in a re-allocation

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of funds. Our business and economics editor John Campbell has more on

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this. More money for health. How did that come about? Remember a couple

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of weeks ago that major incident declared at the Royal Victoria

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Hospital, a large backlog in the A department put down to the seasonal

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pressures, winter pressures we get. The executive has, with some money.

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-- come up with some money. It is not just going to A departments,

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it is also going towards looking after older people and social

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services. ?30 million will be split between those. This is how this much

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as the Health Minister wanted, he wanted 60 million, he is getting 30

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million. What else is benefiting from the re-allocation? Money will

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be spent on roads, our bus stations, the University of Ulster is going to

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get some money. That is a loan from the executive of ?35 million. You

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can see from these pictures, there is a big development project going

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in Belfast. A whole new campus is being built. Some of that money is

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going to help pay for that. The university is expected to get a very

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large loan from the European Investment Bank, to create this new

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campus in Belfast. Where did the money originate? The money has come

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from other departments. It has come out of the housing budget, the bulk

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of it, to do with continuing problems in the Housing executive

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over maintenance contracts. The money spent on maintenance has not

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been spent. ?18 million comes out of the Housing executive budget into

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the central part. Thank you for those details.

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From running public services to running a home and parents will

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notice a drop in their financial costs when the children leave the

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nest. But unlike other places in the UK, young people here stay put until

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well into adulthood. The Office for National Statistics says Northern

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Ireland talks the list with a third of them still at home when they're

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30. BBC Newsline's Tara Mills has more.

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The statistics will come to no surprise for many households across

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Northern Ireland. I have come to meet one family were the youngest

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son is still living at home, and with a house like this, why would he

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want to leave? This woman and her son catch up after the working day.

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James has a degree that cannot get work in that field. He works

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part-time and unpredictable hours. I can't afford to move out, but

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hopefully the meantime and situation improves, I will move out. Cooking

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and cleaning for James is a hard habit to break, but she enjoys his

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company and his crack. I wish he could get a permanent job and be

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able to make his own way and see the future. Working part-time is very

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difficult for him, and I feel that for him and for all young people who

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are in the same position. We encourage them to go to university,

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nurture their desire for learning and then there is nothing, no job

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for them at the end. I think that is hard for them. The impact on a young

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person's career is one thing if they cannot find a job, but is there a

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danger young adults will become overdependent on their appearance?

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Part of leaving home is developing the skills to learn on their own.

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Developing skills like cooking and finance. If you live at home too

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long, perhaps you will not get the chance to develop those skills. That

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could affect the relationship. Empty nest syndrome seems some way off for

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now in this family unless there is a big change in house prices in the

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job market. This could be what the future looks like for many families

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in Northern Ireland. The comforts of home a big

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attraction there. A few months ago one of our top

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boxers was delivered a knock out blow. But is now considering a

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comeback. Stephen is joined by Martin Rogan.

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Thanks very much. He joins me here in the studio. Many thought that his

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most recent fight in Germany back in November would be his last. But the

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Belfast heavyweight is considering a comeback. Before we hear from him

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take a a look at the savage first round knock out. It left the former

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Commonwealth champion hospitalised and requiring extensive surgery to

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his jaw which was broken in two places. Martin, that is pretty

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painful viewing. How do you feel watching that? It is just part of

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the sport. You have to take the rough with the smooth. I have got

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over that hurdle. Being injured is only for a short time, it's all

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about the way you comeback. Making sure the mistakes that were made are

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not made again. We can take a look at some of the before and after

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pictures of your operation. Serious injuries. Why would you want to

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contemplate a comeback after that? I have asked them, it got me down a

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lot and myself. I love boxing, boxing is great. I asked the doctor,

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will be be a weakness in the job? Thankfully, he says, no, your job

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will be strong as it ever was. I have gone to get the plates removed

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from my job. I will go in tomorrow to get them removed. Are you worried

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about the long-term effects? No, I have made a lot of mistakes, I have

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looked back over a lot of my fights. A lot of my opponents would not

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fight me again, but one of them would. I would love to get it on

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with him again, settle the score. The damage was done, I made a lot of

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mistakes, I should never have dropped my hand, I did. They

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should've been there I had them at the start. I should not have fixed

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what was not broken. I have a job to do. That's what I have to do, full

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steam ahead. What and who is next? I have been speaking to my wife and

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family, they have been on edge about it. It has not been too good. I have

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been offered Australia and New Zealand, a couple of fights there. I

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am on the verge of firing something in. We're going to do that. Thank

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you very much indeed. No doubt we will see plenty of you in the

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future. In Irish Cup football Lisburn

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Distillery beat PSNI 2-0 today to set up a last 16 meeting with Queens

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University. There's coverage of all tonight's games on BBC Radio Ulster

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including Coleraine's fifth round replay at home to Cliftonville.

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It's still only January and the awards keep coming for Tony McCoy.

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The 18 times champion jockey last night won the Belfast Telegraph

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Sports Star of the Year Award. It was an event attended by dozens of

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Northern Irelands sporting heroes past and present. Thomas Kane

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reports. Usually, on the other side of the

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camera, David Healy was on hand to snap his dad alongside the main

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award winner. On a night when local sporting royalty mingled, but it was

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another former footballing great who had McCoist are struck. --

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starstruck. He was one of my heroes growing up as an Arsenal fan. It is

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a great honour to come back home and get an award like this. I am very

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grateful. The records of continued to tumble over the last 12 months,

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but AP McCoy is as determined as ever. I think I will get to achieve

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a little bit more. No matter how much you win, there is always going

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to be someone who will win more than you, you have got to keep going as

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long as possible. His man management skills, everything about them. It

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was also a special night for the Hall of Fame inductee. It is an

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absolute honour, particularly for the sport I represent. It is not

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just about our own sport, it is across all the sports in this part

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of the world. I am delighted and chuffed for everybody. Just

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brilliant, Mickey. Well done. AP McCoy was delighted that it was Pat

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Jennings who presented. Even those at the top of the game have their

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own sporting idols. It was a great night. That's it from

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Martin and me. Great to see Martin Rogan in the

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studio. It was not a great day to have a puncture. A terrible day for

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most of us. It was rotten, it is looking a

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little bit better over the next couple of days. I am going to start

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with a picture of Derry. They are enjoying the rainbow laser

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Festival. Last night, conditions were perfect. Tonight it is not so

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good at the moment. There are showers over the Northwest, they are

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moving away so we should see clear skies moving in from the west later.

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Most of us have a dry night compared to today. There will still be

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showers, particularly in the West. Temperatures get quite low in parts

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of the South East, there could be a bit of ice and fog around. Overall,

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it is going to be a better day tomorrow. There will still be some

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rain, rain drops clinging to the bushes through the morning. Most of

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the showers are going to be tomorrow morning. When you leave the house

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over County Antrim, it should be fairly dry, temperatures of about

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five degrees. Calderdale towards County Down and Armagh. -- colder

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down towards County Down and Armagh. The showers will come eastwards into

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the early afternoon. Turning drier and brighter again later in the day

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in most places. You will need the umbrella in the morning. It will not

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be as windy as it was this morning. Tomorrow night, wintry nest will be

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in the showers. It could be a little bit icy. On Thursday, cold but

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bright in many places. A few snow showers around, but most places will

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avoid them. Over to the other side of the Atlantic, this is where our

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weather is coming from on Friday, another snow area of low pressure.

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It winds its way over towards us, through the Atlantic in the next

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couple of days. It will not be as cold when it gets to us, but there

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will be plenty of rain around through Friday and fairly strong

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winds as well. We might get a little bit of snow briefly over the hills.

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Once that moves through, a wet end to the week. Brightening up again

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for the weekend. Very mixed, you will always need that umbrella. And

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that raincoat. Hopefully no punctures tomorrow.

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Keep in contact with us on Twitter as well. For now, thanks for

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watching, good night.

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