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Good afternoon and welcome to BBC Newsline. An alleged former IRA

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leader has appeared in court in Belfast charged in connection with

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the abduction and murder of Jean McConville in 1972. Ivor Bell was

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refused bail, as Mark Simpson reports.

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Ivor Bell's solicitor told the court he had nothing to do with the murder

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of Jean McConville. He said Mr Bell would be able to prove his

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innocence. Jean McConville from West Belfast was abducted and killed in

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1972. Her body was found years later, buried on a beach. She had

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ten children. A number of members in court today as Ivor Bell appeared,

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charged with aiding and abetting her murder. His solicitor told the court

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was based on an interview for the Boston College, but the evidence

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against him was not credible. Ivor Bell was described in court as a

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frail, elderly, 77-year-old grandfather. His solicitor told the

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court he had suffered two heart attacks and had arthritis as well as

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neck and bowel problems. Ivor Bell was part of the Republican

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delegations that held secret talks with the British government in

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London in 1972. In court today, his solicitor said he was a threat to

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the one and should be released on bail. But a police officer said

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there was critical information linking him to the murder of Jean

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McConville. The search has resumed for an angler

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from Portadown who is missing after a boat sank on Lough Ree in County

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Westmeath. A friend died and another man is stable in hospital after the

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accident on Thursday. The dead man has been named locally as David

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Warnock from Richhill, who was in his 20s. Today the Irish Coastguard

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helicopter was again involved in the search for the missing man, who's

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understood to be from Craigavon. A Garda spokesperson said that

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condition of the third man, who was rescued, was non life-threatening.

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The Alliance Party MLA Anna Lo has defended comments she made in a

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newspaper interview during which she declared her preference for a united

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Ireland. The party's European candidate received a standing

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ovation as she took to the stage at the party's annual conference this

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morning. She rejected criticism of her remarks, claiming it came from

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people incapable of seeing beyond sectarianism. Of course, in recent

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days, a lot has been said about my views on the constitutional issue.

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And many have tried to paint me as a nationalist. Let me make this very

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clear. I cannot and will not be reduced to one label.

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The police are investigating after a war memorial at Killowen Orange Hall

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in Coleraine was vandalised last night. It's understood a memorial

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stone was smashed and wreaths damaged at the building at Shuttle

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Hill around 9pm. The incident is being treated as a hate crime and

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the Orange Order has condemned the attack. A viable device was made

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safe during a security alert in Glengormley last night.

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The police say a suspicious object was discovered at a house on the

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Antrim Road. Army experts were cold and a number of homes were

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evacuated. The device was taken away for forensic examination.

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In rugby, Ulster stayed in touch with Pro12 leaders Leinster with a

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win over Edinburgh at Murrayfield last night. On a heavy pitch, Paddy

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Jackson was the Ulster match-winner, kicking three penalties. The hosts

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had taken the lead but Ulster bounced back despite Iain

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Henderson's yellow card. The victory moved them up to second in the

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table, five points behind Leinster. And it marked another stage in

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Stephen Ferris's comeback from long-term injury. We just dug in

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there. We knew it wasn't going to be an open game, we just needed to dig

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in. From a personal point of view, it went really well. It is just hard

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work, hard graft. It is good to do a few hard yards. Time now for a look

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at the weather forecast. Here's Barra Best.

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It is still mainly dry and the East at the moment, but some showers are

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on their way and there is the risk of lightning, hail and thunder Sten.

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In between, it will brighten up and there will be decent spells of

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sunshine to be enjoyed, although with gusty winds, it will feel

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colder than it is. You will want to wrap up warm if you are writing

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about. It is a fairly unsettled picture right across Britain and

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Ireland and there will be scattered showers almost anywhere. Quite

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breezy. Temperatures might get up to 11 or 12 degrees in the south-east

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of England. By later in the day, there will be brighter weather to

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enjoy before nightfall. For Northern Ireland, showers dying out, but some

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will linger through the course of the night and they will be falling

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as sleet and snow as temperatures fall close to freezing in many

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places. The morning will be cold, there will be frost and patches of

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ice will stop otherwise, tomorrow is shaping up to be a much better day.

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There will be some showers, but there will be more dry weather and

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spells of sunshine. In the afternoon, it will brighten up and

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much lighter winds to enjoy the sunshine. Temperatures reaching

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seven or eight degrees. Some showers lingering into the afternoon. It

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will be largely dry night as we go overnight into Monday. A promising

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start on Monday, but the next batch of rain will be on its way with

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blustery conditions. The good news is, that will pass away and for

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Tuesday and Wednesday, we will have largely dry days with the odd

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shower. That's it for now.

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