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On BBC Two in a few moments, the former

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Good evening. A weapons conviction against one of the Colombia Three is

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to be quashed after a ruling by the Court of Appeal. Martin McCauley was

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convicted after being injured in a so-called shoot to kill incident in

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County Armagh 32 years ago. Three judges today accepted that the

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conviction was unsafe because vital evidence about what happened was

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withheld from his trial. Our Home Affairs Correspondent Vincent

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Kearney reports. Scorers that time has not removed. 17-year-old Michael

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was killed and Martin McCauley was injured when they were shot here by

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RUC officers in November, 1982. Nearly 32 years later, the shooting

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here remains shrouded in mystery and controversy. Police claim they were

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confronted by two men armed with rifles and only opened fire after

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shouting and number of warnings. Martin McCauley has insisted they

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were not armed and that no warnings were given. It later emerged that

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MI5 had a listening device hidden inside the shed that recorded what

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happened, but that recording was destroyed. This is Martin McCauley

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leaving court in 1985 at being given at two year suspended sentence for

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possession of three rifles found inside the shed. The court was not

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made aware of the MI5 recording. Its existence and the fact that it was

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later destroyed, was discovered by the Deputy Chief Constable of

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Greater Manchester. He investigated allegations that the RUC was

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deliberately killing unarmed republicans. At the Court of Appeal,

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Martin McCauley's lawyer but -- quoted from the report into the

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incidents. It is the first time details of the report have been made

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public. The lawyer said the report notes that police officers fired 47

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shots at the men and that none were fired in return. She said it was

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clear there had been a conspiracy by police officers to prevent those

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involved in the shooting facing criminal charges. The cover-up

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involved the destruction of the secret recording. The QC read the

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accounts of five MI5 officers who listen to the recording before it

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was destroyed, none of them said they heard any warning. One officer

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said he was concerned that there had not been a warning and that firing

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had continued even after a cease-fire order had been given.

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Another officers said he heard someone say, we will get them

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between bursts of gunfire. The barrister said it was clear that

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both men had been shot without warning or the opportunity to

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surrender. She said the fact that evidence about the shooting had been

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destroyed and that police officers had lied about what happened, meant

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the conviction was unsafe. After brief discussion with the two

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judges, the Lord Chief Justice said they were satisfied that the

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conviction was unsafe and should be quashed. Martin McCauley's wife was

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in court and afterwards welcomed the ruling. Nothing will bring back

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Michael, but at least what has been exposed, for his family, his parents

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and siblings have known for years, was that Michael was cut down in

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cold blooded murder by state forces. Martin McCauley could not face --

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could not face the hearing because... A 49-year-old woman is in

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a critical condition in hospital after an incident at a house in

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Lisburn this morning. It's understood she's being treated for

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burn injuries. A 48-year-old man who was also in the house on Glenavy

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Road is also being treated for burn injuries. It's believed his

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condition is not life-threatening. The police are trying to establish

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what happened. An ambulance taking a patient to hospital after a road

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crash in County Armagh was itself involved in a hit and run this

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afternoon. A car which collided with the ambulance in Camlough drove off

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in the direction of Newtwonhamilton. The patient and crew were not

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seriously injured but the ambulance was damaged. The police are

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appealing for witnesses to the incident on Old Road at around four

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o'clock to contact them. A incident on Old Road at around four

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the Sisters of Nazareth has apologised again on behalf of the

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order for the abuse apologised again on behalf of the

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its care homes in Londonderry. She was giving evidence to the

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Historical Institutional Abuse Inquiry. The former Bishop of Derry

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Edward Daly also gave evidence today. Our reporter Kevin Sharkey

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was at the inquiry's public hearing in Banbridge. Sister Brenda McCall

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was the public face of the Sisters of Nazareth giving evidence today. A

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congregation battered and bruised by years of allegations of child abuse

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and on the half of the nuns, Sister McCall admitted that abuse happened

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and apologised. She listened in to much of the evidence of former

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residents over the first 36 days of the enquiry and today, giving

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evidence, she said that much of that evidence has been very shocking and

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harrowing for us. She said, it is clear that at certain times, and

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with certain nuns, some things were not right. When asked about a

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previous apology and whether that should be extended to include

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emotional abuse, she should be extended to include

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former Bishop of Derry, should be extended to include

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said he never experienced should be extended to include

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like he witnessed in should be extended to include

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admired the work of the nuns in helping people in need.

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admired the work of the nuns in on the abuse, the retired Bishop

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said, I think we are all responsible for not knowing and he said

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said, I think we are all responsible believes that society in general and

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community leaders like himself take the work of the Sisters of Nazareth

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nuns looked after 5000 children, the nuns looked after 5000 children, the

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have happened to the children if they had not. He said that in 36

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years, he received only one complaint about the Sisters of

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Nazareth. It came complaint about the Sisters of

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from her brother. The bishop described the letter she sent him as

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long and hard braking. The phase of the enquiry examining the homes is

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due to finish later this month. The NI21 party has announced it will

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change its designation in the Assembly at the earliest opportunity

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from 'Unionist' to 'other'. The party's Executive took the decision

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earlier today ahead of Thursday's elections. The European Candidate

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Tina McKenzie said it was a response intended to clear up any confusion

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about the party's position, which is cross-community. The Queen's Baton

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Relay is in Northern Ireland for a four-day visit ahead of the

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Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. It's the traditional curtain raiser for

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the Games which begin on the 23rd of July. Earlier this evening, the

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baton was taken to the Northern Ireland Sports Institute at the

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Antrim Forum, much to the delight of gymnasts, both big and small, who

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were more than happy to take a break from training, to get a closer

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look... It is great, so proud to be here in the Antrim Forum and to

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witness it passing through our borough. The facilities here are

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second to none and I think it shows how much we have developed in terms

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of a sporting region, that the baton has come to visit us. The chairman

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of Glentoran has stepped down from his position after three years. In a

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statement ahead of the match tonight, seen here in the middle, he

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said the relocation to a new stadium from the Oval had not developed as

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quickly as he had planned. He said he was confident that the board

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would be in a position to make a positive announcement on the matter

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in the near future. On tomorrow's BBC Newsline at 6:30pm, we'll have

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the second part of our series from our reporter Andy West, who has been

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experiencing what it's like to be homeless and to live on the streets

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of Belfast. He's been finding out what help is available and has been

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listening to the views of some of those who find themselves having to

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sleep rough. That's on BBC Newsline tomorrow evening at 6:30pm, with

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more on the radio on the Good Morning Ulster programme. His diary

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is online. Now the weather with Barra Best...

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Tomorrow is going to be a much better day and it will be drier and

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brighter, but it will not be dry all day. There will be the odd scattered

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showers. Most of the wet weather will be confined to some western

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areas. Further east, it will be largely dry and bright. The

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unsettled weather will stretch down some western areas of Ireland, into

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the North West of Scotland as well, in between, drier and brighter with

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good spells of sunshine. Towards the south-east in England, a bit

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cloudier with the odd spot of rain. Temperatures in and around the mid

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to high teens. Into the afternoon, Northern Ireland can expect good

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spells of sunshine. A few of the showers that we see Justin and could

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be heavy. We might get some thunder. Temperatures could get up to 16

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degrees. As we look ahead to Thursday, we are expecting a largely

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dry start, but as we go through the day, some wet weather will come in

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from the south-east, with the cooler feel to the air, highs of around 13

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or 14 degrees. We will keep you updated. That's it for now. You can

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keep up to date with News Online and follow this programme on Facebook

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and Twitter. From BBC Newsline, goodnight.

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