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Hello and welcome to BBC Newsline. A split has opened in the ranks of the

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NI21 party after it decided to drop its unionist designation. Deputy

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leader John McCallister and some election candidates have publicly

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criticised the move. Martina Purdy has this report.

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Once inseparable at Stormont they made common cause, quitting the

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Ulster Unionist Party and setting up NI21, but there was a problem. John

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McCallister wanted to keep the unionist voting designation at

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Stormont and the leader, Basil McCrea wanted to drop it. When the

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leader got his way yesterday, the deputy made his way to the

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Newsletter, branding the new party dysfunctional. I voted against. I

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think it muddies the waters unnecessarily. I don't think it is

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helpful. I don't think it clarifies any position. But the party's euro

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candidate and the leader say dropping the unionist label makes

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sense. The decisions that have been taken are consistent with what the

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aims of the party were. We think they were done for the right reasons

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and I am a little disappointed that things have happened in the way that

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they have happened. Members of NI21 joined the row on social media.

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Council candidate, Annette Holden backed the deputy, writing Basil

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McCrea should be finished before the weekend is out. Another council

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candidate backed the leader, accusing John McCallister of pure

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dinosaur politics. This is a disaster on the cusp of an election,

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24 hours before an election when your deputy leader said your party

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is dysfunctional and that he doesn't trust anyone and everyone has been

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sidelined. If you don't define that as a political disaster, I have no

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idea how Basil McCrea would define a disaster. It was June last year that

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NI21 launched itself, so its first brirt day is approaching and voters

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will decide tomorrow whether it is worth celebrating.

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The PSNI say they're investigating a hate crime motive after a Pastor at

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the Whitewell Metropolitan Tabernacle in North Belfast

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described the Islamic faith as heathen and satanic. A spokesman for

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the Belfast Islamic Centre has described the remarks as

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irresponsible. Mervyn Jess reports. The Whitewell Metropolitan

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Tabernacle on the Shore Road has regularly attracted hundreds of

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people to its Sunday services and many of them come to see this man,

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Pastor James McConnell. Last Sunday he spoke to them about the Islamic

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faith. Islam is heat hen. The remarks have been described as

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irresponsible. If an educated person listened to that message, they might

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do something and break the law. He should be answerable to that. So if

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anyone is being attacked or hurt in Northern Ireland, he would be

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responsible for that. Over the years, Pastor McConnell has

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been forthright and outspoken on his views on religion, but what he said

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here on Sunday night caused a controversy after it appeared on the

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church's website. Today, he told me they stood over every single word of

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it. You don't see that as being hateful or hate crime? No. It is not

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a hate crime in any way. What is it then? I'm condemning what they

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believe in and what they believe in is from Satan. There is some good

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people in the Muslim community and I want to say to them, but I don't

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trust them and I'll tell you why. Even the good people? Even the good

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people and I'll tell you why because they are ruled by Sharia law. Meet

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people from that religion. See what they believe. While the Pastor is

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unretentant, the police say they are aware of an incident on Sunday and

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inquiries are continuing wheel l while a hate crime motive is

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investigated. Rory McIlroy has broken off his

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engagement to the tennis player, Caroline Wozniacki just days after

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sending out their wedding invitations. At a news conference

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before a tournament today, the golfer said the decision was mutual

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and amicable. Mark Simpson reports. They were the golden couple of

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international sport. It was a very public romance and a high-profile

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engagement only last month, they were showing off the ring. Sure,

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yeah. A big surprise? It was, yeah. I need to play well at the end of

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the year. All smiles then, but today, a very different Rory McIlroy

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confirmed the news of the break-up. You know, it was mutual and

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ammicable and we both thought it was the best for both of us. It is time

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to move on and I think I've said all that I need to say and there is no

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good time to sort of end a relationship, I guess. I'm not going

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to lie, it's going to be very difficult, but like I think, you

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know, I'm no different to anyone else. Everyone has been through

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break-ups and it is very, very different, but I'm here to try and

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concentrate on this week and you know, answer questions about golf

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and I'm, that's what I'm going to do. The wedding invitations went out

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at the weekend, but the relationship has always had its ups and downs. In

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a statement, Rory said he wished Caroline well for the future. He

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said his future focus was now solely on golf.

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Two men have been injured in trouble outside a pub in Belfast. The police

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say they received reports of a disturbance in Great Victoria

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Street. The men were taken to hospital, but their injuries aren't

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life threatening. Two men have been arrested.

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The Queen's Baton has been to some of Northern Ireland's most

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spectacular sights on its second day here on the way to the Commonwealth

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Games in Glasgow. It began the day at Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge on the

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North Coast before moving on to the Giants Causeway. It was particularly

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warmly welcomed on Rathlin Island where one long-time resident was

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thrilled to have witnessed the spectacle. This is marvellous. I'm

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glad I lived so long to see it happening. Looking ahead to BBC

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Newsline tomorrow evening at 6.30pm. We're focussing on something that

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many families are having to deal with at this time of the year and

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for that Donna has gone back to school. Tens of thousands of young

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people are sitting exams at the moment. It can be a stressful time

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for them and their families. On tomorrow's programme, I will be

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talking to some pupils about how they cope with the pressure and I

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will be getting some practical advice.

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In sport, members of Ireland's victorious Six Nations rugby squad

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enjoyed a special Stormont reception this evening. It's the first time

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the team has been received at the seat of government. The coach said

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it was an honour for the club to be invited. We were out on the step,

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the sun is very warm. Looking down the avenue, it's absolutely, it is

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just impressive and it is great to be up here.

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Great sunshine not just at Stormont, but what's in store for the rest of

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the week? Here is Geoff. We have a change in the weather on its way for

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tomorrow. We've got a few showers overnight, but they will be dying

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out and mainly, it is a dry night, but we have got clear skies so the

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temperatures drop away, lows of six or seven Celsius. Tomorrow, we

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really notice the change. A cloudier, cooler day with plenty of

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rain around. This is the picture. Not too bad to begin with through

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the morning. Some brighter spells across the east t earn half of

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Northern Ireland. We will start to see the showers picking up and it is

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down to this low pressure system that is gradually working its way up

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across the British Isles. We are in the side of the main weather event

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that is going to bring lots of rain across England. A yellow weather

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warning in place with warmer air behind it. That system will bring

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showers across the eastern half of Northern Ireland in particular and

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as we go into Thursday afternoon, some of the showers could be quite

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sha indeed and the temperatures down on what we have seen today. As we

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head into Friday, well Friday is going to be a drizzly old start to

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the day. Grey and cloudy to begin with. 11 or 12 Celsius. So cooler

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again. As we look towards the weekend, and the Bank Holiday

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weekend, well it is improving. A little bit too far out to say for

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Bank Holiday Monday, but the signs are looking quite good.

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That's it for now. You can keep up-to-date with news online and

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follow the team on Twitter. Good night.

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