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07/08/2014

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The BBC has learned that a Belfast firm is laying off staff as a direct

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MFS, which has the contract to empty gullies

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across Northern Ireland, said its work is stopping as a result.

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Our political reporter Stephen Walker has the story.

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For 20 years, the Belfast company had been emptying... From immediate

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effect, we have been told there will be no war work. It's an unnamed time

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frame. We will have to lay them off temporarily, until this is resolved.

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How many staff does this affect? Somewhere in the region of ten or 11

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guys. In the wider chained off the supply chain, it could be another 30

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family affected. In total, 40 people will be affected. Absolutely, yes.

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One of those who is to lose his job is 29-year-old Paul. He has two

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children and is unsure where he can find work. There is no work out

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there at the minute. Everybody is the same. How long have you got left

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doing this? Could be next week, two weeks at the most, I would say. And

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then you will be looking for a job. Yeah, that's me done. Today's news

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comes after Danny Kennedy announced that services like road

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maintenance, streetlight repair were all being cut. The company have

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government contracts to cut grass and spray weeds. Those agreements

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with subcontractors have also been cancelled. Tonight, a spokesperson

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for the Department of regional development said and fortunately

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this serves to demonstrate what Danny Kennedy has warned about. The

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spokesperson also said the impact of the budget shortfall will have a

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detrimental impact on the lives of real people. The road from all the

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talk of budget cuts and June monitoring rounds, this is the human

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face of departmental cuts. Just 24 hours after Danny Kennedy's

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announcement, these workers are now looking for a new job.

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The Justice Minister David Ford has claimed his department is

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He's blaming Sinn Fein and the DUP's deadlock over welfare reform.

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He said police recruitment and court delays could be

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among the areas facing cutbacks, although the final breakdown isn't

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I had a meeting a fortnight ago with various bodies, looking at prisons,

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probation, youth justice and the courts. People have been asked to

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report by the end of this week as to the effect of cuts for this year and

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next. I made it clear that I would go back to the executive, if I did

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not believe we could properly protect the people of Northern

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Ireland, whether it be supervision of offenders, police officers on the

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street or whatever. A day centre for vulnerable adults

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in west Belfast is to close tomorrow due to safety concerns over

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a nearby anti-internment bonfire. The Belfast Health and Social Care

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Trust said it was closing the centre after complaints about anti-social

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behaviour around the bonfire site. This is how close the bonfire is to

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the day centre. And fears for the safety of those using the building

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mean it is going to shut down tomorrow for the day. The problem

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is, we have a disabled facility here. People with severe learning

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disabilities. It is being used as a run through and it has been going on

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all summer long. Now we are being forced closed. I'm very angry. I am

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angry because my daughter has to go through that, every day, along with

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the other people. How does that made you feel personally? I am so

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frustrated, I could cry. The centre helps some of the most vulnerable

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people living in this part of Belfast. Tomorrow's closure will

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cause disruption but the letter sent to parents and carers this week that

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it is clear. It will be for one day only. The MP for the area has been

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talking to young people about the bonfire and its impact on the local

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community. I would urge them to dismantle it. I would urge them to

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allow the services to come in to clear this were the way. I would

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urge them not to like clear this were the way. I would

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tomorrow night. The bonfire tomorrow night. Other... A petrol bomb was

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thrown. A 19-year-old and a 13-year-old were later arrested.

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They have since been released on police bail. Back at the beach Mount

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Day Centre, the gates are now closed. The bonfire is still there.

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It is due to the late tomorrow night. The day centre should reopen

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on Monday, as long as it is not damaged.

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The police say they've found what they believe to be ammunition on

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The Moira Road was closed for a time as officers carried out searches.

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The items, found near Tata Steel Works, have

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The former Chief Constable Sir Hugh Orde says

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the Historical Enquiries Team is on the verge of being shut down.

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Speaking at an event being held as part of the west Belfast festival,

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Sir Hugh said that although he knew setting up the enquiries team was

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a huge risk, it was one he had been prepared to take.

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It was my idea. It is the one unique idea I've ever had in policing. I

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set it up because it was important to try and create an organisation

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which engage with families, to give them hope of having more information

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than they had before. I learned today that it would work for some

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people but it wasn't the overall solution to do with Northern

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Ireland's troubled history. Holiday makers in Portstewart have

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had more than ice cream and rock They have had

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the unique opportunity to spy on the making of the worldwide hit

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series, the Game of Thrones. On the downside, no one has been

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able to get onto the beach. Our arts correspondent,

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Maggie Taggart has been to see It is peak time for tourism here but

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if you have come to sample the sea and the sand, there is no chance.

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The National Trust owns the Strand and has rented it out to the makers

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of the programme. They will not say how much they were paid, only that

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the money will go into the budget. The bridge was closed yesterday and

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today, and only partially accessible for another six days. Paths nearby

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have been thronged with dog waters and sightseers, curious way glimpse

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of the action. The plus side is we are helping the economy. The minus

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side as there are people on holiday, up here for the day, and

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they cannot get onto the beach. Well, I suppose it is only for two

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days so if it had have been for longer, that would have been

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different. Two years ago, the beach here was hired to fill in these

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scenes. The area is now reaping the benefit. Downhill is now a more

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renowned beach. People are visiting Bishopsgate. The exposure we have

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got has been significant. Causing officials are delighted that the

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interest and say the inconveniences with it. This is the first year we

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have seen people coming specifically looking to do with tours. We had

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more people onto our website looking for it. We've had to reprint our map

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because it is so popular. It is not possible to see exactly what is

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going on in those sand dunes. All will become clear when series five

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is screened. Rory Mackle rise on two under par after 13 holes in his 13 -

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first round, four shots off the lead.

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Here's Cecilia Daly with a look at what the weather has

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Good evening. Heavy downpours are back in the forecast a night. It may

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be dry at the moment during the early hours, we see edging up from

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the south moraine. It will be in eastern counties. Most places will

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be at risk from a heavy shower during the course of tomorrow. The

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weather warning will kick in tomorrow morning. That is valid for

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Antrim, County Down, Armagh and parts of two road as well. During

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the rush hour, the risk of thunder and some disruption and localised

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flooding. Bear that in mind if you are travelling tomorrow. They will

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be some drier weather in the West and eventually drier weather will

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feeding during the late morning and early afternoon across most places.

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There are two areas of heavy rain across Britain and Ireland tomorrow.

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This one will affect us as well as Scotland and parts of the Republic.

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It will move away during the course of the day. Another area from the

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south-east will drift up into northern England. Outside of those

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areas, it would be dry and bright. Quite warm in the sun. For Northern

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Ireland, brighter in the afternoon. It will feel cooler than today

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overall but at least most places will end the day better than they

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started although there is still the risk of one or two heavy showers.

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Let's take a look at the weekend. Sunshine and showers for Northern

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Ireland. That is not the case for southern Britain. Heavy rain will be

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working its way up. Those are the remnants of hurricane Bertha. They

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will be heavy showers around but they will be semi-gaps as well.

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