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again. Something to look forward to. That is all from the BBC News at

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six. 250 jobs are created in Belfast

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by the world's largest law firm. As the row over health funding

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continues, there've been calls for the Executive and the Assembly

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Health Committee to be recalled. The rise

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of the private rental sector - why How a small charge

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on plastic bags has led to a huge In the first part

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of our special series we look back In just over a week,

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Northern Ireland kick-off their Euro 2016 qualifying campaign

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and there's one player who's on the form of his life ahead

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of tomorrow's squad announcement. And it'll be wet and windy

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this evening as rain moves in. The world's biggest law firm is to

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create over 250 jobs in Belfast. Chicago-based Baker

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and McKenzie is setting up a back office operation which will employ a

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mixture of legal and support staff. The Enterprise Minister says it's

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a highly significant investment. With the details,

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here's our Business and Baker and McKenzie is involved in

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some other world's biggest deals. Is currently advising banks. It is a

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firm with a proven global reach. It is based in Chicago and has offices

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everywhere from Miami to Manila. Its chairman is Brazilian. He was in

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Belfast explaining why the company is coming here. The quality of the

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workforce and the lawyers and these professionals, it makes us very

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interested in investing for the global Baker and McKenzie and 47

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countries. Belfast has the beauty of being in a European location, which

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is keep us, because we have a centre in Manila but we need a second

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centre out of Belfast, where we can cover 24 hours around the world. The

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jobs will pay an average salary of ?31,000. That is well above the

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private sector wage. All of the investment is worth ?80 million.

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Baker and McKenzie is the latest in a line of big law firms which have

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set up support centres in Belfast. Legal firms will look at what other

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firms are doing. It has caused a bit of a stare when they came here, so

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other firms have looked at it. This is a very significant announcement

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because this is the largest law firm in the world, deciding to come to

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Northern Ireland, to bring Toobin 56 new positions. The firm will begin

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recruiting in days -- 256 new positions. This investment is being

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seen as significant, because attracting the world's biggest law

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firm sends a powerful message. A 57-year-old man has died

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in an accident at a warehouse It happened just

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before 9.30pm last night at It's understood he was

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crushed between two vehicles. Newtownabbey Borough Council is

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investigating the circumstances The Ulster Unionists and SDLP are

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demanding that politicians are called back early from

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their holidays because of the threat The call comes as unions questions

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the millions of pounds been spent on hiring private companies to

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provide help to the health service. Here's our Health Correspondent

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Marie Louise Connolly. Doctors, surgeons in operating

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theatres, nurses in maternity wards, GPs treating all ailments.

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Basic activity carried out in the health service. The rule package

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doesn't come cheaply. In each day, it costs ?10 million to run. For

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years, some of that money has been given to private companies. Over the

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last four years, the BBC can reveal that just over ?200 million has been

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paid by our health service to the private health sector. The unions

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believe that money would have been better invested in the health

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service. There needed to be robust workforce planning that would be fit

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for purpose in terms of the demand. Unfortunately, we are in a position

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now where so much more money has been spent in the private sector.

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Now, this person wants the money to be scrutinised by the Public

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accounts committee. The figures are clear and I have them here. The

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spending went from ?22 million to ?41 million and then to ?60 million.

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That is an awful lot of money. ?41 million and then to ?60 million.

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far too much coming out of the health service. No matter whether

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far too much coming out of the investigation goes ahead, this

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agreement involving health ministers and the budget are nothing new.

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During the 20 11th budget negotiations, with the EP accused

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the health Minister of scaremongering -- the DUP. It didn't

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happen overnight. This time, the minister says he is not bluffing. We

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have extensive cuts as a result of welfare impacts. It is being felt

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across government and I'm saying we are feeling the impact on health. It

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will have a detrimental consequent on the public. What ever happens

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politically, the five local health trusts appear to be at and an

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advanced -- at an advanced stage in their planning. They have outlined

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potential action, including closing wards, not using agency nurses and

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doctors, postponing operations classed as non-urgent and not

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filling in medical posts. Lastly, it is said that unless more money was

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allocated to the health budget, they would be forced to make difficult

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and significant decisions. Some senior sources within the service

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told me this could mean closing some smaller hospitals, including those

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in Northern Ireland. The first and biggest loser is the general company

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in form of patients. Also clients as well. People who are ill and people

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who are vulnerable and in need of care. A paper outlining the

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difficulties will be presented to the health committee tomorrow.

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So is the row over the health budget a symptom

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Our Political Editor, Mark Devenport,

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Mark - the DUP and Sinn Fein remain at loggerheads.

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There is no sign of the end to that argument over welfare argument with

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Sinn Fein adamant it would introduce these reforms which the coalition

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government wants, whilst the DUP say they have no choice. The interesting

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thing over this row is that it has shed light not just on those

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tensions between the two biggest parties, but also the tensions

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within the DUP. He had there in that report a reminder of the historical

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arguments we got between the DUP and the Ulster Unionists. Those have

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been rather under the servers whilst the DUP has controlled both

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apartments. In the last couple of days, with the evidence that people

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are annoyed with the criticism labels at the budget controls, it

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has shed light on the tensions there. The bigger issues are

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important. That is what you are saying. What are the chances of the

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executive being recalled earlier next week? I think the health

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committee is more likely to be recalled. The next meeting of the

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executive is not due for a fortnight. The health committee may

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well come back, even though they are preparing a report. I also think it

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is worth bearing in mind that Peter Robinson has been said he would

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reshuffle the health minister during the course of this assembly term,

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and what we might see in relation to this is him saying, luck, I am

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setting out to the public what the situation is. If I am not going to

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be in With many people frozen out

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of the housing market, and confidence in the sector low

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following the collapse in 2007, many more of us are opting for privately

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rented accommodation - and in some circumstances up to 20 people are

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vying for the same property. this job it is a sign of the times.

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In 2001 there were 50 private rented homes, now it is 25,000. If you

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needed to rent a house, you came here. This was a first year more

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people are renting from private landlords. Why? Ownership is not

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available to many. Many young people can't afford to buy them because

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they need substantial deposits. Also, they need to have high income.

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The only people who can buy those who can get help from their parents.

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That all means that the only alternative is to rent. Open to

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people who have more money. By the time we went to apply, it had gone.

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Sometimes other people are doing as well. Your computing more or less

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the same property. It didn't end there. Questions and application

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forms and discussions. With all boxes text, you have to jump through

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many hoops. The notice that there's more trams and see with people

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moving from one tenant to another. More often than not we are seeing

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tenant staying. They're rolling them on or asking to sign for a further

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lease. Seven years after a massive housing crash and the reverberations

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are still being felt, even by those who don't own their

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There's been a huge drop in the number of plastic bags we're using.

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At one stage it was reckoned we packed our shopping

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But since the 5p levy was introduced on carrier bags last April,

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Here's our North-West Reporter, Keiron Tourish.

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One major supermarket today and a change in consumer behaviour was all

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too evident. Increasingly more and more people are often for reusable

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bags. The 5p levy reduced the number of bags by almost 72%. That is down

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from 300 million to almost 85 million bags dispensed by shops. I

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don't like paying for anything but I agree the 5p per bag is justified.

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It is great in terms of not having a lot of plastic bags around the

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house. It is easy when I'm going to work, I can just throw the bags

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away. You are able to pack far more stuff. It is a good idea in the

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grand scheme of things. There are less plastic bags on the streets.

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Once you get into the habit of bringing bags with you, it is

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better. The minister announced a new figures at this convenience store.

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Its owners say the scheme has not affected his business and had been a

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success. At the start people were against it because they are paying

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money. They thought it was the shopkeepers getting money. But then

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after a while they caught on it was cheaper to buy reusable bags. This

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is a scheme which has been invested by the public. If you look around in

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a shop you see lots of people with their bags. We can't afford to be

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complacent. Under the scheme has been successful,

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complacent. Under the scheme has reinforcing the message. One

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independent retailer association has welcomed the reduction in uses of

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plastic bags, but says they should be no increase in price of buying

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them. 20 years ago this week,

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the IRA made a landmark announcement After 25 years of violence, it said

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there would be a complete cessation of all military activities from

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midnight on the 31st of August. This week we'll be looking both look

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back at the event In the first report,

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our Home Affairs Correspondent Vincent Kearney traces the origins

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of the ceasefire - which are said to have started eight years earlier

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in 1986 and involved a complex web Republicans saw it as a victory,

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others expressed relief and hope. This is where many believe the

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foundations for the IRAcease-fire were laid. 25 years ago a meeting

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took place behind closed doors in west Belfast. A draw together to

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political enemies. Gerry Adams and the leader of the SDLP.

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The Irish priest died in November last year. He spoke about his

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motivation. If he was prepared to talk to Sinn Fein, it would enable

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Gerry Adams to talk to the IRA which would persuade them to stop. As a

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talk on continued, so too did the killings. I used to say I

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represented the next person killed. That was in line I took. I don't

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belong to any political party. Their only interest I have in this thing

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is interest of the next victim. The talks would give a helping hand by a

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Conservative MP who arrived in Northern Ireland years after they

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started. No one took much notice when he was appointed secretary of

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state in July 1989, but he was to play a crucial role. Just over one

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year after his appointment, he made a speech in London in which he said

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Britain had no strategic or economic interest in Northern Ireland. He had

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been advised to do so by John Hume. He said that it has to come from the

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lips of a British minister. I absorbed that. Unknown to that, Sinn

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Fein have been given advance notice of what he would say. It was through

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a secret back channel tree in the UK government and the IRA. -- between

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the UK government. Peter Brooks said he found out about the back tunnel

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in early 1981 when he was told Michael Oakley was retiring and

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authorise MIA five -- MI5 to continue talks. Know one should go

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to Northern Ireland believing the problem is going to be sold in his

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lifetime -- no one. Every Secretary of State should go where of what

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will happen, that of an opportunity comes and an opening occurs, then

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you should respond to it. The IRA continued its campaign of violence.

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In 1993, the year before the cease-fire, there was no hint that

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it was on the horizon. In March that year, the IRA bombs this area

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injuring 50 overs in killing two boys. In October, get killed nine

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Protestant civilians bombed a fish shop. One of the bombers also died.

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A week later, retaliation. Six Catholics were shot dead in a pub.

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But a year that ended with escalating bloodshed had also seen

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intensified efforts to bring the violence to an end. In the summer of

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1983, this man brought Gerry Adams and John Hume together. -- 1993. He

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believe this collision would strengthen his hand. In December

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that year, Albert Reynolds and the Prime Minister John Major published

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the Downing Street declaration, which they said provided the

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foundation for a lasting political settlement. It is an opportunity to

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end violence the good in Northern Ireland. We believe it is now up to

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those who use or supported violence to take that opportunity. The door

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is open to them. At the moans of discussion, the IRA leadership

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responded. -- after months of discussions. People make a mistake

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if they think the engagement that took place between ourselves and the

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British government back channel, for want of a better word, was the

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motivating factor in bringing about the IRA cease-fire. That is not the

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way the process worked. What brought about the cease-fire coming together

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of Irish and Americans. The support from the White House. He rejects any

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suggestion the IRA was forced into the move in order to avoid outright

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defeat. I have no doubt whatsoever that if we had not embarked on that

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to get the cease-fire, the IRA would still be fighting to this very day.

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I have no doubt about it in my mind. Whilst Sinn Fein butchered a

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cease-fire as a victory, not all Republicans agreed -- portrayed the

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cease-fire. The people believed it was what won the war. The 1994

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cease-fire did not hold. It ended with a huge IRA bomb exploded in the

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Canary Wharf area of London in February 1996. Although it would be

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a further 80 mums before another cease-fire was declared, the

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dramatic announcement in August 20 years ago was the beginning of the

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end. On tomorrow night's programme,

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Vincent looks at how loyalists and unionists reacted to the IRA's

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ceasefire announcement. And on the Eve of Northern Irelands

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squad announcement for their Euro 2016 qualifier- there's one player

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who pretty much stole the show last night- Thomas Niblock

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is here with the sport. Michael O'Neill,

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the Northern Ireland manager, League Cup game between

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Manchester United and the MK Dons, were on show - but it was a night

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of contrasting emotions for both. Despite spending millions of

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pounds, it has been a year to forget the Manchester United supporters.

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pounds, it has been a year to forget Perhaps last night was a new locus

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of the players. Jenny Evans the most experienced man on the pitch -- new

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low for the players. It could have been worse for evidence. Although

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handling the ball inside the area, claims for a penalty were dismissed

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by the referee. It was a bad night for the captain, but it was one of

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the best for Will Grigg. He scored twice in the wind. -- win. He

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received a standing ovation when he was taken off. Manchester United

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supporters will want to forget the result as quickly as possible, but

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there is at least one man who will remember it for a long time to come.

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Last night Rory McIlroy was hanging out with former US president

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Bill Clinton ahead of his latest tournament in the states.

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But closer to home there's a huge appetite for the sport here -

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30,000 spectators are expected at The Northern Ireland Open

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On show, some big names and one local player

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22-year-old Peter is ready. He has turned professional and with the

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help of five-time European tour winner, he is finding his feet. The

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guys are quite good at sticking together and helping each other and

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guys are quite good at sticking playing with Michael is great. I'm

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going to try and play the best golf I can and not put too much pressure

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on myself. It is always great to play in front of your home crowd and

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stay in bed for a week. The positives out where the nerves and

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pressure. And it is not just the players on show. The focus this week

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will also be on the course. Golf is a big thing in the economy.

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Obviously, to have the Irish open down south, it is great to have this

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event. There are hundreds of guys trying to be Rory Mcllory and this

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will help guys have more chance to do that. They're ready for the

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event. Let's find out what the weather has

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in store for us. Is it golfing weather? It will be tomorrow, but

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rain tonight. Some will be heavy, but the good news is that those of

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the heavy rain will clear during the early hours of Thursday morning and

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it will be a mild night, temperatures of 40 degrees in some

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places. Behind that render be some showers. -- 14 Celsius. It won't

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start to become more unsettled until tomorrow evening. One or two showers

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to begin with, drying up nicely. Some decent spells of sunshine in

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between the cloud. There will be one or two rogue showers around. Not

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everywhere. It is warm as well, temperatures of 18 or 19 degrees. If

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you're travelling tomorrow, the good weather extends down eastern areas

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of Ireland, through western Scotland into Wales and the south-west of

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England. Head of England. Header that it is a cloudy picture, but

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still warm to the south-east. 23 or 24 degrees. We have this next area

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of low pressure coming in from the Atlantic. It will bring strong

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goring, and some wind as well. The rain will pushing, eventually edging

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its way eastwards across all places overnight into Friday. But another

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mild night to come, temperatures won't dip below 14 Celsius. Not too

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bad from this time of year. That low pressure will be with us. It will

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bring some gusty winds and spells of rain, and it will be quite blustery.

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The good news is it will be raining all day. In between the rain, it

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will brighten up. It'll stay warm. Temperatures will get up to 18 or 19

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degrees. The good news is that looking towards the weekend, the low

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pressure will clear away and it will be settled. We will keep you updated

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here. Do follow us on Twitter. That is it from now. Our late summary is

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