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But now it's time for the news where you are.

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Peter Robinson has said, "Northern Ireland is a place transformed,"

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in his final leader's speech to the DUP annual conference.

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He told his party, devolution had brought "peace and prosperity,"

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and for all its faults, there's no better solution than Stormont.

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Our Political Editor, Mark Devenport,

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On Tuesday, we got the announcement of a deal,

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and on Thursday, confirmation of Peter Robinson's departure.

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Today was all about DUP activists giving him a rousing send off.

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Not everyone's a fan - outside the venue there was a small protest

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But inside the conference hall, there was nothing but hugs

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and cheers for the outgoing leader, whose message was resolutely upbeat.

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I look back with pride and all that we together have achieved. If you

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look around you you will see that Northern Ireland is place

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transformed. No matter how difficult politics has been, it has allowed

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Northern Ireland to prosper. But that positive mood didn't mean

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the DUP leader pulled his punches when he turned to

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the Ulster Unionists, whose decision to quit the power-sharing Executive

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he described as a squalid act Mike Nesbitt has stated that his

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ambition is to hear Gerry Adams admit that the IRA still exists. My

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ambition is to hear the Chief Constable say that it doesn't.

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APPLAUSE. Peter Robinson didn't say who he

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wanted as a successor, but both Nigel Dodds and Arlene Foster

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were high up the list of those who Then, after seven years in office,

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Peter Robinson said farewell. He won't formally step down

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until the end of the year, but that didn't stop plenty of tears

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being shed as his supporters Belfast City Councillor Ruth

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Patterson has been expelled Peter Robinson said it was

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a unanimous decision by party officers, for bringing

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the DUP into disrepute. Ms Patterson recently criticised

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the party for rejoining Sinn Fein She also complained about the DUP's

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decision to appoint Emma Pengelly And you can see more about that

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story on Sunday Politics, tomorrow A father and son arrested in

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connection with a shooting in West 50-year-old Edward McKay

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and his 18-year-old son, of the same name, were charged with

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making threats to kill. Martin Gavin,

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who is in his 40s and from the travelling community, was critically

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injured when he was shot in a car Today, the court was told that

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Edward McKay and his son, who are from Shaw's Court in West Belfast,

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made threatening phone calls to him A detective told

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the court that during one of the threatening phone calls made to

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the victim, a man was heard to say, "I'm putting one in the back

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of your head." Both men deny making

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threats to kill. Their defence lawyers said they have

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also provided alibis for the time One was seen on CCTV - the other

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was at home with his girlfriend. The judge ruled that both men should

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be released on bail, but due to an appeal by the prosecution, the

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men were remanded in custody until The Ukip leader here says he fears

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Islamic terrorists may already be David McNarry told

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his party's annual conference he was worried about a Sunday newspaper

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report, claiming the Garda were more concerned about Isil cells

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in Dublin, than the activities If they are in Dublin, why wouldn't

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they be here? That is what I am saying. It is 100 miles down the

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road. Why wouldn't they operate here? We are worried about them in

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every other city in the United Kingdom. The Chancellor has just

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given millions more money to the police and dying are hoping that our

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Chief Constable will get a lot more money to to chase down and runs down

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Isil terrorists if they are here. -- I am hoping.

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Let's get the forecast for the rest of the weekend.

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We've had our first taste of wintry weather.

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Conditions were pretty bad last night.

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Sleet and snow affecting many places, and one of our weather

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watchers, Martin McKenna, braved the elements up in the Glenshane Pass.

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Now, it won't be as bad tonight, and that's because those bitter,

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icy, northerly winds are edging away from us.

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It will become a little bit milder as the weekend goes on, and

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noticably milder as we move into the new week, but also wet at times.

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Some wintry showers, but any snow only over the higher ground, and not

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So, if you are out and about tonight, it will be chilly.

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Most of the showers following will be rain or sleet, and a lot

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In between, where skies clear, it could get very icy.

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There could be some black ice around for a while tonight

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Mid-morning on, the showers ease away.

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The sun comes out and the rest of the day is looking pretty decent.

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Some icy conditions across parts of northern Britain.

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There will be some wintry showers tomorrow although not as many

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Some sunshine in between and that icy, cold northerly wind

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When the sun comes out tomorrow across Northern Ireland,

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temperatures should hit eight, possibly nine Celsius,

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It will get quite chilly tomorrow night.

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Rain sweeps in quickly on Monday with some blustery winds.

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Temperatures sneaking back into double figures.

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As far as the rest of the week goes, it's a bit of a mixed bag.

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You can keep up to date with local news on BBC Radio Ulster and

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