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on BBC Two. Overnight coverage on the BBC News Channel. Here on BBC

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the BBC News Channel. Here on BBC Within the last hour,

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MPs have backed the government and voted to launch air strikes

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against IS in Syria. 397. Against, 223. Four, 397.

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Against, 223. Unlock. Let's go live now to our reporter

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Mark Simpson in Westminster. A huge majority for the government.

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That was a surprise but what was not was what happened in terms of

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Northern Ireland MPs. 11 out of the 14 voted in favour of the government

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motion, the three SDLP MPs against, but all the unionists voted in

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favour of the government motion. Let's talk to Ian Paisley from the

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DUP. Your reaction to the size of the majority? That was decisive.

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These are not easy decisions, they are difficult calls but this battle

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is already on our streets. We are already under threat and we have to

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take that white back to them. What you say to viewers to think you have

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a huge mistake, another Iraq about to happen. Armchair generals are

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good at giving you advice that we have to decide on the evidence in

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front of us now. We are in present danger and the aeroplane that was

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low enough over the peninsula in Sinai could have been destined for

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the UK, there could have been 300 British citizens kills. This battle

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is on our doorstep and we have to take it back to them. Just to recap,

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11 out of 14 MPs from Northern Ireland back the government motion,

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and it means within the next 48 hours those air strikes against

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Syria will start. And Good Morning Ulster will be

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speaking to MPs who took part That's on BBC Radio Ulster

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starting at 6:30am. Detectives have revealed that

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a witness has contacted them with significant new information

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for their investigation It's alleged

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the unit shot unarmed civilians A member of the public phoned

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the police shortly after their appeal for witnesses to

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two killings and other shootings. Our home affairs correspondent,

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Vincent Kearney, reports. 43 years ago, members of a secret

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army unit used unmarked cars to There were 40 members of what was

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called the Military Reaction Force. Two years ago, a BBC Panorama

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programme broadcast claims by former members who said the unit

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had shot unarmed civilians as part They spoke on condition that

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their identities were disguised. We were not there to act

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like an army unit. We were there to act

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like a terror group. We were not a death squad. We were

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there to do a job, to eliminate After the programme was broadcast,

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the Director of Public Prosecutions instructed

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the PSNI to investigate the claims. This morning, the police issued

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an appeal for anyone with information about the army unit's

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alleged activities to come forward. They also released maps showing

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the locations, dates and times of 18 shooting incidents, including

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the killings of 44-year-old Patrick McVeigh in May 1972, and 18-year-old

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Daniel Rooney four months later. Hours after making the appeal,

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the detective leading the investigation said there had

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been a potential breakthrough. Today, I have had significant new

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information into my investigation. A member of the public, a witness,

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has phoned in 43 years later and that gives me great encouragement

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and I would appeal to anyone, 43 years later, whatever information

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you have, it may not be significant to you but it could be

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highly significant to my The witness has provided me with

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significant new information, That news has been welcomed

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by the daughter of one of the men I'm delighted to hear it.

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The more the merrier. That's good, very good.

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I'm glad to hear it. It could be a vital piece

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of information that could be used The MRF operated in West Belfast

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for 18 months All records

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of its activities were destroyed. A 12-year-old boy was hit

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by a car near East Belfast this afternoon and is in

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a critical condition in hospital. He was on his way home

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from school when he was knocked down on Ballygowan Road

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at its junctions with Manse Road Police investigating a bomb attack

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at a hotel due to hold a BS in my recruitment event have arrested two

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men. The hotel in Londonderry was threatened in the sober and the

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event was cancelled because of safety fears. -- in October.

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There's controversy in Newry over a new big TV screen

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The council says it will help create a social hub.

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The church says it wasn't consulted and wants it removed.

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Newry Cathedral is one of the city's most iconic buildings

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and its newest neighbour is at the heart of a holy row.

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We just want it moved. It has to be moved.

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There is an absolute outcry by the parishioners here in Newry

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As residents on Hill Street, there was absolutely no consultation.

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As part of the planning application, the planners have

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a responsibility to publicly advertise the applications.

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It is obviously in the shadow of the cathedral.

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People aren't happy with that, what is your answer to them?

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My view is that this is an event space for the city centre.

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The council intend using this for a large number of events.

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We think the location is perfect for all of the events

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Work is ongoing but the big screen will be up and running

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It's cost around ?110,000 and the council says it will show

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a range of things from Christmas films to football at next

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I think it's a bit of an eyesore, to be honest with you.

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It's blocking the view of our beautiful cathedral.

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I know social media is giving it a hard time at the minute but

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if it improves the town centre or city centre it has to be good.

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It's been a mild start to winter this year,

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but this time five years ago we were about to enter the big freeze.

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Weather records were shattered as thermometers plunged well

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It caused headache and misery, but also excitement.

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On tomorrow's programme we'll be looking back at the coldest December

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That's here on BBC One at 6:30pm tomorrow.

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Thankfully things are milder than that. Here's Cecilia. It's dry and

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will stay dry through the night. Some clear skies around so it will

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get quite chilly, we could have frost by the end of the night across

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parts of the West and up towards the north coast, where we expect our

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lowest temperatures. A chilly start tomorrow, you may need to scrape the

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car windscreen, but not everywhere. It will start dry everywhere but not

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necessarily stay dry. The best sunshine will be across the North

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and West, so dear skies towards Belfast, down and Armagh will

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threaten some rain and that is due to this weather front which will

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move north before it starts -- stops. South of the weather front,

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cloudier skies but dry weather and mouth towards London but in this

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area of rain some of it will be quite heavily. Dublin, Cork, heavy

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rain here and a weather warning for Wales and parts of England. First

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some of Northern Ireland tomorrow afternoon, especially Belfast and

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associate it will be chilly, some rain for a time but it will dry up

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in the afternoon. Thursday night dry, quite cold, maybe some frost

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and ice, milder weather returns on Friday but some rain in the second

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half of the date and on Friday night it will get wet and windy. Unsettled

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weather for a time this weekend, heavy rain and strong winds on

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Saturday but a nice day on Sunday. Our next BBC Newsline is at 6:25am

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during Breakfast here on BBC One.

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