03/01/2016 BBC Newsline


03/01/2016

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A woman's body has been found after a house fire in South Belfast.

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The fire was reported in the Archdale Drive area

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of the Belvoir estate at around two o'clock this afternoon.

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The body of the victim, believed to be in her 50's,

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An investigation has begun into the cause of the fire

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and a post mortem examination is due to take place.

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There are no further details at this stage.

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A man has escaped injury after a petrol bomb was thrown

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The occupant had only recently moved into the house.

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This was the damage caused by last night's attack in this small,

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close-knit family area. It is understood the occupant is in his

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30s and has lived here for just eight weeks with. This is about the

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third attack in the last two months, in Banbridge. What we have seen last

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night, thankfully, the fire was able to be put out quite quickly, but you

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know these types of attacks could lead to somebody being really

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seriously injured, or even worse. The attack happened at around half

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past ten last night, and the neighbour, who contacted the fire

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Brigade, said the back wall of the body was ablaze. The flames were

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confined just to this house, but in a row of terraced housing, the

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consequences could have been far worse. Just a few feet from where

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the petrol bomb exploded, lies a neighbour 's oil tank. This is going

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to lead to someone being killed. Deserve a petrol bomb someone's

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home, to set someone's car on fire, shows a total disregard for anyone

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in the vicinity, for families in the vicinity, regardless of who the

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intended target is or what the reasons behind attacks are. Police

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say they are working to establish a motive for the attack and are

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appealing for information. Emergency departments in hospitals

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across Northern Ireland are currently experiencing

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a high level of pressure. The Health and Social care board

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and the Public Health Agency are warning that some patients

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are having to wait longer In a joint statement they say

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they're working closely with all five Health Trusts to try

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and alleviate the pressure. A 29-year-old man is expected

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to appear in court in Belfast tomorrow charged

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with attempted murder. It's after a man was found

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unconscious with severe head injuries at a flat in the mount

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Vernon area in the north of the city In the Republic the army has been

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deployed in some areas to rescue Around 130 families

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have been stranded Almost 300 homes flooded in recent

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weeks, now another 230 are under threat, and more than 100 cut off.

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With the water in County Clare swamping houses, the agriculture and

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defence Minister Simon Colby joined rescue workers in the spring filled

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area. My house was the first to go on the 12th of December, it is my

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home, I am homeless, I have no home at the moment, I cannot get down, I

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have been down there on the 21st. I have had a cup of water and a bit to

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aid in my house, and here we get again. It has gone on for years, and

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you reckon it when we sorted till next year again. I want to stay in

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my home, live in my home, I do not want to leave it and I want

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something done. The minister said more Army personnel are being

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deployed to help operate pumps for people who can't or won't lean their

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homes. In County Prairie, the level of the rivers are being closely

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monitored, hovering as they are just below the four metre mark, with more

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rain expected. Residents have since been allowed to return home. Many

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respected to return to work tomorrow, and schools reopening,

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people are being warned to take care on flooded roads, Czech Republic

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transport, and ensure roads are open before setting off.

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Well let's get a look at the forecast, now,

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It was nice to see a bit of sunshine the softening. It is still dry in

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many places at the moment but there is more rain on the way. It is

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likely to become slow moving across parts of east in particular. Do

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tomorrow. That could lead to over one inch of rain by the end of

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Morrow. -- on Monday. The week will be unsettled, with this low-pressure

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looking after our weather. The rain is so saturated, the ground is

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risking flooding. There is a drop of temperatures, tempered as in single

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figures this week. More where they rush expected for this type of year.

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Rain warnings are still in place over Antrim, down and armour. It is

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a wet start on the east, on your first day back to work or school,

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expect areas of water, big puddles, possibly some localised flooding in

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process, and unsettle generally across the UK and Ireland, with rain

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never far away, although parts of East Anglia will have a decent chunk

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of dry weather, but eastern Scotland however there is an amber rain

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warning, for the next couple of days, so this could see some severe

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flooding. The east we are concerned about tomorrow, by the end of the

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day there will be one inch of rain in places, normally not a problem,

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but because the ground so when it did lead to some localised flooding.

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Area of low pressure moves away, bringing a area of dryness, before

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another area of low pressure comes in for the end of the week, bring me

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more rain. Not a cheery week, areas of rain never far away, and

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temperatures are going to generally be in single figures. When's they

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bring some dry weather for a while but more rain comes in from the

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Atlantic on Wednesday night. That will heavily drop and then slowly

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move north through Thursday, and becoming more heavy over eastern

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Scotland and falling snow over high ground. Sunshine though comes in

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behind it, so some dry weather perhaps later this week.

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Our next BBC Newsline bulletin is at 6.25

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and on the local news online service with local news on BBC Radio Ulster

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From everyone on the BBC Newsline team, good night.

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