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06/03/2016

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Explosives and bomb-making materials have been discovered

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The police say it's a significant terrorist hide.

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Following the find the Police Federation has warned

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of an escalation in dissident republican activity ahead

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of the centenary of the Easter Rising.

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It was found in Carnfunock Country Park near Larne after a member

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of the public spotted suspicious objects, as Sara Neill reports.

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A bright spring day at a country Park near Larne. Wedgwood and should

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have been playing this afternoon, police have found explosives and

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partially constructive bombs. The haul was discovered inside a series

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of small plastic barrels buried in a wooden area. Detectives say it is

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significant terrorist hide or bomb-making components. I'm pleased

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that the police have found the arms and that's a big blow for the

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dissidents who have been using those for some purpose. Secondly, appalled

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that a place which is a place of fun and recreation and pleasure for

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people that a minority in this community would want to come a place

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of death and a place where they can store the weapons of death. The

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items have been taken away and will be subject to a detailed forensic

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examination. Police have a jet link the fine to any specific

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organisation saying it's too early to say just who is behind the stash.

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It's just two days since a bomb exploded underneath the van of a

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prison officer in his Belfast. Now there are fears of further attacks

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on security falls is. Unfortunately, individuals have been targeted. The

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police have identified a threat is going to increase especially coming

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up to the celebrations and commemorations around the 1916

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rising and of course these people wants to get a spectacular and as

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far as I consider it a tackler means people being killed. The hole was

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found in this wooded area just behind me. It's not clear how long

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the potentially lethal items have been here or just who brought them

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inside the gates of a country park. We do know is that they were found

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by a member of the public. Now police are asking people to save

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vigilant wherever they are. -- stay vigilant.

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There is a security alert in Londonderry following the discovery

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of a suspicious object. There was also one in Portadown. There has

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been a house sealed off. No further details.

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The health minister has announced that an additional ?30 million

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is being pumped into the health service to tackle waiting lists.

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Simon Hamilton says, while there has already been

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an improvement in waiting times, the extra money will help speed up

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assessments and treatments for thousands of patients

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This is another ?30 million on top of the 40 million already invested

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in this year. It will go directly towards getting to grips with our

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waiting lists which are too long and an acceptably long. As a result of

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this additional ?70 million over the course of this calendar year, one of

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50,000 people from across Northern Ireland will get the treatment or

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tests or operations or procedures or appointments there waiting for.

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Two men, aged 66 and 19, have been charged in connection

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with the theft of a fire engine in Larne.

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They both face a number of charges including burglary and aggravated

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vehicle-taking, causing damage to another vehicle.

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Several cars and houses were damaged in the incident on the Glenarm Road

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in the early hours of yesterday morning.

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They're due to appear in court in Coleraine tomorrow.

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A man's been taken to hospital after he was assaulted in east

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The police say he was attacked by another man in Templemore Avenue

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To golf now, and Rory McIlroy has just teed off at

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the Cadillac Championship in Miami as he bids to secure his first win

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He leads on -12 thanks to a third-round 68.

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It's been a better week on the greens for the world number

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three who says he feels more comfortable with the putter.

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When you have confidence would be part, it feeds the whole way through

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your game and you don't have to put as much pressure on yourself with

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your long game. I feel like every aspect of my game has been really

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good this week and I feel it has been improving every week so just

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the commendation of a lot of hard work and practice and hopefully it

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can hold up for one more day. Today in the Allianz Leagues,

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there were wins for Antrim and Fermanagh while Down

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and Monaghan lost in Division 1. Also in the top tier,

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Donegal's unbeaten start to the league ended

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as they were defeated by five points away to Kerry in Tralee despite this

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second-half goal from captain Cavan and Tyrone won last night

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in Division 2. The Belfast Giants' Elite League

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title hopes suffered a major setback with a 2-1 defeat by Braehead Clan

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at the SSE Arena last night. The visitors silenced the Giants'

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biggest home crowd of the season when Brendan Brooks

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scored on seven minutes. A second goal from the Clan left

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a steeper mountain to climb and an eventual home goal

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from Higgins with four minutes to go proved a mere consolation on a night

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when the home side failed to convert It has been in East-West split

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today. Recent areas sustaining largely dry and it stays that way

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the night with wet weather continuing to affect the West.

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Generally overnight it will be a largely dry picture. Quite chilly

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with a Clyde chip -- clear sky. Minus two degrees in the

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countryside. The risk of icy patches in untreated areas, particularly in

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the west by tomorrow morning. Also quite frosty for a the others. Cloud

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rolling in from the Atlantic will give us a great start but through

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the day it will improve. A feral out of cloud to begin with with sleet

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and snow with the rain as it pushes its way south and east. Improving

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from the West by mid-morning. Across Britain and Ireland is not too bad

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tomorrow. Plenty of St John across Britain, scattered showers for

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eastern areas of England and one or two for parts of Wales across

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Ireland it's largely dry but cloudy. I cloud breaking allowance such I'd

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come out but it will also give if you scattered showers for eastern

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areas of Ulster and Leinster. For Northern Ireland tomorrow we are

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looking at the rise of six or 7 degrees and generally I dry and

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sunny enter the data quite a few places but rain will return tomorrow

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night and spill into Tuesday giving is a grey day but it will improve

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staying largely dry but rather cloudy by the end of the day, more

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rain will come in giving is a wet into the day as we make our way

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overnight into Wednesday. Wednesday will be largely dry but it will stay

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unsettled for the coming week. Our next BBC Newsline

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bulletin is at a 10:15pm. Until then, you can keep up to date

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