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Join me now on BBC Two, 11 o'clock in

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Hello and welcome to BBC Newsline. in Scotland.

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60 jobs are to go at Harland and Wolff.

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The engineering firm which repairs and refurbishes vessels and oil rigs

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is blaming the move on a downturn in the offshore oil and gas sector.

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The move means the company will lose a third of its permanent workforce.

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Discussions are to get underway with the unions.

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It. We are working with government to see what we can do. We believe

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government should step in. This is a short-term issue, 5-9 months of

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training, three invest NI and others. These jobs could be

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maintained in the long term. A 35-year-old woman's been arrested

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in connection with the attempted murder of a prison officer

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in East Belfast last Friday. A bomb partially exploded under

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the 52-year-old's van Police have been given more time

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to question three men Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams

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was one of four politicians The outgoing Taoiseach Enda Kenny

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was also put forward. The 32nd Dail has been meeting

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for the first time after last But as expected there's been

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no government elected. Here's our Dublin

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correspondent Shane Harrison. A new Dail, talk of a new beginning

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and lots of new TDs. Though some harder to

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recognise than others. And this advice to the new members

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from a veteran politician, even if he's only about to start his

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second term as a Dail deputy. Remember who you are, and who you

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represent, we are here for Ireland, not for party political advantage,

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we are here for the people Inside the chamber,

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the first serious business - the election of a Ceann Comhairle,

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or Speaker, for the first time There were four candidates but one

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winner, Fianna Fail's Sean O'Fearghaill, who signalled that

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political reform and more powers for ordinary TDs would be the order

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of the day on his watch. Disagreement is the beating heart

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of democracy but argument chamber and

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mutual respect is the foundation of Fine Gael chose their

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leader, Enda Kenny. Fianna Fail speakers

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nominated Micheal Martin. As leader of the largest All-Ireland

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political party and as one of the architects of the Irish peace

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process, Gerry Adams has consistently displayed qualities of

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strong leadership, courage and But the radical left said

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they couldn't support Mr Adams because Sinn Fein imposed austerity

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on Northern Ireland and got An Independent TD accepted no

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Taoiseach would be elected today but said the people

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couldn't wait indefinitely. I don't want to start talking about

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Civil War politics, the Sinn Fein, IRA or whatever, but 158 people here

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have been voted in by the people of Ireland to form

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a government, so do it. are unlikely to be repeated when the

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Dail sits again. Not all politicians, it seems,

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are yet musical brothers. The Independent TD Mick Wallace has

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called for any new government in the Republic to hold an inquiry

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into the Nama controversy. He first made allegations

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about fixers fees paid out in relation to the sale

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of Nama's Northern Ireland portfolio In an interview with tonight's

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The View programme he said all the parties must stand

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by their pledge to Fianna Fail called for an enquiry.

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Sinn Fein called for an enquiry. The majority of the Independence called

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for an enquiry. The only ones who didn't want an enquiry or so they

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said were thinning guile and labour. They will not be a new government

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without some people -- Fine Gael. If they do not initiate an enquiry they

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have no credibility. And you can see more of that

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interview on the View which is live Two men charged in connection

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with the theft of a fire engine in Larne at the weekend have

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been released on bail. The vehicle crashed into a number

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of homes and cars in the town Like a trailer for the next Hangover

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movie - that's how a solicitor for one of two men accused

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of stealing a fire engine from Larne fire station described

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the destruction in the town. The two men accused of involvement

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applied for and were granted bail at Ballymena Magistrates'

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Court today. The court heard that the alleged

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driver, 19-year-old Ross Clarke of Fairway in Larne,

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has a learning disability and had never driven a vehicle before,

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while his co-accused, 66-year-old Robert Duffin

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of Green Link in the town, allegedly had a fascination for blue

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lights and that the men had been involved in making 20 hoax calls

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to the Fire Service. The court was told one

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of the accused is to reside in Newry, to which the judge

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said he hoped A woman has been assaulted during a

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burglary in North Belfast. Three men broke into a house at around 11pm

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last night before making off in a car. Two children were in the

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property but no one was seriously injured.

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A dad has told BBC Newsline his child is only alive today

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because of the help they got from the mental health charity Fasa.

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As we reported on last night's programme the organisation -

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which employs 60 people and has several branches -

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For more than 20 years, Fasa has helped the desperate,

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My child would not be alive today without them.

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Now they're battling for their own survival.

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Yesterday, Fasa announced it was effectively closing -

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In its last set of accounts, questions were raised

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An organisation which is the victim of our own success, we have grown to

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deal with the demand on the ground with our communities and we have had

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to use our own funding to cover those services and can no longer

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We have significant job losses. There are countless service users

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whose services have been taken away from them very suddenly. This will

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be a crisis for all those individuals.

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Last year, it opened its most ambitious project to date -

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the Nightingale Centre in East Belfast,

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One parent, who didn't want his own voice used,

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You're not treated in there as a number and you're not given

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You're treated as a child, as a human being.

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How bad were things with your child before he went there?

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My child before he went to Fasa was taking drugs on a weekly,

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Diazepam, sleeping tablets, blues, yellows, things like that.

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When he started talking to Fasa and engaging with Fasa

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and feeling safe with them, he went off the drugs completely.

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Meetings will continue over the coming days to try

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and save the group, but anyone who needs help now is being asked

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to contact Lifeline Counselling Services or the Samaritans.

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Police and animal welfare officers are appealing for information

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about an attack on a family pet in the Hillsborough area of County

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Tiger, a young tabby cat, is suffering third degree burns.

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You may find some of the pictures in Martin Cassidy's report disturbing.

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Home and taking the first steps in his recovery,

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after a horrifying attack which has left this long-haired tabby

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Tiger's owner was too upset to appear on camera but described

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how she found her injured pet lying at the front door.

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The vet said what he thinks has happened is that they threw

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an accelerant up his back and then they lit him,

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so when they lit him, the fire poofed out over him and put

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itself out, but all the damage is on his back legs,

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on his back, he has no fur or whiskers on that ear there.

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While Tiger's vet has been able to treat the burns and provide pain

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relief, police say it's hard to understand why someone would do

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I had to phone my childminder and tell her I'd be late.

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I didn't know if he would come home last night, but thankfully he's

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home, and with a lot of love and care and possibly his friends,

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Just a few hours ago, it was to hard to know

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if he would pull through, but after a reassuring cuddle

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at home, Tiger suddenly starts to eat, a sure sign

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The Environment Minister has apologised for a controversial

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comment he made about abortion at a women's event.

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The SDLP MLA Mark H Durkan was criticised for remarks he made

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at the launch of a women's manifesto in Londonderry yesterday.

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Mark H Durkan said it was an attempt to bring a bit

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He was speaking at the launch of a women's manifesto at this

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When he talked about abortion, he said: "Let's address the elephant

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in the room - or should that be the elephant in the womb?"

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Stunned silence and an intake of breath.

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The minister continued to speak around the issue,

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as we were leaving the event numerous women told me how

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This morning, Mr Durkan said his comments weren't funny.

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I would like to withdraw those remarks and apologise.

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I made a clumsy attempt to bring a bit of levity to the discussion and

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I apologise for any offence caused. He said he didn't intend to offend

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anyone, especially anyone going through the trauma

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of a crisis pregnancy. As we heard earlier

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in the programme - 60 jobs are to go

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at Harland and Wolff. BBC Good Morning Ulster will have

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further reaction to that announcement, plus

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all the latest news. That's tomorrow from 6:30am

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on BBC Radio Ulster. It was a beautiful day today, let's

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get the forecast now from Cecilia. Temperatures have reached 12

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Celsius on the North It will continue mild

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over the next few days, but there's going to be

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about more cloud around, The cloudier skies tonight

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will mean a milder night. A few spots of rain here and there,

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but most places will stay Unfortunately we have some rain

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in the forecast tomorrow, but it should dry up

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for many places this To begin with, some dry

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weather in the east. Maybe even a bit of brightness

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for a time, but it will become rather cloudy and damp

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from the West. Lots of low cloud developing

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over the hills as well. Some brightness Dublin

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southwards tomorrow morning. Otherwise some patchy rain breaking

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out across the Republic of Ireland. Rain slowly nudging

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into the West of Scotland. For many parts of Britain,

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maybe some early fog, but otherwise it should be

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a fine day although still quite chilly, particularly

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across parts of East Anglia. Tomorrow afternoon is mild,

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cloudy, damp in Northern Could be a fairly keen breeze

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in places, but it is coming up We keep the mild weather

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on Friday night. Still some dampness around

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initially on Saturday, Generally quite cloudy in most

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places, but hints of practice will perhaps even

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sunshine for Belfast On Sunday there is more

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chance of seeing some Probably still quite

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cloudy initially, but temperatures when the sun comes out

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should hit the low teens. At the moment it looks

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like high-pressure will keep things dry as we move

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into the beginning of next week. Our next BBC Newsline is at 6:25am

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in the morning during You can also keep updated

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with News Online.

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