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of us on the team at the BBC News at six, goodbye from me,

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The lifetime ban on gay men donating blood here is to be lifted.

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40 years after the Kingsmills masscare, an emotional reunion

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between the only survivor and a man who prayed with him

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BHS, one of Northern Ireland's's best-known retail stores, has gone

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into liquidation with the prospect of hundreds of job losses.

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Sinn Fein's Martin McGuinness honours the men of the 36th

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Ulster Division who died at the Battle of the Somme.

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Six off-duty policemen are arrested after a fight outside

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Backing the boys in green from across the border, but what chance

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of unity among fans at the Euros? Temperatures have been

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into the low 20s today again. There's more sunshine on the way

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for tomorrow, and the weekend After only eight days in the job,

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the Health Minister has lifted the ban on gay and bisexual

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men giving blood, which her predecessors,

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all DUP ministers, Michelle O'Neill said her decision

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was based on sound scientific evidence that has been available

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for some time. Our health correspondent

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Marie-Louise Connolly reports. With barely 30 under the ministerial

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table, Michelle O'Neill makes a decision -- with barely her feet.

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These beads of reversing the ban -- the speed of reversing the ban took

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many by surprise. The evidence has been there for some time. I have

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been imposed for eight days. I looked at the evidence I had in

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front of me. It is a positive story, I think it is the right decision we

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have taken. My priority is obviously patient safety, and I have used the

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scientific evidence available to me, which has allowed me to meet a

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decision and the Executive have endorsed it. The reaction from those

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at the centre of the story was positive. It makes us feel welcome.

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It feels like another barrier towards equality has been addressed,

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and we now know the Assembly can deliver for LGBT people. This is the

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first move by our Assembly to address the inequalities these

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beers, and this is something we very much welcome. So what has led to

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today's nose-mac? The ban was put in place across the UK during the aid

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presence of the 1980s. -- AIDS crisis. But the ban was lifted in

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England, Scotland and Wales. In Northern Ireland, however, the

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health ministers insisted it remain in place, on the grounds of patient

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safety. That prompted protests from the LGBT community, who said keeping

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the ban was discriminatory. A gay man to further action by launching a

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judicial review challenging the decision. That led to a lengthy,

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accommodated and expensive court battle, where at one point a judge

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ruled that the decision not to change the policy was irrational and

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infected with apparent bias. -- lengthy and complicated court

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battle. A judge said the matter should be taken out of Northern

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Island's hand and resolved by the Health Secretary. It ruled that

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there should be time to review reversing the decision. They also

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said there was no basis to conclude that the original decision was

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predetermined by Kristian values. The decision comes into effect from

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the 1st of September. As in England, to donate Lord, gay men will have to

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have abstained from giving blood -- from having sex for one year. -- to

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be able to donate blood. The only survivor of the Kingsmills

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murders has been reunited, for the first time in 40 years,

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with the man who found him Retired teacher Gerry McKeown said

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an act of contrition for Alan Black and his murdered colleagues and held

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Alan until medical help arrived. Shortly after the shootings,

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Alan took his family to Scotland. It was to be four decades before

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the men would meet again in what was another emotional

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day at the new inquest. Our reporter in the south east,

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Gordon Adair, was in court. The last time these two men were

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side-by-side, they were right at the centre of a story of almost

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unimaginable horror. Alan Black on the right was badly injured when my

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in a ditch at Kingsmills. Gerry McKeown was one of the first on the

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scene. He held Allen and said a prayer for him. Both men suffered

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chilling flashbacks, but the overriding memory for Jerry is of

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Alan's selflessness, and for Alan, Jerry's humanity. That memory stays

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with me. We spoke about something this morning, about when I visited

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him in hospital, I said, hello, Alan, and what did you say? I

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couldn't see who had said it, but I said, I know that voice. I

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recognised his voice, because he brought such comfort to me on the

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side of that road. Saying peers over me, it brought me such comfort. --

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saying prayers. He described seeing a local farmer gathering up what he

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believed to be spent bullet casings immediately after the attack, yet in

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40 years, no police officers has ever spoken to him about this,

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something he finds ethical to understand. Today Arlene Foster met

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some families who were concerned that the recent reopening of the

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criminal investigation could have an impact upon this inquest. --

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something he finds difficult to understand. They were assured this

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is something that would not be allowed to happen. The evidence that

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prompted that new investigation was uncovered when a forensic officer on

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a tea break saw coverage of the inquest and asked to re-run tests on

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a palm print, which turned up a link to a suspect.

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The high street retailer BHS has gone into liquidation,

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threatening 200 jobs here and thousands across the UK.

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Mervyn Jess is in Belfast City Centre.

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Yes, and not good news for BHS and the staff who work for it. In

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Northern Ireland and the company has four stories. This one here in

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Belfast city centre, one in Newtownabbey, one in Lisburn and one

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in Hollywood. About 200 staff whose jobs are now under threat because of

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this liquidation, which came about after the firm went into

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administration and attempts were made to find a buyer. Those attempts

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so far have failed, and today the liquidation order was announced. The

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story behind us here would be well-known to many people who shop

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in Belfast city centre. It has been here for decades, was here during

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the height of bombing when we have the ring of steel around the city,

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people on the door searching shoppers going in and out. It

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survived all that, but did not survive the current market trains.

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-- market trends. The Sinn Fein Deputy First Minister

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has visited the site of the Battle After laying a wreath to the dead

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of the 36th Ulster Division, Martin McGuinness admitted

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he was out of his comfort zone. From France, here's our political

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correspondent Gareth Gordon It was from these trenches that men

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of the 36 firsts division went to their deaths 100 years ago. -- 36th

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Ulster Division. Martin McGuinness was brought to see the front line

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and Peters respects at the tower that serves as their memorial close

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by. -- pay his respects. Martin McGuinness will see this as another

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symbolic step on the road to the conciliation, but he will know that

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for some it is too much and for others not enough. I am out of my

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comfort zone here today, but that is what readers do. I think if you are

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a leader you have to lead from the front and do what you think is

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right. The memorial to the following the 16th Irish division much less

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imposing, although the sacrifice was just the same. Next month and major

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commemoration will mark the centenary of the awful events which

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occurred here, but Martin McGuinness feared his presence would stop some

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people from coming. A number of them said publicly that that was too much

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for them, that was a journey to far for them. That said I was to be

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there, they could not go. I am not going to be responsible for anybody

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who wishes to go to the Somme to commemorate an event that is of

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future litigants to them. I am not going to be the person responsible

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for denying them that opportunity. -- of huge significance to them. One

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of the organisers backs his decision to stay away. It is understandable

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why some people might feel aggrieved by the Deputy First Minister coming

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on the first of July. I think it is important to you has come today. He

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has realised the significance of what the 1st of July is to be bold.

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More centenary is lie ahead, threatening comfort zones on all

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sides. A war memorial has been

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attacked at Woodvale Park Republican slogans were

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sprayed on A nearby commemoration

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stone was also broken and The attack, which was discovered

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early this morning, is thought to have taken

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place sometime overnight. This is the third attack in three

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weeks. Two weeks ago we had flagship down, plans to note. Last week reads

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were stolen, and this week, worst of all, we have had IRA painted on the

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war memorial, and unique memorial which remembers Belgian, French,

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German and British shoulders. -- soldiers.

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Six off-duty police officers have been arrested after a fight outside

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It happened in the early hours of yesterday morning -

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Our north-east reporter Sara Girvin has the details.

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A fight in this area of Portstewart is now

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Following the brawl at around 1am on Wednesday, eight

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Six of them were off-duty police officers.

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The other two were foreign nationals.

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Three people were taken to hospital and treated

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for what are described as minor injuries.

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All eight of those arrested have now been released on bail.

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The PSNI are now investigating if there was a hate crime

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They've asked anyone who may have witnessed it to come forward.

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Police have also launched an internal investigation.

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That will be led by the PSNI's discipline branch.

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The PSNI say their officers must act professionally,

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ethically and with the greatest integrity at all times.

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They say anything that falls below that standard is not acceptable.

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Among the hundreds of thousands of supporters at the Euros in France

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this month will be fans from Northern Ireland

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So what's their attitude to the other team in green?

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Football fans from west Belfast heading south

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to watch their favourite team in green.

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What is your feeling about Northern Ireland? Do you want them to do

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well? I don't mind. I've got a bet on them. I've got a bet for them not

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to score in the group stages, so I think that might go well. You have

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got a bed for them not to score? Yes. Here's hoping. I hope both

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sides do well, no problem at all. Outside the stadium in Dublin,

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thousands of other fans who crossed the border to support the Republic.

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What do you think about Northern Ireland? Lets not comment. Next

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question. I like Northern Ireland to do well. I think it is great for

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North and South that both countries are there, and we will be supporting

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both. It's probably fair that Windsor Park has definitely opened

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up, and I hope either team does well at the Euros. We wish them all the

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best. We hope they do very well, both teams. We are obviously

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nationalists, and we don't feel comfortable in Belfast. It is not

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the best location for nationalists. We have no problem going in arable

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patient -- in arable kitchen. I will Northern Ireland does well, but our

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loyalties are with the Republic. Most readers of the Irish News

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support the Republic, but the newspaper is sending reporters to

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cover both teams in France. The paper 's editor says it is a sign of

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changing times. Probably in the 80s and 90s, more tensions around,

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things went on a different way, and there will always be people who just

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do not associate with Northern Ireland, just as there are people

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like that in the side. But newspapers have the task of

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reflecting what is going on, analysing, assessing. Some believe

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Northern Ireland would win even more support by not playing the Queen

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before matches. Conor Devine says it could be a game changer. I just

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think on the Nationalist party of the community, to have a more

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inclusive and firm, maybe go down the route of the rugby, for example,

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it would definitely reach out to more nationalists. -- and more

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inclusive anthem. In time I think the FA will get there. Another happy

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musings and discussions over this in the last two years, and it is

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probably a matter of progression. An estimated 100,000 fans will be in

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France this summer, supporting either Northern Ireland or the

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Republic, and whether they want the other team in green to do well or

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not, they will all be watching each other's results with interest.

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There'll be thousands of fans travelling to France -

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but what can they expect when they get there?

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In a programme for BBC Northern Ireland, comedians

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Colin Murphy and Jake O'Kane were dispatched to test the waters.

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Don't drive, don't drive. Don't get on the roads, under normal

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circumstances. Stay on the footpaths. Don't even cross the

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roads. He is just running there with a helmet on.

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We catch up with them on BBC Newsline

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In just three weeks' time we'll have the referendum

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which will decide whether the UK will leave or remain

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Here on BBC Newsline we'll look at what the EU means for trade,

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In a moment we'll be looking at the debate in

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But first, our economics and business editor John Campbell

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examines what Northern Ireland pays into the EU budget

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In 2015 the UK's contribution to the EU budget was ?12.9 billion.

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Some money then came back in the form of subsidies

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But overall the UK puts in about ?8.5 billion more

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The Leave side say all that money would be available for extra

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But the Remain side cautions that we could still end up having

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to pay to access the EU single market - and that any savings

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would be cancelled out if the economy slows down

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It's the ?12.9 billion contribution which is key to figuring

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out the specific Northern Ireland situation.

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We have 3% of the UK population, so are convolution could be estimated

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at 3% of 12.9 billion, 374 million. In terms of what comes back,

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subsidies for farming, fishing and structural funds were 220 million.

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Peace and cross-border funds were 50 million, but we must getting much of

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that funding after 2020. In all it is around 380 million, meaning at a

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local level, we are probably still beneficiaries of the year, or at

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least breaking even. The Leave say that in the event of a Brexit, the

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UK Government could more than afford to replace those funds or more. But

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the Remain side say there is no guarantee that the UK Government

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would have that money to spend, nor that they would spend it here.

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Much of the debate locally has been around the economy,

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with Northern Ireland doing billions of pounds worth

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Our business correspondent Julian O'Neill has been

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Export businesses like this one are crucial to growing the Northern

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Ireland economy. Then write in banker specialises in plastic

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products, from here brushes to aeroplane parts. Its sales into the

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EU and beyond, and is worried what an exit means for trading abroad. --

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it sells into the and beyond. You may get a different story in the

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boardroom from the shop floor. I am looking at it from a business point

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of view. If we have to renegotiate all those things going forward, what

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does that mean? Tariffs coming in in various sectors that impacts our

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sales? This is the larger trading lecture for Northern Ireland plc.

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Local companies sold products and services worth ?66 billion in 2014,

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about two thirds of that, 43 billion, we sold to ourselves. Our

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largest external market is Great Britain. Trade worth almost 13

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billion. Exploris to the EU where worth nearly ?6 billion. And to the

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rest of the world, ?4 billion. Keeping current trade relations is

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why the likes of Bombardier are in the Remain camp. Surveys a among

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local Avenue theatres and that a majority view. This man is a notable

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exception. He and other Leave campaigners say that abandoning the

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EU would free the UK to negotiate new deals. Trade around the world is

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continuing to grow, but sadly the EU is not growing, and we will continue

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to trade with our EU neighbours, but we also have an opportunity if we

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leave to expand trade and the wider world. Many economists think UK

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withdrawal would probably have a negative effect. As you believe

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there may not be much impact. -- a few believe. It all adds to

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uncertainty for this business and many like it.

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A Northern Ireland World Cup legend has predicted that the class of 2016

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can cause an upset or two at the Euros in France -

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Yes - Gerry Armstrong made his mark in the World Cup in 1982 with that

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famous goal that ensured a shock victory over the hosts Spain.

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Today, the legendary striker was in Belfast to conduct the draw

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for the SuperCupNI, formerly the Milk Cup competition.

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And he also tipped Michael O'Neill's side to make an impact in France

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34 years have passed since that famous night in Valencia, by Gerry

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Armstrong remains a big draw. Northern Ireland star striker in the

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82 World Cup believes the new time that like the time is now right for

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new heroes to spring a surprise or two in France. Starting to grow, the

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belief is growing. Now it is a leading games without defeat, which

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is a record. Fantastic achievements. They know their strengths and

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weaknesses, are well organised. Michael has got them well organised.

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I can see a lot of similarities between us and them, but now they

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have to get onto the big stage and show everybody in Europe what they

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can do. Paul are one of the papers of the great because they and are

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tipped to come out of it. -- Poland are one of the favourites. That is

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great for us as an underdog, because we can go in and cause an upset.

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Northern Ireland's new Fifa ranking is up to 23rd in the world, an

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all-time high. Meanwhile, in the Republic

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of Ireland pre-tournament camp, striker Jonathan Walters didn't take

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part in full training today due to a calf injury -

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he wasn't risked as a precaution. But Martin O'Neill's side

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were boosted by the return Thomas Kane is with

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the squad in Cork. Given the weather this week, it has

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felt more like the side of France and the southern point of Ireland,

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and competition for places is certainly starting to hot up, none

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more so than in the goalkeeping position, with these guys battling

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it out with one of their childhood heroes for the spot. It is not just

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about us, but about the country. We are all in it together. Shea is one

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of my heroes. He is up there. We are best pals, man. We have lived

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together for a while. Four, five years. I know you are trying to

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create an illegal material, but we are best pals. The West Ham keeper

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Randolph is likely to be first choice. Darren and his family grew

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up in Bray. Good memories. How big an influence as your father been on

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your career as a sportsman? Big from an early age. He has been a good

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voice in the background. The players have been given time off this

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afternoon. Many are playing golf and relaxing, but they will be acutely

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aware that the intensity will increase in the coming days as the

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turbulent approaches. -- as the tournament approaches.

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Injuries have forced four changes to the Ireland rugby squad ahead

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of this month's tour to South Africa.

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The Kearney brothers along with Luke Fitzgerald

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won't take on the Springboks, but perhaps the biggest

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Mission almost impossible has, perhaps, become

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This challenge in the Pro12 final at the weekend has ruled

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Jonny Sexton out of Ireland's tour to South Africa.

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He's one of four Leinster players who won't make the trip.

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Although he misses the Springbok tests,

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Joe Schmidt is hopeful Sexton will be back in time for next season

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To do the full rehabilitation, it is probably about three months post

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surgery. He should be pretty much up and running after that. For next

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season he should be ready to start. Every cloud has a silver raining.

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The absence of sex and perhaps provide the opportunity up for Paddy

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Jackson to start at number ten. -- the absence of Sexton. It is a big

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sure to fill with what Johnny has done for Ireland and Leinster. In

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terms of that it is an opportunity for him and try to continue the form

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he has shown. The only Irish players ever

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to achieve victory on South African soil are those who played

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for the Lions. If Ireland are to achieve a first

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ever win, then much of that responsibility will rest

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on the shoulders of At the Memorial Tournament in Ohio,

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Rory McIlroy has had The World number three is level

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par after an opening round of 71 - that's some eight

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shots behind the early leader, We like the golfers and a high or

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have been enjoying the sunshine. Is it going to continue?

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Yes, we are in the sunshine island, but not everywhere in Europe. Still

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plenty of time before we get to Euro fever for that weather over Europe

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to implode. In the meantime, enjoy the sunshine. West is best. It is

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worth getting up for the sunrise. This is how it looked this morning.

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Miss and fog there are just lifting of. There will be some mist and fog

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forming in the river valleys tonight again, but despite temperatures

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getting into the low 20s by day, they still can follow way to quite

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low values at night, making it more comfortable for sleeping. The sun is

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up early. The morning mist and fog disappears quickly. The air warms up

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quickly as well, and it will be a lovely sunny start. Light winds,

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saying pretty sunny throughout the day. By lunchtime if you're heading

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out, temperatures already into the high teens. Warmer likely on the

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north Coast. The hotspots will probably be over parts of Fermanagh

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and Tyrone. Tomorrow evening and tomorrow night, still dry and sunny,

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but through the night, some cloud increases from the east, meaning it

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won't get as cold. Maybe one or two spots of rain to the gardens, and

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cloudy for awhile on Saturday. But don't panic, because it will

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brighten up as the day goes on. It should still be nice on Saturday

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evening and warm for barbecues. The sunny skies are back again on

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Sunday, and look like hanging on for a few days next week.

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We all love to see the clear skies. Thank you very much for that.

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