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Now, on BBC One, it's time for the news where you are.

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A rescue deal has been agreed to save Northern Ireland's only

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direct daily flight service between Belfast and New York.

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The BBC can reveal that financial assistance,

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believed to be in the region of ?9 million over three years,

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is to be provided to prevent US airline United from axing the route.

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Here's our business correspondent Julian O'Neill.

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The New York route is highly prized. The US is the local economy's

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biggest inward investor and the very real prospect of losing United has

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ever required emergency action. And as package worth millions of pounds

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has been put together quickly after United a marked Belfast as one of

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its permanent UK departures. Company macro were looking at the potential

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of pulling roots. Essentially, that was it. We had nearly lost it. It

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was a huge Northern Ireland team ever to get it back.

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Northern Ireland have believed its jets could be more profitable on a

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more does on an internal route. But the sisters has come worth ?9

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million, mostly coming from the Executive. I look to the issue and

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the portions of it. I made a recommendation to the Executive and

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I'm very pleased that the First Minister has signed off and on this.

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It allows us to keep this very important route in place. This is

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not the first time there has been political intervention in order to

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secure the New York route. When United's commitment wavered a while

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back, these negative responded by abolishing tax on flights, which

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cost it millions a year. But again, Northern Ireland's -- United's

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struggles have been highlighted but it is the only one we have and

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keeping it is important. There's been a homecoming

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celebration in Belfast for the boxer Carl Frampton following his latest

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world title victory. He became the WBA Featherweight

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champion in New York last week, two years after securing a world

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super-bantamweight crown. They turned out in their thousands

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at Belfast City Hall to welcome And one who knows he has

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really hit the big time. But for Carl Frampton,

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this homecoming was special. I have read on social media and a

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buzz on it, but I haven't done a lot since I came home. I have tried to

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do my head down. This is the first time I have come out amongst the

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people and seen the support. It is fantastic.

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For the fans who turned out, it was worth the wait.

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He is a way Belfast man, super-duper, and why not. What is it

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about him? He's gorgeous. This brought back memories

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of more than 30 years ago for Carl's manager,

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Barry McGuigan. It only what he deserves, years a

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great kid and he has put his life into boxing. When you make the

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effort that he made, you deserve the rewards when they come. We are proud

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of Carl Frampton! Thank you very much. Thanks, everyone.

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There are no answers yet on the next fight.

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But it looks like any Belfast date will certainly pull the crowds.

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Ireland made Olympic history today after winning a medal in the rowing

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Brothers Paul and Gary O'Donovan from Cork won silver

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in the lightweight double sculls in Rio.

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But unfortunately, it's been a disappointing day for one

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of Northern Ireland's medallists from 2012, as Stephen

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Heartbreak for Alan Campbell. The only athlete from Northern Ireland

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to ever compete at four Olympics. The Coleraine rower dreams of

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signing off on a high. But despite a valiant effort, he could only manage

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falls. Not the way he wanted it it to finish. -- he could only manage

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fourth. I can hold my head high without a doubt. The fairy tale

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ending is not to be this time but I didn't come here to make up the

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places, I came here to do a job. Unfortunately, that wasn't to be.

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And I did everything within my power to make it happen. Huge

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disappointment for Alan Campbell... There have been a lot of sacrifices

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as well. Not just on my behalf, in a lot of people have helped me along

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the way. Bobby Platz was one of my very first coaches. Just incredible.

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Yeah, I mean, it's really tough but... But I have to say, I have

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been so lucky and I'm really thankful to those people, my

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parents, my wife... You know, I put it all out there. I did was I the

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possibly do in the circumstances, I am very proud. As Alan Campbell said

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goodbye, two brothers were entering rowing big-time. The Donovan

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brothers one Ireland's first medal. We did as best we could and all over

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the lane at the end, but... So, celebrations for team Ireland. Their

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The Great Britain hockey team has historic day.

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versus Spain at the Olympics in Rio and must now depend on other results

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GB, who include four players from Northern Ireland, will now

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watch the New Zealand-Belgium match with fingers crossed.

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The Ireland hockey team play Argentina in an hour's time

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and a win will see them through to the quarterfinals.

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Now on to the weekend weather forecast with Angie Phillips.

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Once the rain moves away, the winds will ease down. Still breezy in

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places. A scattering of showers from the West. But not too chilly.

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Tomorrow, we are looking at more dry weather. Generally, a good deal of

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cloud and a few showers running through on the westerly breeze,

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especially in the morning. Across much of Britain and Ireland, we are

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looking at variable amounts of cloud. There will be showers around,

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especially for western areas. Most frequent for parts of Scotland. The

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best of the sunshine in the eastern fringes and the South, where it will

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feel quite warm. Further than that fashion than that in the north and

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west. Temperatures down on today but a dry afternoon and the cloud may

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even sent out to give a few bright intervals. On Sunday, a fair amount

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of cloud but some sunshine coming through and warming up into the

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start of next week. Our next BBC Newsline

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is at 5:10pm tomorrow. You can keep updated with News

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Online and on Radio Ulster. From all of us here on the

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programme, goodnight

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