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earlier this evening. There will be more on that and any development

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The Deputy First Minister says Sinn Fein will put forward a motion

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for Arlene Foster to step aside when the Assembly

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A vote of no confidence in the First Minister over

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the flawed renewable heat scheme failed today.

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Martin McGuinness says next month's motion will also deal

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with the issues surrounding the controversial scheme.

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We need a robust, independent investigation into what is the

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biggest financial scandal that any of us have witnessed in a very long

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time regarding the RHI scheme. We need a credible working relationship

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between Simon Hamilton and Martina Mulley to make sure we cut

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dramatically back on the ?400 million which potentially we could

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lose over the course of the next two decades. Arlene Foster has made it

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clear she is not standing aside, it has Dutch damage the joint nature of

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your office? It was Arlene Foster speaking on behalf of the period

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that she was in the office of Department of enterprise, trade and

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investment. In terms of action around robust independent enquiry,

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the recruitment of the money, none of that has been agreed and it

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cannot be so polite agreement. I intend to ensure that is the case.

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And you will be putting a motion very similar to the amendment in the

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New Year? When the Assembly comes back it will be a motion by Sinn

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Fein and it will be in a way that today's motion does not deal with

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and that is a robust and independent investigation.

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Earlier today there were walkouts in protest at Mrs Foster

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being allowed to make that statement about the heat scheme

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without the consent of her partner in office Martin McGuinness.

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Our Political Correspondent Stephen Walker has been

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This is the moment the DUP became ourselves alone.

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Arlene Foster speaking in the chamber to just

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Others had walked out in protest after the speaker

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he would allow the First Minister to make a statement that

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didn't have the authority of the Deputy First Minister Martin

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Earlier Stormont witnessed a stand-off in the chamber

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as proceedings became bogged down in points of order.

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It led to raised voices and much bewilderment.

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Where do you have the authority to say to the Executive office

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You have a duty to explain to the house and the people

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Outside the chamber, many had the speaker

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I believe that if you look at what has happened in recent

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months in terms of the speaker's involvement with Charter NI

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and with what he has done today, that his position is very

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And I would ask him to reflect over Christmas

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as to whether he is the right man to lead that chamber in 2017.

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And there was further criticism of the speaker.

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It cannot be described as anything but a farce,

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to call an Assembly together to hear a ministerial statement and then not

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to have a ministerial statement and to have a personal statement

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for which there is no authority in standing orders

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Arlene Foster told the house she was sorry the RHI scheme did not

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contain cost control measures, a matter that was the

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deepest political regret of her time in Stormont.

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After her statement the SDLP presented their motion

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to exclude her as First Minister for six months.

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Sinn Fein's own motion was ruled out of order by the speaker.

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Arlene Foster made it clear she would not be stepping aside

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and she rounded on those who had brought the motion.

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What we have here is trial by television,

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What we have here are facts being disregarded in a fevered quest

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What we have here is nothing more than shameful political opportunism.

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The central charges against me in this debate today haven't even

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been considered by the PAC or any independent investigation for that

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But for some, Arlene Foster's explanation has

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The only thing with which we can be sure is that we have

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not heard the truth, the whole truth.

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Instead we have heard anything but the truth.

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And there was criticism from Sinn Fein, who said the DUP had

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I am actually embarrassed standing here today and listening

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to the debate of the course of the debate that

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This issue is about public confidence.

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Claire Sugden said allegations of corruption made her sick.

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Cook she said it was premature to ASCII First Minister step down. I

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confidence or a lack of confidence in the First Minister will be based

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on substantiated information, not allegations in the media. If Arlene

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Foster faced criticism from the opposition benches with plenty of

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support from your own site. Arlene Foster is a leader and leaders

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walked towards the problem, they don't walk away like others do. When

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they have the opportunity to take responsibility they walk away.

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Arlene Foster will be working on -- walking nowhere. 39 MLAs vote to

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exclude Arlene Foster. Sinn Fein did not vote. But it was all academic

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because the motion fell because it did not get cross community support.

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The Deputy First Minister's interview with the BBC today

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was the first since he had to miss an official visit to China

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Martin McGuinness told our Political Editor Mark Devenport

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the doctor's advice hadn't stopped him doing his job.

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We issued a public statement saying that on the basis of medical advice

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I was advised not to go to China and I think I was wise

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I am being attended to by a wonderful group

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I think that is all I need to say at the moment.

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Is it the kind of thing where you can come back to work?

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We made it clear from the very beginning whenever we issued

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a statement explaining the circumstances with China that

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I was continuing with my ministerial duties and you can see

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You are optimistic that you will be back?

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And you can see a lot more on today's events at the Assembly

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in a special edition of Stormont Today with

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Mark Carruthers over on BBC Two starting at 11pm.

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A 35-year-old County Antrim man has become the second person to plead

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guilty to the murder of the owner of a Chinese restaurant.

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Wing Fu Cheung, also known as Nelson Cheung,

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was stabbed in January 2015 near Randalstown.

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Virgilio Augusto Correia, whose address was given

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as Maghaberry Prison, was remanded back into custody and

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Details have emerged of two incidents in South Armagh when six

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Two officers were hurt when a van crashed into their vehicle

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and a taxi in Crossmaglen on Sunday morning.

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The van had been chased by the Gardai to the border.

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Later four officers who were following up on the crash

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were injured when their vehicles were rammed by a car which sped off.

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A judge has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of a care home worker

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who was convicted of the ill treatment of people with dementia.

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Lisa Cullen, who's 41 and from Lagmore Dale in Belfast,

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failed to turn up for sentencing today at Lisburn Magistrates Court.

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A lawyer submitted medical evidence saying why her

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But the judge said she had to be in court.

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Lisa Cullen was previously found guilty of the ill-treatment of five

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residents at Kilwee Care Home in Dunmurry.

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The exams body CCEA has apologised for sending out wrong test

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results to almost 17,000 primary school children.

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The mistake involved computer based numeracy tests and almost

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Our Education Correspondent Robbie Meredith has the details.

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These tests are called the Northern Ireland numeracy

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assessment tests but they are better known by the acronym NINA.

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They are used by primary schools to assessed students' maths skills.

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17,000 actually got much lower scores than they

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What seems to have happened is that CCEA buy in these computer-based

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tests from an external supplier and they say that that supplier

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CCEA have apologised unreservedly and say that pupils are getting the

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correct scores. This is not the first time the assessments have hit

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the headlines. There was a critical Department for Education review into

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them after students experienced widespread technical problems. This

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year's English test is not affected by any errors but education Minister

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Peter Wear has told the BBC he is considering whether we should keep

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using computer-based assessment. Thompson Aero Seating,

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has been taken over The Craigavon-based firm makes

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business class aircraft seats It's the third major Chinese

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investment locally this year. The Toomebridge manufacturing

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company SDC Trailers and the energy company Galectric have also been

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bought by Chinese companies. Northern Ireland and the Republic

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of Ireland's Football Associations have been penalised for breaking

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Fifa's rules. The world football's governing body

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fined the IFA just under ?12,000 for a pre-match display of poppies

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at a World cup qualifying The FAI has been fined ?4,000

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for wearing shirts commemorating The holding of a minute's silence,

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the laying of a wreath and a poppy displayed by fans have led

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to the punishment. Fifa said they did not intend to

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question any commemorations... but the display of a religious

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symbol or political symbol England, Scotland and Wales

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were sanctioned for similar displays The IFA expressed disappointment

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and said it will take further legal advice before deciding on a future

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course of action. The FAI were fined after

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the Republic of Ireland wore shirts commemorating the 1916 Easter Rising

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during their friendly It is understood they do not intend

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to contest that fine. The weather next Geoff Maskell. If a

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cold night in pictures down as low as minus four Celsius. For the

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disguise the fact nothing but temperatures topped like a stone.

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Chance of a widespread frost and reading Bob. Take extra care on the

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roads. Stay tuned to BBC Radio Ulster and BBC oil problem reports.

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The file will be in the West but that is a sign of the change. It

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surely the day. Rain spreading into all parts through the day. The front

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as we go through the day. Much clearer in front of it across parts

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of... Certainly not a dry day for us as it rained makes slow progress.

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Behind it unstable. Another cold night with wintry showers overnight

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on Tuesday and Wednesday. Something is on Wednesday for the 50 air

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temperatures. Much cooler than today. That brief coming from the

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Canadian Arctic travelling across the Atlantic more quickly than usual

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so it doesn't warm up. Driving in some wintry showers. Wind chill

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factor on a very cold day in wild, from Oscar night.

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