07/01/2017 BBC Newsline


07/01/2017

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Good afternoon.

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Gerry Adams has signalled that the Deputy First Minister

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could resign over Arlene Foster's refusal to stand aside

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while an investigation is carried out into the renewable heat scandal.

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The Sinn Fein president told a meeting in West Belfast

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that the party was prepared to take action if the First Minister

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didn't heed what he called the wishes of society.

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There is some flash photography in this report from Louise Cullen.

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Another meeting after a week of meetings.

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Sinn Fein in West Belfast today discussing the party's response

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to the Renewable Heat Initiative debacle.

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Gerry Adams said Arlene Foster's refusal to step aside was not good

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enough and he had this message for her.

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If the First Minister does not take the actions that society desires

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and deserves and which a sustainable process of change requires,

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then Sinn Fein will bring this ongoing and totally unacceptable

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state of affairs to an end.

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Yesterday, the party published proposals on what it

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sees as the way forward.

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They include: A judge-led panel to investigate the RHI affair

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which would have the power to compel witnesses to appear

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and access documents.

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A preliminary report would be ready in one month

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followed by a final report in three.

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But that's all dependent on Arlene Foster stepping aside.

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After initially reiterating her refusal to do so, last night

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she said with the exception of that demand, the proposals do provide

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the basis for taking an investigation forward.

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The Sinn Fein president also used his speech today to criticise

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the DUP over the cutting of a ?50,000 Irish

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language bursary scheme.

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The decision on the eve of Christmas to cut funding for the Liofa

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programme was a very deliberate snub to the Irish language.

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It was an ignorant decision taken by an ignoramus.

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The Assembly may be recalled next week to debate the crisis.

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An MLA in West Belfast says a new tyranny is emerging

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in the area following yet another paramilitary shooting.

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In the latest incident last night a 21-year-old man

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was shot in both legs.

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The Secretary of State has condemned the attack.

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Richard Morgan reports.

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It was here at Ardmonagh Parade in Turf Lodge that the man was shot

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at around 10pm last night.

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His injuries are not thought to be life-threatening.

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It's the latest in a number of shootings in West

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Belfast in recent months.

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In one of the attacks a 16-year-old boy was shot in both legs

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in nearby Aitnamona Crescent.

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Last night's shooting has been condemned by

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neighbours and politicians.

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One West Belfast MLA says he has already contacted

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the Chief Constable this week about similar paramilitary-style

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attacks, the scale of the threat in the area and recent drugs deaths.

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The assaults on young people in particular and the deaths

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because of drugs over Christmas means there's a real anxiety

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that the tyranny of those who use violence on one hand and push

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cocaine and heroin on the other are beginning to deeply hurt people

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and young people in West Belfast.

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People and the police must come together to confront both.

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The Secretary of State, James Brokenshire, says

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he is sickened by this attack, describing it as a cowardly

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act of violence.

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He's also urged anyone with information to contact police.

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A number of people had to leave their homes in Magherafelt

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last night following the discovery of a suspicious object.

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The alert began after police called to a house in Leckagh Drive

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following reports all the windows had been broken.

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When they arrived they found a suspicious object,

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which was examined and found to be a hoax.

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Residents were allowed back into their homes after midnight.

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A 25-year-old woman's been charged in connection with drugs

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seizures in County Down.

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She faces a series of charges including conspiracy

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to supply a class B drug.

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It follows the seizure of herbal cannabis in Donaghadee and Comber.

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She'll appear in court in Belfast on Monday.

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It was very mild if a bit grey today.

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Let's get a look at the weather forecast for the rest

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of the weekend with Barra Best.

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Hi, there.

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There's not much hope of any sunshine this weekend.

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The high pressure which has brought us the cloudy conditions is set

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to stay with us for at least the next 24 hours or so.

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But on the upside, again tonight we have no frost as temperatures

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fall to just seven or eight degrees.

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Well above average and temperatures we normally see by day

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at this time of year.

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Through the night we will once again see pockets of mist and fog forming,

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some of that will be thick in the morning, causing visibility

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issues on some roads.

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And some will be quite stubborn and very slow to clear as well.

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Otherwise, Sunday is going to be another mainly dry day.

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A mirror image practically of day.

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A lot of cloud.

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The winds stay light and at times the cloud will be thick enough

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to give a few spots of light rain and drizzle but it's not

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going to amount to very much at all.

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And if you're travelling across the island tomorrow it is pretty

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much the same everywhere.

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Maybe the odd sunnier or brighter glimpses trying to break

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through but overall a cloudy one but mild for the time

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of year with temperatures of ten or even 11 degrees.

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For the second part of the day for us, maybe the odd bright spell

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breaking through just before nightfall but overall staying cloudy

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right through the day.

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And cloudy again into tomorrow night, when it will stay mild.

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But rain is on the way on Sunday night and through

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the early hours of Monday.

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Once that clears away it will be a cooler, fresher day,

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certainly towards coastal areas, where we will have some gales

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and maybe even some severe gales with temperatures back to normal

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at about seven or 8 degrees.

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That's it for now.

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BBC Newsline will be back at 6.20pm tomorrow evening.

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In the meantime you can keep up-to-date with local news

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on BBC Radio Ulster or on our local news online service.

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From everyone on the BBC Newsline team - enjoy your evening.

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We've spent a year behind the scenes

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of our local hospitals and clinics...

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There's a very large team of people needed to make this all work.

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