26/12/2011

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:00:10. > :00:13.A mother and her six children have been left homeless after a

:00:13. > :00:16.Christmas day fire gutted their home in west Belfast. The

:00:16. > :00:22.children's presents, including a pet snake, were also destroyed in

:00:22. > :00:25.the blaze, which is believed to have started accidentally.

:00:25. > :00:31.24 hours after the fire and Eileen Wilson was still visibly upset as

:00:31. > :00:33.she was comforted by friends and family. Outside her home at Moyard

:00:33. > :00:35.Parade off the Springfield Road, the charred remnants of her

:00:35. > :00:42.belongings scattered across the front garden, along with blackened

:00:42. > :00:44.Christmas presents and decorations. Yesterday afternoon's blaze is

:00:44. > :00:53.believed to have started accidentally when a kitchen

:00:53. > :00:56.appliance malfunctioned. The mother and her six children who range from

:00:56. > :01:04.a teenager to a nine-month-old infant, were out visiting family

:01:04. > :01:11.when the fire started. I had got up on Christmas morning with the

:01:11. > :01:18.children and the had opened a presence. When I came back, it was

:01:18. > :01:21.gutted. There was nothing left in the house at all.

:01:21. > :01:31.The investigation into the fire is looking at the possibility that an

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:01:39. > :01:44.electrical fault in a kitchen appliance may have sparked it.

:01:44. > :01:48.could have had a catastrophe here if the fire had broken out with all

:01:48. > :01:50.the kids sleeping in bed. Thankfully, that did not

:01:50. > :01:53.Local residents are collecting clothes and other household items

:01:53. > :01:55.to help get the family through the holiday period. They've been

:01:55. > :01:58.offered emergency accommodation in a hostel but they've decided to

:01:58. > :02:08.spend what is left of their Christmas staying with family and

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:02:08. > :02:18.friends. Four people have been in court in Lisbon on drugs charges.

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:02:22. > :02:29.Cocaine and cannabis were found in the City on Friday. -- Lisburn.

:02:29. > :02:39.Three of the accused her husband and wife and another man. They

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:02:40. > :02:48.appeared in the lock -- in the dock with another man. The 4th defendant

:02:48. > :02:52.was from Crumlin. A detective told the court that they had found and

:02:52. > :03:02.drugs factory in one of the houses. During searches there and elsewhere

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:03:05. > :03:15.on Friday, the officers found drugs with a street value of �450,000.

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:03:17. > :03:23.There were charges of having cocaine with intent to supply. One

:03:23. > :03:31.of the defendant swept as lawyers discussed her bail application but

:03:31. > :03:41.all were remanded in custody apart from corner Reilly.

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:03:41. > :03:48.What a difference a year makes. We have had our warmest Christmas Day

:03:48. > :03:52.on record. It was also a mild Boxing Day across Northern Ireland.

:03:52. > :03:59.There will be some heavy rain around tonight. It will ease away

:03:59. > :04:04.during their early hours. The winds will ease away too. A good part of

:04:04. > :04:13.the day is looking dry. Much drier weather tomorrow from mid-morning

:04:14. > :04:16.onwards. Temperatures in double figures. A brighter day on