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Good evening. The headlines: Nine men are

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acquitted of the murder of the UDA leader, Tommy English.

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Drug addicts, alcoholics and liars, the judge's verdict on the two

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supergrass brothers. The father of this little boy

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pleads with Martin McGuinness for the truth of what happened to his

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son. Near 250 -- nearly 250 jobs lost at

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Peacocks. Exclusive details of the Windsor

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Park deal. And another mild day tomorrow but

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as the weekend approaches, when it's there that way?

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Nine men charged with murder were acquitted at the UVF supergrass

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trial in Belfast. The judge cleared 12 of the 13 defendants on all

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charges against them. Mr Justice Gillen said the supergrass

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witnesses, Robert and Ian Stewart, allied to the police and court and

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their evidence was flawed, confused and unreliable. We will examine the

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consequences for future supergrass cases. First, a report from the

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Crown Court. After 72 days in court, 11 men walk

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free, acquitted of all charges. The trial nipped into 35 charges, the

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most serious being the murder of Tommy English on Hallowe'en night

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in 2000. He was shot dead at his home in Newtownabbey. One man was

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convicted, 36-year-old Neil Pollock, depicted wearing glasses, guilty of

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possessing items of use to terrorists and perverting the

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course of justice. The evidence against him did not come from the

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supergrasses. Although acquitted, Mark Haddock, an alleged one-time

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commander in the UVF and alleged Special Branch informer was

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detained on custody on other matters. The brothers have failed

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to persuade the judge that he could believe them. From the beginning,

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he did not mince his words. He They were chatting this morning but

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when Neil Pollock was found guilty, their demeanour became more serious.

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When the judge applied his concerns about the evidence, their demeanour

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changed again and they began to smile and nod once more. The judge

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listed his problems with the It led him to conclude their

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evidence was unreliable. The judge When a judge dismissed the charges

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against the 12 of them then there was applause from the public

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gallery. Neil Pollock stayed sitting in the dock while at the

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others were free to go. They exchanged handshakes with him when

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they went. When they went outside there was a cheer from their

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supporters. Campaigners on their behalf were quick to condemn the

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Supergrass system. The question has to be asked, what happens in the

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future? Here are 12 men who have been freed. Westerns have to be

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asked about the deal that was given to the brothers. -- questions.

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Leaving moments later, the widow of Tommy English. Not happy about it

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but we need to get our thoughts together. Almost five months of

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trial, heavy security and costs likely to run to millions.

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Supergrass evidence, in this case, utterly discredited.

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This was the first supergrass trial for more than 25 years and it ended,

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as we have heard today, with the judge branding the witnesses as

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liars and ruthless criminals. Could this spell the end of the

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Supergrass system? Robert and Ian Stewart have left

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Northern Ireland and are now leading secret lives. They have

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been given new names and legal protection, banning the publication

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of any details that could reveal their new identities or were they

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live. This self-confessed UVF members have walked into and a

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police station in 2008 and admitted their involvement in the murder of

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Tommy English eight years earlier. They also agreed to give evidence

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against nine other men charged with the killing. Their evidence was a

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foundation for the first so-called supergrass trial to be held here

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for 26 years. It was made possible by legislation introduced

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throughout the UK seven years ago. The serious organised crime and

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police that means a criminal can enter a written agreement to be,

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and assisting an offender and have the prosecution by giving evidence

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against other alleged criminals. They must come clean and admit all

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crimes they have been involved then. Between them, Robert and Ian

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Stewart admitted more than 100 crimes. They also take part in more

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than 300 police interviews that produced thousands of pages of

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material used by prosecution lawyers. At the end of their trial

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last year, the brothers were told they would normally have been

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sentenced to more than 20 years in prison for their crimes, but that

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was reduced to just three years in recognition of the help they

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provided. It was not just the 13 men in the dark who were on trial

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as a result of their evidence. It was also the legislation that put

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them there. Critics say it encourages criminals to lie and

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point the finger of blame at others in return for a reduced sentence.

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Supporters say it is legally safe and a potent weapon against crime.

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Acquitting 12 of the men of murder and other terrorist charges today,

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Mr Justice Gillen said he could not rely on the evidence given by the

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two brothers. He said telling lies had become part of the Daily way of

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living for Robert and Ian Stewart and that they had lied to the

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police and the court. The judge made it clear that his problem was

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with the credibility of the witnesses, not the legislation that

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formed the basis for the case. Mr Justice Gillen said his judgment

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should not be seen as criticism of The judge's demolition of the

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witnesses in this case is an embarrassment for the police and

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prosecution service but they will take comfort from the fact that the

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judge criticised the way bases and not the legislation. In a statement

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tonight, the Public Prosecution Service said it is satisfied it was

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right to take the case to court. The PSNI said it will continue to

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use legislation to investigate serious crime and terrorism. It

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will not be long before the system is tested in the courts again.

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Another so-called supergrass trial is due to get under way later this

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year, based on the evidence of a self-confessed UVF leader. Dozens

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of loyalist paramilitaries could be in the dock, charged with a range

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of terrorist offences, including murder.

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The supergrasses appeared from time to time throughout the Troubles. In

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the early 1980s, dozens of defendants appeared it on -- in the

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dock on the word of informants from both communities.

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The early to mid- 80s was a turbulent time right across

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Northern Ireland. The Conservative government and the security forces

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were struggling to counter an ever increasing terrorist threat. Part

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of that strategy was getting as many terrorist suspects as possible

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before the courts and getting a conviction. Enter the informer. The

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RUC's chief constable called them converted terrorists. They were

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known as assisting offenders. On the streets and on the gable walls

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of the communities they came from, they were branded as supergrasses.

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Jim Gibney, a seniors in Fein Syvret -- adviser, was jailed for

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six years on the evidence of a supergrass in the 1980s. At the

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heart of it there is a lie and that is spun, invariably, by the

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supergrass himself. That is picked up by the police, who used it in a

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testimony against those that are being accused. The judge then picks

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it up and uses it to convict those people who are in the dock in front

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of him. That is what happened to me and that is what happened to over

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500 others from a republican and loyalist background, back in the

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1980s. During the early 1980s, people protested against what they

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call the show trials. It is claimed informers were offered cash

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inducements and deals were struck at a political level. At that time,

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Supergrass trials, held here at Crumlin Road Court House, were the

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biggest in British political history. 22 IRA suspects were

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jailed for a total of 4,000 years. By the mid- 1980s, the Supergrass

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system had collapsed, at midst concerns -- and its concerns and

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complains that they were being used as political tools to implement

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government security policy. We have legislation, a statutory basis for

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what is being done. We have a human rights act in place. We have

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improved disclosure for the defence. There are are improved safeguards

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built in. On the other side, we have had the right to silence

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eroded in the meantime. That has an implication in terms of the

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evidence. We are still attended by the same sort of floors of the

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process in the 1980s, in terms of lack of corroboration and the

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motivation of people giving evidence because basically, they

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are looking at much reduced jail terms and a new identity somewhere

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else, at the taxpayers' expense. The Supergrass trials of the 80s

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drew worldwide media attention, both during REM and light year,

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when they collapsed. -- during them and like here. Mid-term supergrass

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and all that it evokes still resonates strongly in the legal

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system and the wider community in Northern Ireland.

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There will be more on what happened today on BBC Newsline at 10:25pm.

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Still to come... 250 people are to lose their jobs

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at Peacocks. Local scientists hoping to make a

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breakthrough in the treatment of Reynard-Ford our practice. --

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rheumatoid arthritis. The parents of the a nine-year-old

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boy killed during the Troubles said the Deputy First Minister, Martin

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McGuinness, knows he did it. Gordon Gallagher died when he triggered a

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bomb left in his garden in Londonderry in 1973. The IRA

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admitted it was their bomb but claimed soldiers had fitted it with

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a detonator, which caused the explosion. A recent report from the

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historical inquiry team found the IRA are responsible. Jennifer

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O'Leary has been speaking to the boy's family. You may find this

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report upsetting. Gordon Gallagher was playing

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cowboys and Indians when he He said, Daddy, could you get me a

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drink? My brother-in-law said, I can never remember if I gave him a

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drink or not. I was in shock. My brother in law said he wet his lips.

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He wet his lips with a class. A damp cloth. -- a class. I came out

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and phoned. That was the last day saw of him alive. At the time, IRA

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admitted to planting the bomb but claimed the army had attached the

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detonator. It was ridiculous. That went on for a couple of months.

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Somebody came and told the truth. He said that they did it. 39 years

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on, these people are still looking for answers and our on-site --

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asking questions of this month. is really incumbent on all of us to

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help them as much as we come from a legal perspective, a political

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perspective, a moral perspective. I think the family have said they are

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not interested in prosecutions. They have no desire for retribution.

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They have no desire for vengeance. They simply want what all families

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want in his historical cases. They want to find out the truth. Martin

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McGuinness was injured at the time and had no information about the

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killing. Whether he was in jail or not, they could ask questions and

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tell us who did it. He was second in command, as far as I was told.

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He could find out. The family say they are appalled the Deputy First

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Minister is not politically motivated and are hopeful they will

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be given information about the death of their son.

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The group Republican Action Against Drugs has admitted murdering Derry

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man Andrew Allen two weeks ago. The 24-year-old father of two was shot

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dead in a house in Buncrana, County Donegal. He'd been living there for

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about six months, one of a number of men forced out of Derry by the

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group last year. On the night of his murder, three men fired shots

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through a bedroom window. A car was found burnt out a short distance

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away at Fahan on the road to Derry. Nearly 250 people are to lose their

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jobs with the closure by the clothes retailer Peacocks of 19

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shops. But about 140 workers are being kept on. To explain, I'm

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joined by our business and economics editor Jim Fitzpatrick.

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Peacocks went into administration last month, but there was a new

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buyer for it. There was a buyer. The axe has been hanging over them

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since January when they went into administration. The Newbury -- new

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buyer is a very big high-street name. When that access for on, it

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has caused more damage here than elsewhere. Across EU care -- UK,

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about 6,000 jobs have been saved and a similar proportion of stores.

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The Northern Ireland, two thirds of the jobs are going and two-thirds

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of the stores are closing, including this flagship one in

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Belfast, which employs 41 people. They are keeping 10 stores open but

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it is very tough on the high street in Northern Ireland at the moment.

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We are the empty shops capital of the UK with almost one in seven

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stores vacant. We also hear to news about them selling of the state-

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owned assets. And a local interest for as in the energy company Bord

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Gais. Bord Gais are an energy company. They have about 130,000

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domestic and small business customers. They are owned by a big

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company has said today that their parents will be interested in

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having a look at perhaps buying the Bord Gais energy company throughout

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Ireland. There are regulatory issues. The regulators on both

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sides would have to look at it but it does raise the prospect that

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there would be one gas company here rather than a two competitors.

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Assembly members who are also councillors are facing cuts to

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their allowances. The BBC has learned the Environment Minister is

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planning to cut council pay by two thirds for those who are also MLAs.

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And he's proposing an outright ban on double-jobbing by 2015. With the

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latest, I'm joined by our political correspondent Martina Purdy.

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Martina, what more can you tell us? The environment minister will be

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delivering a tough message tomorrow when he meets the Local Government

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Association. He will take action within weeks on this mission --

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issue. If you what are Anna MLA and a councillor, you can get extra

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money by doing both jobs. He will issue of regulation that will

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reduce the councillor Lallans by two-thirds. So around �7,000 of

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your pay by April. He can reduce pay on his own. He cannot introduce

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an outright ban on his own. He needs executive approval and

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legislation for that. I'm told it has been agreed that the band

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should be in place by 2015. That affects around a third of MLA has.

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We will see big changes in the next few years. Anything else coming up

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in a speech tomorrow? He will spell out his frustration with the slow

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progress on council savings. They have promised to share services and

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he wants them to quicken the pace. Sport is all about local football

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tonight. Glentoran didn't just announce their new manager today,

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but a likely move to new grounds. And there's more. Mark Sidebottom

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is in south Belfast. There is breaking news. By will get to it in

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just a moment. First, let take you to developments in East Belfast.

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The new manager is Eddie Patterson. The story all but eclipsed already

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with confirmation from the club that they are now targeting a move

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to a new sites in Belfast Titanic quarter. Almost as quickly as he

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had taken his seat, the story of his appointment had been overtaken

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with confirmation that this area in east Belfast has been targeted as

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the new oval 2016. We haven't concluded negotiations I cannot

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make public were those negotiations are words or whether that will be

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the case. But we have had a lot of support. I understand the fighters

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in the Titanic quarter. Can you confirm or deny that? I can tell

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you that we are in negotiations. That is an option. That is one of

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the two options. A visit the preferred one? Yes, that it would

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be the preferred option. As for the existing ground, we understand

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negotiations are ongoing between the club and the new developer.

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preference would be that this would be redeveloped as a community asset.

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Such as? So it just social housing. I think it would be a very good

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thing for East Belfast. And the new manager, well, he will leave the

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business to the boardroom. He was getting on with winning over the

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fans. One in particular who targeted him with a cricket ball

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four years ago. It happened. I have no qualms of that. I get on well

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with the majority of supporters. Basically, all they want to do is

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see their team performing on a weekly basis in the way they have

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come accustomed to in the tradition of the football they have normally

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played. If we can do that, there is no problem. But it is a challenge.

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And, Mark, some breaking news tonight of a deal between Linfield

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and the IFA on the funding of football here. The deal has been

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done at between team two and -- between Linfield and Queensland

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Reds. That team has been done. By have been given the details of that

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deal. By come Government to you now. It will be a 41 year deal between

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the two clubs. Linfield will continue to own the ground. Under

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the previous deal, it was entitled to 15% of revenue from the gate and

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other commercial turnover such as television. That will no longer be

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the case. Significantly, the club will now receive a one-off and a

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repayment of �200,000 per year. It is likely to cause outright

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consternation with the rest of the Irish League clubs who will say

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that is profoundly unfair. The signing of of this winds are parked

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a has set in the process the process whereby the second tranche

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will be made available for the rest of local football. The wrath three

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target projects year. One is the development of the Oval, the new

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over which we have just seen. The second one would be the development

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of a national football academy. That could potentially take place

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at the new oval ground or on the Shore Road. And thirdly, and very

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significantly, at the read about that of renting our football club

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to the tune of millions of pounds. That is significant because of vote

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Derry City is legally within Northern Ireland, Derry City

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football club plays its football under the offices of the Football

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Association of Ireland in the League of Ireland. And that would

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cause massive consternation. Important to qualify that those

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last three projects are not yet done deals. There would be and

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still is much trading to be done over that 31 million pot for that

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second tranche. Nonetheless, this is a hugely significant day and

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development in terms of local football. I hope you got all of

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that. Politics and football all rolled into one.

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A County Antrim company is to benefit from a �1 million

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government grant to create a test which could help treat those

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suffering from arthritis. Rheumatoid arthritis, a painful and

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debilitating illness, affects an estimated 20,000 people here. Now a

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test is being developed using research by the bio-medical

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department at the University of Ulster, which would help rule out

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drugs which work for some and improve treatment for others by

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measuring patients' responsiveness 10 years ago, this lady could

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barely hold a knife, she suffers from the debilitating condition

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rheumatoid arthritis. The I was very poorly. I was not able to get

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upstairs on my feet. I had to crawl upstairs. I was not able to do

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anything with my hands. It has taken eight years of trial and

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error for her to find the right track. Some of the drugs I have

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tried in the past, I have had a lot of difficulty with. They can reduce

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your white blood cells, which makes you a lot more prone to infections.

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That can be difficult to cope with. Some of the other drugs can make

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you feel very ill. So it was great to find one that eventually worked

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for me. The unfortunately, finding the right track can take time. But

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a new test being developed in conjunction with the University of

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Ulster could speed up diagnosis and treatment for arthritis sufferers.

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Because we are all unique, each of us will respond if it --

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differently to different treatments. Some of us will respond to a drag,

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some of us want. This is a test that will allow you to identify two

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will respond on who will not. can combine a lot of tests that

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have been discovered at the University on to a single test

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platform and determine whether a rheumatoid arthritis patient will

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respond to a certain dread. If they respond to it, we know we are

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giving the patient the Right Rev that the right time. It is hoped

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the new Test could be ready within the next few years. Too late for

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this lady, but she says of it works, it will make a huge difference to

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the lives of sufferers. Now time for the weather with Barra

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It has been a mild day. A short time ago, we had temperatures of 13

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Celsius. This was the picture today. You can see a lot of cloud around.

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It will stick with us this evening and through the day tomorrow. It is

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mostly dry apart from some damp weather later this evening. He will

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be forgiven for thinking as a daytime temperatures. Highs of 11

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degrees Celsius tonight. That sets us up for a mild day tomorrow. It

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will be a dry day. We will have cloud around, but the cloud will

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break. There may be a glimmer of sunshine. Further west, it will

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stay rather have played -- grey, cloudy and become damp again with

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winds becoming stronger. Temperatures in the West are up to

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14 degrees, but in the east, we could see up to 15 Celsius. Well

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above average for the time of year. Into the second part of the day, we

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will eventually see this and pushing its way southwards. It will

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bring rain and it will turn a cold. Tonight, temperatures 10 degrees,

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tomorrow, five degrees. Friday will be a cooler day than today. Those

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temperatures on Friday it will be more around average for the time of

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year. It looks like it will be a fairly decent day. Largely dry and

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bright. Similar conditions on Saturday. We will hold on to the

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north and -- more normal temperatures. Generally a dry day.

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Sunday could be more unsettled. We may see the temperatures coming

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Finally, a reminder of the stories making the headlines.

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Nine men have been acquitted of the murder at the UVF supergrass trial.

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