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Good evening. The headlines on a BBC Newsline. Islamic militants

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have kidnapped a local man at a gas depot in Algeria. Farmers here fear

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a knock-on effect from horsemeat in burgers scandal.

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And animal charities Investigation Branch Northern island a corridor

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for cruelty in the legal horsemeat trade.

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As Martin McGuinness visits the Short Strand, we're from national

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grassroots about the ongoing processs. I think it is a piece

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thing. They don't want peace. Cliftonville's match winning goal

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was good, but will show you an even better one.

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And it's cold tonight, but turning wet and wintery for the end of the

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week. A man from Northern island is among

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several people who have been abducted by a suspected Islamist

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militants in North Africa. He was working as a gas facility in

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Algeria when it came under attack. Our reporter is working on the

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story. What do we know about the attack? It happened at around 5am

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at our times. The gas facility is close to the Libyan border, around

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700 miles south-east of the capital, Algiers. The plant is near the town

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up of In Amenas and is run by the Norwegian company and the state oil

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company of Nigeria -- of Algeria. Armed Islamic militants attempted

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to ambush a bus taking workers to the plant before moving on to the

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site. We know that they have taken a number of workers hostage.

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Algerian state media is saying that two people, one of whom is British,

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have been killed and several people have been injured. The exact number

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of hostages is unclear at this stage. But eight Look -- a group

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linked to Al-Qaeda in the region is claiming responsibility. Have you

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been able to find out anything more about this hostage from Northern

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island? Unfortunately, we don't know whether the man from Northern

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island was injured in the attack. We know he is 36, married, and

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travelling on an Irish passport. He is being held in the compound with

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the other hostages. The exact detail of the situation remains so

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unclear because of how remote the area is. Even BP are saying they

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are finding it very difficult to make contact with the site and it

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understands that the armed individuals are still controlling

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the plant. This afternoon, the Prime Minister got involved and

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chaired a Cobra meeting, describing the situation as sensitive and

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ongoing. In the meantime, Eamon Gilmore and the Republic's

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Department of Foreign Affairs called for the release of the man

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from Northern island. They say that they will be providing support to

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his family and using it or resources to obtain his release.

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But both London and Dublin have appealed to the man -- to the media

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not to release further details about the man. A dangerous part of

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the world, why? In the 1990s, Algeria had a very bloody Islamic

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insurgency. Some of those fighters have become Al-Qaeda's North

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African franchise. They have a track record of the kidnapping

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people in the area. They are considered to be the -- to be part

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of this kind of terrorist group's modus operandi. It is a revenue

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raiser for Al-Qaeda in the Margaret. They raised millions of dollars. --

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in the Maghreb. They use the money to buy weapons and ammunition to

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support their general goals of getting rid of Western influence in

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the area and overthrowing the Algerian government and Western

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friendly governments and imposing Sharia law. On top of that, it is

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an unstable region. France is involved in military action in

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neighbouring Mali. On the other side of art -- of Algeria, you have

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Libya which is also volatile and awash with weapons. So the

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situation in In Amenas is very fluid but the Algerian army is

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trying to release your pop -- the hostages. If I have any details, I

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will bring them to you. Several big supermarkets in

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Northern island have removed beef burger Rangers from their shelves

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as an investigation continues into how horsemeat got into the food

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chain. The meat has been chased -- has been traced to one supplier in

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the UK and two in the Republic. We are led to believe that there is no

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issue with processors this side of the border.

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This is one of two processing plants in the Republic at the

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centre of an -- of a widening Irish and UK investigation after some of

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the beef burger ranges supplied to supermarkets were found to contain

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horsemeat. Product ranges were removed from shelves. Experts can -

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- confirmed that there is no risk to public health. On all the public

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-- the information available, nobody is going to die or get ill.

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It is about us buying product that we think is something and it isn't.

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Of all the supermarkets, only Aldi do not have a presence in Northern

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island. When the authorities in the South examined the low-value Tesco

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Berger, they found the course content was 29%. -- Tesco Berger.

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The Food Standards Agency say they do not suspect a wider problem.

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Only in so far as the product has come on sale in Northern island,

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there is nothing that the industry could have done here that would

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have contributed to that. Some shoppers seemed alarm. It is pretty

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me off, definitely. You want to know what you're feeding your kids.

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That is desperate, it really is. We don't know what else could be in it

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that we don't know about. About 60% of local farming deals in beef. The

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industry said that this was an episode that the industry should

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learn from. We have concerns that this has got into the food chain.

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But at the same time, consumers will realise the importance of

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locally sourced and locally produced produce. Back in County

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Monaghan, there is a real fear that contracts could be cancelled and

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jobs lost. My dad works on the forklift as he is afraid. Will the

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big companies cancelled their orders? There are enough places

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closing already. Without so were Crest Foods being closed.

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without Silvercrest Foods. The company said it had never knowingly

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The food scare has raised wider questions about how horses are

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moved and slaughtered for meat. Tonight on BBC Newsline, we can

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reveal that the USPCA has been holding a long investigation into

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the trade and believes that Northern island has become a black

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market trade -- trading post. -- Northern Ireland. Our reporter has

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been following the USPCA investigation which has uncovered

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animal cruelty on a huge scale. These courses were found carouse in

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poor conditions. They were signed over to the US PCA's. -- the USPCA.

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It took the animals away and said it believed they were going to be

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transported to a meat processing plant either in the Republic or in

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England. In a County Antrim, more than 50 animals were also rescued.

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These discoveries increase the USPCA's suspicions and they began

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to suspect something sinister. Choral that huge numbers of horses.

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They were in appalling condition. We have supplied the images to the

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BBC. These animals were unfit for Transport. Many of them were

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starved. We were taken to mass graves in Northern island. Last

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year, BBC Newsline explicitly covered a court hearing in Scotland.

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To Northern island men were convicted of moving horses without

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valid passport. The USPCA works closely with a Scottish

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counterparts and sees this lorry which had a dozen horses on board.

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These are legitimate cause passport so. They should be held by every

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horse owner. They identify animals with microchips embedded in the

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horse's skin. They are subject to be checked every time a horse is

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transported. The horse passport scheme is meant to provide the same

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kind of traceability as farmers have when they transport and

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slaughter cattle. The findings in Scotland showed that a vet's

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signature had been forged. In some cases, the USPCA believed that

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microchips were implanted into horses on lorries. The horse

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passport system is in total disarray. We believe the

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authorities became aware of this north and south of the border, two

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years ago. They knew they could not allowed to use -- they could not

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continue to use the horse passport system, it needs to be abolished, a

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new system needs to be found. US PGA claims that courses selling

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for as little as �50 at auction are changing hands for -- because of

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the forged passports of making them sellable as Prime horsemeat. There

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are taken for processing outside Northern island. Some are destined

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for continental Europe, where people routinely eat horsemeat.

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Ulster and Scotland were used as cot -- as corridors of cruelty. The

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main criminal activity took place on the mainland. He. The USPCA

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believes action must be taken. In a statement this evening, the

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Department of Agriculture said that its officials routinely check

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courses leaving or entering Northern island. It said it was

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aware of the identification and welfare issues and it was assisting

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in both investigations in the Republic and in Britain.

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A man who had his conviction for the Murdoch of two soldiers at

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Massereene Barracks quashed, will face a retrial. He was told that

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the retrial was in the interest of justice, despite that -- despite

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defence claims that it could amount to an abuse of the legal system. He

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was retained in custody. His defence team it is supposed to make

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an application to the Court in London. This could delay the trial.

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Still to come, and exclusive love at a revolutionary way to screen

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for lung cancer. -- an exclusive look.

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The Deputy First Minister has challenged Unionist ministers to do

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more to end violence on our streets. Martin McGuinness was on a visit to

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the nationalist Short Strand interface area, scene of some of

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the worst violence in the -- recent flag protests. What to local people

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make of what has been happening? Martin McGuinness described Short

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Strand as a small up, isolated community which bore the brunt of

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sectarianism. He said he had come to speak to a very proud people,

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but where was Peter Robinson? want to make it absolutely clear

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that as I stood front and centre against the activities of violent

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republicans, we also need to be standing together against those

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anti-democratic violent so-called loyalists who are try to confound

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our institution and damage the political process. Away from the

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interfaces, the people of nationalist west Belfast have been

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watching from a relatively safe distance. We began by asking people

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up in this church in the Falls Road. I'm not frightened. But my

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relations live on the Short Strand and they are terrified. My honest

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opinion is that it has been there and it should stay there. I don't

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understand why they have to have protests about it. I don't know,

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they are silly people. They were offered full flight, and it should

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have worked. Opinion seemed divided. He is only a flag, what say flag?

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It's more than a flag. It's a piece thing, and they don't want peace.

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Would you prefer to have a flag on City Hall? Not personally. Do you

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think the decision to have written designated days is right? I think

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on balance, it is what is the policy in the rest of the UK.

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think it's right. There should be in the flats. There should be any

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discrimination. At this Irish language Culture Centre, two

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figures criticised the protests and Unionist politicians. I figure

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should stop. Political Unionism should get its act gather and show

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leadership on the ground. It is a shared city. We are in a very

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different space and people need to start exploring the reality of that

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rather than hankering to the old days. That has gone for ever. But

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for now, we can only watch and hope Micheal Martin was writing in a

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newspaper this morning and joins us now. It is symptomatic of a wider

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problem with the politics of Northern Ireland. The Good Friday

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agreement was more than just about the absence of violence. The full

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realisation of the agreement's potential has not happened. It cuts

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both ways. We have to work on a cross-community basis. What has

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happened is an acceptable and disgraceful that needs to stop and

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I would condemn the violence at and the violent street protests.

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Equally, I would say that the situation is not about victory of

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one side over the other ball the assertion of one position over the

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other. There is a genuine need for politicians to show people that on

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bread-and-butter issues politics works. There has been a

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preoccupation for far too long with flags and emblems and parades as an

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alternative to real politics. Child poverty levels are too high. If it

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-- is this a broad attack on storeman's agenda and therefore a

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veiled attack on Sinn Fein and your opponents in the Republic? No, I

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have been a lifelong Republican and committed between -- committed to

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unity on this island. I was involved in talks in relation to

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aspects of the peace process and I am anxious to see it work. I have

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been frustrated over time as a role in the demolition of justice and I

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saw hope the executives and politics was not realising the

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opportunity there to change the situation for many people and that

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is fundamental to... And an underlying issue. Mr Martin, thank

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you for joining us. People with suspected lung disease,

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including cancer, often have to undergo surgery to have their

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condition diagnosed. A new technique means doctors can look

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inside the Lions and detect humour which does not involve a stay in

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hospital. It has been offered to patients at the south-west acute

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hospital in Enniskillen. We went to find out what difference it is

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making. A first for Northern Ireland.

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Diagnosing lung disease often involves surgery and a stay in

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hospital, but this piece of equipment can look inside the lungs

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and allow the patient home the same day. You can see that there is a

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device. Also, through a channel, we can pass a needle - a fine and

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hollow needle - to take biopsies. The bronchial endoscope allows

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consultants to make a faster diagnosis which mean streak and can

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also begin sooner. The majority of patients we see for this procedure

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have suspected lung cancer. It is a priority that they are investigated

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quickly so the treatment can commend as quickly as possible.

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Stephen Hogan said having the procedure was simple. The biggest

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difference for me was knowing where I am that with the diagnosis. Also,

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for the doctor as well, and the referral to the Oncologist and then

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I know what my treatment options are. So, it actually gives you a

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sense of relief and saves a lot of time. 900 people in Northern

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Ireland are diagnosed with lung cancer each year. 90% of them are

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smokers. Unfortunately, we see younger patients presenting with

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lung cancer. It can affect any age and that emphasises the importance

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of stopping smoking. Although this new service may speed up the

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diagnosis the message to smokers is that it is never too late to quit.

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Paul McGinley has told BBC Newsline that he hopes to bring a little bit

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of Gaelic games into the Ryder Cup dressing room next year. Tell us

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more. He is the son of a former Donegal

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Gaelic footballer and he broke his kneecaps which prompted him to take

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up golf. He is now captain of the European Ryder Cup side. The

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appointment may not win him an All- Ireland medal, but it has already

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won him lots of plaudits. It was one of the proudest days of

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his life. Thank you. And the backing of the world's best golfer

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certainly helped. Rory McIlroy and a host of Europe's finest indicated

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that McGinlay was their top choice for camped in and out choice was

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simple. I played with him in the Seve Trophy and it was my first

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ever experience in a team atmosphere as a professional. He

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was a great captain, probably the best captain I have ever played

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with. I enjoyed playing under him the most. He makes you feel so good

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about yourself. He said, I want you to lead out the team. He makes you

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feel confident and he is very good at that. Last night, in front of

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the world's media, Paul -- Paul McGinley spare go back -- about

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Gaelic games. His father played for Donegal but he did reveal Gaelic

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football will form a small part of the Ryder Cup in 2014. Everybody

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who knows Gaelic games... It is very parochial and, for me, it is

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the best game in the world. I think it is fantastic, what it stands for

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and what it gives to communities across Ireland. There is no doubt

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about it, it is part of my DNA and I would like to think I can get it

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into the team room in Gleneagles. It remains to be seen whether

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Darren Clarke will form part of the set-up. But they are hoping for

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back-to-back Irish captain's. think it would be right for him to

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play. He's a big name. I hope 2018 is too early for me. I hope I will

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play. It will not be how I see it, but hopefully one day I will be

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Ryder Cup captain. A bat on a, until next October, rests on the

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Paul -- shoulders of Paul McGinley, the Ryder Cup's first ever Irish

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captain. Ballinamallard win has been

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tempered by the news that one of its best players is in talks with

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Linfield about a possible transfer. After moving nine points clear at

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the top of the table, Cliftonville are keen to hold on to their inform

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striker. Among the highlights at last

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night's encounter was this smart save it. The game's stand-out

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moment came from this subtlety and club stealing boys away for

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Solitude. I love playing football. I play it every day. I just have to

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focus on my matches. I would love to see him playing. I would love

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him to stay until at least the summer and village best campaign of.

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He will go with our blessing if it works out for him. He is a

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Barcelona. It ensured Ballymena We understand a Kilcoo supporter

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has received a life ban from the GAA for racial abuse. It is also

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emerging that a second fan is being investigated following those

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allegations. It was a miserable day out there

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today and took a chilly one also. The question on everyone's lips is

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when will we see snow? There is still a degree of uncertainty.

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Suffice to say we will see wet and wintry weather heading our way

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towards the end of the week, but the wintry conditions may well be

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confined to higher ground. Keep tuned to the forecast. We will

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bring all the latest as we get it. No it snow on the horizon tonight.

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It is a largely cloudy picture with rain lingering around. Temperatures

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will hover around three or four degrees Celsius. The cloud will

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kick the temperatures up. Tomorrow, the odd pocket of frost where there

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are breaks in the cloud but it is a largely frost-free picture. A

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cloudy and damned one though. In the West, some brightness early on.

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Feeling noticeably breezy. The rain lingers in the East. Temperatures

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are average for this time of year, but we could see pretty severe

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gusts on the east coast. The clouds thickening in the evening. The

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front moving in from the West is what we are focusing on as it could

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bring wintry conditions. It will bring pretty heavy rain. The rain

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has prompted the Met Office to issue an early warning for rain at

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which could lead to localised flooding. Up to 40 mm of rain could

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fall which would cause disruption on the roads. The rain will

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continue to track northwards on Friday. Staying wintry and cold for

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