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staying. Good evening. The headlines on BBC Newsline. The DUP Health

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Minister criticises Gerry Adams over his brother's rape case - he accuses

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the Sinn Fein president of letting his niece down. The Constable

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Stephen Carroll murder - the two convicted men begin their appeal. A

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reckless act - criticism of the vandal who threw life belts from the

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Peace Bridge into the River Foyle. Where are the most fines issued for

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driving a bus lanes? I will have the answer. The South African rugby star

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Ruan Pienaar commits his future to Ulster - we have an exclusive

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interview. Join me live for the details. And if you thought it was

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fresher today, tomorrow could be a details. And if you thought it was

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real shock to the system. It'll be feeling even colder!

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We begin with the latest on the controversy surrounding Gerry Adams

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and the questions that continue to be asked about his role in the case

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of his brother, Liam. Last week, Liam Adams was convicted of raping

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and abusing his eldest daughter, Aine. Gerry Adams had testified that

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his brother confessed to him in the year 2000 but the Sinn Fein

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President didn't tell the police that for nine years. This afternoon,

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the Health Minister called for the police's handling of the case to be

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examined by the Ombudsman. Mark Devenport is at Stormont. The office

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has confirmed that it has received a complaint. Strong words from the

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Health Minister. What did he say? Yes, strong words, capturing

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Question Time this afternoon and first of all, when the issue of

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child abuse was raised in general he said the should be zero tolerance

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child abuse was raised in general he towards child abuse and he

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challenged Sinn Fein politicians and called upon a Catholic cardinal to

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consider his position to step up to the mark and then he got more

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specific about the case of Gerry Adams and his brother. On the Adams

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was let down by the RUC and was let down by her uncle, Gerry Adams. And

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she was let down by the PSNI. I welcome the fact that there was a

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she was let down by the PSNI. I conviction in that case and the good

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work that was carried out. And by the Public Prosecution Service. In

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bringing Liam Adams to justice. But I do think that when it comes to the

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bringing Liam Adams to justice. But other issue of the cover-up, the

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PSNI have got questions to answer. And they need to have those

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questions answered in a very public way and that is why I believe that

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the Police Ombudsman needs to look way and that is why I believe that

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at the work of the PSNI. Gerry Adams accuses his critics of having a

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political agenda? Yes, he was speaking in Dublin today and was at

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an event where Sinn Fein were lunching their alternative proposals

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for an Irish budget but he's faced questions and said that some

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reaction was contrived and said it was coming from the DUP and some

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elements in the enough oil and he again said that he had concern -- no

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elements in the enough oil and he concern about the decision to review

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this matter. I know that I committed no offence and I did would I

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consider to be the right thing and I cooperated fully with the PSNI, with

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the Public Prosecution Service and the court and I gave evidence to the

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court so I don't have any concerns. the court and I gave evidence to the

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What is the law on withholding information? Legal sources say that

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What is the law on withholding in some respects, the law in

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Northern Ireland is firmer and in some respects, the law in

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clearer than elsewhere in the UK. There is a 1967 act which says that

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if somebody has information about a serious offence, they need to pass

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that within a reasonable time to a serious offence, they need to pass

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constable and that they don't, they are committing an offence. It will

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be up to the Attorney General, who says he will take a fortnight to

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look at the papers and will decide whether whatever happened here falls

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within that act and whether this was a relevant offence now the weather

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the evidential decision made previously by the prosecution

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service was correct. Mark Devenport, previously by the prosecution

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thank you. Two men who were jailed for the murder of Constable Stephen

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Carroll in 2009 have begun an appeal against their convictions.

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41-year-old Brendan McConville from Glenholme Avenue in Craigavon and

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22-year-old John Paul Wootton from Colindale in Lurgan were found

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guilty of murder last year. Julie McCullough was in the High Court.

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These are the men trying to have their convictions overturned.

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Brendan McConville and John Paul Wootton are currently both serving

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life sentences for the murder of Constable Stephen Carroll, who was

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shot dead as he responded to a call in this more as an effortless one

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man in Craigavon four years ago. During the trial, a key prosecution

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witness claimed he had seen one of the men, Brendan McConville, close

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to the murder scene on the night of the killing. In the Court of Appeal

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today, McConville's barrister described the witnesses account of

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what happened that night as farcical. He told the court that the

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witness was known within his own family as a Walter Mitty character

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who had a habit of making up stories. He said the court would

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hear fresh evidence from a new witness who claimed that witness --

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the witness claimed in a world that Michael lived in a world of his own.

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Barry MacDonald QC pointed out what he described as discrepancies in the

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accounts given only witness to the police almost one year after the

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murder. He said these should have alerted the police and the trial

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judge that this was not a reliable historian, to put it mildly.

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Constable Carroll 's widow was in historian, to put it mildly.

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the court to hear the beginning of historian, to put it mildly.

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the appeals and the hearing is due to continue tomorrow. Bomb alerts

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have caused disruption in north and East Belfast. Several families were

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moved out of their homes overnight because of a hoax device in the

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Silverstream Avenue area of Ballysillan. In the east of the

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city, a controlled explosion was carried out on a suspect device near

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an Alliance Party office. An army bomb unit used a robot to examine a

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plastic bag on top of a bin on Grampian Avenue. A section of the

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Upper Newtownards Road was closed and traffic diverted during the

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security operation, which lasted more than three hours. Staff were

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moved out of the Alliance office and other nearby buildings. The package

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was later declared a hoax. Coleraine Council has been told it was

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inexcusable for it not to follow safety warnings which could have

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prevented the death of an employee. A court has been dealing with the

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case of Alan Devenney, who was crushed by a skip while he was

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working two years ago. David Maxwell was in Antrim Crown Court for BBC

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Newsline. The 39-year-old father of two worked for the council for 18

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years. In July 2011, Alan Devenney died while doing his job here -

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crushed by a skip which was incorrectly loaded. Last month,

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Coleraine Borough Council admitted it failed to ensure the safety of

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employees and the public at this site. In court today, Mr Devenney's

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wife and family came to hear details of what led to the death. A

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prosecution lawyer told the court that opportunities were missed and

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this incident always have the potential to happen. She said it was

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inexcusable that the risks involved were not identified. The failings

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included not imposing a safety distance from the skip and no

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barriers to prevent the public distance from the skip and no

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gaining access to the area. The court also heard that a circular

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about a safety adjustment to the skip issued in 2008 was not

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followed. After expressing sympathy to the family, a defence lawyer

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informed the court that the council had admitted responsibility at the

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earliest opportunity. The court was told the required adjustments have

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been made to all its skips and cameras fitted to improve safety

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when loading. The judge said it was important that lessons were learned

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from this case that no council employee meets the same fate. He

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reserved judgement until Thursday afternoon. Still to come... A new

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rugby stadium and a new contract for star player Ruan Pienaar. Join me

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live from Ravenhill to find out why the South African has decided to

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illegal drugs have been seized by the police over the past year. They

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say tackling the problem is a priority and that's why they have

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re-launched an initiative targeting the distribution of drugs on the

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streets. Operation Torus will have an advertising campaign aimed at

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encouraging people to report dealing coupled with police action against

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the dealers. Helen Jones has more. Acting on intelligence, this man is

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arrested. Substances believed to be cocaine, cannabis resin and herbal

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cannabis are seized. This is Operation Torus in action. A

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clamp-down on illegal drugs. Illegal drugs is a priority for the police

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clamp-down on illegal drugs. Illegal service and we are increasing

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activity. In the last year there has been £10 million worth of illegal

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drugs taken off the streets of Northern Ireland and over 2700

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arrests. They are supplementing that by relaunching Operation Torus,

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increasing activity in addition to searching, arresting and seizing

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drugs. It's thought drugs were behind a number of recent

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unexplained deaths. They're still being investigated by the PSNI, who

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say there's no link between them. This is intelligence received by the

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police and what we are doing is acting upon intelligence. This is a

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planned search of one of three addresses in the Antrim area. Just

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over 1000 such searches have been carried out across Northern Ireland.

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And so far they've had some success. The police were keen to put these

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drugs on public display - £200,000 worth. This is a sample of drugs

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taken from the streets. We have got Valium, legal highs, cannabis resin

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and also a particularly potent form of cannabis. Herbal cannabis. Skunk.

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And the smell would let you out. Operation Torus is designed to

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tackle drug dealing at a street level. And that's where the campaign

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is focused - out on the streets. Images like this will be seen on

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billboards, in bus shelters and in Images like this will be seen on

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the washrooms of pubs and restaurants. The theft of five life

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belts from the Peace Bridge in Londonderry has been described as a

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reckless act which could have endangered lives. A man threw them

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into the Foyle river in the early hours of Sunday morning. Here's our

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North West reporter, Keiron Tourish. A patrol by members of foil search

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and rescue. It was while volunteers were tracking the life boats on the

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Peace Bridge early on Sunday morning that they noticed all five were

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removed. A man caught on CCTV who was with two other men and a woman

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had thrown them over the railings into the water. They were left

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dangling over the side of the bridge before being retrieved by the

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charity. It has become worrying for us because it seems to be somewhat

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on the increase. I know there have been several individuals taken

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through courts for summer acts. -- similar. And the judges have been

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quite severe. The public has been angered by this. It is hard to get

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into the mindset who would stoop to that level and I know that drink

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plays a big part in situations like that. It is crazy because that is

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life-saving equipment which is needed. Whoever did this is

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completely irresponsible. They save lives. They are not for taking off

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and playing with, to be honest. They are there to save lives. They should

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stay there. A former Mayor said lives were being put at risk. I saw

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the work that this charity do, fantastic work and their volunteers.

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the work that this charity do, But they give their time every

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night, protect thing the people of this city and here we have an

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individual thinking this is fun and throwing these into the water. This

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is life-saving equipment and is vital. The man police are trying to

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trace was tall, thin with cropped hair and wearing a black body

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warmer. Police will study CCTV footage in an effort to track down

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the individual. They want anyone who might have information which would

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help with the enquiry to get in touch. Still to come... Gordon Adair

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takes us on a trip down memory lane. You might have found one of these

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tucked away in a glovebox in the 1970s. And illegal CB radio. Copy?

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You may remember last week we highlighted a plan to crack down on

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motorists who block key routes such as bus lanes. This evening, BBC

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Newsline can reveal which Belfast roads are worst affected by drivers

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who park where they shouldn't. roads are worst affected by drivers

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Here's Kevin Sharkey. The message is clear. There are around 40 roads

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around Belfast with bus lanes and clearways like these. Some operate

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for most of the day, others at peak periods, in the mornings and

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evenings. But the time of day doesn't seem to matter. Thousands of

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drivers ignore the warnings. Almost 5,500 fines in the most recent

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period under review. And the roads where the worst offending takes

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place? At number five, the Grosvenor Road close to the Royal Victoria

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place? At number five, the Grosvenor Hospital, where a lot of people

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park, even at rush hours. The road with the fourth highest number of

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offenders is the Crumlin Road. Again, a road around a hospital,

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this time the Mater. At number three, - College Square East at the

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this time the Mater. At number heart of city centre traffic - not

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just at peak times but all day long. This is one of the roads where we

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had a lot of parking tickets and it could be areas with shops, people go

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into shops to get their paper and people drop of children to school.

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They might think they are only stopping for one minute but that

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does cause real safety and congestion issues. When motorists

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offend in designated lanes, it's not only other drivers who are affected.

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offend in designated lanes, it's not So the fines keep coming. The road

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offend in designated lanes, it's not where the second highest number of

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fines are issued in Belfast is Stranmillis, always with college

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life and close to the Ulster Museum. And the number one hotspot for fines

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- maybe it's no surprise - is the Lisburn Road, where almost 1,500

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fines have been issued. This area is one of the busiest hearts of

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Belfast. Perhaps surprisingly, while thousands of fines have been issued

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to motorists, there are four roads in the city where not a single fine

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has been issued for bus lane and clearway contraventions in 2012 and

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2013. York Road, York Street, the Glen Road and here on the busy

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Andersonstown Road. A Belfast-based software company is almost doubling

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its workforce in a £2 million expansion. Etain is creating 34 jobs

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and wants to win more business in the Republic and Britain. More than

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900 officers have left the police in the past four years. Another 112

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officers are expected to go by April next year. The figures were released

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in a Freedom of Information request by the Ulster Herald newspaper. The

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police recently launched a recruitment drive for 100 officers.

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Planning permission has been approved for a multi-million pound

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development in West Belfast. It includes a plan to build 450 houses

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and a hotel at the Glenmona site just off the Glen Road. It had been

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reported that the rugby star Ruan Pienaar was leaving Ulster to join

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Toulon, but he is going nowhere. Stephen Watson is at Ravenhill for

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us. Many fans thought they were losing a great talisman. Most fans

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feared the worst. Losing Ruan Pienaar would have been a massive

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load for Ulster. Since he arrived he Pienaar would have been a massive

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has been an unbelievable success story. He is a truly world-class

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player. And I can reveal that he turned down a much more lucrative

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contract with the reigning European chappies, Toulon, to stay in

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Northern Ireland. He has extended his contract to keep him at

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Ravenhill until 2017. Why is he staying? He told me in a special

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interview. It is a tough decision but I think I family is settled here

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and I have enjoyed my time with Ulster and the way we tried to play

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and still to be a part of this process of trying to become one of

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the top teams in Europe. But especially for me and I think that

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is the biggest reason that I have enjoyed this so much. We are looking

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forward to the next couple of years. We can see the building work going

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on at Ravenhill, was that part of it? Ulster trying to build this

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world-class facility? I cant believe I have been here for a couple of

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months and to see this change is amazing. The facilities will be some

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of the best in the world. Andrew part of something special is amazing

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for me. Did you have to turn down better offers? That is difficult to

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say. I am just happy to stay here longer. Hopefully I can continue to

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play as well as possible here and add something to the team and I'm

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just delighted to make that decision. And to be certain of what

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my future holds. It was not all about money? Much more than that?

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For sure. You have to enjoy your job. I only have a couple of years

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left and to play with a side as good as this is very special for me. Like

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I said, I have made the decision and hopefully

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memories on this pitch in the next couple of years. It is a massive

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boost for Ulster rugby. The man who convinced him to stay was Ulster's

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Director of Rugby, David Humphreys. He's also been speaking to BBC

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Newsline. At this time of year in every contract cycle, there are lots

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of players looking at options and we were delighted that Ruan Pienaar has

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decided to stay with Belfast. Any player will find someone willing to

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pay more. You have to offer an opportunity to maximise your career

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and the potential that every player has and slowly but surely, Ulster

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have done that. The fans thought he was gone. Did you think that? If you

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ask him, he would have told me if you weeks ago when we started with

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these rumours, he told me that he was going to stay. It is easy to get

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caught up in speculation and for us, he was central to what we are doing.

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We have to keep that quality. And Ruan Pienaar told me he has arrived

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back from South Africa and cannot wait to get into the team for the

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European match on Friday night against Leicester. Four of Belfast's

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top boxers have arrived in Kazakhstan ahead of the World

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Amateur Championships. Among the quartet is double Olympic medalist

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Paddy Barnes, who has yet to win a medal of any colour at the elite

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Paddy Barnes, who has yet to win a event, but is determined to do so

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this time round. Nikki Gregg reports. He's written his name into

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the history books in recent years as one of Ireland's most decorated

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boxers. Winning medals at Olympic, European and Commonwealth level,

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Paddy Barnes has found success at the World Championships harder to

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come by. I am always train to go the full mile. Anything else, you are

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second best. Or a loser. I will be very happy with a medal because that

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is the only medal I have never got. I got to the quarterfinals in 2007

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but this is my year for a medal and please God, Gold. If the tournament

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in Kazakhstan gives Barnes the opportunity to fill a long-standing

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gap on his CV, it also marks the arrival of a rising star on the

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world stage. Holy Trinity's Sean McComb joined the senior team

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earlier this year. The lightweight is regarded as one of the most

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earlier this year. The lightweight exciting prospects on these shores.

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You have to do with the pressure in the ring and that comes with being a

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good boxer. You can have all the talent in the world and not juice

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the goods in the ring. It is just natural. I can handle the pressure.

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It helps being part of a tight-knit team. There is a great bond between

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all of us because we have come through

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of teasing to be had. I am afraid of flying so I wish the championship

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was in Belfast. Paddy is a bit of a hypochondriac. If there is anything

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to the plane about, he will. He complains about waiting to long in

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the airport and about the heating. Always complaining. But it is worth

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it. But as part of his routine - complaining. There's no doubt that

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return flight will be much more bearable with a few medals on board.

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Gaelic football and Kieren McGeeney has rejoined Armagh as part of the

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county's management team. And the League Cup tonight as Glentoran

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against Linfield at the Oval. We will have all of the results on the

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late bulletin. There was a surprise new DVD released this week - a

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reworked version of the 1970s hit Convoy. It was first made when the

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CB radio craze was at its height. The radio sets were hugely popular

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here, even though they were illegal at the time. Our good buddy, Gordon

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Adair, has been taking an affectionate look back at a time

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when CB ruled the waves. 1978, haircuts were a criminal and the

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clothes were desperate and car as... They were actually quite cool. In

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many of these motor car as you might have find in the glovebox one of

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these. And illegal CB radio. Copy? You always had them selling

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accessories but never CB radios. That was always bought under the

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counter. You always had to look around for anybody watching. Get

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that into a bag quickly. Always great fun. I know if you people that

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brought them into the country at that time and were brought in by any

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means. You could have brought them in on a card trailer or by

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aeroplane. Boats and lorries. CB was the forerunner of social media, and

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we are so addicted to that night. I used to sit and do my homework and

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listen to these American truckers and it was fantastic. You heard that

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slang and then the movies came along. And you related to that slang

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slang and then the movies came they were using in the movies

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because I had heard that on my CV. Did you find yourself slipping into

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an American accent? Sure! Time to Did you find yourself slipping into

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see if there are any good buddies left at their... -- out there. Copy?

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One, four, copy? Hello? Hello! You need the American accent! What was

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your handle? Your wrapper? Your 20? CB radio had a lingo all of its own.

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We're sharing memories on our Facebook page. Join the conversation

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if you like. The weather forecast is next with Angie. Some suggestions

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for your handle? The weather woman. Ray of sunshine? That will do!

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I am not into that lingo. There will be a transition today. We have lost

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the southerly winds the problem winds brought those reasonable

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temperatures over the last few days but we still reached 16 today. That

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is above average. Still clinging on to that mild air. This cold air is

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to the north and over the next couple of days brisk northerly wind

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will bring that cold air across many parts of Britain and Ireland and

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also some showers as well. Before this even, the wind is not too

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strong and apart from the odd shower it is mainly dry and cloudy for the

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end of the day. We might get one to light showers feeding in as a breeze

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picks up from the north-west through the night but most places stay dry

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and it's a cooler night then recently with temperatures around

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nine or ten but some rural spots good tip to eight degrees. Tomorrow,

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that brisk north-westerly wind has to be a feature. It will make it

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feel quite a good bet colder and will bring showers. Project eagerly

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for the morning. Especially across mid-Ulster and Fermanagh but more

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frequent showers across Londonderry, County Antrim and towards Belfast

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and particularly North Down. There could be the odd sharp one. Even

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once they clear away, we are not out of the woods. We could get some

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trickling into the northern counties. But some places will avoid

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them for the afternoon and there will be gaps in between.

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them for the afternoon and there Particularly for parts of Fermanagh,

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County Down and armour, mainly dry with sunshine and look at those

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temperatures. 11 or 12 degrees. If you are planning any walk tomorrow,

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you will need layers of clothes and those leaves on this Lagan took part

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were be blowing around. And that stays with us tomorrow night, it

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will be colder still, perhaps five degrees in rural spots. Thursday,

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windy and dry with sunshine but the degrees in rural spots. Thursday,

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chilly weather continues into the weekend. You can keep in contact on

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Facebook. Do you copy, good Audi? !

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