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Look to the west for a clue at what is to come for the weekend. Not bad

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but it stays pretty unsettled. More details throughout the evening.

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Thank you very much. Good evening. The headlines in BBC

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Newsline. The trial begins of the man accused of trying to kill County

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Armagh woman Natasha McShane. We have the latest. After a week on the

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run, the man wanted in connection with the murder in Londonderry is

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caught. The Health Minister says the final abortion guidelines should be

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with the Executive within weeks. Professor Jim Dornan joins us live

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to discuss the issue. What can Irish league football learned from ice

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hockey? I have come to a game to find out. One win in ten World Cup

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qualifiers, should Michael O'Neill and get a new contract? Some wet

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spells this evening, but it will improve and tomorrow will be a

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better day. First night, in the United States the trial of a man

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accused of the attempted murder of a County Armagh student is underway.

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Natasha McShane was assaulted in Chicago in 2000 -- Michael 2010. She

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was on her way home with a friend when they were attacked. Natasha has

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been unable to walk or speak since. Her family are in Chicago for the

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trial. The family of Natasha McShane travel to the United States from

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Silverbridge for the trial. Her mother is expected to give evidence.

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The man accused of attacking Natasha McShane and Stacy Jurich is

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34-year-old Heriberto Viramontes. It is alleged he attacked the women

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with a baseball bat as they walked home after a night out. A woman who

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was with the accused is Marcy Cruz, she has already pleaded guilty to

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the attempted murder and will testify against the defendant as

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part of a plea deal. The family are being supported by members of the

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expat community. The Silverbridge woman who was 23 at the time of the

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attack is still unable to walk or speak. Jurors will see a video of

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Natasha attempting to walk. Police in Londonderry say a follow-up

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operation following the arrest of Kevan Smith has now ended. 40 homes

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in Ederowen Park had to be evacuated. The 58-year-old had been

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on the run since the murder of Barry McCrory last week -- Kevan Smith. He

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was found in Galliagh this morning. Forensic officers spent the morning

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carrying out a detailed follow-up search in and around the Galliagh

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estate following the arrest of Kieran McLaughlin. They used metal

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detectors in their search. Trains were subjected to a Ferrer search.

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He was detained here around 3am -- a Ferrer search. He was armed, but no

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shots were fired. The arrest operation was carried out by a

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specialist team from the PSNI. Earlier, members of the gardai who

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had been involved in the search operation were alerted to his

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presence in Donegal. They tracked Kieran McLaughlin until he crossed

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the border where the PSNI specialist unit moved in to carry out the

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arrest operation. I do not think it would be helpful to go into the

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specifics. I am prepared to say that we also recovered what we believe

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handgun type firearms and a shotgun. handgun type firearms and a shotgun.

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At one stage, police were examining two vehicles in different parts of

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the estate. During the alert, which lasted until this afternoon, around

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40 homes were evacuated and the area has now returned to normal. In the

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community, there is relief. People are glad it has come to a safe

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conclusion. People are glad that Kieran McLaughlin is in safety and

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the PSNI have him in custody and people are glad in the way that it

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has unfolded. Kieran McLaughlin is being questioned about the murder of

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Barry McCrory. The Health Minister Edwin Poots says he should have

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final guidance for doctors on when making carry out abortions with the

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Executive within weeks. Two families who have been told their babies have

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serious foetal abnormalities have called for a change in the law. In a

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moment we will hear from a senior obstetrician, but first we report on

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the background to the recent controversy. Sarah Ewart had to

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travel to London for a termination because she was told her baby had no

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chance of survival. The Health Minister met the other couple who

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are carrying twins with the same condition this week. The father, who

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wants to be known as Chris, says the law needs to be changed. For us, it

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it means that this terrible situation, is so emotionally

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draining, but the way the law stands at the minute is making things so

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much harder and is putting strain on me and my partner. The law states

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that abortion is only allowed in Northern Ireland with the long-term

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physical or mental health of the woman is affected. It would seem

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this controversy has arisen because some health trusts are more cautious

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about carrying out any terminations because of new temporary guidelines

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which were issued in March. One senior doctors said the risk of a

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possible jail sentence has made health service staff extremely

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nervous. We are dealing with the hugely sensitive issue. This is at a

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time when there is a lot of pain and grief and anxiety being expressed

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and I think that we have to reflect and respect those sensitivities and

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I have a course of work to do and that is the work that we are

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proceeding with and I trust that I can take that to the Executive at

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the earliest possible date to bring some finality and closure to this

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issue. Doctors and their colleagues alone with the families are now

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looking for urgent clarity around abortion in Northern Ireland --

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along with the families. With me now is Professor Jim Dornan who has many

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years experience working in the health service. First of all, what

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clarity is required? A few days ago the minister said he would ask the

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cramp at a tutor for clarity and that would be good. When you have an

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unambiguous statement who says that those who work under the 2009

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guidelines are unlikely to have a successful prosecution brought

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against them. Secondly, we need to at least temporarily, it is good to

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hear that another set of guidelines will be brought out, but in the

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meantime we need a return to the previous guidelines. That would be

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helpful. Thirdly, we would ask them Minister to go back to his

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department and say the areas that were pointed out about conscientious

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objection and postabortion care, tell me what your best is? Then we

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will have guidelines that we can all sign up to which we have used

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basically for the last 50 years. While this issue has come to light

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in the last couple of weeks, clinicians have been dealing with

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the matter quietly for a lot of years, so take a listen to what the

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Health Minister had to say. It has happened many times over the years.

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That is something that has been happening in Northern Ireland and

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this is very often cases where children have no prospect of life

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outside of the worm. More importantly, where the continuation

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of a pregnancy may cause a risk to the mother. Just to be clear, he was

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asked a question about termination in the case of foetal abnormality,

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what is your reaction? Over the last 50 years there has been no change of

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practice. All pregnancies, whether it is up problem for the mother, are

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dealt with sometimes by early delivery and that is if there is

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thought there could be a permanent long-term problem the mother. In no

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cases do I know were a pregnancy has the indication being foetal

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abnormality -- long-term problems for the mother. It is against

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European law. We could only carry out a termination where it is for

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the good of their mental health of the mother and sometimes for the

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physical health of the mother. I do not know of any cases where it has

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been done for foetal reasons. Given this controversy, have you been

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asked for your advice? No, I have not. I know that I am talking for

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many obstetricians and other midwives, paediatricians as well,

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that we would be only too willing to help. What advice would you give?

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They are are womenfolk and we should look after them and not send them

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away. Lots more to come. Could air passions of tax charges in the

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Republic affect tourism here? -- air passenger tax charges. The DUP MP

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Gregory Campbell has accused the Republican movement of setting up

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its own committee to deal with cases of sex abuse 13 years ago. The

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allegation made in the House of Commons today jarring questions to

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the Secretary of State has been rebuffed by Sinn Fein who say the

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claim is untrue -- during questions. The voluntary sector had

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an unfair burden. Will the Secretary of State comment on information I

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have received about a fixed committee which existed within the

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republican movement jeering 2000 which dealt with almost 100 sex

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abuse victims, -- during 2000. Will she join with me in calling for

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those people to come forward and help those many innocent victims

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deal with the nightmare that they are still dealing with 13 years

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later? His comments have been dismissed by the Deputy First

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Minister Martin McGuiness. I would not credit -- Michael credit

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anything he would say with an answer. A senior detective has

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denied claims he tried to sabotage the appeal of two men found guilty

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of murdering Constable Stephen Carroll. Richard Harkness said that

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police believe that a defence witness had been threatened at

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gunpoint. Constable Stephen Carroll was shot dead by dissident

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republicans in Craigavon in March 2009. Brendan McConville and John

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Paul Wootton were found guilty of the murder but they are appealing.

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At the original trial, a man known as Witness M said he had seen

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Brendan McConville near the scene of the crime, but his father told the

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appeal that he liked to make up stories and could not be believed.

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In April, his father was arrested after he made a sworn statement to

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defence solicitors. Today the police officer in charge of the

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investigation gave evidence. A prosecution barrister asked Richard

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Harkness what he thought of allegations made by the defence that

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he tried to sabotage the appeal by arresting Witness M's father. He

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replied that there was -- that those allegations were untrue. The

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detective told the court that he believed his father may have been

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held and threatened at gunpoint and is said that arresting him on

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suspicion of withholding evidence was a last resort. The detective

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told the court, I had reason to believe he was under immense

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pressure from people who would not have the interests of justice at

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heart and would not think twice about inflicting serious violence if

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they did not get their own way. A defence barrister put it to the

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detective, you had him arrested in order to pressure him to withdraw

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his statement. However, he rejected this, saying I acted properly, as

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responsibly as could be expected in a difficult situation. After almost

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two weeks of hearings, tomorrow is likely to be the last day of

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evidence in this appeal. The judges will then consider their verdict.

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The 20-year-old motorcyclist has died in a crash in Carrickfergus. It

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happened this morning on the New Line in the town. The police are

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appealing for witnesses to come forward.

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Unemployment has fallen in Northern Ireland for the eighth month in a

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row. September's figures show 600 fewer people claiming jobless

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benefit and it keeps the rates year at 7.3% which is below the UK

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average. The actions of a Chief Fire Officer and chairman of the Fire

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Service Board have been described as wrong and reprehensible.

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A report by Stormont's Public Accounts Committee also said a

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decision to suspend a whistle-blower cause the service reputational

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damage and financial loss. And for the first time the BBC can reveal

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the identity of a second whistle-blower.

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It is not the firefighters at the front line who are being criticised.

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It is the people managing them. The reporter scaling --... In 2011, Miss

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Ford accuse them of financial wrongdoing. His decision to suspend

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her was clearly wrong. It attempts to justify his decision were

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reprehensible. It has a long time in coming. They are disappointed that

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no one has been held to account. While she waived her right to

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anonymity, the BBC can reveal the other whistle-blower was the

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financial controller. Despite an independent investigator upholding

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the complaint, first three years he was forced to work elsewhere.

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Despite all the criticism, no one has been held to account. He took

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legal advice on it. Everyone studying the report could identify

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the people who contributed most to a damning report. The BBC's on

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investigations revealed details where people used funds for their

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own use. The response of the committee means that all conflicts

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of interest must be declared. Public bodies will be held to account, it

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is important to note that this case only came to light when the

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whistle-blowers came forward. It is therefore vital that those people

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are properly protected and not made to feel vulnerable when they decide

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to lift the lid on the places where they work.

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Business groups have raised concerns about the impact on tourism and

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airports after the Republic announced it is to completely phased

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out in Air Passenger Duty on short-haul flights next year. Here

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are the equivalent duty is ?13, but as Will Leitch now reports, cutting

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the rate would be no simple matter for the Executive.

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?13 tax for every passenger flying into Belfast from the UK airports.

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Long haul is considerably more. But as the prospect of paying less tax,

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3 euros for the Republic, enough to make essential visitors give us a

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mess? Tourism chiefs were at a meeting today. Despite the North's

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recent high profile successes, it is a big issue. Most of our business is

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short-stay business. They want to fly and directly. It is not

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competitive with the Republic. Most of ours are coming in from the

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United Kingdom. We are not competitive with the South. For one

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man with the Northern Ireland President Obama to their is less

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concern. The bottom line is the customer is looking for value and it

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is important we push our good value message. We need to promote the

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range of things to say and do here. These passengers flying into Belfast

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today have already paid duty and there is little prospect of its

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being abolished in the near future. The finance minister was to lobby

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Westminster for that. That approach is worrying some tour operators.

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Tourism is an important industry and we have got to wake up now, we have

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got to look at the tax, look at VAT and reassess that. To potatoes --

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tour operators will need to find 60 million to 90 million from

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Stormont's budget. These are testing times for football

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in Northern Ireland. A very disappointing World Cup qualifying

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campaign and worryingly low attendances in the Irish League.

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Indeed, at the weekend, the Belfast Giants ice hockey team got three

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times more spectators than any Irish League game. So good footballer and

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anything from ice hockey? Well in east Belfast Giants and

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near-neighbours Glentoran have swapping notes.

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The Iceman arrives at the Oval. The general manager of the Belfast

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Giants was a guest of Glentoran's director of football. The attendance

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at the game was just under 3000 spectators. There are things that we

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can do differently. There are things that you could do differently. 60%

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of your stadium is going home unhappy. We need to make it more

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about the experience. Football could learn from North American sports in

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general. It is entertaining. Todd Kelman seems to have enjoyed

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his night at the Oval. Next up across the road at the Odyssey. This

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time, Roy Coyle as the guest and he is impressed. Not just by the modern

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facilities, but the crowd of more than 4500 spectators. Every time

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there has been a break, there are supporters here. We have a half-time

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in the Irish League. All you see is Irish League players warming up,

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kicking a ball. If we can introduce something like that into our game,

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we can attract more people. Put some hamburgers on something. It all adds

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to it. The families and young ones in particular, you see all those

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kids here, young teenagers, that is the way forward. That is what they

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are trying to promote. You are a football man through and through,

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did you enjoy tonight? I did. I was a little concerned because I did not

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know the rules of the game. I still don't know what they are after

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watching it. They use their hands most of the time, it is not an

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ex-Mac but they have got better facilities and more families than

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football. Football is struggling to keep up.

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Northern Ireland's World Cup campaign ended with a respectable

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draw in Israel last night. Will the manager be staying on? Gavin is

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here. He is keen to stay in the job. But his campaign doesn't make pretty

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beat Ding. -- reading. Our reporter has been travelling with the squad.

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Turning performances into points has been the problem for the players for

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much of this campaign. Michael O'Neill had shuffled his back and a

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desire for fresh legs and since as vengeance led to a rethink. Just

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before have time, seemed like little had changed. Last night in the

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second half he got his captain had changed. Last night in the

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leading from the front. We have put so much hard work into this campaign

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with little reward will stop it is nice to finish off on a higher note.

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And a goal? Yes, that was night. -- nice.

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The keeper has made a good save when I swivelled one end. Push hard for

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the next campaign because I am looking forward to it. It is the

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biggest honour you can have playing for your country. For O'Neill, less

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points than he would have hoped for but plenty of reasons why he wants

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to stay. We have played ten games. After 75 minutes in every game, we

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have been ahead, we have been level, we have been behind by a goal. They

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need to be tougher in certain games mentally. This group of players

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going forward into the euros will continue to work hard and continue

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being committed to each other. Nice to get a goal on an away trip. Very

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positive in the second half. Hopeful for the future. Happy to see him on

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-- staying on? Very much so. This should make his renewal of his

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contract a formality. The Republic of Ireland defeated

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Kazakhstan 3-1 last night in their final World Cup qualifying game. The

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visitors took the lead before Robbie Keane led the comeback, meaning the

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Republic and a second seats the Euro 2016 qualifying campaign. That could

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be worth a lot of money to the Association. It could be a

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qualification if things go through. That could be massive.

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Two grams and Rory McIlroy is offering to put off the course

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matters behind this week. He is back in turn at action at the Korea Open

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after a month off and has admitted that this season has been a

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struggle. I have not been able to live up to my expectations. That is

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coming off the back of good year and 2012. It was always good to be

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tough, but that is what I wanted to do. This year, on the whole, a

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little bit of a disappointment. I want to finish the season strongly

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and get prepared for 2014. We wish him well.

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It is a lot better in Korea than it is here. Horrible downpours here. It

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will get better after what was a bit of a wash-out at times today. For

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the majority of us, it really was quite miserable. Fairly persistent

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rain edging into the Republic of Ireland. Some bright spots on the

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radar, too. Up to an inch in around some areas. The cloud has been

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breaking up, somewhat milder conditions following. We are

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watching this narrower band of showery weather, it is already into

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the southern counties, and it will continue to track its way northwards

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through this evening. There could be local heavy downpours on this one.

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If you are on the roads, you will know it. There will be a lot of

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surface water on the roads as well. Showers lingering for part of the

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night. In other parts it will clean up. Mild air from the South, it is

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not too chilly tonight, temperatures are around seven or eight degrees.

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Tomorrow, it is a better day. Dry and much brighter than today. I

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think we can beat Aaron Tete a little bit of sunshine and the best

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of that is likely to be during the morning. In the afternoon we will

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see the clouds starting to fill in from the south. There may be the odd

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shower, but it is mainly dry. Mainly dry apart from the odd shower and

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temperatures better than today, 15 or 16 degrees. The clouds gather

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more for tomorrow night. We have some showery bursts later.

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Temperatures of around ten or 11 degrees. Into Friday with another

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wet spell. Windy as well, so not very pleasant for the second half of

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Friday. For the weekend, low pressure is in charge. Pretty mild

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and winds should be later. Hourly summary is at 10:25pm. We will have

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the latest of the trial in Chicago. That is it for now. You can keep in

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touch with the

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