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struggled with an Australian barrage all tour. Let's hope this guy has a

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lot more success Good evening. The political talks

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chaired by the former US diplomat, Richard Haass, have broken up

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without agreement. Dr Haass has gone home for Christmas. He'll now send

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revised proposals on flags, parades and the past to the five Executive

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parties, and will decide later whether to return. Mark Devenport

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has this report. Dr Richard Haass had harboured real

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hopes is could broker a deal before Christmas. Last night's overnight

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session was his most determined effort to persuade the parties. But

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after eight hours, Dr Haass and his co-chair had to concede there would

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be no deal for now. I'm not in the business of doing postmortem --

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postmortems because the patient is still alive. It became clear over

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the last few hours that despite the fact we had invested something like

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40 hours in the last two days alone, it just became clear that it

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wasn't going to be possible. The negotiators made the best of the

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outcome. We have to be realistic. There remains a significant

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difference across all three areas under negotiation. I think with

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further effort we are capable of closing the gap. We could have done

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a deal. We didn't manage to do it. Dr Richard Haass says he may come

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back. We did not get there tonight but I think we did get real in terms

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of a better understanding of what everybody's bottom line is and why

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they are taking the positions they are taking. I remain optimistic.

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There is a lot we can get over the line in the next few days. We have

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not got a Christmas Eve deal but we can still achieve a New Year's Eve

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deal. That is the purpose of the night. Tonight we have been talking

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about those fundamental issues. People no need to reflect on what

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they have heard and what they have said and on their own position, and

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they need to reflect on that in light of the expectations in our

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community. There was no single stumbling block. But unionist

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expressed concern that some proposals for dealing with the

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troubled past may deal -- may lead to the security forces being under

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tough scrutiny than polymeric -- paramilitaries. The future of a deal

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depends on the responses of the parties to Dr Richard Haass's next

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proposals and his acceptance of their willingness to compromise.

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Police are investigating reports of a gun attack on Lisnaskea PSNI

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station in County Fermanagh. Local people heard shots shortly after

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eight o'clock last night. No one was hurt. Andy West reports.

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Through the snow, what appeared to be bullet holes puncturing the

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perimeter fence. The police cannot confirm they have come under

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attack, but gunfire was reported at eight o'clock last night. It is

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thought an automatic weapon was used. I have spoken to one of the

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people in the houses next to the police station. He said he heard the

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gunfire coming from the road. It appears to be a drive past

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shooting. It was an automatic rifle. So clearly there are a still some

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people intent on murder and mayhem. It is important that people give

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information. There are people out there who know who carried this out.

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Nobody was injured. Police are looking through CCTV footage and

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following all lines of inquiry. A 26-year-old man has been remanded

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in custody charged with the attempted murder of a colleague

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following a work Christmas party. The victim is in a serious condition

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in hospital. This report from Dan Stanton.

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Ballymena court was told that Andrew Linton from Clark Mills threw a

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punch which knocked his victim down. -- cloth mills. It happened in the

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early hours of yesterday morning after the two men had been drinking

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with colleagues. A detective constable told the court that two

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witnesses have claimed that Andrew Linton through to further punches

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while his victim lay unconscious on the ground. He also said the victim

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had undergone surgery this afternoon at the Royal Victoria Hospital.

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Andrew Linton was remanded in custody and will appear in court in

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the New Year. Two men were stabbed in Lisburn

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early this morning. It's thought trouble broke out as people tried to

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get into a property in the Iniscarn area. The men's injuries are said to

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be not-life-threatening. A woman was treated for facial and body

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injuries. A 25-year-old man was arrested but later released.

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The weather forecast is next with Barra.

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We have had a real taste of winter today with some showers and the

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biting wind making it feel much colder. This evening we hold onto

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the yellow warning for wind. The strongest winds towards the West

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Coast. There will be a few showers but overnight it will turn mainly

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dry and cold, with some frost developing. Possibly some nice first

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thing. Overall, Christmas Day will be pretty decent. We expect it to be

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fairly settled. It will be cold. There will be plenty of bright

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weather and some good spells of sunshine. Just a few showers. Maybe

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in the West. Most places will stay dry and bright. Territories will

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struggle. You will want to wrap up warm. -- temperatures will

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struggle. Another good day on Boxing Day. It is going to feel cold. There

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is no rain in the forecast until later in the evening on Boxing Day.

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For Friday, we are expecting some more stormy conditions. Merry

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Christmas. That is it. News online will keep you up-to-date. Happy

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