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throughout the evening on the BBC News Channel. We are back with the

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Good evening. The former United States diplomat Richard Haass and

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Meghan O'Sullivan are to return to Belfast to host bi-lateral talks

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around flags, parades and the past this weekend. The two returned to

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America after talks between the five Executive parties broke up on

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Christmas Eve without agreement. Here is our political reporter,

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Stephen Walker. Richard Haass and Meghan O'Sullivan

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went back to the United States on Christmas Eve after hours of talks

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fails to produce an agreement among the five Executive parties. Richard

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Haass said he would be contacting the and it seemed a return to

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Belfast was dependent on whether progress could be made. The

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Americans will return to Northern Ireland short the and will hold

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individual meetings with the five political parties on Saturday, it is

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expected there will be a round table meeting on Saturday night. Before he

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left Belfast, Richard Haass said he was disappointed in the work that

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had been done on flags when no agreement could be found. On the

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issues of parading in the past, he said the work done by the parties

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was quite impressive. He remains hopeful that an agreement can be

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achieved by the end of the year. A pilot and his passenger needed

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hospital treatment after the small plane they were in crash-landed

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yesterday in County Armagh. It came down close to houses near an

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airstrip at Mullahead Road near Tandragee. One of the men was in

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intensive care, but is now said to be in a stable condition. The other

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man's condition is not known. A 21-year-old man is in a serious

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condition in hospital after being stabbed in West Belfast. It happened

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in a house at Roden Street this morning.

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Kennels designed for Presidential guard duty have become home to

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rescue dogs in County Tyrone. The police have donated the dog pens

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used during the G8 Summit in June to an animal shelter near Omagh. Our

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district reporter, Julian Fowler, has been to see how the dogs are

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settling in to their new surroundings.

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From G8 to canine, these pens were used to house police dogs during the

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summit of world leaders at Lough Erne in June. Now surplus to

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requirements, the PSNI donated these kennels and runs to help support the

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work here. They are professional, they will

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hold two or three dogs at one time, and the kennels are dry and secure

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for the dogs, so it is really good. Great to get something that has been

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used and we will feel the benefit from the G8.

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This charity nearly faced homelessness early this year. The

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rescue animals are now settling into their new surroundings. Residents

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have been keeping a close eye on the work taking place here.

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Over the past 15 years, the shelter has re-homed over 10,000 animals and

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their new site will allow the charity to open to the public for

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the first time. We hope the turnaround will become a

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lot faster and we will save a lot more animals. This year, we have

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saved just over 600 and hopefully, we will increase that next year.

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They are now hearing up for January. -- gearing got. January is normally

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their biggest month, with unsold puppies and unwanted cats and dogs

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and pets given.. Now they have found a new home, the shelter can

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concentrate on looking after all the animals in their care. And providing

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good homes. Sport now, and in local football,

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Linfield extended their lead at the top of the table to six points,

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after a 2-1 victory over Glentoran. Cliftonville drew one each with

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Crusaders. Glenavon won 3-2 against Portadown and Ballymena United

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defeated Coleraine 3-2. You can see the results from today's

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other local football matches on the BBC Sport NI website.

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And in hockey, in the first-ever double-header of Finals at

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Lisnagarvey Hockey Club, Ards won the Women's Denman Ulster Shield,

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after a 2-1 win over Pegasus. -3-1. And in the Men's Final, Lisnagarvey

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defeated Annadale 3-nil to lift the Kirk Cup for the 32nd time.

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Now here is Geoff Maskell with the weather.

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Good evening, I hope you have made the most of a lovely Boxing Day

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because it is all change from here. We already have framework and into

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the West and the Met Office has a yellow warning for strong winds and

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heavy rain -- we already have rain. An unpleasant night, plenty of rain

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and wind, wet and wild. When we get to Friday morning, showers and

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strong winds throughout the day. It is a complete contrast to the

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weather we have enjoyed today. This is the picture on Friday, plenty of

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showers. Just about everywhere. Seven or eight degrees, but it is

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not going to feel very nice. Just a horrid day. A day to stay inside by

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the fire. What is driving the weather is this low-pressure system.

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We get a bit of a respite behind it, giving us a couple of clearer days

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into the weekend. Saturday is not too bad. It will stay reasonably dry

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with bright intervals. The wind will drop of three Saturday. Sunday

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starts in a similar fashion, not a bad day. Then the skies cloud over.

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The picture over the next couple of days is those Atlantique

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low-pressure systems. Stormy days, before storms return on Monday --

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Atlantique. The next news is at 10:15pm, that

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afternoon. Enjoy the rest of your Boxing Day. -- good afternoon.

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