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Good evening. Four people were treated in hospital overnight after

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a road crash involving a car and a police patrol in county Fermanagh.

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The driver of the car and one of the three police officers hurt are still

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in hospital. It's believed their injuries are not life-threatening.

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The crash was just before 1.00am this morning on Boa Island Road in

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Kesh. Two men have been arrested after an incident near Lisburn when

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a man and a woman were threatened with a gun. There was a fight at

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Drumbeg Mews just before 2.30am this morning. A man was punched. He then

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pulled out a gun and pointed it at a man and a woman before he fled in a

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car. Two hours later two men, aged 20 and 21, were arrested in the

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Tullycarnet area of East Belfast. A gun was recovered by the police at

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the scene. Golfer Rory McIlroy has announced his engagement to the

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Danish tennis player Caroline Wozniacki. The 24-year-old Holywood

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man proposed to her in Sydney where she is preparing for the Australian

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Open. Chris Page has more. It's the happiest of new years for this happy

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couple. Rory and Caroline posted these photos on Twitter where they

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announced their engagement. The golfer tweeted, "my first victory of

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29 014, she said "yes." ."." Caroline Wozniacki and Rory got

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together almost three years ago. Last year they spoke about their

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relationship. We are just two normal 23 and 22-year-old, having fun

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together, enjoying each other's company. We don't get to see as much

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of each other as we would like. Our names will pop-up in the media every

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now and again. I don't think that bothers us. You want to make it

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work. We are very happy. Things are working out very well. For me, I

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think it's great we both have our own careers so not one is waiting at

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home for the other one. They compete every where from Augusta to

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Australia. Sydney is where Rory popped the question. Half a world

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away in the County Down town where he grew up, everyone is pleased. I

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think he's great. He wants to start a family, get married and have kids.

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He is great with kids. I have known him since he was born. He is a

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popular boy here in Holywood. He is always very welcome back. We are

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looking forward to seeing Caroline and himself back here to celebrate

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their engagement. People in Rory's hometown have always been immensely

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proud of him. They are delighted at the news that another sporting

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superstar will be joining the McIlroy family and are sending their

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best wishes to the pair who will surely be one of the most famous

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couples in the world in 2014. Well, it's been a year when the Northern

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Ireland economy was at the mercy of the weather. Our business and

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economics editor John Campbell has been looking back at 2013 and taking

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the economic temperature for the 12 months ahead. Northern Ireland has

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had a long economic winter. The big freeze at the start of 2013 helped

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keep growth subdued. With the good weather, the economy finally started

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to pick up in the summer. At the start of 2014, most of the economic

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indicators are pointing in the right direction. Unemployment has been

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coming down, slowly, but consistently. This was the Prime

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Minister announcing new jobs at Bombardier. He was the star

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attraction at October's investment conference. Most workers have faced

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the difficulty that the their wages just aren't keeping pace with

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inflation. House prices stopped falling in 2013. They are predicted

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to rise in 2014. People who bought in the bubble years still face deep

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negative equity. Both north and south, banking remains a real

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economic drag, with many businesses still complaining they can't get the

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loans they need to grow. Ulster Bank, the biggest lender, managed to

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avoid being dumped into an RBS bad bank this year. They are due to

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report soon and there is uncertainty for staff. Stormont got a new

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Finance Minister, Simon Hamilton. His big idea is public sector

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reform. Whatever he comes up with, he is still operating in a tight

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spending environment. Economic growth should pick up in 2014, but

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the era of austerity is far from over. In local football, League

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leaders Linfield's match with Glenavon was postponed due to a

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waterlogged pitch. That allowed champions Cliftonville to close the

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gap at the top of the table to three points. They beat Coleraine 2-0. In

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today's other games: Portadown drew 1-1 with Crusaders, Glentoran

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defeated Dungannon 1-0. Warrenpoint won 3-2 against Ballinamallard and

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Ards drew 0-0 with Ballymena. Now for a look at the New Year weather

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forecast, here's Angie Phillips. New Year's Day has certainly been one

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for recoop rating in doors with that wet and windy weather around. We are

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not out of the woods yet. There is still a rain warning in place for

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this morning. A risk of localised flooding while we have persistent

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rain around. Windy to begin with, the breeze will ease down during the

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night. Apart from a few showers towards the west most places will

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turn dryer. Cool, three or four in the towns, rural spots could dip

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close to freezing with frost and icy patches. Tomorrow, bright and breezy

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day coming up. Most of us will see some decent, dry spells. First thing

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in the morning there will be showers coming in across the west and into

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the north. They will be sliding into the western side of Scotland, maybe

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turning wintry over the hills. One or two across Wales and the English

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Channel coasts. For most parts a dry and brighter day. Dry across the

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republic as well, cloud and rain will edge in there as we go into the

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after noofr into the far south-west. It won't reach Northern Ireland

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until the evening. The showers will have eased to give us dry, bright

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weather. The rain will edge its way in. We have an early warning for

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more heavy rain as we head into Friday, not just rain, strong winds

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or gales particularly around the coast. With high tides as well,

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there will be a risk of coastal flooding. Our next news is at

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10.40pm.

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