09/08/2014 BBC Newsline


09/08/2014

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The main Apprentice Boys demonstration in Londonderry has

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The most senior police officer in the city said that although

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the day wasn't over yet it was one of the most peaceful parading

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Here's our north-west reporter, Keiron Tourish.

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Around 35,000 people were here today for the largest

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by 144 Bands who paraded in and around the city centre.

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In the first parade, local Apprentice Boys and Bands completed

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In keeping with tradition, there was a wreath laying ceremony

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in the Diamond to honour all war dead, significant in 2014

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as the loyal order remember the sacrifice of those who died

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After the religious service in St Columb's

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Cathedral, there was a re-enactment of the Siege of Derry before

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We have over the years reached out to many communities to explain

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exactly what our association is about. The historical context and

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the importance of events like this. After the main parade made

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its way through the city the PSNI District Commander said that he had

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encountered no issues of concern. I can't remember a parade as

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peaceful as theirs. I have been doing this for 30 years and this is

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a good testimony to the city which has come out of a culture year which

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has left a huge legacy for the city. The PSNI praised everyone who had

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worked to make the day pass Police are investigating reports

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of a shot being fired in the Stiles Estate in Antrim

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in the early hours of this morning. It's believed it was fired in

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Devon Square after an internment bonfire was lit

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nearby just after one o'clock. Police, who have appealed for

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information, carried out a search No-one was injured and there were no

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reports of any damage to property. Thousands of people turned up

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to watch the Festival of Flight The crowds were treated to

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a display by the Red Arrows and also got the chance to see one of the

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most iconic planes in the sky - the The son brought the crowds to the

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County Down coast this afternoon and it brought the aeroplanes. We bring

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tourism everywhere, England and further afield. We had 125,000

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people last year. We have a spectacular day today and the sun is

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shining. While the display entertained above, people got up

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close with the planes on the ground. This imitation spitfire draws the

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children in and we take ?2 to allow them to take a photograph in the

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cockpit. There is nothing better than aeroplanes in the sunshine.

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Suits me. Fantastic. Great weather. But the star of the show was the

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Vulcan bomber. It has just had an engineering job on its wings to

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extend its flying life by two years. I can understand people saying that

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this might be the last appearance at Newcastle for this playing, but

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luckily, we got the modification done with great engineering

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including people of Northern Ireland who had donated to this aircraft.

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The crowds will be back next year. Ireland women's rugby team have

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reached the semifinals of the World Cup for the first time,

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after beating Kazakhstan in Paris Ireland, who won the match by 40-5,

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led 14-5 at half-time thanks to tries by new

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cap Sharon Lynch and this individual Four more tries

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in the final quarter of the match The Irish will face either France

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or Australia in the semis. And in GAA,

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Armagh have been in an all-Ireland They are one point behind. It is

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12-11 with one minute to go. Finally here's Barra Best with

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the weekend weather. Many of us will end on a bright, dry

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note. Showers will die away. Tomorrow will be much more

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unsettled. Especially for Eastern counties. It will be cloudy and we

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will have rain moving up from the south. That will mostly affect parts

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of Armagh and Antrim. There is uncertainty how far west of that

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rain will extend. We will keep an eye on it. But for the time being,

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western areas faring better. As for Britain, we have a series of weather

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warnings. We have what is left of Tropical Storm Fitow is pushing its

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way further north tomorrow bringing stronger winds. -- Tropical Storm

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Fitow birth. -- hurricane Bertha. The rain really in Eastern counties

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and to some parts of the Midlands tomorrow. The wet weather always

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most likely across Eastern counties tomorrow in Northern Ireland.

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Showers further west. Where we do see the best of the sunshine,

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temperatures will go up. Feeling more autumnal in Eastern counties.

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The westerly winds will pick-up and will stay with us on Monday. A flow

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of scattered showers. There will be bright and sunny weather as well.

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That's it for now. BBC Newsline will be back tomorrow. Goodbye.

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