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A new team of ministers has been appointed to

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the Stormont power-sharing executive.

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All but one of the posts have been shared between the two biggest

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Independent unionist Claire Sugden has agreed to take on the job

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It means there'll be seven new faces around the Executive table.

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Here's our political correspondent, Stephen Walker.

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Before 10am, Claire Sugden slipped quietly into Stormont

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as a backbench MLA.

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Tonight, she will have a ministerial car.

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Mid-morning, she was unveiled as the new Justice Minister.

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This is probably the most difficult decision I have ever had

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in my life, and I have said that before but certainly it did cause me

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But, as I said, it is an opportunity for me and my constituents and most

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importantly an opportunity for Northern Ireland

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and I look forward to it.

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For Arlene Foster and Martin McGuinness, today was about

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We are a that it is going to be a government

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together, I think that you will recognise the change in how we

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operate over the next period of time.

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It will be a good change and

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for those in opposition they cannot just criticise, they also have to

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It is our job as leaders to govern and we

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And intend to do that bearing in mind that we are

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ministers for everybody within our society.

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All eyes were on the Independent MLA today.

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Inside the chamber, there were words of congratulations.

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Although there was also criticism of her appointment.

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because it is a corruption of the Good Friday Agreement.

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The person who said this house of cards is

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falling and good will come of it only if the jokers at the top come

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crashing down too and do not get up again is our new Justice Minister,

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Sitting a few feet away from Claire Sugden, the TUV leader

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also had strong words for the new minister.

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Less than two weeks ago, she boasted in this house that she was

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Because today she has become the policewoman of Marlene.

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And there were also concerns from the SDLP are

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The opportunity to evolve our politics even further

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And that is very clear to our electorate, Mr

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Speaker, that this is a position for which no Nationalist need apply.

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And from the former Justice Minister there was this hope.

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What we have achieved was based on the proposals would

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Alliance put forward before we accepted the job in 2010.

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That work must continue and from the point of

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my colleagues, we will judge the new minister not

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on her age or her gender, we will judge her on how far

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The DUP's Simon Hamilton was joined by new faces.

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and moved one minister from agriculture to health.

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When the Executive meets by the first time, there will be fresh

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There will be a new kind of politics here.

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We will have a government and opposition.

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Well, our political editor Mark Devenport spoke to the new

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He asked why she decided to take the job.

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By all means, I hadn't an offer before yesterday

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but that option was there, potentially, so I was

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thinking about it long and hard over the weekend.

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I consulted with my family and constituents.

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There were people who criticised me for taking it,

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there are people who were supportive of me taking it.

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So it was about what were the opportunities there and I think

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as Justice Minister there will be opportunities, not just

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within my own department but also with another department.

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Being at the Executive table now enables me to do things

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for my constituents and indeed for Northern Ireland.

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I think this is a really progressive choice I've made

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and the Executive team that we have seems to be young, vibrant,

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energised team and I look forward to the next five years.

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Previously you have been in the naughty corner and have

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spoken out against those in charge, calling them jokers and seeing

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the house of cards will fall, have you not gone back on your

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If I have similar opinions, I will let those ministers know

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that, probably at the Executive table rather than in

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I will be confident airing my views in what I feel best

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Any worries that you are an individual independent MLA

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without a party to back you up, that you will essentially be

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outmanoeuvred by two very dominant parties in the Executive?

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There always is that risk but because the two big parties,

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and to be fair they have the mandate, overrule any

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but I intend to build a relationship with them so that

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It was always in my mind that I would not go to the First Minister

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with a wish list because I did not really think it was appropriate,

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but over the five years, I can work on issues and I do not

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I intend on having a voice, an independent voice at that.

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There has been criticism of my independence being

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compromised but I don't think that is the case.

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Justice is a job with security implications, do you think this will

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I imagine this will be, to an extent, a life changing

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decision I have made today but I am prepared for it.

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I got into politics not for myself but for other people and moving

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forward if I can make an impact on politics here then I can

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remove myself from any concerns in that area.

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The fresh inquest into the Kingsmills murders has been told

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that one of the workmen, a teenage apprentice,

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cried out for his mother as a gunman shot him in the face.

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The horrific events were recalled today by the only survivor

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Our south east reporter Gordon Adair was at the inquest

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These are the ten men who died at Kingsmills.

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Today, we learned a little bit more about exactly how they died,

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particularly the youngest victim, Robert Chambers, 18.

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For the first time, the only survivor was given the chance

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to tell a court all he remembers - a tale of brutality, fear and death.

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Dancing around a field hugging me for teaching him to drive

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because I have promised to teach him.

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Just two hours later, crying for his mother

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An 18-year-old, happy-go-lucky lad who was much loved by his brothers

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and sisters, as well as his mother and father.

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He lay motionless under his young friend, pretending to be dead.

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That night, he realised he had a duty to tell

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At that time, I was convinced I was going to die.

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I was convinced I would not get up in the morning.

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And the doctors tried to chase the police man away

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from my bedside, I would not let them.

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I made the policemen stay and take down everything that I said to them.

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Because if I had died during the night, nobody

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I suppose, even now, decades later, it brings you some morsel of

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comfort to think that all those families who suffered so much must

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have been just slightly easier because you were able

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Someone told me that, someone had told me that.

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I have been told it is normal, it is called survivors' guilt

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But I have done something for them,

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I have really done something for them now.

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Alan has carried this burden for four decades.

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he has set down at least a little bit of it.

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Prince Charles says the relationship between Britain and Ireland

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He was speaking in Letterkenny in County Donegal on the final day

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of a visit to Northern Ireland and the Republic.

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He followed in the footsteps of his mother, the Queen,

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by surprising his hosts with some words in Irish.

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Here's our north west reporter Keiron Tourish.

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Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, The Duchess of Cornwall,

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arrived in the county and click on the splendour of Donegal Castle. The

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ancient monument divided a spectacular backdrop for their first

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engagement of the day, or there were entertained by some Irish dancing

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before being given a guided tour of the castle. From there, it was off

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on foot to the historic Diamond area of Donegal town. Well-wishers had

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gathered to get a glance of the royal couple. You're very welcome to

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Donegal. The children would like to sing a song for you.

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# We are the children of school # We take pride in the things we

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do. # Lovely, very nice, enjoyed it. Lovely to see him. A privilege for

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the town. It was really nice, we enjoyed it immensely. When he came

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over and shook hands I very welcome to Ireland and especially Donegal

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and he asked if I was from here, I said yes and he said it was a little

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time to live on. They called in to a local family

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butchers, or the owners to be announced a new sausage to their

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range, the Buckingham Bangor. So down to earth. One of ours. There is

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nothing different about him. He is... He has put out the hand of

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friendship to us here in the north-west of Ireland on the second

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occasion within 12 months. So, a warm welcome for the royal

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couple in the county. Many people here believe that will help develop

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the profile of the area and boost tourism. A civic reception in

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Letterkenny later, the Prince expressed his gratitude for the

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welcome received. HE SPEAKS IRISH

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The relationship between Britain and Ireland is now better than ever and

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the relationship between the communities on this island has

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changed fundamentally since the peace agreement of 1998.

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The royal couple ended their official visit to the county in one

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of its most spectacular settings, a national park. The Prince was able

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to hear first-hand about something very close to his heart,

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conservation work going on in the county.

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The weather forecast now with Cecilia Daly.

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It was a very pleasant day in Belfast today but what does the

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forecast have in store for the next few days?

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Lots of cloud around tonight, meaning it will not be as cold

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compared to the last couple of nights. During the early hours,

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because of the gun up from the east and you can see some rain extending

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westwards across much of Northern Ireland. So, by the end of the night

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it will be damp in a lot of places. Some puddles around tomorrow

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morning. The windscreen wipers will be on the umbrellas will be up at

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times so. There will be some gaps in the rain and it is always likely to

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be more persistent in the east and south and that is due to the

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proximity of Northern England, where there is a weak weather front really

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slow-moving. It stretches down to Northern Ireland and into the

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Republic am bringing this thick cloud with some rain at times.

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Temperatures across the West much lower than today. As you can see

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there is warm, sunny weather over southern England and South Wales.

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That will extend northwards over the next couple of days. Still some

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sunshine also across the north of Scotland, although it is a bit

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cooler here. No disguise for Northern Ireland tomorrow afternoon.

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Rain at times as well, they'd be one or two showers in the east over the

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hills for instance, but the further west, the more likely you are to

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have dry weather. On Friday, that cool, cloudy damp weather moves

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away. The sun comes out and most places become drier. Temperatures

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also on the rise, up to 1617 degrees. That warming trend

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continues through the weekend. If we're lucky, it will continue into

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the bank Holiday as well but it looks as though, for the weekend

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anyway, lots of dry weather rental stock sunshine at times and

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temperatures and in the high teens, possibly a few showers as well.

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Our next BBC Newsline is at 6:25 in the morning

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You can also keep updated with News Online.

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