BBC News NI Live - Thursday 1 December 2016

Summary

Updates for Thursday 1 December 2016
Picture: Morning sunrise over Draperstown, County Londonderry (by Peter Jones)
Two men arrested in Northern Ireland watchdog probe
Cannabis oil 'could save our daughter'
Claw hammer murderer jailed for 17 years

Live Reporting

Good nightpublished at 19:02 GMT 1 December 2016
That's all from us at BBC News NI live for today. Tomorrow it's (whisper it) Friday, so we hope you have a great evening and we'll see you then.
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We'll leave you with this goregous sunset taken by Rachel Cassidy. G'night!
Glentoran 'reject' new stadium planpublished at 18:58 GMT 1 December 2016
A vice-president of Glentoran says the club has rejected a plan to build a new stadium away from The Oval.
David Long said the current plan to redevlop the ground does not "stack up" and would rather the club build a new £17m ground at Tommy Patton Park.

Football: Arkins steps down at Portadownpublished at 18:55 GMT 1 December 2016
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Portadown appear ready to appoint a new manager, after interim boss Vinny Arkins stepped down.
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Arkins cannot replace former manage Pat McGibbon full time as he does not hold a UEFA coaching licence. Ards boss Niall Currie has been linked with the job along with the likes of Roddy Collins and Paul Doolin.
Migrant workers make up quarter of NI hospitality employeespublished at 18:49 GMT 1 December 2016
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Irish government will not oppose medicinal cannabis billpublished at 18:40 GMT 1 December 2016
The Irish government says it will not oppose a bill to make cannabis available for medicinal use in the Republic.
The bill is expected to pass a parliament vote this evening.
A ferry merry Christmas to you!published at 18:30 GMT 1 December 2016
You can hear Christmas music ring out across Strangford Lough this season as choirs and musicians put fairy magic into each ferry sailing.
Enough of the puns... there's a whole 24 more days to go!

More than £1.5m spent on Carrick loyalist rowpublished at 18:21 GMT 1 December 2016
The PSNI says that they have spent £1.6m policing a loyalist row in Carrickfergus in the last five months.
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Tensions have been raised in the Castlemara estate because of a dispute involving the South East Antrim UDA. At a meeting of the policing board, Asst Chief Constable Stephen Martin said 17 people had been arrested and nine charged.
Travel: Long delays on the M1published at 18:09 GMT 1 December 2016
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BBC Newsline: Stories coming up at teatime tonightpublished at 17:58 GMT 1 December 2016
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UFC: McGregor's boxing licence reignites Mayweather talkpublished at 17:39 GMT 1 December 2016
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Could UFC champion Conor McGregor be about to step into a boxing ring? Speculation has intensified that the Irishman may be closer to a fight against five-weight boxing champion Floyd Mayweather after securing a boxing licence.
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McGregor received a licence from the Californica State Athletic Commission and has said he wants $100m to fight Mayweather.

GAA: Inter-provincial competition set for next weekendpublished at 17:27 GMT 1 December 2016
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The GAA inter-provincials will take place on the weekend of 10-11 December, with the football competition in Parnell Park and the hurling taking place in Nenagh, County Tipperary.
Despite calls for the competition to be scrapped amid low attendances, the GAA's president Aogán Ó Fearghaíl said he was "delighted" to see it return.
Funeral of IRA supergrass Raymond Gilmour takes placepublished at 17:16 GMT 1 December 2016
The funeral of former IRA supergrass Raymond Gilmour has taken place in Kent. Mr Gilmour, originally from Londonderry, was found dead in his home in October.
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He was living in Kent under a false name for almost 30 years. He became an RUC Special Branch informer when he was 17 and was the only witness in a trial of 35 IRA suspects that collapsed in 1984.

Snooker: Mark Allen beaten in UK Championshippublished at 17:01 GMT 1 December 2016
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Mark Allen is out of the UK Championship after being beaten 6-3 by John Higgins.
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The match was evenly poised at 3-3 frames each before the Scot won the final three frames in a row to secure his place in the quarter finals.
Stormont produce 'child-friendly' programme documentpublished at 16:54 GMT 1 December 2016
If you want to know Stormont's plans for the coming years, you could do worse than this child-friendly version of the programme for government, as endorsed by our political editor.
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Employment pain for north west in latest figurespublished at 16:42 GMT 1 December 2016
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Vehicle that hit bridge was prison service vanpublished at 16:31 GMT 1 December 2016
A vehicle that lost its roof when it hit a low bridge in Banbridge earlier this week was a prison van, it's emerged.
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The driver drove on for 10 miles after hitting the bridge. The prison service confirmed that one of its vehicles "was involved in a road traffic incident at Banbridge".

Traffic: Delays after crash on Saintfield Roadpublished at 16:18 GMT 1 December 2016
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Executive to launch awareness campaign over paramilitariespublished at 16:11 GMT 1 December 2016
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'Hardest man' guilty of killing NI soldierpublished at 15:59 GMT 1 December 2016
A killer who boasted of being the "hardest man" in town has been found guilty of murdering a Northern Ireland soldier in Wales.
Pte Matthew Boyd (pictured), 20, originally from Carrickfergus, was off-duty in Brecon when he was punched and beaten by Jake Vallely.
Coming up on The View tonightpublished at 15:43 GMT 1 December 2016
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