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North awaits de Chastelain announcement

Gavin Jennings reports from Belfast on the expectation ahead of this afternoon's news conference

Tommie Gorman, Northern Editor, assesses the likelihood of today's announcement resolving the decommissioning issue

Historian Tim Pat Coogan, former Taoiseach Dr Garret FitzGerald and Liz O'Donnell TD discuss the latest situation

The panel resumes the discussion on the prospects for further progress after the decommissioning announcement

Gavin Jennings sets the scene for the announcement at a hotel outside Belfast

Niall O'Dowd, Publisher of the Irish Post, looks at the probable reaction by Washington and by Irish Americans

Gavin Jennings quotes from a statement by the two independent witnesses

Commission says 'all IRA weapons have been decommissioned'

Opening remarks and statement by Gen John de Chastelain saying the Commission is convinced that all IRA arms have been put beyond use

Statement by the two independent witnesses, Rev Harold Good & Fr Alex Reid, confirming that decommissioning is 'an accomplished fact'

Gen de Chastelain and others respond to journalists' questions

Brown sets out his stall for UK Labour

Excerpt from the UK Chancellor's speech to the Labour Party Conference this morning

Brian O'Connell, London Editor, says it was the speech of a party leader in waiting

Search for victims of Hurricane Rita continues

Robert Shortt, Washington Correspondent, reports from the US on the aftermath of the second major storm there in a month

Roche expected to rule out electronic voting

Éamon Gilmore TD, Labour spokesman, says the Government's handling of the issue undermined public confidence

Dr Garret FitzGerald describes the initial decision to go for a system with no paper back-up as 'extraordinary'

Dundalk bypass opens ahead of schedule

Elaine Keogh reports on the official opening of the latest section of the M1

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