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Queen sparkles at abbey service
The Queen and the duke of edinburgh leave Westminster abbey following the observance ceremony marking Commonwealth day yesterday. a packed abbey heard a range of contributions to celebrate the event including performances from Canadian singersongwriter rufus Wainwright and south african jazz musician Hugh masekela see page 13
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INSIDE TODAY

A look ahead to the two big semi-finals: page 28

TOWNS CUP

UUC still out in front, but Omagh on thier coattails Page 31

KUKRI SECTION TWO

ULSTER CHAMPIONS
SEE PAGES 32-33

ALL THE RIGHT MOVES: The are celebrating their successTyrone club in winning the Ulster Kukri Qualifying League One title

CLOGHER VALLEY

Reflecting on the success in the various age-groups

see pages 34-37

SCHOOLS:

HITTING THE RIGHT NOTES: Rowan Halsall, David Egner and Michael Kirkwood celebrate the club retaining the Ulster Senior League
SEE PAGE 29

DUNGANNON

Bomb goes off in city

A BOMB which partially exploded under a car in east Belfast yesterday afternoon was paramilitary, according to the chairman of Belfast District Policing Partnership. The PSNI said last night that a suspicious object in the Flora Street area turned out to be a viable device, after examination by Army bomb experts. Blaming paramilitaries, DPP chairman Jim Rodgers said that a device partially exploded under a vehicle and some 120 homes had to be evacuated. Turn to page 12

Ill take UUP out of cosy Executive

BY sam mcBride Political Correspondent
sam.mcbride@newsletter.co.uk

Opposition to gay clergy

A CHURCH of Ireland parish has carried out a survey which its rector claims shows overwhelming opposition to clergy in same-sex civil partnerships. Amid continued controversy within Irish Anglicanism about same-sex relationships, the Rev Donard Collins, rector of Killowen Parish in Coleraine, said that there were 64 responses to his parish survey, all of which condemned same-sex relationships. see page 6 and letters, page 14

ULSTER Unionist deputy leader John McCallister will stand for the UUP leadership and has dramatically promised to immediately remove the party from the Stormont Executive if he becomes leader.

Announcing his candidature in an article for todays News Letter, Mr McCallister says that his first act as leader would be to remove the partys sole minister and enter into Opposition. The South Down MLAs vow comes hours after Regional Development Minister Danny Kennedy confirmed that he would stand to succeed Tom Elliott.

I have taken out nomination papers for the position of leader of the Ulster Unionist Party, Mr Kennedy told the Press Association. And I intend to submit those papers. The UUP veteran said he would elaborate on his reasons for seeking the partys top job in the coming days. Turn to page 8

Leadership hopefuls John mcCallister, left, and danny Kennedy

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