Asked after the inquest about Mrs Gray's concerns over the body armour, Captain Ian Robinson said the battalion were the "best protected soldiers in the British Army" when deployed to Afghanistan.

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Ian Pearson, Mr Robinson's parliamentary aide while he was in office, also said it was inconceivable Downing Street was behind the rumours.

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Among the events considered were the meeting of Gerry Adams and Ian Paisley last March, Devolution Day on 8 May, Iris Robinson being ejected from Stormont, Ian Paisley and Martin McGuinness at Wall Street with President Bush and the resignation of Ian Paisley Jnr.

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Anderson switched ends and was soon appealing for the wicket of Robinson, but umpire Ian Lock did not detect any edge to Prior.

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Peter Robinson, who took over the party leadership from Ian Paisley, would probably like to reach a compromise on policing and justice, but he is reluctant to confront colleagues who take a harder line.

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The Wildcats went into the break with at 24-22 lead, through tries by Lynton Stott, Francis Stephenson, Tony Kemp and Ian Talbot, despite succumbing to two tries in the first four minutes from Wigan's Jason Robinson and Chris Chester.

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