In business, the chief executive of drugs giant GlaxoSmithKline Andrew Witty, and the former chairman of Tesco, David Reid, are both knighted.

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Sir David Steel and George Reid brought long experience and clear minds to the task.

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Speaking after his meeting with Dr Reid, David Ervine of the Progressive Unionist Party, said he was pessimistic about the prospects for the peace process.

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