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Tory MP who was an army officer here, says torture was "sometimes" justified. Can it ever be acceptable?

Colonel Bob Stewart was being interviewed by the BBC after president Donald Trump said he believed torture worked.

A conservative MP and former soldier has sparked controversy after he said he was a "kind of torturer" while serving in Northern Ireland in the 1970s. Colonel Bob Stewart was being interviewed by the BBC after president Donald Trump said he believed torture worked.

Also on the programme, Arlene Foster has confirmed that she did know about the permanent secretary's claims regarding a DUP special advisor and yet did not reveal this to the public in her speech to the assembly on 19th December last year.

Plus, as Carl 'The Jackal' Frampton defends his world title in Las Vegas this weekend everyone gets behind the Belfast boy.

And, Belfast City Council have launched a plan to boost its population.

1 hour, 27 minutes

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  • Fri 27 Jan 201709:03

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