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let's talk to our correspondent chris paige who is in belfast.ificant _ allegations. this is another significant development . allegations. this is another significant development in | allegations. this is another . significant development in this story, which has affected thousands of women and their children over decades here in northern ireland. they have been carrying some horrific memories for a very long time. the focus on institutions for unmarried mothers, so—called mother and baby homes and magdalen laundry is, at least 10,500 women passed through the mother and baby homes between 1922 and when the last one closed in 1990. at least 3000 spent time in one of the four mac magdalen laundries where women often worked long exhausting hours with no pay. yesterday, a report was published by a panel set up by government to design a state enquiry stop they recommended there should be a public enquiry with extensive legal powers. in the last ever, the police service of northern ireland has also announced it is starting a criminal investigation. th