Angie Phillips is a British

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for BBC Newsline. She trained at the

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's College in

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and joined the service in 1985. Phillips' first job in forecasting was at the Belfast Climate Office. Later, while working at the Met Office in Aldergrove, she became part of the

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weather team. In 1995 she was transferred to

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. She is married with three children. Phillips participated in conservationism activities at the

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