:00:00. > :00:00.forget a first look at the papers over on the BBC News Channel. But
:00:00. > :00:09.now on BBC One, Hello, and welcome to BBC Newsline.
:00:10. > :00:11.The First Minister has suggested Stormont's powers over social
:00:12. > :00:14.security could be given back to Westminster - if there is no
:00:15. > :00:20.political agreement over welfare reform. But Sinn Fein have called on
:00:21. > :00:28.Mr Robinson to join with them in opposing the legislation. Chris Page
:00:29. > :00:33.reports. In the debate over welfare reform,
:00:34. > :00:37.Peter Robinson has talked about the possibility of nuclear options. He
:00:38. > :00:42.says, at the moment, that doesn't mean he would consign to the bunker.
:00:43. > :00:48.In the night's edition of The View, he said that it's possible that
:00:49. > :00:54.powers on West... Welfare could be given back to Westminster.
:00:55. > :00:58.It can be as simple as saying that this government is not competent to
:00:59. > :01:04.take on welfare decisions. Therefore, you have to take this off
:01:05. > :01:07.us. The DUP has given increasingly cataclysmic warnings of the
:01:08. > :01:14.consequences of financial penalties at Westminster has imposed.
:01:15. > :01:20.But this Sinn Fein minister has criticised Mr Robinson's latest
:01:21. > :01:22.comments. Our call to Peter Robinson is to stand united with the
:01:23. > :01:28.Executive and with vulnerable people in society to stand up to the
:01:29. > :01:34.government in Westminster. This is worrying for people on
:01:35. > :01:37.benefits, according to a charity. People are living on subsistence
:01:38. > :01:44.levels as it is. They are concerned about what is happening, and how it
:01:45. > :01:48.is going to impact on them. The bus and has not yet been pressed
:01:49. > :01:53.on nuclear options. Around election time, politicians tend to retreat to
:01:54. > :01:58.their bunker anyway. With elections in each of the next three years,
:01:59. > :02:00.meeting agreement on contentious issues like welfare could prove
:02:01. > :02:03.difficult. And you can see that interview with
:02:04. > :02:16.Peter Robinson in full on The View immediately after this bulletin.
:02:17. > :02:19.Shareholders in the Fivemiletown Co-operative have been meeting
:02:20. > :02:26.tonight to discuss the future of the business.
:02:27. > :02:32.The future of Fivemiletown creamery is being decided tonight, at the
:02:33. > :02:39.workers here have been in the dark so far. The creamery owners and
:02:40. > :02:44.stakeholders are meeting representatives of the much bigger
:02:45. > :02:50.company, the cheese reduction company. Fivemiletown's small
:02:51. > :02:54.factory has seen around 4,000 tonnes of cheddar cheese per year. They
:02:55. > :03:00.want to transfer about production to one of their bigger factories. But
:03:01. > :03:04.it's the workers, the 50 staff here at Fivemiletown, you are most
:03:05. > :03:13.worried about their futures. You have to look at the employees.
:03:14. > :03:19.There are a lot of orders coming in, everyone is trying to help the farms
:03:20. > :03:28.out in a difficult time. We are willing to help out the farms. Show
:03:29. > :03:34.the farmer that we will support him. With losses at around ?100,000 a
:03:35. > :03:38.month, the shareholders are forced to make a decision, probably a
:03:39. > :03:45.radical one. There is still the prospect of alternative bidders,
:03:46. > :03:55.with Lake lads coming in, but at the moment it seems that the bigger
:03:56. > :03:58.company is most likely to take over. The Chief Constable has told the
:03:59. > :04:01.Policing Board that he wants a former senior PSNI officer to
:04:02. > :04:04.clarify his claim that Downing Street asked for the release of a
:04:05. > :04:07.republican who was arrested for attempted murder.
:04:08. > :04:10.Yesterday, retired Detective Chief Superintendent Norman Baxter told a
:04:11. > :04:13.committee of MPs an attempt had been made in 2007 to get republican Gerry
:04:14. > :04:18.McGeough, seen here leaving court, released. He was being questioned
:04:19. > :04:29.about a 1981 attempt to kill a UDR soldier. Mr McGeough was later
:04:30. > :04:36.convicted of attempted murder. I have asked the deputy, who is
:04:37. > :04:40.responsible for issues of conduct, and I have asked Mr Baxter to give
:04:41. > :04:47.us an account of what happened, why whom and when. I would liken to
:04:48. > :04:52.explain his statement yesterday so we can make an assessment.
:04:53. > :04:55.A twenty-three-year-old woman has died following a two vehicle
:04:56. > :04:58.collision in County Londonderry. She was Leanne Dripps from the
:04:59. > :05:01.Upperlands area of Maghera. It happened on the Agivey Road in
:05:02. > :05:04.Kilrea shortly after eight o'clock this morning A second person has
:05:05. > :05:07.been taken to hospital with injuries that are not life-threatening. The
:05:08. > :05:10.police have appealed to anyone who was travelling on the Agivey Road
:05:11. > :05:18.around the time of the accident to contact them.
:05:19. > :05:23.Jim Allister is to stand in the forthcoming European elections. The
:05:24. > :05:26.former MEPs said he would be offering voters the chance to
:05:27. > :05:34.improve representation in Brussels, and give their verdict on the
:05:35. > :05:37.performance at Stormont. On the day that it was revealed that
:05:38. > :05:41.the Irish Open is to come to Northern Ireland twice in the next
:05:42. > :05:44.three years, the BBC has learned that negotiations are under way to
:05:45. > :05:47.bring the biggest competition in golf - the Open Championship itself
:05:48. > :05:51.- to Northern Ireland. Stephen Watson reports.
:05:52. > :05:55.A hole in one for the First Minister, on the day the Executive
:05:56. > :06:00.delivered to professional golf tournaments. But a third, and the
:06:01. > :06:05.biggest of them all, could be on the way. Go see Asians are at an
:06:06. > :06:09.advanced stage to bring the Open back to Northern Ireland for just
:06:10. > :06:16.the second time. -- negotiations are at an advanced stage.
:06:17. > :06:23.I am still confident that we are capable of coming -- it is capable
:06:24. > :06:30.of coming to Northern Ireland. What stage of the negotiations at?
:06:31. > :06:35.They are way past the early stages. I am not going to come out why we
:06:36. > :06:40.are still talking, to indicate the level of confidence I have. As I am
:06:41. > :06:46.determined to ensure that we put every effort we can in order to
:06:47. > :06:50.bring the Open to Northern Ireland. For now, a deal has been struck with
:06:51. > :06:58.the European Tour with the Irish Open's return.
:06:59. > :07:02.We are show showcasing one of the world's greatest events here at
:07:03. > :07:07.Royal County Down. We know where we are going in the south, and this is
:07:08. > :07:10.simply a tremendous day for the Open tour.
:07:11. > :07:13.Royal County Down has staged big tournaments before, like the British
:07:14. > :07:18.senior open. And the amateur Walker Cup which saw
:07:19. > :07:22.Rory McIlroy play the world-famous links. That is the first time in 75
:07:23. > :07:27.years that the Irish Open will have been held here. It will be great for
:07:28. > :07:31.the course to have such fabulous players playing on it.
:07:32. > :07:38.We are consistently ranked high in the world, and Northern Ireland as a
:07:39. > :07:44.whole will benefit. It will bring golf tourists into the whole of
:07:45. > :07:50.Ireland, not only the North. Lough Erne will host the event for
:07:51. > :07:52.the first time. We've got Northern Ireland coverage now with the Irish
:07:53. > :07:56.Open. It's going to be wonderful. The golf
:07:57. > :08:00.course is certainly able to take this event, and I think that the
:08:01. > :08:05.tour pros will have a wonderful time playing here. So it's a double
:08:06. > :08:10.celebration for goals in Northern Ireland, with good news possibly
:08:11. > :08:12.still to come. Now with the weather here's Angie
:08:13. > :08:21.Phillips. Many of us had a gloomy day to day,
:08:22. > :08:28.and it will remain overcast overnight. Central and western areas
:08:29. > :08:32.should stay bright. Further pulses of rain. There is some uncertainty
:08:33. > :08:37.about how far inland that rain will get, but there is certainly
:08:38. > :08:42.potential for heavy bursts. The Met office has a rain morning in place.
:08:43. > :08:46.Be aware that there is a risk of localised surface water flooding.
:08:47. > :08:50.The rain should be out of the way by tomorrow morning, and things are
:08:51. > :08:55.improving by the afternoon. Many of us are looking at dry weather. It
:08:56. > :09:00.will be gloomy and grey with mist and hill fog to start with, although
:09:01. > :09:04.the rain should clear away quickly. Across the Republic of Ireland, it
:09:05. > :09:11.is starting to Brighton after a dull start. Also also brightening parts
:09:12. > :09:15.of Wales. It's mainly dry and the air quality is certainly better than
:09:16. > :09:21.in recent days, as the wind changes direction. It is still quite warm -
:09:22. > :09:26.up to 70 degrees. A weather front is lying across here bringing further
:09:27. > :09:33.spells of rain and a chilly wind. -- up to 17 degrees. In Northern
:09:34. > :09:36.Ireland, it does look a little bit brighter with hazy spells and one
:09:37. > :09:42.too scattered showers. Most places are drying with highs of 13 or 14
:09:43. > :09:46.degrees. Similar temperatures into the weekend, but rather unsettled
:09:47. > :09:48.with further spells of rain at times.
:09:49. > :09:53.That's it for now. You can keep up to date with News Online and follow
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:09:56. > :09:59.night.