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The DUP and Sinn Fein have become embroiled

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in a war of words today following the First Minister's comments that

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the Assembly system is not fit for purpose in its current form.

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Peter Robinson said he wanted the Government to convene new talks

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The Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness questioned whether they

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would be successful because of opposition from some unionists.

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Our political editor Mark Devenport has this report.

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Complaints about the delays and vetoes built into the current

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But what is bringing the issue to the boil now is the divide between

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Sinn Fein MLAs demonstrated outside the Assembly building yesterday

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against what they view as Tory welfare cuts.

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Republicans appear prepared to maintain their opposition, at least

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until next year's general election, in the hope that a new Government in

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London might cut Northern Ireland benefit claimants a better deal.

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By contrast, the DUP fears Treasury fines combined with the price of

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introducing a standalone computer system will break the Stormont bank.

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We now have an issue which simply cannot be left on the shelf, it is

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one that has to be dealt with, because we simply cannot afford in

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terms of welfare reform to lift up the tab of ?1 billion a year, when

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we only have a budget for resource expenditure of ?10 billion.

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We simply couldn't cut by ?1 billion the services we give to the people

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and the people who provide those services within the public sector.

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If you don't get what you want, is this a resigning matter?

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You are not going to find any member of the Democratic Unionist

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Party who will be willing to cull that much out of the budget.

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What kind of party would be prepared to allow the people of

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Northern Ireland to suffer by having the welfare costs applied

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By calling for a round of negotiations,

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just like the St Andrew's talks in 2006, Peter Robinson is consciously

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He is arguing it is time to scrap the system we had for

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the past seven years and replace it with something radically different.

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Sinn Fein has always been up for an engagement on meaningful and genuine

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and positive dialogue and discussion to resolve problems and we will do

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so again, but I do caution everybody as to whether or not this is a

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serious attempt to resolve these issues, and I think many people out

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there will be asking themselves very serious questions about those who

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have been invited, to talk to them, who have not yet been agreed and the

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negative approach they have adopted to these institutions over

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Stormont has the builders in, carrying out vital repairs.

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When or whether political repair work gets

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Media reports in Mauritius say four people are being questioned

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in connection with the murder of Tyrone woman Michaela McAreavey

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Her family say they've been informed about new developments.

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Michaela McAreavey was 27 when she was murdered by one honeymoon in

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Mauritius in January 2011. The daughter of Mickey Hart, she was

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staying at the legend's hotel with her husband John. Two former hotel

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workers were acquitted of the killing following a high-profile

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trial in the summer of 2012. No-one has ever been convicted of her

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murder. A fresh investigation was launched by police in Mauritius

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following the trial. Today a statement on behalf of the McAreavey

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family said they had been informed of new developments into the

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investigation. It is believed the investigation is looking at former

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workers at the hotel. The families have criticised what they claimed

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was a lack of progress in finding the killers. Now the sale will wait

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for the information before making additional comment. -- now they say

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they will await further information. The Education Minister has

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welcomed agreement by the Executive to go ahead with a single education

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board instead of the current five. It marks

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the complete end to plans for the Education and Skills Authority -

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or ESA - favoured by John O'Dowd. Our education correspondent

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Maggie Taggart reports. For seven years, a plan to create an

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all embracing Education and Skills Authority, or ESA, has missed a

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series of deadlines. So far it has cost ?60 million. As time ran out,

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the Education Minister had to admit he could not get an agreement that

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had to go for a less radical alternative. A single body that

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leaves out the other bodies in sectors he hopes to include. Even

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more modest proposal has taken time be agreed. Now the DUP says

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increased as -- increased support for these skills has won them

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around. All parties have to compromise and we need stability.

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The impasse over ESA was unsustainable. Education boards have

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been winding down for years. Everyone recognised the current

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scenario was unsustainable and we had to move forward. We needed to

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compromise but I think this has brought about a stable educational

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and environment which will be better for the system. The Department for

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Education will construct new legislation much can be approved by

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all parties by the deadline of next year.

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The financial services company Deloitte is creating more than 300

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jobs in a major expansion in Belfast.

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The well-paid posts are in technology as well

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as finance and will be delivered over the next five years.

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It is the second time that Deloitte has expanded here in as many years.

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The average salary here is around 33,000 for the jobs we have

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announced today. That is a good, high level, particularly for

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graduates and people who are looking at an opportunity to move back to

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Northern Ireland to get a job. Deloitte is a global firm and we

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have two face-off other international competition and we

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have secured this for Belfast. Hundreds of people gathered

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at Belfast City Hall today to pay tribute to the boxer Carl Frampton,

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who was crowned world IBF Champion The man from Tigers Bay

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in the city was the special guest Mervyn Jess was there for

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BBC Newsline. He strolled on the stage at City

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Hall as Belfast's new sporting hero. Crowds of people turned out to catch

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a glimpse of Carl Frampton, he was given a Lord Mayor's reception to

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mark an exceptional achievement. There are hundreds of people here to

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welcome and to congratulate the latest World Champion

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from this part of the world, Carl "the Jackal" Frampton, standing

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beside the Lord Mayor of Belfast. This is obviously a very important

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day for the city, but just explain why it was you thought it was

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important to have Carl on that stage There was no point

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in doing something behind closed doors, the people of Belfast wanted

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to show how proud they are. What about these people gathered

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round, how important are they when you are stepping into a ring

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in a fight like that? I said it before, you know,

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the biggest crowd before this was 9,000 in the Odyssey,

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I said it adds 10% to my game. Now with the weather forecast

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here's Angie Phillips. The cloud broke up nicely in many

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parts go into today, giving sunshine. Tonight, clear spells.

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Quite cool with temperatures of around six - eight Celsius. Some

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cruel sports, particularly in the south, could be close to freezing.

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-- some rural spots. It looks as if the best of the sunshine tomorrow

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will be in the West. In fact, fine day for the rest of Ireland and

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Britain as well. Yes, there will be some cloud around, particularly in

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northern Scotland and eastern England and the south-east. But

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still some bright spells. Best of the sunshine in the West.

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Temperatures getting into the low 20s. A very pleasant and Friday. It

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stays dry and bright in Northern Ireland into the afternoon. Best

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sunshine in the West. This is where we could see CM pictures --

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temperatures getting up to 18. As we head in to first day and the

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weekend, the dry weather looks like it will continue. We still have that

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South East MEPs. A little bit of clouds drifting in from time to time

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but even then we are looking at some fairly decent bright and sunny

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spells as well. Summer seems to be back. That was

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BBC Newsline, good night.

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