:00:09. > :00:12.Good evening and welcome to BBC Newsline.
:00:13. > :00:15.The First Minister Arlene Foster says Sinn Fein's proposals
:00:16. > :00:19.into the controversial heat incentive scheme
:00:20. > :00:22.could provide a basis for moving forward on the issue.
:00:23. > :00:25.However, she again insisted she will not be stepping aside
:00:26. > :00:30.Our Political Correspondent Gareth Gordon reports.
:00:31. > :00:37.Everyday is a school day, even politicians need
:00:38. > :00:41.help getting answers to difficult problems and today Arlene Foster
:00:42. > :00:47.took time out from other pressing matters
:00:48. > :00:49.to attend the opening of a new school.
:00:50. > :00:58.On display, an ability to bend over backwards.
:00:59. > :01:00.Cash for ash continues to smoulder, about the
:01:01. > :01:04.only thing Sinn Fein and the DUP agree on is the need to avoid a
:01:05. > :01:11.Sinn Fein want a judge led panel to investigate the
:01:12. > :01:17.It would have the power to compel witnesses to appear and
:01:18. > :01:20.access documents, a preliminary report would be ready in one month.
:01:21. > :01:29.At the heart of the times of reference of
:01:30. > :01:31.the need for Arlene Foster to stand aside.
:01:32. > :01:34.They have clearly set out their stall in reference to that not
:01:35. > :01:38.Today the only place Arlene Foster was stepping away from
:01:39. > :01:44.Will you be accepting Sinn Fein's terms of reference?
:01:45. > :01:57.Tonight she said that with the exception
:01:58. > :01:59.of stepping aside, her party believed the Sinn Fein
:02:00. > :02:01.proposals provide the basis for taking an investigation forward.
:02:02. > :02:08.Officials had raised some technical issues but said the First Minister
:02:09. > :02:12.there don't appear any insuperable obstacles.
:02:13. > :02:13.In response, Sinn Fein said nothing had changed.
:02:14. > :02:20.The only member of the Executive who doesn't belong to
:02:21. > :02:22.the DUP or Sinn Fein today gave her verdict
:02:23. > :02:28.Her handling of this has been appalling.
:02:29. > :02:30.You're able to demonstrate humility without
:02:31. > :02:48.But Claire Sugden says she has no intention of resigning.
:02:49. > :02:51.The only mess being tangled at Stormont
:02:52. > :02:53.is the one left by its Christmas tree.
:02:54. > :02:55.Up to 83 jobs are under threat
:02:56. > :02:57.at an engineering factory in Londonderry.
:02:58. > :02:59.Administrators have been called in to Schivo NI
:03:00. > :03:01.which supplies major aircraft manufacturers.
:03:02. > :03:04.Our North-West reporter Keiron Tourish has more.
:03:05. > :03:07.The Schivo NI group bought the plant around 18 months ago and said
:03:08. > :03:09.that the time that it had plans for expansion.
:03:10. > :03:14.The plant, which makes part of the aviation industry and has
:03:15. > :03:16.aerospace company Bombardier amongst its clients,
:03:17. > :03:22.But now there are real fears for those jobs.
:03:23. > :03:24.The Waterford-based group says that, unfortunately,
:03:25. > :03:29.despite its best efforts and considerable investment,
:03:30. > :03:34.it was unable to turn things around here.
:03:35. > :03:38.The administrators have now been called in
:03:39. > :03:41.and they will carry out a thorough review of its operations
:03:42. > :03:43.here before advising on the best course of action.
:03:44. > :03:46.One union said the unions is yet another huge blow
:03:47. > :03:48.to the industrial base in the north-west,
:03:49. > :03:54.Judging by what's happened in this instance,
:03:55. > :04:03.The discrimination against the North West is in actual fact.
:04:04. > :04:09.Despite all the political changes, Derry is still at the tail end
:04:10. > :04:11.of the queue when it comes to investment and preferment
:04:12. > :04:19.While the plant could potentially be sold as a going concern,
:04:20. > :04:25.there remains a real fear over its future.
:04:26. > :04:28.Almost 9,000 homes and businesses were without electricity
:04:29. > :04:31.for several hours in Enniskillen earlier today
:04:32. > :04:35.after a swan brought down an overhead cable.
:04:36. > :04:38.The live power line hit cars parked in a petrol station forecourt.
:04:39. > :04:46.Our south west reporter Julian Fowler has more.
:04:47. > :04:50.Staff inside the shop in Enniskillen described a bang and a flash
:04:51. > :04:54.as the lights went out and a power line came down.
:04:55. > :04:59.They said one car park to the petrol station forecourt lit up
:05:00. > :05:04.It also struck a van with two men inside.
:05:05. > :05:13.until NIE engineers arrived to turn off the electricity.
:05:14. > :05:16.It happened after a swan struck an overhead power line.
:05:17. > :05:18.It was killed, but given the circumstances of a live power
:05:19. > :05:22.cable falling onto a petrol station, this was a dangerous situation
:05:23. > :05:30.which could have had catastrophic consequences.
:05:31. > :05:32.Rugby and Ulster have lost to the Scarlets in Wales
:05:33. > :05:42.They were beaten by 16-13. Nial Foster reports.
:05:43. > :05:54.It was almost a cruel sense of deja vu for Ulster. COMMENTATOR:
:05:55. > :05:58.Opportunity for Dan Jones. Paddy Jackson was spared his blushes after
:05:59. > :06:04.tracking back with a try saving tackle. At the other end, the
:06:05. > :06:12.visitors made their mark. Jacob Stockdale goes over for the opening
:06:13. > :06:19.try. A conversion and two penalty kicks for Jackson gave Ulster a
:06:20. > :06:23.7-point lead at half-time. On the hour mark, controversy as the home
:06:24. > :06:31.side notched in front. The Italian referee deemed this Ridley tackle
:06:32. > :06:40.was high. He was shown a yellow card and the Scarlets awarded a penalty
:06:41. > :06:43.try. Ulster fail to score in the second half and fell to another
:06:44. > :06:45.defeat. The former Brazilian football
:06:46. > :06:48.manager Luiz Felipe Scolari has thanked people here
:06:49. > :06:51.for making him feel so welcome Big Phil, as he's affectionately
:06:52. > :06:57.known, has been speaking to BBC Newsline's Mark Simpson
:06:58. > :07:01.who tracked him down in Belfast. What on earth is big Phil
:07:02. > :07:05.from Brazil doing in Belfast? The former Chelsea manager
:07:06. > :07:08.is now coaching in China, wandering around Saint George's
:07:09. > :07:16.market in Belfast this afternoon? I came before Christmas
:07:17. > :07:21.because I have a son My holidays, I stayed
:07:22. > :07:32.here for 15 days. Yes.
:07:33. > :07:43.I like very much Belfast. Everywhere he has gone,
:07:44. > :07:52.football fans have recognised him. They are good.
:07:53. > :07:55.I want to say thank you. My holidays have been
:07:56. > :07:57.very good in Belfast. After all, it's not Brazil,
:07:58. > :08:09.it's Northern Ireland. It's fairly mild on the weather
:08:10. > :08:11.front. Now with the weekend weather
:08:12. > :08:24.forecast here's Barra Best. We have a very quiet weekend thanks
:08:25. > :08:28.to high pressure sitting over as. Low cloud, possibly the odd bit of
:08:29. > :08:37.drizzle. Foremost, it's a dry mild night. No frost to worry about first
:08:38. > :08:41.thing on Saturday. We hold onto a lot of cloud and mainly dry
:08:42. > :08:50.conditions. The cloud will be thick enough to give a fuse box of wet
:08:51. > :08:58.weather. Some low cloud, missed and fog. It could cause some problems
:08:59. > :09:00.early on the roads. A fuse scattered showers for south-west England,
:09:01. > :09:06.maybe one or two coming into Ireland. Generally, it's a dry
:09:07. > :09:14.picture and milder than it should be for the time of year. For the middle
:09:15. > :09:20.of the afternoon, we hold onto cloudy conditions and missed the
:09:21. > :09:25.weather as well. It's not going to amount to very much. Top
:09:26. > :09:30.temperatures nine or even 10 degrees. Another mild night tomorrow
:09:31. > :09:37.night. Certainly no frost. A lot of cloud around. It should be much
:09:38. > :09:43.colder. As for Sunday, very little is going to change. A lot of cloud
:09:44. > :09:45.around, maybe the odd spot of light rain or drizzle.
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