22/01/2017

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:00:00. > :00:11.A 51-year-old man's been charged with the murder of a woman

:00:12. > :00:15.Anita Downey's body was found in a house

:00:16. > :00:19.The police are appealing for help in finding her mobile phone.

:00:20. > :00:26.The man's expected to appear in court tomorrow.

:00:27. > :00:29.A former senior European Commission official has warned that controls

:00:30. > :00:33.at the border will have to return if the UK leaves the Customs Union.

:00:34. > :00:36.Last week the Prime Minister said Brexit will mean leaving the union,

:00:37. > :00:39.though she will seek to negotiate a new customs deal with the EU.

:00:40. > :00:41.Michael Lux, who ran the European Customs Procedures unit,

:00:42. > :00:44.told the BBC's Inside Business programme that a system of red

:00:45. > :00:47.and green lanes could be introduced as a form of customs control

:00:48. > :00:59.Here's our Economics and Business Editor John Campbell.

:01:00. > :01:07.Thousands of vehicles cross border every day without any customs

:01:08. > :01:11.checks. That's because the UK and Ireland are members of the European

:01:12. > :01:15.customs union. But the Prime Minister says we are coming out of

:01:16. > :01:19.this union, that's because its members aren't free to do their own

:01:20. > :01:24.trade deals. Theresa May says will be no return to the Borders of the

:01:25. > :01:29.past and that a new arrangement will be negotiated. I do want us to have

:01:30. > :01:34.a customs agreement with the EU. Whether that means we must reach a

:01:35. > :01:47.completely new customs agreement, become an

:01:48. > :01:51.associate member of the customs union in some way remain a signatory

:01:52. > :01:53.to some elements of it, I hold no preconceived position. Buddy former

:01:54. > :01:55.head of customs procedures that the European Commission says there will

:01:56. > :01:58.have to be changes. He suggested could be a system like the one that

:01:59. > :02:00.operates on border routes between Murray and Sweden. There will be

:02:01. > :02:06.Irish customs officials associates on the other side. If you have good

:02:07. > :02:09.to declare, you go to the red channel and customs will deal with

:02:10. > :02:14.you. If you go through the green channel, you can pass through

:02:15. > :02:18.freely. There is no certainty that this is the sort of arrangement we

:02:19. > :02:23.will end up with, but Brexit does mean that change is coming.

:02:24. > :02:25.The Government has said that comments made yesterday by

:02:26. > :02:27.the Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams that Brexit will destroy

:02:28. > :02:29.the Good Friday Agreement are totally without any basis.

:02:30. > :02:31.A spokesperson said the provisions set

:02:32. > :02:33.out in the Agreement are not undermined by the decision to leave

:02:34. > :02:38.the EU and that there would be no return to the borders of the past.

:02:39. > :02:41.The Finance Minister Mairtin O Muilleoir is to meet political

:02:42. > :02:43.parties tomorrow to discuss the public inquiry into

:02:44. > :02:47.He says he wants it to be a no hiding place inquiry

:02:48. > :02:49.and that the meetings will be an opportunity to discuss

:02:50. > :02:52.Mr O Muilleoir plans to make a statement

:02:53. > :03:03.A man, a woman and a child have been treated for smoke inhalation

:03:04. > :03:06.after a fire caused substantial damage to their home in Coleraine.

:03:07. > :03:09.It started at the oil tank before spreading to the property

:03:10. > :03:12.on the Ballycastle Road in the early hours of this morning.

:03:13. > :03:15.A look now at a series we'll have this week on BBC Newsline.

:03:16. > :03:19.How to deal with the legacy of the Troubles is one of the most

:03:20. > :03:20.controversial issues on the political agenda

:03:21. > :03:23.and will be a key issue in the election campaign.

:03:24. > :03:25.This week, our home affairs correspondent Vincent Kearney

:03:26. > :03:27.reports on the debate about whether former soldiers

:03:28. > :03:29.who killed people when they served in Northern Ireland should

:03:30. > :03:45.Members of the regular British Army killed 302 people during the

:03:46. > :03:48.Troubles. Just over half were civilians. This week on BBC Newsline

:03:49. > :03:54.I will have a series of special reports on the debate went dot-mac

:03:55. > :03:56.around whether those should be be investigated and former soldiers

:03:57. > :03:57.investigated and former soldiers prosecuted.

:03:58. > :04:00.You can see more on that on BBC Newsline this week

:04:01. > :04:04.Hundreds of people gathered in Belfast earlier to mark the start

:04:05. > :04:06.Performances at the Ulster Hall included martial

:04:07. > :04:10.2017 is the Year of the Rooster, which organisers of today's event

:04:11. > :04:18.GAA now and in this afternoon's McKenna Cup semi finals Derry beat

:04:19. > :04:20.Monaghan by two points while defending champions Tyrone saw

:04:21. > :04:29.Mark Sidebottom watched the holders win in Clones.

:04:30. > :04:37.The weather was kind, the crowd was ample and four January, the football

:04:38. > :04:42.was at times impressive. Particular the opening point from Eddie

:04:43. > :04:46.Courtney. Toronto breath and then drew level. McKenna landed a beauty

:04:47. > :04:52.from distance as he attacked down the right flank. Ahead by three at

:04:53. > :05:00.the break, the ultra-lively Darren McCurry dished Tyrone further info.

:05:01. > :05:06.Then came a surge. Aidan Breen and his effort collector fine the fans

:05:07. > :05:08.and green. Prompting a repeat from the holders. Corona advanced, Gary

:05:09. > :05:13.Waite in next Saturday's final. Corona advanced, Gary Waite

:05:14. > :05:15.in next Saturday's final. In ice hockey Belfast Giants remain

:05:16. > :05:17.one point behind Elite League leaders Cardiff after

:05:18. > :05:19.hammering Dundee Stars 6-0 It was their second win

:05:20. > :05:23.of the weekend after beating the Nottingham Panthers

:05:24. > :05:27.on Friday night. It was chilly today,

:05:28. > :05:41.lets get the weather Hello there. At a cold day, is going

:05:42. > :05:45.to be another very chilly night. Once again, we can expect subzero

:05:46. > :05:51.temperatures. A widespread frost and pockets of fog forming by tomorrow

:05:52. > :05:55.morning, which could the some problems during rush hour. Monday

:05:56. > :05:59.will be much like today. I pressure dominating, going nowhere fast.

:06:00. > :06:05.Tomorrow will see lots of settled conditions. Fog may take a while to

:06:06. > :06:08.clear, eventually it will do so under will be good amounts of

:06:09. > :06:11.sunshine and the winds will be late. The good news is, if you're

:06:12. > :06:16.travelling tomorrow, it matter whether you're in Ireland Britain, I

:06:17. > :06:20.pressure dominates us all. Good amounts of sunshine as well, with

:06:21. > :06:24.light winds. Most of us. Go to get up into the mid single figures. If

:06:25. > :06:28.your boss will be lucky to hit nine or 10 degrees towards the south

:06:29. > :06:39.coast of Ireland. For us at best, we're looking at 67 degrees, the

:06:40. > :06:44.winds will stay late. Cloud coming in from the Atlantic and some rain.

:06:45. > :06:49.Most of which could clear by Tuesday morning. Close picking up during the

:06:50. > :06:53.day on Tuesday, perhaps giving a few spots of light rain across western

:06:54. > :06:59.counties. The steering areas that better. A mild day for as all. The

:07:00. > :07:03.good news is that as high pressure clings on, we have a good deal of

:07:04. > :07:03.dry weather and settled conditions in the forecast.

:07:04. > :07:07.Our next BBC Newsline bulletin is at 10:20pm tonight.

:07:08. > :07:11.Until then, you can keep up to date with local news on BBC Radio Ulster