rewrite

on *:TEXT:*:#: {
  if ($nick isop $chan) {
    if (!addnews == $strip($1)) { 
      if (!$2) { .msg $chan Please specify some news for me to add. } 
      if (!$read(News.txt, w, $2- *)) && ($2) { write News.txt News item added by $nick on $fulldate $+ : $2- | .msg $chan News Added. | halt }
      if ($read(News.txt, w, $2- *)) && ($2) { write -dw $+ * $+ $2- $+ * News.txt | write News.txt News item added by $nick on $fulldate $+ : $2- | .msg $chan News Added. | halt }
    }
    if (!delnews == $strip($1)) {
      if ($nick isop $chan) { write -dw $+ * $+ $2 $+ * News.txt | msg $chan News Item Deleted }
      else { msg $chan Your Not Oped }
    }
    if (!oldnews == $strip($1)) { write -c News.txt | msg $chan All News Deleted }
  }
  if (!news == $strip($1)) {
    if (!$read(News.txt.txt, w,* $+ $2- $+ *)) { haltdef }
    if ($read(News.txt, w,* $+ $2- $+ *)) { .msg $chan $read(News.txt, w,* $+ $2- $+ *) }
  } 
}