Carine Adler, the Brazilian-born wife of former Ulster Secretary John Reid has decided to ditch plans to produce a sexy 'art' movie, about a love-affair between an older man and a teenage girl.

Northern Ireland Secretary Dr John Reid is to marry his fiancee Carine Adler in the ‘‘not-too-distant future’’, it was announced today.

The Northern Ireland Secretary plans to marry a Brazilian film-maker he met following the death of his first wife.