Negotiations on the shape of the North's new power-sharing government are expected to begin tomorrow.

One constituency remained undeclared as the Northern Ireland Assembly reached its conclusion.

The power-sharing administration in Belfast is facing a major crisis after a vital Assembly debate on implementing welfare reforms began without a last minute political deal.

The first hearing of the 100-member Constitutional Convention will not take place until January, sources have confirmed, resulting in huge delays in its work.

The campaign by environmentalists to have a North minister sacked for banning a government climate change advertising campaign was gathering pace today.