Foster expected to resign in Trimble reshuffle

It is thought that the Fermanagh Assemblyman, Sam Foster, will resign from the North's Dept of the Environment as part of a reshuffle by First Minister, David Trimble.

Mr Foster, who recently turned 70, is expected to step down in favour of junior minister Dermot Nesbitt.

Meanwhile, Mr Trimble has categorically denied press speculation that he is about to quit as party leader.