DUP denies having contact with Sinn Fein

The Democratic Unionist Party has denied that is has channels of communication with its bitter enemies in Sinn Fein.

Martin McGuinness claimed earlier today that the DUP and Sinn Fein are discussing developments in the peace process through intermediaries and he predicted that the hardline unionist party would eventually abandon its policy of not talking to or co-operating with Sinn Fein.