British govt cash called for to bolster peace

The British government is facing demands to pump funds into Northern Ireland in a bid to bolster a talks deal if it is struck, Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams said tonight.

As Sinn Féin and the Democratic Union considered proposals put to them by British and Irish governments for reviving power sharing, Mr Adams said Whitehall was being urged to help cement any deal by providing a peace dividend.