Adams warns Paisley over harsh language

Political leaders in Northern Ireland need to moderate their language if they want to strike a deal to revive power sharing quickly, Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams warned tonight.

As speculation mounted in Belfast that efforts to get Sinn Féin and the Democratic Unionists to sign up to a deal could extend into next week, Mr Adams hit out at comments from Ian Paisley that the IRA would have to repent for its violence, wearing sackcloth and ashes.