DUP to unveil ministerial team for Stormont Executive

The Democratic Unionist Party is due to unveil its ministerial team for the new power-sharing Executive in the North later today.

Peter Robinson and Nigel Dodds are widely expected to be named as the new Finance and Environment ministers respectively.

Elsewhere, Arlene Foster is being tipped as the likely Environment Minister, while Edwin Poots, Gregory Campbell and Jeffrey Donaldson have all been linked with the job of Arts and Sports Minister.

Ian Paisley Jnr is expected to be confirmed as the DUP's junior minister in the office of the First and Deputy First Minister.

Today's announcement will complete the ministerial line-up for the new Executive due to take power at Stormont on May 8.