North's parties in new bid for policing deal

The North’s main political parties are set for more talks today as efforts intensify to finally resolve the long-running dispute over the devolution of policing powers.

As the reverberations of the scandal involving First Minister Peter Robinson’s wife Iris continue to shudder through Stormont, Sinn Féin and DUP representatives will resume negotiations amid hopes the partners in the power-sharing administration are edging toward a deal.