Northern Ireland in last-minute talks for power-sharing deal

Sinn Fein hint at accepting Foster as first minister if DUP 'gave grounds on other matters'

Arlene Foster DUP
DUP leader Arlene Foster and her deputy Nigel Dodds hold a press conference at Stormont Castle
(Image credit: Charles McQuillan/Getty Images)

Urgent talks are underway at Stormont on a power-sharing deal that would allow Northern Ireland to appoint a new executive and resume governing.

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