Northern Ireland secretary to begin fresh power-sharing talks

Northern Ireland has been bogged down in a political crisis between the two main parties in the country, who have not managed to agree to reform a government.The Northern Ireland secretary has announced that a fresh round of talks aimed at restoring power-sharing government to the region will start next week.Secretary of state Karen Bradley said the discussions between all five main political parties represented in the deadlocked Stormont assembly will begin on 24 January.