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16 Dec 2019

NI parties hold talks on restoring power sharing

Senior Political Correspondent

Talks to restore the Northern Ireland Assembly have begun, nearly three years since the devolved government was suspended.

In 2017, the Democratic Unionist Party and Sinn Fein split in a row over a number of issues – including the recognition of Irish as an official language, as well as investigations into killings during the Troubles.