The DUP is warning that the North's power-sharing executive is on the ‘brink of collapse’ ahead of an emergency meeting in Stormont today.

Foreign Affairs Minister Charlie Flanagan will lead the Irish Government delegation at this afternoonÂ’s crisis talks - which follows the Assembly partiesÂ’ failure to reach a deal on the Welfare Bill.

Northern Secretary Theresa Villiers has warned that schools and hospitals could be under threat if no Budget can be agreed.

DUP MP Jeffrey Donaldson says Sinn Féin needs to compromise.