Fresh talks are to be held to break the deadlock in the Northern Ireland peace process.

The Northern Secretary Theresa Villiers says new cross-party negotiations will focus on outstanding issues, such as how to deal with "flags, parades and the past".

She says she'll be engaging in the next few days with the Irish government and the five main parties to discuss the precise format and agenda for the talks.

Theresa Villiers told the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham that dealing with these disagreements is taking up ever increasing amounts of time and resources: