There's still no breakthrough in talks chaired by former US Diplomat Richard Haass in the North.

The five main political parties have been involved in round table discussions on contentious issues including parades, flags and the past troubles.

There are no talks scheduled for today involving all parties, but the discussions will resume early tomorrow morning.

Dr Haass has set an unofficial deadline of noon tomorrow.

However, at this stage, it appears unlikely agreement will have been reached on the flags issue or that there will be full agreement on dealing with historical issues.