Brian Cowen and Gordon Brown have travelled to Hillsborough Castle Gordon Brown and Brian Cowen are continuing to broker talks between the DUP and Sinn Fein to avert the collapse of Stormont's power-sharing government. The British and Irish premiers travelled to Belfast on Monday to try to break the deadlock over transferring justice powers from London to Belfast. The talks at Hillsborough Castle are set to continue throughout the night. Rather than holding direct talks, the parties have been holding separate meetings with the two governments. Mr Brown has postponed Tuesday's cabinet meeting until later in the week, and more talks are expected to be held in the morning. ANALYSIS Mark Simpson, BBC Ireland correspondent There's no prospect of a return to full-scale violence, but there is a full-scale political crisis. The arrival in Northern Ireland of the two prime ministers is a sure sign that trouble is brewing. The blunt reality is there's no sign yet of any progress being made in the talks.[Read more...]