P304 Teletext 304 Sip 5 01:24:24 ——————————————————————————— CLOCK NOT YET TICKING — MAYHEW The Northern Ireland Secretary says that the clock will not start ticking on an IRA ceasefire until it clearly says that its truce is permanent. Sir Patrick Mayhew said the three-month period before talks would not begin until the Provos said their cessation was for good, not just "complete". "We're not hung up on one particular word," hj said in an interview on ITV. ——————————————————————————————————————— PM demands "a little more" from IRA 304 GREAT OFFSHORE RATES FROM YORKSHIRE GUERNSEY - SEE P539 Next page Headlines Regional Weather