Politics: Wife of Senator George Mitchell gives birth to baby boy

The wife of the Northern Ireland peace talks chairman, Senator George

Mitchell, has given birth to a baby boy at a hospital in New York City. The

man in charge of the talks flew back from Belfast to be at the side of his

wife Heather, 37, when their son Andrew MacLachlan weighted in at 7lb 14oz.

Senator Mitchell, 64, has a daughter by his first marriage.