now, obviously the leader of the democratic unionist party until he stepped down.just taken his party back into stormont, a move hailed by the majority of unionists. he of course was very influential in proposing the good friday agreement. at the time it was signed, 26 years ago today. he quit the ulster unionist party, which he was a very prominent member and in many ways he helped build the democratic unionist party to become the dominant force within unionist politics today. today he is widely respected, sir jeffrey donaldson, he commanded a loss of respect across political divides, many ways, and today the news is a huge shock to his followers and his political opponents. followers and his political opponents-_ followers and his political opponents. followers and his political ouonents. ., , ., , , opponents. and of course, any party, when an incident _ opponents. and of course, any party, when an incident of— opponents. and of course, any party, when an incident of whatever - opponents. and of course, any party, when an incident of whatever nature l when an in

party, the democratic unionist party.woman has also been charged with aiding and abetting in connection to the alleged offences. both were arrested on thursday morning by detectives and questioned before being charged on thursday night and are due to appear in court next month. the dup has suspended jeffrey donaldson from membership with immediate effect pending the outcome of the judicial process and have appointed gavin robinson mp as the interim party leader. 0bservers had noticed that sirjeffrey donaldson's social media accounts had been deleted over nights. he was elected leader of the dup in 2021 and became the mp for lagan valley and the westminster parliament back in 1997 and a search was northern ireland's longest serving, is still the longest serving, is still the longest serving mp. what we are hearing todayis serving mp. what we are hearing today is in relation to his position within the dup. 0f today is in relation to his position within the dup. of course, he has been introduced most recently because of bein

jeffrey donaldson resigns as the leader of northern ireland's democratic unionist party after being chargedbbc news understands to be rape and multiple other sexual offences. prime minister benjamin netanyahu approves a new round of ceasefire talks a day after the un top court ordered israel to allow aid into gaza. and actorjohn boyega speaks for the first time about how the killing of his childhood friend, damilola taylor, shaped his life. more breaking news now on northern ireland. news thatjeffrey donaldson, the leader of the democratic unionist party, has been charged with historical sexual offences and has quit as leader. bbc news now understands that sirjeffrey donaldson has been charged with rape and multiple other sexual offences. the police investigation is understood to have started within the last number of months, after two women came forward. sirjeffrey�*s resignation letter to the dup states he will be strenuously contesting the charges. the dup says mr donaldson, who has been in politics for almost a0 years, has had his membership suspended pending the outcome of a judicial p

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further political instability for northern ireland with the resignation of the democratic unionist party leader, sirjeffrey donaldson. he says he will strenuously contest historical sexual offence charges. power blackouts in seven regions of ukraine after a wave of russian missile strikes, the second large—scale attack in a week. hello and welcome. i'm sarah campbell. we start with the war between israel and hamas, as international pressure mounts for action to address the prospect of imminent famine among palestinians in gaza. we're following a number of developments. the us is said to have authorised the transfer of billions of dollars�* worth of bombs and fighterjets to israel in recent days. the package, reported by the washington post and reuters, comes despite growing calls for us military aid to be linked to changes in how israel conducts the war. it comes days after the un's top court, the international court ofjustice, ordered israel to allow the unimpeded flow of food aid into gaza. israel says un allegations that it's blocking aid are "wholly unfounded". the israeli prime mini

democratic unionist party with immediate effect.y officers have suspended mr donaldson from membership pending the outcome of judicial process. membership pending the outcome of judicial process . the party of a judicial process. the party officers have this morning unanimously appointed mr gavin robinson mp, as the interim party leader. >> yeah, so sir jeffrey has led the party since 2021 but has been an mp since 1997. prior to joining the dup , he was part of joining the dup, he was part of the ulster unionist party delegation to negotiate the good friday peace agreement. he's a big figure not just in northern ireland but in british politics. absolutely as well . so just to absolutely as well. so just to reiterate as well that that breaking news, which is just coming to us right now, more of this, of course, to follow, which is as per a statement, the dup said that the party chairman has received a letter from sir jeffrey donaldson mp confirming that he has been charged with allegations of an historical nature and indicating that

against the democratic unionist party.p, will be difficult, on top of managing its internal divisions and on top of having to deal with discontent that there is in certain portions of unionism of the return to stormont at all. in that sense there is a potential challenge to stability of the institutions going forward as a result of this. i think as long as the political momentum and will remains there to push through these and to see that it is an internal dynamic within one of the parties within power—sharing, i think we are on stable enough footing for the time being, at least. ., ., . , , ., ~ least. doctor claire rice speaking to my colleague _ least. doctor claire rice speaking to my colleague anna _ least. doctor claire rice speaking to my colleague anna sarah - least. doctor claire rice speaking - to my colleague anna sarah campbell. anna sarah campbell. protesting against plans to increase their boat licenses. some of them say the changes — by the canal and river trust which come next week — will threaten their way

jeffrey donaldson resigns as the leader of northern ireland�*s democratic unionist party after being time about how the killing of his childhood friend damilola taylor shaped his life. more now on northern ireland. news thatjeffrey donaldson, the leader of the democratic unionist party, has been charged with historical sexual offences and has quit as leader. the bbc understands that sirjeffrey donaldson has been charged with rape and multiple other sexual offences. the police investigation is understood to have started within the last number of months, after two women came forward. sirjeffrey�*s resignation letter to the dup states he will be strenuously contesting the charges. the dup says mr donaldson, who has been in politics for almost a0—years, has had his membership

jeffrey donaldson resigns as the leader of northern ireland's democratic unionist party, after being charged with what bbc news understands to be rape and multiple other sexual offences. we'll talk live on the programme to the bbc�*s political editor. and — reports of long queues at dover as the easter getaway begins. and actorjohn boyega speaks for the first time about how the killing of his childhood friend, damilola taylor, shaped his life. all of that is coming in the next few minutes, let's head to the bbc sport centre, hugh ferris is there. leicester city's dismal run the championship has continued this afternoon with a 1—0 defeat at bristol city, they were runaway at bristol city, they were runaway league leader earlier in the season butjust one win in six means, although they're still second, they face a real fight to make one of the two automatic promotion places. joe lynskey reports. springtime in the second tier where two games over easter it can make or break a season. at one stage, lester's lead this league by ten points. they looked set since august for a top—flight ret

unionist party. he has been charged with rape and other historical sexual offences and says he will strenuously contest the charges. counter—terrorism police in london are investigating the stabbing of pouria zeraati, a presenterfor a persian—language news channel. the broadcaster has been critical of the iranian authorities — and says mr zeraati was attacked by a group. and a treasure trove of never—before heard music from the late american singer marvin gaye has resurfaced in belgium. the discovery includes a huge collection of documents, notebooks, stage costumes and audio cassettes. you are watching bbc news. politics has been thrown into turmoil with the news that the leader of the democratic unionist party, sirjeffrey donaldson, has resigned after being charged with rape and other historical sexual offences. he was arrested on thursday along with a 57—year—old woman who's been charged with aiding and abetting in connection with the alleged offences. they'll both appear in court next month. sirj

the chairman of the democratic unionist party in northern ireland, that is the largest unionist partye has been charged with allegations of an historical nature and indicating that he is stepping down as leader of the dup and that is with immediate effect. in accordance with the party rules, the dup's officers have suspended jeffrey donaldson from members of the party pending the outcome of a judicial process. the party officers have today unanimously appointed gavin robinson mp as the interim party leader. jeffrey donaldson has been the leader of the dup since 2021 and the mp for lagan valley since 1997. in his earlier career was a member of the northern ireland assembly and at the end of january he agreed to lead the dup back into a power—sharing assembly at stormont after a two—year suspension of that assembly to first minister now michelle o'neill of sinn fein, emma little pengelly, unionist member of the assembly. he said that that there was conditional on the uk reassuring unionists on northern ireland's links to britain. of course, that suspension had been related to the post—b

further political instability for northern ireland with the resignation of the democratic unionist party leader, sirjeffrey donaldson. he says he will strenuously contest historical sexual offence charges. power blackouts in seven regions of ukraine after a wave of russian missile strikes, the second large—scale attack in a week. and a treasure trove of never—before heard music from the late singer marvin gaye has resurfaced in belgium. hello, i'm sarah campbell. we start with the war between israel and hamas, as international pressure mounts for action to address the prospect of imminent famine among palestinians in gaza. we're following a number of developments. the us is said to have authorised the transfer of billions of dollars�* worth of bombs and fighterjets to israel in recent days. the package, reported by the washington post and reuters, comes despite growing calls for us military aid to be linked to changes in how israel conducts the war. it's just days after the un's top court, the international court ofjustice, ordered israel to allow the unimpeded flow of food aid into gaza

shock in northern ireland following the resignation of the leader of the democratic unionist party, sirjeffrey donaldson. he is to strenuously contest charges of rape and other historical sexual offences. seven regions of ukraine have been hit by power blackouts after a wave of russian missile strikes, the second large—scale attack in a week. previously unheard recordings of late american soul singer marvin gaye have reportedly been found in belgium. we will be speaking to �*80s soul legend ruby turner. hello and welcome. i'm sarah campbell. we start with the war between israel and hamas, as international pressure mounts for action to address the prospect of imminent famine among palestinians in gaza. we're following a number of developments. the us is said to have authorised the transfer of billions of dollars�* worth of bombs and fighterjets to israel in recent days. the package, reported by the washington post and reuters, comes despite growing calls for us military aid to be linked to changes in how israel conducts the war. it comes days after the un's top court, the international court of

shock in northern ireland following the resignation of the leader of the democratic unionist party, sirjeffrey donaldson. he's to strenuously contest charges of rape and other historical sexual offences. power blackouts hit seven regions of ukraine after a wave of russian missile strikes, the second large—scale attack in a week. a treasure trove of never—before heard music from the late american singer marvin gaye has resurfaced in belgium. hello. i'm sarah campbell. we start with the war between israel and hamas, as international pressure mounts for action to address the prospect of imminent famine among palestinians in gaza. we're following a number of developments. the us is said to have authorised the transfer of billions of dollars�* worth of bombs and fighterjets to israel in recent days. the package, reported by the washington post and reuters, comes despite growing calls for us military aid to be linked to changes in how israel conducts the war. it comes days after the un's top court, the international court ofjustice, ordered israel to allow the unimpeded flow of food aid into gaza. i

fresh political instability in northern ireland with the resignation of democratic unionist party leader, sirjeffrey donaldson. he says he will strenuously contest historical sexual offence charges. ukraine imposes emergency blackouts in seven regions of ukraine after a wave of russian missile strikes — the second large—scale attack in a week. hello, i'm sarah campbell. we have a busy half hour of news ahead and we will be live by the thames. it ahead and we will be live by the thames. , ., ., thames. it is the oxford and cambridge — thames. it is the oxford and cambridge boat _ thames. it is the oxford and cambridge boat race - thames. it is the oxford and i cambridge boat race starting thames. it is the oxford and i cambridge boat race starting in thames. it is the oxford and - cambridge boat race starting in the next couple of hours. we start with the war between israel and hamas, as international pressure mounts for action to address the prospect of imminent famine among palestinians in gaza. we're following a number of developments. the us is said to have authorised the transfer of

it has been a tumultuous few years for the democratic unionist party, there is no doubt about that, andship that they walked away from the power—sharing institutions here at stormont. that was over the northern ireland protocol which then became the windsor framework, the special trading arrangements post—brexit, and just a few months ago he led the dup back into the power—sharing institutions here at stormont for the first time sinn fein with the biggest party here in northern ireland, they took a first minister position in the shape of michelle 0'neill, the dup's emma little—pengelly became the deputy first minister, the first time in that role, and things were going very well, the relationships were good between the parties, and today the shocking news, really, that so jeffrey donaldson is to step down as dup leader with immediate effect, we know that the party's deputy leader, gavin robinson, who and mp for this area that we are standing in now, east belfast, he will become the interim leader. we did hear that statement from dup, i'm to believe we may hear something from gavin robin

and came in to the democratic unionist party.ive party and it is the largest unionist party in northern ireland. so it holds quite a lot of power here. and the power sharing executive is only back into place just over a month and a half ago. and there is now looking at how friction will happen in amongst the party, because who is going to replace someone of that, political knowledge and wisdom while he is suspended from the party? he has he has been stepped down from the political leadership . gavin robinson has leadership. gavin robinson has taken that in, he is the mp taken that in, over he is the mp for this area. and you've got to remember as well that the dup is the fifth largest party in westminster, so holds quite a lot of sway. and indeed that was brought the forefront with brought to the forefront with theresa may's coalition that she had that when she needed it, the unionists to back up her government . so it is quite government. so it is quite a political shake today , not just political shake today, not just in northe

jeffrey donaldson resigns as the leader of northern ireland's democratic unionist party, after beingns. and actorjohn boyega speaks for the first time about how the killing of his childhood friend, damilola taylor, shaped his life. all of that is coming in the next few minutes, let's head to the bbc sport centre, hugh ferris is there. leicester city's dismal run the championship has continued this afternoon with a 1—0 defeat at bristol city, they were runaway at bristol city, they were runaway

politics has been thrown into turmoil with news the leader of the democratic unionist party, sir jeffreyon, has resigned after being charged with rape and other historical sexual offenses. he was arrested yesterday along with a 57-year-old woman charged with aiding and abetting in connection with the alleged offenses. they will appear in court next month. sir jeffrey, northern ireland's longest-serving mp at westnster, says he will strenuously contest the charges. jennifer o'leary reports. >> sir jeffrey donaldson, the leader who just weeks ago returned his party to power sharing. today, his political career appears to be over. in a statement, his party announced his resignation, confirming his been charged with allegations of a historical nature. bbc news understands he's been charged with rape and multiple other sexual offenses as part of a police investigation spanning months after two women came forward. in a letter to his party, he said he will be strenuously contesting the charges. >> there's been a devastating revelation that has caused shock not just for myself personally and my

further political instability for northern ireland with the resignation of the democratic unionist party of ukraine after a wave of russian missile strikes, the second large—scale attack in a week. hello and welcome. i'm sarah campbell. we start with the war between israel and hamas, as international pressure mounts for action to address the prospect of imminent famine among palestinians in gaza. we're following a number of developments. the us is said to have authorised the transfer of billions of dollars�*

sirjeffrey donaldson, leader of northern ireland's democratic unionist party resigns.on investigate the stabbing of pouria zeraati, a presenterfor a london—based persian—language television news channel critical of the iranian authorities. and pop star 0lly alexander, who will represent the uk at this year's eurovision song contest, has rejected calls to boycott the competition in protest against israel's inclusion. hello. i'm rich preston. welcome to the programme. it's good to have your company. politics in northern ireland have been thrown into turmoil following the news that the leader of the democratic unionist party, sirjeffrey donaldson, has resigned after being charged with rape and other historical sexual offences.

after news of sirjeffrey�*s arrest, the democratic unionist party met early on friday morning.t it said that in accordance with the party rules, our correspondent sara girvin joins me now from outside the northern ireland assembly, at stormont. asi as i look is standing there and thinking back only a matter of weeks since we saw those images show right around the world the restoration of that assembly, of the power—sharing at the assembly. as we have heard from many guests so far today, we knowjeffrey donaldson was absolutely instrumental in that happening. absolutely instrumental in that happening-— absolutely instrumental in that haueninu. . . , a absolutely instrumental in that hauuenin, ., ., , �*, happening. yeah, he wants. as you sa , it happening. yeah, he wants. as you say. it was — happening. yeah, he wants. as you say. it was just _ happening. yeah, he wants. as you say. it wasjust a — happening. yeah, he wants. as you say, it wasjust a matter— happening. yeah, he wants. as you say, it was just a matter of - happening. yeah, he wants. as you say, it wasjust a matter o

unionist party leader sirjeffrey donaldson.f its peacekeepers is unacceptable. three observers were wounded by an explosion in southern lebanon. the lebanese prime minister condemned what he called the "targeting" of un forces. israel denies any responsibility. counter—terrorism police in london are investigating the stabbing of pouria zeraati, a presenterfor a persian—language news channel. the broadcaster has been critical of the iranian authorities and says mr zeraati was attacked by a group. now on bbc news, the media show: pamela abdy. i love it. i love walking around the lot. she's one of the most powerful women in hollywood, now at the helm of one of the movie industry's biggest players —

news thatjeffrey donaldson, the leader of the democratic unionist party, has been charged with historical sexual offences and has quit as leader. the bbc understands that sirjeffrey donaldson has been charged with rape and multiple other sexual offences. the police investigation is understood to have started within the last number of months, after two women came forward. sirjeffrey�*s resignation letter to the dup states he will be strenuously contesting the charges. the dup says mr donaldson, who has been in politics for almost ao—years, has had his membership suspended pending the outcome of a judicial process. let's speak to mick leary, who's the editor at slugger o'toole — a web blog on northern irish and british politics that has been running for more than 20 years. let me ask you first of all when did you first hear whispers or wind of all of this?— you first hear whispers or wind of all of this? ., , , ., ., ., all of this? probably not long after 7am this morning _ all of this? probably not long after 7am this morning when _ all of this? probably not long after 7am this morning wh

unionist party. sirjeffrey donaldson has been charged with rape and other historical sexual offences. he says he will strenuously contest the charges. counter—terrorism police in london are investigating the stabbing of pouria zeraati, a presenterfor a persian—language news channel. the broadcaster has been critical of the iranian authorities — and says mr zeraati was attacked by a group. and a treasure trove of never—before heard music from the late american singer marvin gaye has resurfaced in belgium. the discovery includes a huge collection of documents, notebooks, stage costumes and audio cassettes. now on bbc news, click from the consumer electronic show in las vegas. big hotels and big entertainment. and everyjanuary, it's also home to big tech because this is where ces happens, the consumer electronics show. now, it takes place across the city in hotels like this and also in the massive las vegas convention center. this is where we get a taste of the tech trends to come for the new year. and

unionist party, sirjeffrey donaldson, has resigned after being charged woman who's been charged with aiding and abetting additional offences. they'll both appear in court next month. sirjeffrey is northern ireland's longest serving mp at westminster. he says he'll strenously contest the charges. we can cross live to belfast and our correspondent there, dan johnson. people are still absorbing this shocking news from yesterday which took everybody by surprise. people are trying to get their heads around what it may all mean for politics here. we had a statement on the last couple of hours from emma little pengelly, deputy first minister here at stormont in the power—sharing executive stop she represents the party that sirjeffrey donaldson was the leader of until yesterday, indeed she was nominated to herjob just last month by him as leader of the party. she says in her statement, i know many people are deeply shocked and devastated by this news. she says, the victims must always have the best opportunity forjustice. this must be fully respected and support

unionist party, sirjeffrey donaldson, has resigned after being charged with rape and other historicall offences. he was arrested yesterday along with a 57—year—old woman who has been charged with aiding and abetting in connection with the alleged offences. they will appear in court next month. sirjeffrey, who is northern ireland's longest serving mp at westminster, says he will strenously says he will strenuously contest the charges. jennifer o'leary reports. sirjeffrey donaldson, a leader whojust weeks ago returned his party to power—sharing at stormont. today, his political career appears to be over. in a statement, his party announced his resignation, confirming that he's been charged with allegations of an historical nature. bbc news understands he's been charged with rape and multiple other sexual offences as part of a police investigation spanning months after two women came forward. in a letter to his party, sirjeffrey donaldson said he will be strenuously contesting the charges. the dup�*s new interim leader is mp gavin robinson. it's been a devastating revelation, and has cau

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the dup is the democratic unionist party.st unionist party, the detail is in the name. they are concentrating their focus on maintaining northern ireland's place in the union of the united kingdom. they are northern ireland's biggest unionist party, in the last assembly election they received approximately under one quarter of the total electoral votes. a significant force in northern irish politics. jeffrey donaldson, who resigned yesterday, was seen if you like as the de facto leader of unison in northern ireland. emma little—pengelly today as deputy first minister issued a statement on social media. what was interesting was she had focused in part of her statement, saying she is determined to ensure political stability in the days ahead. political stability is an important expression, and certainly the tone of that statement today certainly chimes with what the first minister michelle 0'neill was saying yesterday, in terms of the theme for the need of political stability here because as many would see it, nobody is keen to

jeffrey donaldson resigns as the leader of northern ireland's — democratic unionist party — after beingnsky warns a new russian military offensive — may come in the next few months. and — it's one year — since the wall streetjournal reporter, evan gershkovich —was detained in russia on spying charges. his sister has spoken the the bbc�*s russia editor. the uncertainty is very hard to deal with, but we just see evan and how strong he is. hello, i'm matthew amroliwala, welcome to verified live, let's start with that stunning development in northern ireland — news thatjeffrey donaldson — the leader of the democratic

the dup is the democratic unionist party.nionist party, the detail is in the name. they are concentrating their focus on maintaining northern ireland's place in the union of the united kingdom. they are northern ireland's biggest unionist party, in the last assembly election they received approximately under one quarter of the total electoral votes. a significant force in northern irish politics. jeffrey donaldson, who resigned yesterday, was seen if you like as the de facto leader of unison in northern ireland. emma little—pengelly today as deputy first minister issued a statement on social media. what was interesting was she had focused in part of her statement, saying she is determined to ensure political stability in the days ahead. political stability is an important expression, and certainly the tone of that statement today certainly chimes with what the first minister michelle 0'neill was saying yesterday, in terms of the theme for the need of political stability here because as many would see it, nobody is keen to see

now, the dup is the democratic unionist party. they are northern ireland's largest unionist party. are concentrating their focus on maintaining northern ireland's place in the union of the united kingdom. now, they are northern ireland's biggest unionist party. in the last assembly election they received approximately under one quarter of the total electoral votes so a significant force in northern irish politics. and sirjeffrey donaldson, who resigned yesterday, was seen, if you like, as the de facto leader of unionism in northern ireland. emma little—pengelly today as deputy first minister issued a statement on social media. what was very interesting was she had focused in part of her statement saying she is determined to ensure political stability in the days ahead. now, political stability is an important expression, and certainly the tone of that statement today certainly chimes with what the first minister michelle 0'neill was saying yesterday, in terms of the theme of the need of political stability here because as many would see it, nobody is keen to see a political crisis

the leader of the democratic unionist party sir jeffrey donaldson was charged with historical sexuals friday. he was arrested friday along with a 57-year-old woman also charged with aiding and abetting the alleged offenses. both will appear in court next month. sir jeffrey says he will be strenuously contesting the charges. he is northern ireland's longest-serving mp at westminster. jennifer o'leary has the latest from belfast. >> sir jeffrey donaldson, a leader who just weeks ago returned his party to power sharing at storment. today his political career appears to be over. in a statement his party announced his resignation, confirming he has been charged with allegations of a historical nature. bbc news understands he has been charged with rape and multiple other sexual offenses as part of a police investigation spanning months after two women came forward. in a letter to his party, sir jeffrey donaldson said he will be strenuously contesting the charges. the dup's new interim leader is mp gavin robinson. >> it has been a devastating revelation that has caused tremendous shock, not

unionist party leader sir jeffrey donaldson.istorical sexual offences. he says he will be strenuously contesting the charges. the police investigation is understood to have started after two women came forward with allegations. police have raided the home of peru's president, dina boluarte. video of officers smashing their way into her house was shared on social media. the raid is part of a corruption inquiry dubbed "rolexgate". the police were searching for more than a dozen rolex watches that the president allegedly failed to declare. the investigation began after a news report drew attention to luxury watches she wore at public events, dating from when she took office in december 2022. us pop star lizzo says she's �*quitting', because she's fed up with being targeted online about her looks and character. in a post on instagram, the singer wrote "i'm starting to feel like the world doesn't want me in it". the 35—year—old was last year accused of sexual harrassment and creating a hostile work environment by herformer dancers —

the leader of northern ireland's democratic unionist party, sirjeffrey donaldson, was charged with rapes on friday and has resigned as party leader. sirjeffrey was arrested on friday along with a 57—year—old woman who was also charged with aiding and abetting the alleged offences. both will appear in court next month. sirjeffrey said he will be strenuously contesting the charges. sirjeffrey is northern ireland's longest—serving mp at westminster and has been leader of the dup since 2021. 0ur political editor chris mason has this report. sirjeffrey donaldson, one of the biggest figures in northern ireland politics of his generation. the linchpin of a vital breakthrough just two months ago which led to the return of devolved government at stormont. this agreement is something we have worked hard to deliver for the people of northern ireland. in late january, the pride of a breakthrough — sirjeffrey commanding the stage, his power and influence obvious. but at 6:00am yesterday morning, he was arrested. by lunchtime today, a statement from his party... the man on the left here, gavin robins

unionist party leader, sirjeffrey donaldson. he says he will strenuously contest charges of rape and other historical sexual offences. counter—terrorism police in london are investigating the stabbing of pouria zeraati, a presenterfor a persian—language news channel. the broadcaster has been critical of the iranian authorities — and says mr zeraati was attacked by a group. and a treasure trove of never—before heard music from the late american singer marvin gaye has resurfaced in belgium. the discovery includes a huge collection of documents, notebooks, stage costumes and audio cassettes. now on bbc news, the travel show. coming up on this week's show... it looks like a flotation device. it does! you could probably get into that. here we go. bon appetit. skibbereen! thank you so much. so, i can taste the kind of familiarity, and then i'm waiting for the alcohol, but it hasn't arrived. it's like wine light. now, one thing that gets most of us excited when planning a trip is the chance to tuck into tasty, authentic dishes from oth

unionist party taking the role of deputy first minister.despite their contrasting political backgrounds. they were also here at the capitol at a lunch hosted by speakerjohnson and attended by the president to mark st patrick's day. us special envoy to northern ireland joe kennedy iii was also in attendence at that gathering and i spoke to him earlier about the us—ireland relations and the recent return to stormont. us special envoyjoe kennedy to northern ireland, thank you forjoining us. we might begin by looking at the special relationship between the united states and northern ireland. so many engagements over this weekend between the president, the taoiseach and ministers. what is special about the relationship? thank you for the opportunity. the united states has no better friend in the world than the people of the island of ireland and the united kingdom. this is our origin story. this is were so many people from the united states, where our families emigrated from. where have ties to. and they go back, the history, theirfamily and cul

unionist party leader sirjeffrey donaldson.rape and other historical sexual offences. he says he will be strenuously contesting the charges. the police investigation is understood to have started after two women came forward with allegations. for the latest developments, here's our ireland correspondent, sara girvin. a stern statement from the police service of northern ireland directed at those it said are speculating about this case online. and a warning too that anyone publishing information on social media, online, that could lead to the identification of any alleged victim in this case, they could find themselves under police investigation. there has been more political reaction trickling out today too, we heard from the first minister of northern ireland, sinn fein�*s michelle 0'neill, who said political stability in stormont is her priority. a lot of concern that yesterday's news might affect this place. political institutions and power—sharing in northern ireland can be quite delicate at the best of times. we have heard

unionist party leader sirjeffrey donaldson. other historical sexual offences. he says he will be strenuously contesting the charges. the police investigation is understood to have started after two women came forward with allegations. a stern statement from the police service of northern ireland directed at those it said are speculating about this case online. and a warning too that anyone publishing information on social media, online, that could lead to the identification of any alleged victim in this case, they could find themselves under police investigation. there has been more political reaction trickling out today too, we heard from the first minister of northern ireland, sinn fein�*s michelle 0'neill, who said political stability in stormont is her priority. a lot of concern that yesterday's news might affect this place. critical institutions and power—sharing in northern ireland can be quite delicate at the best of times. we have heard from the dup as well, northern ireland's largest unionist party, and the second bigg

the leader of northern ireland's democratic unionist party, sirjeffrey donaldson, was charged with rape offences on friday and has resigned as party leader. sirjeffrey was arrested on friday along with a 57—year—old woman who was also charged with aiding and abetting the alleged offences. both will appear in court next month. sirjeffrey said he will be strenuously contesting the charges. sirjeffrey is northern ireland's longest serving mp at westminster and has been leader of the dup since 2021. our political editor chris mason has this report. sirjeffrey donaldson, one of the biggest figures in northern ireland politics of his generation. the linchpin of a vital breakthrough just two months ago which led to the return of devolved government at stormont. this agreement is something we have worked hard to deliver for the people of northern ireland. in late january, the pride of a breakthrough — sirjeffrey commanding the stage, his power and influence obvious. but at 6am yesterday morning, he was arrested. by lunchtime today, a statement from his party... the man on the left here, gavin r

there's been widespread shock after the news that the leader of the democratic unionist party, sirjeffrey has resigned after being charged with rape and other historical sexual offences. he was arrested yesterday along with a 57—year—old woman who has been charged with aiding and abetting in connection with the alleged offences. they will appear in court next month. sirjeffrey — who is northern ireland's longest serving mp at westminster —says he will strenuously contest the charges. the party's interim leader gavin robinson said it has been a "devastating revelation". here's our political editor chris mason. surjeffrey donaldson, one of the biggest figures in northern ireland politics of his generation, the linchpin of a vital breakthrough just two months ago which led to the return of devolved government at stormont. —— siirjeffrey donaldson. this agreement is something we have worked hard to deliver for the people of northern ireland. the pride of a breakthrough, said jeffrey donaldson commanding the stage, his power and influence obvious, but at six o'clock yesterday morning he was ar

the leader of northern ireland's democratic unionist party, sirjeffrey donaldson, was charged with historicalas resigned as party leader. sirjeffrey was arrested on friday along with a 57—year—old woman who was also charged with aiding and abetting the alleged offences. both will appear in court next month. sirjeffrey said he will be strenuously contesting the charges. sirjeffrey is northern ireland's longest—serving mp at westminster and has been leader of the dup since 2021. our political editor chris mason has this report. sirjeffrey donaldson, one of the biggest figures in northern ireland politics of his generation, the linchpin of a vital breakthrough just two months ago which led to the return of devolved government at stormont. this agreement is something we have worked hard to deliver for the people of northern ireland. in late january, the pride of a breakthrough, sirjeffrey commanding the stage, his power and influence obvious. but at 6am yesterday morning, he was arrested. by lunchtime today, a statement from his party... the man on the left here, gavin robinson, is the new interi

unionist party leader sirjeffrey donaldson.sexual offences. he says he will be strenuously contesting the charges. the police investigation is understood to have started after two women came forward with allegations. for the latest developments, here's our ireland correspondent, sara girvin. a really stern statement from police service of northern ireland who have acted that those who said they are speculating at this case online. and a warning for anyone publishing information on social media or online that could lead to identification of any alleged victim in this case, they could find themselves under police investigation. there has been more political reaction trickling out today as well. we heard from the first minister of northern ireland, sinn fein�*s michelle 0'neill, who said political stability at stormont is her priority. there had been a lot of concern that yesterday's news might affect this place, the political institutions and power sharing here in northern ireland can be delicate at the best of times. we have hea

unionist party leader sirjeffrey donaldson.ys he will be strenuously contesting the charges. the police investigation is understood to have started after two women came forward with allegations. police have raided the home of peru's president, dina boluarte. video of officers smashing their way into her house was shared on social media. the raid is part of a corruption inquiry dubbed �*rolexgate'. the police were searching for more than a dozen rolex watches that the president allegedly failed to declare. the investigation began after a news report drew attention to luxury watches she wore at public events, dating from when she took office in december 2022. pope francis has presided over a two—hour easter vigil at the vatican, a day after pulling out of a good friday ceremony at short notice. the pope, who is 87, and has suffered from respiratory problems, read a lengthy homily. on sunday, pope francis is due to take part in mass in st peter's square and deliver his �*urbi et 0rbi' blessing. us pop star lizzo says she's �*quitt

unionist party sir jeffrey donaldson has resigned after being charged with rape and other historicales. he was arrested yesterday, along with a 57—year—old woman who has been charged with aiding and abetting in connection with the alleged offences. they will appear in court next month. sirjeffrey is northern ireland's longest serving mp at westminster and has been leader of the dup since 2021. jennifer o'leary reports. sirjeffrey donaldson, a leader whojust weeks ago returned his party to power—sharing at stormont. today, his political career appears to be over. in a statement, his party announced his resignation, confirming that he's been charged with allegations of a historical nature. bbc news understands he's been charged with rape and multiple other sexual offences as part of a police investigation spanning months after two women came forward. in a letter to his party, sirjeffrey donaldson said he will be strenuously contesting the charges. the dup�*s new interim leader is mp gavin robinson. it's been a devastating revelation and has caused tremendous shock not just myself perso

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you became active in politics as a supporter of the democratic unionist party, ian paisley�*s party.a little—pengelly, the future deputy first minister of northern ireland in a catholic dominated university. i imagine conversation was quite lively. debate was quite lively? well, i was very feisty, as you can imagine, i was a very politically opinionated and a very feisty young person. i always think when i talk to people now and they think i'm quite a spirited, opinionated person, that if only they had known me back when i was 18 years of age. i came to queen's university in 1980 and it was just after the signing i came to queen's university in 1998 and it was just after the signing of the belfast agreement. 0bviously that was a hugely, that was a massive issue in northern ireland. it dominated in terms of all of the discussions. but of course, you know, tony blair, new labour were coming in, tuition fees were being talked about. so it wasn't just the constitutional issues at university here. i'm struck by the fact you say you were much more feisty then. i mean, one of the things it

you became active in politics as a supporter of the democratic unionist party, ian paisley�*s party.le—pengelly, the future deputy first minister of northern ireland in a catholic dominated university. i imagine conversation was quite lively. debate was quite lively? well, i was very feisty, as you can imagine, i was a very politically opinionated and a very feisty young person. i always think when i talk to people now and they think i'm quite a spirited, opinionated person, that if only they had known me back when i was 18 years of age. i came to queen's university in 1980 and it was just after the signing of the belfast agreement. 0bviously that was a hugely, that was a massive issue in northern ireland. it dominated in terms of all of the discussions. but of course, you know, tony blair, new labour were coming in, tuition fees were being talked about. so it wasn't just the constitutional issues at university here. i'm struck by the fact you say you were much more feisty then. i mean, one of the things it strikes me that motivates you is that you believe in your community. you want