the police largely seem to be inside behind sirjeffrey donaldson and his solicitor but he did eventually but as i said, sir jeffrey donaldson, the former leader of the dup, in court this morning, charged with 11 counts of historical sex offences. this is a case that also prompted the police service of northern ireland to unusually issue two warnings in terms of social media posts. prime minister rishi sunak has praised germany for increasing its defence spending, and hailed a strong bond between it and the uk. at a joint press conference in the last few minutes with german chancellor 0laf scholz in berlin, the prime minister spoke of rising threats around the world and " a new chapter in the security relationship" between their two nations. at this dangerous moment, the bond between _ at this dangerous moment, the bond between our nations are stronger than ever— between our nations are stronger than ever and between our nations are stronger than everand we between our nations are stronger than ever and we meet as the war rages— than ever and we meet as the war rages on— than ever and we

a media frenzy awaited sirjeffrey donaldson outside newry court.e the historical sex offences alleged against him were made public last month. 0ver easter, he stepped down as the leader of the dup, northern ireland's largest unionist party. stand back! today, a police officer connected him to 11 charges — one of gross indecency towards a child, nine counts of indecent assault and one of rape. joining him in the dock was his wife and co—accused, lady eleanor donaldson. she's facing four charges that amount to aiding and abetting the offences her husband is charged with. the pair's charges involve two alleged victims and span from 1985 to 2006. neither of the donaldsons entered a plea today, that will come at a later date. they were both released on bail of £350 and a condition stopping them from having contact with each other was lifted. all in all, the hearing lasted for about seven minutes. there was chaos and confusion as northern ireland's longest serving member of parliament, who remains the mp for lagan valley, attempted to leave court before

to northern ireland — where former democratic unionist party leader sirjeffrey donaldson has appearedevery�*s alleged offences. 0ur ireland correspondent sara girvin was at the court and gave this update. they were only what i could describe as chaotic scenes outside the courthouse this morning. this is the first time sirjeffrey donaldson has been seen since stepping down as the leader of the dup, northern ireland's largest unionist party. and since the charges against him, the news of that has broken, he was joined in the dock this morning by his wife and co—worker, lady eleanor donaldson, and we heard about the charges they are facing. jeffrey donaldson is facing 11 charges and all, one count of gross indecency towards a child, nine counts of assault, and one count of rape. those involved to individuals spanning from 1985 until 2006. eleanor donaldson is facing for charges, amounting to the aiding and abetting of the charges faced by her husband —— four charges. this morning a police officer connected the donald sins to the charges against them, there were no pleas today of guilty o

to northern ireland, where former democratic unionist party leader, sirjeffrey donaldson, has arrivedar—old was arrested at his home in march. he's said he will strenuously contest the charges, which include an allegation of rape. our ireland correspondent jennifer o'leary has the latest on the case. sirjeffrey donaldson arrived outside nereo magistrates�* court where he was met by his solicitor and faced quite an intense media scrum as he made his way into the courthouse. this morning is due to be charged in relation to a number of historical sexual offences. including rape. —— newry. the details of those charges will become apparent later this morning. the 61—year—old was last month arrested at his home. he faced a day of questioning at antrim police station and was charged that day with those alleged sexual offences. the next day the party that he led announced his immediate departure as leader. he had not been seen in public since his sudden political departure. that sight of him this morning in the last few minutes is the first time he has been seen for a number of weeks. he has

to northern ireland, where former democratic unionist party leader, sirjeffrey donaldson, is due in courtthe 61—year—old was arrested at his home in march. he's said he will strenuously contest the charges, which include an allegation of rape. 0ur ireland correspondent jennifer 0'leary is outside newry magistrates�* court. what has happened and what are we expecting to happen today? in the last few minutes, _ expecting to happen today? in the last few minutes, sir— expecting to happen today? in the last few minutes, sirjeffrey - last few minutes, sirjeffrey donaldson arrived outside newry magistrates�* court, where he was met by his solicitor and faced an intense media scrum as he made his way into the courthouse. this morning, he is due to be charged in relation to a number of historical sexual offences including rape. the details of those charges will become apparent later this morning. you might recall that the 61—year—old was last month arrested at his home. he faced questioning at antrim police station and was charged that they with those alleged sexual offences. the next day, the pa

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the former leader of the democratic unionist party, sirjeffrey donaldson, has appeared in court in newryumber of other historical sex offences including gross indecency towards a child between 1985 and 2006. his wife, lady eleanor donaldson, also appeared charged with aiding and abetting offences. and just to explain — the identities of the police officers you'll see in this report have been protected because of the security situation in northern ireland. sara girvin reports. a media frenzy greeted sirjeffrey donaldson outside newry court. this was the first time he had been seen since the historical sex offences alleged against him were made public last month. over easter, he stepped down as the leader of the dup, northern ireland's largest unionist party. today, a police officer connected him to 11 charges, one of gross indecency towards a child, nine counts of indecent assault and one of rape. joining him in the dock was his wife and co—accused lady eleanor donaldson. she's facing four charges that amount to aiding and abetting the offences her husband is charged with. the pair's char

the former leader of the dup sirjeffrey donaldson appears in court — charged with sexual offences includingape. and what happened when four military horses broke free and galloped across central london. there were extraordinary scenes in london this morning when a group of military horses threw their riders and bolted through the streets leaving four people including a cyclist in hospital. our correspondent ellie price takes up the story. if it wasn't so dangerous, it would be strangely beautiful. two military horses on the run in central london during the morning rush hour. one hits a taxi. and they carry on down fleet street. in total, five household cavalry horses ran loose after unseating four riders. one had been in charge of two courses. the damage unmistakable as they crashed into several vehicles, including this bus. three soldiers were hospitalised, their injuries not deemed to be life—threatening. the bbc understands a fourth person injured was a cyclist. at such a busy time in the day there were of course plenty of witnesses. as i looked to the left i saw two horses coming toward

. - to northern ireland, where former democratic unionist party leader, sirjeffrey donaldson, has arrivedn march. he's said he will strenuously contest the charges, which include an allegation of rape. delegates from around the world are meeting in canada for a fourth round of talks aimed at reaching a binding global agreement delegates from around the world are meeting in canada for a fourth round of talks aimed at reaching a binding global agreement to end plastics pollution. countries agreed in 2022 that a treaty to tackle the problem would be finalised by the end of this year. environmental activists are critical of oil—producing nations and industrialists who favour recycling over cuts in output. global plastic production has more than doubled this century but only about nine percent is recycled. let's speak to eirik lindebjerg, global plastics policy lead at the world wide fund for nature, who is at those negotiations in ottawa. can you talk us through specifically what they are trying to agree at these talks because i know there are future talks still to come, this isn't the end of

former leader of the dup sirjeffrey donaldson appears in court, charged with sexual offences including and four people are injured after escaped horses bolt through central london. hello, i'm lucy grey, welcome to verified live. britain's national crime agency is questioning three people on suspicion of immigration offences, afterfive migrants died while trying to cross the channel to reach the uk yesterday. the dead included a seven—year—old girl. two of the three people arrested are from sudan, the other is south sudanese. they are aged between 19 and 22. craig turner, the deputy director of investigations at the national crime agency, gave this statement about the arrests. i can confirm that three men have been arrested on suspicion of facilitating illegal immigration and entering the uk illegally. the men, to sudanese nationals, aged 22 and 19, and a south sudanese national aged 22, were detained last night and this morning by the national crime agency and our partners in immigration enforcement and will be questioned by investigators at a police station in kent. additionally, anot

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the former democratic unionist party leader sirjeffrey donaldson is due in court later, accused of historicalin march. he has said he will strenuously contest the charges, which include an allegation of rape. parents hoping to take up the government's promise of more free childcare in england could struggle to find a place for their children due to problems with recruiting nursery staff. a national audit office report says there's uncertainty over the roll—out, which sees the number of free hours the number of free hours increase to 30 by september next year. 0ur education correspondent bra nwen jeffreys has this report. hello, sophie. a cheerful start at this yorkshire mum and babies group. from september, for working parents, there will be more free childcare, more free childcare, but, in wakefield, their big worry has been getting a place. as soon as i got pregnant i had to be placed on the wait list. i got a newjob when i was pregnant and it was very clear that it was a full—time role that i need to take up. i think if i had been offered the 15 hours, i probably wouldn't have taken thejob

democratic unionist party, that's sirjeffrey donaldson . he that's sir jeffrey donaldson.his morning in northern ireland. he resigned as dup leader and was suspended from the party after he was charged with several historic sexual offences . offences. >> emma webber, the mother of the nottingham attack victim barnaby webber, has written an emotive open letter to members of a police whatsapp group after her son's body was described as properly butchered. she's asked officers to have more compassion for victims and their families. barnaby webber, grace o'malley kumar and ian coates were all stabbed to death by valdo calocane on june the 13th last year , labour will announce year, labour will announce today. >> funding for 13,000 extra neighbourhood police officers by setting up a national police savings body. now there is a there's a title for you. what will that be about ? apparently will that be about? apparently it'll be used to buy vital kit, including police cars, it equipment, forensic services and more. labour says the move will help tackle huge disparities between po

sirjeffrey had to run the gauntlet through them , as the gauntlet through them, as did his co—accused, lady eleanor donaldsononaldson. they both appeared in the dock to prison officers flanking either side of them while they heard the charges being read out. now, there was 15 charges between the two of them, 11 of those going to jeffrey donaldson, one of rape, one of gross indecency and nine of sexual assault. his wife had four charges of aiding and abetting , and that was over a 21 abetting, and that was over a 21 year period . now they've both year period. now they've both been released on bail. the court will sit again here on the 22nd of may, but on the way out of, the court here behind us by that stage, a large crowd of people had gathered around and they mixed in with the media, and the police had a serious time trying to push not only those crowds back, but ourselves as he and his wife both come under massive insults. so the court will sit again on the 22nd of may, and there it will hear further evidence. although it is not expected sir jeffrey or his wife will appear on that date. >> okay. thank you.