yes, this was the third time that sirjeffrey i third time that sirjeffrey donaldson has appeared herearraignment hearing, when pleas are entered. he pleaded not guilty to all of those charges against him. sirjeffrey donaldson was the leader of the democratic unionist party of the dup, the largest unionist party in northern ireland. he is one of the best—known faces in politics here for decades, and he was northern ireland �*s longest serving mp before the last election. just to remind you of those charges against him, there are 18 in total, one count of rape, four counts of gross indecency, and 13 counts of indecent assault. also in court today was his wife and co—accused, lady eleanor donaldson. she is facing five charges which amount to aiding and abetting the charges against her husband. we heard in court today that she is planning to challenge two of those charges. we are told they will be a no bail application which is when lawyers say there is not enough evidence to proceed with the charge, but the three charges that were put to her today she also pleaded not guilty to all of th

back in march, sirjeffrey donaldson resigned as leader of the dup.ongest serving mp in northern ireland, and resign from parliament too after he was charged with historical sex offences, which he denies. mr robinson then became the leader and had to fight that general election campaign just fight that general election campaignjusta fight that general election campaignjust a few fight that general election campaign just a few weeks afterwards, and just a couple of months before the power—sharing devolved government here in belfast had been restored following a two—year absence, the dup had been blocking it from being formed because of a protest that was making essentially of brexit trading arrangements, they negotiated a new deal with they negotiated a new deal with the westminster government that then,in the westminster government that then, in the dup�*s view, enabled the restoration of devolution. during the general election campaign, the dup came under attack but for more hardline unionists who criticise the dup or, in their view, compromising too

today was the third time that sirjeffrey donaldson has appeared in court here in newry. appeared in court . , ., newry. the first time in crown court and _ newry. the first time in crown court and today _ newry. the first time in crown court and today was _ newry. the first time in crown court and today was an - court and today was an arraignment hearing and that were pleaser injured and he pleaded guilty —— but not guilty to all the charges against him. sir geoffrey donaldson was a former leader of the democratic unionist party, northern ireland �*s biggest unionist party and northern ireland �*s longest serving mp up until the last election. to remind you of the charges against him, he is facing 18, one count of rate, four counts of gross indecency and 13 counts of indecent assault. his wife and co—accused, she is facing five charges and aiding and abetting in connection with her husband's alleged offences and she also pleaded not guilty today. we heard in court that lady donelson is challenging to of the charges against her. we were told in court there would be a noble application in r

the dup's party conference is underway in belfast, its first since sirjeffrey donaldson resigned as leaderral election, and in his opening speech their new leader, gavin robinson, promised a new approach focused on bettering the lives of all people. difficulties and challenges, let me say this. if the message of easter reminds us of anything, it's that the darkness of good friday has passed. we won't live in the shadows of yesterday, but walk in the light of today and in the hope of tomorrow. applause hundreds of nato paratroopers have been taking part in a jump close to the dutch city of arnhem. it marks the 80th anniversary of one of the most daring allied operations of the second world war. 0ur correspondent anna holligan sent this report from the commemorations. how to say thank you without words. 700 paratroopers from several nato nations, including the uk, poland and the usa, who were involved in the campaign dropped onto the fields which saw some of the fiercest fighting. tens of thousands of people gathered on ginkel heath to witness a re—enactment of what was one of the bloodiest

the former leader of the democratic unionist party, sirjeffrey donaldson, will go on trial in march nextences. the 61—year—old is accused of 18 offences — including rape, gross indecency and indecent assault. all charges allegedly occurred between 1985 and 2008. his wife, lady donaldson, also denied charges related to aiding and abetting. the tv presenterjeremy kyle has said that he feels "exonerated" after a coroner ruled that his show was not a "contributory factor" in the death of one of its guests. 63—year—old steve dymond, from portsmouth in hampshire, took his own life seven days after filming for thejeremy kyle show in 2019. duncan kennedy reports from winchester. she says from the day she met steve, this guy has lied about his age, he's lied about being in the navy... it was that show that was never broadcast that has been much discussed. since the start of your relationship with jane, have you passionately kissed anyone else? steve dymond had gone on thejeremy kyle show to take a lie detector test to prove he wasn't cheating on his partner, jane callahan. but i was never unfaith

the former dup leader sirjeffrey donaldson has arrived at court this morning for the latest stage ofpect of the 18 charges he is facing. his wife, lady eleanor donaldson, is a co—accused and she will appear with him at an arraignment hearing scheduled at newry crown court. in the next few minutes, the prime minister is to address members of the trades union congress — who have gathered for their annual conference in brighton. it is expected sir keir starmer will warn workers that decisions on pay will be shaped by the "tough decisions" needed to protect the economy — amid calls from unions for �*pay restoration' to address below—inflation rises in the public sector. you can see the prime minister sir keir starmer has entered. he is sitting down. he isn't due to talk until 11 o'clock. our political correspondent iain watson is in brighton for us. just take us through what we are expecting sir keir to talk to congress about this morning. talk to congress about this morning-— talk to congress about this morninu. , ., morning. there will be no new announcements _ morning. there will be n

the former leader of the democratic unionist party sirjeffrey donaldson has pleaded not guilty to historicalape, gross indecency and indecent assault between 1985 and 2008. he is accused alongside his wife, lady donaldson, who has pleaded not guilty to charges related to aiding and abetting. a trial is scheduled for march next year. the cut in the winter fuel payments will go ahead after the government won a vote in the house of commons — despite more than 50 labour mps not turning up for it. just one labour mp openly voted against the proposal. nine million pensioners will now no longer be eligible, but those on pension credit will still receive the benefit, worth up to £300. 0ur political editor chris mason reports. autumn by the seaside — a tad grey and bleak, even for the hardy. the tuc is a collection of trade unions representing around five million people. slogans and labels of loyalty aplenty. the last prime minister to roll up at this get—together was gordon brown in 2009. today, keir starmer, with a familiar, rather bleak message. i have to level with you. this will take a while. it

the dup's party conference is underway in belfast, its first since sirjeffrey donaldson resigned as leadereir new leader gavin robinson promised a new approach focused on bettering the lives of all people. and having reflected on difficulties and challenges, let me say this. if the message of easter reminds us of anything, it's that the darkness of good friday has passed. we won't live in the shadows of yesterday, but walk in the light of today and in the hope of tomorrow. applause kenyan president william ruto visited port—au—prince to discuss the progress of his country's un—backed mission to stabilize haiti amid rampant gang violence. president ruto was due to meet haiti's transitional presidential council on saturday. mr ruto's visit follows haiti's formation of a provisional electoral council to organise its first general elections since 2016. about a00 kenyan police have been in haiti since latejune to help local police take on gangs that control around 80% of port—au—prince. about two dozen jamaican police officers and soliders are also in place. earlier this month the united states

the former leader of the democratic unionist party, sirjeffrey donaldson, will go on trial in march nextenied related to aiding and abetting. a public inquiry has heard that this tenacious lobbying of senior consultants may have prevented lucy letby from attacking more babies. the hearings which began in liverpool today are examining the response from nhs managers to concerns about her behaviour. the king and queen will head to australia and samoa in october, in what will be the king's first foreign royal tour since being diagnosed with cancer earlier this year. the trip to australia will be the first of his reign to one of the commonwealth realms. opposition mps in parliament have failed to block the governments plans to cut winter fuel payments for millions of pensioners. a total of 348 mp5 backed the government, with 228 supporting the opposition motion. it means the government won the vote with a majority of 120 — although 53 labour mps did abstain. it means that an estimated ten million pensioners will not get payments this year to help with their winter heating. the government anno