Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has now been cross-examined by the prosecution in Newry Crown Court where he is on trial over 18 alleged offences. He has plead not guilty to charges including rape and allegations of indecent assault and gross indecency. Both complainants alleged they were abused as children. His wife, Lady Eleanor Donaldson, from Dublinhill Road in Dromore, denies several charges of aiding and abetting her husband’s alleged offending. She is facing a trial of the facts on mental health grounds. Allison Morris is covering the trial for the Belfast Telegraph.
The inquest into the death of 14-year-old Noah Donohoe has now heard its 19th week of evidence. The jury has now heard from mental health experts - one said it ‘feels like there is so much we don’t know about this case’. But the experts do agree that Noah is “unlikely to have died by suicide”. They also agreed that Jordan Peterson’s book ‘12 Rules For Life’ would have had an “influence” on Noah. The teenager’s body was found in a storm drain in June 2020 after being missing for six days. Liam Tunney is covering the inquest for the Belfast Telegraph, he spoke to Olivia Peden.
In today’s roundup, Natasha and Carl look at: Plus the usual mix of politics, society, expat life and what it all means for those living in (or moving to) Portugal.
In Episode 82 of the Sceptic: The Free Speech Union's Dr Ben Jones on the causes of rising civil unrest, and Prof Gwythian Prins on how green zealotry leaves Britain exposed to its enemies.
Jeffrey Donaldson has denied raping a seven-year-old child, under cross-examination, saying “it simply didn’t happen”. The former MP spent Thursday on the witness stand in Newry Crown Court. During the questioning, he admitted having an affair. Mr Donaldson is accused of rape and several counts of gross indecency and of indecent assault. The sixty-three-year-old has pleaded not guilty to the 18 alleged offences. Allison Morris is covering the trial for the Belfast Telegraph.
Violence sparked by a knife attack in Belfast continues. A Sudanese man has been charged over that incident. Twelve police officers have been injured as they confront rioters and attempts to target minorities. The PSNI deployed a water cannon in Newtownabbey as they were pelted with bricks. Meanwhile a health trusts says it is ‘horrified’ after a nurse ‘with different skin colour’ was chased into hospital by masked men. Ciarán Dunbar is joined by Kevin Scott.
Os primeiros 1000 dias de vida representam uma janela única de oportunidade para promover a saúde e o desenvolvimento infantil. Neste episódio de O Primeiro Dia, a Dra. Mónica Cró Braz explica porque é que este período, que começa ainda na gravidez e se prolonga até aos dois anos de idade, é tão determinante para o futuro das crianças. Ao longo da conversa, aborda temas como a alimentação, o sono, o desenvolvimento, a vacinação e os desafios mais frequentes da parentalidade, ajudando os pais a distinguir informação credível de mitos e a enfrentar esta fase com mais confiança e tranquilidade.
Northern Ireland has seen serious race riots for the third year in a row. Masked men staged violent protests in number of areas, but the trouble was concentrated in the greater Belfast area, with homes set alight off the Crumlin Road and in east Belfast. A Glider bus was set alight on the Newtownards Road and a police car was burned in Portadown. The disorder followed an attempted murder involving a knife in north Belfast on Monday night.A 30-year-old Sudanese man has been charged. The Belfast Telegraph’s Visuals Editor Kevin Scott was on the ground in Belfast and Liam Tunney was in court.
Eleanor Donaldson “met with a blank wall” when asking her husband Jeffrey about an incident with an alleged abuse – a jury has heard. Eleanor Donaldson also accused her husband of infidelity during police interviews. And Jeffrey Donaldson told police a letter sent to one of his alleged victims had nothing “to do with any allegation or any action involving sexual abuse”. His trial over alleged sexual offences is continuing in Newry Crown Court. The 63-year-old has pleaded not guilty to 18 charges, including one count of rape and allegations of indecent assault and gross indecency. His wife Eleanor Donaldson faces five related charges including aiding and abetting – she is facing a trial of the facts due to her mental health issues. Allison Morris is covering the trial.
A man believed by police to be Sudanese has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following a violent incident involving a knife in north Belfast. The attack, which has been declared a ‘critical incident’, happened in Kinnaird Avenue shortly after 10.30 PM last night. The victim, a man in his 40s, is in hospital in a serious condition. A video of the attack has shocked and horrified the public in Northern Ireland. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer labeled the incident as “sickening”. A major police investigation is ongoing. Ciarán Dunbar is joined by Belfast Telegraph Visuals editor Kevin Scott This episode was recorded at 12PM on Tuesday 9 June.
Num tempo de incertezas, onde questões como as alterações climáticas ou a inteligência artificial ainda levantam muitas dúvidas, vamos descobrir como as seguradoras estão a preparar o futuro.
In today’s roundup Carl, Natasha and special guest Chris Graeme of Essential Business look at: Plus the usual mix of politics, society, expat life and what it all means for
Fyodor Lukyanov, Editor-in-Chief of Russia in Global Affairs, returns to the Trialogue at the start of an already-eventful year to take stock of Russian strategy amid dramatic U.S. intervention in Venezuela, crisis in Iran, and negotiations over the future of Ukraine. The Trialogue Podcast is hosted by the Stimson Center.
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00:01:23 – Reaction to Trump Corollary to Monroe Doctrine
00:08:25 – The Case of Venezuela
00:16:02 – Possible U.S. Intervention in Iran
00:23:56 – A Year of Trump 2.0
00:28:44 – The Role of Europe
00:32:28 – Russian Objectives in Ukraine
00:49:44 – Balancing US-Russia Relations & Ukraine War Aims
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