Podcast Episodes

Donaldson Trial: Jeffrey Donaldson denies child rape, admits affair

Jeffrey Donaldson has denied raping a seven-year-old child, under cross-examination, saying “it simply didn’t happen”. The former MP spent Thursday o…

3 weeks, 5 days ago

Violence continues as police respond with water cannon

Violence sparked by a knife attack in Belfast continues. A Sudanese man has been charged over that incident.  Twelve police officers have been injure…

3 weeks, 5 days ago

Man charged over knife attack as bus and homes destroyed in NI race riot chaos

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 …

3 weeks, 6 days ago

Donaldson Trial: Eleanor says husband Jeffrey unfaithful throughout marriage

Eleanor Donaldson “met with a blank wall” when asking her husband Jeffrey about an incident with an alleged abuse – a jury has heard.  Eleanor Donald…

4 weeks ago

Revulsion over 'attempted beheading' in north Belfast

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 Be…

4 weeks ago

Donaldson Trial: Jury hears denials during police interviews

“I can’t get my head around” the abuse allegations made by Witness B, Jeffrey Donaldson told police. 

The tape of the former MP’s interview with the P…

4 weeks, 1 day ago

"I’m not a soft unionist” says independent MLA Claire Sugden

Claire Sugden is the only independent MLA in Stormont. Co-opted into the assembly for east Londonderry in 2014, she served as justice minister from M…

4 weeks, 1 day ago

Donaldson Trial: Jeffrey Donaldson asked Witness B to ‘forgive him’, court hears

“Almost like a bomb went off”, that’s it was like, a witness told Newry Crown Court, when one of Jeffrey Donaldson’s alleged victims confided in her.…

1 month ago

Donaldson Trial: Court hears Jeffrey Donaldson ‘sent WhatsApp to minister saying he wanted to repent’

Newry Crown Court has heard Jeffrey Donaldson sent a message to a minister supporting one of his alleged victims, saying he wanted to “repent before …

1 month ago

Donaldson Trial: Witness says she wishes she had “screamed”

A woman who claims former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson raped her as a child has told a court in Newry she regrets not contacting police sooner. Witne…

1 month ago